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2021-12-06

  A Message for Listeners

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2021-11-29

  How to Find Your Voice, With Vocal Coach Denise Woods (RECAST)

This week we're fine-tuning our instruments with help from Hollywood vocal coach, Denise Woods. Denise has been a professional vocal and dialect coach for over 20 years and has worked with stars like Will Smith, Halle Berry, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Chast...
2021-11-22

  How to Tame Your Inner Critic, With Psychologist Ethan Kross (RECAST)

Ever find yourself in an anxiety spiral, ruminating over things that stress you out? If so, you're in luck because this week we're learning how to better control that voice in our heads with help from psychologist Ethan Kross. Ethan is a professor at t...
2021-11-15

  How to Pay Better Attention, With Neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha

This week we're learning how to better focus and pay attention with help from neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha. Dr. Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami and the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and...
2021-11-08

  Introducing Gadgettes!

The team at Gizmodo has a brand new podcast womansplaining the latest technology. Each week hosts Florence Ion and Caitlin McGarry sit down to talk about the latest gadgets and the biggest headlines in tech. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!See Pr...
2021-11-01

  How to Be a Tourist Without Being an Asshole, With Travel Journalist Sara Clemence

This week we're learning how to be better, more conscientious travelers with help from travel journalist Sara Clemence. Listen to hear Sara's advice on how to find destinations that aren't experiencing "overtourism," and what research to do and choices...
2021-10-25

  How to Talk to Kids About Religion When You Don’t Know What to Say, With Wendy Thomas Russell

This week we're talking with award-winning author Wendy Thomas Russell about tackling the tricky topic of religion with kids—whether you're religious yourself or not. Listen to hear Wendy's advice on how to talk about the religions that are embedded in...
2021-10-18

  How to Be a Better Reader, With Librarian Margaret H. Willison (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to be a better reader with help from librarian and podcaster Margaret H. Willison. Listen to hear Margaret break down how we should re-think our definitions of "good" or "well-read" readers, and the tactics we can use to im...
2021-10-11

  How to Not Die Alone, With Dating Coach Logan Ury (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to tackle the notorious challenge of dating with help from Logan Ury—Director of Relationship Science at Hinge and author of the new book, How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love. Listen to...
2021-10-04

  How to Take Care of Your Skin Microbiome, With Physician James Hamblin (RECAST)

This week we're learning how to better care for our skin with help from physician and Atlantic staff writer James Hamblin. Listen to hear James explain why using less soap might actually be better for your skin's microbiome and how we should be re-thin...