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  • How to embrace the mess and teach your kids to cook

    How to embrace the mess and teach your kids to cook
    Jul 24 2025
    If you have kids, cooking with them might sound like a daunting prospect. But David Nayfeld, the chef behind the new book, Dad, What's for Dinner?, says cooking with your kids can create positive memories and help your kids build useful skills. In this episode, Nayfeld shares easy weeknight recipes to try with your kids and cooking tasks children can help with at any age. Yes, it might get messy, but that's OK if you're connecting and spending time together.

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    19 min
  • Dear Life Kit: I'm jealous of my partner's weight loss

    Dear Life Kit: I'm jealous of my partner's weight loss
    Jul 22 2025
    Author and body-acceptance advocate Katie Sturino joins Ronald Young Jr., host of the podcast Weight For It, to answer listener questions about body image.

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    18 min
  • Don't make these financial mistakes

    Don't make these financial mistakes
    Jul 21 2025
    Financial educator Yanely Espinal shares her don'ts when it comes to money. Don't co-sign loans. Don't make hype-driven investments. Don't spend money you don't have. If you've been making these missteps, don't worry — Espinal has advice on how to create a path forward.

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    16 min
  • Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media

    Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
    Jul 18 2025
    Act now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this essential American service survive and thrive. Visit donate.npr.org now.

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    2 min
  • Should I buy it? A framework to help you decide

    Should I buy it? A framework to help you decide
    Jul 17 2025
    Sometimes we buy things that we later regret spending on: a new sweater that's already falling apart, or a thrifted "vintage" vase that turns out to be a mass-produced dupe. In the moment, it's difficult to resist the temptation of making a purchase. But with a few pointed questions, you can make sure you've done your due diligence and buy something guilt-free. This episode, financial experts offer a framework to help you decide whether or not something is worth buying. This episode originally published December 18, 2024.

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    18 min
  • Why it's so hard to accept compliments

    Why it's so hard to accept compliments
    Jul 15 2025
    Receiving praise can feel good. But it can also feel uncomfortable. Should you say something nice back? Brush it off? Make a self-deprecating comment? Many of us were never taught how to accept compliments, but there's science to back up the benefits of receiving and giving kudos.

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    22 min
  • Grow your dating confidence and ask someone out IRL

    Grow your dating confidence and ask someone out IRL
    Jul 14 2025
    In the era of online dating, asking someone out in real life has become a lost art. This episode, confidence coach Regina Bonds shares tips on putting yourself out there, bouncing back from rejections and talking to people in person.

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    21 min
  • How to crave movement more than screen time

    How to crave movement more than screen time
    Jul 10 2025
    Oftentimes, it's easier to scroll through our phones than do some squats. So what can we do to motivate ourselves to pick movement? In this episode of Life Kit, we speak with clinical psychologist Diana Hill and movement specialist Katy Bowman about how to retrain your brain to crave physical activity more than your phone.

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    20 min