Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, founding director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care UT Southwestern Medical Center, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why suicide rates among Texas youth are on the rise.
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The patience of turtles
Sy Montgomery joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her visit to the Turtle Rescue League, where injured turtles are given a second chance at life.
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She got addicted to quitting
Freda Love Smith, a writer who teaches at Northwestern University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her approach to quitting alcohol, sugar, caffeine, cannabis and social media.
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If aliens visited, would we even know?
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb joins host Krys Boyd to discuss identifying and having contact with an extraterrestrial and the implications it would have for humankind.
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Does spying on your kids really protect them?
Devorah Heitner, an expert in young people’s relationship with digital media and technology, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how to balance protecting kids with allowing them to have some level of autonomy.
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When you forgive, you don’t have to forget
Myisha Cherry, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why models of traditional forgiveness are lacking.
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There’s more to American history than what white people did
Michael Harriot, a columnist at theGrio.com, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a new way to look at historical narratives – one that reworks the American story to include the voices most often overlooked.
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Pickle juice and protein: How to feed your muscles
Roy Meals, clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at UCLA, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the anatomical properties of muscle.
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Is the Navy stuck in the past?
Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss new global threats that require change by the U.S. Navy and the resistance by top brass to bend to the future.
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The grief of institutionalizing a child
Jennifer Senior, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the story of her aunt Adele, who was sent away at age 6 because of intellectual disabilities.
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What’s a fishwife, anyway? A history of words about women
Jenni Nuttall teaches medieval literature at the University of Oxford, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how words have influenced how we view female roles in society.
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From foster care to fostering hope
David Ambroz joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his life’s work of fighting for child welfare, the subject of his new memoir.
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