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Nov 25
Emotional Longevity in a Burnout Culture
Longevity isn’t just about living longer, but living well. Yes getting enough sleep, eating a balanced diet, and regular exercise are important for longevity, but so is recognizing and releasing feelings. Dr. Elisha Goldstein joins us to explore overwhelm, and then helps outline ... Show More
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Sexual Harassment in Middle Schools
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Love the Kid You’ve Got
The world often pits tweens + teens against their trusted adults. But research shows that young people actually thrive when they feel a connection with those very adults. So how can everyone get on the same side? What’s the path to stop fighting unimportant battles, and instead w ... Show More
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How to Read a New York Times Story About Trans Kids
This episode was recorded before the Nov. 19 attack on Club Q. Outward stands with our queer family in Colorado Springs.
This month, Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Bryan Lowder discuss two major trans news stories from recent weeks. First, the New York Times’ late ... Show More
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Paul Gilmartin, The Battles in Our Heads, Uncensored
Comedian Paul Gilmartin was the host of TV's "Dinner and a Movie" for 16 years, but smiling and acting happy on-screen often "felt like lifting 500 pounds," he said, as he struggled behind the scenes with depression and even contemplated suicide. When the show ended, Gilmartin la ... Show More
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Questlove Supreme: Tommy Oliver & Mike Africa Jr.
<p>In a special episode of Questlove Supreme we tackle HBO’s documentary film “40 Years A Prisoner” which chronicles one of the most controversial shootouts in American history, the 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE, and the aftermath that led ... Show More
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Danielle Henderson | The Ugly Cry
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Old Man on Campus
<p>After a middle-aged manual laborer goes back to school to turn his life around, he’s reborn as a college football standout. But as midlife crises go, this one is going to hurt.</p> <p><em>(Portions of today's episode were recorded on Radio Row in Las Vegas before Super Bowl 58 ... Show More
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2. Boy George
Louis is using the lockdown to track down some high-profile people he’s been longing to talk to – a fascinating mix of the celebrated, the controversial and the mysterious. In this episode, he speaks to singer and musician, George O’Dowd aka Boy George, who has chosen to lockdown ... Show More
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Josh Shipp
Josh Shipp aka “The Teen Whisperer” is a former at-risk foster kid turned teen advocate. His TV series TEEN TROUBLE (A&E / Lifetime) documented his work with teens in crisis. He is the author of “The Teen’s Guide to World Domination“, and was listed on Inc. Magazine’s 30 under 30 ... Show More
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Fiercely Honest, Unapologetically Joyful | Ashley C. Ford
<p><a href="http://www.ashleycford.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ashley C. Ford</a> (http://www.ashleycford.net/) is a writer, media producer and host, living in Brooklyn by way of Indiana. She currently hosts PROFILE by BuzzFeed News, and is the former hos ... Show More
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EP30: Gameshow Trickery, Foster Care Saint, and Hollywood's Only Flying Ace
On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, we bring you Matt Parker, a comedian and mathematician from Australia, who tells the story of the time Michael Larson was shockingly good at the game show "Press Your Luck," and gives a look into why computers can’t be random; ... Show More
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Roger Bennett, author of #1 the New York Times bestseller (Re)Born in the USA and co-host of the popular Men in Blazers podcast, shares the hilarious and painful experiences of his English adolescence of the 1970’s & 1980’s. He discusses what passed as sex-ed at that time, what it felt like to be a (very) late bloomer and when was the moment everything chang ... Show More
<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, we hear how the only natural born son of <strong>Roy Rogers</strong>, <strong>Roy "Dusty" Rogers, Jr.</strong>, was raised by <strong>Roy</strong> and his wife <strong>Dale Evans</strong> along with their 8 other children. <str ... Show More
<p>Danielle Henderson is a TV writer, former editor for Rookie, cohost of the film podcast I Saw What You Did, and author of the achingly poignant and funny memoir, <a href="https://amzn.to/3BMNVoX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Ugly Cry</em></a>. Abandoned at ... Show More
