Mortician Caitlin Doughty talks about how she visited Indonesia, Japan, Bolivia and other places to learn how other cultures care for their dead.
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The Polygamist’s Daughter
Anna LeBaron joins us to talk about how she felt alone even in a polygamous family – and about living in constant fear as her dad was wanted for murder.
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The Kids In The Hall: A Conversation With Dave Foley And Kevin McDonald
Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald join us for a conversation about humor while they’re in town to accept the Ernie Kovacs Award from VideoFest.
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How Leaders Are Made
Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn explains why history’s exceptional leaders prove that the greatest of leaders aren’t born – they’re made.
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Bulls, Blood And The Border: A Texas Family’s Story
Roger Hodge joins us to talk about his new book “Texas Blood: Seven Generations Among the Outlaws, Ranchers, Indians, Missionaries, Soldiers, and Smugglers of the Borderlands.”
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A Homesick Texan Gets Cheesy
Lisa Fain joins us to talk about her latest book, “Queso!: Regional Recipes for the World’s Favorite Chile-Cheese Dip.”
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Doing Well (And Feeling Bad About It)
Sociologist Rachel Sherman joins us to talk about well-off Americans who really struggle with the moral questions that come with great wealth.
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Left Out: Living In A Right-Handed World
Howard Kushner joins us to talk about why so few people are lefties and about the many ways cultures worldwide discriminate against them.
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Surviving Boston: The Marathon After The Race
Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeff Bauman join us to talk about the film “Stronger,” which tells the story of how Bauman survived the Boston Marathon Bombing.
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Why We’re Afraid Of The Wrong Things (And Why That Hurts Us)
Sasha Abramsky joins us to explain why we often let our anxieties override sound reasoning.
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Cooking Food From Other Cultures: Appropriation Or Appreciation?
Soleil Ho of The Racist Sandwich podcast joins us to talk about how we can tell a lot about people by the foods they make and consume.
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The Culture Of The Modern Workplace
We talk this hour about the time we spend in the office, office humor and about the changing relationship between companies and their employees.
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