Podcast Episodes
537: Kevin Kelly | 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) is the founding editor of Wired magazine and author of The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh listen!] What We Discuss with Kevin Kelly: Technology is an extension of the natural […]
VIEW EPISODE536: Julia Galef | Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t
Julia Galef (@juliagalef) is the host of the Rationally Speaking podcast, co-founder of The Center for Applied Rationality, and author of The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t. What We Discuss with Julia Galef: How to spot bad arguments and faulty thinking — even when the source is you. The […]
VIEW EPISODE535: Should Siblings Unite to Confront Abusive Parents? | Feedback Friday
You and your five siblings aren’t close, but you all have one thing in common: you endured a childhood marred by abusive parents who played you against each other. Now that you’re all adults, you’d like to unite your siblings to confront your parents as a group for some closure — but you’re not sure […]
VIEW EPISODE534: Greg McKeown | How to Make What Matters Effortless
Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the host of the What’s Essential podcast, and author of the New York Times bestseller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. His latest book, Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most, is out now. What We Discuss with Greg McKeown: If you want 10x the results of any endeavor without […]
VIEW EPISODE533: Tristan Harris | Reclaiming Our Future with Humane Technology
Tristan Harris (@tristanharris) is a former Google design ethicist, primary subject of the acclaimed Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, and co-host of the podcast Your Undivided Attention. What We Discuss with Tristan Harris: Why we’re worth more to social engagement platforms as manipulatable slabs of predictable human behavior […]
VIEW EPISODE532: A Veteran Fights to Be Free from Smack and PTSD | Feedback Friday
You’re a veteran who’s been lucky enough to return home from war in one piece only to fight a new battle on two fronts: heroin and PTSD. How are you going to fight your way free of this doubly dangerous burden? We’ll try to help with this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in […]
VIEW EPISODE531: Bob Arno | Schooled by the Professor of Pickpocketry Part Two
Bob Arno is a comedy pickpocket and criminologist specializing in global street crime, is the co-author of Travel Advisory: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams While Traveling, and was featured in National Geographic’s Pickpocket King documentary. [This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to catch part one here!] What We […]
VIEW EPISODE530: Bob Arno | Schooled by the Professor of Pickpocketry Part One
Bob Arno is a comedy pickpocket and criminologist specializing in global street crime, is the co-author of Travel Advisory: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams While Traveling, and was featured in National Geographic’s Pickpocket King documentary. [This is part one of a two-part episode. Make sure to catch part two here!] What We […]
VIEW EPISODE529: Qualms about QAnon Mom and Her Starseed Schtick | Feedback Friday
Your conspiracy-minded Mom subscribes to the tenets of QAnon, believes she’s a half-human/half-alien starseed, and thinks Jim Carrey is playing Joe Biden in real life, and not just SNL. She’s tough to take, and never respects the boundaries you try to set. Is there still room in your life for her? We’ll try to get […]
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