Workplace Violence (11:55)

Dr. Steve Albrecht is internationally-known for his writing, speaking, and training on workplace violence and school violence prevention. He manages a San Diego-based firm specializing in high-risk HR, security, and work culture issues. He holds a doctorate in Business Administration, an MA in Security Management, a BS in Psychology, and a BA in English. He has written 17 books, including Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace, one of the first books on workplace violence subject. He worked for the San Diego Police Department for 15 years. Dr. Albrecht and Dr. Townsend discuss The Trump Effect and workplace violence

Families and the Cost of Elder Care (55:34)

Howard Bedlin is the Vice-President of Public Policy and Advocacy at the NCOA. Howard Bedlin is responsible for all of NCOA’s federal and state legislative advocacy efforts on issues and programs of concern to older adults, which include the Older Americans Act, Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care, income security, and community services programs. Before joining NCOA, Bedlin was a legislative representative with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) for more than 10 years. Mr. Bedlin talks about the challenges of elder care

Good in the World - Instagram Kindness (1:20:59)

High school valedictorian at East Valley High School in Yakima, Washington Konner Sauve told his classmates he had been posting to the secret instagram account for nearly an entire year. He shared kind thoughts about his fellow students. Konner talks with Kathy Aiken about his positive project.

Rod Gustafson - Parent Previews (1:45:47)

Rod Gustafson from Parent Previews joins the show to look at what is new in theaters this week. Dr Matt and Rod talk about the movies Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Pixels and Paper Towns.

China: Friend or Foe (11:00)

Dr. Eric Hyer is an Associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University and the Coordinator for Asian Studies. His research focuses on China's foreign relations. He has authored many articles on China’s arms sales, territorial issues, and US-China relations. Today he helps to break through the misconceptions we may have about the people and culture of China.

Talk to Mom (59:49)

Dr. Diane Quinn, Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, focuses on the experiences of members of stigmatized groups, self-related cognitions, behavior, and affect. She has examined how identity related constructs determine psychological and health related outcomes for people with concealable stigmatized identities. She has focused on issues related to gender stereotypes, self-objectification, and the stigma of overweight. Dr. Quinn and Dr. Townsend talk about her research into the health benefits of sharing significant issues with a mom, a romantic partner or a best friend.

Summer Marriage Reboot (1:50:32)

Summer is usually devoted to the kids who are on vacation from school. With school starting back up soon some begin to prepare for the new school year by reviewing accomplishment and setting goals for the future with their child. Dr. Matt Townsend shares his thoughts on why this may be a good time to revisit your marriage and set some goals for the future with your spouse.

Israel, Iran, Drones (10:34)

Amos Guiora, an expert on counterterrorism and an Israeli-American professor of law at The S. J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah. He served for 19 years in the Israel Defense Forces as Lieutenant Colonel. Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Global Justice at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, the University of Utah. Amos Guiora discusses the current issues surrounding the Iran Nuclear deal and his idea for a drone court to regulate the US government use of drones.

Politics v. Performance (1:00:01)

Judith E. Glaser calls herself an Organizational Anthropologist. She is a best-selling business author of 7 books including her new best seller - Conversational Intelligence, Judith is the world’s leading authority on WE-centric Leadership, the Neuroscience of WE and Conversational Intelligence. Judith Glaser talks about choosing office politics or performing our personal best in the work place.

Android vs. iPhone (1:43:33)

Jay McFarland joins Dr. Matt to discuss the latest developments in technology and technology related news. Jay is a radio host whose career has taken him to Nevada and Dallas and now has him on the air with a daily show called The Browsers on KSL NewsRadio in Salt Lake City. In addition to his daily radio show Jay has also authored two books, "Freedom Ain't Free" and "Joyful Union," and he has created several popular apps and games for the iPhone and iPad devices. Jay and Dr. Matt talk about the latest in technology news and a discussion of Android vs. iPhone.

Summer Skin Care (11:39)

Dr David Myers is graduate of Brigham Young University. His training includes medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. David Myers founded Utah Valley Dermatology in Utah County. He is currently the dermatology lecturer and attending physician for the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Family Medicine program. Dr Myers talks with Dr Matt about how to protect yourself and your faimly from the dangers of the sun.

