The Stuff of Life

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Wired: As Above, So Below May 19, 2017

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America, the home of rugged individualist. Or not. Each of us is connected to each other, relies on one another, gives and takes, consciously or unconsciously weaving the web of support that it takes to make a society. Let’s face it: we need each other.

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Haunted May 12, 2017

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In this episode we look at how we manufacture fear in the mind with a trip back in history to a psyops mission, a visit to to a haunted attraction, and a peek into the political house of horror, “Doomocracy.”

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Studies in Desperation May 05, 2017

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1963 was a year of chaos and social upheaval. Sound familiar? Time, it would seem, is circular, something the American Survey of Fears proves out.

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The Nostalgia Factory Apr 28, 2017

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Ah, the “good ol days.” If America had its own brochure it would depict rocking chairs on front porches, pristine farms and tidy downtowns. But did this America ever exist? And is thinking it did doing us some serious psychological harm?

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Teen Dream Apr 21, 2017

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Adolescence: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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Special Announcement: It's All Odin's Fault Apr 19, 2017

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The Stuff of Life is packing up its bags and moving to Fridays. Find out why.

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Men Dancing Apr 12, 2017

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Some men dance, many don’t. What are the unspoken rules that govern the ways we move our body, and what does it say about our society and how we treat each other?

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The Empathy Wall Apr 05, 2017

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The antidote to being a jerk is empathy. And thankfully it appears to be hard-wired in the human brain. And yet … we’re increasingly casting off the ability to walk a mile in another person's shoes.

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The Great Escape Mar 29, 2017

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We all want to hit the eject button on reality and look for a different way to live our lives at one point or another. How about through transforming yourself into another species, meditating on your existence, or just laughing your ass off?

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The Big Hurt: Hate & Anger Mar 22, 2017

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‘Anger in its time and place,’ wrote the essayist Charles Lamb, ‘May assume a kind of grace.’ We look at how anger can be clarifying, even helpful, and we find out how it can morph into its more dangerous and corrupting form, hate.

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