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Penn Today’s “Understand This …” is a monthly podcast from the University of Pennsylvania tackling big problems with smart thinkers. Each episode joins together two experts from the University’s faculty, from different disciplines, to tackle topics of the day and of our time through unique lenses. This is a podcast for interdisciplinary minds and, more broadly, anyone who’s ever completed a puzzle with the help of a friend who saw the bigger picture from a slightly different angle.

Deborah Tannen, author of the best seller about women and men You Just Don't Understand, here tackles the mother-daughter relationship. She discusses ways to communicate with family members and improve your most passionate relationships. Tannen is also the author of I Only Say This Because I Love You, You're Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation, and That's Not What I Meant!. She is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University....