The Surprising Power of Big Mistakes
1️⃣ Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You by Joshua Steiner and Michael Lynton 2️⃣ Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy Edmondson 🔗 Sponsored By: Shopify —...
12 Maalis 24min
What Pain Can Teach Us
We begin with Darcey Steinke, who shares five key insights from her new book, This Is the Door: The Body, Pain, and Faith. And then in the second half of the show, we hear from Anushay Hossain about h...
11 Maalis 21min
Why the Universe Keeps Getting More Interesting
First, Michael Wong and Robert Hazen propose a new scientific theory that suggests complexity — from life to technology — emerges through a universal evolutionary process. Their new book is Time’s Sec...
10 Maalis 40min
The Science of Oversharing: Why Revealing More Builds Trust
We worry constantly about saying too much. But Leslie John says the bigger problem in our lives isn’t oversharing — it’s undersharing. When we default to silence instead of thoughtful honesty, we miss...
9 Maalis 25min
Was the War on Drugs the Worst Policy Failure in American History?
First, Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira Rehmatullah share big idea from their 2023 book, Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice. In the second half of the show, we’l...
6 Maalis 25min
After Atheism: One Writer’s Search for Faith
Christopher Beha on why evidence alone can’t answer life’s biggest questions — and why skepticism may be the first step toward belief. His new book is Why I Am Not an Atheist. And in the second half o...
5 Maalis 34min
The Hard Work of Loving Well
• Love’s Labor by Stephen Grosz • Finding the Words by Colin Campbell Sponsored By: NBID: Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/...
4 Maalis 26min
Space Babies and Martian Bones: How Leaving Earth Will Change Our Bodies
We're closer than ever to living on Mars — but evolution won't wait for us to get there. Sponsored By: Shopify: Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion: Try Custom Agents now at n...
3 Maalis 21min
