Writer Sarah Rich joins us to talk about why we should be teaching boys how to be nurturing, caring and other traits typically associated with femininity.
Read moreEverybody’s Insecure And That’s OK
Psychologist Ellen Hendriksen joins us to talk about how we can overcome our fear of interacting with other people.
Read moreBringing ‘Hairspray’ To The Stage
“Hairspray” is being produced by the Dallas Theater Center, and we talk with director Joel Ferrell and Michelle Dowdy – who plays Tracy – about the social themes the show explores that still resonate today.
Read moreWhy Honor Can Save Us
Tamler Sommers joins us to make the case that living a more honorable life is the key to solving many of the nation’s problems.
Read moreThe Life Of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Eileen McNamara joins us to make the case that it was actually a Kennedy woman – Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver – who had the biggest impact of all the members of the Kennedy Family.
Read moreHave Elite Athletes Hit Their Peak?
Christine Brennan joins us to talk about how scientists and coaches are working to squeeze every last bit out of our potential.
Read moreLidia Bastianich’s Life In Food
The PBS cooking-show host joins us to talk about her journey from Italian farm girl to celebrity chef.
Read moreDoes Everything Really Need To Be Funny?
Ken Jennings joins us to trace how we’ve developed into a culture that prizes humor over more traditionally appreciated traits like strength and wisdom.
Read moreHow TV And Movies Keep Women In Their Place
Carina Chocano joins us to talk about how girls absorb images from popular culture into their own identities.
Read moreDavid Sedaris Wanders The World
David Sedaris joins us to talk about his latest story collection, which delves deeply into middle age and mortality while maintaining his trademark wit.
Read moreStraddling The Border: The Lives Of Mexican Americans
Journalist Alfredo Corchado joins us to tell the story of how Mexicans have changed America.
Read moreEvery Conflict Does Have A Solution
Daniel Shapiro joins us to talk about how we often let our emotions and identities get in the way of resolutions.
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