"Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure" by Maggie Jackson
Today, author Maggie Jackson offers a guide to flourishing in times of flux and angst by harnessing the overlooked power of our uncertainty.
5 Tammi 202415min
"What the Taliban Told Me" By Ian Fritz
Have you ever met an airborne cryptologic linguist? No? Well, today's your lucky day. We're joined by Ian Fritz who has written a new memoir about coming-of-age in a war that is lost.
4 Tammi 202410min
"Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way)" by Roma Agrawal
A structural engineer examines the basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world.
3 Tammi 202416min
"Sweat: A History of Exercise" by Bill Hayes
Exercise isn't just our modern obsession: the ancients were keen on it, too. That's according to award-winning journalist Bill Hayes, who joins us today to describe how our fanaticism for working out ...
2 Tammi 202415min
Best Of: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing (with Brad Stulberg)
Change is not the exception, it’s the rule. Today, Brad Stulberg ("Master of Change") tells us how to deal with it.
1 Tammi 202410min
Best Of: Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks shares a few tips on how to do it from his new book — co-written with the one and only...
29 Joulu 202315min
Best Of: Rainn Wilson ("The Office") on Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
Actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson ("The Office") explores the problem-solving benefits that spirituality gives us to create solutions for an increasingly challenging world.
28 Joulu 202314min
Best Of: Shankar Vedantam on the Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain
Today, Shankar Vedantam, host of "Hidden Brain," walks us through the surprising role of self-deception in human flourishing.
27 Joulu 202316min
