'Her eyes are bigger than her waist': Peggy Orenstein on selling girls on the idea of being hot Girls want to be hot. They want to look good – not because they want to feel good, but because they’re thinking about how others are thinking about them. Jeannie Yandel
The transgender teen that sparked a transformation in America Bill Radke speaks with Amy Ellis Nutt about her book, "Becoming Nicole." Radke and Nutt discuss how the journey of transgender teen Nicole Maines has... Bill Radke Matt Martin
Can comedy reform a swing hater? Bill Radke speaks with social justice comedian Negin Farsad about how she believes comedy can change people's negative views of Muslims and other... Bill Radke Matt Martin
'A challenge for boys to overcome': Peggy Orenstein on girls, sex and consent Jeannie Yandel speaks with writer Peggy Orenstein about her new book, "Girls and Sex: Navigating The Complicated New Landscape." Orenstein talked with... Jeannie Yandel
Seattle poet erases borders with poetry Elizabeth Austen talks to Seattle poet Faiza Sultan and poet and translator Lena Khalaf Tuffaha about how Sultan uses her poetry to bridge cultures. Elizabeth Austen Amina Al-Sadi
Nancy Pearl recommends a book about great writers and their ends Marcie Sillman talks with "Book Lust" author Nancy Pearl about Katie Roiphe's "The Violet Hour." Marcie Sillman Jason Pagano
Soldiers miss war. You would too, says Sebastian Junger Jeannie Yandel speaks with Sebastian Junger, author of the new book "TRIBE: On Homecoming and Belonging," about why soldiers long for war and what... Jeannie Yandel Posey Gruener
Are we on the brink of a massive pandemic? In a 2006 study, 90 percent of epidemiologists predicted a pandemic would kill 165 million people sometime in the next two generations. Research... John O'Brien
The book is dark, but Nancy Pearl thinks you can handle it Marcie Sillman talks with "Book Lust" author Nancy Pearl about the novel "Imagine Me Gone" by Adam Haslett. Marcie Sillman Jason Pagano
Lindy West: From 'broken thin person' to badass lady knight Jeannie Yandel talks to Seattle writer Lindy West about her new book, "Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman." In it West talks about how she found her voice,... Jeannie Yandel Amina Al-Sadi
