In this informative, accessible guide for young teenagers and their guardians, author and activist Juno Dawson draws on her experience as a trans woman to explore different gender identities and what it is like to be transgender in modern society.

Author and speaker Sarah Heath shares how to mine the stories that make up your life.

In this March 2022 episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain the history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, and its crucial importance in light of Russia invading Ukraine.

When Bad Things Happen To Good People explains why even the best of people sometimes suffer from adversity, and how we can turn our pain into something meaningful.

Faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis, neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi reflects on his life and passions: neuroscience, literature, and his family.

This February 2018 episode of Hidden Brain sheds light on why it is so difficult to be satisfied in modern marriages and how we can better navigate our long-term romantic relationships.

Professor Rory O'Connor draws on decades of research to untangle the complex reasons behind suicide, what we can do to prevent it, and how we can help ourselves and others when things seem endlessly painful.

Long-time sports historian Harvey Frommer chronicles the first World Championship Game between the NFL and AFL, which would later become the Super Bowl.

Author, behaviorist, and education reformer Paul Dix explains how positive change in schools can only begin when adults examine and alter their own behavior.

When The Body Says No unravels the inner workings of the mind-body connection so you can hone in on your instincts and improve your health.

When Things Fall Apart gives you the confidence to make it through life's inevitable setbacks by sharing ideas and strategies like mindfulness to grow your resilience and come out on top.

When To Rob A Bank is a collection of the best of the Freakonomics authors' blog posts from over 10 years of blogging about economics in all areas of our life.

A book about the bounds of the human imagination, centering on some of the most influential scientific theorems and thinkers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

American LGBTQ+ activist and founder of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation Cleve Jones recounts his early life, coming out, and involvement in the gay rights movement.

Egyptologist Kara Cooney examines the lives of six female pharaohs in ancient Egypt, shedding light on the relationship between women and power in history and today.

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing breaks down the science of time so you can stop guessing and pick the best times to work, eat, sleep, have your coffee, and even quit your job.

Anti-racism educator Danny Lam shares insights and knowledge about everyday racism and how to combat it.

Animal advocate John Oberg sheds light on your food choices and hopes to inspire you to think differently about what's on your plate.

Where Good Ideas Come From describes how the process of innovation is similar to evolution, why good ideas have to be shaped over time, and how you can turn something old into something new.

Published in 2011, Where The Conflict Really Lies is a tightly reasoned philosophical argument that suggests monotheistic religion and science are deeply compatible, and that a scientific worldview need not exclude spiritual explanations.

In this semi-satirical documentary, Michael Moore 'invades' Europe, hunting down socially progressive policies to take back to his ailing home of the United States.