Want to make your voice heard? On this edition of Conversations, Zoe Chance talks with host Dan Skinner about “Influence Is Your Superpower – The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen.” Chance teaches influence and persuasion at Yale School of Management. She says in order to be heard, we have to listen first.

On this edition of Conversations, Clare Fieseler talks with host Dan Skinner about “No Boundaries – 25 Women Explorers and Scientists Share Adventures, Inspiration, and Advice,” which she co-authored with Gabby Salazar. Fieseler is a National Geographic Explorer, photojournalist, and conservation biologist. She hopes the book will inspire girls to pursue STEM related careers.

Nims Purja wants to inspire you to follow your dreams. On this edition of Conversations, Nims Purja talks with host Dan Skinner about “Beyond Possible: One Man, 14 Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime.” Purja is a Nepalese mountaineer and holder of multiple mountaineering world records. The book is available in both adult and young reader editions.

On this edition of Conversations, Dori Hillestad Butler talks with host Dan Skinner about her two new books for children, “King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Library Book” and “Dear Beast: Simon Sleeps Over.” Dori Hillestad Butler is an award-winning children’s book author. Her honors include an Edgar Award, two Geisel Honors, and 19 state award nominations.

On this edition of Conversations, Jason Smith talks with host Dan Skinner about the Theatre Lawrence production of Agatha Christi’s “And Then There Were None.” Smith is directing the play which opens March 4 and runs through the 13th.

On this edition of Conversations, Abbe Greenberg and Maggie Sarachek talk with host Dan Skinner about “The Anxiety Sisters’ Survival Guide: How You Can Become More Hopeful, Connected and Happy.” Greenberg and Sarachek are trained counselors, mental health advocates, researchers, educators, writers, and long-time anxiety sufferers.

On this edition of Conversations, Christina Crook joins host Dan Skinner to discuss “Good Burdens: How to Live Joyfully in the Digital Age.” Crook is a pioneer and leading voice in the field of digital well-being. She is the author of the award-winning book “The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World” and also hosts the JOMO(cast) podcast.

On this edition of Conversations, Greg Brennecka, PhD talks with host Dan Skinner about “Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong.” Brennecka is a staff scientist and cosmochemist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research has appeared in Science, Nature, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

On this edition of Conversations, Ruta Sepetys talks with host Dan Skinner about her novel, “I Must Betray You,” which is set in Romania in 1989. Sepetys is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction. Her previous novels include “Between Shades of Gray,” “Salt to the Sea” and “Fountains of Silence.”

Did you know what we now know as "King Cake" originated in Ancient Rome? On this edition of Conversations, Matt Haines talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Big Book of King Cake: The Stories & Bakers Behind New Orleans Sweetest Tradition.” Haines is based in New Orleans. He writes about food, travel, current events, and inspirational people.