This hour, we’ll explore that existential question with Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson. His book The Meaning of Human Existence was a finalist for a National Book Award this year.
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The Best Books Of 2014
This hour, we’ll talk about the books from this year that deserve your attention with a panel of local book reviewers.
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Parenting Without Marriage
This hour, we’ll talk about the affect that the trend of having kids outside of wedlock is having on children, parents and society with Isabel V. Sawhill, author of Generation Unbound: Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage.
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How To Blend A Family
This hour, we’ll talk about strategies for making one family out of two with Dr. George S. Glass. His new book is Blending Families Successfully: Helping Parents and Kids Navigate the Challenges so that Everyone Ends Up Happy.
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Consumer Compulsion
This hour, we’ll talk about the subtle ways that companies instill desire for their wares deep within us with Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.
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Music To March To
This hour, we’ll learn how African American spirituals once sung in the fields evolved into the protest songs that paved the way for equality with Baylor University associate professor Robert F. Darden.
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The Best Movies Of 2014
This hour, we’ll talk about which ones are worth your time and ticket money with a panel of our favorite local movie critics.
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Exploring Everyday Science
This hour, we’ll talk about the science of everyday life with Union College professor Chad Orzel. He’s the author of Eureka! Discovering Your Inner Scientist.
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The Life Of Bob Hope
This hour, we’ll get to know the man who made generations of Americans laugh with Time magazine’s Richard Zoglin, author of Hope: Entertainer of the Century.
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Midlife Melancholy
This hour, we’ll talk about the concept of the U-shaped happiness curve with Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. He writes about the topic in the December issue of The Atlantic.
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Driven By Jealousy
This hour, we’ll learn why our most selfish of emotions can actually be helpful with the author of Jealousy.
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Preparing For Disaster
This hour, we’ll talk about how we can be ready for the unexpected with the author of SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Survival Anywhere (William Morrow) has recently been updated.
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