In No Cure for Being Human: (And Other Truths I Need to Hear,)  Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler grapples with her cancer diagnosis, her ambition, and her faith and searches for some semblance of peace with her limitations in a culture that says that anything is possible. In conversation with David Brooks, an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times and bestselling author of The Road to Character, The Social Animal, and Bobos in Paradise. This program was held on September 29, 2021. 

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Kate Bowler, author and Duke Divinity School professor, with David Brooks

Listen to Rabbi Nora Feinstein's 5782 Yom Kippur sermon delivered on September 16, 2021. 

Rabbi Nora Feinstein on communal repentance – 5782 Yom Kippur sermon

Listen to Rabbi Aaron Potek's Kol Nidre sermon delivered on September 15, 2021. 

Rabbi Aaron Potek on spending time meaningfully – 5782 Kol Nidre sermon

 Listen to Rabbi Nora Feinstein's Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon delivered on September 6, 2021.  

Rabbi Nora Feinstein on choosing joy – 5782 Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon

Listen to Rabbi Aaron Potek's Rosh Hashanah sermon delivered on September 7, 2021. 

Rabbi Aaron Potek on the redemptive power of tears – 5782 Rosh Hashanah sermon

In I Alone Can Fix It, Pulitzer-Prize winning reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Ricker reveal the Trump presidency’s final year in unprecedented, stunning detail. Focused on Trump and the key players around him, Rucker and Leonnig provide a forensic account of the most devastating year in a presidency like no other. In conversation with Nicolle Wallace, the anchor of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” and the former White House Communications Director under President George W. Bush. This program was held on July 21, 2021. 

Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters, with Nicolle Wallace

In Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero, Amanda Kloots—a host for CBS’s “The Talk” and a celebrity fitness trainer—reflects on life with her husband, a Broadway star and Tony-nominee whose public battle with Covid-19 and tragic death made headlines around the world. In conversation with Zach Braff, an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and podcast host who starred in the musical adaptation of “Bullets Over Broadway” with Cordero. This program was held on June 14, 2021. 

Amanda Kloots, host for CBS’s “The Talk,” with Zach Braff

In a conversation for Juneteenth, contributors to The Atlantic’s “Inheritance” project about American history, Black life, and the resilience of memory share reflections on their writing to surface Black history that has been intentionally obscured, and shake our national memory. This program was held on June 16, 2021. 

Anna Deavere Smith, Clint Smith, Vann Newkirk, and Gillian White on The Atlantic’s Inheritance Project

In The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and The Longest Night of the Second World War, five-time New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell delves deep into questions of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war. In conversation with Dan Pink, the author of six books about business and human behavior including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell Is Human.  This program was held on April 29, 2021.  

Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author, with Dan Pink

In her bestselling debut cookbook, The Pepper Thai Cookbook: Family Recipes From Everyone’s Favorite Thai Mom, Pepper Teigen offers 80 stir-fried, saucy, sweet and tangy Thai-style recipes and shares stories from her life, from the early days of adjusting to living in the U.S. to what it’s like to live with America’s favorite food family. In conversation with Priya Krishna, a food reporter at The New York Times and bestselling author of the cookbook Indian-ish.  This program was held on May 13, 2021. 

Pepper Teigen, cookbook author, with Priya Krishna

In The Wreckage of My Presence, Casey Wilson, the actor and co-host of the hit podcast “Bitch Sesh,” shares her thoughts on modern-day womanhood and motherhood and argues that lowbrow pop culture is the perfect lens through which to examine human nature. In conversation with “Happy Endings“ co-star and actor, writer, and comedian Adam Pally.  This program was held on May 6, 2021. 

Casey Wilson, actor and comedian, with Adam Pally

In Let’s Talk About Hard Things, Anna Sale, the host of WNYC’s award-winning podcast “Death, Sex, & Money,” employs the best of what she’s learned from her podcast to share why having tough conversations is important and how to have them in a thoughtful and generous way. In conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber, an ordained Lutheran Pastor, founder of House for All Sinners & Saints, the creator and host of “The Confessional” podcast, and three-time New York Times bestselling author including most recently, Shameless: A Sexual Reformation. This program was held on May 4, 2021. 

Anna Sale, host of the “Death, Sex, & Money” podcast, with Nadia Bolz-Weber

In Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity, actor and director Justin Baldoni digs deep within himself and the scripts he’s learned since childhood to tackle difficult topics including strength and vulnerability, relationships and marriage, body image, sex and sexuality, racial justice, gender equality, and fatherhood. In conversation with his wife Emily Baldoni, an actress and the co-founder of Amma. This program was held on April 28, 2021. 

Justin Baldoni, actor and director, with Emily Baldoni

The biracial daughter of an American father and a Thai-Chinese mother, Sen. Duckworth faced discrimination, poverty, and the horrors of war—all before the age of 16. She joined the Army as one of a few female helicopter pilots at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving eight months before an attack that nearly took her life. From childhood to public service to motherhood, Every Day is a Gift shares the amazingly resilient stories from an incomparable life. In conversation with Weijia Jiang, the Senior White House Correspondent for CBS News. This program was held on April 1, 2021. 

Senator Tammy Duckworth with Weijia Jiang

In Eat Better, Feel Better: My Recipes for Wellness and Healing, Inside and Out, Emmy award-winning television personality Giada de Laurentiis walks you through how to select food that can actually make you feel better and how to curate a personalized wellness routine to support a healthy mind, body, and spirit. In conversation with Alex Guarnaschelli, the executive chef at Butter in New York City, and a frequent judge on the Food Network’s Chopped.  This program was held on March 18, 2021. 

Giada de Laurentiis, cookbook author and TV host, with Alex Guarnaschelli

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