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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

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Lifestyle

Nedra Glover Tawwab on setting boundaries and finding balance

Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab explains how to set boundaries for ourselves, respect those set by others, and find a 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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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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Health

Jean Twenge’s rules for raising kids in a high-tech world

Psychologist Jean Twenge -- a mother of three -- gives parents the tools they need to help their kids develop a healthier relationship with social media.

Air Date: October 3, 2025 12:00 pm

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Politics & Policy

Linguist John McWhorter on free speech, woke language, and why words matter

A conversation with Columbia University linguist and author John McWhorter on the power of language, the dangers of censorship, and the evolution of slang and swearing.

Air Date: September 26, 2025 12:00 pm

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Health

Fawning and the dangers of people-pleasing

Clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton used fawning as a coping strategy growing up in a scary home. It helped her in those frightening moments but came at a terrible price.

Air Date: September 19, 2025 12:00 pm

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Science

The Neuroscience of decision-making

Why don’t we always prioritize what matters most—like making time for family and friends or fitting in a workout during a busy day? ...

Air Date: September 12, 2025 12:00 pm

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Politics & Policy

How COVID changed everything

NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg reflects on lessons learned and not learned from the COVID pandemic and the ways it changed our lives, culture and politics.

Air Date: September 5, 2025 12:00 pm

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Music and memory

Princeton professor Elizabeth Margulis explains why music has the power to affect our emotions, transport us to far away places and connect us to others.

Air Date: August 29, 2025 12:00 pm

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