Today Leonard speaks to director Stephanie Welch and co-writer Andrew Kimbrell.
The documentary “A Dangerous Idea: Eugenics, Genetics and the American Dream” reveals how biologically determined politics has disenfranchised women and people of color, provided a rationale for state sanctioned crimes committed against America’s most vulnerable citizens, and now gains new traction under the Trump administration. Featuring interviews with social thinkers such as Van Jones and Robert Reich, as well as prominent scientists, “A Dangerous Idea” is a radical reassessment of the meaning, use and misuse of gene science.
Today Leonard speaks to director Stephanie Welch and co-writer Andrew Kimbrell.

With spring bringing higher temperatures and a whole host of potential home repair issues, we figured now is the perfect time to welcome back...
Today on Leonard Lopate at Large, Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner discuss the personal and political backstory of Vice President Mike Pence. Little-known outside...
Leonard’s guest today, Susannah Drake, talks about environmentally conscious design. Since founding DLANDstudio in 2005, Susannah Drake has worked on projects ranging in scale...