Why Life Gets Better With Age
Today, five lessons, "Learning to Love Midlife," a blueprint for aging gracefully by Chip Conley, CEO of the Modern Elder Academy.
9 Feb 202410min
"Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum" by Antonia Hylton
For her first book, Antonia Hylton, a Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist, unearthed the 93-year-old history of a segregated asylum in Maryland.
8 Feb 202411min
How the Moon Inspired Religion, Science, and Our Political System
Rebecca Boyle stops by to discuss her new book, "Our Moon: How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are."
7 Feb 20249min
What Diabetes Tells Us About Medical Blindspots
In "Rethinking Diabetes: What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments," science journalist Gary Taubes argues that when it comes to treating diabetes, a disease that one in five...
6 Feb 202418min
Want To Be a Great Leader? Try Cultivating a Co-Creation Mindset
How did Apple overcome a culture of secrecy? How did Pixar out-innovate Disney? In their new book, "Brave Together," Chris Deaver and Ian Clawson say the answer lies in the power of co-creation, a min...
5 Feb 202414min
"Goodbye, Perfect: How to Stop Pleasing, Proving, and Pushing for Others… and Live For Yourself" by Homaira Kabir
Stop trying to be perfect. Try this instead.
2 Feb 202416min
"The Myth That Made Us How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy (and How to Fix It)" by Jeff Fuhrer
False narratives about post-racism and meritocracy have been used to condone egregious economic outcomes. What can we do to fix the system?
1 Feb 202412min
"Free Will: An Opinionated Guide" by Alfred R. Mele
Last week, Stanford neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky came on the show to make the case that free will does not exist. Today, Alfred Mele, a professor of philosophy at Florida State University, is here t...
31 Jan 20248min
