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22 April 2026

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Feb 13, 2018 — &
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Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann assesses the costs and benefits of letting imagination shape one’s reality. Plus: Schizophrenia as a spiritual calling.

Feb 13, 2018 — &
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Jesse Farrar’s joking tweet about waterboarding conservatives ended up on Fox & Friends. He discusses what it was like to briefly become an object of hate online.

Feb 12, 2018 — &
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Glenn Loury and Harold Pollack look back at the 2016 election and what it can teach Democrats going forward.

Feb 11, 2018 — &
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Robert Wright speaks with Michael Shermer, author of the new book Heavens on Earth, about efforts to ward off aging. Plus: Why you’ll never be able to upload your brain.

Feb 10, 2018 — &
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Stephen Asthma and Rami Gabriel discuss how emotions might have evolved to prepare humans for the imminent dangers of prehistoric life. Plus: Do animals have emotions?

Feb 9, 2018 — &
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Jeff Warren, co-author of the new book Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, explains how he understands the Buddhist term.

Feb 9, 2018 — &
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Stephen Asma and Rami Gabriel return to discuss what the inner lives of animals tell us about ourselves.

Feb 9, 2018 — &
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Noah Rasheta and Paige Smathers explain why diet restriction is often counterintuitive for maintaining good health. Plus: Meditation at mealtime.

Feb 7, 2018 — &
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Matt Lewis criticizes the controversial GOP House Intelligence Committee memo.

Feb 7, 2018 — &
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Benjamin Park, author of the new book American Nationalisms, and Bill Black consider how the Mormon Church’s organization challenged the view of a perfect American democracy. Plus: How early Mormon women found safety in numbers.

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