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How To Breathe Like a Navy SEAL
World-class diver, Kirk Krack, on pushing your lungs past their limits.
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How To Succeed at Social Media
Suzy Wagner on making social media work for you.
35 min
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How To Bounce Back From a Layoff
Career coach Susan Peppercorn on how workers (and companies) can do better.
33 min
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The Upside of Stress: A Slight Change of Plans ...
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How To Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
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How To ‘Chaos Cook’ With Samin Nosrat
Samin Nosrat on learning to cook for your soul.
37 min
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How To Style Your Home Like a Pro
Corey Damen Jenkins on giving your space a design remix.
31 min
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How To Manage Your Precious Time
Oliver Burkeman on how to let go of your FOMO.
36 min
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Encore: How To Find Your First Kiss at 38
A professional matchmaker tries to help a 38-year-old woman find “The One.”
30 min
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How To Face Your Kid’s Future
Rebecca Lavoie on letting boys become men.
34 min
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How To Command a Room
Radio host Meghna Chakrabarti on how to captivate an audience.
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How To Love Your Face
Sarah Ruhl on finding the mirror that matters most.
36 min
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How To Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Maya Shankar on creating smart, sustainable habits.
33 min
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How To End Political Violence (From an Ex-Gang ...
Curtis Toler on using the future to reduce harm in the present, Part 2.
34 min
140
How To Prevent Another Jan. 6
Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld on how all of us can help protect democracy, Part 1.
32 min
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Our Favorite Advice of 2022
Tackling those ungoogleable conundrums one listener at a time.
33 min
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How To Forgive Someone Who Isn't Sorry
Marina Cantacuzino on lining up to eventually find forgiveness.
33 min
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How To House Everyone in Your City
Theo Henderson and Larry Morrissey on human-centered solutions.
36 min
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How To Throw a Party They’ll Remember
Priya Parker on the art of gathering.
37 min
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How To Know When to Quit Your Job
Author Annie Duke, on the power of walking away.
34 min
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Atlas Obscura: Louie Mattar’s Fabulous Car
11 min
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Encore: How To Write a Bestseller
Unconventional wisdom from successful novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner.
29 min
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How To Make a Huge Decision In 60 Minutes... Or...
Decision coach, Nell McShane Wulfhart, on how to quit waffling and start deciding.
32 min
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Sponsored: How Can We Use Our Success to Empowe...
Sponsored: How Can We Use Our Success to Empower Our Communities?
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How To Parent Your Depressed Teen
Dr. Christine Moutier on creating a space for families to talk about mental health.
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