Humankind on Public Radio

Humankind on Public Radio


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Public Options, Pt 2
November 21, 2024

Canadas highly popular healthcare system covers all citizens for a fraction of what Americans spend per person, but it also has some problems. We consider a public option for the United States. Exp

Philosopher of Finance
November 14, 2024

A fascinating conversation with John Bogle, founder of Vanguard and one of the worlds most famous investors, on what it means to have enough, both financially and spiritually. To see additional res

Worry Solution
November 07, 2024

Bay Area physician and Univ. of California medical professor Martin Rossman, author of The Worry Solution, describes ways to distinguish between what we can change and what we must learn to accept.

Loretta La Roche
October 31, 2024

Making light of our stress-inducing, 24/7 society, author and humorist Loretta LaRoche brings her one-of-a-kind perspective on living an optimistic and resilient life that re-connects with what really

Demagogues
October 24, 2024

Pultizer Prize-winning historian Gordon Wood discusses how the founders of America intended to thwart the ascendance of demagogues, who could provoke mobs, in the fledgling democracy they were buildin

Right to Vote, Pt1
October 17, 2024

This program explores one of the most basic questions facing our democracy: who may participate? To see additional resources and our other programs, please visithumanmedia.org. Humankind specials ar

William Ury
October 15, 2024

William Ury, the coauthor of Getting to Yes, a classic on negotiation, maintains that conflict is inevitableand sometimes desirablebut that violent confrontation can be much more easily prevented

Solutions to Bullying
October 10, 2024

Although being teased and picked on are typical challenges for kids growing up, the effects can be traumatizing when a child is relentlessly bullied. The most common targets of bullying are young peop

William Ury
October 03, 2024

William Ury, the coauthor of Getting to Yes, a classic on negotiation, maintains that conflict is inevitableand sometimes desirablebut that violent confrontation can be much more easily prevented

Health Care with Kindness, Pt2
September 26, 2024

In the second half of this Humankind documentary, we listen to nurses in the Twin Cities who are drawn to their profession by compassion for patients. Providers reveal the difficulties of remaining em