Podcast Episodes

#450: How to Make Time For What Really Matters Every Day [RE-BROADCAST]

This is a re-broadcast. The episode originally ran in October 2018.

Do your days seem like a continuous blur of busyness, and yet you don’t seem to …

5 years, 10 months ago

#641: How Eisenhower Led — A Conversation with Ike's Granddaughter

From guiding the Allies to victory in World War II as supreme commander, to steering the ship of state for eight years as one of the country's least …

5 years, 10 months ago

#640: Weird and Wonderful Ways to Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

When people start on a self-development journey, they'll sometimes create a bucket list -- all the things, all the typically exciting and pleasurable…

5 years, 10 months ago

#639: Why You Should Learn the Lost Art of Rhetoric

For thousands of years, the study of rhetoric was a fundamental part of a man's education. Though it ceased to be commonly taught in the 19th century…

5 years, 10 months ago

#638: How Changing Your Breathing Can Change Your Life

When we think about improving our health, we typically think about altering our diet, trying to exercise more, and taking vitamins and supplements. B…

5 years, 10 months ago

#637: What Poker Can Teach You About Luck, Skill, and Mastering Yourself

Maria Konnikova, who has her Ph.D in psychology and studies human behavior, had never played poker when she approached Eric Seidel, a renowned player…

5 years, 10 months ago

#636: Why You Overeat and What to Do About It

We all know the basics of losing weight: don't consume more calories than your body needs. And yet many of us still overeat anyway, sometimes continu…

5 years, 10 months ago

#635: The Existentialist's Survival Guide

Life isn't an easy road to navigate. We're moody creatures, susceptible to an array of psychological setbacks, emotional ups and downs, fruitless sea…

5 years, 10 months ago

#634: How to Design Conversations That Matter

We typically don't think much about how we structure a conversation. We just sort of wing it and hope for the best. But my guest today argues that al…

5 years, 10 months ago

#633: The World and Vision of Lakota Medicine Man Black Elk

When he was nine years old in 1872, Black Elk, a member of the Lakota tribe, had a near-death vision in which he was called to save not only his peop…

5 years, 11 months ago