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Episode Archives
Original Air Date:
February 09, 2019
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February 09, 2019
September 21, 2019
May 09, 2020
January 16, 2021
October 16, 2021
September 24, 2022
It's a long walk from the truth to the whole truth. A biographer, a poet, a memoirist and a filmmaker describe the moral struggle and personal cost involved.Read more
Original Air Date:
November 10, 2018
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November 10, 2018
July 20, 2019
April 11, 2020
November 28, 2020
November 27, 2021
September 24, 2022
Every night, millions of us turn out the lights hoping and praying for a good night’s sleep. And every night, millions of us lie awake in the dark.Read more
Original Air Date:
March 07, 2020
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March 07, 2020
August 29, 2020
June 05, 2021
January 01, 2022
September 17, 2022
When the real world becomes too much, fantasy might be your ticket out. But at what point does fantasy go too far?Read more
Original Air Date:
September 17, 2022
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September 17, 2022
Psychologists say telling a good life story can make you happier. But do we also create an inauthentic version of ourselves if we turn everything into a narrative?Read more
Original Air Date:
October 23, 2016
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October 23, 2016
July 29, 2017
January 13, 2018
December 22, 2018
September 10, 2022
What if the most unselfish thing you could do was to pursue pleasure and joy? We make the case for the transformative power of joy, pleasure and delight.Read more
Original Air Date:
October 12, 2019
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October 12, 2019
July 11, 2020
April 17, 2021
December 25, 2021
September 10, 2022
It's not easy in America today to find work that matters, that’s meaningful, and that pays enough to live on. Which is the one thing we don’t talk about. What’s wrong with work — and how do we fix it?Read more
Original Air Date:
September 01, 2018
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September 01, 2018
August 31, 2019
September 05, 2020
September 04, 2021
September 03, 2022
2019 marked the "year of return" to Ghana. Now, scores of African-Americans are moving to Ghana permanently – giving up on the country of their birth.Read more
Original Air Date:
September 03, 2022
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September 03, 2022
Trees talk to each other, and even form alliances with other trees or other species. Some are incredibly old — the root mass of aspens might live 100,000 years. In this hour, we explore the science and history of trees.Read more
Original Air Date:
April 28, 2018
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April 28, 2018
December 15, 2018
November 09, 2019
August 29, 2020
September 18, 2021
August 27, 2022
Covert spies painting nerve agents on doorknobs? It's not the only way to poison someone. We hear stories of radioactive paint, formaldehyde-spiked baby formula, and a beautiful garden full of plants that could kill you.Read more
Original Air Date:
October 13, 2018
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October 13, 2018
June 29, 2019
March 14, 2020
January 23, 2021
September 25, 2021
August 27, 2022
Exchanging glances with the natural world happens more often than you’d think. It can be so profound, there’s a name for it: eye-to-eye epiphany.Read more
Original Air Date:
February 08, 2020
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February 08, 2020
October 03, 2020
June 26, 2021
August 20, 2022
The pandemic has made clear that parents are walking a tightrope with no safety net. Is it time for a parenting revolution?Read more
Original Air Date:
May 22, 2021
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May 22, 2021
January 08, 2022
August 20, 2022
Around the world, authoritarian leaders are on the rise – from Russia and Hungary to the U.S. We examine the return of the Strongman — and how to save democracy.Read more
Original Air Date:
August 13, 2022
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August 13, 2022
While their domesticated cousins sleep on our beds, Congress debates wild wolves’ survival. This hour, we’ll explore our complicated relationship with our canine cousins, and the feelings they evoke – fear, hatred, and also love. Read more
Original Air Date:
January 27, 2018
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August 06, 2017
January 27, 2018
February 02, 2019
October 19, 2019
September 19, 2020
August 13, 2022
Sharing of personal pronouns is just one sign of an increasingly widespread shift in how we think about gender. So what’s next? Maybe gender should be messy? Maybe trans should be joy?Read more
Original Air Date:
January 15, 2022
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January 15, 2022
August 06, 2022
New experiences rewire the brain. So after all we’ve been through, are we different? We consider the "COVID brain" in both neuroscience and the arts.Read more
Original Air Date:
October 10, 2020
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October 10, 2020
June 12, 2021
January 15, 2022
August 06, 2022
We surround ourselves with possessions, but at what point do they start to possess us?Read more
Original Air Date:
September 05, 2020
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September 05, 2020
May 29, 2021
December 18, 2021
July 30, 2022
Walking prolongs our life and made us human. So why are we doing less and less of it? Read more
Original Air Date:
July 30, 2022
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July 30, 2022
Remember when reading still felt magical? We talk to authors about Wonderland, magic wands, unicorns and other children's stories that inspire.Read more
Original Air Date:
May 01, 2021
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May 01, 2021
December 11, 2021
July 23, 2022
It doesn't matter whether you grew up going to Coney Island, Six Flags, or Pacific Park — to a kid, all amusement parks are magical. This hour we take a trip to the land of funnel cake, freak shows and fast rides.Read more
Original Air Date:
May 17, 2015
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May 17, 2015
August 26, 2017
May 26, 2018
May 25, 2019
July 03, 2021
July 23, 2022
Ever want to quit your job and buy an old farmhouse, to live self-sufficiently on a few acres of your very own? The reality is much more complicated.Read more
Original Air Date:
December 18, 2021
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December 18, 2021
July 16, 2022
Scientists and explorers have found a whole new world under our feet. It's an exciting place, and it's changing what we know about the planet and ourselves.Read more
Original Air Date:
November 02, 2019
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November 02, 2019
July 18, 2020
February 27, 2021
October 23, 2021
July 16, 2022
From Africa to England, to a kamikaze cockpit, and to realms of fantasy. Books aren’t just books. They’re passports.Read more
Original Air Date:
March 14, 2020
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March 14, 2020
December 05, 2020
September 04, 2021
May 14, 2022
July 09, 2022
Colonization in Africa was much more than a land grab. It was a project to replace — and even erase — local cultures. How can that be undone?Read more
Original Air Date:
March 20, 2021
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March 20, 2021
November 06, 2021
July 09, 2022
As monocropping and agribusiness continue to dominate modern farming, we speak to farmers, botanists and indigenous people about how they are reclaiming our seeds.Read more
Original Air Date:
September 14, 2019
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September 14, 2019
May 30, 2020
March 27, 2021
November 13, 2021
July 02, 2022
Psychedelics show remarkable promise for treating depression, addiction and PTSD. They just might revolutionize the treatment of mental illness.Read more
Original Air Date:
July 02, 2022
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July 02, 2022
Your voice is unique. It's how your friends and family know you. But how comfortable are you with your voice? And how freely do you use it?Read more
Original Air Date:
July 27, 2019
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July 27, 2019
June 27, 2020
March 06, 2021
October 09, 2021
June 25, 2022
There are old folktales of people who can become animals. Animals who become people. And there’s a lesson for our own time in those shapeshifting stories.Read more
Original Air Date:
November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
June 25, 2022
Summer reading lists are full of so-called "beach books." But if you’ve got enough time to lounge by a pool or swing in a hammock, why not tackle something more substantial?Read more
Original Air Date:
July 13, 2019
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July 13, 2019
July 11, 2020
June 12, 2021
June 18, 2022
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, producer Charles Monroe-Kane made 300 yard signs that read "You're not ok. That's ok." He put them on his porch. Soon they were gone.Read more
Original Air Date:
June 18, 2022
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June 18, 2022
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