DescriptionShortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call from the doctor who had removed a lump from his neck. Having been assured for the previous 2 years that this was a benign cyst, Diamond was told that it was, in fact, cancerous. Suddenly, this man who'd until this point been one of the world's greatest hypochondriacs, was genuinely faced with mortality. And what he saw scared the wits out of him. Out of necessity, he wrote about his feelings in his Times column and the response was staggering. Mailbag followed Diamond's story of lifewith, and without, a lump, the humiliations, the ridiculous bits, the funny bits, the tearful bits. It's compelling, profound, witty, in the mould of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly .
DescriptionWhy are so many mentally ill Americans behind bars? Project Producer: John Biewen Editors: Deborah George and Mike Edgerly Associate Producer: Stephanie Curtis Audio Engineers: Tom Mudge and Craig Thorson Production Support: Sasha Aslanian, Gabrielle Zuckerman, and Nicole Zeuner Managing Editor: Stephen Smith Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Major funding for American RadioWorks® comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionIf you are a healer, or know someone who is, then you are probably well aware of the enormous challenges of this life path. Choosing to be a healer, teaches Caroline Myss, comes with serious spiritual and energetic demands, and it is crucial to understand…
DescriptionA decade ago, with his breakaway best seller, Listening to Prozac, Peter Kramer revolutionized the way we think about antidepressants and the culture in which they are so widely used. Now, he returns with a profound and original look at the conditi…
