How I Tamed My Envy of Almost Everyone But Especially Elizabeth Gilbert

The 'green-eyed monster' became my indispensable guide

May 26 • Kirsten Powers

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The Unique Hell of Grief

In her powerful and unsparing memoir about losing her daughter, Danielle Crittenden tells the truth about grief — and finds, on the other side, a reason…

May 6 • Kirsten Powers

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April 2026

For the First Time Since the Great Depression, More People Are Leaving the US Than Entering

Why Record Numbers of Americans Are Fleeing the World’s Richest Country

Apr 28 • Kirsten Powers

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Why Are Trump Officials So Religiously Illiterate?

Pulp Fiction, Pope Leo, and a Jesus Meme: A week of blasphemy and weaponizing Bible verses and Catholic theology to wage war

Apr 17 • Kirsten Powers

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Three AM and the Architecture of Dread

Why is everything so scary in the middle of the night?

Apr 8 • Kirsten Powers

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Kirsten Powers and Steven Beschloss talk about Bondi's firing, Trump's "speech" and more

A recording from Kirsten Powers and Steven Beschloss's live video

Apr 3 • Kirsten Powers and Steven Beschloss

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March 2026

I Spent a Lifetime Not Crying. Now I Can't Stop.

On grief, opened floodgates, and the stranger who hugged me while I sobbed

Mar 18 • Kirsten Powers

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How to Quit Your Life and Start Over (Anne Boyd)

Listen (38 minutes) | On quitting everything, moving to Europe, healing her autoimmune disease and learning to take the next step without knowing the…

Mar 10 • Kirsten Powers

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February 2026

You Shouldn't Have to Beg Strangers for Money to Survive a Health Care Crisis

From James Van Der Beek to your neighbor down the street, medical debt is crushing Americans while the rest of the world watches in disbelief

Feb 20 • Kirsten Powers

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From Nashville to the Netherlands, "You Couldn't Pay Me...to Move Back to the US" (Hope Chambers)

Listen (27 minutes) | On the cost of the"exceptional" American life, redefining success at half the size, and what happens when you finally exhale

Feb 13 • Kirsten Powers

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Why the "He Gets Us" Superbowl Ads Are a Problem

This year's "More" makes many good points, but that's unfortunately not the whole story

Feb 9

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January 2026

A Prayer for Control Freaks

This is actually a Rumi poem, but for me it’s a nearly daily prayer.

Jan 18 • Kirsten Powers

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