This week:

College Students (And Their Parents) Face A Campus Mental Health 'Epidemic': Anthony Rostain and B. Janet Hibbs say college students today face an "inordinate amount of anxiety" — but parents can help their kids cope. Their book is The Stressed Years of Their Lives.

Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' Is A Surprising Song-And-Dance Spectacular: Rocketman finds ways to buck convention even in the familiar framework of the rock biopic. The operatic excesses are balanced by a powerful sense of melancholy in this marvelous biographical musical.

Eugenics, Anti-Immigration Laws Of The Past Still Resonate Today, Journalist Says: Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate, draws a parallel between the eugenics movement, which helped shape U.S. immigration in the early 20th century, and President Trump's hard-line stance today.

You can listen to the original interviews here:

College Students (And Their Parents) Face A Campus Mental Health 'Epidemic'

Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' Is A Surprising Song-And-Dance Spectacular

Eugenics, Anti-Immigration Laws Of The Past Still Resonate Today, Journalist Says

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Feb 23, 2020

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