Music historian Ted Gioia talks about why 70 percent of music demand today is for old songs, with publishing companies investing in vintage catalogs while ignoring new, emerging talent.
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Tips for joining the Great Resignation
This hour, we’ve got help for millions of Americans taking advantage of a workers’ job market.
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Why your kids are obsessed with toy videos
New York Times writer Jay Caspian Kang talks about 10-year-old Ryan Kaji and the $25 million a year toy empire he built with the help of his parents that has major brands angling for partnerships.
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Our hobbies, ourselves
Julie Beck, senior editor at The Atlantic, talks about why our free time is often seen as a hole to fill with activity and productivity, and why that might be more a reflection on capitalism rather than personal goals.
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Pandemic dads are rethinking their roles
Chabeli Carrazana discusses the men who are charting new waters as they balance raising children, work and the pressures of an ongoing public health emergency.
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It’s surprisingly expensive to be homeless
Lori Teresa Yearwood talks about the fines and fees that those who find themselves homeless incur – and the devastating consequences they have on the path to recovery.
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Why being single costs you double
Anne Helen Petersen talks about why the rate of singles and solo-living individuals is growing in America, what happens as the cost of living rises, and why she believes the nation is set up to reward the partnered and the married.
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The connection between power and corruption
Brian Klaas is professor of global politics at University College London, and joins us to discuss the temptations and trappings of power, why we pick the leaders we do, and lessons we can learn from bad actors.
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How employers prey on your passion
Erin A. Cech discusses why the mantra of finding your calling in a career helps fuel a culture that sacrifices balance for long hours and low pay and solidifies class inequalities.
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How to gauge where you are on your career path
Dorie Clark teaches executive education at Duke University, and she joins us to talk about how we can analyze our progress up the career ladder and know when it’s time to make a move.
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When your kids don’t understand you because you grew up poor
Rev. Esau McCaulley talks about his childhood in a low-income neighborhood and how that’s sometimes created a disconnect between him and his more well-off kids.
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What’s so great about Texas?
Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times discusses why, after filtering tens of thousands of towns with populations over a thousand, he arrived at the conclusion that cities in North Texas are among the most desirable in the country.
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