Wonder Cabinet

We explore secret history of protest music -- from the early days of rock and roll to the non-violent hip hop message of FM Supreme. The Soundtracks of the Vietnam War; Blind Alfred Reed's Early Protest Song; Sam Phillips: In Search of Revolutionary Music ; Industrial Music: The Ultimate Protest Music?; FM Supreme, Humanitarian Rap Artist.

Charles Monroe-Kane talks to David Nagler about setting Carl Sandburg's poems to music.

Be strong, be tough, don’t cry – boys are bombarded with messages about being a man and the “male code” beginning around five or six years old. By high school, it’s second nature. But it can also be toxic. Angry on the Outside, Sad on the Inside; Behind the Mask of the “American Male”; 10 Responses to the Phrase “Man Up”; The Men’s Rights Movement, Then and Now.

Whatever happened to psychoanalysis?  It used to be the most influential science of the mind, but today its founder, Sigmund Freud, just looks like a sex-obsessed old man.  Analyst Adam Phillips says we got Freud all wrong; he remains a radical thinker if we know how to read him.  This hour explores the connections between therapy and art. Rethinking Freud - Adam Phillips; Growing Up Freudian - Erin Clune; Cartooning & Psychotherapy - Alison Bechdel; Art as Therapy - Alain de Botton; BookMark: Nic Pizzolatto on Absalom, Absalom!; On Our Minds: James McBride .

Last week we lost one of the great scholars of religion. Huston Smith died at the age of 97. Smith's book “The World’s Religions” sold more than three million copies and is perhaps the most important book ever written on comparative religion. Here's an excerpt of Steve Paulson's 2002 interview with Huston Smith.

We explore our obsession with the future in this episode. Is our obsession a way of avoiding having to deal with the present and our current problems like climate change, race and terrorism? Why Are We Obsessed with the Future?; You Too Can Predict the Future; Why You're Spending Time Thinking About the Future in the Present; Kurt and Bernard Vonnegut in the House of Magic.

Every new year brings a fresh start, another chance to remake yourself. We all aspire to be better people, but following through on our goals can often be difficult. How Habits Work — and How to Change Them; Scrutinizing Self-Help; Sonic Sidebar: Should I Ask For Advice?; Help Wanted; Dangerous Idea: The Multispecies City; On Our Minds: Nick Bostrom on Computer Superintelligence.

When did "fat" become a four-letter word?  Leaders of the body acceptance movement say we've become a fat-phobic nation, and it's time to stop shaming fat people.  In this hour, curvy girls and plus-size women talk about the emotional and physical costs of America's toxic obsession with weight and body image.  Brittany Gibbons on Fat Shaming; The Science and Politics of Weight Obsession; A Reading from Dietland; Sarai Walker on Dietland; The History of the Gym; Ruth Reichl on Food Culture.

Animals in Winter Ingenuity of Animals in Winter; How Animals Sound in Winter; The Reindeer People; Women Hunting; Helen Macdonald recommends "The Dark is Rising"; The Dutch Christmas Tradition of Black Pete.