The Problem With Dieting
June 7, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the possibility that the practice of dieting itself might be keeping us from losing weight with neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt.
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Europe’s Migrant Crisis
June 6, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the current state of the migrant crisis in Europe – and about how these asylum seekers can be better served – with James Hollifield, public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and director of the Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU.
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The Boys In The Bunkhouse
June 6, 2016This hour, we’ll hear how a team of social workers, local journalists and a labor lawyer fought to free a group of disabled men working in a turkey processing plant for just $65 a month – and about how their experience is improving the working conditions of people living with disabilities – with New York Times reporter Dan Barry.
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Laughing All The Way To The Mosque
June 2, 2016This hour we’ll talk with Pakistani-Canadian sitcom writer Zarqa Nawaz, who writes about life, Islam and the west in her book “Laughing All the Way to the Mosque: The Misadventures of a Muslim Woman.”
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The Function Of Friendship
June 2, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about why we seek out friends and the purposes they serve in our lives with Princeton humanities professor Alexander Nehamas.
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Understanding Hoarding
June 1, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about why some people find it difficult to discard possessions – and about how they can be helped – with Smith College psychology professor Randy Frost.
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The Development Of American Gun Culture
June 1, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how many Americans have interpreted the right to bear arms as a directive – and about how gun manufacturers have marketed their products throughout our nation’s history.
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The Cost Of Crowd-Sourcing A Cure
May 31, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about how “compassionate use” protocols work – and about why they may actually make it more difficult for future patients to receive experimental drugs.
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The Need For Validation
May 31, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about the constant drive to please others – even at our own expense – with Faith Salie, author of “Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much.”
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Best Of Think: The Constant Battle
May 30, 2016This hour, we’ll talk to West Point English professor Elizabeth Samet about her book “No Man’s Land: Preparing for War and Peace in Post-9/11 America.”
Krys Boyd has been host and managing editor of KERA-FM’s flagship midday talk show Think since 2006.
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