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Facing Death with Dignity and a Plan
Episode 31
How can our medical and social systems support or hinder dying? Do we have the right to bend the arc of our own death, or that of a loved one? How ca…
10 years, 8 months ago
The Church of Pope Francis
Episode 32
Nancy Gibbs, editor of TIME magazine, leads a conversation with: Michael Gerson, a nationally syndicated columnist whose writing appears twice weekly…
10 years, 9 months ago
The New Golden Age of Television
Episode 33
Internet TV is growing globally in ways that traditional TV just isn’t. Netflix is a change-maker that is dramatically influencing our consumption of…
10 years, 9 months ago
What is College For?
Episode 34
Featuring William Deresiewicz, author of 'Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life' and New York Time…
10 years, 9 months ago
China: New Economic Superpower?
Episode 35
Former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has had unprecedented access to modern China’s political and business elite. As head of Goldman Sachs, he h…
10 years, 9 months ago
Long Life in the 21st Century (Aspen Lecture)
Episode 36
Aspen Lecture featuring Laura Carstensen, Fairleigh Dickinson Professor in Public Policy, Department of Psychology, Stanford University; Director, St…
10 years, 9 months ago
Is Violence a Function of our Culture?
Episode 37
Homicide remains an endemic, seemingly unsolvable problem in America. And violent crime afflicts African-American communities to a much greater degre…
10 years, 10 months ago
A View from the White House
Episode 38
The President’s Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor tells us what keeps her up at night and how she is working to make us all safe. Lisa M…
10 years, 10 months ago
Faith and the Public Square
Episode 39
Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) discusses faith and public life with Jim Wallis. The conversation begins from an agreement that the separation of church…
10 years, 10 months ago
Circuit Training for Your Brain: Well-Being Is a Skill
Episode 40
Scientific evidence suggests that we can change our brains by transforming our minds and cultivating habits of mind that will improve well-being. The…
10 years, 10 months ago