Author Sallie Tisdale has 'Advice For Future Corpses' Ross Reynolds talks to Zen Buddhist and palliative-care nurse Sallie Tisdale, about death, grieving, and her new book, "Advice For Future Corpses: A... Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 14 mins
Bees: The 'hippie wasps' we all need It seems there’s a "how things work" theme on Speakers Forum recently. Last week it was tides , this week, bees. Our guide is Thor Hanson, an uber... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 53 mins
Blowing the whistle on the ugly side of the beautiful game You probably remember the World Cup last month. But you might not remember the previous major FIFA event: a massive string of arrests for money... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Play AudioListen 26 mins
A sailor's poetic primer on the science of tides Before you listen to this talk by Jonathan White , you might want to be somewhere by the sea as the moon rises or sets. That would be ideal. If not that... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 51 mins
It took a village, and a pediatrician, to expose the Flint water crisis The city of Flint, Michigan represents the height of American ingenuity, productivity and economic progress — and also the mirror opposite. John O'Brien Play AudioListen 55 mins
Unroll your beach towel. It's time to talk summer reads Summer. When the days are long and vacations are taken. A time to pull out the books that give you pleasure and let you escape from the world. The books... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 23 mins
Robin DiAngelo: 'I think you’re racist. I think I am, too.' The term “white fragility” was coined by the Seattle-based educator and author Robin DiAngelo. She defines it as “a state in which even a minimum amount... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 55 mins
‘We caught this kind of lightning in a bottle’: An Obama White House memoir Ben Rhodes was a 24-year-old aspiring writer living in New York on 9/11. What happened that day made him want to be part of the response. As you’ll hear... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 57 mins
Seahawks' Michael Bennett: 'I'll be black forever' Michael Bennett is a man who needs little introduction. He is famous as a professional football player, a philanthropist and an activist. Now, add... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 57 mins
Love letters to a past and future assassin "In a second I'll tell you how little writing rescues." That promise, from the opening poem of Terrance Hayes' "American Sonnets for My Past and Future... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Play AudioListen 27 mins
