Derek Thompson joins us to talk about how long America’s hottest companies can survive when profits seem to be elusive.
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Death, Ingénues, And True Crime: A Halloween Special
Obsession, murder, dying, and a touch of humor: just some of the dark subjects we’ll touch on in this Halloween special.
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YouTube and the Next Generation of Celebrity
Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair joins us to profile these internet celebs, who are devoted to digital clicks and the fickle tastes of their audiences.
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Caring Without Curing
Dr. Sunita Puri joins us to talk about palliative care – and about what she learned from her anesthesiologist mother about finding balance. Her new book is called “That Good Night: Life & Medicine in the Eleventh Hour.”
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When the Buzz of Progress Becomes Noise Pollution
Bianca Bosker, contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about how sound is affecting our world.
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Opioids In Rural America
Dr. Laura Fanucchi and epidemiologist April Young talk about why Appalachia is one of the epicenters of the opioid crisis – and what the medical community is doing about it.
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Why You Should Fear Volcanoes More Than Ebola
Journalist Bryan Walsh joins us to talk about the many probabilities of world-ending catastrophic events, reported with humor and backed up by hard science.
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What Does Jeff Bezos Want?
Staff writer for The Atlantic, Franklin Foer joins us to talk about his research into Amazon and what happens when Big Tech takes on not just the nuts-and-bolts of government but our planet too.
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If You Go Off The Pill, Will You Still Love Your Husband?
Sarah E. Hill, research psychologist and professor, Department of Psychology, TCU joins us to talk about a woman’s body and the most current research (or lack of it) that doctors rely on.
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You: Meet ‘Digital’ You
Neuroscientist and psychologist Michael S. A. Graziano joins us to talk about current research into our deepest selves.
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They Made One Of The Greatest Archaeological Discoveries Of All Time
Paleoanthropologist professor Lee Berger and Director of the Center for the Exploration of the Human Journey Becca Peixotto join us to discuss the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science exhibition.
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Netflix And Chill? You Are Burning Coal
Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg joins us to talk about how re-evaluating our lifestyles is the key to any real, radical change.
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