Why Is It So Hard To Talk About Depression?
Writer and psychologist Andrew Solomon describes how he hid from — and eventually confronted — his own serious depression.
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How Do Stereotypes Of Mental Health Affect Us?
Twenty-three-year-old Alix Generous describes her years-long journey through misdiagnosis in the mental health system and how it affected her sense of confidence and self-worth.
What Can Fruit Flies Tell Us About Human Emotions?
Neurobiologist David Anderson explains why psychiatric drugs don't always work, and how researchers are working to find targeted forms of treatment — including his own experiments with fruit flies.
Is It Possible To Put A Band-Aid On A Bad Feeling?
Psychologist Guy Winch makes the case for practicing emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.
Is There A Healthy Way To Think About Depression?
Writer and psychologist Andrew Solomon explains how the more he talked about his depression, the more others wanted to tell their own stories.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' And Things We Meant To Do
On this week's show, we check in on a comedy in progress: Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine. We also talk about culture we've been meaning to get to, and about what's making us happy this week.
In 'Spectre,' Bond's Back And Looking Over His Shoulder
NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews Spectre, the latest in the Bond franchise. It's got the Bond cars, the Bond villain and the Bond girls, but it lacks the feeling of its predecessors.
'Spectre' Pleads The Case For Bond's Relevance In The Drone Age
Playing James Bond for the fourth time, Daniel Craig loses much of the vulnerability and dimension he once gave the character, while director Sam Mendes provides too much metacommentary on 007.
Snoopy Gets Out Of The Doghouse In 'The Peanuts Movie'
Sure, Charlie Brown is a little too cheerful, but in many ways, Charles Schulz's voice is maintained by his descendants in the Peanuts gang's first feature in 35 years.
In 'Trumbo,' Bryan Cranston Brings A Long-Uncredited Writer To Life
A new film explores the life of Dalton Trumbo, who wrote films like Spartacus and Roman Holiday despite being blacklisted as a former Communist.