Washington Post dance critic Sarah Kaufman joins us to talk about incorporating elegance into our everyday existence.
Read moreThe Death Of Expertise
Tom Nichols joins us to talk about the dangers of assuming we know everything.
Read moreA Conversation With Glynn Washington
Glynn Washington joins us to talk about the art of storytelling behind his NPR show “Snap Judgment.”
Read moreLessons From A Workologist
Rob Walker joins us to talk about how we can get along better with our colleagues. And we also talk with Brad Bitterly about humor in the workplace.
Read moreHow We Consume Online News
Amy Mitchell, director of journalism research for the Pew Research Center, joins us to talk about how people consume news online.
Read moreWhy We Underprepare For Disasters
Wharton school professor Robert Meyer joins us to talk about how we should plan for traumatic events – and why many of us choose to just hope for the best.
Read moreA Conversation With George Takei
George Takei joins us to talk about his life on and off the screen and his work as a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights.
Read moreThe Challenges Of Change
Jennifer Mueller of UC-San Diego joins us to talk about strategies for stepping out of our comfort zones, which she writes about in “Creative Change: Why We Resist It … How We Can Embrace It.”
Read moreWhy Time Flies
New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick joins us to talk about the many ways that we perceive time.
Read moreThe Christians
Joel Ferrell, director of The Christians, joins us to talk about the play’s theme of how religion can both unite and divide.
Read moreAsking The Right Questions
Frank Sesno joins us to talk about how we should think through what we ask other people. He writes about the topic in “Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open Doors, Uncover Solutions, and Spark Change.”
Read moreThe Case Against Empathy
Yale researcher Paul Bloom joins us to make the case that empathy actually leads us to terrible decisions in everything from relationships to medical care to criminal justice.
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