Wed, 01/23/2019 - 10:00pm |
Women Who Rule - Where do you go to find models of powerful women? The ancient world was full of them, real and mythic, but today we barely know their names. We rediscover the women of ancient myths and legends. |
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Sun, 01/20/2019 - 1:00pm |
Locked Up - Most of us will never know what really happens behind bars. Prisons are generally off limits to the public and press. We ask what should a prison be. |
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Thu, 01/17/2019 - 10:00pm |
Procrastination - Procrastination can be an occasional bad habit, but it can also be a lot worse. It can lead to depression, low self-esteem, anxiety. We ask why we put things off and how can we stop. |
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Wed, 01/16/2019 - 10:00pm |
What We Can Learn From Teenagers - They’re not old enough to vote yet, but Generation Z is shaping up to be one of the most activist generations in recent memory. Can they fix the mess we made? We m eet a teen advisor to the UN Foundation, a couple of slam poets and a 17-year old candidate for Governor of Texas. |
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Thu, 01/10/2019 - 10:00pm |
Renunciation - Ah, January. Season of diets and fasts and cleanses, of "Drynuary" and "Veganuary." Why does being virtuous always seem to mean giving up pleasure? Wee explore the concept of renunciation and our complicated feelings about it. |
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Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:00pm |
The Third Act - If life is a stage, what happens when the curtain rises on your third and final act? What happens when you realize there’s a limited amount of time left in your career and in your life? We learn how to embrace your third act. |
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Thu, 01/03/2019 - 10:00pm |
Thinking With Animals - Can we ever get inside the mind of an animal? Can we really know how an octopus or a parrot thinks and experiences the world? We meet a few naturalists who are trying, including a man who slept in a hole in the ground and ate worms to to see what it's like being a badger. |
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Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:00pm |
Endings - New Year's celebrations are all parties and hats, songs and champagne. No one ever seems to talk about the fact that something big just ended. An entire year of life, come and gone. We don’t handle endings well, in general. So, let’s learn about how to make a good ending, whether leaving a lover, quitting a job or getting ready for the end of life itself. |
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