On this edition of Conversations, Sandra Goldmark talks with host Dan Skinner about “Fixation: How to Have Stuff Without Breaking the Planet.” Goldmark founded Fixup to develop circular-economy solutions to over consumption and waste. She is an assistant professor of Professional Practice in Theatre at Barnard College.

On this edition of Conversations, Susan Goldberg talks with host Dan Skinner about National Geographic’s “America The Beautiful: A Story in Pictures.” Goldberg is an award-winning journalist and Editor in Chief of National Geographic and Editorial Director of National Geographic Partners. 

On this edition of Conversations, Dr. Khyati Y. Joshi talks with host Dan Skinner about “White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America.” Joshi is a scholar and thought leader on the intersecting issues of race, religion and immigration in the United States. Her writings, speeches, and course work focus on promoting cultural and religious pluralism. 

On this edition of Conversations, Alexis Henderson talks with host Dan Skinner about her debut novel, “The Year of the Witching.” Alexis Henderson is a speculative fiction writer with a penchant for dark fantasy, witchcraft and cosmic horror. She grew up in one of America’s most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, which instilled in her a life-long love of ghost stories. 

On this edition of Conversations, Sue Stuart-Smith joins host Dan Skinner to talk about “The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature.” Stuart-Smith is a prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom as well as being an avid gardener. Her husband is Tom Stuart-Smith, a celebrated garden designer.