Aspen Ideas to Go
Aspen Ideas to Go is a show about bold ideas that will open your mind. Featuring compelling conversations with the world’s top thinkers and doers from a diverse range of disciplines, Aspen Ideas to Go gives you front-row access to the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Technology
Psychology
Science
Ai
Spirituality
Education
Health
Philosophy
Culture
Society & Culture
Politics
News Commentary
Social Sciences
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 562
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Politics Minus Politicians
Imagine a new kind of democracy — one that puts governance back in the hands of the people. This is the idea behind political theorist Hélène Landemore's book Open Democracy. Contemporary representat…
00:46:06 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
Is Cryptocurrency a Good Bet?
Cryptocurrency is revolutionizing the global financial system and shaking up our perception of trust. Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum, says the digital currency’s open-source, decentralized syst…
00:27:47 |
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Learning from the Pain of the Pandemic
As many of us know personally, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on mental health. As lockdowns were enacted, loneliness, isolation, and depression increased. Concerns of loved ones dying and…
00:50:13 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Can the Promise of America Be Renewed?
The American Promise—that all men and women are inherently equal—is not being fulfilled because racism continues to corrode our society. Author and veteran Theodore R. Johnson says what’s need is a m…
00:51:51 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
Breaking the Blue Wall of Silence: Reflections on the Derek Chauvin Trial
The emotionally charged trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd was a milestone case in a country whose legal system has historically been resistant to convict officers for alleged abus…
00:39:03 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Why America Should Be Safer than It Is
Insanity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. As a nation, America has cycled through the same defense and intelligence issues since the end of…
00:32:48 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Battling the Increasing Threat of Ransomware
Ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline and top meat producer, JBS, have catapulted malware into the mainstream. Ransomware isn't a new threat but it's getting significantly worse, say cybersecurity …
00:41:14 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Building Brain Health at Any Age
People often talk about maintaining their physical health but brain health is an afterthought. It turns out brain fitness at any age heightens and protects brain function and can even prevent brain d…
00:28:38 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
An Outsider's Search for Belonging in America
Award-winning author and playwright Ayad Akhtar grapples with identity and belonging just like the protagonist in his book Homeland Elegies. "In some ways being an outsider has given me a freedom to …
00:47:48 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
Unequal from the Start: Racism’s Deep Roots in American Medicine
Throughout American history, racism has been embedded in health and health care. To justify slavery, scientists promulgated falsehoods about African Americans and health. More recently, social polici…
00:51:43 |
Tue 25 May 2021
Why Good People get Caught Up In High Conflict
The type of conflict that's permeating America today is the intractable kind where normal rules of engagement don't apply. High conflict is the opposite of useful friction or healthy conflict. It's w…
00:43:13 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Christine Lagarde: The European Economy Is "on Crutches"
The world's largest economy is rebounding from the pandemic more slowly than other global powerhouses. The European Union's economy is "on crutches," and isn't yet ready to stand on its own, says Chr…
00:40:25 |
Tue 11 May 2021
Women Changing the Game in Pro Sports
The professional sports industry in the United States has historically been a man's game. Men have held leadership roles, designed competition formats, chosen which sports stories get elevated, and d…
00:48:55 |
Tue 04 May 2021
Introducing: SOLVERS
Rodney Foxworth says the racial “wealth gap” is a misnomer because it implies something that’s achievable to close. “Wealth chasm” is more on the nose since we’re talking about disparities created by…
00:39:08 |
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Can We Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change by Putting a Price on Carbon?
There's no denying the world is already paying for climate change. The price is stronger hurricanes, bigger wildfires, and unpredictable heat waves. So, how can people living on a changing globe lite…
00:32:56 |
Tue 20 Apr 2021
America's Unspoken Caste System
America has been shaped by a hidden phenomenon that touches all of our lives. A rigid hierarchy of human rankings, or caste system, influences our culture, politics, and even our health. Race is the …
00:41:54 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Is National Unity Possible?
The United States is facing one of the most difficult tests in its 244-year history. American democracy is struggling, economic and social justice are under interrogation, faith in institutions is de…
00:48:44 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
How One Woman's Detective Work Uncovered a Racist Tax System
In tax law, most people think the only color that matters is green. But, after more than two decades of research, tax scholar Dorothy A. Brown discovered that America's tax system is not color-blind.…
00:50:05 |
Tue 30 Mar 2021
Finding the Strength to Leave: One Woman's Story of Domestic Abuse
When she met him, Tanya Selvaratnam thought New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was her perfect match. But as time went on, Schneiderman became controlling, mean, and manipulative. In h…
00:32:06 |
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Walter Isaacson on the Next Great Innovation Revolution
Biographer Walter Isaacson's latest book tells the story of biochemist Jennifer Doudna. She helped develop a controversial tool that has the power to transform the human race. CRISPR can edit genes t…
00:43:44 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
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