36. Yann Martel (Author) – The Vacuum of Space Leaves Me Cold
Yann Martel, author of the Man Booker award-winning novel Life of Pi and The High Mountains of Portugal, is not a big fan of outer space. Nor of science in general. “Science," he says on this week's ...
5 Mar 201633min
35. A.O. Scott (Film Critic) – The Right to Be Wrong
A.O. Scott: The fantasy that I would use to comfort myself [as a child, about death] was…that I’d become other people. I would still be me, but I would inhabit different bodies…and eventually I would ...
27 Feb 201629min
34. Paul F. Tompkins (Comedian) – A Tiny, Cosmic Threat
Shockingly well-dressed comedian Paul F. Tompkins, host of Spontaneanation and the television show No, You Shut Up! joins host Jason Gots for improvised singing and conversation on subjects ranging fr...
20 Feb 201629min
33. Marc Goodman (Cybersecurity Expert) – Dark Web/Nigerian Princes
All technology is in effect “dual use.” You can use it for good, or you can use it for ill. – Marc Goodman At what point does government's incompetence at policing sex predators and other internet cri...
13 Feb 201638min
32. James Doty, MD (Neurosurgeon) – Compassion and The Prison State
“Justice without the opportunity for redemption is torture.” -- James Doty In this week's episode neurosurgeon James Doty, founder of the Stanford University Center for Compassion and Altruism Researc...
6 Feb 201631min
31. Michael Shermer (Author, Friendly Skeptic) – A Dirty Job/We Want to Believe
“We skeptics need evidence. And then, we’ll believe!” -- Michael Shermer In this week's episode, Michael Shermer, author of Skeptic and The Moral Arc, and Think Again host Jason Gots discuss (among ot...
23 Jan 201626min
30. Howard Gardner (Psychologist) – Porn/Art/Good Work
At the risk of alienating your southern listeners, the American South is by far the most religious, and on every measure of turpitude it gets very good scores. -- Howard Gardner In this week's episode...
16 Jan 201625min
29. Sir David Hare (Playwright/Screenwriter) – Kleptocracy/A Thin Skin
I’ve written hit plays. I know what a hit feels like. It doesn’t significantly change your life. You still have to start again and try and write the next one. – David Hare In this week's episode, cele...
9 Jan 201631min
