Sun, 05/27/2018 - 1:00pm |
What Is School For? - With the school year winding down, we ask a basic question: What’s the point of education? Is it to build a workforce? To create democratic citizens? To figure out what matters in life? |
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Thu, 05/24/2018 - 10:00pm |
Making a Home - This week, we’re talking about homecoming and belonging. A Syrian concert violinist found refuge in the U.S., but still longs for the country she had to leave. And why combat vets have trouble coming home. |
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Wed, 05/23/2018 - 10:00pm |
The Third Act - If life is a stage, what happens when the curtain rises on your third and final act? When you realize there’s a limited amount of time left in your career and in your life? This week, how to embrace your third act. |
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Thu, 05/17/2018 - 10:00pm |
Get Happy - Could you game your way to happiness? New ways to beat the blues. And, a new biography reclaims the radical Henry David Thoreau. |
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Wed, 05/16/2018 - 10:00pm |
Is the Nation-State Splintering? - Old national borders are breaking down all over the world, as separatist movements push for independence. This hour, is the nation-state splintering? And, novelist Mohsin Hamid imagines a future in which migration is as easy as opening a door. |
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Thu, 05/10/2018 - 10:00pm |
Is the Universe a Number? - For centuries, mathematicians have been looking for the deep design, the code to explain everything from microorganisms to spacetime. It’s a dangerous quest. |
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Wed, 05/09/2018 - 10:00pm |
Making Waves: Live from Milwaukee - This week live from Milwaukee, we talk about the future of water. The city sits on the largest body of freshwater on the planet. What happens when the rest of the world wants it? Maybe they could drink our beer instead. |
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Thu, 05/03/2018 - 10:00pm |
Locked Up - Most of us will never know what really happens behind bars. Prisons are generally off limits to the public and press, but several new investigations are drawing attention to the conditions in many of our nation's jails. This hour, what should a prison be? |
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Wed, 05/02/2018 - 10:00pm |
The Secret Language of Trees - We used to joke about people who “talk to trees,” but trees themselves may have been talking all along. We explore the intelligence of trees. Plus a guide to “forest bathing.” |
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