This week, we feature an episode with Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, President and CEO of the Reynolds Foundation, and Founder and Chairman of the Democracy Lab Foundation, which fosters civic innovation. We discuss the current state of the freedom and democracy movement, how philanthropic partnerships and democracy defenders are responding to authoritarianism, an ... Show More
Nov 21
Margaret Grace Myers, "The Fight for Sex Ed: The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine" (Beacon Press, 2025)
The US has some of the highest rates of STIs and teen pregnancies in the industrialized world. A comprehensive sex education curriculum—which teaches facts on contraception, prophylactics, consent, and STIs—has been available since the 90s. Yet the majority of states require that ... Show More
39m 8s
Nov 18
Carlo Rotella, "What Can I Get Out of This?: Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics" (U California Press, 2025)
At a time when college students and their parents often question the "return on investment" from humanities courses, accomplished feature writer and English professor Carlo Rotella invites us into the minds of a group of skeptical first-year students who are ultimately transforme ... Show More
47m 16s
Jan 2022
Episode 579: A Story of Trauma, Healing and Resilience. Riana Milne
Riana Milne is a certified, global life, love trauma tecovery & mindset coach, a cert. clinical trauma & addictions professional, a #1 bestselling author. She is the host of her podcast called Lessons in Life & Love™, an educational speaker, and a licensed mental health counselor ... Show More
32m 4s
Feb 2025
How To Make a Marriage Work | Chodo Robert Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison (Co-Interviewed by Dr. Bianca Harris)
<p>A candid, useful, and hilarious conversation.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chodorobertcampbell/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chodo Robert Campbell Sensei</a> is a Zen teacher, bereavement specialist, grief counselor and a recognized leader ... Show More
1h 18m
Feb 2025
Patricia A. Roos, "Surviving Alex: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction" (Rutgers UP, 2024)
In 2015, Patricia Roos’s twenty-five-year-old son Alex died of a heroin overdose. Turning her grief into action, Roos, a professor of sociology at Rutgers University, began to research the social factors and institutional failures that contributed to his death. Surviving Alex: A ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2024
The Harvard Scientist Who Says You Can Use Your Thoughts To Improve Your Health | Ellen Langer
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p>The connection between your psychology and your health, and how to work with it.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://www ... Show More
1h 7m