The Art and Spirituality of Bread
Think about a hot loaf of bread fresh out of the oven.There's a lot going on with that loaf.On one level, it's a literal food that's been created through chemical processes. A delicious — your mouth m...
13 Nov 20241h 4min
An Undercover Cop’s Tips on How to Influence Others and Navigate Life
It’s not uncommon for former law enforcement officers and intelligence agents to write self-help books where they share how the lessons they learned in their professional careers can apply to people i...
11 Nov 202446min
When to Eat — The Optimal Schedule for Metabolic Health
When it comes to weight management and all-around good metabolic health, we most often think about what to eat. But my guest would say that it's also crucial to think about when to eat,Emily Manoogian...
6 Nov 202440min
A Bible for Heroes — The Influential Book Read By History's Eminent Men
In 18th century America, this book was second in popularity only to the Bible.It was a favorite of many thinkers and leaders throughout history, including Emerson, Napoleon, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, an...
4 Nov 202452min
Are You a Thrill Seeker or a Chill Seeker?
This episode starts off a little differently than others — with a short quiz, something called the Brief Sensation-Seeking Scale, which will tell you whether you're what psychologists call a high sens...
30 Okt 202432min
Ouch! That Stings! Why Rejection Hurts So Much (And How to Deal With It)
“Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love,” Charlie Brown once said. Indeed, being spurned by one's crush, or, for that matter, by a friend or potential employer, not on...
28 Okt 202440min
How to Avoid Death by Comfort
Note: This is a rebroadcast.Nietzsche's maxim, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," isn't just a sound philosophical principle. It's also a certifiable physiological phenomenon; toxins and stre...
23 Okt 202456min
Lee Child the Writer, Jack Reacher the Character, and the Enduring Appeal of Lone Wolves
In creating the Jack Reacher character, Lee Child launched a series of books that now boast 100 million copies in print and have been turned into movies and a popular Amazon streaming series.Today on ...
21 Okt 202447min
