Grey Matter with Michael Krasny podcast

Grey Matter with Michael Krasny

Award winning broadcaster, author, and professor Michael Krasny shares in-depth interviews with leading newsmakers, scholars, authors and intellectuals.

Award winning broadcaster, author, and professor Michael Krasny shares in-depth interviews with leading newsmakers, scholars, authors and intellectuals.

 

#129

Janine Zacharia - The Middle East, the Era of Noise and the Future of Journalism

Are we at an inflection point in the Middle East and what lies ahead for fact based journa... more

30 May 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:06

30 May 2025


#128

Paul Liberatore - "I look like a rock and roller. I am a rock and roller."

Marin County, north of San Francisco, CA, was a haven for rock stars in the 70s. A veritab... more

20 May 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:43

20 May 2025


#127

Illiberal Nationalism, What Trump and Putin Share, and the Russia Reset With Former Ambassador Micha...

Michael McFaul, Obama's Ambassador to Russia, tells Michael Krasny a new cold war is shapi... more

13 May 2025

58 MINS

58:42

13 May 2025


#126

Sugar Is Toxic and Addictive - Dr. Robert Lustig

This episode began with a discussion of 2009 as a watershed year before major belief in di... more

09 May 2025

58 MINS

58:17

09 May 2025


#125

Ambassador Dennis Ross - Statecraft 2.0 and the Middle East

A discussion of ongoing negotiations with Iran began this episode with the former leading ... more

30 Apr 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:59

30 Apr 2025


#124

Chris Heiser - Inside a Small Press

Why does this press call itself unnamed, how has it succeeded and what are the challenges ... more

24 Apr 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:06

24 Apr 2025


#123

Scott James - Who Gets 18 Months for Killing 100 People?

Initial focus in this episode was on the devastating and tragic 2003 Rhode Island Station ... more

17 Apr 2025

57 MINS

57:56

17 Apr 2025


#122

Arlie Hochschild - The Other Side of the Cultural Pay Wall

Renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild offers a penetrating analysis of contemporary Americ... more

27 Mar 2025

47 MINS

47:32

27 Mar 2025


#121

Jeremy Bailenson - Exciting and Immersive Virtual and Augmented Realities

In this episode, Michael Krasny sat down with virtual reality and augmented reality expert... more

18 Mar 2025

41 MINS

41:44

18 Mar 2025


#120

Max Boot - The Greatest Geopolitical Challenge

In this episode, Michael Krasny sits down with political commentator and Washington Post c... more

14 Mar 2025

57 MINS

57:00

14 Mar 2025


#119

We Asked Sarah Lacy Are We in an Oligarchy of Tech Bros Under Trump?

In a wide-ranging and provocative conversation that traversed the intersections of technol... more

05 Mar 2025

58 MINS

58:30

05 Mar 2025


#118

NY Times Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson on Villains and Evil in Today's Films and Nickle Boys as the Y...

We began this episode talking about Joan Didion as a Hollywood figure and the importance o... more

27 Feb 2025

59 MINS

59:01

27 Feb 2025


#117

Orville Schell - China and Russia Linked in Grudges

Tik Tok and data acquisition, scary topics on China up ahead. Michael Krasny featured lead... more

12 Feb 2025

57 MINS

57:47

12 Feb 2025


#116

Louis Ferrante - An Offer He Couldn't Refuse

Former Gambino family mobster Lou Ferrante joined us for an episode about his three volume... more

04 Feb 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:04

04 Feb 2025


#115

Greg Sarris - Native American Identity

Michael Krasny interviewed Professor Greg Sarris, Chair of the Federated Indians of Graton... more

28 Jan 2025

59 MINS

59:00

28 Jan 2025


#114

Lisa Krieger - A Deeper Understanding of Bird Flu, COVID, Southern California Fires, and More

In this episode, Michael Krasny sought answers to what we need to know-and still don't kno... more

22 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:28

22 Jan 2025


#113

Viable Hospitality and Valuable Wisdom from Hotelier Chip Conley

Michael Krasny began this episode with author, hotelier and long-time wisdom seeker Chip C... more

16 Jan 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:36

16 Jan 2025


#112

Nicholas Kristof Chases Hope

The episode with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times op-ed columnist Nick Krist... more

08 Jan 2025

55 MINS

55:16

08 Jan 2025


#111

Stephen Zunes - Middle East Expert on an Imminent Shift There

The episode with Professor and Middle East expert Stephen Zunes began with Professor Micha... more

31 Dec 2024

54 MINS

54:17

31 Dec 2024


#110

Adam Hochschild - A Brilliant, Worried but Hopeful Voice from the Left

Mother Jones magazine co-founder, author, and journalist Adam Hochschild joined Michael Kr... more

26 Dec 2024

56 MINS

56:07

26 Dec 2024


#109

Cory Doctorow - The Intersection of Storytelling and Technology

Michael Krasny interviewed best-selling author Cory Doctorow (with over 150 million book s... more

11 Dec 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:16

11 Dec 2024


#108

Jungian Psychiatrist Tom Singer on Trump's Mental State, Elon Musk, Jung and Freud

This episode with Jungian psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author Dr. Thomas Singer, one o... more

27 Nov 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:23

27 Nov 2024


#107

Michael Connelly - Over Eighty-Five Million Detective and Crime Fiction Novels Sold Plus Movies and ...

The latest episode of Grey Matter with Michael Krasny featured best-selling crime and dete... more

21 Nov 2024

53 MINS

53:12

21 Nov 2024


#106

Art Historian and Scholar Alexander Nemerov on the Art of the West and the Greatest American Artwork

Our third of four Bill Lane Center for the American West podcasts featured Stanford's Alex... more

14 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:52

14 Nov 2024


#105

Richard Reeves on Boys and Men in Crisis

In a thought-provoking interview, Michael Krasny speaks with Richard Reeves, founder of th... more

05 Nov 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:08

05 Nov 2024


#104

NPR's Ron Elving on the Upcoming Elections

In a wide-ranging conversation with Michael Krasny, NPR Senior Editor and Correspondent Ro... more

30 Oct 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:17

30 Oct 2024


#103

Felicity Barringer - The West Is a Tortoise on the Environment Ahead of Other Tortoises

We began our second Bill Lane Center for the American West sponsored episode with leading ... more

22 Oct 2024

58 MINS

58:00

22 Oct 2024


#102

Malcolm Gladwell - One of the World's Most Successful Authors and Podcasters

A wide-ranging discussion featured acclaimed author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell. Michae... more

15 Oct 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:44

15 Oct 2024


#101

Self Proclaimed Tech Geek Jim Louderback Opines

Michael Krasny began this episode with tech and media expert Jim Louderback by asking him ... more

08 Oct 2024

58 MINS

58:32

08 Oct 2024