Daniel Everett - Lessons from the Amazon
In 1977, linguist and Christian missionary Daniel Everett took on the challenge of moving his family to a remote jungle region of the Amazon to study and convert a native tribe called the Pirahã. In h...
30 Sep 1h 2min
Rhett Miller (Old 97's) - How to Write a Song
I'm back. The book edits are off to my editor, summer is over, and I'm ready for more high seas adventures! Today, I talk with one of my favorite songwriters, Old 97's frontman, Rhett Miller. In addi...
23 Sep 57min
Brian McVeigh - When the Gods Fell Silent
As we’re currently discussing the Illiad and the Odyssey, I thought it was an opportune moment to revisit my conversation with Brian McVeigh about Julian Jaynes’ theory on the origins of consciousness...
12 Aug 54min
Dr. Amit Garg - Let's Talk About Cancer
Do you ever want to ask your doctor a cancer question but you get the feeling they're trying to rush you out the door? You ever come across a fatty lipoma and then spend hours looking up the life expe...
5 Aug 1h 1min
Alex Cox - Alex Cox and Oliver Stone Walk into a Bar
Alex Cox directed Repo Man fresh out of UCLA film school in the summer of 1983. As is the case with most cult classics, it took years before it found its audience. Turns out the soundtrack was a hit b...
29 Jul 56min
Andrew Hessel - The Bio Punk
If you're ever feeling depressed about our troubled times, go talk to a bio futurist to get some perspective. From plastic-eating microbes to CAR T-cell therapy for autoimmune diseases, we're on the b...
22 Jul 1h 7min
Mark Arm - Don't Call Him a Rock Star
Today I talk with Mudhoney's frontman, Sub Pop warehouse manager, and old friend, Mark Arm, or as we like to call him… The Wizard. We talk about Mark's Pomeranians, his early musical influences, and, ...
15 Jul 48min
Lachi - The Day I Woke Up Blind
Lachi is an American singer / songwriter, record producer, media personality, author, and disability culture advocate. She is legally blind and neurodivergent, but don't call her differently abled, sh...
8 Jul 1h 2min
