New York Times reporter Chris Hedges was a war correspondent for 15 years. He talks about why war is addictive and describes the sort of scenes that left him with post traumatic stress disorder.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Colson Whitehead talks to Steve Paulson about his post-apocalyptic take on the zombie novel, "Zone One". Listen in on this UNCUT interview.
Eddy Joe Cotton has been riding the rails for almost a decade. He tells Steve Paulson that the a hobo spends most of his life waiting for one of three things: a bottle, love and the next freight.
Frans de Waal talks with Steve Paulson about the evidence demonstrating that animals have culture.
It can be awkward to receive gifts. Especially if they’re gifts you don’t really want. The same goes for help.
Haddayr Copley- Woods has been grappling with how to handle unwanted help since she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Death is the one that no one can survive. Unless… well, it depends on just how dead you are.
“In the culture people talk about trauma as an event that happened a long time ago. But what trauma is, is the imprints that event has left on your mind and in your sensations... the discomfort you feel and the agitation you feel and the rage and the helplessness you feel right now.”
Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk is helping people with post traumatic stress disorder focus less on talking about their stories, and more on how their stories feel, how they sound, look, or smell.
You can also hear van der Kolk's extended interview, including more on yoga and the neuroscience of trauma.
Clinical psychologist Daniel Goleman talks about how his discovery of Buddhist psychology shaped his life and career, as well as his best-selling book, "Emotional Intelligence."
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