We talk with Jeff Lowenfells about his book on the soil microbiome, Teaming WIth Bacteria. Then we revisit some of our best interviews of 2022.

We talk with Elsa Sjunneson about disability rights. Then Kathryn Nicolai tells us about how to train our brains to sleep.

James Vincent talks about his book Beyond Measure: The Hidden History Of Measurement From Cubits To Quantum Constants. And Simon Winchester discusses his book, Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.

Devra Lehmann tells us about Socrates: A Life Worth Living. And Dr. Seema Yasmin about her guide to disinformation, What the fact: Finding The Truth In All The Noise.

We talk with two emerging feminist novelists from the African continent, Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi and NoViolet Bulaweyo.

Douglas Rushkoff discusses his book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Tyson Yunkaporta talks about Indigenous thinking. His book is Sand Talk.

We hear about a small town on the Texas coast set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster— and the woman who fought to save it.

Laura Kaplan tells us about the legendary abortion service Jane and Helen Shiller talks about organizing for social justice.

Philip Schultz talks about his book Comforts of the Abyss & investigative journalist Carey Gillam discusses the link between paraquat and Parkinsons.