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Humankind on Public Radio
Weekly podcast from public radio’s award-winning program Humankind
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Humankind on Public RadioHorizons of Focus with David Allen
Learning how to focus on different life horizons—from daily responsibilities to broader personal goals—is covered in this enlightening dialogue about “Making…
Humankind on Public RadioHelping Prisoners to Heal, Pt2
When prisoners are freed — as more than 9 in 10 eventually are, they often are harshly stigmatized. Nationwide, nearly half of those paroled end up back in…
Humankind on Public RadioHelping Prisoners to Heal, Pt1
More than a million Americans are locked in jails and prisons. Helping them recover from earlier trauma can safeguard society. Hear the stories of ex-prisoners…
Humankind on Public RadioLibraries Reimagined, Pt3
In this segment, we examine the importance of early literacy, starting with the simple act of reading aloud to a very young child. Librarians, pediatricians…
Humankind on Public RadioThe Illumination of Rumi
To the astonishment of publishers, Jalaluddin Rumi has become the best-selling poet in America. Rumi’s sensational popularity is notable not only because…
Humankind on Public RadioUncommon Ground, Pt2
The dialogues among women with opposing views on abortion gave new insight into how to handle difference, without dehumanizing those we disagree with. Hear how…
Humankind on Public RadioUncommon Ground, Pt1
In the wake of shocking violence at abortion clinics, two apparent enemies — women representing pro-choice and pro-life factions in the Boston area, where…
Humankind on Public RadioThe Power of the Pardon, Pt2
In today’s pay-to-play political environment, and with almost no rules, is the pardon ripe for abuse? In effect, it’s a “get out of jail free” card, as in the…
Humankind on Public RadioThe Power of the Pardon, Pt1
The Constitution allows the president to grant pardons – originally intended as a way to show mercy. But is the pardon ripe for abuse? Hear the history, from…
Humankind on Public RadioBill Siemering
Hear Bill Siemering, the visionary who helped to found NPR and wrote its initial mission statement, articulate the important role public broadcasting plays in…
Humankind on Public RadioBreaking the Cycle
The stories of people in recovery from alcoholism, who had to work through denial and sometimes harsh consequences on the road to sobriety, which can present…
Humankind on Public RadioThe Social Brain
Daniel Goleman is a former New York Times science reporter specializing in how brain function affects the way we feel and perceive life, particularly how…
Humankind on Public RadioFacing the Unthinkable
The 2023 film ‘Oppenheimer’ reminds us of our unfinished business in the nuclear age. Hear Ira Helfand, an emergency room physician, describe the…
Humankind on Public RadioThe Power of Belief, Pt2
We travel to a Detroit program for pediatric cancer patients founded by a rabbi whose daughter died of cancer. He teaches martial arts to young patients…
Humankind on Public RadioThe Power of Belief, Pt 1
What is the role of a patient’s attitude in facing a serious illness? Are the benefits that many people derive from faith also available to cancer…
Humankind on Public RadioWaste and Want
A community service organization in Cambridge, Massachusetts rescues food that would be routinely discarded by grocers, produce companies and others and…
Humankind on Public RadioJudicial Independence, Pt2
Have our courts – intended by America’s founders to be an independent arbiter of justice – turned into another political battlefield? Are today’s judges mere…
Humankind on Public RadioJudicial Independence, Pt1
Have our courts – intended by America’s founders to be an independent arbiter of justice – turned into another political battlefield? Are today’s judges mere…
Humankind on Public RadioHome Cooking
We explore the significant benefits of home-cooked meals, including improved family dynamics, greater likelihood of healthy ingredients, lower costs, reduced…