This Sustainable Life Podcast
1) 281: People don't want to do small things. They want to do meaningful things.
The notes I read from for this episode:People don't want to do small things. They want to do things that matter.Stop telling people small things they can do except as part of everything. Find things t...Show More
2) 833: Aaron Blaise: A Master Disney Director and Animator on Self Expression, Leadership, and Nature
Aaron and I met after I got to see a screening of his recent short animated film Snow Bear. I knew about Aaron's achievements from participating in some of the biggest animated movies of all time...Show More
3) 832: Robert Fullilove, part 4: Action in the Center of Civil Rights in the 1960s
Dr. Bob worked in the heart of the US Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. He shares stories of his interactions with Stokely Carmichael (later Kwame Ture), John Lewis, and more.In earlier conversation...Show More
4) 831: Glenn Hubbard: Dean of Columbia Business School on Adam Smith and Leadership
I can't help but call Glenn "Dean Hubbard" since I met him as a student at Columbia Business School. That was 2005, making him one of the guests I've known the longest.I invited him to the podcast aft...Show More
5) 830: Jo Nemeth, part 2: Nature improves time with loved ones
We jumped in to talking about her Spodek Method commitment. She lives in a suburban area. There's a place near her that borders on bush, which I guess is Australian for undeveloped land. This spot wit...Show More
6) 829: Adam Galinsky, part 1: Do you love being inspired? He wrote the book on it.
Adam teaches leadership at Columbia Business School, where I learned there were classes in leadership, which changed the direction of my life. Regular listeners know I consider leadership the most imp...Show More
7) 828: Richard Reeves: For Boys and Men: support and love over misunderstanding
When people talk about helping men, a lot of people think any and maybe every man might just have latent misogyny, so helping him risks augmenting misogyny. Richard Reeves has researched the situation...Show More
8) 827: Chris Berdik: Scientific American loved his book Clamor (so did I)
Sound pollution is pollution. You know it's been growing for your whole life with little sign of decreasing.I wish I lived in a world with less sound pollution, but given that I do, I'd rather be awar...Show More
9) 826: Jo Nemeth, part 1: Living without money frees her to do what she loves
Can you imagine living without money? Humans lived without money for 250,000 years, so it's not necessary for life. Money seems like an invention on par with the big ones, like fire, the wheel, writin...Show More
10) 825: Ryan Mandelbaum, part 2: Rising to the challenge of random acts of friendliness
Ryan shares his experience approaching people to share in his joy. The task is not easy anywhere, least of all the Bronx, where he doesn't live but was visiting.Do people in the big city want to hear ...Show More