Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Most Americans would like to think that the marketplace of ideas is a meritocracy — that the best and the brightest ultimately rise to the top. But according to author Susan Jacoby, the past quarter century has been marked by a storm of anti-rationalism. She joins us to talk about the convergence of social forces she believes are creating a universe of “junk thought” and how they’re likely to shape our society in the future.
Guests
- Susan Jacoby Author "The Age of American Unreason (Vintage Paperback; also Program Director, The Center for Inquiry - New York City
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