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April 20, 1999, September 10, 2025, And The Future
Season 4 Episode 142
Two dates. Separated by decades. Bound by a thread we’d all prefer didn’t exist. Cal revisits the first—a day etched in memory that too many now treat as common behavior. He weighs the second—fresh i…
Published on 8 hours ago
Great Advice From George Raveling
Season 4 Episode 141
Raveling passed away early this month at 88 after living a life shaped by being in the right place at the right time — and knowing what to do when he got there. As a boy, after losing his father and …
Published on 1 week ago
Billie Eilish & My Friend Phillip
Season 4 Episode 140
Billie Eilish was just 13 when she recorded the song Ocean Eyes in the bedroom of her home and her brother Finneas uploaded it to SoundCloud. Within weeks, hundreds of thousands had listened to it. T…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Old Is New In The Age of AI
Season 4 Episode 139
Cal was ready to dump his storage bins of CDs, tape cassettes, and DVDs — until he discovered a twist: the world is racing back to the very things he was about to throw away. Parents are pulling out …
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Last Book Written By A Human
Season 4 Episode 138
Cal sits down with Jeff Burningham, author of The Last Book Written by a Human, to unpack the AI tidal wave about to hit classrooms, boardrooms, governments, and even religions. This isn’t doomscroll…
Published on 4 weeks ago
If The NFL Can Overlook Shedeur Sanders, What Are Algorithms Doing To You?
Season 4 Episode 137
The NFL passed on Shedeur Sanders — son of Deion “Prime Time” Sanders — through the first four rounds of its 2025 draft, despite the quarterback’s two electric seasons in college with Heisman trophy …
Published on 1 month ago
Jim Carrey’s $10 Million Lesson
Season 4 Episode 136
Jim Carrey’s $10 Million Lesson
Cal has an epiphany as he’s giving one of his storytelling workshops. He’s able to tie the thought to the moment in 1985 when a down and out actor named Jim Carrey wr…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
First A Scam, Then The Future Of Trust
Season 4 Episode 135
On a sunny Sunday morning, Cal shares breakfast with friends—when a woman reveals how a shady third-party travel site jacked up her airline ticket price. It was no fluke: The company is flooded with …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Your New Therapist: Talk To Ash
Season 4 Episode 134
It was during the pandemic when Cal first realized how many people were searching for mental health professionals and couldn’t find them. Cal wished everyone could have access to the best therapist h…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
De Niro And A Day Of No Regrets
Season 4 Episode 133
Cal has long believed the best way to avoid regret is to really listen when someone talks about theirs. One answer came to him during an interview with the actor Robert De Niro. Another, just recentl…
Published on 2 months ago