As drug laws loosen up nationwide, users and those who care for them are evolving the way they think about some illicit substances. This hour, we’ll talk specifically about two categories with growing user bases: cannabis and psychedelics.
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A lesson on trans-friendly schools
Gender inclusion activist Aidan Key discusses practical tips for parents and school staff to approach trans students with a sense of welcoming, creating a safe space for them to learn.
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Stop trying to be perfect
Psychology professor Thomas Curran discusses how freeing ourselves of the drive to be perfect can actually make us better at our jobs and in life.
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How to build an E.R. for mental health
Physician Dhruv Khullar discusses why emergency room departments aren’t set up to care for those in mental health crises and how some hospitals are redesigning their facilities to care for these patients.
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Want to strengthen your brain? Learn another language
Viorica Marian is a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. She explains why she believes we all have the capacity to be multilingual and how that affects the ways we perceive the world.
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At anti-porn camps, echoes of conversion therapy
Historian and journalist Hallie Lieberman discusses wilderness programs that purport to treat porn addiction with questionable methods and, critics say, promote abuse.
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You should really spend more time with people
Writer Andy Field discusses the magic of life in cities surrounded by strangers, and the ways we can interact with people to spark creativity.
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How to keep going when it feels like you’re getting nowhere
Professor Adam Alter discusses the emotions, thoughts and behaviors that hold us back — and tricks for flourishing amid our anxiety.
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MDMA’s journey from dancefloor to doctor’s office
Science journalist Rachel Nuwer discusses how MDMA – once a Schedule 1 drug – is now being heralded as a treatment for PTSD and other afflictions.
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Joy is made sweeter because we know pain
Author and poet Ross Gay joins us to share his essay collection about finding meaning in bleak times to create compassion, hope, and to better connect to our shared humanity.
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It’s time to check in with your senses
Author Gretchen Rubin joins us to discuss her awaking to relearn how to see, taste, touch, smell, and hear — and why she found life richer and more fulfilling when she slowed down.
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When social movements march into your relationship
Clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik talks about what she’s seen in her practice, where couples are bringing to the table issues of race and privilege and trauma like she hasn’t seen before.
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