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1
How To Get Sweet, Sweet Revenge
Our guide to becoming an antihero begins with the art of getting even.
37 min
2
How To Stop Giving 110%
Oliver Burkeman on making hard decisions about important things.
38 min
3
How To Start Reading Books Again (Encore)
Maryanne Wolf on the science of the reading brain.
34 min
4
How To Balance Mind, Body—and iPhone
Molly Caro May on the somatic approach to changing our dependency on our devices.
35 min
5
How To Draw Outside the Lines
Wendy MacNaughton on picking up a pencil—and letting go of perfectionism.
34 min
6
How To Live With Chronic Pain
Toni Bernhard on moving forward when pain stands in the way.
34 min
7
How To Send Your Kid to College (and Keep Your ...
Christine Self on navigating a major transition for your student—and the rest of the family.
34 min
8
How To Repair Your Stuff
Phoebe Schenker on turning trash into treasure.
30 min
9
How To Discover Your Kink
Two sex coaches explain how to understand what we really want from sex.
39 min
10
How To Get a Great Haircut
Alana Lucia Balestrino on finding the hairstylist or barber that fits your vibe.
36 min
11
How To Parent With a Disability
Jessica Slice on challenging an inaccessible world.
43 min
12
Living at Odds | 4. A Quiet Fight for LGBTQ Rights
50 min
13
Living at Odds | 3. Making Amends for Ancestors
38 min
14
Living at Odds | 2. An Education in Opposition
38 min
15
Living at Odds | 1. Two Partisans, One Corner
39 min
16
How To Replace Your Tesla
Patrick George of InsideEVs on finding your new ride.
35 min
17
How To Write Your Memoir
Melissa Febos on the power of the personal narrative.
42 min
18
How To Discover Music You’ll Love
Derrick Gee on rekindling your love for sonic adventure.
44 min
19
Supercommunicators | 3. How to Have the Hardest...
The inside story of how Netflix encouraged employees to talk about the hard stuff.
29 min
20
How To Lose Your ‘Virginity’ at 43
Nicole Hardy, author of Confessions of a Latter-Day Virgin, on leaning into curiosity and pleasure.
41 min
21
How To Interview Someone
Talk Easy’s Sam Fragoso on the art of getting people to open up.
45 min
22
Supercommunicators | 2. How to Communicate With...
What we can learn about nonverbal cues from The Big Bang Theory.
27 min
23
How To Protect Your Parents From Fraud
AARP’s Kathy Stokes on reframing (and de-shaming) the conversation with elders about online scams.
38 min
24
Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone
The art and practice of asking the right questions.
30 min
25
Introducing Supercommunicators
The art and science of meaningful connection, inspired by the bestselling book.
1 min