#585: Inflammation, Saunas, and the New Science of Depression
I've dealt with depression in my life. My body temperature also seems to run hot; in fact my wife Kate has nicknamed me "the baked potato." My guest today says that there may be a connection between t...
17 Feb 20201h
#584: How to Avoid Falling in Love With the Wrong Person
Why do people sometimes fall in love with someone who is all kinds of wrong for them? Their friends and family see lots of red flags about their partner, but they themselves miss these warnings entire...
12 Feb 202059min
#583: How to Stay Mentally Sharp and Fulfilled as You Age
Everyone gets old. But not everyone experiences old age the same way. Some folks spend the last few decades of their life sick, sad, and stagnating, while others stay sharp and find great satisfactio...
10 Feb 202039min
#582: Essential Lessons From Great Wartime Leaders
War puts leadership to the ultimate test. During a war, a leader must make life or death decisions and be held accountable for those decisions while grappling not only with military strategy, but also...
5 Feb 202041min
#581: The Tiny Habits That Change Everything
We're a month into the new year now. How are you doing on your resolutions? Have you already fallen off the wagon? Maybe the goal you set for yourself was just too big to successfully tackle. You need...
3 Feb 202044min
#580: Why People Do (Or Don't) Listen to You
Some cultural observers have posited that we're moving from an information economy to a reputation economy. There's so much information to sort through, that figuring out which bits to pay attention t...
29 Jan 202054min
#579: Jack London's Literary Code
The literature of Jack London has long been given the short shrift by scholars. They say he wrote some good dog stories for boys, but beyond that didn't showcase any literary genius or high-level craf...
27 Jan 20201h 5min
#578: Figuring Out If You Should Change Careers (And How to Do It)
Have you been feeling doubts about your career recently, or perhaps for quite some time? Maybe you're not sure if you're in the right job, or even in the right field, and you can't figure out if you s...
22 Jan 202046min
