AMA: How do I parent in the face of so much existential crisis?
This week I asked fellow substacker Anya Kamenetz to help me answer the above question. Anya is a parent and climate activist, a former NPR journalist and she has written five books loosely related to...
4 Juli 202437min
GREG LUKIANOFF: Cancel culture – the *non-hysterical* reason why we should be very worried
Greg Lukianoff (New York Times best-selling author, attorney) co-wrote the blockbuster The Coddling of the American Mind, which argued we were failing young people by rendering them fragile victims. T...
2 Juli 20241h 6min
JENNY ODELL: How to *not* save time (and *creatively* reject the productive, growth imperative!)
Jenny Odell (NYT bestseller, artist) wrote a bestselling book five years ago that Barack Obama declared one of his “books of the year”. “How to Do Nothing” stuck two fingers up to the productivity ind...
25 Juni 20241h 1min
AMA: Sarah, what's your take on dating apps?
OK, this week is a kind of personal and also sociological muse-fest (from someone who's been on ALL the apps since shortly after the last ice age). I cover how I first went on the apps in 2010 (and sh...
20 Juni 202429min
FRANK OSTASESKI: How to live fully when it feels like so much is dying
Frank Ostaseski (Buddhist; end-of-life teacher; elder) helps people die best. He has accompanied over 1,000 people through the dying process and trained thousands of healthcare clinicians and family c...
18 Juni 20241h 4min
AMA: BONUS menopause questions answered, plus my BIG announcement
I need to give everyone here a bunch of updates…Plus, the BONUS video episode I promised with Dr Louise Newson is now live. Louise answers your questions about libido, whether to take HRT, how to mana...
13 Juni 202415min
DR LOUISE NEWSON: A wild chat about menopause
Dr Louise Newson (British GP; hormone specialist) is regarded as the “medic who kickstarted the menopause revolution”. For two decades women have been denied treatment for a debilitating condition tha...
11 Juni 202457min
AMA: What is the best gear to pack for a minimalist camping trip?
Today’s question is one I always love answering…what do I stuff into my backpack, and what backpack do I actually use (ditto hiking shoes, tent, gear etc)? I do a show and tell for this one, so the vi...
6 Juni 202419min
