http://www.radiocurious.org Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 Welcome to the 20th year of Radio Curious, half hour interviews on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. All of the almost 400 half-hour archive editions on our website are free for you to enjoy, download, copy, share or rebroadcast as you wish. Please give credit to Radio Curious and let us know what you like about the program. www.radiocurious.org Radio Curious clean Radio Curious curious@radiocurious.org curious@radiocurious.org (Radio Curious) Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Radio Curious Radio Curious, Interviews, Environment, Education, Chautauquan, Psychology/Psychaitry, Sex, Mendocino, Law, Religion, Feminism http://www.radiocurious.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/radio-curious-rss-logo.jpg http://www.radiocurious.org/category/psychologypsychiatry/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:42:01 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5383 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/11/22/william-patrick-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. Click here to begin listening.  How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.” When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that twenty per-cent of people, — 60 million in the Untied States alone — are feeling lonely at any given moment. And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/24/james-ketchum-m-d-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/24/james-ketchum-m-d-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:53:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5370 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/10/24/james-ketchum-m-d-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Non-lethal chemical warfare may be an oxymoron to some, but it was actually the goal of a U.S. Army research program in the 1960s and 70s at Edgewood Arsenal, an army arsenal in Maryland. Click here to begin listening.  Non-lethal chemical warfare may be an oxymoron to some, but it was actually the goal of a U.S. Army research program in the 1960s and 70s at Edgewood Arsenal, an army arsenal in Maryland. The research goal was to find incapacitating non-lethal chemical weapons that would cause the enemy to lie down, smile and laugh. The research team was lead by a then colonel in the U.S. Army, psychiatrist Dr. James S. Ketchum. The team attempted to determine if LSD, cannabis, or belladonna could achieve the goal. Dr. Ketchum, the author of “Chemical Warfare: Secrets Almost Forgotten,” visited the studios of Radio Curious on August 1, 2008. We began our interview when I asked what originally drew him to participate in the project at Edgewood Arsenal. The books he recommends are “Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story” and “Tihkal: The Continuation,” by Alexander and Ann Shulgin. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/22/dr-daniel-gottlieb-learning-from-the-heart/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/22/dr-daniel-gottlieb-learning-from-the-heart/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:52:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5342 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/22/dr-daniel-gottlieb-learning-from-the-heart/feed/ 0  Click here to begin listening. - Dr. Dan Gottlieb is a practicing psychologist living and working near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has experienced quadriplegia for approximately 30 years when he broke his back and severed his spinal cord as a res...  Click here to begin listening. Dr. Dan Gottlieb is a practicing psychologist living and working near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has experienced quadriplegia for approximately 30 years when he broke his back and severed his spinal cord as a result of an automobile accident. His 2008 book, “Learning From the Heart: Lessons on Living, Loving and Listening,” shares some of his life experiences. In this conversation he explains how 30 years ago he could not have imagined that he would have become a quadriplegic, lose both his parents and his wife, and be a now happy and contented person. This interview was recorded May 14, 2008. The book Dr. Dan Gottlieb recommends is, “The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness,” by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:50:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5332 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/08/01/amy-sutherland-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/SUTHERLAND_8.1.24%20IA.mp3) Reinforcement of desired behavior is the key to animal training. As humans, we are subject to the same way of learning. Amy Sutherland, author of, “What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers,” shares many ideas about how to achieve more desirable relationships with friends and loved ones. This Program was recorded on March 19, 2008. The book Amy Sutherland recommends is, “Demonic Males: Apes and the Origin of Human Violence,” by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:48:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5306 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/06/13/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centuries-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Click here to begin listening.  North America, as we have known for millennia, has been populated by ethnic groups looking for a new place to live. Beginning in the early 17th Century and through the present time, Jewish people from around the world have seen North America as a favored place to live and in waves of migration over time have come here to make a new life as part of the American fabric. In the winter of 2008 the Public Broadcasting System presented a major six hour television series: “The Jewish Americans: Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America.” A companion book to this series with the same name, written by Beth Wenger, the Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania, is a collection of first person stories about lives of American Jews who maintained their own culture as they became part of the American culture. Our visit with Beth Wenger in January 2008, by phone from her office at the University of Pennsylvania, began when she described the distinctions and similarities of the Jewish American experience as compared to other immigrant groups. This program was originally broadcast January 30, 2008. The book she recommends is, “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,” by Michael Chabon. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:20:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5248 http://www.radiocurious.org/2024/02/23/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 I Can Read You Like a Book - Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Many of these body movements are involuntary reactions inherent to the individual or culturally based. “I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People are Really Sending with their Body Language,” by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch, describes methods of understanding what people really mean and how to gain insight to their background by watching their physical behavior. Hartley, a former Army interrogator details how to review with an open mind what you see, evaluate to know what is relevant, analyze to identify voluntary versus involuntary movements and then decide or draw a conclusion based on what you observe. Gregory Hartley recommends “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us,” by Dr. Robert D. Hare.. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/21/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain-part-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/21/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain-part-2/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:19:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5221 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/21/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain-part-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: November 8, 2006 - This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession - The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic ... Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: November 8, 2006 This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006. Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think, and that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language. Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing, just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like also violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language. The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. www.yourbrainonmusic.com Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/15/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/15/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:22:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5216 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/12/15/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brain/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 - This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession - The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic ... Click here to begin listening. (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/LEVITIN_DANIEL_12.14.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006. Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think, and that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language. Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing, just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like also violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language. The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. www.yourbrainonmusic.com Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth. Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 03:04:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5186 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/19/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do - The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, Click here to begin listening.  (https://www.radio4all.net/files/vogel@sonic.net/Dr._Clotaire_Rapaille_Part_2_10.19.23%20IA.mp3) Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live. Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille’s website is: www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, “The DiVinci Code,” by Dan Brown and “Straight From The Gut,” by Jack Welsh.   Ignacio Ayala clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:03:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5182 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/10/12/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do - The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live. Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille’s website is: www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, “The DiVinci Code,” by Dan Brown and “Straight From The Gut,” by Jack Welsh. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/20/dr-dan-gottlieb-quadriplegia-a-struggle-to-live/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/20/dr-dan-gottlieb-quadriplegia-a-struggle-to-live/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2023 04:46:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5171 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/20/dr-dan-gottlieb-quadriplegia-a-struggle-to-live/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. - Originally Broadcast: April 12, 2006 - Letters to Sam:A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life - For most people, the desire to be known exceeds the desire to be loved. Who we are as individuals, Click here to begin listening. Originally Broadcast: April 12, 2006 Letters to Sam:A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life For most people, the desire to be known exceeds the desire to be loved. Who we are as individuals, how we reckon with our personal abilities and disabilities the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, a conversation with my friend Dr. Dan Gottlieb. Dan Gottlieb, a clinical psychologist who lives and works near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lives with quadriplegia, paralyzed from the neck down as a result of an automobile accident in 1979. He is the host of “Voices in the Family,” a weekly public radio program originating from WHYY in Philadelphia and the author of two articles a month in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Because of his physical condition, Dan thought he may not live to see his young grandson Sam grow to be man. When Sam was diagnosed with a severe form of autism several years ago, Dan decided to write a series of letters to his grandson. His book “Letter’s to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life,” is a collection of the thirty-two intimate and compassionate letters sharing Dan’s thoughts, observations and experiences gained from his 27 years with quadriplegia, and his professional life as a clinical psychologist. Dr. Dan Gottlieb and I visited by phone from his in mid April 2006. The books Dr. Gottlieb recommends are “Eat, Pray and Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything, Across Italy, India and Indonesia,” by Elizabeth Gilbert, and “Life of Pi,” by Yann Martel. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:14:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5164 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/09/07/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 - The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain - Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.” Dr. Cohen, Click here to begin listening.  Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.” Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are activated by experience as we age, allowing our personalities to grow and change. The brain has reserves of strength and agility that compensate for the effects of aging on its other parts. Dr. Cohen has found that the information processing in the 60 to 80 year old brain achieves it’s greatest density and reach. He explains these and other developing concepts in brain research in his book, “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” I spoke with Dr. Cohen in March 2006 from his office on Aging, Health & Humanities, in Washington D.C., where he is the Director. We began our conversation with his description of the importance of the role of creativity. Gene Cohen recommends, “Tuesdays with Morrie: A Young Man, An Old Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson,” by Mitch Albom. Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:54:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5145 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/07/27/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to... Click here to begin listening. Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers instead of their parents, for direction, for a sense of right and wrong and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children are explained in “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, “ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of the development of an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. www.GordonNeufeld.com (http://www.gordonneufeld.com/) Gordon Neufeld recommends “The Anatomy of Dependence,” Takeo Doi. Originally Broadcast: October 25, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:40:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5076 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/30/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - American Mania, When More is Not Enough - Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are c... Click here to begin listening.  American Mania, When More is Not Enough Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are curiosity driver, reward seeking and harm avoiding creatures. The conflict that has evolved between our biological heritage and the demand driven economy in the United States is the essence of a book entitled “American Mania, When More is Not Enough.” Dr. Peter C. Whybrow, author of “American Mania” is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. He is a professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral science, and director of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California at Los Angeles. In this interview, recorded mid-February 2005, Dr. Whybrow discusses this conflict, and its consequences. Peter C. Whybrow recommends “In Praise of Slowness,” by Carl Honore. Originally Broadcast: February 12, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:04:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5061 http://www.radiocurious.org/2023/03/02/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life - Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a ques... Click here to begin listening.  Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a question that goes to the heart of both learning and mentoring. The concepts of mentoring are set out in the book “Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life,” by Eric Liu. In this interview, recorded n February 2005, Eric Liu discusses his experiences a mentor, a mentee, and an observer of both. For more information see www.ericliu.com. www.ericliu.com Eric Liu recommends “All the King’s Men,” by Robert Penn Warren. Originally Broadcast: February 15, 2005 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2022 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5033 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/22/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, Click here to begin listening.  Born To Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture In the past 50 years, the advent of television as a medium for advertising has had significant effects on the buying habits of everyone, and especially on children. MRI scans on the brain, and the development of neuro-marketing are used to determine more receptive ways to market a myriad of products to all of us. Studies that follow the behavior of children show that the more involved a child is in the consumer culture, the more likelihood that the child will be depressed, be more anxious, have frequent headaches and/or stomach aches. And, the most heavily advertised products are more likely to be addictive to the users of those products. “Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and New Consumer Culture” by Professor Juliet Schor, of Boston College, presents a detailed discussion of these changes in the commercialized market place that is brought into almost every home and school. Juliet Schor recommends “For Her Own Good,” by Barbara Ehreneich and Diedre English. Originally Broadcast: December 14, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2022 03:08:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=5025 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/12/07/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans - “The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans, Click here to begin listening.  The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans “The First Idea: How Symbols, Language and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans,” is a book by professors Stanley Greenspan and Stuart Shanker. Their hypotheses assert that our ability to use symbols and language depends on specific types of nurturing interactions and other cultural practices passed down, learned anew and further developed by each generation, dating back to prehuman and even nonhuman primate cultures. I spoke with Professor Shanker about these and other topics. Stuart Shanker recommends “The Trees in my Forest,” by Berndt Heinrich. Originally Broadcast: November 23, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2022 04:44:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4967 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/07/15/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Genome & Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human Are we humans defined by nature or nurture? Matt Ridley, the author of “Genome,” published in 2000, has more recently written “Nature via Nurture: ... Click here to begin listening.  Genome & Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human Are we humans defined by nature or nurture? Matt Ridley, the author of “Genome,” published in 2000, has more recently written “Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human.” He argues that genes are enablers, rather than constrainers; thus, we are continually shaped by everyday life. Matt Ridley recommends “Dot Con,” by John Cassidy. Originally Broadcast: February 3, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:34:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4958 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/06/22/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. Click here to begin listening.  The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” by Dr. Jerome Groopman, a Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and a writer for the New Yorker magazine, examines the role hope plays in the practice of medicine, and the ways in which hope can release chemicals powerful enough to change the outcome of otherwise fatal diseases. Dr. Jerome Groopman recommends “The Old School,” by Tobian Wolff. Originally Broadcast: February 20, 2004 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:34:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4901 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/31/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:35:54 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4897 http://www.radiocurious.org/2022/03/23/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:24:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4813 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/11/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear - Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Click here to begin listening.  A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear” is a recent book written by Janna Malamud Smith, a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the motherhood fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young,  the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:44:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4788 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/10/27/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History - “I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History” is the title of a new book by Thomas Hine. In this book he discusses why we want objects and... Click here to begin listening.  I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History “I Want That! How We All Became Shoppers: A Cultural History” is the title of a new book by Thomas Hine. In this book he discusses why we want objects and how they change us. He looks at early forms of trading, and proceeds through the history of materialism. Thomas Hine recommends “Refinement of America,” by Richard Bushman. Originally Broadcast: December 17, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/15/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/15/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey-2/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2021 04:47:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4759 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/09/15/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs - “The Other End of the Leash—Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs”, is a recent book by Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist affiliated ... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-McCONNELL_PATRICIA_9.15.21IA.mp3) The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs “The Other End of the Leash—Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs”, is a recent book by Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist affiliated with the University of Wisconsin. In her book, she discusses how to think from a dog’s perspective, how to get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog, and how dogs and humans share personality types. Patricia McConnell recommends “The Ape and Shusi Master,” by Franz DeWaal. Originally Broadcast: September 17, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:49:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4703 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/06/23/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child - Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them... Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Dr._Dana_Chidekel_6.23.21_IA.mp3) Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities, and can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships. “Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” is a book by Dr. Dana Chidekel, a child psychologist near Los Angeles. She asserts that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents, and encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. Dr. Dana Chidekel recommends “Seabiscuit,” by Laura Hillenbrand. Originally Broadcast: March 12, 2002 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:37:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4662 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/04/14/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. Click here to begin listening.  (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HEALY_JANE_4.14.21_IA.mp3) Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio during a significant portion of their early years. With the advent of television, videos and computers, that tactile and oral world is often left behind. Children who are frequently exposed to television, videos and computer games in the first seven years of life have been found to develop pathways in the brain that later are significantly deficient in reading, studying and socialization skills. Dr. Jane M Healy is an educational psychologist with expertise in developmental psychology, and specialist in the brain development of young children. Her recent books, “Endangered Minds,” and “Failure to Connect,” discuss how television, videos and computers affect the minds of children. Dr. Jane M. Healy recommends “The Goddess in Older Women,” by Jean Bolden. Originally Broadcast: May 9, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/24/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/24/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well-2/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:27:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4618 http://www.radiocurious.org/2021/02/24/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening.  - How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almo... Click here to begin listening.  How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almost anybody in almost any circumstance. We appreciate and like people similar to ourselves, people we understand and people who are open. “How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less” is the title of a book by Nicholas Bothman, a neurolinguistic practitioner who lives in Toronto, Canada. Nicolas Bothman recommends “Love in the Town of Cholera,” & “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” both by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Originally Broadcast: January 2, 2001 Ignacio Ayala clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4539 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/07/22/gallagher-winifred-in-good-times-and-in-bad/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Working on God - Why are we the way we are? How should life be lived? When should we start living it that way and why? “Working on God” is a new book by Winifred Gallagher, a science writer who lives in New York City. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Winifred_Gallagher_Working_on_God_IA_7.22.20.mp3) Working on God Why are we the way we are? How should life be lived? When should we start living it that way and why? “Working on God” is a new book by Winifred Gallagher, a science writer who lives in New York City. When her early learning about Christianity was shaken by her college education, she asked, what if religion could be something else? After writing books on how heredity and experience create the individual, and how our surroundings shape our thoughts and emotions, she has chosen to work on God. Winnifred Gallagher recommends “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time,” by Marcus Borg. Originally Broadcast: March 30, 1999 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:56:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4511 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/21/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man - Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-4.21.20_Michael_Gurian_pt2__IA.mp3) The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, often without recognizing the special and different needs of boys. Testosterone is a prime mover in the shaping of boys behavior resulting in their special and different needs. This is a two-part program from the archives of Radio Curious with Michael Gurian, the author of a 1997 book entitled, The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men. I spoke with Michael Gurian in January of 1998 from his home in Spokane, Washington. Michael Gurian recommends Sex on the Brain, by Deborah Blum & Beyond the Birds and the Bees, Beverly Engle. Originally Broadcast: January 23, 1998 & January 30, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:54:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4509 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/04/15/gurian-michael-let-boys-be-boys/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man - Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-4.15.20_Michael_Gurian_IA.mp3) The Wonder of Boys & A Fine Young Man Boys do not have an easy time growing up and maturing in our complex world these days. The same standard of behavior is frequently expected of boys and girls, often without recognizing the special and different needs of boys. Testosterone is a prime mover in the shaping of boys’ behavior resulting in their special and different needs. This is a two-part program from the archives of Radio Curious with Michael Gurian, the author of a 1997 book entitled, “The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do To Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men.” I spoke with Michael Gurian in January of 1998 from his home in Spokane, Washington. Michael Gurian recommends “Sex on the Brain,” by Deborah Blum & “Beyond the Birds and the Bees,” Beverly Engle. Originally Broadcast: January 23, 1998 & January 30, 1998 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/29/nuland-sherwin-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/29/nuland-sherwin-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:34:03 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4489 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/29/nuland-sherwin-what-is-it-about-our-species-that-allows-us-to-learn-so-much-about-ourselves/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Wisdom of the Body - From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-NULAND_SHERWIN_1.29.20_IA.mp3) The Wisdom of the Body From developmental perspectives, both in individuals and in mankind as a whole, the brain, language, and civilization have separated our species from the rest of the animal kingdom. In May of 1997, I discussed these issues with Sherwin Nuland, a professor of Medical History at Yale University Medical School and author of many books, including Wisdom of the Body. Sherwin Nuland recommends “The Meaning of Yiddish,” by Benjamin Harshav. Originally Broadcast: May 21, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4485 http://www.radiocurious.org/2020/01/08/spears-scott-an-experiment-in-successful-community-mediation/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Stockton, CA, has been called the most diverse community in the world. Fourteen distinct and primary languages are spoken in the Stockton area elementary schools. This enormous cultural diversity has, in the past, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SPEARS_SCOTT_1-8-20_IA.mp3) Stockton, CA, has been called the most diverse community in the world. Fourteen distinct and primary languages are spoken in the Stockton area elementary schools. This enormous cultural diversity has, in the past, resulted in automatic rifle fire at a Stockton elementary school. Scott Spears, a young man who grew up in Ukiah, currently works at the Stockton mediation justify as a trainer and program developer in the schools and as a mediator in the Stockton community. Originally Broadcast: April 16, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/06/bloom-amy-love-as-creator/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/06/bloom-amy-love-as-creator/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:21:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4475 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/11/06/bloom-amy-love-as-creator/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Love Invents Us - Amy Bloom is a Connecticut-based author and psychotherapist and the author of a novel entitled “Love Invents Us.” This book, the enactment of psychological theory about human behavior, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-BLOOM_AMY_11.5.19_IA.mp3) Love Invents Us Amy Bloom is a Connecticut-based author and psychotherapist and the author of a novel entitled “Love Invents Us.” This book, the enactment of psychological theory about human behavior, also traces the intimate details in the life of Elizabeth Howe from her childhood to middle age. I spoke with Amy Bloom by phone while she was on tour to discuss ‘Love Invents Us” and asked her, “how does love invent us?” Amy Bloom recommends “Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream,” by John Derbyshire. Originally Broadcast: February 12, 1997 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/18/grealy-lucy-what-is-ugly/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/18/grealy-lucy-what-is-ugly/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:29:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4437 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/06/18/grealy-lucy-what-is-ugly/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The Autobiography of a Face - Lucy Grealy, a victim of Ewing’s Sarcoma, beginning when was nine years old suffered from a cancer of the jaw that is 90% fatal in the first few years. In Lucy’s case, it was not fatal. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-[118]_Grealy_Lucy_12-5-94_(6-18-19)IA.mp3) The Autobiography of a Face Lucy Grealy, a victim of Ewing’s Sarcoma, beginning when was nine years old suffered from a cancer of the jaw that is 90% fatal in the first few years. In Lucy’s case, it was not fatal. Rather it brought about many intense and emotional experiences that most of us could not imagine. She had a large part of her lower jaw removed when she was about nine and half and for two and a half years had weekly chemotherapy treatments. Throughout her teenage years, she had multiple surgeries to reshape her jaw. Her book, “Autobiography of a Face,” reveals her experiences, her mistaken conflation of beauty and love, and what she learned about emotions, both her own and other people’s. Lucy Grealy recommends “100 Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Originally Broadcast: December 5, 1994 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/28/cole-dr-jim-teaching-tolerance/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/28/cole-dr-jim-teaching-tolerance/#comments Tue, 28 May 2019 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4431 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/28/cole-dr-jim-teaching-tolerance/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Cole_Jim_5-28-19.mp3) Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. We discussed diversity training – the process of becoming more aware of the prejudices we have. This program was originally broadcast in November of 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Dr. Jim Cole recommends books by Jane Lovelock. Originally Broadcast: November 23, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/21/kiersey-dr-david-what-is-my-personality/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/21/kiersey-dr-david-what-is-my-personality/#comments Tue, 21 May 2019 18:19:04 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4429 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/05/21/kiersey-dr-david-what-is-my-personality/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - My guest in this program was Dr. David Kiersey, the author of a book called “Presidential Temperament.” Dr. Kiersey took the Meyers-Briggs Temperament inventories and developed what has come to be known as the Kiersey T... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Kiersey_Dr._David_5-21-19_IA.mp3) My guest in this program was Dr. David Kiersey, the author of a book called “Presidential Temperament.” Dr. Kiersey took the Meyers-Briggs Temperament inventories and developed what has come to be known as the Kiersey Temperament Sorter. In so doing, he has established and identified several different types of character and temperament of people. In his book, “Please Understand Me,” the reader may use the Kiersey Temperament Sorter to get an idea of his or her personality and temperament traits. With his history and experience, Kiersey has examined the people who have become a President of the US and set out his analysis in “Presidential Temperaments.” In this program, originally broadcast in November of 1993 when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas, we’ll be talking about the book and some of the temperaments of the various Presidents. Dr. David Kiersey recommends “Killer Angels,” by Michael Shaara & The Hornblower Series, by Horatio Hormblower. Originally Broadcast: November 19, 1993 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/08/fry-dr-bill-psychology-of-humor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/08/fry-dr-bill-psychology-of-humor/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2019 02:19:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4395 http://www.radiocurious.org/2019/01/08/fry-dr-bill-psychology-of-humor/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology and genetics of humor. Much of Dr. Fry’s research has concentrated on Cocoa, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-1197-1-Fry_Dr._Bill_IA_1.8.19.mp3) Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology and genetics of humor. Much of Dr. Fry’s research has concentrated on Cocoa, the gorilla, and we discussed that as well. This program was originally broadcast in March of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: March 2, 1992 LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/18/osborn-john-jay-a-marriage-as-a-separate-entity/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/18/osborn-john-jay-a-marriage-as-a-separate-entity/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2018 02:13:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4389 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/12/18/osborn-john-jay-a-marriage-as-a-separate-entity/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - “Listen to the Marriage” is a novel by John Jay Osborn, a retired lawyer and law professor. The story centers a marriage counselor and a recently separated couple with demanding jobs and two small children. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-OSBORN_INTERVIEW_12-14-18_IA_Publish-1_.mp3) “Listen to the Marriage” is a novel by John Jay Osborn, a retired lawyer and law professor. The story centers a marriage counselor and a recently separated couple with demanding jobs and two small children.  All thirty-one short chapters take place in the therapist’s office and reveal the angst, anger, and hidden love that the couple Gretchen and Steve, have for each other. Sandy, the therapist guides the sessions, while keeping her thoughts about her clients to herself.  An empty green chair representing their marriage sits between Gretchen and Steve during each visit. “Listen to the Marriage” is Osborn’s sixth novel, the first one being “The Paper Chase,” published in 1971, a year after he graduated law school.  “Listen to the Marriage” is based in part on the experience Osborn and his wife had with a marriage counselor beginning about ten months after they separated in the mid 1980s.  They remain happily married. John Osborn visited the Radio Curious studios by phone from his home in San Francisco, California, on December 14, 2018. We began our conversation with his description of the therapist’s goal: To get the couple to look at the marriage they created as being separate from themselves. The book John Jay Osborn recommends is “Happy All the Time,” by Laurie Colwin. The program was recorded on December 14, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:50:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4367 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/10/02/neufeld-dr-gordon-hold-on-to-your-kids-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PUBLISHED-GORDON_NEUFELD_10-02-18.mp3) The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty years have resulted in today’s children looking to their peers, instead of their parents, for direction; for a sense of right and wrong; and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts—and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children—are explained in the book “Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,“ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia, we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of developing an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. The book Dr. Neufeld recommends is "The Anatomy of Dependence,”  by Takeo Doi. More information about Dr. Neufeld’s work may be found on his website. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/11/boothman-nicholas-getting-people-to-like-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/11/boothman-nicholas-getting-people-to-like-you/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2018 01:42:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4361 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/11/boothman-nicholas-getting-people-to-like-you/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less - Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almo... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Boothman_Nicholas_9-11-18_PUBLISHED.mp3) How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less Making people like you is a skill that anybody can learn. By reading body language and synchronizing behavior, it is possible to make meaningful connections with almost anybody in almost any circumstance. We appreciate and like people similar to ourselves, people we understand and people who are open. “How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less” is the title of a book by Nicholas Boothman, a neurolinguistic practitioner who lives in Toronto, Canada. Nicolas Boothman recommends "Love in the Time of Cholera," & "One Hundred Years of Solitude," both by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/04/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-3/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/04/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-3/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2018 01:38:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4359 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/09/04/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-3/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Everybody thinks about love and many people say “I love you”, but how is love defined? The book “How To Love” written by psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Livingston grapples with these and many other questions about love, Click here to begin listening (www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LIVINGSTON_INTERVIEW_9-4-18.mp3) Everybody thinks about love and many people say “I love you”, but how is love defined? The book “How To Love” written by psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Livingston grapples with these and many other questions about love, and how to find a compatible and pleasurable partnership. In this interview, we discuss how to choose more carefully, in matters of love to get what we desire and deserve. The song, “Do You Love Me?” from the musical “Fiddler On The Roof,” is our background music. Dr. Gordon Livingston spoke from his home in Columbia, Maryland on July 13th 2009, where he lives and practices psychiatry. The conversation began when I asked Dr. Livingston to define love. The book Dr. Gordon Livingston recommends is “All He Ever Wanted,” by Anita Shreve. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/#comments Wed, 16 May 2018 00:56:29 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4325 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/05/15/miller-geoffrey-does-what-you-buy-make-you-happier/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need al... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-MILLER_GEOFFREY_INTERVIEW_CA_2012.mp3) Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need all this stuff and how it impacts our lives? In this edition of Radio Curious we meet Geoffrey Miller, a tenured professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of "Spent: Sex, Evolution and Consumer Behavior." During our visit we discuss how our purchasing choices are driven by thousands of years of evolution, how marketers can take advantage of this and how we might try to better understand our consumer instincts. I spoke with Geoffrey Miller from his home in Australia on May 29, 2009 and began by asking him to define his field of evolutionary psychology. The book Geoffrey Miller recommends is "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty," by Peter Singer. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:29:37 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4299 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/27/harvey-sylvia-children-of-the-incarcerated/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-HARVEY-SYLVIA-2018_CA.mp3) Children of incarcerated parents is topic of this edition of Radio Curious. The estimated 2.7 million children of prison inmates in the United States are losing their visitation rights . Sylvia A. Harvey, an investigative journalist, is our guest. Her story about the diminishing opportunities for children to visit their incarcerated parents was published in The Nation magazine on December 14, 2015. Some of Harvey’s most cherished childhood memories are the times she was able to visit her father while he was an inmate at Soledad State Prison, in California when she was between the ages of 5 and 16. When Sylvia Harvey and I visited by phone from her home in New York City, on January 18, 2016, we began with her personal experience and how the absence of not being able visit a parent in prison affects 2.7 million children. Instead of recommending a book, Sylvia Harvey recommends the song “Ain’t Got No,” by Nina Simone. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/#comments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:25:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4297 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/19/kupers-dr-terry-solitary-confinement-and-how-to-end-it/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition we again visit with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist and the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It." In our first visit, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KUPERS_INTERVIEW2_2-14-18_JG2_2-19-18_PUBLISHED.mp3) In this edition we again visit with Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist and the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We Can Abolish It." In our first visit, available on line at radiocurious.org, Dr. Kupers describes the abysmal conditions in which an estimated 100,000 incarcerated people, both men and women are held in solitary confinement in the United States. Kept in dark, cold, and often wet cells, more or less eight feet by ten feet in size, they have little or no human contact, sometimes for years on end. Many suffer from mental illness, prior to or as a result of living solitary confinement. This results in significant long term damage to these people as individuals and to our society as a whole. In this second of our two part series, Dr. Kupers shares stories of prisoners held in solitary confinement and what he believes is necessary to achieve meaningful rehabilitation for people who have committed crimes and sentenced to prison. When Dr. Terry Kupers and I visit by phone from his home in Oakland, California, on February 14, 2018, we began this second visit when I asked him to describe what he calls a rehabilitative attitude. The book Dr. Kupers recommends is: Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement,” edited by Jean Casella, James Ridgeway and Sarah Shourd This program was recorded on February 14, 2018. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:23:19 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4294 http://www.radiocurious.org/2018/02/14/kupers-dr-terry-allen-solitary-confinement-locked-away-with-no-human-contact/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - An estimated 100,000 people are held in solitary confinement in the United States.  The conditions in which they live are abysmal.  They have little or no contact human contact. Often they are kept in dark, cold, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-KUPERS_TERRI_P1_CA.mp3) An estimated 100,000 people are held in solitary confinement in the United States.  The conditions in which they live are abysmal.  They have little or no contact human contact. Often they are kept in dark, cold, wet cells eight feet by 10 feet in size. Many suffer from mental illness prior to or as a result of solitary confinement.  This results in significant long term damage to the individuals and our society as a whole. Dr. Terry Allen Kupers, a forensic psychiatrist, is the author of “Solitary: The Inside Story of Supermax Isolation and How We can Abolish It.” In this first of a two part series on solitary confinement, Kupers shares interviews with prisoners who have been raped, subdued with immobilizing gas, beaten by prison guards and whose mental and physical health needs have been ignored.  