Learn + Grow TUgether

The committee selected 10 episodes from the podcast House Calls by U.S. Surgeon General and author, Dr. Vivek Murthy. 

How to participate:

• View the weekly listening schedule below
• Download the listening document to take notes
• View the events tab on the left! We will provide details on discussions each week for five weeks.
• Read the book and attend a book club discussion.

Listening schedule and episode list

Episodes are linked to Apple podcasts online but are available for free wherever you listen. The full podcast list on Spotify is linked below. YouTube videos with closed captioning are available from the US Department of Health and Human Services channel.

September 15th, 2024: Week 1, episodes 1 and 2

Professor Dr. Laurie Santos: What makes us happy?

Chef José Andrés: Food and Community

September 22nd: Week 2, episodes 3 and 4

Actor Kal Penn: Taking the path of most resistance

Rabbi Sharon Brous: The power of showing up for each other

September 29th: Week 3, episodes 5 and 6

Dr. Tracey Dennis-Tiwary: Can anxiety be good for us?

Scientist Maya Shankar: Why change is so hard

October 6th: Week 4, episodes 7 and 8

Musician, Jon Batiste: How do you build the confidence to connect?

Actor, Rainn Wilson: Walking a Spiritual Path in a Lonely World

October 13th: Week 5, episodes 9 and 10

Singer & Actor, Sarah Barailles and Celia Keenan-Bolger: Art and Friendship

Hidden Brain host, Shankar Vedantem: How our minds help (and hinder) Part I

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