On this week's podcast:

Computer scientist Kentaro Toyama, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and co-founder of Microsoft Research India, discusses his new book, “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology,” in which he argues that technology not only fails as a solution, but distracts us from the causes of genuine societal progress.

Sex therapist and talk show host Dr. Ruth Westheimer discusses her life and career as told in her new book, “The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre.” Described as part life manual, part memoir, the book was released to mark her 87^th birthday.

As one half of the hip-hop duo Run the Jewels, Atlanta rapper Michael Render –better known by his stage name, Killer Mike – has become one of hip-hop’s most creative voices, using his music  as a tool of enlightenment and social change. In an extended, wide-ranging conversation airing this week and next, Killer Mike shares his outlook and the life experiences that have informed his music