Finding a way in, by Sinéad Burke
How to teach a classroom full of "difficult" kids? By meeting them where they are, and finding a way in. This is something that Sinéad Burke sees every day in her teaching career. Her own life experie...
10 Sep 202430min
From great loss, a great freedom, by Isabel Allende
Best-selling author Isabel Allende has led an extraordinary life marked by moments of tragic loss. A coup in her home country of Chile forces her family into exile, and an unexpected illness takes awa...
3 Sep 202442min
Giving myself permission to create, by Hrishikesh Hirway
On his podcast and TV show Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway digs deep into the creative process of legendary songwriters. But before Hrishikesh becomes a podcast creator, he's a working musician himse...
27 Aug 202435min
Finding permission to pursue my own dreams, by Josh Radnor
Tuxedo-clad, face covered in makeup, hair slicked and parted in the middle, jumping around a creaky stage, teenage Josh Radnor (now an actor, producer and director) makes a life-changing discovery: He...
20 Aug 202425min
Have faith, but tie your camel first, by Wajahat Ali
It's early morning. A hotel room. Wajahat Ali, playwright and author, is traveling for work when he gets a call from his wife – she's sobbing, panicked, heartbroken. Their tiny daughter, Nusayba, has ...
13 Aug 202431min
Where the water takes me, by Donald Miralle
Twenty-four long miles into a grueling paddleboard competition, photographer Donald Miralle sights the buoy that tells him he's just a few miles from home. But what should offer a sense of relief prov...
6 Aug 202427min
A funny rush of surprise, by Gordana Biernat
Gordana Biernat grows up in a household full of mayhem and darkness. But there’s one saving grace: her grandfather, who spins legendary stories of the quirky folkloric magic he sees all around them. I...
30 Jul 202434min
From dark times come new discoveries, by Vanessa Hua
As the pandemic drags on, Vanessa Hua finds herself in a dark place of panic and doom-scrolling. But that begins to change on one spring day, when she takes a walk outside with her kids – and recogniz...
23 Jul 202432min
