Drew Ackerman describes how he came to start the podcast Sleep with Me, which helps insomniacs fall asleep.
Noah Rasheta and Paige Smathers discuss the benefits of mindful attention to one’s thoughts and senses while eating.
Stephen Batchelor, author of After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age, on the perils of ascribing too much authority to traditional Buddhist teachings.
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.
How bad are his offenses, and is the backlash to babe.net’s article warranted? Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Liz Wolfe consider.
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss why the Democrats’ maneuver on DACA is bad political strategy.
Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann on the place of shamans in Christian societies in West Africa.
Marcy Wheeler explains how Jared Kushner’s Middle East maneuvers could help bail out his family’s ailing real estate business.
Philip Menchaca speaks with psychologist Jonathan Young, an expert on the work of Joseph Campbell. Plus: Cinderella and mental health.
Twenty years after the release of Titanic, Sarah Marshall explains Leonardo DiCaprio’s romantic appeal. Plus: Riding the emotional wave of Titanic.