Negotiating Your True Worth (55:35)

Billi Gordon, Ph.D., is Co-Investigator in the Ingestive Behavior & Obesity Program, Center for the Neurobiology of Stress, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After a successful career as a model, television actor, writer, and author, he received his bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan in 1997. Upon completing his Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2004, he did his post-doctoral research in functional neuroimaging at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Currently, he has a biographically based television show in development exploring the brain and obesity that was packaged by Creative Artists Agency-Los Angeles. Today he talks about how our "old brain" reacts to the the modern world and how it can define our personal worth.

The No-Vacation Nation (1:37:20)

Dr. Shimi Kang is an award winning researcher, Harvard trained psychiatrist, speaker, and author of The Dolphin Parent: A Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Self- Motivated Kids. She is the Medical Director for Child and Youth Mental Health for Vancouver and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Kang and Dr. Townsend talk about how Americans are taking fewer vacation days now than at any point in the past four decades

New and Politics (11:41)

Joe Cannon is the CEO of the Fuel Freedom Foundation, former Chairman of the Utah Republican Party, past assistant administrator in the US EPA, and editor of the Deseret News. Joe talks current political news and how other presidential candidates can survive in the Donald Trump vacuum.

Why is it so hard for some men to share their feelings? (53:50)

Professor Gregg Henriques, author of A New Unified Theory of Psychology, directs the Combined Clinical and School Psychology Doctoral Program at James Madison University. He is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in depression, suicide and the personality disorders. Dr. Henriques received his M.A. in Clinical/Community Psychology from UNC-Charlotte and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Vermont. Dr. Henriques shares about why it is so hard for some men to share their feelings.

Good in the World: Susan Holloway Starts Free Clothing Bank For Students (1:23:08)

Three years ago Mrs. Susan Holloway, A sixth-grade teacher in Bakersfield, California started a clothing bank for students after seeing kids come to school wearing old, torn clothes. After getting so many donations from the community, she now runs it, inside an old classroom, as a benefit for the entire community. The clothing bank has grown to accommodate the needs of more than 10,000 students in the Greenfield Union School District. Susan Holloway talks about her story with Kathy Aiken.

How to Change Yourself and How to Change Other People. (1:39:28)

Kim Giles, President and founder of Clarity Point Life Coaching. Named one of the top 20 advice gurus in the country by Good Morning America in 2010. Writes a regular column on KSL.com every Monday in the Happy Living Section. Author of the Book Choosing Clarity: A Path to Fearlessness. Today Kim and Dr. Matt talk about how to change yourself and how to change other people.

Fight against Hunger (10:32)

Joel Berg is a nationally recognized leader, and media spokesperson in the fields of domestic hunger, food insecurity, obesity, poverty, food-related economic development, national service, and volunteerism. Executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. Author of All You Can Eat: How Hungry Is America? Joel Berg talks with Dr. Townsend about the continuing fight against hunger and what you can do to help.

The Dog Poop Initiative (54:04)

Kirk Weisler has over eighteen years of executive coaching, speaking, research, and professional experience. IT Professionals have awarded Kirk with “The Speaker of Highest Merit Award” and organizations tweet him as the “People Whisperer” for his exceptional way of connecting with people individually and collectively wherever he goes. Kirk is currently the Chief Morale Officer for companies and organizations around the globe. Kirk is the author of "The Dog Poop Initiative" a book about Service, teamwork, selflessness and effecting change by taking initiative

Over Eating (1:41:46)

Dr. Ron Hager is an Associate Professor of Exercise Sciences in the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. As our resident health & nutrition expert Dr. Hager shares today about over eating.

Cyber Security (12:45)

Neil Wyler is an Information Security Engineer and Researcher located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Currently with EMC Corporation as a Security and Analytics Specialist within their Emerging Technologies Division. He has spent over 15 years as a security professional, focusing on vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, physical security, and incident response. Neil talks with Dr. Townsend about cyber security threats and what you can do to protect yourself.

How much is your reputation worth (56:20)

Dr. David M. Waguespack is Associate Professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Dr. Waguespack received his PhD in Political Science, focusing on environmental politics and science and technology policy. Prior to arriving at Maryland he was a project manager at the University of California Los Angeles, and an adjunct political science professor at SUNY Buffalo. Dr. Waguespack talks with Dr. Townsend about reputation value.

