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What would life look like if we oriented our week not around work—but rest? In this episode, we explore our personal and societal need for rest and...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
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In 2002, retired FBI and CIA investigator Charlie Hess began writing letters Robert Charles Browne, a convicted murderer who claimed to have killed...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 58:18
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All of us are on this planet because we were born. Still, for most of us, giving birth is so mysterious. Many people don’t really learn about what ...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
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Who was your favorite teacher in high school? We all have that unforgettable teacher that sets us on our life’s trajectory. But most of the time we...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
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When you get into a taxi, you usually know where you are coming from, where you are going. But what about your taxi driver? This week we travel wit...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:02
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On December 5, 2013, fast food workers across the country walked out on a one-day strike, demanding fairer wages. But what's really at stake? The G...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 06:08
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The libraries of Los Angeles might shut down in a few years, unless the people of the city rally and write letters, demanding they stay open. Plans...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 59:40
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A creative job search on the streets of Manhattan

  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 03:44
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Matthew Works has been living on the streets for ten years. Here he remembers one of his last paying jobs, assembling Braille typewriters, which th...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 08:42
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