Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk Podcast
1) Ep. 144: Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction with David George Haskell
“Going out and listening is one of the most enjoyable things we do—and fruitful. By paying attention, we feed our imagination, we feed our creativity, we renew ourselves. We bust out of the algorithms...Show More
2) Ep. 143: Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian and the War that Made the Roman Empire with Barry Strauss
"In our society, you've done your job as a citizen if you've voted, done jury duty, and paid your taxes. But Athenian democracy was direct democracy, not representative democracy-- so every citizen ha...Show More
3) Ep. 142: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet
"How do we make the case for and understand the necessity for intact forest ecosystems in a way that will resonate with people, and in a language that's accessible to the non scientist and the non spe...Show More
4) Ep. 141: The Lifelong Passion for Music with Jorja Fleezanis
"I listen to classical music very specifically because I need to be able to feel at the end of what I'm listening to like I'm able confront the darkest sides of what I'm experiencing as well. I feel c...Show More
5) Ep. 140: The Making of Great Leaders with David Gergen
“The idea of national service is to get people in urban America to live in rural America, and vice versa. I think people who get exposed to that want change. People want to be proud of what their gene...Show More
6) Ep. 139: The Disappearance of Insects with Oliver Milman
"We are going to be facing food shortages because there's less pollination and more people. We need to be able to grow food, and insects are the only ones that can do what they do." Oliver Milman, env...Show More
7) Ep. 138: The Enduring Power of the First Amendment with Stuart Brotman
"How do we create a better free speech culture? How do students learn things like the first amendment in school and in their peer groups? What if at sports events before we sing the National Anthem we...Show More
8) Ep. 137: Cutting Edge Ethics with Susan Liautaud
"Ethics is everywhere. It's in the arts, it's in entrepreneurship, it's in family, and business. No matter what walk of life, no matter your passion, ethics is the great connector both for individuals...Show More
9) Ep. 136: A Defense of the Arts with Jed Perl
“There’s this kind of visceral dimension to art that is at the core of art. Understanding the why and how is very important too, but we all want to keep in touch with that immediate pow—that thing tha...Show More
10) Ep. 135: Journey of the Mind and How Thinking Emerged from Chaos
“We have a privileged position. It has always been grand in the thinking that we humans are unique and special. We must look back to see how connected we are. That we are part of a continuum.” Two neu...Show More