Scott Rada

Episode 251: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore a simple question that many people rarely stop to consider: What happens when we stop talking to strangers? The conversation begins with a friend of Rada’s who seems to have a gift for striking up conversations wherever he goes — at ballgames, restaurants, airports and coffee shops. Those interactions are rarely awkward and often leave both people feeling better than before.

Episode 249: For most of human history, starting a family was seen as a normal part of adulthood. Today, that assumption is changing. Across the United States and much of the world, birthrates are falling, family sizes are shrinking, and more adults are deciding that parenthood is not part of their future. In this episode, hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore what may be driving that shift and what it could mean for society.