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How To Find Your Purpose In Life

September 30, 2020 Culture, Health, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Philosopher Frank Martela joins us to talk about identifying the essential qualities of happiness.

A picture of a child with a scape and bruise on her arm.

In Child Abuse Cases, Doctors Sometimes Get It Wrong

September 17, 2020 Health

Stephanie Clifford of The Marshall Project joins us to talk about how child abuse cases often hinge on a doctor’s assessment of the situation.

People With Dementia Are Still There

September 16, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Health

Lynn Casteel Harper is a chaplain and minister for older adults at The Riverside Church in New York City, and she joins us to talk about honoring the human when caring for someone with cognitive disease.

Modern Man Vs Cave Man: Why We Might Be Losing That Battle

September 9, 2020 Culture, Global Issues, Health, History, Race/Identity, Uncategorized

Christopher Ryan joins us to talk about how our ancestors might not have enjoyed some of the perks of the 21st Century, but they also didn’t have some of the worries that we do today.

A Former CDC Director On The U.S. COVID Response

September 8, 2020 Health, Politics, Science and Technology

Tom Frieden, who directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009-2017, joins us to talk about the current response to COVID-19 and what America needs to do to prepare for future global outbreaks.

Designing For Disability Helps Everybody

August 26, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Education, Health, History

Sara Hendren teaches design for disability at Olin College of Engineering, and she joins us to talk about the idea that disability isn’t about a person, so much as the way a person must navigate an unhelpful world.

How COVID-19 Preys On The Marginalized

August 17, 2020 Health, Race/Identity

Ruqaiijah Yearby joins us to discuss how unemployment, lack of affordable housing and other factors lead to health inequities.

The Bank Heist That Turned Into A Psychological Experiment

August 13, 2020 Health, History

Historian David King joins us to talk about the series of events that led hostages inside a bank to identify so closely with their gun-wielding captor.