New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins us to talk about why rethinking some Catholic policies could come with unwanted consequences.
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Breaking Into The TV Boys’ Club
Nell Scovell joins us to talk about being a woman in famously male-dominated writers rooms.
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Cheer 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.
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The Dangers Of Consensus And Compromise
Psychologist Charlan Nemeth joins us to talk about why consensus is the killer of innovation.
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When 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.
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Things 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).
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A 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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Fishing For A New Way Of Life
Anna Badkhen joins us to talk about how Senegalese fishing communities are surviving in an era of upheaval.
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The Landscape Of Black America
UCLA sociologist Marcus Anthony Hunter joins us to talk about what black communities nationwide have in common – and about the many functions they serve.
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Hooked: Understanding Addiction
This hour on Think, we explore the topic of addiction with a former heroin addict, a historian who writes about America’s relationship with alcohol and a neuroscientist who studies the brains of addicts.
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A Conversation With Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver joins us to talk about the various roles she’s played and how they have taught her about making the most of life.
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Robert Siegel On Four Decades At NPR
Robert Siegel joins us to talk about how he helped to elevate NPR from a fledgling network into a major media organization.
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