The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane Archive
Why we lie and why we’re bad at spotting liars
Everyone lies occasionally, but some people make a habit of it. We look at the nature of deceit, why some people lie more than others, and how to detect it.
Air Date: June 21, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Creating a Native Landscape in Your Own Yard
Ecologist Douglas Tallamy talks about an approach to conservation that starts with letting your yard grow wild with native plants to save wildlife in 'Nature's Best Hope.'
Air Date: June 14, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:30Three poets discuss poetry's power to connect, heal and inspire us.
Air Date: June 7, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:39Dr. Frank Anderson on trauma and transformation
Psychiatrist Frank Anderson specializes in treating trauma. His new memoir, "To Be Loved" is about facing his own traumatic childhood.
Air Date: May 30, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:31MK Asante’s new memoir ‘Nephew’
Filmmaker and author MK Asante's new memoir begins with him sitting vigil beside his nephew's hospital bed at Temple University hospital after he was shot nine times.
Air Date: May 24, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16How to confront our nation’s troubled history
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: May 17, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16Frank Bruni on our culture of complaint
New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins us to talk about why Americans feel so angry, outraged and aggrieved these days.
Air Date: May 10, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16Artist 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: May 2, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:46Why we are so attached to our stuff
Why does a childhood blanket or teddy bear hold so much meaning? Why do we find it so hard to part with certain objects? This hour, our emotional connection to things.
Air Date: April 26, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Are Americans Losing Their Religion?
Americans are losing faith with their religious institutions and traditions. That’s a major finding in the latest report from the Publi ...
Air Date: April 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54There's something to those gut feelings, the hunches you have that push you toward a decision. We'll talk about where intuition comes from and when to use it.
Air Date: April 11, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Our Love of Dogs: Exploring 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: April 5, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Remembering Acclaimed Primatologist Frans de Waal
Primatologist Frans de Waal died last week. We listen back to Marty's interviews with de Waal about our connections to our great ape cousins.
Air Date: March 29, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:39What Improv Can Teach Us About Life
Taking the rules of improv off the stage. We talk about what improv can teach us about life, ourselves, being in the moment…and having fun
Air Date: March 22, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 50:54Esther Perel on the Future of Love and Desire
Psychotherapist Esther Perel on love and intimacy in a time of conflict
Air Date: March 15, 2024 12:00 pm
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