Elizabeth Rynecki joins us to talk about the difficult task of rebuilding her great-grandfather’s collection of paintings that was lost after he was ushered off to the ghetto during World War II.
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How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World
Benjamin Reiss joins us to talk about humanity’s centuries-old struggle to rest as the world continues to spin.
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A Conversation With Bill Paxton
We listen back to our talk with actor Bill Paxton about his career and roles from “Big Love” to “The Terminator” and “Aliens.”
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The Art Of Grace
Washington Post dance critic Sarah Kaufman joins us to talk about incorporating elegance into our everyday existence.
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The Death Of Expertise
Tom Nichols joins us to talk about the dangers of assuming we know everything.
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A Conversation With Glynn Washington
Glynn Washington joins us to talk about the art of storytelling behind his NPR show “Snap Judgment.”
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Lessons 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.
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How 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.
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Why 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.
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A 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.
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The 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.”
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Why Time Flies
New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick joins us to talk about the many ways that we perceive time.
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