All Episodes
A Slight Change of Plans — 179 episodes
Why We Avoid Conversations That Would Make Us Happier
BONUS: How Small Businesses Endure for Generations
Rainn Wilson and Maya on Navigating Change and Identity
How to Feel More Loved
What If Closure Never Comes?
Michael Pollan Changes His Mind
Michael Pollan on the Mind-Blowing Idea of Consciousness
Some Life Advice from “The Moth”
“I Felt Like an Alien Impersonating Myself”
The Cost of Being the Strong One
Finding Satisfaction in a World of Endless Choice
Brené Brown and Maya Talk “Heated Rivalry,” Mental Spirals, and Moral Beauty
The Invisible Weight of Olympic Gold
How to Accept the Messiness of Love
The Life-Changing Impact Of Showing People They Matter
Michael Lewis and Maya Talk “The Other Side of Change”
How To Be Happier This Year
A Sneak Preview Of Maya’s New Book
Kicking Off the New Year Right
The People-Pleaser’s Recovery Guide
Why It’s Never Too Late To Bet On Yourself
How to Stay Hopeful (When It Feels Impossible)
Malala, On Losing Herself
What If Finding Community Wasn't So Hard?
Maya’s Launching Something New This Fall!
A Dream, Revisited
How To Talk About Hard Things
Maya Is Chris Hemsworth’s Brain Coach!
“I Feel So Wildly Lucky To Like Myself”
How Jacinda Ardern Turned Self-Doubt into a Strength
When Productivity Becomes Pathological
Sahil Bloom: Building A (Truly) Happy Life
One Trauma, Two Different Paths
A Climber Loses Her Grip
BONUS: Boost Your Resilience At Work
Glennon Doyle on How to Be Broken
The Two Words That Saved Mel Robbins
Maya’s Exciting Announcement!
Is Amanda Knox Finally Free?
Amanda Knox Knows What You’re Thinking
Extreme Makeover: Personality Edition
How to Say No
The Case Against ‘Feeling Your Feelings’
New Year, Old You? We Got You.
How To Be A More Trustworthy Person
BONUS: Make Your Inner Voice Work For You
The Secret to a Good Conversation
Breaking Free From Family Beliefs
What We Get Wrong About The Teen Brain
Why It's So Tough To Be Kind To Yourself
Rethinking Ambition
The Story of a Smile
Maya’s Slight Change of Plans, Revisited
A Rock Climber's Brush with Death
Cynicism is Exhausting. There’s an Alternative.
The Grief of Empty Nesting with Kelly Corrigan
Olympian Gabby Thomas On Choosing Happiness
Part 2: A Million Little Losses
Part 1: A Million Little Losses
A Novel Approach to Treating Chronic Pain
Real Talk: The Transition to Motherhood
A Syrian Refugee Fights for Olympic Dreams
“Surrender is not in my DNA”
What Comes After Gold, With Olympian Missy Franklin
Maya on Brené Brown's Podcast
Brené Brown on Our Flawed, Imperfect Selves
Part 2: Life, Interrupted with Suleika Jaouad
Part 1: Life, Interrupted with Suleika Jaouad
Dr. Becky: A Game-Changing Strategy for Better Relationships
What Children Can Teach Us About Creativity
Freedom After a Lifetime of Secrets
A New Season with Brené Brown, Becky Kennedy, and More!
The Science of Happiness with Dr. Laurie Santos
Why change is so scary -- and how to unlock its potential | TED Talks Daily
Best of: How to Make Stress Your Friend
Best of: The Science of Making—and Keeping—Friends
How to Make Your Habits Stick
Adam Grant Helps Unlock Our Hidden Potential
"I Gave Up Asking 'Why Me?'"
Get Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Your Future Self Needs Your Help Today
The Coin Toss
Awe and Psychedelics with Michael Pollan
Why Experiencing Awe With Others Feels So Magical
A Different Kind of Identity Theft
How Awe Transforms Us
Coming Soon: Awe, our “Future Selves,” and Navigating Uncertainty
Best Of: Life After Escaping Captivity
Best Of: A Blind Cook Becomes a Master Chef
The Power of Imaginative Courage, our “Why”, and Awe
Best Of: Wired for Change
Best Of: Amanda Knox Wants Us to Move On
Best Of: The Science of Regret
Best Of: A Black Musician Takes on the KKK
Maya's TED Talk is Out Today!
A Neuroscientist’s Curious Approach to Dying
For the Love of Pizza
The Science of Self-Compassion
A Meditation Scientist Changes My Mind
“I Will Never Leave You”
Let’s Agree to Disagree More
Coming Soon: The Science of Meditation, Self-Compassion, and More!
Mental Health: Surviving Grief
Mental Health: Managing Mental Chatter
Mental Health: The Power of Grandmothers and Community
The Science of Making (and Keeping) Friends
The Devastation of Things Going Exactly to Plan
How to Build Empathy and Avoid Burnout
A Science Journalist Tries to Hack Heartbreak
Stick to your Goals with Dr. Maya Shankar on Slate's How To! Podcast
You Have More Influence Than You Think
Hasan Minhaj is Trying Not to Care If You Like Him
Can Stress Be Helpful?
Coming Soon: Stories about Heartbreak, Empathy, Stress, and Much More!
Made, Not Born: How Grit Helps Us Change
Changing Your Mind with Adam Grant
Reach your 2023 Goals with these... Slight Changes!
"I Survived the Unsurvivable"
A Short Message From Maya!
A Theranos Whistleblower (Rebroadcast)
The Science of Loneliness
When Surviving is Enough
Jason Isbell on Resisting the Mythos of Sobriety
The Science of Quitting (Rebroadcast)
The Art and Science of Gathering
A First Responder's Call for Help
EThe Science of Regret
A 6 Year Old Changes History
ESneak Peek: Season 5 of A Slight Change of Plans!
Maya's Slight Change in Perspective
A Theranos Whistleblower
The Science of Motivation
A Holocaust Survivor's Story
Jeopardy! Changed My Life
The Science of Our Inner Voice
Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
"I Don't Feel Like a Boy, I Am a Boy"
Headspace x Dr. Maya Shankar: Understanding Change
Sneak Peek: Season 4 of A Slight Change of Plans!
A Conversation About A Slight Change of Plans
The Thai Cave Rescue
Lessons From a Grief Therapist
Losing Dixie
The Science of Connection
Captured in North Korea
How Psychedelics Can Change Our Minds
Life After Surviving Stage-Four Cancer
Turning the Page with Well-Read Black Girl
A Blind Cook Becomes a Master Chef
New Slight Change Episodes Coming Soon!
Heartbreak: A Journalist Studies the Science of Divorce
Listening to Negative Emotions with The Happiness Lab
A Mother's Fight for the Truth
The Woman Who Changed Warlord Joseph Kony’s Mind
Amanda Knox Wants Us to Move On
The Science of Grit
BONUS: Eric Vetro Helps Maya Find Her Voice
BONUS: Olympian Gabby Thomas Sets Her Own Pace
Wired for Change
The Science of Quitting
Riz Ahmed Plays Himself
Maya's Slight Change of Plans
“Grieving the Man I Thought My Husband Was”
ETEASER: New Slight Change Episodes!
BONUS: The Science of Happiness and Change
Kacey Musgraves on Psychedelics
EGetting My Silence Back
EI'm Not as Free as I Thought
The Life-Changing Diagnosis
The Girl in the Mirror
EAdam Grant Thinks Again
Leaving a Religious Cult
ELife After Escaping Captivity
EThe Science of Change
Hillary Clinton Changes on Her Own Terms
Tiffany Haddish Discovers Her Superpower
EA Black Musician Takes on the KKK
Meet Maya Shankar: A Conversation with Michael Lewis
Introducing A Slight Change of Plans