By Bird Cooley
Modern Love
About: A new York Times column that reads “weekly essays that explore the joys and tribulations of love”. A great way to relax at night, often comical and always relatable.
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Source: Nytimes.com/modern-love
Major correlation: English, Journalism
Favorite episode: “Marry my husband” (May 29, 2017)
Freakonomics Radio
About: “Each week, Freakonomics Radio tells you things you always thought you knew (but didn’t) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) — from the economics of sleep to how to become great at just about anything..”
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Source: Freakonimics.com
Major correlation: Economics
Favorite episode: “Should America be run by… Trader Joe’s?” (11/28/18, episode 359)
How I Built This
About: “Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world’s best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.”
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Source: Npr.org/how-i-built-this
Major correlation: Business, Entrepreneurship
Favorite episode: Patagonia: Yvon Chouinard (December 24, 2017)
Fresh air
About: Hosted by one of the country’s leading interviewers, Terry Gross, Fresh air is one of public radio’s most popular programs. “The show features intimate conversations with today’s biggest luminaries”
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Source: Npr.org/freshair
Major correlation: Journalism, PR
Favorite episode: The neuroscience of addiction (1/11/19)
Hidden Brain
About: Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world – and themselves.Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.
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Source: npr.org/hiddenbrain
Major correlation: Psychology
Favorite episode: Zip Code destiny (11/11/18)
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