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Think from KERA

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Think is a daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainment.

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  • 78 episodes
  • daily
  • Avg 46 min
  • English

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  • October 6 · 46 min

    Where are the working class candidates?

    Nicholas Carnes joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss why ordinary citizens are not offered a seat at the table when it comes to politics.

  • October 2 · 46 min

    The Big Little Lies sequel is out

    Liane Moriarty joins host Krys Boyd to talk about crafting characters that readers can’t get enough of and how her large family shapes her work.

  • October 1 · 46 min

    Election denial is reaching the grass roots

    Toluse Olorunnipa joins host Krys Boyd to discuss efforts to sew doubt into the election process and concerns about a smooth midterm election in November.

  • September 30 · 45 min

    Why do we want what we can't have?

    . Sarah Hepola is co-host of the weekly culture podcast “Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em” and a staff writer for The Dallas Morning News.

  • September 24 · 45 min

    Sometimes you have to quit to win

    Lindsay Crouse joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the courage it takes to let go and change course and why “strategic quitting” is a skill.

  • September 21 · 46 min

    More nukes, more problems

    Erin D. Dumbacher joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why having too many weapons can pose problems.

  • September 18 · 46 min

    How to look forward to midlife

    Allison Aubrey joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how taking on mid-life head-on can be both rewarding and fulfilling.

  • September 17 · 46 min

    The new prime real estate? Earth’s orbit

    Jonathan O'Callaghan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the enormous numbers of satellites being launched into space, what this means for traffic at low-Earth orbit altitude and space trash, and why, despite concerns, there are plans to launch 2 million more in the next few years.

  • September 16 · 46 min

    It’s expensive to be lonely

    Vox correspondent Allie Volpe joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how tech is offering solutions to social isolation (a problem it created).

  • September 15 · 46 min

    Why consciousness evolved

    Antonio Damasio joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why he believes consciousness came before feelings and why feelings came early in the evolutionary process.

  • September 10 · 46 min

    Europe isn’t built for the heat

    Eric Klinenberg is Helen Gould Shepard Professor in the Social Sciences and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Europe is warming at twice the rate of other continents due to global warming.

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