Do Facts Matter?: Information and Misinformation in American Politics. (16:50)

Jennifer Hochschild is the Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government at Harvard University, Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard College Professor, and the Chair of the Department of Government. Hochschild is the author or co-author of numerous books, including most recently, Do Facts Matter?: Information and Misinformation in American Politics. Jennifer Hochschild discusses the importance in making informed political decisions. 

Performance Accountability (1:06:41)

Dr. Frank Ninivaggi is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut, a member of the Yale-New Haven Community Medical Group, and the Medical Director of the Devereux Glenholme School in Washington, Connecticut. Dr. Ninivaggi will help us understand how to use more just and compassionate parenting and how to help our children be more empathetic and accountable. 

Caitlin Thomas - Sorry Charlie Day (1:36:31)

Here on the Matt Townsend Show, we are lovers of weird and obscure holidays. We talk about them a lot because there are just some things that deserve our recognition. Caitlin Thomas is here with us to share what today’s special holiday is and how it can make us better.  

Mind Over Body (2:00:00)

Jo Marchant is an award-winning science journalist and author. She trained as a scientist and has a Ph.D. in genetics and medical microbiology. Jo has worked as an editor at New Scientist and at Nature and has written on topics from the future of genetic engineering to underwater archaeology. Joanna Marchant discusses the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body and her new book Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body.