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Latest Episodes

Caring for People at the End of Life
July 10, 2025

At the end of life, when most people need medical care and emotional comfort from family and friends, some turn also to chaplains for spiritual support. In this episode, we hear from two caregivers in

Beyond War: Waging Peace, Pt 1
July 07, 2025

In these special Humankind documentaries, Beyond War takes a look back at the last time the U.S. military had major involvement in the Middle East. We examine the true human costs of organized viole

An Informed Republic
July 02, 2025

Americas founders recognized that without a king, their fledgling nation would require knowledgeable citizens. But now in the digital age, this essential need is ever-more critical to our democracy.

Beyond War: War Without End, Pt2
June 30, 2025

In these special Humankind documentaries, Beyond War takes a look back at the last time the U.S. military had major involvement in the Middle East. We examine the true human costs of organized viole

Wrongful Convictions
June 26, 2025

Emboldened by a U.S. Justice Dept. estimate that ten percent of prisoners serving time are actually innocent, journalist Rob Warden describes his Chicago-based efforts to free inmates who are wrongly

Beyond War: War Without End, Pt 1
June 24, 2025

In these special Humankind documentaries, Beyond War takes a look back at the last time the U.S. military had major involvement in the Middle East. We examine the true human costs of organized viole

The Lost Art of Healing, with Bernard Lown
June 19, 2025

An elderly physician and Nobel Peace Prize-winner, Bernard Lown, pleads for a revolution in health care that would place greater emphasis on personal interaction between doctor and patient. To see add

Steps to Recovery, Pt2
June 12, 2025

Today over two million people partake of the storytelling, the good humor, the words of wisdom and the gallons and gallons of free coffee made available to attenders of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Steps to Recovery, Pt1
June 09, 2025

90 years ago this month Alcoholics Anonymous was born when a troubled drunkard realized that connecting with fellow-sufferers creates a safe zone where they can stay sober. That insight has saved mill

Our Food Footprint
June 05, 2025

A conversation with the long-time director of the UN Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, who also directs the Yale Climate and Energy Institute.