Ibram X. Kendi joins us to talk about the troubling connection between gangs and fraternities.
Read moreCrafting Calm: Using Your Hands To Free Your Mind
Alanna Okun joins us to talk about how a simple roll of yarn and a set of needles can offer a sense of control in a chaotic world.
Read moreA Conversation With Tyra Banks (And Her Mom!)
Tyra Banks – along with her mother, Carolyn London – joins us to talk about the behind-the-scenes struggles of her career – and how they worked through them as a team.
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 moreJorge Ramos Never Feels At Home
The Univision broadcaster joins us to talk about why even after 35 years of living in the U.S., he still feels like an outsider.
Read moreWhat Is Pope Francis Trying To Do?
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins us to talk about why rethinking some Catholic policies could come with unwanted consequences.
Read moreBreaking Into The TV Boys’ Club
Nell Scovell joins us to talk about being a woman in famously male-dominated writers rooms.
Read moreCheer Up! Why It’s A Great Time To Be Alive
Gregg Easterbrook joins us to make the case that things aren’t as bad as they seem.
Read moreThe Dangers Of Consensus And Compromise
Psychologist Charlan Nemeth joins us to talk about why consensus is the killer of innovation.
Read moreWhen You’re The Only One
We talk with people who feel like they’re the only one – from a black woman hiker sharing the trails with predominately white men, to an overweight yogi, to a lefthander in a right-handed world.
Read moreThings May Not Be As Bad As You Think
Steven Pinker joins us to talk about how we’re actually living in an age of unprecedented safety, peace and prosperity in his new book “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress” (Viking).
Read moreA Celebration Of Procrastination
Andrew Santella joins us to talk about the history of procrastination and why punctuality is an overblown character trait.
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