To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 28, 2020, 3:00pm
This week, an hour dedicated to the doctors, nurses and health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Join us for inspiring stories of medical compassion.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 28, 2020, 3:00pm
This week, an hour dedicated to the doctors, nurses and health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Join us for inspiring stories of medical compassion.
The Hippie Doctor Who Helped Eradicate Smallpox
Friday, March 27, 2020, 4:00pm
Larry Brilliant was the doctor who helped lead the UN campaign that eradicated smallpox, and for years he’s been warning about another pandemic that could kill millions of people. But in the 1960s, Brilliant was an unlikely candidate to lead a global campaign against smallpox — a young doctor caught up in the wave of political activism and then the Summer of Love in San Francisco.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 21, 2020, 3:00pm
Even with all the music available today, most of us still listen primarily to just a few comfy genres. But there’s so much more out there — and so much of it defies neat, algorithm-friendly categorization.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 21, 2020, 3:00pm
Even with all the music available today, most of us still listen primarily to just a few comfy genres. But there’s so much more out there — and so much of it defies neat, algorithm-friendly categorization.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 14, 2020, 3:00pm
Canceling your travel plans because of coronavirus? You can still explore the world -- virus-free -- by book. Books can be your passport to anywhere. This week, you can sit at home and listen as award-winning writers take us to Africa, Japan and Scotland's Cairngorm mountains. With no fellow-travelers coughing on you.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 14, 2020, 3:00pm
Canceling your travel plans because of coronavirus? You can still explore the world -- virus-free -- by book. Books can be your passport to anywhere. This week, you can sit at home and listen as award-winning writers take us to Africa, Japan and Scotland's Cairngorm mountains. With no fellow-travelers coughing on you.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 7, 2020, 3:00pm
How well do you sleep? Every night, millions of us turn out the lights hoping and praying for a good night’s sleep. And every night, millions of us lie awake in the dark. We explore what keeps us up, and what happens when we embrace the times when we just can't seem to rest.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, March 7, 2020, 3:00pm
How well do you sleep? Every night, millions of us turn out the lights hoping and praying for a good night’s sleep. And every night, millions of us lie awake in the dark. We explore what keeps us up, and what happens when we embrace the times when we just can't seem to rest.
The Things That Keep Gen X Women Up At Night
Friday, March 6, 2020, 5:20am
Ada Calhoun's book "Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis," comes from her own personal struggles with insomnia as she thinks and re-thinks about her day and what's ahead in the middle of the night. She knew she was not alone, and set about to interview more than 200 women around the country to find out their stories, and what can be done.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, February 29, 2020, 3:00pm
We're always online but still have an innate need to meet in person. How can we make gatherings, from dinner parties to work meetings, more meaningful?
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, February 29, 2020, 3:00pm
We're always online but still have an innate need to meet in person. How can we make gatherings, from dinner parties to work meetings, more meaningful?
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 10:00pm
Restaurants, bars, coffee shops — is there any public place left that doesn’t play background music? Loudly? In this show, we’re making the case for more silence. Because perhaps some need the drone of TVs, traffic and Muzak, to drown out the pesky sound of thinking, but others go to great lengths to find respite from a blaringly loud world.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00pm
Conversations with people who are pushing human limits -- from a world-famous free solo climber, to a woman who spent 8 months living on a simulated planet Mars.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 3:00pm
Conversations with people who are pushing human limits -- from a world-famous free solo climber, to a woman who spent 8 months living on a simulated planet Mars.
Is Psychedelic Therapy The Medicine Of The Future?
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 10:15am
After the excesses of the 1960s — and an ensuing moral panic — psychedelic research was outlawed by the United States government for decades. But today, the research is blossoming as a promising treatment for depression and anxiety.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 3:00pm
Anxiety and depression rates are rising in the US. If you struggle with either one, it may seem like there aren't enough options. This hour, we'll talk about unconventional new therapies and some novel self-help treatments. They're not meant to replace traditional treatments -- but they just might help.
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 3:00pm
Anxiety and depression rates are rising in the US. If you struggle with either one, it may seem like there aren't enough options. This hour, we'll talk about unconventional new therapies and some novel self-help treatments. They're not meant to replace traditional treatments -- but they just might help.
