The 2 Best Need A Lift? with Tim Shriver Podcast Episodes
1) How a Sandy Hook Parent Turned Devastation Into Love and Action
Scarlett Lewis remembers feeling like there was no future for her. “I literally had this thought that I was going to dissolve,” she tells Tim, recounting the days after the death of her son Jesse at t...Show More
2) Min Jin Lee Wants You To Know How Much She Loves You
Author Min Jin Lee’s novels have received accolades and awards, but they’ve also gotten some horrified responses from readers. “They would cite a page where something really terrible happened to one o...Show More
3) From Opponents to Friends: David Axelrod & Karl Rove on Grief and Why the American People Are Better Than Our Politics
David Axelrod and Karl Rove are two of the most influential political strategists of our time. Axelrod helped shape President Barack Obama's journey to the White House. Rove was "The Architect" behind...Show More
4) Redefining Masculinity: Men’s Rites of Passage with Sam Shriver and Alan Jonagan
In the final episode of our four-part Redefining Masculinity series, we turn to one of the oldest tools for transformation: the rite of passage. Across cultures and generations, rites of passage have ...Show More
5) Redefining Masculinity: How Caring For Boys Emotions Builds Resilient & Healthy Men
Ruth Whippman grew up with her sister in the UK, attending an all-girls school. In adulthood, when she pictured parenting, she usually pictured parenting a daughter. “My life was so dominated by girls...Show More
6) Redefining Masculinity: How This Girl-Dad Influencer Found Himself Through Being a Father
When he was a kid, Simon Hooper says his dad was a calm, constant presence in his life. “I don't remember him ever raising his voice really,” he tells Tim. That stood in contrast to some of his father...Show More
7) Redefining Masculinity: Becoming A Comprehensive Man with Jason Wilson
In the first episode of our series exploring what healthy masculinity can be for men today, Tim sits down with Jason Wilson, a martial artist, mentor, best-selling author, and founder of The Cave of A...Show More
8) How to Invest In 'Soul Currency' with Dr. Corey Keyes
In high school, Dr. Corey Keyes was thriving as a star athlete and top student. Yet, on the inside, he felt numb, restless, and on autopilot. Afraid that this emptiness might follow him forever, he se...Show More
9) America, Unfiltered: Documenting the Soul of a Nation
“What does it mean to be a true American?” That’s the question filmmakers Horacio Marquinez and Kirill Myltsev asked thousands of people during a nine-month road trip across America at the height...Show More
10) Why Story-Telling Is the Operating System of the Human Brain
For John Bucher, storytelling matters. It’s how we make sense of the world around us and define the boundaries of what we think is possible, and he’s spent a lot of time exploring how the Hero’s Journ...Show More