Linda Holmes from NPR joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss Holmes’ novel, “Flying Solo,” in which a wooden duck goes missing and a woman looking to find herself ends up in the center of a mysterious caper.
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Are we showing too much love on social media?
Author Caitlin Macy joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why emotional overreaction has become the norm – even expected – and how that’s given rise to overflowing anger in daily life.
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How white women let women of color down
Kimberlee Yolanda Williams is an educator and DEI administrator, and she discusses a series of 40 letters she wrote to a fictional white sister about her experiences as a Black woman facing discrimination and microaggressions.
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Were we wrong about Tracy Flick in “Election?”
Tracy Flick was the ambitious upstart of her high school in the book “Election,” later played by Reese Witherspoon in the movie. So, whatever happened to her? Author Tom Perrotta talks about his follow-up novel that follows Tracy’s life as an adult.
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A conversation with novelist Jennifer Egan
Novelist Jennifer Egan discusses her novel, “The Candy House,” in which memories are uploaded, shared and exchanged with others.
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Why mom does the dishes and dad mows the lawn
Kate Mangino is a gender expert and regular contributor to Fathering Together, and she talks about how we can establish household equity through examining cultural expectations.
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The amazing story of Juneteenth
Harvard historian Annette Gordon-Reed grew up in Texas, and she joins us to discuss the history of Texas exceptionalism, an economic model based on slavery and race, and the legacy that remains today.
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Why it’s good to spill your secrets
Columbia University’s Michael Slepian joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why secret-keeping isolates us – and who we should tell our secrets to.
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Should all #MeToo violators be punished the same way?
New York Times columnist Pamela Paul discusses if unacceptable workplace conduct should always be equated with sexual harassment.
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Unboxing Shein: The real cost of cheap fashion
Wired contributing writer Vauhini Vara talks about Shein, a fashion brand that’s part of an “ultra-fast fashion” market that negatively impacts both environmental and labor practices.
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The Bachelor and Real Housewives say more about us than we think
Sociology professor Danielle J. Lindemann discusses all the ways reality TV addresses race, gender, sexuality, and why everything from Cops to Below Deck shines a light on what America continues to hold dear.
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Hello, sobriety influencers. Goodbye, Alcoholics Anonymous?
Writer Virginia Heffernan discusses our changing relationship to alcohol, from “soberinfluencers” to Dry January, and the new methods of recovery that eschew the 12-step method.
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