Best Robert I Crawford Podcasts (2024)

Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Francis Barry about his book, Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy. Are we as a nation truly as divided as portrayed? If you watch the news you my seem to believe so. Barry took to the road during the pandemic to see what was at the heart of the issue. Miles tra…

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Louise Story and Ebony Reed Interview Episode 63 45:14

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Matt Crawford speaks with journalists and authors Louise Story and Ebony Reed about their book, Fifteen Cents On The Dollar: How Americans Made the Black White Wealth Gap. How is it that today, black American's overall wealth is fifteen cents on the dollar compared with white Americans. Story and Reed took the deep dive and did the research for us.…

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Scott Ryan Interview Episode 62 1:04:54

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Scott Ryan about his book, The Last Decade of Cinema. What made the 90's such a pivotal moment in cinematic history and will we ever get there again? Ryan and I discuss the movies he chose, why he chose them and their impact on our culture. We also just have a blast talking about these movies in our own lives and ho…

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Jason Bell Interview Episode 61 1:03:08

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jason Bell about his book, Cracking the Nazi Code. For those that think history is boring this is the book to read. Bell uncovers just declassified information about Winthrop Bell, also known as agent A12. A true Renaissance man Agent A12 uncovered the Nazis before they even had that moniker and also broke Hitler's …

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Jon Mills Interview Episode 60 1:05:19

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Matt Crawford speaks with philosopher, psychoanalyst and author Jon Mills about his book, End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate. End of the World is a much-needed wake up call for all the emergencies (mostly manmade) that could destroy our world. With the world even more divided than ever Mills explores the psychological aspect of what divide…

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Warren Kozak Interview Episode 59 52:11

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Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Warren Kozak about his book, Waving Goodbye. Kozak wrote this book to describe what he went through after losing his lovely wife, Lisa. Grief is as unique as our fingerprints, and we all go through it differently, however, there are throughlines. Kozak shares his grief and how he and his daughter deal…

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Sydney Lea Interview Episode 58 57:14

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Matt Crawford speaks to poet and author Sydney Lea about his book Now Look: A Novel. His first novel in 35 years, Lea writes about the pain and grip of addiction on an intimate level. Set against the backdrop of remote northern Maine, Now Look highlights two friends who are from different worlds but struggle against the same demons. A touching read…

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Jeffrey Lewis Interview Episode 57 1:01:19

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jeffrey Lewis about his book, Leonard Cohen: A Novel. The Leonard Cohen at the center of Leonard Cohen: A Novel is an everyman, a would-be artist, a would-be lover, a would-be tragic figure, yet a man haunted by the greatness of his namesake. He struggles to compete with the "real" Leonard Cohen wishing to do some a…

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Jerome Petty Interview Episode 56 41:34

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jerome Petty about his book, From Broken to Blessed: An Attempt at Suicide that Ended with Blessings Beyond My Dreams. Jerome shares with us the heartbreaking decision to end his own life and how that failure turned into the most beautiful gift he could imagine. Truly and emotional, inspiring and uplifting read that…

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Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman Interview Episode 55 56:33

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Matt Crawford speaks with authors Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman about their book, Trust & Safety: A Novel. Newlyweds Rosie and Jordan move out of NYC after Rosie has grown disenchanted with NYC. When tech-bro Jordan loses his job they are forced to rent their outbuilding to a very attractive queer couple Dylan and Lark. The dynamic that follows …

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Alexander Boldizar Interview Episode 54 1:11:17

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Alexander Boldizar about his book, The Man Who Saw Seconds. This is one that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page, The Man Who Saw Seconds explores the nature of time, the brain as a prediction machine, and the tension between the individual and the systems we create. Boldizar provides wit…

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Tim Wendell Interview Episode 53 1:05:10

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Tim Wendell about his book, Rebel Falls. Rory Chase, a capable yet haunted young woman eager to contribute to the Union cause, accepts a mission from the Secretary of State, William Seward, to travel to Niagara Falls and prevent two rebel spies, John Yates Beall and Bennet Burley, from seizing the U.S.S. Michigan on…

