Is emotional regulation always a good thing? with Julie Bowen and Aliza Pressman
Julie Bowen is an Emmy Award-winning actress best known from her roles as Claire on Modern Family and Virginia in Happy Gilmore. She’s also a former host of the podcast Quitters, which she eventually ...
25 Aug 55min
Improvisation as a life skill with Andrea Jones-Rooy and Justin Gregg
Adam joins an improv comedy workshop and comes away with new insights about facing failure, building resilience, boosting creativity, and elevating collaboration. He takes the stage in Authors@Wharton...
18 Aug 38min
The psychology of rivalry and resilience with Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova is one of only 10 women to complete a Career Grand Slam in tennis, and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2025. After retiring in 2020, she has also become a mother, an inves...
11 Aug 41min
How to challenge your self-limiting beliefs with Shawn Achor
Your beliefs about yourself and the world have a big impact on your mental health, relationships, and success. As a positive psychology evangelist, Shawn Achor has spent his career studying how to cha...
4 Aug 39min
The science of the cold plunge with Chris Ballard
Many people regularly plunge into ice-cold water to soothe soreness or boost energy—but for some, the plunge itself is a sport. As a sports journalist, Chris Ballard was reporting on cold water immers...
28 Jul 38min
Why a chatbot can’t raise your kid with Dana Suskind
AI has become a part of all of our lives in recent years—even for kids. Dana Suskind is a pediatric cochlear implant surgeon and the author of the new book Human Raised, a science-backed guide to pare...
21 Jul 39min
How to prevent corporate corruption with Eric Ries
Corruption in organizations is one of the biggest problems of our time, and many people believe it may be unsolvable—but Eric Ries doesn’t think so. As entrepreneur and author, Eric has dedicated his ...
14 Jul 35min
The craft of storytelling with Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett is an award-winning novelist—her most recent bestseller is Whistler—and she also owns an independent bookstore in Nashville. In this episode, Adam asks Ann about where she finds her ideas...
7 Jul 45min
