Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAlan Dienstag — Alzheimer's and the Spiritual Terrain of Memory
Episode 395
Alzheimer’s disease has been described as “the great unlearning.” But what does it reveal about the nature of human identity? What remains when memor…
11 years, 1 month ago
Arthur Zajonc and Michael McCullough — Mind and Morality: A Dialogue`
Episode 393
For several hundred years, much of scientific advance has been about exploring human beings, including their actions and choices, in terms of mechani…
11 years, 2 months ago
[Unedited] Arthur Zajonc and Michael McCullough
Episode 392
Arthur Zajonc is president of the Mind and Life Institute. He is emeritus professor of physics at Amherst College, where he taught from 1978 to 2012.…
11 years, 2 months ago
Eve Ensler — The Body After Cancer
Episode 391
Eve Ensler has helped women all over the world tell the stories of their lives through the stories of their bodies. Her play, “The Vagina Monologues,…
11 years, 2 months ago
[Unedited] Eve Ensler with Krista Tippett
Episode 390
Eve Ensler is a Tony Award-winning playwright, performer, and activist. She is the author of “The Vagina Monologues” and “The Good Body.” Her memoir …
11 years, 2 months ago
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons and Lucas Johnson — The Movement, Remembered Forward
Episode 389
Wisdom for how we can move and heal our society in our time as the Civil Rights Movement galvanized its own. Lucas Johnson is bringing the art and pr…
11 years, 2 months ago
[Unedited] Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons and Lucas Johnson with Krista Tippett
Episode 388
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is assistant professor of religion at the University of Florida. She is also a member of the National Council of Elders. He…
11 years, 2 months ago
Brené Brown — The Courage to Be Vulnerable
Episode 387
Courage is borne out of vulnerability, not strength. This finding of Brené Brown’s research on shame and “wholeheartedness” shook the perfectionist g…
11 years, 3 months ago
[Unedited] Brené Brown with Krista Tippett (2013)
Episode 386
Brené Brown is Research Professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Her books include: “The Gifts of Imperfection” and “D…
11 years, 3 months ago
Reza Aslan — Islam's Reformation
Episode 385
In a probing and personal conversation, Reza Aslan opens a refreshing window on religion in the world and Islam in particular. It’s a longer view of …
11 years, 5 months ago