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Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell has been a fixture in Nashville’s songwriting community for over 50 years. Born in Houston in 1950, he was influenced early on by songwriters Guy Clark and Townes…

Finding Satisfaction in a World of Endless Choice

Social Psychologist Barry Schwartz is an expert on decision making. His new book, (00:01:48) “Choose Wisely,” explores how the very tools we rely on to make “good” decisions can steer…

Flight of the Fantasist: The Race Around the World – Part 2

Donald Crowhurst is a brilliant inventor with a failing business. When he hears about the Golden Globe Race offering publicity and cash to the fastest to sail around the world,…

Fighting Wildfires from Space

Jonny Dyer is the founder and CEO of a satellite company called Muon Space. The company’s first big project is a satellite constellation called FireSat. Jonny’s problem is this: How…

War, Exploration and Beer: How the Tin Can Changed the World

Old-fashioned ways of preserving food made for salty, vinegary or chewy meals – but it was often a choice between that or starving. Soldiers, explorers and ordinary people alike faced…

Brené Brown and Maya Talk “Heated Rivalry,” Mental Spirals, and Moral Beauty

For years, Brené Brown’s research has shaped how millions of us understand concepts like shame, vulnerability, and resilience. So, as Maya prepared to launch her new book, The Other Side…

FKA twigs

FKA twigs has spent over a decade redefining the boundaries of pop music through her innovative blend of electronic production, experimental R&B, and striking visual art. Her albums LP1 and…

Decoding Alcohol with Dr. David Dodick

Leading preventive neurologist Dr. David Dodick joins the show to unpack what alcohol is really doing inside the body. We dive into how it affects the brain, why it’s linked…

Episode 8: The Finish Line

A reunion between two retired detectives brings new focus to the Aujay investigation, just as Hayley and Betsy find out about another tragedy in the Punchbowl area. When a woman…

Why Algorithms Can’t Predict Your Love Life with Dr. Paul Eastwick

Modern dating can feel like a marketplace. We’re told we all have a “mate value,” that some people are 9s and 10s, and that the laws of evolution determine who…

The Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World – Part 1

Who will be the first to sail non-stop around the world? In 1968, The Sunday Times announces a trophy and a cash prize for the winner, and the Golden Globe Race…

The Killer We Refused to See

After bacteria were discovered, it took scientists 200 years to figure out that they cause disease. If scientists had made the link sooner, hundreds of millions of lives could have…