S3Ep02: The American Dream
Our popular culture is based on a rather vague, idealistic notion that is most often called "The American Dream." It's a dream of wealth, success, and, ultimately, "more." This is the very foundation ...
1 Sep 202332min
S3 Ep01: Who Are Yo?
Most people haven't spent enough time with the question of "Who you are?" We take for granted the world that we perceive through the bodies we inhabit and the stories we've been told. This episode kic...
22 Aug 202330min
S2E12: You're Fine
In this season (and, perhaps, series) finale, we recap what exactly we are trying to do here: we are thinking about thinking and considering our options when it comes to how we choose to pilot our liv...
2 Maj 202124min
S2E11: Cultivating a Sense of Purpose
You cannot control the circumstances of your life. You are in an environment that you didn't choose, working with values that you didn't choose, trying to choose to do something that matters to you. Y...
24 Apr 202134min
S2E10: Literary Analysis
The primary way in which we humanize ourselves is through fiction. Sounds like an insane hyperbole, but fiction is the distinctive factor of personhood, above all else. Through fiction, we have built ...
10 Apr 202137min
S2E09: Communication Codes
How we talk might seem like it makes sense, is natural, and is the right way to communicate; however, many, many arbitrary habits and norms have been built into how we code our own communication. Whil...
4 Apr 202134min
S2E08: Emotional Intelligence
Logic, intelligence, and strategy are great, but as great as those things are, they are not good predictors of happiness, wealth, or success. One place where the structure of formalized education real...
24 Mars 202128min
S2E07: Thinking With Purpose
Hopefully, by now, you've begun to distrust some of the conclusions that you come to. I don't want you to question your own alignment here, wondering if you're in fact a good person or not or whatever...
5 Mars 202127min
