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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane — 111 episodes
Angela Duckworth on the importance of getting situated
‘Nobody’s Normal:’ on autism, stigma and culture
Making the most of what we least expected
Why The Odyssey endures
How our regional differences divided America
Our pursuit of happiness: from the founders to today
The power of beliefs and how they shape our behavior
Ada Ferrer’s ‘Keeper of My Kin’ on Cuba, memory, and migration
Jane Golden and Mural Arts Philadelphia: the power of public art
Reflections on living and dying from an end-of-life doula
How humor can help us through dark times
Repairing the roots of moral injury
How about a little self-acceptance?
The benefits of talking to strangers
The human need for intimacy
Fawning and the trap of people-pleasing
The surprising benefits of oversharing
How to end a long-term relationship without causing lasting damage
Job jolts: when to quit and when to stay
How American children became picky eaters
Our political divides and social identities
Rethinking PTSD and the new science of resilience
Father James Martin’s ‘Work in Progress’
The burden of guilt and how to overcome it
The neuroscience of extremes: altruism and psychopathy
Salman Rushdie reflects on language, imagination and mortality
How humor connects us and helps us weather tough times
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel’s six simple rules for a long and healthy life
How to survive cold, dark winter and difficult times
Tim Merrill on faith, resilience and resistance
Epstein survivors speak out
Nedra Glover Tawwab on setting boundaries and finding balance in relationships
Poet Edward Hirsch on his memoir “My Childhood in Pieces”
Learning to focus on what matters most
How clashing regional cultures intensify our political divisions
How our primal intelligence gives us an edge over AI
Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad gets real about living her best life
The joy of being alone: why we all need solitude
NPR’s Scott Simon on journalism, empathy and a good cup of espresso
Redefining normal: autism, stigma and culture
Jean Twenge’s rules for raising kids in a high-tech world
Linguist John McWhorter on free speech, woke language, and why words matter
Fawning and the dangers of people-pleasing
The Neuroscience of decision-making
How COVID changed everything
Music and memory
Your brain on psychedelics with Gül Dölen
Do you want to live forever? The Mortality Paradox
Climate scientist Kate Marvel…how to feel about our changing planet
Spellbound: the power and paradox of charisma
Edward Hirsch on poetry, comedy and “My Childhood in Pieces”
What to know about living and working with AI
Gisele Barreto Fetterman on ‘Radical Tenderness’
A self-help skeptic on finding contentment and embracing our imperfections
Cracking the creativity code
The caregiving crisis in America
Roots of justice: A conversation with Howard and Bryan Stevenson
Learning to give and take criticism
Secrets to a loving, lasting relationship
What existential psychology can teach us about living well
Why do we feel disgust?
Embracing autism and neurodiversity
The imperfect ways we remember
A new history of sex and sexuality in America
Understanding hoarding: pain, memories and resilience
Checked-out and stressed-out: helping disengaged teens reconnect
How to cope in anxious times
When family estrangement sets you free
The art and science of good conversation
Music on our minds: how music affects our memories and emotions
‘Last Seen’: searching for lost family after slavery
How embracing death can lead to a better life
How to build burnout immunity
Jennifer Finney Boylan on her memoir ‘Cleavage’
Managing your emotions so they don’t manage you
Do you have to love your job?
‘The power of no in a world that demands yes’
Investigating the cult-like tactics of modern marketers
A winter mindset and coping in cold, dark and difficult times
How to feel alive in a world that wears us down
‘Obsessed with Painting’: Artist Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye
Talking across the political divide
Identifying and healing from narcissistic people
The history of sex and sexuality in America
Permission to feel: the value of emotional intelligence
Understanding anger
Embracing our imperfections and the messiness of life
The art and imagination of Leonardo da Vinci
Timothy Snyder on freedom and democracy
What drives our morbid curiosity
Family estrangement and reconciliation
Exploring the human-canine bond
The case for hopeful skepticism and the science of human goodness
Dr. Francis Collins on reconciling science and faith
How belonging can bring us together & pull us apart
The crisis of connection among boys and young men
How to protect yourself from burnout at work
How to get a good night’s sleep
Biracial identity and belonging
Why we love our stuff
Why animals talk
The Value of Emotional Intelligence
Why we dream: the science and psychology of dreaming
Redefining how we age
How writer Sebastian Junger came face-to-face with his mortality
What Inside Out 2 tells us about embracing all our emotions
How to give and take criticism
Why we lie and why we’re bad at spotting liars
Creating a Native Landscape in Your Own Yard
Why we need poetry
Dr. Frank Anderson on trauma and transformation