The Arik Korman Show Podcast
1) The Case for American Power
Shadi Hamid, an acclaimed columnist at The Washington Post, discusses whether America has the ability to learn from its past mistakes, what some examples are of America using its power for good, and w...Show More
2) Former U.S. Education Secretary John B. King on Teachers Who Change Our Lives
John B. King Jr., who served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education, discusses how important it is for every student to have at least one caring adult in every sc...Show More
Former U.S. Education Secretary John B. King on Teachers Who Change Our Lives
26:32 | Dec 23rd, 2025
3) Martha Barnette on Friends with Words
Martha Barnette, longtime journalist and co-host of the popular radio show and podcast A Way with Words, discusses how one can make a living after learning Latin and ancient Greek, what local dialects...Show More
4) Amanda Morgan and Christopher D'Ariano on the Ballet World and AfterTime
Choreographers and Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers Amanda Morgan and Christopher D'Ariano discuss how they decided to become professional dancers, how much of dance is drive versus talent, and how we...Show More
5) Selfhood in the Digital Age
Award-winning tech journalist Vauhini Vara discusses whether tech companies are delivering on their promises, how AI chatbots manipulate us into giving them data, and how we can circumvent bias baked ...Show More
6) Robert Macfarlane on Whether Rivers Are Alive
Internationally renowned nature writer Robert Macfarlane discusses how rivers used to play a bigger role in human culture, how rivers influenced our personal life journeys, and how rivers help us reim...Show More
7) William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Universe Is Absurd
Cultural icon William Shatner and renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson discuss Bill's experience in space, whether Neil would travel beyond Earth, and how to instill a lifelong sense of cur...Show More
8) How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships
Scientific expert Nathan H. Lents discusses what human relationships looked like before marriage was invented, how animal sexuality compares to human sexuality, and how we can help human society stop ...Show More
How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships
22:44 | Jun 3rd, 2025
9) The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali
Cassidy Randall, an award-winning writer who tells stories on the environment, adventure, and people who expand human potential, discusses what cultural barriers women adventurers had to endure in the...Show More
10) Sameer Pandya on Our Beautiful Boys
Acclaimed author Sameer Pandya, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, discusses how we should listen to our teens when they try to speak to us, ...Show More