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The Sharin' Hour

Comedy EN ↓ 308 episodes

Hi. I’m Sheran James, resident Brit, so don’t hold it against me if I sound funny. The Sharin’ Hour (a pun on my name) is my attempt to “share” everything and everyone of interest I know in the hope they’ll be of equal interest to you. Stuff I look for is: what makes us all tick? Why do we choose the particular lives and careers we do? I like people’s backstories and to that end, I interview the most fascinating people I can find and/or dig out archival material where they’ve publicly expressed themselves. Or, I’ll pick some psychological topic to riff on and score it with relevant songs. A mi...

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Episodes

HOW TO SAY GOODBYE 12.09.2023 59:42

Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM explores how to deal with the various goodbyes we must face over a lifetime.

SMILE 30.07.2023 58:50

Our smile can make someone's day...for life. Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour reports.

THE SHADOW SELF 11.07.2023 58:31

Instead of repressing the inner parts of ourselves we consider unsavory or sinful, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung suggested we should embrace it, give it a much needed hug. Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour presents some arguments in favor.

WHEN THE WORLD IS GOOD 20.06.2023 59:41

The world is best and we are happier when we trust in it and our relationships, suggests Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM.

MEMORY 06.06.2023 59:58

What are our memories for, and are they forming or misforming us? Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour explores.

WHO IS ENGLANDS NEW KING CHARLES 20.05.2023 58:39

What kind of king will King Charles be? Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour examines this and coronations past.

FAITH (secular and non) to plus 58 18.04.2023 58:34

Flukes and Coincidences 14.03.2023 59:59

Is a fluke really a fluke, a coincidence really a coincidence? Why do some people encounter more coincidences than others? Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM explores.

New Years Concepts 24.01.2023 59:40

Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour offers some more fun and manageable ways to approach New Year's resolutions.

HOW TO BE A MAN 29.12.2022 58:12

A man's role is a more complicated thing these days. Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour explores.

Look What Ive Become 15.11.2022 58:52

Who did you imagine yourself becoming and did you become it? Our identity lies in one half of of our brain. Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour explores.

Heartache and heartbreak 25.10.2022 58:36

Relationships. One of you is often more invested than the other, hence heartache; but that can change, do an about turn. Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM has stories.

Acquired Situational Narcissists and Other Syndromes to plus 58 04.10.2022 58:28

The Sharin' Hour 10/3/22: ACQUIRED SITUATIONAL NARCISSISM Acquired Situational Narcissism and a bunch of other human/social syndromes (prosopagnosia, anyone?) examined by Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM.

INFLUENCERS 20.09.2022 59:49

Influencers. They're a new thing to be. How should we think of them? Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM explores...and more.

AWE to minus 60 31.08.2022 59:58

Feeling awe make us healthier and happier through its unique mental component. Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM suggests how and why to go in search of it.

NOT DYING to plus 59 09.08.2022 59:17

Want to live to 100? Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM has some clues how.

THINGS YOU CAN DO 06.07.2022 59:27

Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM offers some fun and/or valuable things you can do for yourself and/or others (poop research, anyone?).

The Sharin' Hour 6/20/22: AWKWARD PEOPLE 21.06.2022 59:57

We could learn a lot from socially awkward people, concludes Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM.

The Sharin' Hour 5/30/21: HOW TO BREATHE 01.06.2022 58:26

It's the thing we do without thinking until we don't. But applying thought to its application can provide major unexpected health benefits. Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM quotes from James Nestor's book BREATH.

The Sharin' Hour 5/9/22: HOW NOT TO RAISE A BRAT 10.05.2022 58:00

It can be hard not to indulge your kids when you've got the means. But you can also teach them not to take their privilege for granted. Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM shares advice on how, from a few experts.

The Sharin' Hour 4/25/22: WHEN AI is not AOK 26.04.2022 59:05

We're told not to worry about artificial intelligence taking over...but let's do worry. Sheran James of KX FM's The Sharin' Hour presents prognoses from experts in the field.

The Sharin' Hour 4/11/22: PAUL AND SANDRINE BOWLER 12.04.2022 59:58

Former Cirque de Soleil performers and new Laguna Beach residents, English Olympic gymnast Paul Bowler and his Corsican ballet dancer wife Sandrine, talk to The Sharin' Hour's Sheran James about their upbringings, careers and adventures.

The Sharin' Hour 3/28/22: BOREDOM 29.03.2022 59:55

How interesting is boredom? Well quite, it turns out, re what's going on with us physiologically as well as emotionally. Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM discovers there's an upside to boredom, despite what our parents insinuated.

The Sharin' Hour 3/7/22: FRIENDSHIP 08.03.2022 59:02

Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM explores the science of friendship: what it means to be a friend and its biological as well as emotional importance in our lives.

The Sharin' Hour 1/14/22: COPING WITH FEAR 15.02.2022 59:58

If we're the authors of our fears, can we simply change the story we told ourselves? Sheran James of The Sharin' Hour on KX FM presents a variety of worriers who've discovered ways around their fears.