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Jim O'Shaughnessy: Life on Wall Street and Beyond
Investor and writer Jim O'Shaughnessy came on The Hope Axis and shared his Theory of Life. We talked about…probably everything? The 80s on Wall Stree…
1 year, 4 months ago
Zena Hitz: The Purpose of an Intellectual Life
The one and only Zena Hitz — Tutor at St. John's College and author of one of my favourite books 'Lost in Thought — joined me to talk about Plato and…
1 year, 4 months ago
Irina Dumitrescu: Can We Understand the People of the Past?
Medieval scholar Irina Dumitrescu and I talk about the medieval mindset, faith, doubt, sex, and suicide. And also Margery Kempe and fame, heretics an…
1 year, 5 months ago
Sarah Haider: Neo-Religion, New Atheists, Ex-Muslims, and Spiritual Quests
Writer, podcaster, and activist Sarah Haider joined me to discuss New Atheism, neo-religion, spiritual journeys, Cultural Islam. We reminisced about …
1 year, 6 months ago
Paul Millerd: Self-Liberation, Self-Publishing, Self-Knowledge
Season 1 Episode 14
Writer and community builder Paul Millerd joined me to discuss his two excellent self-published books The Pathless Path and Good Work, as well as: Sc…
1 year, 7 months ago
Reggie James: Spiritual Technology
Co-founder and CEO of the GenZ media company Eternal, Reggie James joined me to talk about how technology could better serve people's spiritual - eve…
1 year, 7 months ago
Cartoons Hate Her: Marriage, Women, the Gender Wars - Fantasy vs Reality
Season 1 Episode 12
The brilliant anonymous blogger Cartoons Hate Her joined me to explore dating and attraction, marriage and work, raising children and being in the me…
1 year, 7 months ago
A. Natasha Joukovsky: Status and Mythology
Novelist and essayist A. Natasha Joukovksy joined me to talk about status and attraction, mimesis and uniformity, Girard and Austen, Batuman and Kier…
1 year, 8 months ago
Dwarkesh Patel: The Art of Getting Started and Noticed
Podcaster star Dwarkesh Patel on how his eponymous podcast started, how his niche interests empower him, what he learned about scene-building and get…
1 year, 8 months ago
Emma Acker: Death Doulas, The Art of Dying, The Logistics of the End
Professional end-of-life doula Emma Acker joined me to discuss the mystery of dying -- and the forgotten art of being there with the dying. Her job i…
1 year, 9 months ago