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Selected Shorts

Podcasts · Arts

Selected Shorts

39 episodes · 7 with AI analysis

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Topics · top 10

Willa Cather's literary legacy and influenceAmerican frontier and prairie literatureGender roles in early 20th century American societyMusic as metaphor in literatureRural versus urban cultural experienceCharacter development and psychological depthPlace-based storytellingArtistic sacrifice and domestic lifeImagination and world-building in fictionLiterary adaptation and performance

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Jan 8, 2026

Ken Burns Presents Willa Cather’s America

Willa Cather's literary legacy and influenceAmerican frontier and prairie literatureGender roles in early 20th century American society
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Jan 15, 2026

Surprising Interventions

Alcoholism and Recovery ProgramsTwelve-Step Sponsorship DynamicsUrban Gentrification and Community Displacement
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Jan 22, 2026

To the Rescue

Childhood grief and trauma processingParental decision-making in emergenciesFirst aid and emergency medical response
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Jan 29, 2026

On the Couch

Psychotherapy and talk therapy effectivenessNarrative therapy and storytelling as healingSelf-doubt and recursive self-examination
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Feb 5, 2026

I Contain Multitudes

Complex female friendships and rivalryIntergenerational trauma and parental influence on relationshipsRacial and immigrant identity in American literature
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Feb 12, 2026

Introducing Explain like I'm 5

Caffeine and energy metabolismMosquito bite susceptibilityAttention Deficit Disorder in adults
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Feb 12, 2026

Problems without Solutions

Co-op board approval processes and real estate gatekeepingTherapeutic transference and ethical boundaries in therapyObsessive thinking patterns and rumination
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