Viewpoints

We talk to two negotiation specialists about how to approach a salary increase request and get some psychological advice on how to gain the upper hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you ask an American, “where are you from?” most of them will say it’s where they live now or where they were born. We talk to one man who thought long and hard about that question and went on a journey around the Midwest and Plains States to try to answer it. He learned a lot about his family’s heritage and the cost in lives, land and culture that indigenous peoples paid so European settlers could call themselves Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We talk to two employment specialists about how the interview and resume processes have changed, and how applicants can get the edge in the digital job search market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to a noted contract and family law attorney who has written extensively on the cohabitation to find out how society and the courts view cohabitation relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re taught from a young age that we should obey authority and do what adults tell us to do. Those lessons usually work in our favor, however there are times when a child – and an adult – should say "no" to the ones in charge. Our guest has studied this issue and has come up with situations where refusing to do something is the right thing, and he discusses when and how to say “no” effectively and for the benefit of the individual and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snapchat is quickly rising to the top of the social media hierarchy, and presidential candidates want to tap into its growing audience. But how exactly do you reach young voters on social media without sounding “too political” and boring? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These days “instant photography” means digital pictures that can be cropped, enhanced, captioned and uploaded to the Internet in a matter of minutes. It wasn’t that long ago, however, that “instant” photography was a lot more cumbersome and complex, and as novel as the latest tech gadgets are today. We’ll hear about the genius who made the first instant photos happen, take a look at his other inventions, and hear how his success led to a battle of giants in the photography world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone makes lists: shopping lists, to-do lists, Christmas lists, and many more. But what do your lists say about you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Netflix television show, Orange is the New Black, depicts life in a women’s prison – but is it real? Are the inmates whose lives they portray realistic? We toured a real women’s medium-security prison, talked to the administration and some inmates there to find out. We also talk to the real-life Alex Vause from OITNB, Cleary Wolters – a former inmate and friend of Piper Kerman, author of the book Orange is the New Black: My year in a women’s prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s a women’s prison really like? We visited Rockville Correctional Facility and sat down with two inmates to discuss their prison experience, past regrets and what they’ve learned while serving their sentences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our guest offers a new way to discuss abortion – without taking sides, without name-calling or raised voices -- that brings the issue to a more personal and compassionate level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to a historian about how executive powers and privilege for the President were created not by Congress but by the first man to hold the nation’s highest office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hear that we should be happy, and that happiness helps you live longer, brings more tranquility to your life, and to the lives of your family and friends. But do you know what happiness truly is? We talk to a psychologist and a philosopher about the essence of happiness, how to find it and how it’s different from person to person and across the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to jazz legend Sheila Jordan and her biographer about Jordan’s career, the racism that jazz musicians experienced, and the need to preserve this music for future generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We talk to two specialists in human trafficking about the issue and what’s being done to help the survivors of this horrible crime and their families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices