From teddy bears to hidden grades: America’s growing fear of discomfort

From teddy bears to hidden grades: America’s growing fear of discomfort

Author: Lifestyle | America Out Loud News August 28, 2026 Duration: 57:00
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Have we made it a normal practice for grown adults to carry around stuffed animals for comfort? If students are not given the opportunity to be courageous in the face of struggles, progress will be nonexistent in their lives. They will expect everything to be handed to them, and be sorely disappointed when they come to realize we live in...

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
The quiet weight of caring for an elderly parent [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:00
The Human Equation with Joe Pangaro – Caring for an elderly parent brings emotional, physical, and financial demands that reshape family life. Planning ahead, maintaining connection, and offering consistent compassion he…
The missing question in medicine: Why is this happening? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:00
The Nurses Report on America Out Loud with Ashley Caputo, RN, FMP – The conversation explores what happens when healthcare moves beyond asking, “What can we give someone for this symptom?” and begins asking, “What factor…
Sobering facts on alcohol use, Q&A #206 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:00
America Out Loud PULSE with Malcolm Out Loud and Dr. Steve LaTulippe – If the idea behind athletes vigorously sweating has removed spike and mRNA, would that mean their subclinical myocarditis can recover, even without d…
September 11 anniversary, community support, and healing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:00
The MAHA Lowdown with Jeff Louderback – Twenty-five years after September 11, remembrance still calls Americans to honor sacrifice, strengthen communities, and value resilience. The lessons of Ground Zero extend beyond m…
What would you do if disaster struck tomorrow? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:34
The Nurses Report on America Out Loud with Kimberly Overton, BSN, RN, BC-FMP – He returned from Venezuela after participating in search and rescue and humanitarian relief efforts following the devastating earthquake. Wha…
Beware of the sophisticated scammers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:56
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Sophisticated scammers exploit fear, urgency, official-looking messages, and false authority to manipulate victims into costly mistakes. From impersonation fraud to inst…
The outrage epidemic: How political anger is bankrupting America [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:00
The Hidden Lightness with Jimmy Hinton – Across the political landscape, particularly with the rise of movements like the Democratic Socialists of America, a common denominator has emerged: unrelenting anger. This burnin…
Are MAGA women more feminine than liberal women? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:58
After Dark with Hosts Rob & Andrew – Conservative women face criticism for embracing femininity, marriage, motherhood, and family values. The debate exposes a cultural double standard that celebrates self-definition whil…