Ana Marie Cox has stood at the intersection of culture, politics and conversation for more than two
Santa isn’t the only myth we use to keep children in line! In the 1990s, evangelical churches bought
What, exactly, are parents accomplishing when they encourage their children to believe in the idea o
Welcome to Grafton, New Hampshire, a not-very-picturesque town where the streets are dark, the fires
NYU and University of Hamburg psychology professor Gabriele Oettingen explains why positive thinking
Julie Rodgers was raised in a conservative evangelical home, so she knew they’d be horrified when sh
Trigger warning: This episode is about suicide and suicide prevention.While the pandemic has made me
CW: Sexual violenceAuthor Sarah Schulman joins the show to discuss her provocative and influential b
Oxford University professor of anthropology Chris Gosden joins us to discuss his book: A History: Fr
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QAnon! What a *wild* conspiracy theory! Blood-drinking! Pedophilia! JFK Jr.! Pretty fascinating stuf
Why do people enter public service? How do they keep going when times get hard — or they wind up not
It’s easy to feel superior to John Allen Chau, the evangelical Christian who died attempting to brin
You might think being obsessed with politics — watching cable news, reading political blogs, and, er
We begin our “Good Intentions” series exploring the origin of the impulse to help. The good news is
Eva Hagberg thought she knew who she was: a smart, overachieving loner on her way to literary fame.
Two founders of the Lincoln Project on their “psychological warfare” campaign against Trump, why Sus
In this final episode of our “Converts” edition, we revisit some past episodes to see exactly what w
You may know about the ways that “conversion therapy” has played out when it comes to religion. But
In the 1990s, evangelical churches bought and gave away thousands of copies of the book, “Left Behin
Julie Rehmeyer is a science writer who studied math at MIT. She also lives with Chronic Fatigue Synd
