The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane Archive
Investigating the cult-like tactics of modern marketers
Marketing companies can be pretty sneaky when trying to get new customers. Instead of straightforward sales pitches, they've turned to manipulative tactics used by cults.
Air Date: January 17, 2025 12:00 pm
A winter mindset and coping in cold, dark and difficult times
Do you dread wintertime? Learn how to love it. Psychologist Kari Leibowitz explains how to cultivate a winter mindset to cope with cold days and the dark times in life.
Air Date: January 10, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:51How to feel alive in a world that wears us down
Do you feel blah? Does your life feel drab and unexciting? Do you have a vague sense of emptiness? You could be languishing…and you’r ...
Air Date: January 3, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01‘Obsessed with Painting’: Artist Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye
Jamie Wyeth comes from an artist dynasty. His father is Andrew Wyeth and grandfather N.C. Wyeth. Jamie Wyeth join us to talk about finding his own artistic vision.
Air Date: December 27, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 49:57Talking across the political divide
How to have conversations with people on the opposite side of the political spectrum.
Air Date: December 20, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:30Identifying and healing from narcissistic people
Dr. Ramani Durvasula explores the toxic effects of narcissism and how to deal with narcissistic people.
Air Date: December 13, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:30The history of sex and sexuality in America
Rebecca Davis explores the 400-year tension between sex, sexual identity and prudery in America and how it explains some of today’s political conflicts.
Air Date: December 6, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:15Permission to feel: the value of emotional intelligence
Psychologist Marc Brackett, founder of the Center for Emotional Intelligence at Yale University, on expressing and manage your emotions
Air Date: November 29, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:27It's easy to fly off the handle, especially when we're stressed out. This hour, where does anger come from, how to control it, and how to put it to good use.
Air Date: November 22, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:27Embracing our imperfections and the messiness of life
Author Oliver Burkeman on why it's time to settle for your imperfections and ditch the relentless self-help messaging of productivity and control.
Air Date: November 15, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:13The art and imagination of Leonardo da Vinci
Ahead of the Ken Burns documentary on the genius and imagination of Leonardo da Vinci, we talk with the filmmakers and an art historian.
Air Date: November 8, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:14Timothy Snyder on freedom and democracy
Yale University professor Timothy Snyder on American's distorted view of freedom and why it matters.
Air Date: November 1, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:13What drives our morbid curiosity
Why do we love scary stories and films? Why are there so many true crime fans? We talk with psychologist Coltan Scrivner about our morbid curiosity.
Air Date: October 25, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:26Family estrangement and reconciliation
What drives parents and children apart? What does it take to make amends and rebuild the relationship?
Air Date: October 17, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:47Exploring the human-canine bond
Millions of people share their lives with dogs. What makes the dog-human connection so unique and so fulfilling?
Air Date: October 11, 2024 12:00 pm
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