Robert Kolker joins us to talk about the Galvin family, which saw schizophrenia take over six of 12 kids – drawing interest from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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COVID-19 And The Future Of College
Paul Quinn College president Michael J. Sorrell joins us to talk about how COVID-19 complicates the way institutions of higher learning welcome back their students and staff.
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Why No One Listens to You
Reporter Kate Murphy joins us to talk about why listening—even to gossip—is good for our brains and human connection.
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When The People We Elect Don’t Talk, This Is What We Get
Journalist Ed Yong joins us to talk about the unique challenges of addressing the coronavirus – and about the urgency for local, state and federal governments to figure out ways to coordinate their plans.
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Poor And Pregnant In Texas? You Might Want To Move
ProPublica reporter Nina Martin joins us to talk about the critical links between maternal mortality and Medicaid and why limited to no access means pregnant and new mothers are dying at an alarming rate.
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In Search Of A Fuller Breath
Science writer James Nestor joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how clues on better breathing can be found not in research labs, but in choir rooms, smoggy streets and even centuries-old practices.
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In An Italian ER, A Doctor Soldiers On
Filmmaker Sasha Achilli joins us to tell the story of one ER doctor in Nothern Italy and her battle to save a daily swarm of incoming patients inside a besieged hospital.
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Teaching Doctors To See Patients As People
Dr. Saul J. Weiner, professor of medicine, pediatrics, and medical education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins us to talk about practicing medicine that goes beyond medical charts.
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One Woman’s Quest To Tame Her Depression
Anna Mehler Paperny she joins us to talk about investigating the complex world of depression treatment in order to save herself.
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Fear Is Natural–But It Can Be Controlled
Eva Holland, correspondent for Outside magazine, joins us to talk about her own battle with fear and the methods she employed to overcome it.
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Losing Charge: The U.S. Is Trailing In The Race For A Better Battery
ProPublica reporter Lydia DePillis joins us to talk about how we’ve been shut-out of the production of one of the most important components of our modern world — and how that’s currently impacting healthcare.
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The Rise Of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
Muhammad H. Zaman, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering and International Health at Boston University, joins us to talk about antibiotic-resistant superbugs and why he’s worried we could face yet another public health threat.
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