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On Being in a Body: Kate Bowler with Krista Tippett
Episode 479
When Duke divinity school professor Kate Bowler wrote her best-selling memoir, “Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I’ve Loved),” she was…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Sober Curiosity Movement
Episode 478
For adults, the pressure to drink at social engagements, work events, restaurants or almost anywhere outside the home can feel constant. Recent resea…
2 years, 9 months ago
Work and Life Advice for the Nonlinear Path
Episode 477
In today’s world, we tend to switch jobs more frequently than previous generations, and are more likely to have multiple jobs. Side gigs where we exp…
2 years, 10 months ago
What Happened to the American Dream?
Episode 476
Most Americans today would agree that the dream of supporting a family and living a good life on one full time salary is not available to vast number…
2 years, 10 months ago
How Do We Put Guardrails on A.I.?
Episode 475
Artificial intelligence is making world-changing advances every day. But these powerful tools can be used for malicious and nefarious purposes just a…
2 years, 10 months ago
Shakespeare in Contemporary America, with 'Fat Ham' Creator James Ijames
Episode 474
Shakespeare is ubiquitous in literature classes and theater, but the avenues of relating to his work are not always clear to young people and modern …
2 years, 10 months ago
Building a Zero Carbon American Future
Episode 473
Climate change catastrophes are already happening with increasing regularity, and it’s clear we need to take action. The Biden administration has set…
2 years, 11 months ago
Who Can Track and Hack Our Brains?
Episode 472
A technological future where our brain waves could be monitored and our thoughts decoded and analyzed — sometimes against our will — is not as far aw…
2 years, 11 months ago
Investing in Shared American Prosperity
Episode 471
Even when the economy is booming and unemployment is low, millions of Americans still face economic hardship. And in the last few years the United St…
3 years ago
Where Ancient Faiths Meet Modern Lives
Episode 470
The United States is a more secular society than many, and the percentage of people who don’t identify with organized religion is rising. Some of the…
3 years ago