The Measure of Everyday Life

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“The Measure of Everyday Life” is a weekly public radio program featuring researchers, practitioners, and professionals discussing their work to improve the human condition. Independent Weekly has called the show ‘unexpected’ and ‘diverse’ and notes that the show ‘brings big questions to radio.'

Episodes air Sunday nights at 6:30 PM EST in the Raleigh-Durham, NC, media market (and also are streamed internationally through WNCU) and are available online the Wednesday following the original airing. WNCU produces the show with major underwriting from the nonprofit RTI International.

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Coaching for Healthier Eating

Dec 19, 2018

Holidays seasons bring challenges at the dinner table as people try to find healthy ways to feed themselves and their families. On this episode of The Measure of Everyday Life, we talk with public health nutrition expert Casey Terrell about how communities can get useful information about what and when to eat.

Asking Questions to Reduce Political Polarization

Dec 12, 2018

A group at Duke University thinks they have a potential solution to a problem we face: political polarization and the coarsening of public discourse. On this episode, we talk with Duke ethics and philosophy professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong about the project.

Technology and Political Engagement

Dec 5, 2018

When you think about an idea like democracy, what might come to mind is people waiting in line to vote or participating in a town hall in a public space. Our public sphere, however, also involves technology. You can post a comment on social media or look up information on a town ordinance or read political news in the...