Podcast Episodes

Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman

Patrick Hutchison quit his office job and moved to a cabin in the woods. Here's what he learned.

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Are We Living in an Age of Magical Overthinking?

Why does living in the so-called Information Age only seem to make life more confusing? Amanda Montell has some surprising answers.

1 year ago

Best Of: No-BS Secrets to Success

Jim VandeHei co-founded two highly influential news outlets, Politico and Axios. But as he explains in today's episode, his path to success was far f…

1 year ago

Best Of: How to Get Unstuck

Adam Alter, author of "Anatomy of a Breakthrough," offers up a groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, …

1 year ago

Best Of: An Ugly Sweater’s Hidden Wisdom

In the early days of the Covid lockdown, many of us took up new hobbies, like playing guitar or baking bread. But Peggy Orenstein went a little furth…

1 year ago

Best Of: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens

Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama’s United States Agency for International Devel…

1 year ago

Best Of: Anyone Can Become a Supercommunicator — Even You

Charles Duhigg, the bestselling author of "Power of Habit," is on the show today to explain what marital spats, NASA interviews, and gun rights debat…

1 year ago

Best Of: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age

Katherine May, the New York Times–bestselling author of Wintering, invites us to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all.

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1 year ago

A Curious History of the Gut

Elsa Richardson shares five big ideas from her book "Rumbles: A Curious History of the Gut."

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Can You Save Civilization by Getting Married?

Nothing predicts happiness better than a good marriage, says University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox.

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