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Feb 27, 2021

Elizabeth LaBan is the bestselling author of five novels and one nonfiction book, including Beside HerselfNot Perfect, The Restaurant Critic's Wife, and The Tragedy Paper, which has been translated into eleven languages. She's also a former high school classmate. We learned to write under the watchful eye of...


Feb 23, 2021

Dr. Jack Goldstone is a sociologist, political scientist, and historian recognized as one of the leading authorities on revolutions and social change. His latest book, Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction, shows how revolutions have shaped our world. On the podcast, he talks about the current state of political...


Feb 19, 2021

While most of us are familiar with the stories of Black historical figures, like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, many unheralded people in Black history are lesser-known. In her new book, Unsung, Michelle D. Commander (with co-editor Kevin Young) collects life stories and overlooked American Slavery...


Feb 16, 2021

Can meditation help you become a kinder, calmer, and happier person? Does regular practice help you become a better writer? These are some of the questions posed to master meditator Sharon Salzberg. Sharon is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and author of several bestselling books on...


Feb 8, 2021

One in three people in the U.S. suffers from a sleep disorder, impacting their health, happiness, and overall sanity. But it doesn't have to be this way, says this week's guest Dr. Michael Breus, a Clinical Psychologist, renowned sleep expert, and author of the book, The Power of When. Known as The Sleep Doctor, Dr....