Episode 1 is officially live! Featuring the always wonderful @samuelwoolley ! Check out Kim and Sam’s conversation about the role of the media in our divided nation and what can be done about it.

Episode 2 is out now ft the incredible Abbie Dillen from Earthjustice! Tune in to find out how to save our hot AF planet and why being an environmentalist can be weirdly sexy.

Abbie Dillen drops all of the wisdom on fighting for our beautiful planet in episode 2 of The Control Variable with Kim Cutter. Out now wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode 3 is live! Kim talks to rockstar Harvard philosopher Michael J. Sandel about the dark heart of meritocracy and how we can begin to bridge America’s great divide.

Some wisdom from the great Michael Sandel! Check out episode 3 for even more from Professor Sandel! Out now!

Episode 4 is live!! Kim sits down with Maureen McGough, co-founder of 30x30: Advancing Women in Policing and Chief of Strategic Initiatives at Policing Project, to chat about how hiring more female cops can positively impact the future of policing.

Have you listened to episode 4 yet? Kim sits down with Maureen McGough from 30x30: Advancing Women in Policing about the unique contributions of women in the police force. We promise you will learn something from this enlightening episode!

In episode 5, Jennifer Baumgardner and Kim share stories so many women have been conditioned to keep secret. Listen to this trailblazing episode anywhere you get your podcasts.

In episode 6- the incredible Bill McKibben joins Kim to discuss how the American story has evolved into an individualistic patriotism that excludes a large swath of people and how this new mentality contributes to the global environmental crisis. Listen now!

Bill McKibben joined The Control Variable last week to talk about the ever-evolving American story and the global environmental crisis. Listen now anywhere you get your podcasts!

How can creativity keep us sane in 2022? You’ll have to listen to episode 7 with Ayelet Waldman to find out! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts.

Craig McNamara (author of the memoir Because Our Fathers Lied) joins Kim to discuss his complicated relationship with his father, former secretary of defense Robert McNamara, the thread of the Vietnam War in his life, and what a new kind of American patriotism might look like.

Episode 8 is out now featuring the incredible Craig McNamara as he recounts stories and lessons he learned from his father Robert McNamara, architect of the Vietnam War.

The conversation continues between Kim and Robert McNamara’s son Craig McNamara - author of the memoir Because Our Fathers Lied. This time Kim wants to know: Is Craig still haunted by his father's legacy? Does he consider his father a war criminal? #ControlVariable #podcast

Episode 9 continues the conversation with Craig McNamara about his inspiring memoir Because Our Fathers Lied. Listen to the episode now anywhere you get your podcasts.

On this week’s show, Kim—a lifelong “gunophobe”—sits down with her friend Saul Schisler—a hunter, gun collector and artist. Both Kim and Saul want to know: Can a country that loves its guns as deeply as America ever hope to stop mass shootings?

In the wake of a sudden resurrection of QAnon in Trump’s midterm election campaigns, Kim revisits the haunting investigation into the cult-like political group from episode 4 of American Propaganda.

Kim and @busyphilipps talked abortion, activism, and living joyfully in 2022. Check out last week’s episode now anywhere you get your podcasts.