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The New Norm

Hosted by Alix Spiegel, Lulu Miller and Hanna Rosin Jun. 18, 2016
Social and emotional norms determine so much of our behavior: how we dress, talk, eat, and even what we feel. So, can deeply entrenched emotional norms be changed?

Hosts Alix Spiegel and Hanna Rosin have the story of what happened when McDonald's employees in Russia learned to smile, and workers on a Louisiana oil rig learned to cry. 

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Image: Kristen Uroda for NPR

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Alix Spiegel, Lulu Miller, Hanna Rosin

Producer:

Anne Gudenkauf

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