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The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.

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28:24

The Retroactivity Dilemma

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/10/03

FAMM senior counsel Mary Price discusses one of the most salient issues in American justice reform.

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28:25

Crypto or Perish?

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/10/03

Venture capitalist Tim Draper discusses the future of the crypto industry and currencies.

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28:18

Missionaries, Vigilantes & Public Safety

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/09/30

Investigative journalist Ross Halperin discusses his debut book "Bear Witness: The Pursuit of Justice in a Violent Land."

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28:31

How to Overcome a Liberal Arts Backlash

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/09/15

St. John's College president J. Walter Sterling discusses the meaning and nomenclature of the liberal arts.

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28:19

Copaganda and Feartopia

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/09/07

Civil Rights Corps executive director Alec Karakatsanis discusses his book "Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News."

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28:28

What Does A Tariff-Driven Economy Mean?

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/09/06

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president emeritus Robert Kaplan discusses the historical and contemporary U.S. economy.

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28:15

The Vagina Business

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/07/28

"The Vagina Business" author Marina Gerner discusses long overdue innovation in women's reproductive health.

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28:29

Tokyo Vice and Virtue

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/07/21

Investigative reporter Jake Adelstein discusses the Japanese government, yakuza, and fight against corruption.

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28:22

The Ruins of Winner-Take-All Governance and the...

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/07/14

"Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop" author Lee Drutman discusses the urgency of electoral reform.

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27:43

The Future of American EducationUntitled Episode

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/07/07

GWU president emeritus Stephen Trachtenberg discusses the future of American education.

en

27:37

The Big Bang and Us

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/06/30

Science journalist Dan Levitt discusses his book "What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner."

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28:28

The Threat to Discovery

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/06/23

University of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery director Jo Handelsman discusses threats to scientific research.

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27:56

Cures and Shams

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/06/16

Investigative journalist Charles Piller discusses his new book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.”

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28:14

The Sleeping in Humanity

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/06/09

Science writer Lynne Peeples discusses her book "The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms."

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28:24

The Rehabilitated Citizen

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/06/02

Full Citizens Coalition James Jeter discusses the voting rights of system-impacted people.

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27:52

American Redemption

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/05/27

Redemption Project of Washington legal counsel Jeffrey Ellis discusses sentencing reform.

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27:34

Deep in the Heart of Texas

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/05/19

Texas Defender Service executive director Burke Butler discusses the legal system in the second most populous state.

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28:02

Knowing the Nocturnal

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/05/13

New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion discusses her book "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark."

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27:30

Demonetizing the Prison Industry

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/05/05

Worth Rises founder Bianca Tylek discusses the campaign to demonetize the prison industrial complex.

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27:51

Life Beyond Us

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner ·

2025/04/28

Science journalist Jaime Green discusses her book "The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos."

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