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College Visit with Sex Professor Dr. Nicole McNichols at U of Washington Feb 14, 2023

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The most popular class at The University of Washington is Psych 210: The Diversity of Human Sexuality. Kelly sits down with the professor, Dr. Nicole McNichols to find out what’s on the curriculum.

You can find Dr. Nicole McNichols on Instagram @nicole_thesexprofessor

Note: Graphic discussion of sexuality with a psychologist and sex educator. Additional discussion of suicide and eating disorders.

Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series.

Thanks For Being Here Andrea's Butterfly Story About Her Mom Feb 12, 2023

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As a 7 year-old, all Andrea Wetzel wanted was a home-made butterfly costume with glitter wings for Halloween. Her loving and busy single mom did her very best and yet, it wasn’t quite what Andrea had hoped for. This delightful story is a reminder that you “have to be able to laugh things off…you just have to”.

Mental Health Check on What College Kids Want Us To Know Feb 10, 2023

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6 young women, huddled around a coffee table in an off campus apartment in Seattle, answer Kelly’s questions about eating, sex, drugs, depression and social media. Please share.

Note: Graphic discussion of potential trigger issues - eating, sexuality, drug use, depression, body image.

College Considerations on Philosophy and 19-year-olds with Michael Murray Feb 07, 2023

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If we traded college for job training, what would be lost? Why are so many CEOs philosophy majors? What kind of conversations and connections become possible when we insist on core curriculum classes?

We’re kicking off the spring semester of Live From College in which Kelly and Tammy road trip to campuses across the country asking What’s the point of a liberal arts education in 2023?

Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series.

Thanks For Being Here Carol's Eulogy For Her Friend Caroline Feb 05, 2023

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Carol Knerr wrote this eulogy to honor her lifelong friend Caroline. They met when they were four and remained close friends for decades. From shared bus rides in grade school to swimming with dolphins in New Zealand as young women to spending time together during Caroline’s final days - their friendship was one for the ages.

Mental Health Check on Nurturing Outrage Feb 03, 2023

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Determined to understand why we’re so often in a state of righteous outrage, I went looking for the benefits. And boy did I find them. Here is some social science on the exhilaration of anger and the incentives to mellow out. Please share with everyone in your life who is tired of all the finger pointing.

The Humble Doctor with Sarah Handelsman + Cathy Takacs Witkop Jan 31, 2023

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For the 5th and final episode in the Intellectual Humility series, Kelly talks to two doctors Dr. Sarah Handelsman (Pediatrician, East Bay Pediatrics) and Dr. Catherine Takacs Witkop (Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), about how open mindedness figures into their time with patients.

Funding for this episode was provided by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center as part of its "Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility" initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Thanks For Being Here Leslie's Letter to Her Husband Ben Jan 29, 2023

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In honor of 20 years together, Leslie Browning wrote this sweet tribute to her husband Ben. In her early years, Leslie got her idea of “romantic love” from what she saw in chick movies but after sharing two decades together and the juggling required with kids, jobs, financial pressures, competing demands, middle age, menopause and loss, she learned that although solid, steady, “real love” might not make that great of a movie - it sure makes for one hell of a life.

Mental Health Check on Interpreting Discomfort Jan 27, 2023

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It can be really hard to interpret the signals our bodies send us. Does stress mean we should run? Does discomfort mean something is going wrong? Today’s mini pod unpacks one of the top social science findings of 2022.

Love, Sex and Connection with Dr. Helen Fisher Jan 24, 2023

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Let’s say this: the number one driver of happiness across time and culture is meaningful connection to others. So how do you get it and how do you keep it? Dr. Helen Fisher has been studying love for 5 decades. 5. That’s a lot of information. Share this conversation with the people you love. Tons of takeaways that you can integrate immediately.

Take Helen’s personality quiz and figure out who you are…and who you aren’t.

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