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Marjorie McCown Interview Episode 52 59:58

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Matt Crawford speaks with veteran costume designer and author Marjorie McCown about her new novel Star struck: A Hollywood Mystery. Costumer designer Joey Jessop is working on a 1930's Hollywood period piece with two of its biggest stars. After she witnesses a hit-and-run near the set, she realizes the car may belong to the movies female lead, Gill…

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Mark Sullivan Interview Episode 51 55:01

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Matt Crawford speaks with NYT best-selling author Mark Sullivan about his book, All the Glimmering Stars. This book highlights the horrific and amazing journey of Anthony Opoka and Florence Okori as they come of age in a war-torn Uganda in the 1990's. Both taught by loving parents to be a good human before they are taken as children by Joseph Kony'…

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Dr. Saqib Qureshi Interview Episode 50 57:28

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Saqib Qureshi about his book, Being Muslim Today: Reclaiming the Faith from Orthodoxy and Islamophobia. Qureshi takes the deep dive and into the 1400-year evolution of Islam and brings us to its roots. Qureshi also highlights how both Orthodoxy and Islamophobia operate based on ignorance and misinterpret the tru…

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Eric Vickrey Interview Episode 49 57:48

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Eric Vickrey about his book: Season of Shattered Dreams. Vickrey takes us back to post WWII baseball and details those who were lost in the worst professional sports accident in history. June 24th, 1946, changed so much for so many lives and while many have forgotten Vickrey brings back to life those lost and shares…

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Dr. Ammon Hillman Interview Episode 48 1:02:13

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Matt Crawford speaks with Dr. Ammon Hillman about his work translating ancient Greek classicists and his continuing work bringing to light information long buried and undiscussed.By Matt Crawford

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Dr. Stephen Poulter Interview Episode 47 1:01:54

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Matt Crawford speaks to Dr. Stephen Poulter about his book, Modern Masculinity: A Compassionate Guidebook to Men's Mental Health. Poulter and I discuss the current state of men's mental health, how toxic masculinity has become a catchall term, and how to best navigate modern masculinity and seeking the help many men need.…

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Kyne Santos Interview Episode 46 53:15

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Kyne Santos about his book, Math In Drag. What do Drag and Math have in common? Kyne details his life, growing up gay, his love of math, his journey to becoming a Drag Queen and how he married both of them.By Matt Crawford

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Dr. Adaira Landry and Dr. Resa Lewiss Interview Episode 45 57:38

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Matt Crawford speaks with authors Dr. Adaira Landry and Dr. Resa Lewiss about their book, MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact. I don't think there are two more qualified individuals to write this book than Dr. Landry and Dr. Lewiss. As award winning physicians, educators, and mentors they bring their considerable knowledge to the fore and detail…

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Steven and Clifford Simmons Interview Episode 44 37:04

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Matt Crawford speaks to father and son authors Steven and Clifford Simmons about their book, Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? With lovely illustrations and rhyming words Steven and Clifford stoke that inner curiosity and invite us deep into the ocean to see what splendor awaits.By Matt Crawford

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Dr. Beth Kurland Interview Episode 43 1:03:22

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Beth Kurland about her book, You Don't Have to Change to Change Everything. A clinical psychologist for 30 years, Dr. Kurland brings that considerable experience to bear in this comprehensive review of how we can all better step back and put things in perspective to help us achieve that which we want. We discuss…

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Christopher Loric Interview Episode 41 1:05:47

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Christopher Loric about his book, SESG Explorer. When an alien race, the Kammorrigans sends a message to our planet we decide to travel to them and make first contact, but how do we do this safely? Is this the beginning of global relations or a prelude to global war? This book is the foundation for a thrilling serie…

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Norman Ohler Interview Episode 40 51:37

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Norman Ohler about his book, Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age. Tripped, traces the roots of LSD to Germany during WWII and the Nazi's nefarious experiments to use it for mind control to the CIA's own interest in it for similar purposes. All the while the U.S government pushing the …

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Linda Stewart Henley Interview Episode 39 38:37

