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Learning From Veterans

USC researchers are exploring a unique group: veterans outside the VA struggling with isolation, depression, PTSD and substance use. Eric Pedersen of Keck School of Medicine of USC and Jordan Davis of USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work talk about what they’ve learned over the past years and how to better reach veterans grappling with these issues.

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  Stories of Resistance and Protest

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  Setting the Scene for Change: The Future of Theatre

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  Religion in the Public Sphere

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  Placemaking and the Politics of Land

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  Dis…Miss Gender? Artists and Writers on Gender Today

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  Creating New Futures through the Arts

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  Living Long & Living Well: Longevity Today

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  Muslim Inclusion and Empowerment: from Hollywood to Higher Education

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  Mending America: Overcoming Our Political and Cultural Divides

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  Laughing Matters: The History and Power of Comedy

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  Net Zero: California Climate Policy and The Future of Energy

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  Confronting L.A.’s Housing Crisis

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  BONUS EPISODE: Queer Bodies: Gender and Power in Art and Society

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  Crossing Borders: Stories of Struggle, Survival, and Community

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  Neurodiversity: Lived Experience, Advocacy and Allyship

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  Why extreme weather, not climate change, drives concerns about water safety