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Why Don’t We Talk About Menopause

July 1, 2019 Culture, Health

Darcey Steinke joins us to talk about the part of a woman’s life that is rarely discussed: menopause.

By the Numbers: Census 2020

June 25, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Politics

NPR national correspondent Hansi Lo Wang joins us to talk about the politics behind the 2020 census.

The Invention of Cities

June 21, 2019 Culture, Environment, History

Monica L. Smith, professor of anthropology at UCLA, joins us to explain how the development of cities – from Mesopotamia to the present – is strongly linked to the prosperity of humankind as a whole.

A Marine Revisits The Battlefield

June 19, 2019 Culture, Global Issues, History, Politics

Veteran and writer Elliot Ackerman joins us to talk about the people he met upon returning to the Middle East after previous military tours.

In West Texas: A Boom For Some, A Bust For Others

June 19, 2019 Culture, Economics

Texas Monthly writer Christian Wallace joins us to talk about what it’s like to live through the ups and downs of the oil industry.

Is GPS Rotting Your Brain?

June 18, 2019 Culture, Science and Technology

M.R. O’Connor joins us to talk about how the drive to explore is deeply rooted in how our brains function.

How Tech Companies Are Reading Our Minds

June 17, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Science and Technology

Avi Bar-Zeev joins us to talk about how eye tracking technology offers companies an opportunity to monitor our thoughts.

To Win An Argument, You Need More Than Facts

June 13, 2019 Culture, Language

Former New York Times op-ed editor Trish Hall joins us to explain the core principles of persuasive writing and how that enhances your argument.

How Millennials Make Work Work

June 12, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Economics

S. Craig Watkins, Ernest S. Sharpe Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, joins us to talk about how the reality of the gig economy has turned this generation into a resourceful, creative workforce.

Getting To Know China One Cab Ride At A Time

June 11, 2019 Culture, Global Issues

NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt joins us to talk about what he learned as a taxi driver in China.

How Google’s Workers Enforce The ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra

June 11, 2019 Culture, Economics, Science and Technology

Beth Kowitt joins us to talk about how Google’s workers are beginning to wonder if the company’s “don’t be evil” mantra aligns with their practices.

Why Talking With Your Hands Helps You Think

June 10, 2019 Culture, Language

Psychologist Barbara Tversky joins us to make the case that our brains are actually filled with pictures and ideas that revolve around spatial cognition.