Culture Crash: The Female Singers Expanding American Pop
As pop women continue to dominate, we highlight some other artists we think are worth adding to the mix.
Viewpoints Explained: The Mistake No Parent Thinks They’ll Ever Make
For a child, a parked car can become dangerous in just minutes during the summertime. We explain why the best prevention often comes down to building in one extra reminder before you walk away.
“Am I Too Invested?”: The Emotional Rollercoaster Of Youth Sports
The world of youth sports can be incredibly taxing. Strenuous practices, hefty investments and increasingly selective teams can add up to parents pushing their kids to the brink. We speak with Rich Cohen, a longtime hockey dad, about the modern pressures of competitive sports and why some parents seem to end up caring more about winning than their child does.
Born Into Slavery: Stark Portraits Of The Four Million Enslaved In The 1800’s
Imagine being born into slavery in the South. You don’t have a dime to your name, don’t have any education and all you know are the surrounding fields of the plantation you worked on for years or decades. What would you do after the abolishment of slavery? How would you start over? Historian Richard Cahan joins us this week to share a few of the firsthand stories of former slaves living in the South during the 1800’s and in America’s post-Civil War era.
