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American Resilience 2020: A Humankind Special

U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 2nd Class Dennis Cantrell / Public domain

From deep recession to global warming, terrorism to pandemic illness, a remarkable confluence of challenges calls America to summon its inner strengths.

But this is not the first time our nation has faced a heavy burden.

In this program, you’ll hear famed FDR historian  William LeuchtenburgStephen Flynn, an expert on crisis preparedness;  psychologists Barbara Fredickson of the University of N. Carolina/Chapel Hill and  Nancy Molitior of the American Psychological Association; and others.

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Also hear archival audio from the Great Depression to President Obama.