Gabriel Brownstein joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his complicated relationship with his own heart.
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Explaining Roe v. Wade to Teens
Journalist and author Karen Blumenthal joins us to talk about writing a comprehensive look at reproductive rights for ages 12 and up.
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How Boys Learn About Sex
Peggy Orenstein joins us to talk about the ways boys and young men struggle with mixed messages about sex – and about how they, like girls, need help building relationships that move beyond the physical.
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Diane Rehm Defines a Good Death
Diane Rehm, who hosted “The Diane Rehm Show” for 37 years, joins us to talk about her battle in the “right-to-die” movement, after witnessing her husband’s pain as he succumbed to a long, terminal illness
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The Battle Behind the Bill: Insurance Companies vs Doctors
Rachana Pradhan, health care reporter for Kaiser Health News, joins us to talk about how doctors are now petitioning Congress to make sure they get paid – and about how insurance companies are defending their billing practices.
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The Science of Friendship
Science writer Lydia Denworth joins us to talk about the role close-knit communities play in our mental and physical health.
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Is Solitary Confinement Torture?
Texas Observer staff writer Michael Barajas joins us to talk about solitary confinement.
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger – Here’s Why
Ian Robertson, T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Scientist and co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project, talks to us about how adversity can steer us toward success.
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Casualities in the War on Science? Children.
Genna Reed, lead science and policy analyst in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, joins us to talk about a new report that details how federal government policies are backsliding when it comes to child well-being.
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What You Need to Know About Coronavirus
Dr. Seema Yasmin joins us to talk about what we know – and are still learning – about the coronavirus.
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It’s Not What You Eat But When
Dr. Satchin Panda joins us to talk about why when you eat can be as important as what you eat.
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What Ebola Meant For Dallas’ African Immigrants
Kevin J.A. Thomas, associate professor of sociology at Penn State University, joins us to talk about the panic and aftermath of the Ebola crisis — and how the disease affected one population disproportionately.
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