Ask Amanda Anything - Young Love, Oversharing, Presence
In this week's episode Amanda relfects on how to tell your story while protecting a teenager’s privacy, why intentional oversharing can build connection, and how Zen, Nonviolent Communication, and eve...
23 Loka 202537min
How Hyperpersuasion Hijacks Free Will (Rebecca Lemov)
Rebecca Lemov is the author of The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyperpersuasion, whose work explores how people are persuaded, manipulated, and sometimes brainwashed. In this ...
21 Loka 20251h 12min
Old School: Excellent Advice for Living (Kevin Kelly)
There's some wisdom you can only find when you're lost, which has led Kevin Kelly, senior Maverick and co-founder Wired magazine, to get lost intentionally through decades of travelling. Along the way...
17 Loka 202551min
Ask Amanda Anything - Star Trek Uniforms, Gaslighting, Disengagement
In this episode of Ask Amanda Anything, Amanda unpacks the complexity of memory, truth, and the quiet work of setting boundaries with those we love, even when love feels conditional. How do we navigat...
16 Loka 202548min
Why Fear Is the Worst Parenting Strategy (Emily Oster)
Emily Oster is an economist, bestselling author, and creator of Parent Data, where she uses research to cut through fear-driven myths about pregnancy and parenting. In this episode she discusses how d...
14 Loka 20251h 1min
Ask Amanda Anything - Punchlines, Pain, Permission
How do you laugh at the absurdity of your own trauma without minimizing it? Why do we expect people who’ve been hurt to perform grace, and what if they just want to be messy and real? In this AMA, Ama...
9 Loka 202547min
Why Comedy Is the Last Refuge of the Honest (Michael Moynihan)
Michael Moynihan is a journalist, co-host of The Fifth Column podcast, and a writer known for his unflinching takes on politics, culture, and free expression. In this episode, he and Amanda discuss ho...
7 Loka 202558min
Old School: Lost in Faith (Megan Phelps-Roper)
Welcome to Old School, where we revisit some of our best episodes from previous years with some current reflections on why these episodes are still fascinating. In this “Old School” episode, Megan Phe...
3 Loka 20251h 2min
