CATCHING SOULS: An Obituary Writer’s Lessons for Living
For two decades, Ann Wroe has written weekly obituaries for The Economist. Some of her subjects are luminaries (Queen Elizabeth II, Paul Newman). Others are little-knowns (cheesemakers, storm chasers,...
21 Nov 202453min
THE INTERESTING: How to Live the Good Life
Philosophers have long maintained that the Good Life is braided from two strands: pleasure and purpose. But Middlebury’s Lorraine Besser says there’s a third: psychological richness — or, as she calls...
18 Nov 20241h 5min
A Productivity Podclass with Cal Newport
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. These are Cal Newport's three principles for achieving your goals without burning out. Today, in a special preview of our first-ever podcl...
14 Nov 202441min
Human History Is Not Set In Stone
What if everything we think we know about the history of our species is wrong? That’s the provocative question at the heart of a new book by today’s guest, David Wengrow. Hailed as fascinating, brilli...
7 Nov 20241h 10min
Want a More Meaningful Life? Embrace Your Limitations.
In his mega-bestseller “Four Thousand Weeks,” Oliver Burkeman showed that the shortness of life “isn’t a reason for unremitting despair, or for living in an anxiety-fueled panic about making the most ...
31 Okt 20241h 20min
THE WORK OF ART: How Something Comes From Nothing
Making art is hard work, as Adam Moss, the revered former editor of New York magazine, reveals in his illuminating new book, "The Work of Art." The book is a collection of interviews with painters, po...
24 Okt 202456min
ANXIOUS GENERATION (Part 2): How to Raise Resilient Kids in the Digital Age
Earlier this week, Jonathan Haidt joined us to discuss the crisis in youth mental health caused by smartphones and social media. Now he’s back to talk solutions. ✉️ We launched a Substack! Check it ou...
17 Okt 202436min
ANXIOUS GENERATION (Part 1): What Social Media Is Doing to Our Kids
It’s rare these days for a book to go viral, but that’s exactly what happened with “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Ha...
14 Okt 202454min
