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Go To on Saying No and Embracing "Good Enough"
Season 1 Episode 256
In this episode, Kelly shares a piece of writing she's kept in her drawer for years about the power of choosing "good enough." She reflects on her mo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Deep Dive with Max Stier on Expertise
Season 1 Episode 304
There are people working inside the federal government right now solving problems so enormous and so unglamorous that most of us will never know thei…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Deep Dive with Michael Lewis on Devotion
Season 1 Episode 305
Michael Lewis went looking for the people holding this country together and found something he didn't expect — not just competence, but a kind of dev…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thanks For Being Here - "What Makes a Home?"
Season 1 Episode 231
What is it that actually makes a home? Is it four walls? A neighborhood? A partner? Or is it something far less expected?
In this week's Thanks For Be…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Go To on the Unsung
Season 1 Episode 255
Who's actually holding this country together? Not the people you see on cable news. Kelly delivered this talk at Montana Festival (2026) as a love l…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thanks For Being Here - Nancy Brown's Essay "Cincinnatus"
Season 1 Episode 230
Kelly shares a Marine Corps wife's essay (titled "Cincinnatus") honoring her husband's quiet retirement after 20 years of service. Instead of ceremon…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Go To on The Repair Gap
Season 1 Episode 257
An apology is not a transaction. Kelly learned this the hard way — and if you've ever said sorry and then immediately started asking if you're forgiv…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Deep Dive with Claire Danes and Kate Bowler - Book Clubbing with Kelly Part 3
Season 1 Episode 303
Sadly, this is the last conversation with Claire Danes and Kate Bowler about what makes life worth all the trouble, worry and suffering. In this free…
2 months ago
Thanks For Being Here - A Pretty Short Eulogy for a Very Tall Father
Season 1 Episode 229
Some people meet old age and loss with bitterness. Dick Bolz met it with gratitude so genuine it left everyone around him a little changed. Lutheran …
2 months ago
Go To on Figuring Out Who You're Serving
Season 1 Episode 256
Ten years ago, when Kelly's dad Greenie was nearing the end of his life, she stumbled onto a question that quietly reorganized the way she has moved …
2 months ago