Life Examined Podcast
1) Robert Macfarlane: "Is a River Alive?"
Robert Macfarlane of Cambridge University shares his extraordinary journey writing and researching his latest book “Is a River Alive?” and explains why a river can be viewed very much as a metaphor fo...Show More
2) When to medicate the mind with Laura Delano
Laura Delano is the author of “UNSHRUNK: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance." As you’ll hear, Laura Delano speaks from first hand experience - diagnosed as a teenager with bipolar disorder, D...Show More
3) Yale happiness guru Laurie Santos on the power of time off and modern parenting traps
Laurie Santos talks about the power of a sabbatical, burn out, and her new online course titled: “The Science of Well-Being for Parents” —a direct result of discovering just how much pressure, stress...Show More
4) Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor of Gladness"
Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese American poet, essayist, novelist and professor of modern poetry and poetics at New York University. Some of you may already be familiar with his best-selling debut novel, ...Show More
5) “He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie remember Pope Francis
Pico Iyer, essayist and author of numerous books including “The Half Known Life:In Search of Paradise ” and most recently “Aflame: Learning from Silence,” reflects ...Show More
6) Midweek Reset: Life: less itinerary - more flow
This week, economist and author of “Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us,” Russ Roberts offers a different perspective and approach to tackling some of life’s bigge...Show More
7) Brainwashing; the history and complexity of coercive persuasion
Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science at Harvard University and author of “The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-persuasion,” talks about the origins...Show More
8) Midweek Reset: The Myths of Meritocracy
This week, Michael Sandel, professor of political philosophy at Harvard University and author of “The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?” addresses the myth of merit...Show More
9) Fred Luskin: ‘forgiveness is being at peace with your life.’
Fred Luskin, director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Project, reflects on the nature of forgiveness and the value of letting go of grievances.
10) Midweek Reset: Super communicators
This week, Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author of Supercommunicators; How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection talks about why some people are just better at conversation...Show More