Cover image of Deep Background with Noah Feldman

Deep Background with Noah Feldman

Behind every news headline, there’s another, deeper story. It’s a story about power. In Deep Background, Harvard Law School professor and Bloomberg View columnist Noah Feldman will bring together a cr... Read more

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Democracy's Midlife Crisis

Democracy's Midlife Crisis

Cambridge professor David Runciman thinks that democracy is in an midlife crisis. He also thinks that might not be bad. ... Read more

21 Jul 2019

34mins

Ranked #2

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The Inaugural Episode

The Inaugural Episode

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley shares his predictions and warnings for writing historical narratives about the ... Read more

20 Jan 2021

36mins

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Malcolm Gladwell and "Magical Technical Fixes"

Malcolm Gladwell and "Magical Technical Fixes"

Malcom Gladwell and Noah Feldman discuss whether we should add more states to the union, and why Americans are always se... Read more

12 Feb 2020

34mins

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Stacey Abrams, Architect of Social Justice (Rebroadcast)

Stacey Abrams, Architect of Social Justice (Rebroadcast)

Before the 2020 presidential election, Noah Feldman spoke to politician and activist Stacey Abrams about her work on vot... Read more

13 Jan 2021

35mins

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We Testified for Impeachment and It Made No Difference

We Testified for Impeachment and It Made No Difference

Noah Feldman and University of North Carolina School of Law Professor Michael J. Gerhardt both testified in front of the... Read more

5 Feb 2020

38mins

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An Interview with the Next Vice President of the United States

An Interview with the Next Vice President of the United States

Stacey Abrams talks about how to create lasting social change, her thoughts on 2020, and her plans for the future.  Lea... Read more

19 Feb 2020

29mins

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Criminal Justice Reform and The Abolition of Prisons

Criminal Justice Reform and The Abolition of Prisons

Historian and author Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the state of criminal justice and prisons in America and whether t... Read more

12 May 2019

47mins

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How Socialism Was Weaponized

How Socialism Was Weaponized

The word "Socialism" is often demonized in American politics, but is that criticism warranted? Professor Sean Wilentz of... Read more

19 May 2019

31mins

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Noah Feldman on Axios Today About the Impeachment Trial

Noah Feldman on Axios Today About the Impeachment Trial

Noah Feldman is a guest on this episode of Axios Today, discussing the constitutionality of the impeachment trial. Lear... Read more

5 Feb 2021

11mins

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The View from Beijing

The View from Beijing

In an effort to curtail the spread of coronavirus, much of China is essentially under lockdown. Pulitzer-Prize winning j... Read more

4 Mar 2020

35mins

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Saudi Arabia's "Genius" Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia's "Genius" Crown Prince

Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Crown prince, seems to have charmed President Trump. But Bernard Haykel, a professor... Read more

28 Sep 2019

42mins

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What We Know About How Coronavirus Spreads

What We Know About How Coronavirus Spreads

Siddhartha Mukherjee, physician, researcher, and author of the 2011 Pulitzer-Prize winning book The Emperor of All Malad... Read more

11 Mar 2020

29mins

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A Nobel Prize Winner’s Suggestion for Fixing the Economy

A Nobel Prize Winner’s Suggestion for Fixing the Economy

Paul Romer, a Nobel Prize-winning economist at New York University, argues that we can keep the economy from tanking dur... Read more

31 Mar 2020

25mins

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How to Stay Sane During a Pandemic

How to Stay Sane During a Pandemic

Laurie Santos, a Professor of Psychology at Yale, shares tips for dealing with coronavirus-induced anxiety. For further ... Read more

27 Mar 2020

30mins

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Live Episode: Noah Feldman and Malcolm Gladwell

Live Episode: Noah Feldman and Malcolm Gladwell

Noah Feldman speaks to author and Pushkin co-founder Malcolm Gladwell about his new book "Talking to Strangers" in Bosto... Read more

21 Sep 2019

1hr 7mins

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The History of Policing in Cars

The History of Policing in Cars

Sarah Seo, the author of How Cars Transformed Policing, talks to us about what rights we have in our cars, and what righ... Read more

30 Nov 2019

28mins

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Elif Shafak's "Multiple Belongings"

Elif Shafak's "Multiple Belongings"

Best-selling British-Turkish writer Elif Shafak discusses her latest novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World,... Read more

26 Feb 2020

30mins

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Noah Feldman on Axios Today about Electoral Votes 

Noah Feldman on Axios Today about Electoral Votes 

Noah Feldman is a guest on this episode of Axios Today, discussing what to watch for as members of Congress officially c... Read more

6 Jan 2021

11mins

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Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19

Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19

Dr. Rebecca Berman, program director for UCSF’s Internal Medicine Residency, discusses the signs and symptoms of COVID-1... Read more

19 Mar 2020

25mins

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Inside MS-13

Inside MS-13

Hannah Dreier won a Pulitzer for her ProPublica investigation “Trapped in Gangland” about the international criminal gan... Read more

11 Aug 2019

39mins

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