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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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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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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Do Museums Sell Respectability?
Rhonda Lieberman joins us to discuss her views that art philanthropy can invite unsavory business ties, which museums must court in order to fund their institutions.
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Often Wrong But Never In Doubt: Political Polarization in America
Michael Patrick Lynch, Director of the Humanities Institute at University of Connecticut, joins us to talk about intellectual snobbery and how it corrupts real understanding.
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How We Live With Strangers
Biologist Mark W. Moffett joins us to talk about how humans have evolved to get along with one another while other primates won’t think twice about killing a fellow chimp they don’t recognize.
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When Fans Write The Story
Michael Schulman joins us to talk about the rise of superfans and the power they command.
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