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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

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Arts & Entertainment

Salman Rushdie reflects on language, imagination and mortality

Salman Rushdie knows more about death than most of us. Decades ago, he lived in hiding after a death threat was issued by Iran’s Ayatol ...

Air Date: January 16, 2026 12:00 pm

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(photo credit Sela Shiloni)
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Health

How humor connects us and helps us weather tough times

Babies laugh before they utter their first word. Laughter is universal — although what you find funny may not be funny to me. La ...

Air Date: January 9, 2026 12:00 pm

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Health

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel’s six simple rules for a long and healthy life

Dr. Emanuel offers advice for a long, healthy life which includes skipping health fads and cultivating social connection.

Air Date: January 2, 2026 12:00 pm

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Health

How to survive cold, dark winter 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: December 26, 2025 12:00 pm

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Community

Tim Merrill on faith, resilience and resistance

Tim Merrill has been a pastor and youth leadership developer in Camden for decades. He dedicated his new novel, "The Song Sparrow," to the young people of Camden.

Air Date: December 19, 2025 12:00 pm

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(Annie Farmer and Liz Stein speaking at a Stand with Survivors Rally on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Courts & Law

Epstein survivors speak out

Survivors Annie Farmer and Liz Stein open up about breaking the culture of silence, coping with public spotlight, and combating sex trafficking.

Air Date: December 12, 2025 12:00 pm

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(photo credit, Denise Benson)
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Lifestyle

Nedra Glover Tawwab on setting boundaries and finding balance in relationships

Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab explains how to set boundaries for ourselves, respect those set by others, and find healthy balance in our relationships.

Air Date: December 5, 2025 12:00 pm

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Arts & Entertainment

Poet Edward Hirsch on his memoir “My Childhood in Pieces”

Poet Edward Hirsch discusses his coming-of-age memoir about his complicated, colorful and comedic Jewish Midwestern family.

Air Date: November 28, 2025 12:00 pm

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Lifestyle

Learning to focus on what matters most

Psychologist Diana Hill explains how to revitalize our relationship with ourselves and focus on what really matters.

Air Date: November 21, 2025 12:00 pm

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Politics & Policy

How clashing regional cultures intensify our political divisions

Historian Colin Woodard explains how America's centuries-old regional differences have led to the political divisions that continue to pull the country apart.

Air Date: November 14, 2025 12:00 pm

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Science

How our primal intelligence gives us an edge over AI

Angus Fletcher argues our capacity for creativity, flexibility and story thinking gives humans a leg up over artificial intelligence.

Air Date: November 7, 2025 12:00 pm

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American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad , 61, swims in Cuban waters, offshore Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. Nyad jumped into Cuban waters Sunday evening and set off in a bid to become the first person to swim across the Florida Straits without the aid of a shark cage. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
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Arts & Entertainment

Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad gets real about living her best life

Diana Nyad reflects on her historic swim from Cuba to Florida, lessons of forgiveness, and the challenges and pleasures of aging.

Air Date: October 31, 2025 12:00 pm

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Health

The joy of being alone: why we all need solitude

Psychologist Robert Coplan on the restorative power of being alone.

Air Date: October 24, 2025 12:00 pm

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Arts & Entertainment

NPR’s Scott Simon on journalism, empathy and a good cup of espresso

The Weekend Edition Saturday host talks about the state of journalism, covering war-torn regions, an awkward interview with Billy Cosby and a hilarious one with Dame Edna.

Air Date: October 17, 2025 12:00 pm

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(photo credit, Sydney Rae)
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Health

Redefining normal: autism, stigma and culture

Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker on the progress in understanding autism, the ongoing efforts to overcome mental health stigma, and the need to dispel persistent myths.

Air Date: October 10, 2025 12:00 pm

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