Mental Health
Loyalty in relationships, in politics, and at work
Guests: Dacher Keltner, Jeff Shesol When President Trump was reciting ‘Scout’s Law’ a the recent Boy Scout ...
Air Date: July 31, 2017
Listen 00:49:00Guests: Maurice Schweitzer, Dan Ariely, Maria Konnikova We all lie. It’s a skill we develop when we are just to ...
Air Date: July 24, 2017
Listen 00:49:28Time for Americans to take a break?
A recent study estimates that 36 percent of U.S. workers suffer from work-related stress that costs businesses $30 billion a year in lost workdays.
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The opioid crisis in Philadelphia
Guests: Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, Silvana Mazzella, Carol Rostucher, Mike Newall The cleanup of the heroin encamp ...
Air Date: July 12, 2017
Listen 48:59I told myself that as long as I maintained that appearance, the rotten blackness steadily devouring me from within was under control and would eventually recede.
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Could magnesium help treat depression?
Millions of Americans suffer with depression – and traditional medications used to treat the illness are expensive, and can have a ...
Air Date: July 10, 2017
Listen 00:03:35Brooke Gladstone of “On the Media”
Guests: Brooke Gladstone On the Media’s ...
Air Date: July 10, 2017
Listen 00:48:58Humor is a powerful tool in a doctor’s arsenal
There’s a body of opinion that believes that laughter might, for some illnesses, be the best medicine.
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Sleep is the new skinny. Americans are obsessed with a good night’s rest — after decades of viewing sleep as a waste of time for ...
Air Date: July 7, 2017
Listen 46:54Gun violence and children; gun shops and suicide prevention
Guests: Ruth Abaya, Scott Charles, Ralph Demicco, Marty Vriniotis The statistics around guns and children are sta ...
Air Date: July 6, 2017
Listen 00:49:01Sleep paralysis: How a deep-sleep glitch can conjure the boogeyman
There’s an unnerving, specific kind of dream — a nightmare, really — that can happe ...
9 years ago
Listen 7:00Reclaiming a good night’s sleep after trauma-induced insomnia
A museum exhibit helped Vashti DuBois finally sleep after nearly 3 years of unrest. Standing in her living room — a serene, dark ...
9 years ago
Listen 3:52Dissecting the Senate health care plan
Guests: Margot Sanger-Katz, Julie Rovner, Ralph Muller The Senate released their health care plan to repeal and r ...
Air Date: June 26, 2017
Listen 00:50:44“How dare you!” – on political outrage
Guests: Angela Nagel, Jillian Jordan, Conor Friedersdorf Political discourse has turned into an outrage machine. ...
Air Date: June 21, 2017
Listen 00:48:59Philly schools must prioritize trauma-informed learning
Powerful and surprisingly prevalent horrors are blocking access to education and ravaging children’s lives. Sadly, they remai ...
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