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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane Archive

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Arts & Entertainment

Clint Smith on the Joy and Terror of Fatherhood

Clint Smith's on his new poetry collection, Black fatherhood and contending with the country's racist legacy.

Air Date: March 30, 2023 12:00 pm

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(Photo credit, Casper Hare)
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Lifestyle

How Philosophy Can Help Us Deal with Life’s Hardships

Philosopher Kieran Setiya on his book, "Life Is Hard," about accepting adversity, sorrow and pain.

Air Date: March 23, 2023 12:00 pm

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Imposter syndrome, hypocrisy, business dishonest or liar, fake, crime or fraudulent concept, depressed anonymous businessman holding smiling mask thinking about being or acting like another person.
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Health

Why We Sometimes Feel Like Imposters

Do you ever feel like a fraud at work or in your daily life? That people overestimate your talent or intelligence? We're digging into the imposter phenomenon this hour.

Air Date: March 17, 2023 12:00 pm

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Science

Why Humans Are Built for Connection, Love and Friendship

Social scientist and physician Nicholas Christakis on our social evolution, our need for connection and why he is optimistic about human nature and the future.

Air Date: March 10, 2023 12:00 pm

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FILE - Crews remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. The movement to identify and reckon with structural racism moved forward in 2021. As local and state governments grappled with the removal of statues of racist historical figures, local school boards fought over how to teach the uneasy history of racism in the United States. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Community

How to Confront Our Nation’s Past

If we want to make progress, we need to talk honestly about the most painful parts of America's history. So how do we help people reckon with, and not resist, the past?

Air Date: March 3, 2023 12:00 pm

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FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks to a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One behind President Joe Biden, Feb. 3, 2023, at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. On Thursday, Feb. 16, Fetterman's office announced that the senator had checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Health

Shedding Light on Depression and Stigma

Will Senator John Fetterman's openness about his depression help remove some of the stigma around mental illness?

Air Date: February 24, 2023 12:00 pm

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A man sits on a chair next to rubble of a destroyed building in Iskenderun city, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Thousands left homeless by a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria a week ago packed into crowded tents or lined up in the streets for hot meals as the desperate search for survivors entered what was likely its last hours. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Trauma and Resilience After a Disaster

How can survivors of the Turkey-Syria earthquake recover after losing so much? And what helps people withstand large-scale trauma like natural disasters?

Air Date: February 17, 2023 12:00 pm

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Fan Pedro Cartahgena (left), Victor River (center) and Mauricio Vasquez (right) support the Philadelphia Eagles from the tailgate outside the Linc during the NFC East Championship Game on January 29, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Lifestyle

Fandom, Identity and Belonging

What drives people to invest so much time, emotion, energy, and money following a sports team, a rock band, or a celebrity? We'll explore the fan mindset.

Air Date: February 10, 2023 12:00 pm

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Serena and Venus Williams (AP Photo/Kin Cheung); former first daughters Malia and Sasha Obama (AP Photo/Susan Walsh); Prince William and Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Kirsty O'Connor/AP); Ivanka, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci); Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP); John, Robert and Ted Kennedy (AP).
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Lifestyle

How Our Siblings Shape Us

For many of us, our relationship with a sibling will be the longest we'll ever have. We'll talk about our sibling relationships and how they shape who we are.

Air Date: February 3, 2023 12:00 pm

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(Robert Waldinger, top, photo credit Katherine Taylor; Marc Schulz)
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Lifestyle

Lessons from the world’s longest happiness study

What does it take to live a happy, fulfilling life? Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz share findings from their happiness study and discuss their book, "The Good Life."

Air Date: January 27, 2023 12:00 pm

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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane: Trailer

Who doesn’t feel burnt out by the stresses of life, with the pressures of work and family and the onslaught of bad news? It’s easy to ...

Air Date: January 25, 2023

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