Viewpoints

We talk to two creative people – one an artist and the other a business consultant – about the essence of creativity, how they foster creativity in their work and how anyone can be creative if they just look at their life and work in a different way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest, a former U.S. astronaut admits he wasn’t the best young student in school in those subjects, but later on he grew fascinated by them and turned his newfound interest into becoming a Navy pilot and then a member of NASA’s Space Shuttle team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two travel experts about where the action is this season, how to get more for your travel dollars, and hear some tips for making your travel more fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest took a 31-day vacation from the Internet to reconnect with her loved-ones and learn about how online life needs to be balanced with face-to-face communications and relaxation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest says that he’s talked to people who have found ways of incorporating their dreams into their lives in very creative and he’ll pass along some advice on just how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to a cyber-security expert and a technology attorney about the new threats to privacy and how we can protect ourselves from intrusions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can race be taught as a school subject, like chemistry and foreign language? And if so, what kinds of curricula are best for making students understand how other races fit into and benefit society? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do professionals question people to get the information they want? We talk to a specialist on interrogation and lying about this topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone knows the line “It was a dark and stormy night” from Snoopy’s exploits as a budding novelist. But do you know the real author of that famous line, and why he has a literary competition named after him? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can we do to keep our bosses happy, our client's needs fulfilled, and ourselves from pulling out our hair? We talk to two men who have found that meditating can help workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist of millions of dollars in paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer and others. Nobody knows who took the paintings, but our guest has a theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Search dogs will follow a scent for miles and even put their lives in danger looking for survivors of mudslides and building collapses. How do they do it, and why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many people remain in bad situations because they are afraid to quit, but they shouldn’t. We’ll hear about steps anyone can take when it’s time to quit and move on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few weeks ago, veteran news anchor, Brian Williams, was suspended because he had embellished a story. We talk to a psychologist and a news veteran about the issue, how it can happen and what the future may hold for Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A number of high-profile companies have appointed new CEOs lately. What is it that makes one candidate better than another to lead a corporation and make it innovative and profitable? We talk to two management specialists about the characteristics of a good leader, what the CEO is responsible for, and what sets great CEOs apart from other business leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Academy Award-nominated film, “The Imitation Game” brought to light the contributions of Alan Turing in breaking the Enigma code during WWII. Throughout his career, he thought that maybe we could build a computer that could think like a human. But could even the best tech whizzes of today build a machine that could not only think but also converse like a human? We talk to a man who researched that issue and even competed in a contest to prove he was human, and find out what it takes for chatbots to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millions of Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs, and many of them end up unemployed, broken away from their families and homeless. We talk to a psychologist about the causes of addiction, and why some people are more likely to fall to it than others, and find out how an author who is battling alcohol and drug addiction made his journey to sobriety, and the lessons he learned on the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The history of physics is a long and extremely interesting one, littered with the names of some of the most famous scientists in the world, like Galileo, Newton, Copernicus, Einstein, Curie, and others. It is also the story of great discoveries that changed cultures, religious beliefs and politics over the centuries. We talk to a science historian about a few of the highlights throughout the long history of physics and astronomy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conflict is part of life, but it doesn’t have to be a negative experience. We talk to two experts on conflict about how to make disagreements with a spouse or other family member, or with colleagues at work a positive and productive learning experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All of us drew pictures as children, but as we grew older, we saw that we either did or did not have real talent. Those of us who were not skilled gave it up and went on to do other things. Our guest says that we shouldn’t have dropped the pencil or paintbrush, and He’ll tell us how we can all benefit from drawing on a daily basis – both in developing skill in art, and creativity and confidence in other parts of our lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices