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.”
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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,
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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.
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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.’
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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.
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Dogs are a rare breed of best friend. They can help us find explosives, sniff out narcotics and even find dead bodies.
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After a nomadic existence early in life, Molly Caro May decided to put down roots in rural Montana.
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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.
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How can artistic practice and cultural engagement empower underserved neighborhoods?
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https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/93a339b2-b7a6-4992-8bef-55fbdbde9860/KERA_Think_3-22-07_HR_2.mp3 We’ll spend this hour with veteran actor Bill Paxton. A native of Fort Worth, Paxton famously set out for Hollywood at the age of 18 to get his start. He succeeded. Paxton is in town for the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival. He appears in the new film “The Good Life” which screens at the festival and which he also Executive Produced.
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