As humans, we can reliably live about 70 years, give or take. So what are some tortoises doing that allows them to live twice as long?
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Taking on Obesity
We’ll talk this hour about the factors at play in our war with our weight with Dr. Deborah A. Cohen, author of A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic – And How We Can End It.
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Mind Your Manners
We’ll talk this hour about what passes as good manners – and how we learned them – with Henry Hitchings, author of Sorry!: The English and Their Manners.
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Civil Rights Meets College Football
Where did college sports and racial integration meet?
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Looking Back at the March on Washington
In August, the nation marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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Jane Says
Jane Pauley joins us this hour to talk about her distinguished career in broadcasting and about her new book, Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life.
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To Tell The Truth
We’ll find out this hour how we can simplify our lives by being honest with neuroscientist Sam Harris, author of Lying.
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Dollars And Sense
As part of KERA’s One Crisis Away initiative, we’ll find out this hour how we can better mange our money with a panel of Certified Financial Planners.
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To Infinity, And Beyond!
We’ll talk this hour to Dr. Ed Lu, who’s spent six months of his life on the International Space Station.
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A 50-Year Flashback
A new American Experience documentary examines the year 1964, and we’ll talk this hour to its writer and director, Stephen Ives.
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Salt, Sugar, Fat, And The Food Biz
What are you really eating when you rip open that bag of chips?
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Building A Better Burg
We’ll talk this hour about the intersection of urban design and happiness with the author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design.
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