UFOs and Spy Balloons; A Study on Air Conditioning; The Military-NFL Alliance; Therapy-Speak
The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 14, 2023
Coming up on today's show:
- Jeff Wise, science journalist, explains why the military has been shooting down high altitude balloons over the United States and how these objects got there in the first place
- Kizzy Charles-Guzman, executive director of the NYC Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, and Carolyn Olson, assistant commissioner in the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, discuss a new study that demonstrated the benefits of a program that distributed air conditioners to low-income seniors during the summer of 2020 when cooling centers were unavailable due to the pandemic, and whether such programs show promise for building resiliency for the most vulnerable as summers get hotter.
- During this year's Super Bowl, the NFL aired a segment that featured Pat Tillman, the football-player-turned-soldier whose death by friendly fire was initially covered up by the U.S. military. The league has since been accused of hijacking and whitewashing Tillman's story. Jake Nevins, writer and digital editor at Interview magazine, discusses the history of the alliance between football and militarism—and how that history plays out today.
- Love-bombing, attachment styles, holding space. It seems like therapy-speak has trickled into every area of our social lives. From advice about how to navigate a platonic breakup to determining whether an ex is a toxic narcissist, social media has been flooded with bite-sized bits of seemingly therapeutic advice. Listeners call in to share what they think of therapy-speak and how it's affected their relationships.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
