20. Jesse Ventura (Wrestler, Governor) – Off the Grid/Life on Mars
How to tell conspiracy and crazy apart. How six months a year "off the grid" in Mexico changes your perspective on everything. The "water bear", a possible alien life form among us. This week on Big T...
30 Okt 201523min
19. Ruth Reichl (Food Critic) – Identity Crisis/The Cooking Cure
When you lose everything, what do you reach for first? This week on Big Think's podcast, food critic Ruth Reichl, author of My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life talks with host Jason Gots a...
24 Okt 201520min
18. Junot Díaz (Pulitzer-Winning Novelist) – Double Lives/Hidden Culture
Is everybody leading a double life? Why are great comic books STILL NOT part of the "literary canon"? Would having a gay president actually change anything in America? This week on Big Think's podcast...
17 Okt 201527min
17. Norman Lear (TV Legend) – An Authentic Horse's Ass/The Capacity to Choose
We surprise the world's sharpest minds with unexpected topics. This week, legendary TV producer Norman Lear, author ofEven THIS I Get to Experience joins host Jason Gots to discuss Mars colonies, immi...
10 Okt 201525min
16. Jane McGonigal (Game Designer) – Game On!/Death to "Gamification"
Fantasy can save your life but how much is too much? This week on Big Think's podcast we discuss three surprise ideas with game developer and researcher Jane McGonigal, author of the new book SuperBet...
3 Okt 201521min
15. Salman Rushdie (Novelist) – Happiness/Monsters
“For most of the time, writing any book, it's not going well."–– Salman Rushdie on Think Again This week on Big Think's popular podcast, we're joined by the brilliant and occasionally notorious Salman...
26 Sep 201521min
14. Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner – Free $#!+/Hidden Costs
Are Pirate Bay (illegal, free) and Spotify (legit, really cheap) undermining artists' incentive to create? This week on Big Think's podcast, we're joined by Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner. An interview ...
19 Sep 201520min
13. "Reply All" Hosts PJ & Alex – Future Crime/Personal Yoda/Bonus Track
Can we escape our own irrationality? Is weaponized DNA something we should be worrying about? Does the future look like "Mad Max"? This week on Big Think's podcast, we're joined by the astounding Alex...
12 Sep 201527min
