
Why Shame Makes the Best Punchlines (Youngmi Mayer)
Youngmi Mayer is a comedian, writer, and podcaster whose work blends dark humor with deeply personal stories about trauma, identity, and immigrant family dynamics. In this conversation, Amanda and You...
9 Des 20251h 9min

How Fear Distorts Our View of Climate Solutions (Isabelle Boemeke)
Isabelle Boemeke is a former fashion model turned climate activist, author and the world’s first “nuclear energy influencer,” known for making one of the most complex and controversial climate solutio...
2 Des 202557min

Old School: Love and Justice (Anna Vasquez)
Anna Vasquez was just nineteen when she and three of her friends were accused of a horrific crime that they were completely innocent of. Their case was swept up in the mass hysteria about satanic cult...
28 Nov 202554min

Who's Right? - Gratitude
Amanda and Chris return for another round of Who’s Right? This time debating the meaning and future of Thanksgiving. Together they ask how the holiday’s mythology became so cringe, and why rethinking ...
27 Nov 202540min

How the Genius Myth Misleads Us (Helen Lewis)
Helen Lewis is a journalist and author whose new book The Genius Myth dismantles how achievement really works. In this conversation, Amanda and Helen ask how the stories we tell about brilliance sha...
25 Nov 20251h 6min

Who's Right? - Can You Fake It Till You Make It?
In this playful and revealing back-and-forth, Amanda and Chris debate the ethics, psychology, and survival-value of improvising your way through life. They touch on careers, creativity, parenting, ide...
20 Nov 202533min

How to Discover What You Really Want (Aella)
In this weeks wide-ranging conversation, Amanda Knox and Aella, a writer, sex worker, and self-taught researcher, explore the art of questioning everything. They talk about status, desire, fear, and f...
18 Nov 20251h 2min

Old School: The Why of the Why (Dylan Marron)
Most people are pretty bad at having difficult conversations. We don't get much practice--the internet makes sure that we mostly see content from people we agree with. When we do see opposing viewpoin...
14 Nov 202542min




















