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Some people are good at putting themselves in another person's shoes. Others may struggle to relate. But psychologist Jamil Zaki argues that empathy isn't a fixed trait. This week, we revisit a favorite episode about how to exercise our empathy muscles. Then, Leslie John answers ...  Show more

In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he’d been known to use. In this classic 2019 episode, we trace the life of Riley Shepard, a hillbilly musician, writer, small-time con man and, ...  Show more

You may know him (like I did) from the popular "Reacher" series, but it turns out there's even more to Alan Ritchson than his ability to portray a swoony character with formidable strength and investigative prowess. He stars, alongside Hilary Swank, in the heartwarming movie, Ord ...  Show more

Neil deGrasse Tyson rowed crew?! On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore the physics, physiology, and lessons of rowing, featuring Dr. Kevin Stone and Arshay Cooper, author of A Most Beautiful Thing.

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Is a comet coming to destroy Earth? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice talk about the science behind Netflix’s comet apocalypse movie Don’t Look Up with director Adam McKay and astronomer Amy Mainzer. Are we all gonna die?

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We’ve got a brand new episode of Unqualified with the one and only Alanis Morissette (CONVERSATION WITH ALANIS MORISSETTE)!!! In this episode, Anna asks Alanis what it is like being a rock star (12:00), Amy tells Alanis about an encounter they once had (16:00), and Alanis discuss ...  Show more