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Grappling with the realities of the climate crisis can be incredibly discouraging—especially when we feel powerless, paralyzed, or don't know where to start. In light of the potentially dark future on our horizon, here's a list of resources we've compiled for existing—and resisting—in the face of impending climate disruption.

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What happens when you treat artificial intelligence with unconditional love?

Producer B.A. Parker is in the strange position of being simultaneously remembered and forgotten.

As a parent, what do you do when your four-year-old starts telling you about memories you don't recognize? Memories that he claims are from a past life?

A story about trying to sort fact versus fiction, how destabilizing that can be, and a very strange confrontation with the truth.

Richard Kraft was in a fog of grief when he bought his first Disney collectible at an auction. But once he started he couldn't stop. What's the role of positive distraction in the face of adversity?

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LINA MISITZIS, BYLINE: In 2015, Jack did something brazen and romantic - the kind of gesture movies end on and history textbooks hinge wars on. He went and saw about a girl.

JACK PETERSON: Just flew down there, like, in the middle of the night. I just showed up where I thought she was staying.

What would it be like if you could control your mood with a hand held device?

In this episode of Invisibilia, we explore our relationship with uncertainty through the eyes of a chief meteorologist.

What is the relationship between the version of you that lives online and the one that walks around the earth?

Invisibilia is aware of the objections raised on social media in response to our recent episode about pain, called "The Fifth Vital Sign." We regret that the story was shared on some platforms using the word "cure," which was not our intended message about this treatment program.

We look at how our culture's massive effort to address pain has paradoxically increased it. And we follow one young girl as she struggles through a bizarre and extreme treatment program.

Five years ago, Leena Sanzgiri was living her childhood dream...New York city apartment, job at Vogue, and a boyfriend she planned to marry. Until the July day she woke up in the hospital, and everything changed.

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An uncomfortable encounter with a stranger sets producer Abby Wendle on a quest to answer the question: who do you let in and who do you keep out? In her search for balance between openness and caution – she navigates the struggles of her long-distance relationship and chats up musician John Prine.

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Mike Kane (@Mike_Kane_TV) is an Emmy-award-winning producer and writer in the DC area. His work has appeared on PBS, Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet and more. He has been performing stories on stage for more than seven years has performed in Story District's Top Shelf show four times.

Carly Ciarrocchi (@carlyciarrocchi) is a Brooklyn-based performer.

Today we introduce you to Allie n Steve, who is one person. For half the day she can be Allie and the other half he is Steve. For many of us this would be a disorienting experience. But after a shattering experience in their life, Allie n Steve has learned to live comfortably in this in between space. And Allie n Steve has lessons to teach us about the beauty of not retreating to black and white. We also talk to a woman who suffers from a little known condition called "maladaptive daydreaming." She is who is so addicted to her fantasy life that she's finding it hard to manage her real one.