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Linda Stewart Henley about her book, Kate's War: A Novel. Based on Henley's own family history, Kate's War is historically based fiction that tells the story of a 20-year-old Kate living under the threat of German invasion in WWII England. Trying to wrestle the responsibilities to her family, her country and to her …

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Dr. Todd Boyd Interview Episode 38 1:11:14

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Todd Boyd about his book, Rappers Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World. This is a visual and cerebral journey through 50 years of Hip Hop evolution. As only Dr. Boyd can do, he takes us by the hand and leads us through the pivotal moments in Hip Hop culture, Rap and history to provide the context that is so often …

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Ben Bradford Interview Episode 37 1:03:52

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Matt Crawford speaks with Edward R. Murrow winning journalist, podcast creator, producer and host Ben Bradford about his new podcast Landslide. Bradford takes us back to the pivotal primary and general election of 1976 and how 3 improbable candidates; Ford, Reagan and Carter would set the stage for a pivotal shift in our political landscape. An int…

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Alexander Brash Interview Episode 36 55:15

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Alexander Brash about his book, A Whaler at Twilight: A Long Lost True Account of Whaling and Redemption in the South Pacific. When Brash discovers a manuscript of his great, great grandfather's, Robert Armstrong written in the 1840's it set off a lovely chain of events that lead to this book. Detailing the hardship…

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Ann Parson Interview Episode 35 54:10

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Ann Parson about her book, The Birds of Dog: An Historical Novel Based on Mostly True Events. This novel takes us back in time to early 19th century Boston and the burgeoning scientific community. Using the fantastic device of letters between Catharine and Charles Pickering to capture the events of the day this is a…

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Malia Lazu Interview Episode 34 55:52

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Malia Lazu about her book, From Intention to Impact: A Practical Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Drawing from her background as a community organizer, corporate career as a bank president and now as a leading consultant of DEI, Lazu highlights the importance of DEI and the missteps that companies can make…

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Doug Kari Interview Episode 33 1:05:12

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Matt Crawford speaks with investigative journalist, lawyer and author Doug Kari about his book, The Berman Murders. January 6, 1986, Barry and Louise Berman went for a hike in the Mojave Desert's Saline Valley and never came back. 3 years later their remains were discovered but justice has still not been brought to this family. Kari tells us not on…

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William Carl Interview Episode 32 1:02:51

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Matt Crawford speaks with author William Carl about his book, Assassin's Manuscript. When former CIA assassin last hit goes sideways, he attempts to leave that life of darkness behind and escapes to a career in the ministry. Inextricably Hunter is pulled back into his dark past to help solve a code hidden in an ancient manuscript that could thwart …

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Samir Chopra Interview Episode 31 1:04:02

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Samir Chopra about his book, Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide. Through his own experience Chopra describes how philosophy has helped him deal with his own anxiety. We discuss looking at this affliction through a new and inspiring lens which I think all will find quite stimulating.…

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Tawfiq Rangwala Interview Episode 30 49:26

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Matt Crawford speaks with lawyer and author Tawfiq Rangwala's book, What WE Lost: Inside the Attack on Canada's Largest Children's Charity. Many of us may not heard about the Canadian based children's charity WE and its downfall, but Rangwala details the hundreds of thousands of children it helped and how it was brought down by disinformation and a…

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Brittany Gowan Interview Episode 29 58:27

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Matt Crawford speaks with author and wellness coach Brittany Gowan about her book, Turn to the Sun. Gowan discusses how nature can have an acute effect on our mindfulness and overall, wellbeing. Included in the book are exercises to teach us how to turn on our sensory wakefulness and how to disconnect and recenter no matter where we are.…

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Emily P. Freeman Interview Episode 28 34:08

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Matt Crawford speaks with author and podcast host Emily P. Freeman about her book, How to Walk Into a Room. Many of us do not know how or when to leave a situation that doesn't suit us. We also have trouble discerning what to take and what to leave. Freeman discusses how to decide when the time is right to move on and how to do so with grace, digni…

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Dr. Angela Bowers Interview Episode 27 57:00

