Type Media Center reporting fellow who covers labor and economic justice, Sarah Jaffe, joins us to talk about how our relationships with our employers often take up more space than those with our own families, and why that needs to change.
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They Had 12 Kids – Six Had Schizophrenia
Robert Kolker joins us to talk about the Galvin family, which saw schizophrenia take over six of 12 kids – drawing interest from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Beyond Mom, Dad And 2.5 Kids
This hour, we’ll talk about how people are rethinking the definition of family.
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A Black Woman Tracks Down Her White Founding Father
Bettye Kearse joins us to talk about tracing her own heredity, which lead her to an enslaved woman and a head of state.
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Tips For Parenting In A Pandemic
KJ Dell’Antonia, former lead editor of The New York Times Motherlode blog, joins us to provide strategies for moms and dads who must now be both parent and teacher.
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Is it Time to Redefine Family?
David Brooks, The New York Times columnist, joins us to talk about why depending on a small, concentrated support network is not only ahistorical but also reserved for the “financially fortunate.”
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Listen to This Before You Do a DNA Test
Journalist Libby Copeland joins us to talk about the pluses and minuses of opening a door into who is really related to whom.
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‘Undone’: The Story Behind Amazon’s Coolest Series
Kate Purdy, co-creator, producer and writer of “Undone,” joins us to talk about her drama, which uses Rotoscope animation to bridge the worlds of the living and the dead.
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Why Poor Couples Crave Strong Relationships
University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor Sarah Halpern-Meekin joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about how low-income parents struggle for family and community.
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Estrangement As Salvation
Harriet Brown joins us to talk about how walls develop between loved ones.
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Everybody’s A Cousin
A.J. Jacobs joins us to talk about traveling the world to connect the dots of his far-flung family tree.
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A Talk With Paul Theroux About ‘Mother Land’
Paul Theroux joins us to talk about his latest work of fiction, which centers on a brood of siblings doing their best to free themselves from the grip of an overbearing mother.
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