Eugenia Cheng joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her yearning to be a mother while not being able to, why she feels pinned in by stereotypes and labels, and what she wants a broader public to understand.
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Free will does not exist
Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his case against free will. We’ll hear why, even without this control, we are still bound to be moral and decent humans.
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They provided abortions for five decades
Dr. Curtis Boyd was involved in establishing the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and is a founding member of the Federation’s board of directors; and Glenna Boyd, RN, is a counselor, trainer and consultant. They join host Krys Boyd to discuss their life’s work providing abortions for women in need, why they say a healthy democracy needs compromise on complex issues, and how the Dobbs decision felt like a death.
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The benefits of being in your feels
This hour, host Krys Boyd talks about how we can find fulfillment in experiencing the bittersweet parts of life, how sensitive people can use their temperament as a strength, and why being positive all the time isn’t actually very helpful.
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Decoding your dreams
Rahul Jandial joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how dreams help our brains function, why they are essential to memory and why dreams across cultures are remarkably similar.
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The best communicators don’t talk much
Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Charles Duhigg joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what makes certain people so adept at facilitating the exchange of ideas, how we can make ourselves heard, and how we can better navigate tough conversations.
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How medical groupthink harms our health
Dr. Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins professor and member of the National Academy of Medicine. He joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss why physicians have recommended we avoid everything from hormone replacement therapy to eggs and why it’s so hard to correct flaws in previous studies.
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Actress Uzo Aduba tells her own story
She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss growing up in a mostly white suburb, the importance of keeping her native language alive, and how her role as unofficial family historian has shaped her career.
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It might be possible to delay menopause
Celia Ford, Future Perfect Fellow at Vox, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a new breakthrough that promises to delay menopause, what that means for healthy aging in women, and what the social implications might be if older women are still able to bear children.
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The foods that keep your brain young
Dr. Annie Fenn is the founder of the Brain Health Kitchen and, in partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brain Health, she talks to host Krys Boyd about brain-friendly eating patterns, understanding how “good” and “bad” fats affect us, and offers simple recipe ideas for incorporating these foods into every meal.
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Why body positivity can be toxic
Bethany C. Meyers discusses how they came to embrace the body neutrality ethos, why we need to move away from body positivity, and the calm that can come from allowing yourself to just simply be.
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Foods you love are disappearing — here’s how to save them
Sarah Lohman works with institutions around the country to create public programs focused on food, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the foods we love that are in danger of disappearing.
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