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Common Ground with Jane Whitney
Adversity: Anxiety’s Rx
Season 3
Episode 309
Optimism, inspiration and hope are rare these days due to a historic number of overlapping crises –from the pandemic to recession, partisan toxicity to climate change – has helped spawn a mental health epidemic marked by surging incidences of depression, suicide, and addiction. This episode profiles those who have overcome adversity and trauma through grit, resilience and determination.
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A bonus show featuring a compilation of last season’s programs.
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A panel explores how they’ve found common ground on the home front.
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A panel discusses how wealth inequality is making America poor.
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Explore the schism between the way we are and how we think of the world.
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A profile of those who have overcome adversity through grit, resilience and determination.
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Discuss the science, economics and politics swirling around climate change headlines.
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A panel discusses the role of race in American politics.
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Guests will discuss the history of the women’s movement and the hurdles that remain.
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Examine how the democratization of media has become a threat to democracy
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Discuss the life and death battle between autocracy and democracy.
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Discussing the court and how it is exacerbating the country’s deep divisions.
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Examine Americans’ perception of the appropriate social role of sports.