Jan 05 Watch 3:12 Why more sleep could help kids do better in school and life By PBS NewsHour Early school start times make kids feel jetlagged every day, says behavioral and social scientist Wendy Troxel. She shares her humble opinion on why it’s time to change kids’ morning routines. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 2:41 The practical reasons to welcome poetry into our lives By PBS NewsHour Whether it’s simply to enliven our day or help us bear a heartache, great poetry can add balance and beauty to our over-connected and over-tweeted lives. Stephen Kloepfer offers his humble opinion on ow poetry elevates our lives. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 3:23 How poetry can help kids turn a fear of literature into love By PBS NewsHour Literature can be daunting for some young people, so how can we create a culture of avid readers? Poetry can be a non-threatening alternative introduction for fledgling bibliophiles, giving them more “white space” on a page without losing narrative elements. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:16 It can be really uncomfortable to talk about abortion. Here’s why we should By Brit Bennett When you write a novel about abortion, says author Brit Bennett, you will have a lot of conversations with strangers about abortion. It’s made her realize how rarely we talk about it as a human experience. What if we approached… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 3:17 Binge-watching can’t be good for you — but is it really that bad? By PBS NewsHour To binge or not to binge? Like many of us, with so many TV and streaming options these days, actress Annabelle Gurwitch struggles with falling into the black hole of epic, auto-loading TV and miniseries marathons. How is it different… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 3:17 Marriage is a dance of growing together, apart, together By PBS NewsHour What does it take to walk alongside another human being over time? Writer Dani Shapiro set out to explore the beauty and the troubles of enduring love. Shining a light on her and her husband’s life course together, Shapiro offers… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 3:29 When we talk about North Korea, we forget what’s happening to its people By PBS NewsHour When Min Jin Lee sees the latest headlines about nuclear weapons in North Korea, she thinks of her father, who fled the republic when he was 16, and lost touch with his family. And Lee thinks of not just the… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Why laughing at your mistakes is the perfect way to move past them By PBS NewsHour In a world where everyone feels pressured to be perfect, former White House speechwriter David Litt found that sometimes the best way to get ahead is simply to laugh at your mistakes and admit you’re only human. Liff offers his… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 3:15 What traveling abroad can teach you about your history By PBS NewsHour In her first years reporting overseas, American journalist Suzy Hansen felt hesitant to write about other countries, but countless conversations with citizens of other countries helped her uncovered the dynamics between America and other nations she hadn’t understood before. Hansen… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 3:01 The shame of addiction turned my life into a lie. Here’s what saved my family By PBS NewsHour Keeping up appearances as a family hid the denial and shame Anita Devlin felt as her son struggled with an addiction to opioid painkillers. But when she finally shared their experience, it opened the door to healing and recovery. Devlin,… Continue watching