Mark Pendergrast joins host Krys Boyd to talk about our obsession with all things coffee.
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Caring Without Curing
Dr. Sunita Puri joins us to talk about palliative care – and about what she learned from her anesthesiologist mother about finding balance. Her new book is called “That Good Night: Life & Medicine in the Eleventh Hour.”
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Why The Lovelist Treasures Are Cultivated By Pain
Writer and editor Katy Kelleher joins us to pull back the curtain on the luxuries we long for.
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Modern Man Vs Cave Man: Why We Might Be Losing That Battle
Christopher Ryan joins us to talk about how our ancestors might not have enjoyed some of the perks of the 21st Century, but they also didn’t have some of the worries that we do today.
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When the Buzz of Progress Becomes Noise Pollution
Bianca Bosker, contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about how sound is affecting our world.
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A Conversation With John Grisham
John Grisham joins us to talk about his prolific pace of writing a book a year – and about the art of the legal thriller.
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Refusing to Be Defined by Disability
Journalist Keah Brown joins us to talk about how she moved beyond self-pity to become an advocate for people with disabilities.
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John Hodgman’s 15 Minutes Of Fame
Writer, comedian and actor John Hodgman joins us to talk about his brushes with fame — and what it feels like to be brushed off.
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Work On Your Empathy – It’s Good For You
Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki joins us to answer the question: Can empathy be developed or nurtured? The answer is a resounding “yes”.
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Life Lessons From A Black Academic
Black feminist author and associate professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University Tressie McMillan Cottom, joins us to talk about her exploration of black women’s space in culture, affluence, beauty and power.
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Travel Writer Paul Theroux On Life And Death In Mexico
Paul Theroux joins us to discuss his journey from the impoverished Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas to the Arizona border.
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What Barack Obama And Keanu Reeves Have In Common
Indonesian-British poet Will Harris joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what it is to live with a foot in two cultures, which he writes about in “Mixed Race Superman: Keanu, Obama, and Multiracial Experience.”
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