What It’s Like To Gain A Sense

What It’s Like To Gain A Sense

July 29, 2021 Health, Literature, Science and Technology, Upcoming

Dr. Susan R. Barry, professor emeritus of biology and neuroscience at Mount Holyoke College, joins us to discuss three case histories, including her own, of people gaining a new way of seeing or hearing at an older age.

A doctor sprays himself with alcohol after checking on asymptomatic COVID-19 patients quarantining at a hotel, before removing his protective gear in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, July 24, 2020.

Quarantines Aren’t Going Anywhere

July 28, 2021 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, History, Science and Technology

Journalist Nicola Twilley joins us to talk about how and why quarantines have been used throughout history – and about how the technique has been updated to fight modern threats.

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Why We Work Better Under Deadline

July 27, 2021 Culture, Health, Literature

Christopher Cox, a visiting scholar at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, joins us to talk about why deadlines have a way of motivating us to finish tasks.

A man dressed in military attire stares at the ground.

The Military Loves Positive Psychology, But Does It Work?

July 27, 2021 Health, Mental Health, Science and Technology

Jesse Singal is a contributing writer at New York magazine, and he joins us to talk about a U.S. military move to adopt new methods for addressing PTSD and resiliency without the science to back it up.

A view of a Pride flag hanging from Peterborough Cathedral

She Couldn’t Pray The Gay Away

July 26, 2021 Culture, Health, Mental Health

Julie Rodgers joins us to discuss how religion has shaped her life, from coming out in a conservative evangelical household, to now, as she works to bridge LGBTQ communities with the church.

Cover of the book "Fat Chance, Charlie Vega."

A YA Novelist Takes On Fatphobia

July 23, 2021 Culture, Literature, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Author Crystal Maldonado joins us to discuss her YA novel about a young woman dealing with the typical subjects of boys and friends, but also a deepening understanding of how she’s viewed by the outside world.

How A Pair Of Pups Became BFFs

July 22, 2021 Culture, Mental Health

“CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent Martha Teichner joins us to tell the story of her beloved bull terriers, and how rescuing them has brought her joy and a deeper understanding of what it means to love.

A teen sitting on a bench, looking down.

For Troubled Teens, Tough Love Is Rarely The Answer

July 21, 2021 Health, Mental Health

Independent investigative journalist and author Kenneth R. Rosen joins us to discuss an unregulated industry that promises to break children of at-risk behaviors, and the emotional and physical abuse he suffered when he was sent to one.

Why Do We Still Stigmatize Mental Illness?

July 19, 2021 Culture, Health, Mental Health

Richard Grinker, professor of anthropology and international affairs at George Washington University, joins us to talk about how we are on the cusp of accepting a spectrum of neurodiversity and why it’s taken so long to shed stigma.

How A Girl Becomes A Woman

July 13, 2021 Culture, Education, Health, History, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Melissa Febos joins us to talk about the flawed ways we ask children to shape their identities from puberty and her own coming-of-age story as she worked to find her voice and set boundaries.

What Your Voice Says About You

July 12, 2021 Health, Language, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

New Yorker staff writer John Colapinto joins us to talk about the experience of losing his voice and how it led him to look into how the sounds we create are so integral to our identity.

Image of an elderly woman and baby hands.

When Mom Left, Thank God For Grandma

July 8, 2021 Culture, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Danielle Henderson, TV writer and cohost of the film podcast “I Saw What You Did,” joins us to discuss her experience being raised by her grandmother after her mother abandoned her – and about how her love of horror movies taught her to have faith in herself.