May 8, 2026

Nancy Jarecki’s stroke could have reduced her to a statistic.  But her determination, humor and style paved a different path to recovery...

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Apr 17, 2026

Imagine a world where everyone looks the same and you can’t recognize one person from another – even you own child! It sounds like a frightening episode from the “Twilight Zone”, but it’s just every day life for people with prosopagnosia, better known as “Face Blindness”.  

We humans use parts of our...

Mar 20, 2026

Although memories fade, hearing declines and our bodies suffer aches and pains, there is one benefit to aging that we can actually gain with each passing  year. 

It’s called wisdom. 

But just because someone is older, it doesn't mean they are wiser.   It takes a certain type of person to learn important lessons from...

Feb 20, 2026

 Narcissism is a term that gets used constantly - but what does it actually mean in psychological terms, and how is it shaping our society? In this episode, Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with leading expert Dr. Keith Campbell to separate myth from science.

Drawing from his book The New Science of Narcissism, Dr. Campbell...

Feb 6, 2026

Whether it’s rock and roll, classical, hip hop, or rap, most people enjoy music in one form or another.  (Even newborn babies respond to it.) But why?  What is going on in our brains when we hear our favorite tunes?  

Dr. Barbara Minton,  a psychotherapist and neuroscientist, studies exactly how our brains react to...