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Lives Well Lived — 90 episodes
modern stoicism with RYAN HOLIDAY
the hidden dimensions of consciousness with MICHAEL POLLAN
the multiverse with SEAN CARROLL
Peter Singer turns 80!! 🎂
a life of kindness with AMY AELA
the moral marketplace with ALVIN ROTH
Lessons from the World Happiness Report with JOHN HELLIWELL
The future of food with BRUCE FRIEDRICH
How converging science and AI could reshape humanity’s morality with JAMIE METZL
forgiving the unforgivable, with Holocaust survivor EDITH EGER
CLAUDE STEELE on stereotype threat, and overcoming churn
DEREK SHILLER: How AI will change what it is to live well
BEYOND HUMAN: are we creating AI consciousness?
WILL MACASKILL says we are not prepared for the intelligence explosion
ZOE WEIL has a solutionary idea to change the world
REBECCA GOLDSTEIN thinks we are all attention seeking
forget happiness, JENNIFER WALLACE thinks mattering is the key to a life well lived
(RE-RELEASE) LISA FELDMAN BARRETT: everything you know about the brain is wrong!
(RE-RELEASE) Why YUVAL NOAH HARARI thinks modern society is on the brink of collapse
(RE-RELEASE) INGRID NEWKIRK: the dark side of animal rights
(RE-RELEASE) DANIEL KAHNEMAN: understanding how we make decisions
(RE-RELEASE) A.J. JACOBS exposes why living biblically means stoning adulterers!
MARION NESTLE exposes the dark truth about ultra processed foods
PAUL SIMON: life beyond the sound of silence
TIM MINCHIN vs The Church
SHERMIN KRUSE on surviving the Iranian Revolution through the power of empathy
BRIAN HARE & VANESSA WOODS: kindness will prevail over aggression
STEPHEN WEST found philosophy whilst working in a warehouse
MERCEDES & ANASTASIA KORNGUT are teenagers on a crusade for happiness
DANIEL GILBERT thinks our brains are wired for misery
BISHOP MARIANN BUDDE defied Trump, and delivered a sermon that shook the world
WORKING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE with Julia van Boven & Sjir Hoeijmakers
CHRISTINE WEBB: why human exceptionalism is a myth
(re-release) How JANE GOODALL defied experts and changed our view on animals forever!
BARRY JONES is the politician who abolished the death penalty
MARTHA NUSSBAUM: why killing animals might not always be wrong
STEPHEN FRY and the defining moment that almost destroyed his future
ANNA MACHIN: monogamy is unnatural
ELLEN LANGER says you need to question everything
the controversial crusade of WAYNE HSIUNG, and the legal challenges of animal liberation
DASHO DECHEN WANGMO: How Bhutan's unconventional approach to health beat COVID-19
DEAN SPEARS thinks the depopulation of humanity will change the world forever
MEG SMAKER has been kidnapped and cancelled
TALI SHAROT exposes the optimism bias
JOSHUA GREENE has a solution to our divided world
CYAN BANISTER: from homelessness to angel investor
SLAVOJ ZIZEK: why happiness is overrated
CASS SUNSTEIN: the government has ways to mind control you
LAWRENCE KRAUSS thinks you are cosmically insignificant
RUTGER BREGMAN is fighting a battle against moral apathy
ELIZABETH BARNES: is disability a burden or a blessing?
THOMAS NAGEL thinks you are wrong about the understanding of the universe
ARTHUR C. BROOKS: why chasing money and escaping pain won't make you happy
ANTONIO DAMASIO: why everything you think you know about consciousness is dead wrong
SIGAL SAMUEL: why saving strangers might make you a villain
DAVID DUCHOVNY: the dark secrets behind fame and conspiracy theories
MICHAEL PLANT shares the 2025 World Happiness Report
ANNA LEMBKE on breaking free of addiction
ROBERT SAPOLSKY tells us why free will is an illusion
SAFEENA HUSAIN wants to educate girls and end intergenerational cycles of poverty
PROFIT FOR GOOD: building businesses that donate 100% of their profits to charity
MOBY on fame, punk rock activism, and animal liberation
RICHARD LAYARD: are governments keeping you unhappy?
KAKENYA NTAIYA will not stop fighting the war against female genial mutilation
why ADAM GRANT thinks you are wrong about your life choices
forgiving the unforgivable, how Holocaust survivor EDITH EGER turns trauma into triumph
STEVEN PINKER: society's biggest lies exposed!
CHARLIE BRESLER: from millionaire to philanthropist
JOYCE CAROL OATES is not interested in a life well lived
LISA FELDMAN BARRETT: everything you know about the brain is wrong!
MURALI DORAISWAMY: understanding the complexity of mental illness
SAM HARRIS: breaking through the illusion of consciousness and free will
PAUL BLOOM: the hidden truth about empathy and why your good intentions are flawed
XIMENA ABOGABIR: living to 100, a miracle or a misery?
JONATHAN HAIDT: why social media might be more dangerous than we think
A.J. JACOBS exposes why living biblically means stoning adulterers!
Debunking Happiness with MATTHIEU RICARD "the world's happiest man"
FRANCES KISSLING: the nun who challenged The Vatican
TYLER COWEN thinks we should worry about wolves more than climate change
DUI TOLEDO: why ditching your phone could be the ultimate freedom
KATE GRANT: forgotten women and the untold tragedy of obstetric fistula
ROBERT WRIGHT: the art of self-delusion, why your mind betrays your morals
How JANE GOODALL defied experts and changed our view on animals forever!
The Future of Humanity... Will we survive NEIL DE GRASSE TYSON'S vision?
JUDY COLLINS: from addiction and heartbreak to timeless music
Why YUVAL NOAH HARARI thinks modern society is on the brink of collapse
INGRID NEWKIRK: the dark side of animal rights
DANIEL KAHNEMAN: understanding how we make decisions
PETER & KASIA: welcome to the podcast
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