Podcast Episodes

You Have to Be More Careful Now

Episode 1819

Before, you could wing it. But now? Now that you have kids? Now that you are maturing...or at least older? Now it’s a whole different ballgame.

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Published on 10 hours ago

It Would Be Weird If This Didn’t Happen

Episode 1818

You're not quite as productive. You're not as career-driven. Your boss or your friends or your peers or even your fans, maybe they wonder what happened to you.

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Published on 1 day, 10 hours ago

It’s About Learning How to Live

Episode 1817

No child thinks they need a philosopher. Most adults don’t either. Yet no matter our age, we all have problems. 

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Published on 2 days, 10 hours ago

The Problem is Trying to Do Two Things at Once

Episode 1816

You tried to do two things at once, and now you’re getting frustrated with them, instead of yourself. That was your mistake.

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Published on 3 days, 10 hours ago

There Is No Right Way

Episode 1815

When you read parenting books, it’s hard not to get the distinct sense that there is a right way to parent. 

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Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

Let the Past IGNITE Their Future | Doris Kearns Goodwin

Episode 1814

In today's episode, Ryan and Doris Kearns Goodwin discuss how parents can teach history to their children, encouraging curiosity in kids, and the importance of maintaining the love for history in edu…

Published on 6 days, 11 hours ago

Why Can’t You Enjoy This?

Episode 1813

You wanted this for so long. To have this happy family. And what are you doing with it?

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Published on 1 week ago

We Need This as Much as Our Kids Do

Episode 1812

As parents, we need philosophy just as much as our kids do. Parenting demands the four Stoic virtues: courage (to do what’s hard), discipline (to follow through), justice (to do what’s right), and wi…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

It’s Good They Make You Do This

Episode 1811

They make us sit down for meals. They pull us away from our desks. They made it harder, if not impossible, to multi-task. They get us to put the phone down.

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Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Are You Making Them Hungry?

Episode 1810

For generations, some parents have tried withholding praise, withholding pride, withholding approval so that their kids don’t feel entitled to it. The idea is that this will make them hungry, make th…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago