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Felicia.Louise

Created January 14, 2020

Updated April 25, 2023

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  1. Labor

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    Journalists Elise Hu and Amy Westervelt bring you the social science behind the many issues facing working families today. S1: How a global pandemic exacerbated the epidemic of American parenting misery.
    KidsFamily

  2. You're Wrong About

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    Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
    HistoryTrue Crime

  3. Scene on Radio

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    Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Previous series include Seeing White (Season 2), looking at the roots and meaning of white supremacy; 
    SocietyCulture

  4. Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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    Every Monday morning step into the office of iconic psychotherapist Esther Perel and listen in as real people in search of insight bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their stories. From breakups and open relationships to workplace
    RelationshipsHealth

  5. Invisibilia

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    Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.
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    human behaviorPersonal Journals

  6. Feminist Current

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    Meghan Murphy brings you voices from the real women's movement — bold, unapologetic, and honest.
    SocietyCulture

  7. Death, Sex & Money

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    Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
    ArtsHealth

  8. Every Little Thing

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    Why do news anchors all sound the same? Do wolves really howl at the moon? How did Elvis imitators take over Las Vegas wedding chapels? On ELT, you call with a question, we find you an answer. Our helpline is open 24-7. Call 833-RING-ELT or sen
    gimlet mediaComedy

  9. Terrible, Thanks For Asking

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    Subscribe within Apple Podcasts for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and access to our full archive.For all those perks and more, including a supportive community of Terrible listeners, mail surprises and live sessions with our team, join u
    SocietyCulturePersonal Journals

  10. Patient Zero

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    How are medical mysteries solved? And what happens when questions remain? Patient Zero is an investigation of the spaces where people and pathogens collide. We take a deep dive in to the history – and mystery – of one of the fastest spreading e
    ScienceNatural Sciences

  11. This American Life

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    Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture
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    StorytellingArts

  12. Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

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    I’ve spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: we are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and co
    Mental HealthEducation

  13. Headlong: Running from COPS

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    Dan Taberski and the team behind Missing Richard Simmons investigate COPS — the longest running reality show in TV history — and its cultural impact on policing in America. Our story begins with the footage of a routine arrest behind a church i
    SocietyCulture

  14. 1619

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    In August of 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. America was not yet America, but this was the moment it began. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by
    +7
    NewsHistory

  15. How's Work? with Esther Perel

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    This season on How's Work?, iconic couples therapist Esther Perel focuses on the hard conversations we're afraid to have in our jobs: Colleagues navigating the new etiquette of a work from home workforce. Newsrooms whose journalists feel that c
    SocietyCulture

  16. Global News Podcast

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    The day’s top stories from BBC News. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
    NewsPolitics

  17. Nice White Parents

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    If you want to understand what’s wrong with our public schools, you have to look at what is arguably the most powerful force in shaping them: white parents. A five-part series from the makers of Serial and The New York Times. Hosted by Chana Jo
    SocietyCultureEducation

  18. Motherhood Sessions

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    Being a mom is hard—everybody knows that. But usually we only hear about sleepless nights and diaper changes, not the profound identity shift that accompanies becoming a mother. Motherhood is a psychological big bang. And yet it’s rare to find
    ParentingHealth

  19. American Hysteria

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    American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from
    ConspiracySocietyCulture

  20. Change Agent

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    How can learning the secrets of competitive breath holding help a woman fix an online shopping habit? What can a recovering alcoholic learn from a Domino's Pizza marketing campaign? Charles Duhigg, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and auth
    SocietyCulture

  21. Code Switch

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    What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — fro
    +18
    NewsPolitics

  22. Extra Credit

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    When he realizes his teenage son Elijah's Texas public school underplays the history of slavery and the theory of evolution, writer Neal Pollack decides to take Elijah's education into his own hands, supplementing it with his own dubious life l
    SocietyCulture

  23. Maintenance Phase

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    Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.
    HealthFitness

  24. Notes from Poland

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    A podcast on Polish politics, culture, history and society from the leading English-language source of news and information on Poland.
    NewsSociety

  25. Bodies

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    Each episode of this documentary series begins with a medical mystery. Sometimes the sickness is in the body, and sometimes the sickness is in the system. Once you peel back the layers, more questions emerge. Created by Allison Behringer and su
    Health

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