He has found that prisoners of color are much more likely to be held in solitary confinement than are white prisoners.  Kupers argues that solitary confinement is tantamount to torture, and per se violates the constitutional prohibition of cruel or unusual punishment. When Dr. Terry Kupers and I visit by phone from his home in Oakland, California on February 11, 2018, we began the first of two conversations when I asked him to define forensic psychiatry, and the background of solitary confinement. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:44:43 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4278 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/19/smith-jana-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job? Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safet... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-SMITH_JANNA_MALAMUD_INTERVIEW_CA_2012.mp3) Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job? Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child? Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? These questions are answered by guest Jana Malamud Smith in her book “A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” She is a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young, at the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally broadcast: February 18, 2003. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:42:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4276 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/12/12/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-PATRICK_INTERVIEW_10-13-08.mp3) How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.” When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that twenty per-cent of people, -- 60 million in the Untied States alone – are feeling lonely at any given moment. And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Originally broadcast October 18th, 2008. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2017 22:21:46 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4260 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/25/gottlieb-dr-dan-mindfulness-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This program is about some of the consequences of that small pocket size electronic device which, as of January, 2017, 95% of adult Americans own and carry. (www.pewinternet. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-GOTTLIEB_DAN_10-9-17_CA.mp3) This program is about some of the consequences of that small pocket size electronic device which, as of January, 2017, 95% of adult Americans own and carry. (www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile) This device is commonly called a cell phone. In May, 2017, estimates indicate the average American over age 18 spends 2 hours, 51 minutes on their cell phone every day. (https://hackernoon.com/how-much-time-do-people-spend-on-their-mobile-phones-in-2017-e5f90a0b10a6). Dr. Dan Gottlieb, our guest on this edition of Radio Curious, is a clinical psychologist, author and the host of Voices in the Family (https://whyy.org/programs/voices-in-the-family/) aired regularly on WHYY in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He provides clinical therapy to people who suffer from feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. This condition is commonly known as anxiety and appears to be an unanticipated consequence of cell phone usage. I met with Dr. Dan, as he is often called, in the studios of WHYY in Philadelphia on October 16, 2017.  We began our conversation when I asked him about the consequences of current cell phone usage especially by young people. The books Dr. Dan Gottlieb recommends are:  “The Black Widow,” by Daniel Silva, and “What Happened,” by Hillary Rodham Clinton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:53:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4255 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/10/11/dr-arthur-janov-dr-france-janov-remembering-the-debunked-primal-scream-founder/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In this edition of Radio Curious we re-visit our December 2006 interview with Dr. Arthur Janov, author of The Primal Scream,  who died on October 1, 2017, at his home in Malibu, California. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-JANOV_ARTHUR_AND_FRANCE_2017_CA.mp3) In this edition of Radio Curious we re-visit our December 2006 interview with Dr. Arthur Janov, author of The Primal Scream,  who died on October 1, 2017, at his home in Malibu, California.  A detailed obituary may be found in the October 4, 2017, on line edition of the New York Times. (https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/obituaries/arthur-janov-dead-developed-primal-scream-therapy.html) Together with his wife Dr. France Janov, they asserted that the best emotional healing is obtained by reaching back to the point of injury that formed an initial imprint of the pain, claiming that pain often originates in the womb or in early childhood. Their work centered on a belief that repeated piercing screams focused on early trauma would free a person of physical and psychological pain. Their therapeutic method has been repeatedly debunked and discredited by colleagues and the psychiatric establishment, as described in the journal “Professional Psychology: Research and Practice,” and the American Psychiatric Association. The criticism focused on the lack of any independent, controlled studies demonstrating the Janov therapy’s effectiveness.  Janov also listed homosexuality among the ailments that primal therapy could “cure,” and continued to list it long after the American Psychiatric Association declassified it as a psychiatric disorder in 1973.Nonetheless, his patients included John Lennon, Yoko Ono, James Earl Jones and the pianist Roger Williams. I spoke with Dr. Arthur Janov and Dr. France Janov, in December 2006, from their home in Santa Monica, California, and began when I asked them to explain how initial imprints in a person’s life can be the cause of lifelong pain. The books Dr. Arthur Janov recommended are:  “Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--And How We Take It Back,” by Davod Sirota, and “Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq,” by Steven Kinzer. The books Dr. France Janov recommended are: “Matisse,”  by Volkmar Essers, and “Puccini: A Biography” by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz and William Weaver. This program was recorded on December 16, 2006. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/19/blevis-marcianne-jealousy-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/19/blevis-marcianne-jealousy-2/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2017 20:39:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4248 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/09/19/blevis-marcianne-jealousy-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Are you jealous?  Have you ever been?  Do you know the origin of your jealousy? Jealousy often goes hand in hand with feelings of love, but where does this emotion come from, and how can we manage it? - Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BLEVIS_MARCIANNE_2014_CA.mp3) Are you jealous?  Have you ever been?  Do you know the origin of your jealousy? Jealousy often goes hand in hand with feelings of love, but where does this emotion come from, and how can we manage it? In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Marcianne Blevis, author of “Jealousy: True Stories of Love’s Favorite Decoy.”  In this book, Marcianne Blevis, who lives and works in Paris, France, reveals different ways jealousy affects different people and suggests methods to understand and manage what can be a very destructive yet elusive emotion. She examines the deeper consequences of jealousy and inquires if jealousy is useful to us and if this ‘extraordinary passion,’ in reality is ‘a strategy for survival’. I spoke with Marcianne Blevis from her home in Paris, France on February 2nd, 2009, and began by asking her to explain what jealousy is. The book Marcianne Blevis recommends is “Aux confins de l’identité" (title translated by Marcianne Blevis as “At the Frontier of Identity”) by Michel De M'uzan. This book is currently published only in French. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/01/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/01/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain-2/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:12:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4235 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/08/01/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Gene expression: Psychosocial and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing is our topic. Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ROSSI-ERNEST-2015_CA.mp3) Gene expression: Psychosocial and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing is our topic. Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, hypnotherapist and an expert in dreams. Dr. Rossi describes how we humans can activate a specific gene within us to advance our abilities, or recover from an injury. He suffered a major stroke in the early 2000s that impaired his speech and movement. Dr. Rossi managed his own recovery using psychosocial and cultural genomics. He and I visited at the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011. I turned on the recorder and asked Dr. Rossi to explain how gene expression works. Dr. Ernest Rossi recommends your choice of the 36 books he has authored or edited. His website is www.ernestrossi.com. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/26/zeig-dr-jeff-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/26/zeig-dr-jeff-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:09:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4233 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/26/zeig-dr-jeff-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - How to get below the radar of your mind and what to do once you’re there is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. One goal is to reach the quantum of personal leaning in the sub-conscious mind and bring that exper... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-ZEIG_JEFF_INTERVIEW_CA_1-30-12.mp3) How to get below the radar of your mind and what to do once you’re there is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. One goal is to reach the quantum of personal leaning in the sub-conscious mind and bring that experiential knowledge to the conscious mind of daily life. A trusted guide is often beneficial. Our guest is Dr. Jeffrey Zeig, in another conversation about the Ericksonian approach to psychotherapy. He is the founder and director of the Milton Erickson Foundation and a clinical psychologist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Zieg has directed multiple conferences on the evolution of psychotherapy including the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Conference where he and I met in December 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona. We began our conversation when I asked him about the history of psychotherapy. The books Dr. Jeff Zeig recommends are “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry as well as the books written by Leo Tolstoy. Jeff Zeig's website is www.jeffzeig.com. The MIlton Erickson Foundation website is www.erickson-foundation.org. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:07:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4231 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/17/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In our continuing series on dementia we present two interviews with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LACY_BETTY_P2_2017_CA.mp3) In our continuing series on dementia we present two interviews with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. This chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time, is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. In part one, Dr. Lacy tells the story of Alois Alheimers, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, who’s credited with identifying the first published case of “presenile dementia”, which would later be identified as Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Lacy shares the emotional impact of the personal experiences of her parents, both of whom suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. She and her two siblings each carry the gene called APOE4, which increases a person’s susceptibility to this disease. She explains the benefits of being tested and identifies specific ways to retard and possibly prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. In this program, part two, Dr. Lacy shares her personal experiences of caring for her parents with Alzheimer's. She suggests ways to deal with the changing personality that comes with this disease and how to deal with the stress it brings to family members. The book Dr. Betty Lacy recommends is “He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter’s Quest to Know Him,” by Mimi Baird and Eve Claxton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:06:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4229 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/07/12/lacy-dr-betty-alzheimers-disease-a-psychiatrists-personal-perspective-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - In our continuing series on dementia we visit with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LACY_BETTY_2017_CA.mp3) In our continuing series on dementia we visit with Dr. Betty J. Lacy, clinical psychiatrist, based in Ukiah, California, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. This chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time is the cause of 60% to 70% of cases of dementia. Dr. Lacy tells the story about Alois Alheimers, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He’s credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which would later be identified as Alzheimer's disease. In this the first of two visits with Dr. Lacy, she shares the emotional impact of the personal experiences of her parents, both of whom suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. She and her two siblings each carry the gene called APOE4, which increases a person’s susceptibility to this disease. She also explains the benefits of being tested and identifies specific ways to retard and possibly prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. When Betty Lacy visited Radio Curious on July 7, 2017, we began with her description of her parents’ conditions and their states of mind. In part two, Dr. Lacy discusses how to deal with this disease, and provides suggestions for family and friends of a person who suffers from Alzheimer’s. The book Betty Lacy recommends is “He Wanted the Moon:  The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter’s Quest to Know Him,” by Mimi Baird and Eve Claxton. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/#comments Tue, 16 May 2017 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4210 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/05/16/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction-2/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - This is the third conversation in our series on near-term human extinction, which Barry has called the most disturbing group of interviews he's had in the history of Radio Curious. On today's program, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170515_-_Baker_(Archive).mp3) This is the third conversation in our series on near-term human extinction, which Barry has called the most disturbing group of interviews he's had in the history of Radio Curious. On today's program, we'll consider how we can each personally deal with this impossible problem, and how an understanding of hospice can help guide the way we interact with our communities and our planet. Our guest is Dr. Carolyn Baker, co-author with Dr. Guy R. McPherson of "Extinction Dialogues: How to Live with Death in Mind." She's also the author of "Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse: Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive." As an author and psychotherapist, Dr. Baker discusses the importance of emotional and spiritual preparedness for the cataclysmic changes that abrupt climate change will bring. As you listen to this interview, consider how you could incorporate Dr. Baker's advice into your own life, and how the hospice concept--taking time to interact with loved ones, enjoy nature, and be mindful--can give meaning to your time on earth, in the face of human extinction. "Extinction Dialogs" presents credible scientific evidence that global warming is pushing our planet to a swift apocalyptic end--more rapidly that we comprehend. Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the scientific evidence that suggests a looming extinction of the human species in parts one and two of this series. In the second half of "Extinction Dialogs," Dr. Baker encourages and recommends a hospice approach, which we present to you as part three in this series. The book Dr. Baker recommends is "Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul, by Stephen Jenkinson." This interview was recorded on September 20, 2015. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/18/grandin-prof-temple-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/18/grandin-prof-temple-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:29:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4202 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/04/18/grandin-prof-temple-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - What animals think and how their thoughts might be understood is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. A certain amount of insight into this curious question may be obtained from the book “Animals in Translation: ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170418_-_GRANDIN.mp3) What animals think and how their thoughts might be understood is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. A certain amount of insight into this curious question may be obtained from the book “Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior,” by Professor Temple Grandin. Grandin, born in 1947, was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and did not begin to speak until she was 4 years old. She earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in animal science, and is now a professor of animal science at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. In her book “Animals in Translation,” Grandin explores the world of animals; their pain, fear, aggression, relationships and communication. She believes that autistic people at times think the way animals think, putting them in a strong position to translate “animal talk.” We spoke with Professor Grandin from her office in Ft. Collins, Colorado, in March 2006. We began our conversation when I asked her to define autism. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:08:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4183 http://www.radiocurious.org/2017/02/14/chidekel-dr-dana-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5-year-old? How about taking a 3-year-old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Radio_Curious_-_20170214_-_Chidekel_(Archive).mp3) Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5-year-old? How about taking a 3-year-old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, and sometimes have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks their cognitive abilities. This can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships between the child and the parents. Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child was written by Dr. Dana Chidekel in 2002. She’s a child psychologist near Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chidekel argues that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents. She encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. I spoke with Dr. Dana Chidekel in the winter of 2002 from her office in Southern California. We began our conversation by talking about the developing brain of young children. I asked her what the brain of a young child is can and cannot assess. The books that Dr. Chidekel recommends for young children are the Berenstain Bears series. The book she recommends for older people is “Seabiscuit.” LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:53:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4157 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/11/15/tracy-dr-jessica-pride-the-most-human-emotion/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The science of pride, authentic pride and hubristic pride is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest, Dr. Jessica Tracy, (http://ubc-emotionlab.ca/people/dr-jessica-tracy/) is the author of Take Pride: Why... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Tracy_Jessica_YK.mp3) The science of pride, authentic pride and hubristic pride is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest, Dr. Jessica Tracy, (http://ubc-emotionlab.ca/people/dr-jessica-tracy/) is the author of Take Pride: Why the Deadliest Sin Holds the Secret to Human Success. She is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada and directs the Emotion & Self Lab as part of her work. In "Take Pride" Tracy explains her research, partially conducted in the most rural areas of the West African nation of Burkina Faso, in Athens, Greece among the athletes who participated in the 2004 Olympic Games, and at the with blind athletes at the Paralympic Games. Her findings substantiated that pride is an emotion experienced and similarly expressed by all human beings: Chest-expanded, shoulders-back and broad smile. With pride as a cross cultural human emotion I became curious as to why pride is considered a sin by some. So when Jessica Tracy and I visited by phone from her office in Vancouver, British Columbia, on November 11, 2016, that's where we began, The book Jessica Tracy recommends is The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, by Steven Pinker. This program was recorded on November 11, 2016   LeGov clean 28:56 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/14/burgo-joseph-im-right-and-youre-wrong-the-narcissist-you-know/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/14/burgo-joseph-im-right-and-youre-wrong-the-narcissist-you-know/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:27:21 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4138 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/09/14/burgo-joseph-im-right-and-youre-wrong-the-narcissist-you-know/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - The concept of “I’m right and you’re wrong” is increasingly prevalent during governmental political struggles and those of local public radio stations. How to identify the narcissists in our lives is the topic of this ... Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BURGO_JOSEPH_2016_CA.mp3) The concept of “I’m right and you’re wrong” is increasingly prevalent during governmental political struggles and those of local public radio stations. How to identify the narcissists in our lives is the topic of this archive edition of Radio Curious in our 2015 conversation with Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. He is the author of “The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.” Dr. Burgo describes narcissism as a more-common-than-we think personality type, based on shame, that covers a wide spectrum of frequently and cleverly disguised deceptive behaviors. Once a narcissist’s behavior is identified, it’s possible to learn how to coexist and avoid being trapped.  This may be achieved without compromising one’s own mental health, integrity, or ability to succeed, or losing ourselves in the process. When Dr. Joseph Burgo and I visited by phone from his home in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, on October 5, 2015, we discussed two of the eight most common types of narcissists:  the bullying narcissist and the seductive narcissist.  We began our conversation when I asked him to describe narcissism. The book Dr. Joseph Burgo recommends is “Why is it always about You?” by Sandy Hotchkiss. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/28/cottrell-robin-the-work-of-death-midwives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/28/cottrell-robin-the-work-of-death-midwives/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:47:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4115 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/28/cottrell-robin-the-work-of-death-midwives/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Death is of the subject of this program. We all will experience it, hopefully without pain and with loved ones and friends near. - In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Robin Cottrell and Margy Henderson, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-Cotrell_Robin_and_Henderson_Margy_YK.mp3) Death is of the subject of this program. We all will experience it, hopefully without pain and with loved ones and friends near. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Robin Cottrell and Margy Henderson, of Ukiah, California, who describe their work as death midwives. This is part of their efforts with the Death Cafe, (www.deathcafe.com) an international group whose aim is to increase awareness of death and to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. As death midwives, Robin and Margy of sing quiet A Capella to people in the end stages of life. When these two women visited the studios of Radio Curious on June 26, 2016, we began with a song. The books Margy Henderson recommends are The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have, by Mark Napo, and The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery. The book Robin Cottrell recommends is West With the Night, by Beryl Markham. LeGov clean 28:52 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/07/ley-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/07/ley-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:29:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4106 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/06/07/ley-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Most people are familiar with sex. Some like it. Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others. Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEY_DAVID_INTERVIEW_P2-2016_CA1.mp3) Most people are familiar with sex. Some like it. Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others. Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, is due to a mental disorder. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David J. Ley, Ph.D. the author of “The Myth of Sex Addiction.” In this first of two conversations with Dr. Ley, the argument that “sex addiction” is a fraudulent concept is presented. In part two we discuss the evolutionary development of human sexuality and the many cultural approaches to sexual expression. We spoke by phone from his office in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 6, 2012, and began part two when I asked him to discuss human evolutionary development and sexual behavior. The books Dr. David Ley recommend are “Nymphomania: A History,” by Carol Groneman, and “Is There Anything Good About Men?: How Cultures Flourish By Exploiting Men.” LeGov clean 29:03 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/31/ley-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/31/ley-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:27:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=4104 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/05/31/ley-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/feed/ 0 Click here to begin listening - Most people are familiar with sex. Some like it. Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others. Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEY_DAVID_INTERVIEW_P1-2016_CA.mp3) Most people are familiar with sex. Some like it. Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others. Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, is due to a mental disorder. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David J. Ley, Ph.D. the author of “The Myth of Sex Addiction.” In this first of two conversations with Dr. Ley, the argument that “sex addiction” is a fraudulent concept is presented. In part two we discuss the evolutionary development of human sexuality and the many cultural approaches to sexual expression. We spoke by phone from his office in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 6, 2012, and began part one when I asked him to explain why he characterizes “sex addiction” as a fraud, not as a disorder. The books Dr. David Ley recommend are “Nymphomania: A History,” by Carol Groneman, and “Is There Anything Good About Men?: How Cultures Flourish By Exploiting Men.” LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/06/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/06/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:42:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3992 http://www.radiocurious.org/2016/01/06/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love-2/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/20/barnes-annie-ph-d-racism-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/20/barnes-annie-ph-d-racism-in-america/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:46:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3879 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/20/barnes-annie-ph-d-racism-in-america/feed/ 0 race,racism Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Annie Barnes author of "Everyday Racism, A Book for All Americans.” Barnes describes effects of racism on black people, and what people can do to combat it. Racism has, for too long, been a part of the American experience: the Civil War and the constitutional amendments that followed, the Supreme Court decisions ordering the desegregation of schools, and the Civil Rights movements did not end racism in America. Annie S. Barnes, holds a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the University of Virginia and is a retired professor of sociology and anthropology at Norfolk State University in Virginia. She is the author of "Everyday Racism, A Book for All Americans," a book based on the racist experiences suffered by 146 black college students. Professor Barnes describes the effects of racism on black people, and what all people can do to combat it. The book Annie S. Barnes recommends is “Driving While Black: Highways, Shopping Malls, Taxi Cabs, Sidewalks: How to Fight Back if You Are a Victim of Racial Profiling,” by Kenneth Meeks. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/06/burgo-joseph-ph-d-narcissists-what-they-do-why-and-how-to-avoid-them/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/06/burgo-joseph-ph-d-narcissists-what-they-do-why-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:41:13 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3868 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/10/06/burgo-joseph-ph-d-narcissists-what-they-do-why-and-how-to-avoid-them/feed/ 0 bully,bullying,narcissism,psychology,relationships Radio Curious discusses narcissists with Dr. Joseph Burgo, psychologist and author of “The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.” How to identify the narcissists in our lives is the topic of our conversation with Joseph Burgo, Ph.D (http://www.josephburgo.com/). He is the author of “The Narcissist You Know: Defending Yourself Against Extreme Narcissists in an All-About Me Age.” Dr. Burgo describes narcissism as a more-common-than-we think personality type, based on shame, that covers a wide spectrum of frequently and cleverly disguised deceptive behaviors.  Once a narcissist’s behavior is identified, it is possible to learn how to coexist and avoid being trapped.  This may be achieved without compromising one’s own mental health, integrity, or ability to succeed, or losing ourselves in the process. When Dr. Joseph Burgo and I visited by phone from his home in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, on October 5, 2015, we discussed two of the eight most common types of narcissists:  the bullying narcissist and the seductive narcissist.  We began our conversation when I asked him to describe narcissism. The book Dr. Joseph Burgo recommends is “Why is it Always About You?: The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism,” by Sandy Hotchkiss. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:41:33 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3847 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/09/29/baker-carolyn-ph-d-hospice-and-near-term-human-extinction/feed/ 0 climate change,death,dying,global warming,grief,hospice Radio Curious continues its series on near term human extinction in a conversation about applying hospice treatment towards the dying planet and human species with Carolyn Baker, co-author of “Extinction Dialogues:  How to Live With Death in Mind”. This is third conversation in our series on near term human extinction, the most disturbing group of interviews in the twenty-five year history of Radio Curious.  In this program, faced with a grim future of the human species on earth, we consider the role of hospice for all of us and for our planet. Our guest is Carolyn Baker, Ph.D., co author with Dr. Guy McPherson of “Extinction Dialogues:  How to Live With Death in Mind.” She is also the author of “Love in the Age of Ecological Apocalypse: Cultivating the Relationships We Need to Thrive.” As an author and psychotherapist, Carolyn Baker discusses the importance of emotional and spiritual preparedness for the cataclysmic changes that abrupt climate change will bring. "Extinction Dialogues” presents credible scientific evidence that global warming is pushing our planet to a swift apocalyptic end, more rapidly that we comprehend.  Dr. Guy McPherson discusses the scientific evidence that suggests a looming extinction of the human species in part one and part two of this series.  In the second half of "Extinction Dialogues,” Carolyn Baker encourages and recommends a hospice approach, which we present to you as part three in this series. When Carolyn Baker and I spoke on September 20, 2015 from her home in Boulder, Colorado, we discussed ways to practice hospice as the earth’s temperature increases to a point at which humans cannot endure. We began our conversation when I asked her how hospice treatment can be applied to the dying planet. The book Carolyn Baker recommends is “Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul,” by Stephen Jenkinson.   Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below.   LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/10/gilbert-ronnie-a-memorial-tribute/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/10/gilbert-ronnie-a-memorial-tribute/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:56:31 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3707 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/06/10/gilbert-ronnie-a-memorial-tribute/feed/ 0 Radio Curious pays tribute to folk singer Ronnie Gilbert, who died on June 6, 2015 at the age of 88. In this edition of Radio Curious we honor and pay tribute to folk singer Ronnie Gilbert, who died on June 6, 2015 at the age of 88. She is well known for her powerful contralto voice as a member of the Weavers, the extraordinarily popular folk music quartet that in 1950s and 1960s. She also had careers as an actor and a psychologist. From the Radio Curious archives, recorded in September 1996, Ronnie Gilbert describes her introduction to music and dance, how the Weavers came together; their blacklist experience; her thoughts about turning 70 years old when this program was recorded in 1996; and her friendship and work with Holly Near. We conclude with Holly Near recalling her friendship with Ronnie Gilbert. The books Ronnie Gilbert recommends are “The Moors Last Sigh” by Salman Rushdie, “Making Movies” by Sidney Lumet and “Eyewitness: A Personal Account of the Unraveling of the Soviet Union” by Vladimir Pozner. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/05/marshall-joseph-ph-d-black-lives-alive-and-free/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/05/marshall-joseph-ph-d-black-lives-alive-and-free/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 21:34:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3654 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/05/05/marshall-joseph-ph-d-black-lives-alive-and-free/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Joseph Marshall, co-founder of Alive and Free, a community violence prevention effort for at-risk inner city youth to encourage their academic pursuits and obtain financial help for college.  Keeping young black men alive and free is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  Our guest is Dr. Joseph E. Marshall, who in 1987 co-founded the Omega Boys Club of San Francisco, now called “Alive and Free,” of which he is the executive director. Alive and Free is a community violence prevention effort for at-risk inner city youth and a surrogate family support system for young black men and women, based in San Francisco, California, to encourage their academic pursuits and obtain financial help for college.   Joseph Marshall is also the host of Street Soldiers Radio, broadcast every Sunday evening on KMEL 106.1 FM at 8 pm.  In 1994 he received a McArthur Foundation Genius Award for his skills and accomplishments. Dr. Joseph E. Marshall and I visited by phone, from his office in San Francisco, California on May 4, 2015, and began our conversation with his description of Alive and Free. The books Joseph Marshall recommends are “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” and “Street Soldier:  One Man’s Struggle to Save a Generation – One Life at a Time,” by Joseph Marshall and Lonnie Wheeler. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3557 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/02/04/massey-orell-racism-in-a-rural-california-sheriffs-department-part-one/feed/ 1 african american,racism Radio Curious visits with Orell Massey, a black sheriff's deputy in rural Mendocino County, Ca, who shares his experiences as a black sheriff in a mostly white community. Our guest on this edition of Radio Curious is Deputy Sheriff Orell Massey—a black man, native of South Carolina and a 20 year veteran of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department. He is also a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps where he was assigned to the Embassy detail.  When I asked Sheriff Massey to be a guest on this program and share his experience as a black Deputy Sheriff, he asked:  “Are the people of Mendocino County ready to hear what I have to say?”    In part one of our conversation, recorded on February 1, 2015, Deputy Orell Massey shares his experiences.  You may decide if you are ready to hear what he has to say. In part two, Deputy Massey gives his personal response when asked, “what is it like to be the only black Deputy Sheriff ever in the history of Mendocino County?” Later he shares stories about his off duty life, his goals and aspirations. Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/12/rossi-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/12/rossi-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:33:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3539 http://www.radiocurious.org/2015/01/12/rossi-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/feed/ 0 genomics Radio Curious discusses psychosocial and cultural genomics-a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical recovery by activating your RNA and DNA-with Dr. Ernest Rossi, who healed from a stroke using this process. Psychosocial and cultural genomics is a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing and is our topic in this archived edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, hypnotherapist and an expert in dreams. Dr. Rossi describes how we humans can activate a specific gene within us to advance our abilities, or recover from an injury. He suffered a major stroke in the early 2000's that impaired his speech and movement. Dr. Rossi managed his own recovery using psychosocial and cultural genomics. He and I visited at the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011. I turned on the recorder and asked Dr. Rossi to explain how gene expression works. Dr. Ernest Rossi recommends your choice of the 36 books he has authored or edited, some of which may be found at his website. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/31/vogel-barry-a-conversation-with-host-and-producer-barry-vogel/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/31/vogel-barry-a-conversation-with-host-and-producer-barry-vogel/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:54:25 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3527 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/12/31/vogel-barry-a-conversation-with-host-and-producer-barry-vogel/feed/ 0 Radio Curious starts off it's 25th year with an interview of the show's host and producer Barry Vogel. John Gravois, the deputy editor of Pacific Standard magazine talks with Vogel about the art of radio. For this edition of Radio Curious, broadcast at the beginning of our 25th year on the air, I invited my friend John Gravois to interview me about my experiences, reflections and thoughts over the past 24 years that I’ve been the host and producer of Radio Curious.  John Gravois is the deputy editor of Pacific Standard magazine and a contributing editor to the Washington Monthly. His work has appeared on This American Life, in The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, and Slate, among others. He lives in Albany, California. John Gravois and I visited in the studios of Radio Curious on December 27, 2014.  We began our conversation with his comments about the archives found on the Radio Curious website. The books that I recommend are “The Warmth of Other Suns:  The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration,” by Isabel Wilkerson and “Jacobson’s Organ and the Remarkable Nature of Smell,” by Lyall Watson. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/25/edge-jerome-unity-and-healing-after-a-school-shooting-a-native-american-perspective/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/25/edge-jerome-unity-and-healing-after-a-school-shooting-a-native-american-perspective/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:09:14 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3479 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/25/edge-jerome-unity-and-healing-after-a-school-shooting-a-native-american-perspective/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting near Marysville, WA, the Native American communities impacted by the shooting, and their humanistic approach to the traumatic events with Jerome Edge, The shooting and deaths at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington, on October 24, 2014, brought sadness, fear, unity and a special form of healing to the Tulalip and other Native people of the area.  In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Jerome Edge, a Native American of Swinomish and Upper Skagit heritage, hip-hop activist and radio host at KSVR-FM in Mt. Vernon, Washington. When Jerome Edge and I visited from his home in Mt. Vernon, Washington, we discussed the trauma and sadness caused by the shootings and the turn toward healing that then occurred.  We also discussed a developing hip-hop focus -- a way to instill values of personal and community respect and strength.  The song “Rise Up,” which you will hear in the program sung by Shaundiin Zollner, is used by permission. Jerome Edge and I began our conversation on November 16, 2014, when I asked him to put the shootings in a context of time and place. The book Jerome Edge recommends is “The Indians of Skagit County,” by Martin J. Sampson. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/18/groopman-dr-jerome-facing-illness-with-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/18/groopman-dr-jerome-facing-illness-with-success/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:51:27 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3472 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/11/18/groopman-dr-jerome-facing-illness-with-success/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Jerome Groopman, author of "The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” a book about hope and it's affect on the lives of people recovering from sickness and disease. Hope is one of the most fundamental and powerful of human emotions, and also one of the least studied and understood. “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness,” by Dr. Jerome Groopman, a Professor of Medicine at Harvard University and a writer for the New Yorker magazine, examines the role hope plays in the practice of medicine, and the ways in which hope can release chemicals powerful enough to change the outcome of otherwise fatal diseases. Dr. Jerome Groopman recommends the book “The Old School,” by Tobian Wolff. Originally broadcast February 20, 2004. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/09/vogel-lillian-ph-d-secrets-of-a-long-life/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/09/vogel-lillian-ph-d-secrets-of-a-long-life/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:51:53 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3413 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/09/09/vogel-lillian-ph-d-secrets-of-a-long-life/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Lillian Vogel, author of “What's My Secret? One Hundred Years of Memories and Reflections,” a memoir of her life at 100 years old. Vogel is the mother of Radio Curious host Barry Vogel and turns 105 years old this week. September 11, 2014, marks the 105th birthday of a woman I know well:  A woman who has played the piano for 98 years, and in my opinion is the best mother in the world.  In 2009, her book “What’s My Secret?  One Hundred Years of Memories and Reflections,” a memoir of her first ten decades was published.  This book imparts thoughts and ideas to those of us who seek to lead a long and active life. Lillian B. Vogel, Ph.D., is the author. She is also my mother.  And as such, I have often been curious about the role she had in fomenting my curiosity.  She has always been able to get to the heart of most any matter with a few simple questions.   On September 9, 2014, my mother and I met for lunch at her home to review the plans for her upcoming 105th birthday celebration.  When I explained that Radio Curious would feature our 2009 conversation she offered to read the poem from the conclusion of her book.  You'll hear it at the end of the interview. And so, from the Radio Curious archives, I wish to honor this extraordinary woman on her 105th birthday by sharing our conversation, recorded on October 31, 2009, which began with the inquiry:  What makes Lillian Vogel curious? The book Lillian B. Vogel  recommends is “The Blue Tattoo: The Life Of Olive Oatman,” by Margot Mifflin. Click here to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/22/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/22/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-2/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:06:38 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3371 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/07/22/bishop-becky-reading-dogs-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Becky Bishop, founder of Reading with Rover, a non profit organization that helps children learn how to read with the support of animal companions. This radio program is about reading. Learning to read is often confusing and frustrating. Parents and teachers sometimes create stress that flows from their personal angst to the frustration of the child trying to read. Reading to a nonjudgemental creature, who never comments and always appears to pay attention, often helps to create reading fluency. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Becky Bishop, founder of Reading With Rover, a program to help children learn to read. Becky Bishop also operates Puppy Manners, a dog training school located in Woodenville, Washington, about thirty miles from Seattle. Becky Bishop relies on the close bond between children and dogs that creates calm moments and encourages a learning environment. Her organization, “Reading With Rover” couples children who have difficulty reading with a dog who has no trouble listening.  When Becky Bishop and I visited by phone from her home in Washington on February 22, 2010, we discussed why dogs are better listeners than teachers or parents, and we began with Becky explaining how dogs help children to read. The books Becky Bishop recommends are “Living Life As A Thank You: The Transformative Power Of Daily Gratitude,” by Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammon, and “Walter the Farting Dog,” by William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy, and Audrey Coleman.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:26:09 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3343 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/06/24/dole-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/feed/ 0 homosexuality,shizophrenia In honor of LGBT Pride Month, Radio Curious visits with Professor Robert Dole, who in the 1960's was treated as a schizophrenic in mental institutions because of his homosexuality. He is the author of “How to Make a Success of your Schizophrenia.” In honor of LGBT Pride Month, this edition of Radio Curious discusses one man’s personal experience in recognizing his homosexuality. Until the mid 1970s many people considered homosexuality to be a mental disorder and/or a crime, as it is still in some personal and political belief systems. Homosexual people sometimes were housed in mental institutions, given medication and suffered an array of treatment methods, including shock therapy and other forms of behavior modification. Professor Robert Dole, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was one of many individuals subjected to behavior modification. In his book, “How to Make a Success of Your Schizophrenia,” he explains how the “treatment” he endured as an attempt to alter his homosexual preference made him schizophrenic. His personal memoir describes his experiences growing up in the 1960s as a gay man, his institutionalization at the McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, the insanity that consumed him as a result of his treatment, his self-led recovery, partially based on a spiritual experience, and his subsequent extraordinary life in academia. Professor Dole, who is fluent in seven languages, teaches English as a Foreign Language at the University of Chicoutimi in rural Quebec, Canada, where he has lived for 30 plus years. He is the author of several books including, “The American Nightmare.” Robert Dole and I visited by phone from his office at the University of Chicoutimi on November 4, 2011 and began our conversation when I asked him to describe the schizophrenia he experienced. The books he recommends are: “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” by Leo Tolstoy and any book from Stefan Zweig.  Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/27/dammann-dr-grace-dr-grace-dammann-in-her-own-words/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/27/dammann-dr-grace-dr-grace-dammann-in-her-own-words/#comments Tue, 27 May 2014 21:57:57 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3312 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/27/dammann-dr-grace-dr-grace-dammann-in-her-own-words/feed/ 0 buddhism,disability Radio Curious visits with Dr. Grace Dammann, who is featured in the documentary “States of Grace,” which chronicles her recovery from a near fatal and life altering car accident. In our last interview we visited with the producers and directors of the film “States of Grace,” about the life of a woman honored by The Dalai Lama for her medical work at the height of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco, Ca. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with that woman, Dr. Grace Dammann.  Dr. Grace had a near death experience resulting from a head-on collision on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2008.  She awoke 48 comatose days later after multiple surgeries for, as she says, “trashed bones and internal organs.”  With her cognitive abilities in tact, she began rehabilitation and was able to go home a year later.  Now, in 2014 she has returned to work as the Medical Director of the Pain Clinic at the Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco, California, where she had previously worked as a physician for 18 years.  Notwithstanding her confinement to a wheelchair she proudly describes her legal efforts to urge the Golden Gate Bridge Authority to install a dividing barrier intended to prevent future head-on collisions on the bridge.  The installation is scheduled to being in the fall of 2014. Dr. Grace and I visited by phone from her home at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, in Muir Beach, California on May 23, 2014.  We began our conversation when I asked her describe her current station on the continuum of her life’s experience.  The book Dr. Grace Dammann recommends is “The Last of the Just,” by Andre Schwarz-Bart.  Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/20/cohen-helen-lipman-mark-states-of-grace-difficult-to-imagine-impossible-to-comprehend/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/20/cohen-helen-lipman-mark-states-of-grace-difficult-to-imagine-impossible-to-comprehend/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 20:12:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3304 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/20/cohen-helen-lipman-mark-states-of-grace-difficult-to-imagine-impossible-to-comprehend/feed/ 1 disability Radio Curious visits with Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman, directors and producers of “States of Grace”, a film about Dr. Grace Damman, a physician who uses her buddhist practice to heal and accept a life altering disability caused by a car accident. On May 21, 2008 Dr. Grace Damman was crushed in a head-on collision on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.  Her abdominal organs were shoved into her lung cavity and her bones and muscles were extensively injured.  A practicing Buddhist, Dr. Grace engaged her spirituality to survive this crisis, heal and accept the new terms of her life.  Three years and 15 surgeries later, Dr. Grace Damman became the Medical Director of the Pain Clinic at San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital where she had previously worked as a physician for 18 years. "States of Grace" is a documentary film about Dr. Grace Damman, produced and directed by Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman, our guests on this edition of Radio Curious.  We visited by phone from their home in San Francisco, California, on May 16, 2014, and began our conversation with Helen Cohen describing her friend, Dr. Grace. The films Helen Cohen recommends are “The Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Guest of Cindy Sherman.” The film Mark Lipman recommends is “Sherman's March.” Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/06/rosenwasser-penny-from-fear-to-love-a-judaic-perspective/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/06/rosenwasser-penny-from-fear-to-love-a-judaic-perspective/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 04:38:11 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3285 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/05/06/rosenwasser-penny-from-fear-to-love-a-judaic-perspective/feed/ 2 Holocaust,Judaism Radio Curious visits with Penny Rosenwasser, author of “Hope into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Hope Despite Our Fears,” a book that explores internalized oppression and describes steps to embrace who we are as a means to create a world based on love, When Penny Rosenwasser, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was a child in the suburbs of Virginia, people sometimes said, “You don't look Jewish.”  She replied, “Thank you.”  Her book, “Hope into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite Our Fears,” delves into the Jewish experience and its rich yet tragic cultural history. She explores internalized oppression and ways to face fear with a positive outcome, and describes steps to embrace who we are as a means to create a world based on love, tolerance and justice. I spoke with Penny Rosenwasser from her home near San Francisco, California on May 5, 2014.  She began our conversation by describing a major theme of her book. Penny Rosenwasser will be speaking in Redwood Valley, on May 18, at 4pm at Kol-ha-Emek 8591 West Road. Call 707 468 4536 for details. The book she recommends is “The Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism,” by Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz. Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:02 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/29/blevis-marcianne-jealousy/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/29/blevis-marcianne-jealousy/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:56:34 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3279 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/29/blevis-marcianne-jealousy/feed/ 1 jealousy Radio Curious discusses jealousy with French psychoanalyst Marcianne Blevis, author of “Jealousy: True Stories of Love’s Favorite Decoy.” Are you jealous?  Have you ever been?  Do you know the origin of your jealousy? Jealousy often goes hand in hand with feelings of love, but where does this emotion come from, and how can we manage it? In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Marcianne Blevis, author of “Jealousy: True Stories of Love’s Favorite Decoy.”  In this book Marcianne Blevis,  a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who lives and works in Paris, France, reveals different ways jealousy affects different people and suggests methods to understand and manage what can be a very destructive yet elusive emotion. She examines the deeper consequences of jealousy and inquires if jealousy is useful to us, and is this ‘extraordinary passion’ in reality ‘a strategy for survival’. I spoke with Marcianne Blevis from her home in Paris, France on February 2, 2009, and began by asking her to explain what jealousy is? The book Marcianne Blevis recommends is “Aux confins de l’identité" (title translated by Marcianne Blevis as “At the Frontier of Identity”) by Michel De M'uzan. This book is currently published only in French. Click here or on the media player below to listen. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/21/brizendine-dr-louann-the-female-the-male-brain-there-is-a-difference/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/21/brizendine-dr-louann-the-female-the-male-brain-there-is-a-difference/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:41:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3275 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/04/21/brizendine-dr-louann-the-female-the-male-brain-there-is-a-difference/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Louann Brizendine, founder of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California at San Francisco. She’s the author of 2 books, “The Female Brain,” published in 2006 and “The Male Brain, Have you ever been curious about the difference between the male brain and the female brain? Well I have, for a long time. Dr. Louann Brizendine, founder of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California at San Francisco wrote two books about those differences. In 2006 she wrote a book called, “The Female Brain,” and in 2010 she wrote “The Male Brain,”--very different books about very different genders of our human species. The interview with Dr. Louann Brizendine was recorded by phone from her home in San Francisco, Ca on March 21st, 2011. We began by discussing the mail brain and in particular, the chapter to her book titled “Seeing the World Through Male Colored Glasses.” The book Dr. Louann Brizendine recommends is “The Emperor of All Maladies,” by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Click here or on the media player below to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:25:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3252 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/31/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses youth, substance abuse and effective treatment models with Ron Arkin, a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Child Protective Services and John Kirchiro the Director and Principal of the Willits Charter School in a two part series. Lack of trust is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, the second of a two part series with Ron Arkin and John Kirchiro.  Ron Arkin is a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Mendocino County, California, Child Protective Services.  John Kirchiro spent 13 years working as a Crisis Counselor, Intervention Specialist and Substance Abuse Counselor in multiple school districts throughout Mendocino County before becoming the Director and Principal of the Willits, California, Charter School, Grades 6 to 12.  Their counseling work focuses on youth from families where abuse of drugs and alcohol is common, often among both the parents and children.  This abuse frequently results in serious family dysfunction and lack of trust, making school and home life more than difficult. In part one, recorded on March 21, 2014, we began with John Kirchiro’s description of the substance abuse problem in rural northern Mendocino County.  In part two, we begin with John Kirchiro's description of his counseling work, known as the "Laytonville model." The book Ron Arkin recommends is “YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger,” by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz. The book John Kirchiro recommends is “The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time,” by Matthew Fox.  Click here or on the media player below to listen to part two. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 03:57:35 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3245 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/03/25/arkin-ron-kirchiro-john-lack-of-trust-youth-and-substance-abuse-part-one/feed/ 0 Radio Curious discusses youth, substance abuse and effective treatment models with Ron Arkin, a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Child Protective Services and John Kirchiro the Director and Principal of the Willits Charter School in a two part series. Lack of trust is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, the first of a two part series with Ron Arkin and John Kirchiro.  Ron Arkin is a Family Empowerment Facilitator with Mendocino County, California, Child Protective Services.  John Kirchiro spent 13 years working as a Crisis Counselor, Intervention Specialist and Substance Abuse Counselor in multiple school districts throughout Mendocino County before becoming the Director and Principal of the Willits, California, Charter School, Grades 6 to 12.  Their counseling work focuses on youth from families where abuse of drugs and alcohol is common, often among both the parents and children.  This abuse frequently results in serious family dysfunction and lack of trust, making school and home life more than difficult. We begin part one, recorded on March 21, 2014, with John Kirchiro’s description of the substance abuse problem in rural northern Mendocino County.  In part two, John Kirchiro and Ron Arkin discuss the counseling work they do, known as the "Laytonville model." The book John Kirchiro recommends is the “The Warrior’s Journey Home:  Healing Men, Healing the Planet,” by Jed Diamond.  The book Ron Arkin recommends is “The Soul’s Code:  In Search of Character and Calling,” by John Hillman.  Click here or on the media player below to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/24/transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/24/transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-two/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 23:52:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3205 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/24/transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-two/feed/ 0 transgender,transgender youth Radio Curious continues a two-part conversation with Eli Erlick, a woman who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp. In part two they discuss support for transgender people, resources, recent societal changes and some medical issues. In the second of two conversations about issues facing transgender people, we visit once again with Eli Erlick, a woman, who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp.  Eli Erlick is the Founder and Executive Director of Trans Student Equality Resources, based in San Francisco, California and a student at Pitzer College in Claremont, California.  Dr. Carla Longchamp is a family physician in a rural northern California community. In our first conversation, our guests share their family’s experience when Eli realized she is female. In part two, we discuss support for transgender people, what is available and how to find it, recent societal changes and some medical issues. We begin part two with Eli Erlick describing what Trans Student Equality Resources is.  The book Eli Erlick recommends is “Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity,” by Julie Serrano.  Eli’s mother, Dr. Carla Longchamp recommends “The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals,” by Stephanie Brill, and “She’s Not There:  A Life in Two Genders,” by Jennifer Boylan.  The Radio Curious interview with Jennifer Boylan is on our website. Click here to listen to part two or on the media player below.   Click here to listen to part one. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/19/erlick-eli-longchamp-dr-carla-transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/19/erlick-eli-longchamp-dr-carla-transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-one/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:38:59 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3192 http://www.radiocurious.org/2014/02/19/erlick-eli-longchamp-dr-carla-transgender-youth-one-familys-experience-part-one/feed/ 0 gender,transgender,transgender youth Radio Curious visits with Eli Erlick, a woman who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp. In this two part series, they share their family’s experience when Eli realized she was female and her parent’s subsequent acceptance of who she is. This edition of Radio Curious is the first of two conversations with Eli Erlick, a woman, who was born a male, and her mother Dr. Carla Longchamp.   Eli Erlick is the Founder and Executive Director of Trans Student Equality Resource, based in San Francisco, California and a student at Pitzer College in Claremont, California.  Dr. Carla Longchamp is a family physician in a rural northern California community. Together they share their family’s experience when Eli realized that she was female, and her parent’s subsequent acceptance of who she is.  Our conversation, recorded on January 15, 2014, at Radio Curious, began when I asked Eli, when she knew she was a girl.  Click here to listen to part one or on the media player below. Click here  to listen to part two.     LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/09/bernstein-paula-schein-elyse-identical-twins-meet/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/09/bernstein-paula-schein-elyse-identical-twins-meet/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:01:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3108 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/09/bernstein-paula-schein-elyse-identical-twins-meet/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with identical twins, Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, who were separated as infants and reunited in 2003 at the ages of 35. They are the authors of “Identical Strangers:  A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited.” In our unsatisfied curiosity about the difference between nature and nurture we visit with Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein.  These women are identical twins separated as infants and reunited in 2003 when they were 35 years old.  They are the authors of “Identical Strangers:  A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited.”  Their mother, as we will hear was unable to care for them and as babies they were placed for adoption. When we visited by phone on November 10, 2007, we discussed their separate childhoods, how they learned that they had a twin, their similarities and differences, and their attempt to learn about a study of twins in which they unknowingly participated. We began when I asked them to describe aspects of their twin-ship which they still find strange. The book that Elyse Schein recommends is “Later, At The Bar:  A Novel in Stories” by Rebecca Barry. The book that Paula Bernstein recommends is “Borrowed Finery:  A Memoir” by Paula Fox. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BERNSTEIN_SCHEIN_CA_2013.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=73060&version_id=80803&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/03/brown-don-make-dreams-a-reality/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/03/brown-don-make-dreams-a-reality/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 01:57:30 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3099 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/12/03/brown-don-make-dreams-a-reality/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Don L. Brown, author of “Morphine Dreams”, a memoir about attending college later in life with only a 6th grade education, going to Harvard Law School and then walking across the country, Imagine being about 36 years old having completed only the 6th grade, worked for years as a laborer, and one day waking up in a hospital from knee surgery to a dream induced by morphine for your severe pain.   In the unrelentingly dream you to college, Harvard Law School and then walk across the United States from Boston, Massachusetts, to Big Sur, California. Those sixty-three words summarize the story of Donald L. Brown, now 67 years old who had that dream and lived it.  He’s the author of “The Morphine Dream:  Delusions of Grandeur or Relentless Ambition?  Sometimes it’s Hard to Tell the Difference.” He has 6 other forthcoming books some of which will be published in 2014. Donald L. Brown visited the studio of Radio Curious on November 9, 2013 to share his story.   We began our visit with his description of this morphine dream an actual event in his life and how he lived it. The book Donald L. Brown recommends is “The Glass Castle,” by Jeannette Walls. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=72937&version_id=80673&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/22/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/22/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-two/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2013 05:43:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=3003 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/09/22/czifra-steven-eight-years-in-solitary-confinement-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a discussion about incarceration from the prisoner's perspective with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old student at the UC Berkeley, who beginning at age 14, spent 16 years in prison. This is our second interview with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old undergraduate student at the University of California at Berkeley who spent almost 16 years in prison beginning when he was 14 years old.  For almost eight of those years he was held in solitary confinement.  Having been held in a solitary confinement facility known as the SHU, security housing units of California’s juvenile and adult prisons, for almost eight years, he recently participated in the hunger strikes in solidarity with current prisoners to end the use of those facilities. In the first of a two-part series on prisons from the prisoner’s perspective, Steven Czifra shared his story and experiences.  Our first conversation ended when he was about to explain his desire to give a voice to the segment of the population which ends up in prison, and is otherwise not heard.  Who they are and why they are there.  In this second conversation recorded from his home in Berkeley, California in September 14, 2013, Steven Czifra tells more of his personal story, his background and reflections and how he chose to turn his life around.   The book Steven Czifra recommends is "We’re All Doing Time:  A Guide to Getting Free,” by Bo Lozoff.   Click here to listen to part two of our interview with Steven Czifra or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=71332&version_id=78970&version=1) to download the podcast. Click here to listen to part one.   LeGov clean 29:01 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/27/levitin-dr-daniel-your-brain-on-music-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/27/levitin-dr-daniel-your-brain-on-music-part-two/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:57:47 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2964 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/27/levitin-dr-daniel-your-brain-on-music-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two, of a 2006 conversation with Dr. Daniel Levitin about the relationship between music and the brain. Dr. Levitan is author of “This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession.” The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006. Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.  He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think.  He says that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language.  Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language. The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. Professor Daniel Levitin's website is www.yourbrainonmusic.com. The books Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends are, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth. Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 November 8, 2006 Click here to begin listening to part one. Click here to begin Listening to part two or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=20418&version_id=23947&version=2) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/19/levitin-daniel-dr-your-brain-on-music/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/19/levitin-daniel-dr-your-brain-on-music/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:20:26 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2955 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/08/19/levitin-daniel-dr-your-brain-on-music/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 2006 conversation with Dr. Daniel Levitin about the relationship between music and the brain. Dr. Levitan is author of “This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession.” The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006.    Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.  He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think.  He says that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language.  Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language.  The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. Professor Daniel Levitin's website is www.yourbrainonmusic.com The books Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends are, “Another Day in the Frontal Lobe,” by Katrina Firlik, and, “The Human Stain,” by Philip Roth. Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 November 8, 2006 Click here to begin listening to part one. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/18/gottlieb-dr-dan-our-body-holds-our-lifes-truth/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/18/gottlieb-dr-dan-our-body-holds-our-lifes-truth/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:49 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2879 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/06/18/gottlieb-dr-dan-our-body-holds-our-lifes-truth/feed/ 0 Radio curious visits with Dr. Dan Gottlieb, a psychotherapist, author and host of Voices in the Family, on WHYY in Philadelphia.  In 1980, half his life ago, a wheel from a large truck crashed into his car and he has been a quadriplegic ever since.  Dr. Dan Gottlieb is a psychotherapist, author and host of Voices in the Family, a weekly public radio program originating from WHYY in Philadelphia.  In 1980, half his life ago, a wheel from a large truck crushed his car and he has been a quadriplegic ever since. In this interview, we discuss his current work and physical condition.  He describes a recent severe accident where he was thrown from his wheelchair on the way to his first class to be a stand-up comic, and suffered a concussion and paralysis of his left arm.  Although the pain in his arm remains, he says, “it’s just an arm.” In this program, Dr. Gottlieb describes how trauma changes human hormones and human wiring; and how the body holds the truth of our lives, without judgment or narrative; and his current work to teach compassion to oneself and others. This program was recorded by phone from his home near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 17, 2013, and is a sequel to his other Radio Curious interviews. The books Dan Gottlieb recommends are: "Self Compassion: A Healthier Way of Relating to Yourself," by Kristin Neff and "Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation," by Sharon Salzberg. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/25/bateson-mary-catherine-%e2%80%93-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/25/bateson-mary-catherine-%e2%80%93-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:37:41 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2745 http://www.radiocurious.org/2013/03/25/bateson-mary-catherine-%e2%80%93-do-we-really-know-the-people-around-us/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Mary Catherine Bateson, author of "“Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transistion." Do we really know the people around us? Our children? Our family? Our friends? Or are we strangers in our own community? Mary Catherine Bateson, the author of a book entitled, “Full Circles: Overlapping Lives, Culture and Generation in Transition,” believes that we are strangers. She describes us as immigrants in time, rather than space.In this interview from the archives of Radio Curious, recorded in April 2000, we visit with Mary Catherine Bateson, the daughter of two distinguished anthropologists, Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson. Originally Broadcast: April 17, 2000. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:57:36 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2620 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/23/rabbi-levy-naomi-%e2%80%93-healing-through-prayer/feed/ 0 Rabbi Naomi Levy discusses the power of prayer, why it's used during hard times and how it can be used at all times. What is prayer, how is it done, and what good does it do?  The ability to mourn and grieve is one of the many things that distinguish humans from other animals, as is the ability to pray, or consciously not pray.  When life is good, people often pray less than when times are tough and tough times occasionally visit all of us, with or without prayer.  Our guest is Rabbi Naomi Levy is the author of “To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times.” Rabbi Naomi Levy recommends “The God of Small Things,” by Arandati Roy. This program was originally broadcast in 1999. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2601 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/12/11/smith-janna-malamud-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Radio Curious discusses these questions and more with Janna Malamud Smith author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Is motherhood really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Radio Curious discusses these questions and more with Janna Malamud Smith, clinical psychotherapist and author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/13/miller-geoffrey-%e2%80%94-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/13/miller-geoffrey-%e2%80%94-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:26:02 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2558 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/11/13/miller-geoffrey-%e2%80%94-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/feed/ 0 Consumer behavior is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a conversation with Geoffrey Miller, professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of “Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior”. Consumer behavior is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious in a conversation with Geoffrey Miller, professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of “Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior”. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:27:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2526 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/10/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.”  His book encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities.  In part two, we examine what compels suicide bombers of the early 21st century to take their own lives and those of others. And are we, in fact, all susceptible to these ideas?  Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:27:06 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2520 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/10/02/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain-2/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” Radio Curious brings you a conversation about the subconscious mind with Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives.” His book encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities. Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:11:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2475 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/09/03/miles-steven-a-blind-eye-to-torture/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation about torture with Dr. Steven Miles, author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War On Terror.” Radio Curious brings you an interview about torture from our archives in 2006.  Our guest is Dr. Steven Miles, author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War On Terror,” a book based in part on eyewitness accounts of actual victims of prison abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan and more than thirty-five thousand pages of documents, autopsy reports and medical records. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program or click on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/13/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/13/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:21:51 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2453 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/13/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part two of a conversation with Dr. David Ley, author of "The Myth of Sex Addiction." Most people are familiar with sex.  Some like it.  Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others.  Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, is due to a mental disorder. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David J. Ley, Ph.D. the author of “The Myth of Sex Addiction.” In the first of two conversations with Dr. Ley, the argument that “sex addiction” is a fraudulent concept is presented.  In part two we discuss the evolutionary development of human sexuality and the many cultural approaches to sexual expression. We spoke by phone from his office in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 6, 2012, and began Part Two when I asked him to discuss human evolutionary development and sexual behavior. The books he recommend are “Nymphomania:  A History,” by Carol Groneman, and “Is There Anything Good About Men?:  How Cultures Flourish By Exploiting Men,” by Roy F. Baumeister. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEY_DAVID_P2-CA-8-12.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=62124&version_id=69146&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/07/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/07/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:49:50 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2448 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/08/07/ley-dr-david-the-myth-of-sex-addiction-part-one/feed/ 0 sex addiction Radio Curious visits with Dr. David Ley, author of "The Myth of Sex Addiction." The first of a two-part conversation Dr. Ley argues sex addiction is a fraud. Most people are familiar with sex.  Some like it.  Some like it a lot and seek to engage in sex more than others.  Some people are inclined to think that the desire for “too much sex,” however much that may be, is due to a mental disorder. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with David J. Ley, Ph.D. the author of “The Myth of Sex Addiction.” In this first of two conversations with Dr. Ley, the argument that “sex addiction” is a fraudulent concept is presented.  In part two we discuss the evolutionary development of human sexuality and the many cultural approaches to sexual expression. We spoke by phone from his office in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 6, 2012, and began Part one when I asked him explain why he characterizes “sex addiction” as a fraud, not as disorder. The books he recommend are “Nymphomania:  A History,” by Carol Groneman, and “Is There Anything Good About Men?:  How Cultures Flourish By Exploiting Men,” by Roy F. Baumeister. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEY_DAVID-INTERVIEW_P1-CA-8-6-12.mp3) to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/24/rapaille-dr-clotaire-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/24/rapaille-dr-clotaire-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:31:12 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2437 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/24/rapaille-dr-clotaire-understanding-our-collective-unconscious-part-two/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you part 2 of an archived conversation about the collective unconscious with Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, author of “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Radio Curious brings you part 2 of an archived conversation about the collective unconscious with Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, author of “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Click here (http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060703-Rapaille_Part_2_broadcast.mp3) to visit and listen to our archived program. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/17/rapaille-dr-clotaire-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/17/rapaille-dr-clotaire-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:54:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2422 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/07/17/rapaille-dr-clotaire-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/feed/ 0 Radio Curious brings you an archived, 2-part conversation about the collective unconscious and people's living and consumption habits with Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, author of “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Li... Radio Curious brings you an archived, 2-part conversation about the collective unconscious with Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, author of “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Click here to visit and listen to our archived program. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/26/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/26/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:46:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2389 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/26/livingston-gordon-m-d-how-to-love/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Dr. Gordon Livingston about love and his book, "How to Love." Radio Curious brings you an archived interview with Dr. Gordon Livingston, psychiatrist and author of "How to Love." His book discusses what is love, how to love, and answers many other questions about love and how to find a compatible and pleasurable partnership. Click here to visit and listen to our archived program. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:27:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2377 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/06/12/hanson-rick-ph-d-a-pre-historic-brain-in-the-21st-century/feed/ 1 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/30/maestripieri-dario-the-primate-within-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/30/maestripieri-dario-the-primate-within-us/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:47:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2304 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/30/maestripieri-dario-the-primate-within-us/feed/ 0 primates, with Dario Maestriprieri, author of “Games Primate Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships.” We humans are a lot like the other primates on earth, but because we don’t associate with them, we often assume that our interpersonal behavior, how we make friends, work together, interact with strangers, relate to our spouse is the produce of our unique personalities and environment. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dario Maestripieri, author of “Games Primate Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships.”  He’s a professor Comparative Human Development, Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Behavior Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. Professor Maestripieri and I visited by phone from his office in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 2012 and began with a description of the close relationship human have with other primates. The book he recommends is “Auto-Da-Fe,” by Elias Canetti. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:30:15 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2297 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/04/23/chidekel-dana-ph-d-whos-in-charge-your-young-child-or-you/feed/ 0 Radio Curious revisits a 2002 conversation with Dr. Dana Chidekel, author of “Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child.” Dr. Chidekel's book asserts that parents give their children too much authority and how to reig... Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5 year old? How about taking a 3 year old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, and sometimes have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are -- overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities. This can be a lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships between the child and the parents. “Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” was written by Dr. Dana Chidekel in 2002, She’s a child psychologist near Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chidekel argues that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents. She encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. I spoke with Dr. Dana Chidekel in the winter of 2002 from her office in Southern California. We began our conversation by talking about the developing brain of young children. I asked her what the brain of a young child is able to assess and not able to assess. The books that Dr. Chidekel recommends for young children are the Bernstein Bears series.  The book she recommends for older people is “Seabiscuit.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/28/ensler-eve-the-vagina-monologues/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/28/ensler-eve-the-vagina-monologues/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2222 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/02/28/ensler-eve-the-vagina-monologues/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/31/zeig-jeff-ph-d-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/31/zeig-jeff-ph-d-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:47:28 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2174 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/31/zeig-jeff-ph-d-below-the-radar-of-your-mind/feed/ 0 Radio Curious explores the use of hypnosis in changing your world view and even your life with Dr. Jeff Zeig, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist and founder of the Milton Erickson Institute. How to get below the radar of your mind and what to do once you’re there is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious.  One goal is to reach the quantum of personal leaning in the sub-conscious mind and bring that experiential knowledge to the conscious mind of daily life.  A trusted guide is often beneficial. Our guest is Dr. Jeffrey Zeig, in another conversation about the Ericksonian approach to psychotherapy.  He is the founder and director of the Milton Erickson Foundation and a clinical psychologist based in Phoenix, Arizona.  Dr. Zeig has directed multiple conferences on the evolution of psychotherapy including the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Conference where he and I met in December 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona. We began our conversation when I asked him about the history of psychotherapy. The books he recommends are “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery as well as the books written by Leo Tolstoy. Jeff Zeig's website is www.jeffzeig.com.  The Milton Erickson Foundation website is www.erickson-foundation.org. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/17/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/17/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:08:32 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2150 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/17/rossi-dr-ernest-how-to-turn-on-genes-and-reconstruct-your-brain/feed/ 2 Radio Curious discusses gene expression to recover from injury with Dr. Ernest Rossi, who suffered a stroke 9 years ago and managed his own recovery using psychosocial and and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotiona... Gene expression:  Psychosocial and cultural genomics--a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing is our topic.  Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, hypnotherapist and an expert in dreams. Dr. Rossi describes how we humans can activate a specific gene within us to advance our abilities, or recover from an injury. He suffered a major stroke in the early 2000s that impaired his speech and movement.  Dr. Rossi managed his own recovery using psychosocial and cultural genomics.  He and I visited at the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011.  I turned on the recorder and asked Dr. Rossi to explain how gene expression works. Dr. Ernest Rossi recommends your choice of the 36 books he has authored or edited.  For more information visit his website: www.ernestrossi.com. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/10/sultanoff-steven-ph-d-humor-social-lubricant-glue-and-antidote-for-depression/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/10/sultanoff-steven-ph-d-humor-social-lubricant-glue-and-antidote-for-depression/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:13:05 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2138 http://www.radiocurious.org/2012/01/10/sultanoff-steven-ph-d-humor-social-lubricant-glue-and-antidote-for-depression/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Steven Sultanoff, a specialist in the use of humor in psychotherapy. Are you interested in a social lubricant, perhaps social glue, or an antidote to depression, stay tuned, you’re in the right place here at Radio Curious.  In this edition we visit with Steven Sultanoff, who portrays himself as a mirthologist and humorologist with a Ph.D. in psychology.  Dr. Sultanoff frequently uses humor in his work, and regularly in his daily life. Steven Sultanoff and I met when Radio Curious attended the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in early December, 2011, where Steven Sultanoff presented a workshop about the importance of humor in psychotherapy and daily life.  I laughed at some of what I heard and asked him if we could visit in front of the Radio Curious microphone.  He agreed.  We began as he described the role of humor in society and his professional practice. Steven Sultanoff, Ph.D. is a specialist in the use of humor in psychotherapy.  His website is www.mirthmatters.com.  The books Steven Sultanoff recommends are all by Malcolm Gladwell:  “Blink,” “Outliars,” and “The Tipping Point.” Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/07/dole-professor-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/07/dole-professor-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:57:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=2040 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/11/07/dole-professor-robert-homosexuality-and-schizophrenia/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Robert Dole, a Professor of English as a Foreign Language at the University of Chicoutimi in Quebec, Canada, about his personal experiences with schizophrenia and homosexuality as described in his book published in 2000, One man’s personal experience in recognizing his homosexuality, is the subject of this program.  Until the mid 1970s homosexuality was considered by many people to be a mental disorder and/or a crime, as it still is in some personal and political belief systems.  Homosexual people sometimes were housed in mental institutions, given medication and suffered an array of treatment methods, including shock therapy and other forms of behavior modification. Professor Robert Dole, our guest in this edition of Radio Curious, was one of many individuals subjected to behavior modification of that period in time. In his book, “How to Make a Success of Your Schizophrenia,” he explains how the “treatment” he endured as an attempt to alter his homosexual preference made him schizophrenic.  His personal memoir describes his experiences growing up in the 1960s as a gay man, his institutionalization at the McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, the schizophrenia that consumed him as a result of his treatment, his self-led recovery, partially based on a spiritual experience, and his subsequent extraordinary life in academia. Professor Dole, who is fluent in seven languages, teaches English as a Foreign Language at the University of Chicoutimi in rural Quebec, Canada, where he has lived for 30 plus years.  He and I visited by phone from his office at the University of Chicoutimi on November 4, 2011 and began our conversation when I asked to describe the schizophrenia he experienced. The books Professor Robert Dole recommends are: “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” by Leo Tolstoy and any book from Stefan Zweig. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 28:59 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/03/williampatrick/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/03/williampatrick/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:46:22 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1998 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/10/03/williampatrick/feed/ 0 Welcome to Radio Curious, I’m Barry Vogel. How many of us are lonely? What is loneliness and how does it affect us? Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three. How many of us are lonely?  What is loneliness and how does it affect us?  Approximately 25 years ago, when asked the number of friends in whom we could confide, most people in the United States said “three.”  When that question was asked recently most people said “none.” Inquires reveal that 20% of people, -- 60 million in the Untied States alone – are feeling lonely at any given moment.  And, it appears that chronic loneliness may well compete with smoking, obesity and lack of exercise as a significant health risk. In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with William Patrick, the founding editor of The Journal of Life Sciences and co-author of “Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection,” along with University of Chicago psychology professor John Cacioppo. My conversation with William Patrick, recorded on October 13, 2008, began when I asked him to define loneliness as used in their book. The book William Patrick recommends is “The Lost Gospel: The Book of Q and Christian Origins,” by Burton Mack. Originally Broadcast: October 18th, 2008. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/19/basta-michael-%e2%80%94-relationship-warning-signs/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/19/basta-michael-%e2%80%94-relationship-warning-signs/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 02:17:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1787 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/05/19/basta-michael-%e2%80%94-relationship-warning-signs/feed/ 0 This edition of Radio Curious is a conversation with Michael Basta, a Gottman Couples’ Therapist. He discusses the traits and behaviors of couples that are useful to predict how long their relationship will last. Why some couples get along and others don’t, sometimes to the extent of terminating their relationship, is a curious question, the answer to which is likely to bring both pleasure and unhappiness to each of us. Michael Basta has been a licensed clinical social worker based in Sonoma, County California, since 1988. He is trained and certified as a Gottman Couples’ Therapist. This training identifies the traits and behaviors of couples that are useful to predict how long their relationship will last. Michael Basta visited Radio Curious on May 21, 2010, and began by describing the negative traits and behaviors that indicate a dark future for the relationship. The book Michael Basta recommends is “The Female Brain,” by Dr. Louann Brizendine. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/28/brizendine-dr-louann-the-male-brain-the-female-brain-there-is-a-difference/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/28/brizendine-dr-louann-the-male-brain-the-female-brain-there-is-a-difference/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:41:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1709 http://www.radiocurious.org/2011/03/28/brizendine-dr-louann-the-male-brain-the-female-brain-there-is-a-difference/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Louann Brizendine, neuropsychiatrist and author of 2 books, "The Female Brain," and, "The Male Brain." She discusses what differentiates the two. Have you ever been curious about the difference between the male brain and the female brain?  Well I have, for a long time.  This week Radio Curious speaks with neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Louann Brizendine, founder of the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the University of California at San Francisco.  In 2006 she wrote a book called, “The Female Brain,” and in 2010 she wrote “The Male Brain,”--very different books about very different genders of our human species. The interview with Dr. Louann Brizendine was recorded March 21st, 2011. The book she recommends is “The Emperor of All Maladies,” by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=50547&version_id=56691&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/13/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-we-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/13/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-we-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:46:07 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1553 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/12/13/joy-melanie-ph-d-why-we-eat-some-animals-and-not-others/feed/ 0 Why do we eat some animals and not others? That is the topic of this conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. She is the author or Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism. Carnism is the invisible belief system, or ideology, that conditions people to eat certain animals. It is the opposite of vegetarianism or veganism; “carn” means “flesh” or “of the flesh” and “ism” denotes a belief system. Most people view eating animals as a given, rather than a choice; in meat-eating cultures around the world people typically don’t think about why they find the meat of some animals disgusting and the meat of other animals appetizing, or why they eat any animals at all.  This is the topic of a conversation with Melanie Joy, Ph.D., author of , "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows, an Introduction to Carnism." The interview with Melanie Joy, Ph.D. was recorded in Ukiah, California on November 29, 2010.  Joy's website is www.carnism.com (http://www.carnism.com) (http://www.carnism.com) The book she recommends is, "Food Revolution: How your diet can save your life and our world," by John Robbins. Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=47883&version_id=53825&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcasts. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/diamond-jed-irritable-male-syndrome/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/diamond-jed-irritable-male-syndrome/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:31:45 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1190 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/diamond-jed-irritable-male-syndrome/feed/ 0 We often hear terms in the vernacular to describe a man when he is easily frustrated or angered.  Seemingly insignificant things can easily explode into arguments that can affect if not seriously damage couples’ relationships when some men develop wha... We often hear terms in the vernacular to describe a man when he is easily frustrated or angered.  Seemingly insignificant things can easily explode into arguments that can affect if not seriously damage couples’ relationships when some men develop what has been called the “irritable male syndrome.”  Identifying and understanding these troubled waters is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is Jed Diamond, Ph.D., author of the book “Mr. Mean: Saving Your Relationship from the Irritable Male Syndrome.” In this visit we explore the causes of the “irritable male syndrome,” how it affects relationships and how a better understanding of its causal factors and influences can help diffuse anger and frustration that draw joy from couples’ partnerships.  Jed Diamond, Ph.D., is an internationally respected leader in the men’s health movement.  I spoke with Jed Diamond on May, 28, 2010 in the Radio Curious studios in Ukiah, California and began by asking him to define the “irritable male syndrome.” The book Jed Diamond recommends is “Chaos Point 2012 and Beyond: Appointment with Destiny,” by Ervin Laszlo. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/43289/49397/64968/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-DIAMOND_INTERVIEW_5-28-10_HB_mono.mp3) Click here to download the podcast (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=43289&version_id=49397&version=1) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:11:40 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1185 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/vedantam-shankar-have-you-found-your-hidden-brain/feed/ 0 Part One - How do we make the big decisions in our lives?  Who to vote for—or who to choose as a life mate or form an opinion about politics or war?  Most of us are certain we consciously evaluate these decisions.  But, we may be fooling ourselves, Part One How do we make the big decisions in our lives?  Who to vote for—or who to choose as a life mate or form an opinion about politics or war?  Most of us are certain we consciously evaluate these decisions.  But, we may be fooling ourselves, if not being fooled by others.  Shankar Vedantam, author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives,” encourages us to be aware of how our unconscious mind is capable of controlling our decision making capabilities.  In this, the first of two conversations with Shankar Vedantam, we explore the unconscious mind, how we rely upon it and how it is can be manipulated by advertising  and our anecdotal experiences.  These interviews with Shankar Vedantam were recorded on May 17, 2010 by phone from his home in Massachusetts.  We began with his description of the “hidden brain.”  Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. The book Shankar Vedantam recommends is “A House For Mr. Biswas” by V.S.Naipaul. Click here to begin listening to part one Click here to download the podcast to part one (http://radiocurious.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-06-08T11_57_33-07_00.mp3) Part Two Not too long before the pseudo religious organization known as “The People’s Temple moved to the remote jungles of Guyana in the northeast corner of South America where over 900 people killed themselves at the direction of Jim Jones in 1978, they were based in Redwood Valley, California, about 10 miles from Ukiah, the home of Radio Curious.   In this, the second Radio Curious conversation with Shankar Vedantam author of “The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives,” we explore what compelled these people to kill themselves. We’ll examine what compels suicide bombers of the early 21st century to take their own lives and those of others? And are we, in fact, all susceptible to these ideas? The conversation with Shankar Vedamtam, recorded from his home in Massachusetts on May 17, 2010, began when I asked him to explain the attraction of cults, who are drawn to them, and why.  Shankar Vedantam is a national correspondent and columnist for The Washington Post and 2009-10 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. This interview was recorded on May 17th, 2010. The book Shankar Vedantam recommends is “Heart Of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. Click here to begin listening to part two Click here to download the podcast of part two (http://radiocurious.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-06-08T15_08_50-07_00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:26:48 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1182 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/08/basta-michael-relationship-warning-signs/feed/ 0 Why some couples get along and others don’t, sometimes to the extent of terminating their relationship, is a curious question, the answer to which is likely to bring both pleasure and unhappiness to each of us. Why some couples get along and others don’t, sometimes to the extent of terminating their relationship, is a curious question, the answer to which is likely to bring both pleasure and unhappiness to each of us.  Michael Basta has been a licensed clinical social worker based in Sonoma, County California, since 1988.  He is trained and certified as a Gottman Couples’ Therapist.  This training identifies the traits and behaviors of couples that are useful to predict how long their relationship will last.  Michael Basta visited Radio Curious on May 21, 2010, and began by describing the negative traits and behaviors that indicate a dark future for the relationship. The book Michael Basta recommends is “The Female Brain,"  by Dr. Louann Brizendine. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/43281/48842/64504/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-BASTA_INTERVIEW_5-21-10_HB_mono.mp3) Click here to download the podcast (http://radiocurious.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-06-08T10_18_43-07_00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/03/stiefel-frank-ingelore-speaking-without-hearing/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/03/stiefel-frank-ingelore-speaking-without-hearing/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:44:23 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=1171 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/06/03/stiefel-frank-ingelore-speaking-without-hearing/feed/ 0 What would it be like for you if you were deaf? If you could not speak your first word until you were six? If you had three years of education, your first language was German, and you later emigrated to another country where they speak English? What would it be like for you if you were deaf? If you could not speak your first word until you were six? If you had three years of education, your first language was German, and you later emigrated to another country where they speak English?  Ingelore is the first name of a woman who was born in Germany in 1924, and came to America in 1940 at the beginning of the Third Reich, right after Kristallnacht. The film “Ingelore” was made by Inglelore's son Frank Stiefel, and it tells his mother’s story.  This edition of Radio Curious begins with we a piece from the movie “Ingelore” in which she explains who she is and a little of her story. As we hear is her ability to articulate words in English it’s important to remember  she cannot hear. This interview was recorded on May 29th, 2010 with Frank Stiefel from his home in Santa Monica, California. The books that Frank Stiefel recommends are “Hand Of My Father,” by Myron Uhlberg, and “The Road,” by Cormac McCarthy. Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/43165/48718/64399/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-STEIFEL_FRANK_INTERVIEW_5-28-10_HB_mono.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:48:17 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=987 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/02/16/project-pooch-dogs-in-juvenile-hall/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:21:55 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=918 http://www.radiocurious.org/2010/01/11/mayer-schonberger-viktor-remembering-to-forget-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:32:52 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=891 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/12/07/gallagher-winifred-what-does-it-cost-to-pay-attention/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/miller-geoffrey-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/miller-geoffrey-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:31:24 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=599 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/07/06/miller-geoffrey-sex-evolution-and-consumer-behaviour/feed/ 0 Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need all this "stuff" and how it impacts... Why do you buy what you buy? What do you hope to gain from it and will it make you a happier, sexier and more successful person? In these days of economic downturn many of us may be questioning whether we really need all this "stuff" and how it impacts our lives? In this edition of Radio Curious we meet Geoffrey Miller, a tenured professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, and the author of "Spent: Sex, Evolution and Comsumer Behaviour." During our visit we discuss how our purchasing choices are driven by thousands of years of evolution, how marketers can take advantage of this and how we might try to better understand our consumer instincts. I spoke with Geoffrey Miller from his home in Australia on May 29, 2009 and began by asking him to define his field of evolutionary psychology. The book Geoffrey Miller recommends is "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty," by Peter Singer. Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:11:44 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=511 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/03/23/courtney-william-what-is-marijuana-made-of/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/02/blevis-marcianne-are-you-jealous-do-you-know-why/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/02/blevis-marcianne-are-you-jealous-do-you-know-why/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:21:18 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2009/02/17/blevis-marcianne-are-you-jealous-do-you-know-why/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/02/02/blevis-marcianne-are-you-jealous-do-you-know-why/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:43:32 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2009/02/17/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2009/01/19/gonzales-laurence-why-do-smart-people-do-stupid-things-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/12/01/mcwhorter-professor-john-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/12/01/mcwhorter-professor-john-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:20:10 +0000 http://www.radiocurious.org/?p=536 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/12/01/mcwhorter-professor-john-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:37:06 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/10/19/patrick-william-loneliness-and-how-it-affects-us/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:46:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/09/08/ketchum-james-md-non-lethal-chemical-warfare-to-make-you-sit-down-and-laugh/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/gottlieb-dr-daniel-learning-from-the-heart/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/gottlieb-dr-daniel-learning-from-the-heart/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 00:39:10 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/gottlieb-dr-daniel-learning-from-the-heart/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/05/21/gottlieb-dr-daniel-learning-from-the-heart/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:21:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/04/16/sutherland-amy-lessons-about-ourselves-from-animal-trainers/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:43:39 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2008/02/01/beth-wenger-jewish-americans-three-centureis-of-jewish-voices-in-america/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/04/04/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/04/04/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:57:20 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2007/04/04/gregory-hartley-maryann-karinch-reading-body-language/feed/ 0 I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Many of these body movements are involuntary reactions inherent to the individual or culturally based. I Can Read You Like a Book Have you ever wondered what some body movements mean when people hear certain words or see certain images? Many of these body movements are involuntary reactions inherent to the individual or culturally based. “I Can Read You Like A Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People are Really Sending with their Body Language,” by Gregory Hartley and Maryann Karinch, describes methods of understanding what people really mean and how to gain insight to their background by watching their physical behavior. Hartley, a former Army interrogator details how to review with an open mind what you see, evaluate to know what is relevant, analyze to identify voluntary versus involuntary movements and then decide or draw a conclusion based on what you observe. Gregory Hartley recommends “Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us,” by Dr. Robert D. Hare.. Originally Broadcast: April 4, 2007 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20070414-HARTLEY_INTERVIEW.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/08/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/08/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:15:44 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/11/08/dr-daniel-j-levitin-music-on-the-brian/feed/ 0 This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession The understanding of how we humans experience music and why it plays a unique role in our lives is this topic of two interviews with Dr. Daniel Levitin, author of, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,” recorded from his home in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in late October 2006. Professor Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He asserts that our brains are hardwired for music and therefore we are all more musically equipped than we think, and that music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, perhaps even more fundamental to our species than language. Professor Levitin believes that the music we end up liking meets our expectations of what we anticipate hearing, just enough of the time that we feel rewarded, and the music that we like also violates those expectations just enough of the time that we’re intrigued. In the first interview Dr. Levitin begins by describing how the human brain learns to distinguish between music and language. The second interview begins with a discussion of what happens when people listen to music they like. www.yourbrainonmusic.com (http://www.yourbrainonmusic.com/) Dr. Daniel J. Levitin recommends, "Another Day in the Frontal Lobe," by Katrina Firlik, and, "The Human Stain," by Philip Roth. Originally Broadcast: November 1, 2006 November 8, 2006 Click here to begin listening to Part One. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20061105-LEVITIN_INTERVIEW___1_10-22-60.mp3) Click here to begin listening to Part Two. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-2-20061105-LEVITIN_INTERVIEW___2_10-22-60.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/05/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/05/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:27:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/07/05/dr-clotaire-rapaille-understanding-our-collective-unconscious/feed/ 0 The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live.  Dr. The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do The collective unconscious may be defined as a cultural code, a set of imprinted concepts that control how members of different societies live.  Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, a French born psychologist brings together the concepts of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud in his development of the collective unconscious in the book, “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.” Dr. Rapaille thrives on new ideas, which is part of the reason he chose to become American. We visited by phone from his home in New York State, the last week of June 2006, and asked him to describe the development of his ideas. Dr. Rapaille's website is:  www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com (http://www.archetypediscoveriesworldwide.com/) The books Dr. Clotaire Rapaille recommends are, "The DiVinci Code," by Dan Brown and "Straight From The Gut," by Jack Welsh. Originally Broadcast: June 28, 2006 and July 5, 2006 Click here to begin listening to part one. Click here to begin listening to part two. LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/18/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/18/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:30:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/18/dr-gene-d-cohen-do-we-get-smarter-as-we-age/feed/ 0 The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.”  Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are ac... The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain Do people over a certain age necessarily loose mental acuity? According to Dr. Gene Cohen, the answer is “no.”  Dr. Cohen, a psychiatrist and gerontologist has determined that certain genes are activated by experience as we age, allowing our personalities to grow and change. The brain has reserves of strength and agility that compensate for the effects of aging on its other parts. Dr. Cohen has found that the information processing in the 60 to 80 year old brain achieves it's greatest density and reach. He explains these and other developing concepts in brain research in his book, “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” I spoke with Dr. Cohen in March 2006 from his office on Aging, Health & Humanities, in Washington D.C., where he is the Director. We began our conversation with his description of the importance of the role of creativity. Gene Cohen recommends, "Tuesdays with Morrie: A Young Man, An Old Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson," by Mitch Albom. Originally Broadcast: April 18, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060402-GENE_COHEN_INTERVIEW.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/12/dr-dan-gottlieb-a-struggle-to-live/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/12/dr-dan-gottlieb-a-struggle-to-live/#comments Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:33:31 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/dr-dan-gottlieb-a-struggle-to-live/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/04/12/dr-dan-gottlieb-a-struggle-to-live/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Dr. Dan Gottlieb, psychologist, quadriplegic and author of “Letter’s to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life." Letters to Sam:A Grandfather's Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life For most people, the desire to be known exceeds the desire to be loved. Who we are as individuals, how we reckon with our personal abilities and disabilities the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, a conversation with my friend Dr. Dan Gottlieb. Dan Gottlieb, a clinical psychologist who lives and works near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania lives with quadriplegia, paralyzed from the neck down as a result of an automobile accident in 1979. He is the host of “Voices in the Family,” a weekly public radio program originating from WHYY in Philadelphia and the author of two articles a month in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Because of his physical condition, Dan thought he may not live to see his young grandson Sam grow to be man. When Sam was diagnosed with a severe form of autism several years ago, Dan decided to write a series of letters to his grandson. His book “Letter’s to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss and the Gifts of Life,” is a collection of the thirty-two intimate and compassionate letters sharing Dan's thoughts, observations and experiences gained from his 27 years with quadriplegia, and his professional life as a clinical psychologist. Dr. Dan Gottlieb and I visited by phone from his in mid April 2006. The books Dr. Gottlieb recommends are “Eat, Pray and Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything, Across Italy, India and Indonesia,” by Elizabeth Gilbert, and “Life of Pi,” by Yann Martel. Originally Broadcast: April 12, 2006 Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=17809&version_id=20798&version=1) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/21/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/21/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:36:12 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/21/temple-grandin-phd-what-autism-can-tell-us-about-animals/feed/ 0 Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior Do animals think? The book, “Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior,” by Professor Temple Grandin, gives us some clues. Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior Do animals think? The book, “Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior,” by Professor Temple Grandin, gives us some clues. Temple Grandin is a person with autism who teaches animal science at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Autistic people can often think the way animals think, putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate, “animal talk.” Grandin explores the world of animals - their pain, fear, aggression, relationships and communication. When I spoke with Professor Grandin from her office in Ft. Collins, Colorado, we began with her definition of autism. Temple Grandin recommends, “Our Inner Ape,” by Frans De Waal. Recorded March 21, 2006 (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060326-GRANDIN_INTERVIEW.mp3)Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/17302/20199/29748/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060326-GRANDIN_INTERVIEW.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/14/david-wexler-phd-depression-in-men/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/14/david-wexler-phd-depression-in-men/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:37:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/david-wexler-phd-depression-in-men/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/03/14/david-wexler-phd-depression-in-men/feed/ 0 Is He Depressed or What? What to Do When the Man You Love is Irritable, Moody, and Withdrawn Depression often sets off different behaviors, sometimes recognized by others and not by the depressed person.  Depression in men is the topic of this edition... Is He Depressed or What? What to Do When the Man You Love is Irritable, Moody, and Withdrawn Depression often sets off different behaviors, sometimes recognized by others and not by the depressed person.  Depression in men is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious, as we talk with David B. Wexler, Ph.D, author of, "Is He Depressed or What?  What to Do When the Man you Love is Irritable, Moody and Withdrawn.”  Dr. Wexler, a clinical psychologist, discusses how to recognize when you or someone you love is depressed, how to talk about it in respectful and successful ways, while taking care of yourself. When I spoke with Dr. Wexler from his home in San Diego, California, we began by discussing different categories of depression and how the symptoms of depression in men are different from depression in women. David Wexler, Ph.D. recommends, "Dharma Punx," by Noah Levine. Originally Broadcast: March 14, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060312-David_Wexler_Interview_3-2-06.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/01/03/evan-schwartz-the-inventors-juice/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/01/03/evan-schwartz-the-inventors-juice/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:45:54 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/evan-schwartz-the-inventors-juice/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2006/01/03/evan-schwartz-the-inventors-juice/feed/ 0 Juice, The Creative Fuel That Drives World-class Inventors Albert Einstein suggests: “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old questions from anew angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance.” Thomas Edison suggests, Juice, The Creative Fuel That Drives World-class Inventors Albert Einstein suggests: “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old questions from anew angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance.” Thomas Edison suggests, “The inventor has a logical mind that sees analogies.” And Winston Churchill comments, “Success consists of going from one failure to another without loss of enthusiasm.” The mind of an inventor works differently than the mind of a non-inventor. What inspires the inventive mind? What is different in the way an inventive mind perceives the world that is different from other minds? What is the role of the role of invention in our society? In this interview, recorded in January 2005, Evan Schwartz, author of, “Juice, The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors,” discusses inventing and inventions. According to Evan Schwartz, the creative energy of inventors, their “juice” gets applied to problems, products, companies and markers through the use of creativity patterns. Invention is a set of strategic thinking strategies that can be learned, taught and practiced, just as with other skills, like cooking, acting, or sailing. He began our conversation by describing what differentiates an inventive mind from other types of minds. www.gotjuice.org (http://www.gotjuice.org/) Evan Schwartz recommends, "Chronicles Volume One," by Bob Dyland. Originally Broadcast: January 3, 2006 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060101-SCHWARTZ__1-27-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/10/25/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/10/25/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:34:53 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/10/25/gordon-neufeld-hold-on-to-your-kids/feed/ 0 Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers... Hold On to Your Kids, Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The economic and cultural changes that have occurred in North American society in the past fifty or so years have resulted in today’s children looking to and associating with their peers instead of their parents, for direction, for a sense of right and wrong and for values, identity and codes of behavior. This peer orientation works to undermine family cohesion. It interferes with healthy development and fosters a sexualized youth culture in which children lose their individuality and tend to become conformist, desensitized and alienated. These concepts and what to do about them to develop strong families and emotionally healthy children are explained in “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers, “ by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, M.D. When I spoke with Dr. Gordon Neufeld from his home in Vancouver, British Columbia we began our conversation with a discussion of the importance of the development of an attachment between the adult caregiver and the child, beginning at infancy. www.GordonNeufeld.com Gordon Neufeld recommends “The Anatomy of Dependence,” Takeo Doi. Originally Broadcast: October 25, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20051029-GORDON_NEUFELD_10-17-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:03:42 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/15/eric-liu-the-benefits-of-mentoring/feed/ 0 Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a question that goes to the heart of both l... Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life Every one of us, in every social role that we play, is a teacher and a mentor. Who has influenced us, and how we pass that influence along is a question that goes to the heart of both learning and mentoring. The concepts of mentoring are set out in the book “Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life,” by Eric Liu. In this interview, recorded n February 2005, Eric Liu discusses his experiences a mentor, a mentee, and an observer of both. For more information see www.ericliu.com. www.ericliu.com (http://www.radio4all.net/dl.php/1197-1-20050319-LIU__ERIC_2-15-05.mp3?file_id=21002&protocol=http&session=682548536615f08573f9c61885bedf00) Eric Liu recommends "All the King's Men," by Robert Penn Warren. Originally Broadcast: February 15, 2005 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11688/13867/21002/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050319-LIU__ERIC_2-15-05.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/12/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/12/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:05:13 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2005/02/12/peter-c-whybrow-the-conflict-between-our-biological-heritage-and-the-speed-of-our-lives/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Dr. Peter Whybrow, Author of "American Mania, When More is Not Enough," a book about human biological heritage and it's conflict with modern, everyday life. American Mania, When More is Not Enough Not so long ago before the common use of devices operated by electricity our lives were generally much more calm. And as humans we have a biological a heritage of being are curiosity driver, reward seeking and harm avoiding creatures. The conflict that has evolved between our biological heritage and the demand driven economy in the United States is the essence of a book entitled “American Mania, When More is Not Enough.” Dr. Peter C. Whybrow, author of “American Mania” is our guest on this edition of Radio Curious. He is a professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral science, and director of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California at Los Angeles. In this interview, recorded mid-February 2005, Dr. Whybrow discusses this conflict, and its consequences. Peter C. Whybrow recommends “In Praise of Slowness,” by Carl Honore. Originally Broadcast: February 12, 2005 Click here to listen to the program or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=53939&version_id=60326&version=1) to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 28:55 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/12/14/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/12/14/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:12:58 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/12/14/juliet-schor-selling-to-our-children/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/23/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/23/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:16:15 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/16/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/11/23/stuart-shanker-the-first-idea/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/20/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/20/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:36:03 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/20/dr-jerome-groopman-facing-illness-with-success/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/03/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/03/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:41:26 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2004/02/03/matt-ridley-nature-or-nurture/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/09/30/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/09/30/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:54:48 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/09/30/jennifer-finney-boylan-a-man-becomes-a-woman/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2003 10:16:10 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/17/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/08/05/dr-sally-shaywitz-how-to-identify-and-overcome-dyslexia/feed/ 0 Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Approximately one child in five suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult and in some cases seemingly impossible. Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level Approximately one child in five suffers from dyslexia, a condition that makes learning to read difficult and in some cases seemingly impossible. In this edition of Radio Curious, originally broadcast in August of 2003, we visit with Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a Professor of Pediatrics at Yale University and the co-director of the Yale justify for the Study of Learning and Attention. She discusses early diagnosis of dyslexia in young children, older children, and in adults, and what can be done to assist people who suffer from this disability. In her book, “Overcoming Dyslexia,” Dr. Shaywitz describes how current research, including new brain imaging studies, are uncovering the mechanics underlying this problem, and have led to effective treatments. Dr. Sally Shaywitz recommends "Emperor of Ocean Park," by Stephen Carter & "Samaritan," by Richard Price. Originally Broadcast: August 5, 2003 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive2/07.01.07/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-20060418-SHAYWITZ__Sally_5-14-03.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:30:08 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2003/02/18/janna-malamud-smith-why-mothers-worry-about-their-children/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Janna Malamud Smith, clinical psychotherapist and author of “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear.” A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear Is the concept of “mother blame” a method to control women? Is motherhood a really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a child?  Is this different from the fear that fathers have about the safety of their children? “A Potent Spell:  Mother Love and the Power of Fear” is a recent book written by Janna Malamud Smith, a clinical psychotherapist and daughter of writer Bernard Malamud. Smith argues that the motherhood fear of losing a child is central to motherhood, and mostly overlooked as a historical force that has induced mothers throughout time to shape their own lives to better shelter their young,  the expense of their own future. I spoke with Dr. Janna Malamud Smith from her home in Massachusetts, and asked her to begin by discussing the different level of feat that fathers and mothers have toward their children. The book Janna Malamud Smith recommends is “Biography of Samuel Pepys” by Clair Tomilin. Originally Broadcast: February 18, 2003 Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?program_id=10889&version_id=72124&version=2) to download the podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/17/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/17/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:38:25 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/12/17/thomas-hine-compulsive-shoppers/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/09/17/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/09/17/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:57:11 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/25/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/09/17/patricia-mcconnell-act-like-a-dog-your-dog-will-obey/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/12/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/12/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2002 17:41:50 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2002/03/12/dr-dana-chidekel-you-or-your-kid/feed/ 0 Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, too often dressed as adults, and too often have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities, and can lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships. “Parents in Charge, Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” is a book by Dr. Dana Chidekel, a child psychologist near Los Angeles. She asserts that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents, and encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority. Dr. Dana Chidekel recommends "Seabiscuit," by Laura Hillenbrand. Originally Broadcast: March 12, 2002 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050110-Dr._Dana_Chidekel_2-15-02.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/09/22/saul-diskin-identical-twins/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/09/22/saul-diskin-identical-twins/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2001 17:50:33 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/saul-diskin-identical-twins/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/09/22/saul-diskin-identical-twins/feed/ 0 Radio Curious speaks with Saul Diskin, author of “The End of the Twins, a Memoir of Losing a Brother,” a book about being an identical twin. The End of the Twins, a Memoir of Losing a Brother Ever wondered what it would be like to have an identical twin—how alike would you be to that person? How much of an individual would you be? Saul Diskin and his identical twin brother Marty grew up together in New York City where Saul and Marty were inseparable. As adults, they began to live separate lives, Saul in Phoenix and Marty near Boston. In 1991, Marty, who had suffered from leukemia for 20 years, needed a bone marrow transplant, which he received from Saul. In his extraordinarily intimate book, “The End of the Twins, a Memoir of Losing a Brother,” Saul Diskin chronicles the rich relationship beginning with their early childhood and ending well past Marty’s death in 1997, shortly before their 63rd birthday. Saul Diskin recommends “Entwined Lives,” by Nancy Segal and “Cosmology and Creation: The Spiritual Significance of Contemporary Cosmology” by Paul Brockelman. Originally Broadcast: September 22, 2001 Click here to listen or on the media player below. Click here to download and subscribe to our podcast. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/#comments Wed, 09 May 2001 17:57:38 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/05/09/dr-jane-m-healy-children-versus-television/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/02/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/02/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2001 18:10:48 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2001/01/02/nicolas-bothman-get-along-well/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/01/12/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/01/12/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:40:40 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/ http://www.radiocurious.org/2000/01/12/sylvia-brownrigg-absent-tangible-memory/feed/ 0 Metaphysical Touch When someone dies, we have that person’s papers and things to look at and use to understand and create memories about the life that has left us. Sometimes, however, the person stays and the papers and tokens are lost, as in a fire. Metaphysical Touch When someone dies, we have that person’s papers and things to look at and use to understand and create memories about the life that has left us. Sometimes, however, the person stays and the papers and tokens are lost, as in a fire. Then we have only memories without material objects to help enhance them. This juxtaposition is one of the themes in a novel entitled the “Metaphysical Touch,” by Syvia Brownrigg, an American author with roots in Mendocino County, a long experience in London, and currently living near San Francisco. Sylvia Brownrigg recommends "Out of Sheer Rage," by Jeff Dyer. Originally Broadcast: January 12, 2000 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/pub/archive/09.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050717-Brownrigg__Sylvia_1-12-00.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/12/07/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/12/07/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 1999 18:43:49 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1999/12/07/rabbi-naomi-levy-healing-through-prayer/feed/ 0 Radio Curious visits with Rabbi Naomi Levy, author of “To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times.” To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times What is prayer, how is it done, and what good does it do? The ability to mourn and grieve is one of the many things that distinguish humans from other animals, as is the ability to pray, or consciously not pray. When life is good, people often pray less than when times are tough and tough times occasionally visit all of us, with or without prayer. Rabbi Naomi Levy is the author of “To Begin Again, the Journey Toward Comfort Strength and Faith in Difficult Times.” Rabbi Naomi Levy recommends "The God of Smal Things," by Arandati Roy. Originally Broadcast: December 7, 1999 Click here (http://www.radio4all.net/files/curious@radiocurious.org/1197-1-LEVY_NAOMI_INTERVIEW_2012_CA.mp3) to listen or on the media player below. LeGov clean 29:00 http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 1998 19:55:00 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1998/01/30/michael-gurian-let-boys-be-boys/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/03/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/03/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 1997 20:36:55 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/28/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1997/10/03/richard-gardiner-the-mix-of-psychiatry-and-the-psyche/feed/ 0 http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/23/dr-jim-cole-teaching-tolerance/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/23/dr-jim-cole-teaching-tolerance/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 1993 22:56:58 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-jim-cole-teaching-tolerance/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/23/dr-jim-cole-teaching-tolerance/feed/ 0 Filtering People Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. Filtering People Prejudices exist in almost every human context, but how do we overcome them and act without stereotypes? This program’s guest is Dr. Jim Cole, who lives in Ellingsburg, Washington and is a psychologist. We discussed diversity training – the process of becoming more aware of the prejudices we have. This program was originally broadcast in November of 1993, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Dr. Jim Cole recommends books by Jane Lovelock. Originally Broadcast: November 23, 1993 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11166/13293/20219/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050207-Cole__Jim_11-23-93.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/19/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/19/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 1993 23:02:52 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1993/11/19/dr-david-kiersey-what-is-my-personality-2/feed/ 0 Presidential Temperaments & Please Understand Me My guest in this program was Dr. David Kiersey, the author of a book called “Presidential Temperament.” Dr. Kiersey took the Meyers-Briggs Temperament inventories and developed what has come to be known... Presidential Temperaments & Please Understand Me My guest in this program was Dr. David Kiersey, the author of a book called “Presidential Temperament.” Dr. Kiersey took the Meyers-Briggs Temperament inventories and developed what has come to be known as the Kiersey Temperament Sorter. In so doing, he has established and identified several different types of character and temperament of people. In his book, “Please Understand Me,” the reader may use the Kiersey Temperament Sorter to get an idea of his or her personality and temperament traits. With his history and experience, Kiersey has examined the people who have become a President of the US and set out his analysis in “Presidential Temperaments.” In this program, originally broadcast in November of 1993 when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas, we’ll be talking about the book and some of the temperaments of the various Presidents. Dr. David Kiersey recommends "Killer Angels," by Michael Shaara & The Hornblower Series, by Horatio Hormblower. Originally Broadcast: November 19, 1993 Click here to begin listening (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11205/13333/20261/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-Kiersey__Dr._David_11-19-93.mp3) (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11205/13333/20261/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050208-Kiersey__Dr._David_11-19-93.mp3) LeGov clean http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/03/02/dr-bill-fry-psychology-of-humor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/03/02/dr-bill-fry-psychology-of-humor/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 1992 23:13:22 +0000 http://radiocurious.org/2008/01/29/dr-bill-fry-psychology-of-humor/ http://www.radiocurious.org/1992/03/02/dr-bill-fry-psychology-of-humor/feed/ 0 Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology and genetics of humor. Much of Dr. Fry's research has concentrated on Cocoa, the gorilla, Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology and genetics of humor. Much of Dr. Fry's research has concentrated on Cocoa, the gorilla, and we discussed that as well. This program was originally broadcast in March of 1992, when Radio Curious was called Government, Politics and Ideas. Originally Broadcast: March 2, 1992 Click here to begin listening. (http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/11186/13314/20242/?url=http://emma2.radio4all.net/pub/archive/04.01.05/curious@pacific.net/1197-1-20050207-Fry__Dr._Bill_3-2-92.mp3) LeGov clean