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Angela Bowers about her book, Overcoming. A psychotherapist for over 40 years Dr. Bowers decided to share one of her most challenging and complex patients with us. Using the name Emma to protect her identity, Dr. Bowers shares the intense therapy Emma needed for 6 years to try and heal from the vast trauma, of a…

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Roger Rapoport Interview Episode 26 1:02:15

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Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Roger Rapoport about his book, Searching for Patty Hearst. 50 years ago, socialite and billionaire heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA.) After two months in captivity Hearst joined the SLA and participated in a bank robbery and kidnapping. Rapoport has followed th…

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Jeffrey Simon Interview Episode 25 1:06:25

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jeffrey Simon about his book, The Bulldog Detective: William J. Flynn and America's First War Against the Mafia, Spies, and Terrorists. Who was William J. Flynn? At the forefront of crime fighting as a member then Chief of the Secret Service, Deputy Commissioner in the NYPD and director of the Bureau of Investigatio…

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Kevin Baker Interview Episode 24 1:01:02

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Kevin Baker about his book, The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City. Baseball is "the New York Game" because New York is where the diamond was first laid out, where the bunt and the curveball were invented, and where the home run was hit. Baker and I discuss how unique baseball is to New York and how …

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Kevin Holohan Interview Episode 23 55:30

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Kevin Holohan about his book, So You Wanna Run A Country? A satirical parable of the perils of authoritarianism, nationalism, and device-dependent group think. With the T.V show So You Wanna Run a Country? as the backdrop, Holohan reveals our societies psychological underbelly with some scenarios that hit too close …

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Arlene Pellicane Interview Episode 22 1:04:17

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Matt Crawford speaks with top marriage and parenting author and speaker, Arlene Pellicane about National Marriage Week. Arlene has written several books about marriage and hosts the Happy Home Podcast. We discuss the importance of National Marriage Week, why it was started and why it is so important to celebrate it. We also talk about the secrets t…

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Ditte Lysgaard Vind Interview Episode 21 54:38

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Ditte Lysgaard Vind about her book, Danish Design Heritage and Global Sustainability. Why should we care and what can we learn from Danish designers? Vind describes the circumstances that led to certain tenets of Danish design developed and how those practices were steeped in sustainability and ecology. We can all a…

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Reagan Sova Interview Episode 20 1:09:58

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Matt Crawford speaks with Reagan Sova about his epic poem, Wildcat Dreams in the Death Light. This work has been described as an incantatory work of narrative poetry. Infused with hobo melancholy, Jewish lore, bloodshed, and hilarity, this epic poem is nothing short of a contemporary masterpiece. Set in 1910s America, Wildcat Dreams in the Death Li…

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Ronald Drabkin Interview Episode 19 53:11

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Ronald Drabkin about his book, Beverly Hills Spy: The Double Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor. Frederick Rutland was an accomplished aviator, British WWI war hero, and real-life James Bond. He was the first pilot to take off and land a plane on a ship, a decorated warrior for his feats of bravery …

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Dr. Steven Lesk Interview Episode 18 56:41

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Matt Crawford speaks with Psychiatrist Dr. Steven Lesk about his book, Footprints of Schizophrenia: The Evolutionary Roots of Mental Illness. Schizophrenia remians one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses and thos that suffer from even more so. Dr. Steven Lesk brings over 40 years of expierience in the psychiatric field and reserach to posit …

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Jennifer Belle Interview Episode 17 51:20

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jennifer Belle about her book, Swanna In Love. Set in the summer of 1982 14-year-old Swanna, is picked up late from camp by her mother Val, her lovable younger brother Madding and mom's boyfriend Borislav. Instead of heading home as expected they are dragged to Vermont—to an artist colony where kids are not welcome,…

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Peter McGraw Interview Episode 16 1:05:42

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Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Peter McGraw about his book, Solo: Building a Remarkable Life of Your Own. We live in a world built for two, think about renting hotel rooms, insurance and taxes. There are many benefits baked onto society when you are two but what about when you are one? Societal pressures make it almost unacceptable to be Solo…

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