Kate Murphy

Journalist and author of “You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters.”

Kate Murphy on KCRW

This week Kate Murphy, journalist and author of “ You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters,” sheds some light on the value of true friendships, why quality is often…

Midweek Reset: On Friendship

This week Kate Murphy, journalist and author of “ You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters,” sheds some light on the value of true friendships, why quality is often…

from Life Examined

Loneliness can be as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, says the U.S. surgeon general. It can also cause other health issues like heart disease, cancer, and accelerated aging.

Feeling lonely? You need to nurture that feeling like hunger, thirst

Loneliness can be as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, says the U.S. surgeon general. It can also cause other health issues like heart disease, cancer, and accelerated aging.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

It’s probably fair to say that for most of us, 2020 was a pretty quiet year.

How to rearrange your post-pandemic “friendscape”

It’s probably fair to say that for most of us, 2020 was a pretty quiet year.

from Life Examined

More from KCRW

This week Robin Stern , psychoanalyst, and author of “ The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life,” talks about gaslight…

from Life Examined

Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges today.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

I want a meaningful relationship! This week, author and activist adrienne maree brown joins Myisha to talk about yearning for connection.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

Writer and author Katherine May shares her love for winter, and explains why it is time for both joy and sadness.

from Life Examined

This week British author Raynor Winn reflects on healing, hope and resilience.

from Life Examined

I’m dating other women for the first time, help! This week, content creator AmbersCloset and Myisha talk exes and dating as a newly out lesbian.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

Writer and psychologist Andrew Solomon shares his research about the impact of social media on the escalating youth suicide crisis.

from Life Examined

Will I regret having sex with only one person my whole life? Comedians Matteo Lane and Nick Smith join Myisha to talk about monogamy and hooking up.

from How’s Your Sex Life?

This week Judson Brewer psychiatrist, neuroscientist at Brown University and author of “Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your…

from Life Examined