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The Waves: Hollywood Needs an Overhaul
The Academy does need a “crisis team.” Just not for the reasons they think they do.
28 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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The Waves: It’s OK to Hate Your Spouse (Sometimes)
Ask Polly author Heather Havrilesky on why a dull marriage might, actually, be good for you.
32 min
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How To!: Style Your Home Like a Pro
Corey Damen Jenkins on giving your space a design remix.
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What Next: When Politicians Need Mental Healthcare
John Fetterman isn’t the first elected official to struggle and seek treatment.
25 min
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The Waves: What Ballet’s Best Choreographer Des...
Ballet’s most famous choreographer left an amazing legacy–and many hurt women in his wake.
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How To!: Manage Your Precious Time
Oliver Burkeman on how to let go of your FOMO.
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Political Gabfest Reads: A Boarding School Thri...
Rebecca Makkai’s new book I Have Some Questions For You is a murder mystery that feels ripped from Twitter.
33 min
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A Word: Lights, Camera, Diversity in Action
A path for Black scribes to rewrite the Hollywood script.
28 min
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The Waves: The Inherent Fear in Being a Woman
The dread you feel walking alone at night is part nature, and part nurture.
33 min
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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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Working: A New Way to Tell Trans Stories
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The Waves: How ADHD Disorients Women
How One Self-Described ‘Lady Comic’ Lives as an adult with ADHD.
31 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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Working: The Bold Strategy That Drives One of 2...
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The Waves: Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?
Can you be a mom and not totally lose yourself along the way? Plus, a defense of Lean In.
34 min
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How To!: Command a Room
Radio host Meghna Chakrabarti on how to captivate an audience.
34 min
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The Waves: How a Man Writes Women Protagonists
Should authors steer clear of man characters with genders different from their own?
36 min
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How To!: Love Your Face
Sarah Ruhl on finding the mirror that matters most.
36 min
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Outward: The War on Drag
Why drag? Why now?
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How To!: Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Maya Shankar on creating smart, sustainable habits.
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The Waves: Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause?
Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, Naomi Watts and more are taking menopause mainstream. And companies are looking to cash in.
32 min
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How To!: End Political Violence (from an Ex-Gan...
Curtis Toler on using the future to reduce violence in the present.
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The Waves: The Myths About Fat People
Maintenance Phase’s Aubrey Gordon discusses her new book, “You Just Need to Lose Weight” And 19 Other Myths About Fat People.
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How To!: Prevent Another Jan. 6
Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld on how all of us can help protect democracy, Part 1.
32 min