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Photos: Bike life traditions in my Washington, D.C., neighborhood

Michael 'Polo King Roane, (center) is a master rider from Southeast Washington, D.C. He's highly respected within the bike life culture in multiple cities and countries. Roane describes the sport as a stress reliever from the realities of being Black in America. Dee Dwyer hide caption

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The Picture Show

Photos: Bike life traditions in my Washington, D.C., neighborhood

Dee Dwyer documents Washington, D.C., bike life — a culture she remembers seeing during her youth in the '90s.

Loretta J. Ross: What if we called people in, rather than calling them out?

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Loretta J. Ross: What if we called people in, rather than calling them out?

How can we have more productive conversations with people we vehemently disagree with? Civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross gives us the tools to call people in—instead of calling them out.

Loretta J. Ross: What if we called people in, rather than calling them out?

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Adam Grant: Why rethinking our ideas means we're growing

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Adam Grant: Why rethinking our ideas means we're growing

It's easy to stick to our beliefs and much harder to accept views that contradict them. But psychologist Adam Grant argues that rethinking our ideas is good for us—we might even come to enjoy it.

Adam Grant: Why rethinking our ideas means we're growing

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Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Police

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Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Police

When Derecka Purnell was growing up, the police were a regular presence in her life. Years later, the lawyer, activist, and author of the new book, Becoming Abolitionists, realized that her vision of a just society was radically different from the world in which she'd been socialized.

Imagining A World Without Prisons Or Police

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Sen. Josh Hawley claims masculinity is under attack. This historian disagrees

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Sen. Josh Hawley claims masculinity is under attack. This historian disagrees

Hawley is calling for a "revival of ... manhood in America." Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a Calvin University professor and the author of Jesus and John Wayne, explains how masculinity is a political issue.

Sen. Josh Hawley claims masculinity is under attack. This historian disagrees

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Friends with Benefits
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Invisibilia

Friends with Benefits

A lot of us think that it's a bad idea to get physical with friends. We worry it'll get messy, maybe even ruin the friendship. But if physical intimacy between friends weren't so taboo, what could our friendships look like? In this episode, we explore the gray zone of sex and friendship, following a man who deliberately kept his friendships with women hazy and now wants to apologize, and a pair of BFFs who became close through sex.

Friends with Benefits

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With 'Dune,' Denis Villeneuve has made Hollywood's definitive post-9/11 epic

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With 'Dune,' Denis Villeneuve has made Hollywood's definitive post-9/11 epic

With the new 2021 movie, director Denis Villeneuve turns the novel's meditations on race, culture and colonialism into riveting and undeniable cinema.

Jeannie Suk Gersen: How can understanding divorce help a marriage?
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TED Radio Hour

Jeannie Suk Gersen: How can understanding divorce help a marriage?

Marriage takes a lot of work. And part of preventing eventual heartache, says law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen, is seeing marriage and partnership through the lens of divorce.

Jeannie Suk Gersen: How can understanding divorce help a marriage?

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Sandeep Jauhar: How do emotions affect the heart?
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Sandeep Jauhar: How do emotions affect the heart?

Cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar explains a case where deep grief caused takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also called "broken heart syndrome." He examines the connection emotions have with our most vital organ.

Sandeep Jauhar: How do emotions affect the heart?

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The cost of forced psychiatric care like Britney Spears got can be ruinous

A supporter of pop star Britney Spears participating in a #FreeBritney rally on July 14 in Washington, D.C. When anyone poses a high risk of harm to themselves or others, psychiatrists are obligated to hospitalize them, even against their will. For many patients, paying for that involuntary care leads to long-term financial strain. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

The cost of forced psychiatric care like Britney Spears got can be ruinous

Kaiser Health News

The pop star was forced into psychiatric care — and compelled to pay for it. That could happen to anyone during an episode of serious mental illness, adding a financial threat to the health woes.

A Novelist Forces Himself To Press On After Losing 100 Pages In A Tech Glitch

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All Tech Considered

A Novelist Forces Himself To Press On After Losing 100 Pages In A Tech Glitch

Fresh Air

Mat Johnson's recent hard-drive failure wasn't the first time he experienced data loss. This time, despite losing more work than ever before, he's less panicked: "I can write new words," he says.

A Novelist Forces Himself To Press On After Losing 100 Pages In A Tech Glitch

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