Podcast Episodes

Truth in Advertising with the FTC’s Serena Viswanathan

Episode 253

On this 100% guaranteed best-ever podcast, which can also cure scurvy, we talk to the Federal Trade Commission’s Serena Viswanathan to find out just …

3 years, 1 month ago

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TV Violence with Dr. Cynthia Vinney

Episode 252

Violence on television. The big question of course, is: Is there enough of it? And also - what effect does it have on us and our kids? Should we make…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Opening the Suggestion Box

Episode 251

Your call is important to us. So is your email. Please stand by, because it’s time for a very special episode wherein we entertain all your entertain…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Our Microbial Overlords with Eleanor Spicer Rice!

Episode 250

The conspiracy theorists were right - there ARE shadowy forces controlling us… but they’re microscopic. We explore the bizarre world of microbes with…

3 years, 1 month ago

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Pursuing Happiness with Dr. Laurie Santos

Episode 249

Can money buy happiness, and if not, can we at least rent it? We’ve got Yale professor and the host of “The Happiness Lab”, Dr. Laurie Santos, here t…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Ep 248 - Will Sommer Takes us to Planet QAnon

Episode 248

QAnon - is it a conspiracy theory, or a cult, or are we saying that because we’re in on it!? Will Sommer, who literally wrote the book on Q, is here …

3 years, 2 months ago

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Ep 247 - Banning the Banners with a School Librarian!

This weird political climate has highlighted a class of superheroes that have been there all along. School librarians: Holding the line for truth, in…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Ep 246 - Your Brain In Love… with Dr. Philip Stieg

Love is a many-splendored thing, love is a drug, love is all you need… but what is it, really? What does love look like in your brain and body? Dr Ph…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Ep 245 - Elaine Swann on Post-Pandemic Etiquette!

Of all the things Covid took from us, what we tend to ignore is our manners. How do we behave now that we haven’t HAD to behave for a couple of years…

3 years, 2 months ago

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Ep 244 - How to Vegan with Alyssa Fontaine

The endless dilemma for diet- and planet-conscious omnivores is this: “Okay, but I love _____! How do I replace that and still enjoy life?” Vegan nut…

3 years, 3 months ago

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