Roya Hakakian joins us talk about her instruction manual for newcomers to this country, acting as tour operator for all the wonder of American sights and sounds.
Read moreFatphobia And Covid Risk
Virginia Sole-Smith, a journalist and author of The Eating Instinct, joins us to talk about weight stigma in scientific research and subpar medical treatment attached to high BMI.
Read moreRelax Late Bloomers, You’ll Be Fine
Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard counts himself among the group of “late bloomers”, and he joins us to talk about the scientific explanation for why so many of us make something of ourselves later in life.
Read moreThe Brilliant Women Walt Disney Drew From
Nathalia Holt joins us to talk about Disney’s Golden Age and the women who fought gender discrimination behind the scenes.
Read moreThe Genesis Of The Bible
Kristin Swenson is an associate professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, and she joins us to talk about approaching the Bible anew with a sense of wonder and context.
Read moreWhen Helping A Patient Means Ending Their Life
Katie Engelhart is a fellow at New America, and she joins us to talk about the doctors who assist patients with their own deaths and the tightrope they walk in doing so.
Read moreBulk And Beauty: The Evolution Of Women Bodybuilders
Petra Browne joins us to talk about her own journey into the world of competitive bodybuilding, why exceptional power must come with weight loss, and how traditional female roles still reign supreme in a boundary-breaking sport.
Read moreThe Problem With Creating Our Own Truth
University of Connecticut philosophy professor Michael Patrick Lynch joins us to talk about how people come to believe what they think they know, and why shared foundations of knowledge are crucial to the health of a democracy.
Read moreYour Co-Workers Are Not Your Family
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.
Read moreYour Ancestors Were Not Helicopter Parents
Michaeleen Doucleff, correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk, joins us to discuss her journeys with her daughter, from the Arctic to the Yucatan, to understand parenting best practices around the world and why American parents may be getting it all wrong.
Read moreSports Fandom Is Good For Your Health
Larry Olmsted joins us to talk about the health benefits of rooting for your favorite team brings and why it might even make you smarter.
Read moreWhat It Means To Be Asexual
Journalist and writer Angela Chen joins us to discuss her book – part-reporting, part-memoir – on the spectrum of human sexuality and the categories that often go ignored.
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