Health psychology expert Richard De Visser explains the benefits of abstaining from alcohol, and if the practice really produces a healthier relationship with drinking in the long run.
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How gender stereotypes mix with alcohol
Mallory O’Meara talks about the history of women and alcohol, from a Sumerian beer goddess to today’s lighter fare and asks: when did drinking become so gendered?
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Opioids In Rural America
Dr. Laura Fanucchi and epidemiologist April Young talk about why Appalachia is one of the epicenters of the opioid crisis – and what the medical community is doing about it.
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The Science Of Whiskey
Firestone and Robertson Distilling Company head distiller Rob Arnold and TCU chemistry professor Eric Simanek join us to talk about how grain and water combine to make bourbon, rye and scotch.
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Alcohol And America
We’ll talk about the influence booze has had on our nation with Susan Cheever, author of “Drinking in America: Our Secret History.”
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The Drinking Life
This hour, we’ll talk to Dallas writer Sarah Hepola about the evolution of her drinking, which she writes about in her memoir “Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget.”
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Science Behind The Bar
This hour, we’ll talk to Adam Rogers about the biology, chemistry and physics behind alcohol, which he writes about in his book, “Proof: The Science of Booze.”
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