Nearly 30% of households in the United States are now single-person homes. In this episode, Steve Burns talks with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg about why more people are living alone than ever before - and what that shift means for relationships, happiness, and society.

From the psychology of solitude to the role of technology and dating apps, they explore how our relationships are evolving and why living alone doesn’t always mean being lonely. A fascinating look at one of the biggest social changes of our time.

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Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 22 | Angela Santomero & Traci Paige Johnson

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Angela Santomero and Tracy Paige Johnson, the creative forces behind Blue’s Clues, join Steve Burns for a 30-year reunion that goes far beyond nostalgia. They go deep behind the scenes to share never before heard stories.

Why did they cast Steve?

How the show almost didn’t make it to air.

The spinoff you never heard about.

They also discuss why pauses mattered more than punchlines, how Mr. Rogers directly shaped the show’s DNA, and the risk of telling preschoolers, “You can do anything.” It’s a deep dive into how it all happened and why the impact still resonates decades later.

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Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 22 | Angela Santomero & Traci Paige Johnson

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There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back.

Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth?

Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together.

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Malala Yousafzai joins Steve Burns for an intimate, wide-ranging conversation about surviving the Taliban, winning the Nobel Peace Prize at 17, and growing up under a global spotlight as “the bravest girl in the world.” Malala also opens up about college life, falling in love, online scrutiny, panic attacks, and therapy. In a candid look at mental health and public expectations, she redefines bravery. It’s a human conversation about resilience, growth, and staying true to yourself.

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Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 21 | Malala Yousafzai

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The legendary Bill Nye joins Steve Burns for an honest, fun, and - occasionally unsettling - conversation about one deceptively simple question: how do people decide what’s true? Nye breaks down why intellectual shortcuts are so tempting, why conspiracy thinking spreads so easily, and why the scientific method remains the most reliable tool for separating fact from fiction.

And they reflect on whether they failed their mission to educate audiences.

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Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 20 | Bill Nye

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In this episode of Alive with Steve Burns, Steve sits down with journalist and firearms expert Stephen Gutowski for a calm, clear-eyed conversation about how guns came to occupy such a powerful place in American life and identity.

Together, they unpack how firearms shifted from practical tools into national mythology - and where that has landed us as a nation today.

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Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 19 | Steve Gutowski

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[Original air date: September 17, 2025] Steve and Jamie discuss what it means to be real and be human in a world of manufactured authenticity.

Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress, producer, and children’s author. She has won numerous awards (Academy Award, BAFTA, Primetime Emmy, among others) and is considered one of the original scream queens. She is known for her iconic roles in the Halloween franchise, A Fish Called Wanda, Perfect, and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

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In this episode, Steven talks with death doula Alua Arthur about how to prepare for the end of life before it becomes an emergency, and why doing so is one of the most generous things you can do for the people you love.

They walk through what end-of-life planning actually entails: wills, advance directives, healthcare proxies, power of attorney, medical decisions, and how to have these conversations with your family before a crisis forces them. Alua breaks down what matters most, what’s often misunderstood, and where people tend to get stuck.

This grounded, honest conversation about mortality also explores grief, regret, family dynamics, and why so many end-of-life choices are made for the comfort of the living rather than the wishes of the dying. Alua explains how you can find peace from planning, break through this award subject with loved ones, and maybe even live life a little more mindfully.

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Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 18 | Alua Arthur

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What does masculinity actually mean in a world where the old rules no longer seem to apply?

Social scientist Richard Reeves joins the show for a clear-eyed, data-driven conversation about why so many men feel untethered - and why the loudest online answers are mostly wrong. From “strength under control” to the quiet crisis facing boys and young men, this is a conversation about purpose, identity, and what masculinity is for, not what it’s against.

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