Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUPSTREAM: Solving Problems Before They Happen
We knew a pandemic was coming. We knew our police were treating some of us differently than others. So why were we so unprepared for what happened? I…
5 years, 5 months ago
CIVILIZATION: Recalculating the Price of Progress
Cutting-edge science, music and art, powerful technology, plentiful food. It’s no wonder we sing the praises of civilization. But do we really have i…
5 years, 6 months ago
TOGETHER: A Doctor’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…
5 years, 6 months ago
WEIRDNESS: How to Make it Your Superpower
Olga Khazan describes weirdness as not fitting neatly into a box — regardless of what that box may be. It doesn’t just make other people see you as d…
5 years, 6 months ago
BOYS & SEX: Coming of Age in America
Hook-ups, sexting, friends with benefits, ubiquitous porn — sometimes it seems like boys today are growing up in a world of easy sex and mindless gra…
5 years, 6 months ago
FRIENDSHIP: The Science and Power of Life’s Deepest Bond
Friends aren’t just fun to hang out with and handy in a pinch. They’re also a biological necessity. Rufus talks to journalist Lydia Denworth, author …
5 years, 7 months ago
THINKING AHEAD: How to Make Life’s Big Decisions
We all face fork-in-the-road moments in our lives. In his 2005 bestseller “Blink,” Next Big Idea Club curator (and this episode’s guest interviewer) …
5 years, 7 months ago
LISTENING: What You’re Missing and Why it Matters
In the cacophony of modern life, it can seem that talking, scoring points, and being heard are more important than paying attention to what others ha…
5 years, 7 months ago
SUCCESSFUL AGING: How to Live a Full, Long Life
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic, we're living longer, on average, than at any time in history. So why do so many of us act like our last decades are …
5 years, 7 months ago
Rethinking Big Ideas: Adam Grant on Finding Balance
For the grand finale of our stay-at-home miniseries, Rufus talks about work-life balance, the future of education, and the addictive nature of genero…
5 years, 8 months ago