On Being with Krista Tippett

How can we embrace vulnerability in ourselves and in our culture?Krista reflects on how vulnerability can bring us closer to ourselves and each other. The fourth installment of “Living the Questions” ...

6 Aug 20188min

“If my kids ever said ‘I’m bored,’ I would say, ‘That is great. I’m so glad to hear that. Maybe you’re gonna get creative right now.’”On mental downtime as a place of rest and refuge.Living the Questi...

30 Jul 20188min

The U.S. Senator. From merely tolerating each other to manifesting love. “Hope confronts.” Self-care in a world “so elegantly designed to distract you.” Making your bed as a spiritual practice. “We’re...

26 Jul 201851min

We don’t really reward or allow our politicians, good or bad, to be searching, or to change their minds and grow — to admit their human frailty. So it’s surprising to hear Cory Booker say that the bes...

26 Jul 20181h 27min

How can we help young people feel like they have a voice in the world?Krista reflects on the voice and agency of young people and the importance of fostering intergenerational relationships. The secon...

23 Jul 201810min

How can we stay present to what’s happening in the world without giving in to despair and hopelessness?Good conversation is an adventure. A few weeks ago, Krista asked on social media for the question...

16 Jul 20189min

The great cellist shares his philosophy of living. Turning fear into joy. Performance as hospitality and communal witnessing. Beauty as a transfer of life. Sound as visual. How music makes us better. ...

5 Jul 201851min

The great cellist Yo-Yo Ma is a citizen artist and a forensic musicologist, decoding the work of musical creators across time and space. In his art, Yo-Yo Ma resists fixed boundaries, and would like t...

5 Jul 20181h 39min