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Hyperconnectivity’s Unsettling Changes — with Rogers Brubaker

Hyperconnectivity’s Unsettling Changes — with Rogers Brubaker

"I call hyperconnectivity a total social fact, meaning that it leaves no domain of life untouched,” says Rogers Brubaker, a sociologist and author of “Hyperconnectivity and Its Discontents.” He discusses digital life’s transformations of the self, social interactions, culture, economics and politics on the Wider Angle podcast.

‘Spin Dictators’ — with Daniel Treisman

‘Spin Dictators’ — with Daniel Treisman

While traditional autocrats and their “fear dictatorship” model, prevalent in the 20th century, have not disappeared, some scholars argue that a new type of tyrant arose toward the end of the last millennium. Daniel Treisman joined Riada Asimovic Akyol to talk about the new kind of “spin dictators.”

A Pilot’s Explorations of the World’s Cities — with Mark Vanhoenacker

A Pilot’s Explorations of the World’s Cities — with Mark Vanhoenacker

In this conversation, Mark Vanhoenacker, a commercial airline pilot, writer and author, talks about his unique experiences in different cities, the nuances of traveling as an ordinary traveler or as a job and the effect his career has had on his perception of home.

Turkey After a Cataclysmic Earthquake — with Soli Ozel

Turkey After a Cataclysmic Earthquake — with Soli Ozel

Grim news continues pouring in after the cataclysmic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Turkish academic Soli Ozel joined Riada Asimovic Akyol in a conversation about grief, accumulated traumas, and multitude of future challenges in a republic marking its centennial in 2023.

Reflections on Contemporary Hong Kong — with Karen Cheung

Reflections on Contemporary Hong Kong — with Karen Cheung

Karen Cheung, a writer and journalist from Hong Kong, is the author of “The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir.” She joined Riada Asimovic Akyol in a conversation about politics, culture and belonging in contemporary Hong Kong.

‘Hysterical’ Women — with Elissa Bassist

‘Hysterical’ Women — with Elissa Bassist

Elissa Bassist is an American essayist, author of the memoir “Hysterical,” in which she blends personal and scholarly research in a powerful social commentary on a culture that dismissively labels women as such. She joined Riada Asimovic Akyol on the Wider Angle podcast to unpack the label of "hysterical" women.

Africa’s Complexities Beyond Stereotypes — with Dipo Faloyin

Africa’s Complexities Beyond Stereotypes — with Dipo Faloyin

“They treat Africans and African countries as if they are sort of these strange species, unnoble people, unnoble communities that exist in a way that is so different and so far away from, you know … the rest of the world. And that obviously isn’t true.”