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A Trans Woman Reflects On What It Took To Transition

January 6, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, distinguished professor of economics, history, English and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins us to talk about her journey transitioning from a man to a woman in 1999.

Please Touch This Art

January 6, 2020 Culture, Education

Sarah Schleuning, the Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design and interim chief curator at the Dallas Museum of Art, joins us to talk about the exhibit she curated, “Speechless: Different By Design.”

Sanctuary And Safety: A National Call-In Special from Think

January 3, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Politics, Race/Identity

In “Sanctuary And Safety: A National Call-In Special from Think,”we talk with a diverse group of faith leaders about their approaches to creating safe spaces for worship – and about what’s lost when congregants no longer feel comfortable gathering in public spaces.

The United States Of Xenophobia

January 2, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

Erika Lee, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, us to talk about how our country’s fear of the “other” has been with us since the beginning — and how our historical amnesia is holding back healing.

The Epidemics That Changed The World

December 17, 2019 Culture, Global Issues, Health, History, Politics, Science and Technology

Frank M. Snowden, the Andrew Downey Orrick Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University, joins us to talk about how infectious outbreaks — both terrifying and romanticized — have shaped our world.

It’s Gonna Be OK: You Can Survive Grief

December 16, 2019 Culture, Health, Science and Technology

George A. Bonanno, chair of the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College, joins us to talk about research that shows a complex pattern of grieving and new insights into resilience

Is Climate Change Causing Your Depression?

December 16, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Environment

Journalist Ash Sanders joins us to talk about how the rise of eco-anxiety is creating a public mental health crisis.

There Are Lots Of Ways To Be A Man

December 13, 2019 Culture, Global Issues, Race/Identity

Matthew Gutmann, professor of anthropology at Brown University, joins us to talk about the enduring ideas that men are aloof, unable to control primal impulses, and are wired to dominate — and how wrong and harmful they are.

A Conversation With John Cleese

December 6, 2019 Culture, Current Events

John Cleese joins us to talk about how his life is built around making people laugh.

Living In The Shadow Of George Wallace

December 5, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Politics, Race/Identity

Peggy Wallace Kennedy talks to us about her work to change her family’s legacy.

When Bombs Tried to Kill Them, Books Kept Their Souls Alive

November 29, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Education, Literature

Journalist Mike Thompson joins us to talk about one bright spot in the Syrian Civil War: a secret world of books that offered normality and refuge.

The Bloody History Of Thanksgiving

November 27, 2019 Culture, History, Politics

David J. Silverman joins us to talk about how peace between the Wamanoag tribe and Plymouth pilgrims finally dissolved – and about how we should look at the time period through the eyes of the indigenous people involved.