Mark Schatzker of the Canadian Broadcast Corporation joins us to discuss his journey into food production and eating habits around the world to discover secrets of health and happiness.
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How the U.K. is using Covid to address obesity
Politico senior food and agriculture reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich joins us to discuss the lack of political will in America to confront diseases related to diet, and why that’s hindering the pandemic response.
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She Couldn’t Pray The Gay Away
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.
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The next pandemic is coming – here’s a plan
Epidemiologist Dr. Sandro Galea joins us to discuss how we can strengthen public health resources to not only respond to the next pandemic but strive for equity in the way we approach the health of the nation.
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Why you feel so sluggish
New Yorker staff writer Nick Paumgarten joins us to discuss that ability to always get up and go — and offers a look at the latest science explaining it.
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Without feelings there would be no consciousness
Antonio Damasio joins us to discuss the latest science on what consciousness is and how it ties into human behavior.
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From Drug Dealer To Harvard Debate Coach
Brandon P. Fleming joins us to discuss his childhood surrounded by poverty and crime, his dreams shattered by injury, and his ultimate redemption, which he found in teaching himself and others to be express themselves.
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When birth mothers were shamed into adoption
Gabrielle Glaser joins us to tell the story of how a system of closed adoptions across the nation operated on shifty moral ground and separated mother from child in the name of a wholesome environment.
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The vexing mysteries of Lyme Disease
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins us to talk about living with Lyme Disease, the pain and isolation he’s felt, and his new understanding of why some patients seek solace in conspiracies.
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The scientists who couldn’t help their own daughter
Daniel Engber, senior editor at The Atlantic, joins us to discuss the parents – one a bioengineer in regenerative medicine and another a specialist in rehabilitation robotics – who found they had to rethink their life’s work to help their young daughter after an accident.
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The science of your dreams
Neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro joins us to discuss how dreams are connected to how we learn and even how we understand our existence.
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What your vaccine decision says about your thinking
Wake Forest philosophy professor Adrian Bardon joins us to discuss why distrust of science is part of cultural identity, and why that’s a problem for furthering the goals of public health.
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