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The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

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The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.© 2025 The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner Art Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • The Ruins of Winner-Take-All Governance and the Democratic Party's Dark Age
    Jul 14 2025

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

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    28 mins
  • The Future of American EducationUntitled Episode
    Jul 7 2025

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

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    28 mins
  • The Big Bang and Us
    Jun 30 2025

    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 mins

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