ReThinking: Ken Burns on love and grief (Part 2)
Ken Burns is a documentary filmmaker who has produced works about Mark Twain, Jackie Robinson, the American Buffalo, the Civil War, and now, in his latest work, the American Revolution. In this second...
13 Jan 20min
ReThinking: The George Washington story you haven’t heard with Ken Burns (Part 1)
Ken Burns has won countless awards for his documentary films on Mark Twain, Jackie Robinson, the American buffalo, baseball, the Civil War—and his latest takes on the American Revolution. In this two-...
6 Jan 36min
ReThinking: Overcoming status anxiety with Alain de Botton and RaQuel Hopkins
Alain de Botton is a philosopher, bestselling author, and cofounder of The School of Life, known for his fearless engagement with the complexity of human existence. In this special episode, Adam co-ho...
30 Dec 202535min
ReThinking: Raising a new generation of readers with Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale is the author of more than 50 books for all ages, including the Princess Academy series and her graphic novel memoirs. In this episode, Adam and his daughter Joanna (a longtime fan of Sha...
23 Dec 202539min
ReThinking: Margaret Atwood on what AI can’t replace
Margaret Atwood is best known as the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, and she’s won a slew of awards for her novels, poetry collections, and children’s books. Now, at the age of 86, she’s written her fi...
16 Dec 202542min
ReThinking: Busting longevity myths with Eric Topol
Slowing the process of aging is something many people are interested in—and there’s a lot of pseudoscience out there about how to do it. Eric Topol is a cardiologist at Scripps and a prolific research...
9 Dec 202539min
ReThinking: Building confidence with mentalist Oz Pearlman
Oz Pearlman has been called the World’s Greatest Mentalist—he’s performed for some of the world’s top celebrities and made it to the finals on America’s Got Talent. In this episode, Oz joins Adam live...
2 Dec 202532min
ReThinking: Why are people acting like everything’s fine? with Rahaf Harfoush
In our rapidly changing world, it might make you feel crazy to look around and see others going about life as usual. There’s actually a term for this phenomenon: hypernormalization. In this episode, A...
25 Nov 202541min
