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Norman Lear & Khizr Khan: Understanding American Values
Episode 180
Norman Lear is the prolific television writer and producer of stories about diverse American life—among them “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” …
8 years, 8 months ago
What's Driving Our Political Polarization?
Episode 179
Trust in civic, religious, and academic institutions is at an all-time low in America. But this phenomenon did not, as some Americans might believe, …
8 years, 8 months ago
Susan Orlean: It's Okay to be Clueless
Episode 178
New York Times best-selling author Susan Orlean says ignorance about a subject is a powerful ignitor of curiosity. As someone who has written about b…
8 years, 8 months ago
What Would MLK Say About Today's America?
Episode 177
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 15. If Dr. King was still alive today, what would he think of the progress of the black community? How far have…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Next Big Challenge in Your Life
Episode 176
What if you examined your life in the context of all of its stages? The annunciation and initiation phases in your youth and young adulthood are full…
8 years, 9 months ago
Living the Creative Life
Episode 175
How is creativity cultivated in childhood? And, does a creative culture at home result in a creative career later on? Authors Jess Walter, Dani Shapi…
8 years, 9 months ago
The Power of History, Community, and Hope
Episode 174
Though his grandparents were his primary caretakers, Eric Motley was raised by a community. The author, former White House staffer, and Aspen Institu…
8 years, 9 months ago
Coping with Disappointment, Setback, and Crisis
Episode 173
Theo Padnos is an American journalist held captive by al-Qaeda for nearly two years. He was physically and psychologically tortured, but emerged with…
8 years, 9 months ago
The US Government’s Doomsday Plans
Episode 172
For 60 years, the US government has been laying secret doomsday plans to save itself in the event of nuclear war — even while the rest of us die. Tod…
8 years, 9 months ago
What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur?
Episode 171
America has always meant business. We’re a nation of self-starters, strivers, and entrepreneurs — with the courage to take big risks and the confiden…
8 years, 10 months ago