The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

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Episodes for The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

  1. 3D AGO

    How American children became picky eaters

    American children used to be adventurous eaters. Why has kids’ food become so bland? And why are so many fussy about what’s on their plates?

    50 min

  2. FEB 20

    Our political divides and social identities

    Social psychologist Keith Payne on political polarization and why it's so hard to bridge the divide.

    50 min

  3. FEB 13

    Rethinking PTSD and the new science of resilience

    Psychologist George Bonanno says we have overestimated the debilitating power of post-traumatic stress disorder and underestimated our resilience.

    50 min

  4. FEB 6

    Father James Martin’s ‘Work in Progress’

    Father Martin once thought he’d work in the corporate world, but after a few years in New York City, he realized he hated his life. Now he’s written a new memoir about the many summer jobs he had as a kid and how they prepared him for the priesthood.

    50 min

  5. JAN 30

    The burden of guilt and how to overcome it

    Psychiatrist Jennifer Reid on where unreasonable expectations come from, how guilt pulls us away from what really matters, and what it takes to finally give ourselves a break.

    50 min

  6. JAN 23

    The neuroscience of extremes: altruism and psychopathy

    Neuroscientist Abigail Marsh on extraordinary altruism—people who risk their lives to help strangers—and its opposite: psychopathy, little or no capacity for empathy.

    50 min

  7. JAN 16

    Salman Rushdie reflects on language, imagination and mortality

    Salman Rushdie knows more about death than most of us. Decades ago, he lived in hiding after a death threat was issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses.

    50 min

  8. JAN 9

    How humor connects us and helps us weather tough times

    Humor, he says, also allows us to be more observant, more vulnerable and more willing to take social risks. He joins us this week to talk about how to find laughter in our not-so-funny world. He’s hosts the podcast How to be a Better Human.

    50 min
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  • Creator
    WHYY
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean

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