The Better Life (1:39:37)

Claire Diaz-Ortiz holds an MBA from Oxford University, where she was a Skoll Foundation Scholar for Social Entrepreneurship, and has a BA and an MA in anthropology from Stanford University. She is the cofounder of Hope Runs, a nonprofit organization operating in AIDS orphanages in Kenya. Today she talks with Dr. Townsend about her recent book "The Better Life" and what things all of us can do to help find present happiness.

Children and Violence (12:13)

Dr. David Finkelhor is the Director of the Crimes against Children Research Center, Co-Director of the Family Research Laboratory, and a Professor of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire. He has been studying the problems of child victimization, child maltreatment and family violence since 1977. Dr Finkelhor talks with Dr. Townsend about his study on children and violence.

Psychology of Inside Out (53:05)

Dr. Kimberly Sena-Moore is a board certified music therapist who joined the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music in 2014. Her research has been published in the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspective, and Imagine. She currently serves as Regulatory Affairs Associate for the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Dr. Moore and Dr Townsend talk about what the movie "Inside Out" got right about the discuss of children and emotions.

Good in the World: Jason Redman (1:20:00)

Jason Redman, a retired Navy Seal, in 2007 was on a mission to capture an Al Qaeda High Value target when his team came under fire. Redman and two other teammates were wounded in the firefight. Despite being shot twice in the arm and once in the face Redman and his team won the fight ensuring everyone came home alive. After 37 surgeries, he uses his experiences as a severely wounded service member and positive attitude to motivate others and to continue to raise awareness of the sacrifices of America’s courageous military forces and their families. Jason shares his story with Kathy Aiken.

No More Perfect Kids (1:38:14)

Jill Savage is an author and international speaker who helps moms be the best they can be. A mother of five, Jill is passionate about strengthening families. As the Founder and CEO of Hearts at Home, Jill has led thousands of moms to keep their priorities straight. She is the author of 9 books including her latest "No More Perfect Kids". Jill Savage talks with Dr. Townsend about how our “perfect” expectations as parents can have a negative effect on our children.

Donald Trump (12:37)

Joe Cannon, CEO of the Fuel Freedom Foundation, former Chairman of the Utah Republican Party, past assistant administrator in the US EPA, and editor of the Deseret News. Joe talks current political news including Donald Trump' s comments on John McCain and how the rest of the presidential field should deal with the disruption that Trump creates.

Mortality Attributed to Low Levels of Education (56:59)

Dr. Patrick Krueger is an Assistant Professor at the College of Liberal Arts Sciences in the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at University of Colorado Denver. He has authored many studies, including “Mortality Attributable to Low Levels of Education in the United States”. Dr. Krueger talks with Dr. Townsend about his study on effect of education on health and mortality.

The Need to Belong (1:41:12)

Dr. Brian Willoughby is an assistant professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. Dr. Willoughby is also the Director of the RELATE Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to studying and improving romantic relationships. Dr. Willoughby's research focuses on young adult dating and relationship patterns. Dr. Willoughby's specific expertise areas include dating, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage formation, and marital attitudes/beliefs. Dr. Willoughby talks about our need to belong and the importance of being included

Standardized Testing (11:16)

Dr. Anjalé Welton,Assistant professor in education, policy, organization, and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Welton examines how opportunity structures—such as issues of stratification and access to college preparation and information—shape the connections that students of color make to educational resources and matriculation to college. Dr. Welton and Dr. Townsend talk about the issues surrounding standardized testing.

Motivation and Learning Performance (56:30)

Dr. Bobby Hoffman is an Associate Professor at the School of Teaching, Learning and Leadership at University of Central Florida. Bob is a member of the editorial board of three leading journals; Contemporary Educational Psychology, Educational Psychology Review, and Educational Research, Technology & Development. Dr. Hoffman shares his research in his new book “Motivation for Learning and Performance”. Dr Townsend and Dr, Hoffman discuss how to motivate yourself and others.

Parent Previews (1:20:46)

Rod Gustafson from Parent Previews joins the show to look at what is new in theaters this week. Dr Matt and Rod talk about the movies Ant-Man and Mr. Holmes

How We Learn (1:39:42)

Benedict Carey is an award-winning science reporter who has been working for The New York Times since 2004 and is one of the paper’s most emailed reporters. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in Math, then went on to get his Master’s in journalism at Northwestern University. Carey has written about health and science for twenty-five years. Today Dr. Matt and Mr. Carey talk about his book "How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens."