Is democracy doomed? The global fight for our future | Timothy Snyder

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Sunday Pick: Are you feeling emotionally stuck? Here’s How to get past it (w/ Yowei Shaw) | from How to Be a Better Human

What if your hardest emotional challenges could be solved by talking to a stranger? A person who has gone through the exact same situation or something very similar. That’s the premise of Proxy, a podcast that investigates your niche emotional conundrums with host Yowei Shaw. In ...  Show more

How to invite creativity into your life | Rose B. Simpson, Debbie Millman

What do you hear when you sit in silence? For artist Rose B. Simpson, that question is the beginning of all art. She comes from a line of ceramic artists stretching back generations and, as part of her multidisciplinary work, she also builds custom lowrider cars. (If that sounds ...  Show more

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