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Journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger almost died. His new book explores coming to terms with his own mortality and what might come after death.
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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.
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What Inside Out 2 tells us about embracing all our emotions
Inside Out 2 introduces some uncomfortable emotions - embarrassment, envy, ennui, and anxiety. Two psychologists who consulted on the film explain why we should embrace them.
Air Date: July 5, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:25How to give and take criticism
Criticism can be hard to take. So what's the difference between constructive and destructive criticism and how can we quiet the critical voice in our head.
Air Date: June 28, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Why we lie and why we’re bad at spotting liars
Everyone lies occasionally, but some people make a habit of it. We look at the nature of deceit, why some people lie more than others, and how to detect it.
Air Date: June 21, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Creating a Native Landscape in Your Own Yard
Ecologist Douglas Tallamy talks about an approach to conservation that starts with letting your yard grow wild with native plants to save wildlife in 'Nature's Best Hope.'
Air Date: June 14, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:30Three poets discuss poetry's power to connect, heal and inspire us.
Air Date: June 7, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:39Dr. Frank Anderson on trauma and transformation
Psychiatrist Frank Anderson specializes in treating trauma. His new memoir, "To Be Loved" is about facing his own traumatic childhood.
Air Date: May 30, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:31MK Asante’s new memoir ‘Nephew’
Filmmaker and author MK Asante's new memoir begins with him sitting vigil beside his nephew's hospital bed at Temple University hospital after he was shot nine times.
Air Date: May 24, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16How to confront our nation’s troubled history
If we want to make progress, we need to talk honestly about the most painful parts of America's history. So how do we help people reckon with, and not resist, the past?
Air Date: May 17, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16Frank Bruni on our culture of complaint
New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins us to talk about why Americans feel so angry, outraged and aggrieved these days.
Air Date: May 10, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16Artist Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye
Jamie Wyeth comes from an artist dynasty. His father is Andrew Wyeth and grandfather N.C. Wyeth. Jamie Wyeth join us to talk about finding his own artistic vision.
Air Date: May 2, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:46Why we are so attached to our stuff
Why does a childhood blanket or teddy bear hold so much meaning? Why do we find it so hard to part with certain objects? This hour, our emotional connection to things.
Air Date: April 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Are Americans Losing Their Religion?
Air Date: April 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54There's something to those gut feelings, the hunches you have that push you toward a decision. We'll talk about where intuition comes from and when to use it.
Air Date: April 11, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Our Love of Dogs: Exploring the Human-Canine Bond
Millions of people share their lives with dogs. What makes the dog-human connection so unique and so fulfilling?
Air Date: April 5, 2024 12:00 pm
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