- 37 minutes 19 secondsSteve Strogatz: The math that makes the modern world
Math averse? Have no fear. In fact, have fun, as the role that math plays in your everyday life comes alive through vivid stories. And find out who is a little fearful: mathematicians themselves, since AI is now solving problems that have baffled them for decades.
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10 November 2026, 5:15 am - 36 minutes 34 secondsKyle Vowinkel: Lessons from communicating with bad people
A career successfully negotiating with terrorists and hostage takers has honed strategies for handling difficult conversations with both those we work with and those we love.
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3 November 2026, 5:15 am - 37 minutes 5 secondsAngela Duckworth: When grit is not enough
Since her hugely successful book Grit was published a decade ago, she’s been thinking through situations when grit alone may not get you to your goals. As her new book suggests, your situation may need to change.
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27 October 2026, 4:10 am - 36 minutes 45 secondsJeremy Faust: An ER doctor speaks his mind
His influential newsletter Inside Medicine regularly challenges the misinformation coming from the current Health and Human Services Administration. Yet the busy ER doctor still finds time for music.
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20 October 2026, 4:00 am - 35 minutes 30 secondsJoy Behar: Her third act
Standup comedian, long time co-host of ABC’s The View, she is now entering what she calls her third act – as a playwright, with her play My First Ex-Husband, a hit in New York and London.
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13 October 2026, 5:00 am - 37 minutes 40 secondsKelly McGonigal: Why joy is so joyful
Joy is not just a fleeting emotion or feeling. It's an entire response system that includes changes in your body and your brain, preparing you to take in the good in life. And that response is even stronger when you can share joy with another person.
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6 October 2026, 8:00 am - 37 minutes 4 secondsPatrick McEnroe: Calling the shots
The younger brother of tennis champion John – and himself ranked number three in the world in doubles – he shares connecting and communicating secrets, both on the court and in his present career as a tennis commentator.
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29 September 2026, 7:20 am - 37 minutes 39 secondsDame Sue Black: Science on trial
Britain’s best known expert witness tells of trials where crime scene evidence has led not only to successful prosecutions but also in too many cases to people being punished for crimes they didn’t commit.
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22 September 2026, 4:05 am - 36 minutes 42 secondsAntonio Damasio: Consciousness starts in a surprising place
Rather than being a feature of our complex brains, he argues that consciousness begins in the feelings and emotions generated by our bodies.
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15 September 2026, 8:00 am - 37 minutes 11 secondsLisa Margulis: Music shares our daydreams
Letting your mind wander while listening to music can open you up to rewarding daydreams. Surprisingly, there is a good chance that your musical daydream is shared by others.
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8 September 2026, 7:45 am - 36 minutes 42 secondsJoanna Stern: A year living with bots
She spent twelve months trying out the best and the worst that AI has to offer, from the creepy (an AI boyfriend), to the helpful (an AI-powered mammogram) to the weird (a robot masseuse) and the downright annoying (a stuffed animal toy that wouldn’t shut up).
You can find Joanna's book, I AM NOT A ROBOT, at her site: https://joannastern.com/
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