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David Freudberg

Weekly podcast from public radio’s award-winning program Humankind

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The Diet-Climate Connection, pt. 1: College Dining...

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2016/12/27

Hundreds of colleges are now moving toward healthier, more climate-friendly food choices on campus.

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14:59

Simple Relaxation Exercise

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2016/12/20

A 15-minute stress reduction session to calm the body and mind.

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30:20

Passengers, pt. 4: Taxation for Transportation

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2016/12/13

Gas taxes you pay at the pump go into a huge pool of federal transportation funds. How should the money be divided up? Plus high-speed rail, pro and con.

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30:25

Passengers, pt. 3: Cars and Carbon

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2016/12/06

What is the global warming footprint of cars vs. public transit? Story of a family seeking a low-carbon lifestyle. Also, hear the views of transportation experts, the president of AAA, and others.

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30:19

Passengers, pt. 2: The Business of Public Transit

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2016/11/29

Business people and environmentalists come together: improved public transportation helps to grow the economy, for lots of reasons. Bankers and the Sierra Club on the same side.

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30:25

Passengers, pt. 1: Going Car-Free

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2016/11/22

The story of a Virginia man who accepted his county’s “challenge” to go car-free for a month; plus voices of motorists filling up at the pump; bus riders in a low-income neighborhood and others.

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30:20

The Search for Well-Being, pt. 4: Maintaining...

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2016/11/15

Professors of medicine and nursing describe ways to treat the whole patient. And a look at medical use of acupuncture and meditation, for which evidence of effectiveness continues to grow.

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30:25

The Search for Well-Being, pt. 3: Doctors of the Future

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2016/11/08

With diet a factor in ailments from diabetes to obesity, medical students at the country’s third largest campus attend cooking classes to learn how to help patients. And future MDs tell how they would heal our health system.

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The Search for Well-Being, pt. 2: When a Doctor Has...

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2016/11/01

The problem of rushed medical visits, now standard nationwide, can strain both doctors and patients. The story of a Calif. woman who was misdiagnosed with MS, until a different doctor had the time to listen and discovered the error.

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29:49

The Search for Well-Being, pt. 1: Treating the Whole...

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2016/10/25

This look at the emergence of “integrative medicine” begins with a visit to America’s busiest trauma center, in Baltimore, where patients receive both emergency care and natural treatments to soothe the challenges of serious illness.

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30:20

Catching Up with Granny D, pt. 2

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2016/10/18

A lively profile of “Granny D,” (Mrs. Doris Haddock of Dublin, New Hampshire) famous for her 14-month walk across the United States to promote campaign finance reform. (Part 2)

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30:26

Catching Up with Granny D, pt. 1

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2016/10/11

A lively profile of “Granny D,” (Mrs. Doris Haddock of Dublin, New Hampshire) famous for her 14-month walk across the United States to promote campaign finance reform. (Part 1)

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30:25

The Right to Vote, pt. 2

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2016/09/30

Hear a diversity of voices and views on today’s debates over whether voters should be required to show ID at the polls. Some Americans believe that ensures honest elections; while others see it as an unnecessary obstacle to minority voters. And we consider whether people who’ve committed felonies should be allowed to vote, after serving […]

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30:41

The Right to Vote, pt. 1

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2016/09/30

A fascinating history of the much-contested right to vote in America: from slaves freed after the Civil War, to women’s suffrage, to the civil rights movement. Included is the moving first-person story of a young woman who participated in the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer project for voter registration of African Americans.

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30:26

The Power of Nonviolence, pt. 8: Moral Injury

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2016/09/22

We hear from veterans who wrestle with healing from “moral injury” which occurs after a violation of conscience, based on events they witnessed or participated in while on military duty.

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30:25

The Power of Nonviolence, pt. 7: Healing the Trauma...

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2016/09/21

We hear profiles of American soldiers who, after military duty, returned home to face another battle—the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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30:19

The Power of Nonviolence, pt. 6: Deep Listening

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2016/09/20

When we’re in a disagreement, it’s sometimes hard simply to listen to the other person. But skillful listening is a core practice of conflict resolution and, potentially, a doorway to improved relations and greater self-understanding.

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The Power of Nonviolence, pt. 5: Seeds of Peace

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2016/09/13

A return visit to the Seeds of Peace summer camp, when teenagers from opposing sides of conflict regions, including the Middle East, arrive for amazing encounters of dialogue and fun.

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The Power of Nonviolence, pt. 4: Unblocking our...

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2016/02/04

How can we avoid reacting furiously when someone provokes us? Hear a fascinating array of answers from theologian Frank Rogers, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rev. Betty Stookey and legendary folksinger Noel Paul Stookey, who performs.

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30:27

The Power of Nonviolence, pt. 3: Compassion Practice

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2016/01/28

In a world given to so much brutality, it would be easy to underestimate the impact of basic human compassion in actually resolving strife, yet even in tense environments, people are transformed by gestures of understanding.

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