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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 36 MIN

5 Questions with Bruce Feiler

from Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger · host Paul Ollinger and Bruce Feiler

Thanks very much to Bruce Feiler for joining me on the 5 Questions livestream to discuss his new book A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How it Can Save Us.In this upbeat and positive conversation, Bruce and I discuss:• What came first, ritual or religion?• Why SEC football tailgating fits the definition of ritual• How Balinese tooth-filing ritual has much in common with modern Western dental customs• Why so many New Yorkers are jumping on the Knicks bandwagon (including someone’s wife who shall remain nameless)Subscribe to Bruce’s ‘The Nonlinear Life Substack and to Paul’s Reasonably Happy Substack. Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe

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