Culture | Think - Part 106

The Philosophy Of Philanthropy

April 9, 2015 Culture

We’ll talk about getting the biggest bang for our charitable buck with philosopher Peter Singer, author of “The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically.”

The Voice Of Democracy

April 8, 2015 Culture, Politics

We’ll talk about how the Nobel Prize winner emerged from 15 years of house arrest to lead her country’s fight for liberty with Rena Pederson, author of “The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation.”

One Tough Mother

April 8, 2015 Best of Think, Culture

We’ll talk about a mother’s lifetime of painful goodbyes and the support she found in the military community, which she writes about in “Be Safe, Love Mom: A Military Mom’s Stories of Courage, Comfort, and Surviving Life on the Home Front.”

Keeping Laser Focus

April 2, 2015 Culture

Distractions are everywhere, and they are wrecking our productivity. When we look to the intense focus of hockey players, craftspeople, and even short-order cooks, what can we learn about concentration? This hour, we’ll talk with Matthew B. Crawford, author of “The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction.”

Choosing To Be Child-Free

April 1, 2015 Culture

Whether or not to have children is a complicated, personal choice. Still, many who decide to forgo baby bottles and cradles in favor of pantsuits and suitcases face judgment from peers. This hour, we’ll talk about with Meghan Daum, the editor of “Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids.”

Career, pantsuit, suitcase,

The Power Of Pills

March 31, 2015 Culture, Current Events

This hour, we’ll talk about how people develop a dependence to prescription drugs – and how pain pills and anti-depressants differ from street drugs – with experts who treat prescription-drug addicts.

The Highway To Better Habits

March 24, 2015 Culture

This hour, we’ll talk about the keys to self-improvement with Gretchen Rubin, author of ‘Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives.’

The Robots Are Coming

March 24, 2015 Culture, Current Events

We’re training them to clean our floors, babysit our kids and any number of other tasks. This hour, we’ll talk about what else we’re farming out to our bionic buddies with Reason managing editor Katherine Mangu-Ward.

Policeman, Investigator, Counselor; Dog

March 23, 2015 Culture

Dogs are a rare breed of best friend. They can help us find explosives, sniff out narcotics and even find dead bodies.

Finding Home, Away From Home

March 23, 2015 Culture

After a nomadic existence early in life, Molly Caro May decided to put down roots in rural Montana.

Texas’ National Parks

July 10, 2014 Culture

This hour, we’ll talk about Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Big Bend National Park and other Texas sites within the system with Texas National Parks Coordinator Russ Whitlock.