The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane


Latest Episodes

The Power of Awe — and Where to Look for It
August 25, 2023

Researcher Dacher Keltner investigates the elusive emotion of awe, revealing how it transforms our brains and bodies, and how to find more wonder in our everyday lives.

‘The Injustice of Place’
August 18, 2023

Why are some rural communities so deeply disadvantage? A conversation about some of the poorest places in America with Princeton University's Kathryn Edin and Timothy Nelson.

James McBride’s ‘The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store’
August 11, 2023

In his new book, award-winning author James McBride pairs a page-turning murder mystery set in Pottstown, P.a. with a powerful story of compassion, community and love.

Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories
August 04, 2023

We explore the psychology of conspiracies and what draws people to them. Author Michael Shermer joins us to talk about why people believe irrational things.

Jeanette Winterson on AI and the future of human connection
July 28, 2023

Writer Jeanette Winterson explores artificial intelligence and how it may change our lives, relationships, sex, religion -- even death.

A Guide to Parent and Adult Children Relationships
July 21, 2023

Temple psychologist Laurence Steinberg on the changing relationship between parents and adult children.

Life Lessons from Sports with Sally Jenkins
July 14, 2023

Sportswriter Sally Jenkins shares life lessons that elite athletes and coaches have gleaned from playing competitive sports.

Why Humans Are Built for Connection
July 07, 2023

Social scientist and physician Nicholas Christakis on our social evolution, our need for connection and why he is optimistic about human nature and the future.

My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering
June 30, 2023

Historian Martha Hodes explores what happened to her own memories, and how she tried to get them back, after being held hostage on an airplane in 1970 in her new memoir.

The Myths of Aging
June 23, 2023

We debunk the clichs and stereotypes of getting older with gerontologist Tracey Gendron, author of "Ageism Unmasked," and Lorene Cary, author of the memoir "Ladysitting."