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31 January 2018

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Be generous to homophobes?

Glenn Loury and Glenn Loury II discuss how gays and lesbians should view religious believers who disapprove of homosexual behavior. Play entire video

Communities of Fear

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus argue about the human costs of Trump’s immigration policies.

Telling bedtime stories to adults

Drew Ackerman describes how he came to start the podcast Sleep with Me, which helps insomniacs fall asleep.

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Meditation at mealtime

Noah Rasheta and Paige Smathers discuss the benefits of mindful attention to one’s thoughts and senses while eating.

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Judging Aziz Ansari

How bad are his offenses, and is the backlash to babe.net’s article warranted? Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Liz Wolfe consider.

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A cynical take on Kushner’s “peace plan”

Marcy Wheeler explains how Jared Kushner’s Middle East maneuvers could help bail out his family’s ailing real estate business.

Remembering “Leomania”

Twenty years after the release of Titanic, Sarah Marshall explains Leonardo DiCaprio’s romantic appeal. Plus: Riding the emotional wave of Titanic.

Narcissism on the rise

Josh Summers and Thomas Joiner, author of Mindlessness: The Corruption of Mindfulness in a Culture of Narcissism, discuss the origins of modern culture’s self-oriented nature.

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Terms of enlightenment

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Robert Wright and Stephen Batchelor, author of After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age, discuss the various meanings of “awakening”.

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How to write a bill Trump will sign

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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis argue whether Dems should compromise on a partial border wall in exchange for other immigration goals. Plus: Dems borrow from Ted Cruz’s playbook.

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Schizophrenia as a spiritual calling

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Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann on the place of shamans in Christian societies in West Africa.

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Is it healthy to think of yourself as a hero on a quest?

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Philip Menchaca speaks with psychologist Jonathan Young, an expert on the work of Joseph Campbell. Plus: Cinderella and mental health.

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Oprah’s prosperity gospel

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Bill Scher argues that Oprah Winfrey could win the 2020 election, but not without rigorous vetting from the left.