Leonard Mlodinow — Randomness and Choice
Fundamental forces of physics somehow determine everything that happens, “from the birth of a child to the birth of a galaxy.” Yet physicist Leonard Mlodinow has an intriguing perspective on the gap b...
6 Okt 201651min
Alain de Botton — A School of Life for Atheists
Alain de Botton is a philosopher who likes the best of religion, but doesn’t believe in God. He says that the most boring question you can ask of any religion is whether it is true. But how to live, h...
29 Sep 201651min
[Unedited] Alain de Botton with Krista Tippett (2012)
Alain de Botton is the founder and chairman of The School of Life. His books include “Religion for Atheists” and “How Proust Can Change Your Life.” His new book is a novel, “The Course of Love.” This ...
29 Sep 20161h 11min
[Unedited] Parker Palmer and Courtney Martin with Krista Tippett
Parker Palmer is founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage and Renewal. He’s the author of bestselling books including “Let Your Life Speak,” “The Courage to Teach,” “A Hidden Wholeness,” a...
22 Sep 20161h 10min
Parker Palmer and Courtney Martin — The Inner Life of Rebellion
The history of rebellion is rife with excess and burnout. But new generations have a distinctive commitment to be reflective and activist at once, to be in service as much as in charge, and to learn f...
22 Sep 201651min
[Unedited] Jimmy Wales with Krista Tippett
Jimmy Wales is the co-founder and promoter of Wikipedia and chair emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Jim...
8 Sep 20161h 4min
Jimmy Wales — The Sum of All Human Knowledge
In the 15 years since its inception, Wikipedia has become as much a global community as a business venture — a living organism with a mission statement to make “the sum of all human knowledge availabl...
8 Sep 201651min
Gustavo Santaolalla — How Movie Music Moves Us
Movies, for some of us, are a form of modern church. The Argentinian composer and musician Gustavo Santaolalla creates cinematic landscapes — movie soundtracks that become soundtracks for life. He’s w...
25 Aug 201651min
