Ricki Lake has been in the public eye since starring in 1988’s Hairspray. She might be best known as host of The Ricki Lake Show. But she’s not here to talk about movies and TV. She’s here to share the compelling story of her late partner, Christian Evans, and how she continued to feel connected to him after his death – with help from psychic mediums.

Dr. Josh Bullock studies mediumship from a different angle. Through his research, he investigates why “Pub Psychic Nights” are so popular in the UK — what comfort people are seeking, what answers they’re hoping for, and what it means to feel close to someone we’ve lost. His findings suggest that even skeptics can benefit from these communal spaces.

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Today’s episode features two people who are shaking up the U.S. healthcare system in very different but deeply humane ways. Dr. Fumiko Chino knows firsthand how devastating medical debt can be. After losing her husband to cancer and being left with overwhelming bills, she went to medical school to become a radiation oncologist and made it her mission to make care more affordable.

Mark Cuban, best known as one of the “sharks” on Shark Tank, is tackling the same problem from another angle. Through his Cost Plus Drug Company, he’s disrupting the industry with a transparent, direct-to-consumer model that’s already changing — and saving — lives.

Together, Fumiko and Mark offer a hopeful glimpse of what’s possible when empathy meets innovation.

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How often do you think about your future self? For Kirsty Parsons, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth and told she likely wouldn’t live past her twenties, imagining a long future wasn’t even an option. But a groundbreaking new medication has changed everything. And suddenly, Kirsty is facing a future she never planned for.

Psychologist Hal Hershfield is a researcher who studies how we make long-term decisions — and why we often fail to connect today’s choices with tomorrow’s consequences. Together, Kirsty and Hal offer two sides of the same question: What happens when you finally meet your future self?

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