Here’s What School Might Look Like In The Fall

May 20, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Education, Health, Upcoming

Education Week reporter Madeline Will joins us to talk about how learning gaps will be addressed, how schools are planning to fully reopen, and which Covid safety measures will remain even after students can be vaccinated.

Food Companies Don’t Care About Your Health

May 18, 2021 Culture, Health, History, Science and Technology

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss joins us to talk about how food manufacturers have created unhealthy foods we crave and why even the diet options are rarely any better.

Are Our Personalities Connected To Birth Order?

May 17, 2021 Culture, Health, Mental Health, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Lynn Berger joins us to talk about the origins of birth order psychology and whether the roles we’re assigning children are based in fact or fiction.

The Fight Over Female Virginity

May 13, 2021 Culture, Education, Health, History, Mental Health, Politics

Lisabeth During joins us to talk about the history and ideas surrounding female virginity and why it is associated with both honor and rebellion.

The Draw Of Death-Defying Adventures

May 10, 2021 Culture, Economics, Environment, History, Mental Health, Sports

Stockton University professor Kristin J. Jacobson joins us to talk about the rise of a male-dominated, adventure-seeking culture and how it impacts the way we view — and treat — the planet.

Could The CDC Have Shielded Us From The Pandemic?

May 7, 2021 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, Politics, Science and Technology

Author Michael Lewis joins us to tell the stories of a biochemist, a public health worker and a federal government employee who worked in the White House during the early days of trying to contain the coronavirus.

The World Expects Too Much From Young People

May 5, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Mental Health

Rainesford Stauffer joins us to talk about the social media-fueled pressure put on people in their 20s and 30s to find their purpose, and why allowing time to think and be still might be the best way for someone to grow.

The Links Between Structural Racism And Mental Illness

May 4, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Health, History, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Dr. Ruth S. Shim joins us to discuss the lack of access to care for people of color and the links between structural racism and mental health.

The Key To Productivity: Do Less

May 3, 2021 Culture, Economics, Mental Health, Science and Technology

Behavioral scientist Leidy Klotz joins us to talk about why we need to start thinking as much about what we won’t do as what we will.

She Lost Her Mom But Kept Her Korean Identity

April 29, 2021 Culture, Literature, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Michelle Zauner joins us to talk about her caring for her dying mother and how she fought to maintain a link to her Korean heritage after her mother was gone.

Readying Your Mind For A Post-Pandemic You

April 28, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Environment, Health, Mental Health, Science and Technology

Dr. Madhukar Trivedi joins us to talk about what it will take to retrain ourselves to live in a world not dominated by a global pandemic.

How A Girl Becomes A Woman

April 27, 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.