Medical Notes: A New Form Of Primary Care, The Hidden Risk Of Suicide, And How To Maintain Muscle Strength

Your next doctor’s visit might come with a membership fee. A study published in Health Affairs reveals that concierge and direct primary care practices surged by over 83 percent in recent years as clinicians flee traditional settings to escape burnout and heavy administrative burdens. While these models offer patients more personalized attention and shorter wait times, this shift could worsen the national doctor shortage for the general public, leaving those who cannot afford the extra fees with fewer options for […]

February 14, 2026

Health

Male Menopause: How To Combat Your Natural Decline In Testosterone

While menopause is a well-known milestone for women, men experience a similar age-related decline in testosterone often referred to as ‘andropause’. This process typically begins around age 40 and is influenced by both natural aging and various lifestyle factors. Our expert explains the numerous signs of low testosterone and how to effectively treat this condition. Guest Information: Lisa Fasone, physician assistant, Northwestern Medicine If the decline often begins at age 40, should that start routine screenings for testosterone levels? Unfortunately, […]

February 14, 2026

Health

Are Psychopaths As Dangerous As The Legal System Believes?

For decades, judicial systems in North America have been using formal assessments to identify these psychopathic individuals. Scoring high on these tests can lead to harsher sentencing and exclusion from rehabilitation programs based on the controversial belief that such inmates cannot be changed. However, our expert pushes back against these procedures and discusses what modern research is revealing about psychopathy. Guest Information: Rasmus Larsen, forensic epistemologist & assistant professor, University of Toronto, author, Psychopathy Unmasked Another reason why the system […]

February 14, 2026

Viewpoints

Culture Crash: The 2025 Oscar Best Picture Field

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… The odds-on favorite to win the biggest award of the night is One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson’s political revolutionary epic inspired by Vineland by Thomas Pynchon. Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor are all nominated for their performances, as is PTA both for Directing and Adapted Screenplay. Ryan Coogler’s horror-drama juggernaut Sinners became the most-nominated film of […]

February 14, 2026

Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: From Streaming To Steering Wheels: The Subscription Creep

This is Viewpoints Explained… How many subscriptions do you have? It’s not just streaming services anymore. Subscriptions now range from digital storage to add-on car features to even same-day grocery delivery. The federal trade commission says many Americans underestimate how much they’re really spending every month. These recurring payments used to be the exception, but now they’re the default, and it can all add up fast. A 2024 Deloitte report found that the average U.S. Household is subscribed to four […]

February 14, 2026

Viewpoints

Inside The Two-Trillion-Dollar Business Of Feeling Better

When life feels overwhelming, wellness offers answers, or at least something to buy. We look at how self-care turned into a multi-trillion-dollar industry, and why the promise of feeling better so often comes wrapped in marketing. Guests: Rina Raphael, journalist, author, The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care Amy Larocca, journalist, author, How to Be Well: Navigating Our Self-Care Epidemic, One Dubious Cure at a Time Last year, Americans spent two trillion dollars chasing […]

February 14, 2026

Viewpoints

When The Signal Goes Silent: Why Backup Communication Matters

As extreme weather becomes more unpredictable, one of the first systems to fail is often the one we rely on most: communication. This story looks at what happens when cell towers go dark, why waiting to figure things out in the moment can be dangerous and how simple backup plans can make a critical difference. Guests: Joe Bassett, survival expert, co-author, Emergency Communication 101 Polly Hansen, producer, Viewpoints Radio, Asheville resident. Hansen and her husband live in Asheville, North Carolina, […]

February 14, 2026

Music

Is this love? Sammy Hagar suggests spending Valentine’s Day watching his Best of All Worlds concert film

Sammy Hagar at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction/ (Disney/Michael Le Brecht II)Sammy Hagar has a suggestion on how his fans should celebrate Valentine’s Day.The rocker took to Instagram to share his idea, which includes staying at home Saturday to watch the director’s cut of his Best of All Worlds concert film, shot live at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas."All you love birds out there, I don’t know what you plan on doing for Valentine’s Day but you […]

February 13, 2026

Entertainment

John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s love story examined in new special

John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy arrive at the annual John F. Kennedy Library Foundation dinner and Profiles in Courage awards in honor of the former president's 82nd birthday, May 23, 1999, at the Kennedy Library in Boston. (Justin Ide/Boston Herald/Getty Images)Close friends and contemporaries of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy are speaking out about the couple's love story in a new special examining their lives and tragic deaths.John and Carolyn | Love, […]

February 13, 2026

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