The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane Archive

What are you? That's a question people of mixed race hear all the time. Today we talk with a trio of guests about their biracial identity and belonging.

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.

Dr. Arik Kershenbaum decodes howls, whistles, squeals, grunts and other sounds of the wild.

Yale University's Marc Brackett explains the importance of emotional intelligence in our lives and how it can help us make better decisions and have healthier relationships.

Can our dreams help us make sense of our waking lives?

As people live longer, should we rebalance work, family, and friendships? Do we need to rethink what it means to be old and the aging process?

Journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger almost died. His new book explores coming to terms with his own mortality and what might come after death.

Inside Out 2 introduces some uncomfortable emotions - embarrassment, envy, ennui, and anxiety. Two psychologists who consulted on the film explain why we should embrace them.

Criticism can be hard to take. So what's the difference between constructive and destructive criticism and how can we quiet the critical voice in our head.

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.

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.'

Three poets discuss poetry's power to connect, heal and inspire us.

Psychiatrist Frank Anderson specializes in treating trauma. His new memoir, "To Be Loved" is about facing his own traumatic childhood.

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.

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?