Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHURT SO GOOD: The Pleasures of Suffering (Paul Bloom & Susan Cain)
Some people think humans are natural pleasure seekers. But not psychologist Paul Bloom. In his new book, “The Sweet Spot,” Paul says we’re pain seeke…
3 years, 9 months ago
EMPIRE: Why Ray Dalio Thinks We May Be Headed for Civil War
History, in the eyes of legendary investor Ray Dalio, is a perpetual motion machine. Nations rise and fall according to an inevitable cycle where pea…
3 years, 10 months ago
TIME MANAGEMENT FOR MORTALS: Malcolm Gladwell and Oliver Burkeman
“The average human lifespan is absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short.” So begins Oliver Burkeman’s new book, “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Managemen…
3 years, 10 months ago
EVENING ROCKET: Decoding Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Visions of the Future
When it comes to Elon Musk, it can be hard to separate the man from the myth. But in her new podcast, “The Evening Rocket,” Harvard historian and New…
3 years, 10 months ago
GOOD ANXIETY: Can You Turn Worrying Into a Superpower?
To fret is human. That’s according to recent estimates that suggest 90 percent of the population experiences anxiety. And because anxiety, even in mi…
4 years ago
HACK YOUR HABITS: The Science of Making Changes That Stick
Why is it so hard to break bad habits and replace them with good ones? You may think it all comes down to willpower. But social psychologist Wendy Wo…
4 years ago
TOGETHER: The Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health and Happiness
When Dr. Vivek Murthy became U.S. Surgeon General in 2014, he went on a listening tour. What he heard surprised him. Americans were lonely, and it wa…
4 years ago
SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGIES: Two Scientists Debate the Benefits of Religion
The science is clear: people who engage in spiritual practices live longer, happier, healthier lives. For the past few years, two researchers — Dave …
4 years ago
DAWN OF EVERYTHING: The True History of Humanity
What if everything we think we know about the history of our species is wrong? That’s the provocative question at the heart of a new book by today’s …
4 years ago
DOPAMINE NATION: Why the Modern World Puts Us All at Risk for Addiction
In “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” Dr. Anna Lembke says today’s superabundance of pleasurable stimuli makes us all vulne…
4 years, 1 month ago