Author of the City of Brass blog on Beliefnet.com, and Hartwell Foundation Fellow, researching Magnetic Resonance Imaging, at the University of Wisconsin
Aziz Poonawalla on KCRW
More from KCRW
Is life after prison possible?
PoliticsAfter finding herself abandoned by society after leaving prison, Susan Burton became the aid she and so many others in her position needed.
Deadly terror attacks in New Zealand
NationalAlso in the show: President Trump’s first veto in defense of his border wall, Boeing, and college admissions scandal
Gov. Newsom halts executions, citing ‘moral necessity’
CaliforniaGovernor Gavin Newsom today announced a halt to the death penalty in California. The state has a complicated history with the death penalty.
Hollywood’s Love Affair With Racism
PoliticsWhen it comes to matters of race, the entertainment industry fails its increasingly diverse audience, time and again.
Trump visits Calexico to show off a piece of border wall
CaliforniaBefore President Trump comes to Los Angeles on a fundraising trip, he's stopping in the city of Calexico to see the US-Mexico border. There, the president plans to commemorate what…
Bonus Episode: All The President’s Lawyers Live at USC
PoliticsIt’s a special live episode from USC Gould School of Law!
Bonus Episode: Doing Justice with Preet Bharara
PoliticsIt’s an extra episode of ATPL with special guest Preet Bharara!
Changing the language around homelessness
NationalIn recent years, nonprofit workers and advocates have been trying to change how we describe unhoused people.
How women changed what you eat (and how you eat it)
Food and DrinkWomen developed the coffee filter, the donut, mass-produced champagne, and modern Mexican food. A new book looks at these historic accomplishments.