Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
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Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
Diamond Mind #13: What the Hiippies Got Wrong: A Conversation with Understanding Ruth Israel About the Love Family
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1 hour 6 minutes
3 months ago
Diamond Mind #13: What the Hiippies Got Wrong: A Conversation with Understanding Ruth Israel About the Love Family
Send us a text What happens when the dream of utopia meets the messy reality of human nature? Understanding Ruth Israel's remarkable journey takes us deep inside one of America's most prominent counterculture experiments—the Love Family commune of Seattle. In this raw and revelatory conversation, Ruth shares her transformation from Claudette Baker Rockefeller—married into political prominence—to a barefoot hippie renamed "Understanding" by the commune's charismatic leader. For 26 years, she ...
Diamond Mind
Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
