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Women’s Rights Under Attack
Episode 498
The federal right to abortions in the United States has been overturned, access to contraception and IVF services are threatened in many states, and …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Future of the Middle East
Episode 497
The grim stream of news from the Middle East has been making it more and more difficult to hold onto hope for peace. When and how will the conflict i…
2 years, 2 months ago
SCOTUS Decides 2024
Episode 496
The Supreme Court has issued another series of controversial and consequential decisions this term, fueling discussion on the current state of the ju…
2 years, 2 months ago
Unleashing Your Brain’s Potential: Science, Lifestyle and Longevity
Episode 495
People and families suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia often feel desperate for a cure and will try anything. Unfortunately, no cure exists and …
2 years, 3 months ago
Can You Design a Good Death?
Episode 494
Death is understandably difficult – and for some people, nearly impossible – to conceive of and talk about. Especially our own. It may seem like ther…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Pursuit of a Good Death
Episode 494
Death is understandably difficult – and for some people, nearly impossible – to conceive of and talk about. Especially our own. It may seem like ther…
2 years, 5 months ago
Katharine Hayhoe on Fighting Climate Change
Episode 493
Climate change is demanding an extraordinarily rapid transformation of human society, and we don’t have a manual. The people who have done the least …
2 years, 5 months ago
What Makes a Life Worth Living?
Episode 492
For years, Yale undergraduate students have lined up to take a wildly popular course called Life Worth Living. Bucking the highly competitive tone yo…
2 years, 5 months ago
Fighting HIV Around the World
Episode 491
In the late 1990s, HIV and AIDS was killing people in Sub-Saharan Africa at an astonishing rate. Generations of children were growing up without pare…
2 years, 6 months ago
Our Changing World with Thomas Friedman
Episode 490
The world seems to be moving and evolving faster than ever before, and democratic ideals are under threat in many countries around the globe. New Yor…
2 years, 6 months ago