All Episodes

Tarsha Echols Is A Portrait Of Resilience

Jo Park Shows How Observation Becomes A Way of Seeing Ourselves

Edward Lees Built A Life Balancing Markets, Nature, Poetry, And Self‑Discovery

Matt “Rudy” Ronfeldt Reminds Us That Clarity Begins With Space To Listen

Peter Tothy Treats People, Not Cancer

Bill Bares Redefines Success For The Second Half Of Life

Kate Lewis Shows How A Liberal Arts Mind Thrives At The Center Of Big Tech

Sara Keen Explains Why Alignment Starts with Seeing People Clearly

JJ Haines Describes How Mindfulness Shaped His Life And Career In Japan

Valerie Leipheimer Rediscovers The Joy Of Art Through A New Lens: Motherhood

Anand Pandian Asks What Stands Between Us — And What Could Bring Us Together

Aaron Carroll Explains How Questioning The System Became His Life’s Work

Geoff Klein Reflects On The Big Choices And Chances That Shaped His Path

Russ Hanser Seized Opportunity Where – And When – Law And Tech Collided

Elizabeth Doyle Shows How An Amherst Degree Can Lead Somewhere Beautifully Unexpected

John Haskell Chose Russia, And One Forged Signature Changed Everything

Ricky Quinones Has A Grammy, And Yet Still Approaches Music With Humility

Sonia Nagorski Reads Earth’s Past To Help Predict And Improve Its Future

Mike Gold Makes The Case For Big Swings That Lead To Practical Good

Asim Ahmed Reflects On Caregiving, Infectious Disease Sleuthing, And The Soundtrack Of His Life

Mariela Rexach Learned To Stop Following The Script

Kensei Nishikawa Champions The Humanities In A Divided World

Parke Lutter And The Art of Becoming Who You Already Were

Deb Thalheimer Long Listens Her Way to a Life of Meaning

Matt Sawyer Has Found His Forever Team

David Young Finds Hope and Purpose Amid USAID’s Abrupt End

Zack Henry Has Mastered The Art Of Connection

Jessica Smith Sent Climate Instruments To The Edge Of Space. Now, She’s Reimagining Her Path.

Erin Cowhey Designs Spaces That Tell Her Clients’ Stories

Brian Clark Heals Others – And Himself – From Trauma

Update: Justin Neely Reflects On The Fire That Destroyed His Art Studio And The Path Forward

Jason Spero Is Learning From Both Endings and Beginnings

Bonus Episode: Will Dix ’77 Helps Families Navigate The College Admissions Process

Evan Wollen on Finding Purpose in Military Service and Leadership

JC Leveque Makes The Case For Conversation As A Surgeon’s Best Tool

Jordan Hayslip Lives At The Intersection Of Teaching, Coaching, And Making

Bonus Episode: Professor Emeritus Barry O’Connell

Alisa Pincus Finds Home Abroad

Abbie Raikes Seeks Out The Hard Stuff And Makes It Better

Pete Lalor Brings a Coach’s Mindset to Surgery and Parenting

Jane Rohde Bowers Excels In Public Health By Meeting People Where They Are

Adam Bonin Champions Democracy One Ballot at a Time

Toby King Made His Own Path—From Geology To Bluegrass To Academia

Ana-Claire Meyer Finds Meaning in Medicine By Going Where The Problems Are

Maki Uchiyama Realized Everything Would Be Okay

Sean Gibbon Is A Storytelling Talking Ball Machine

Bob “Buck” Tashjian Makes His Mark In Medicine, Mentorship, And Art

Ed Castillo Is Not Your Average Strategist-Philosopher-Foreign Agent

Nate Smith Missed His Exit But Found His Way

Brian Shactman Finds His Voice – And Amplifies Voices All Over Connecticut And Beyond

Luke Ryan Comforts The Afflicted – And Sometimes Afflicts The Comfortable

Andy Ward Shows How He Edits Some Of The Most Beloved Books Of Our Time

Ben Batory Gives A Master Class On Building A Winning Culture

Lee Maicon Sees A 1994 Revolution in Advertising

Jim Confalone Goes From Art School to Business Cool

Vicky Levy, Part 1: Survivor

Inger-Lise Schwab Reflects On Life, Work, And Parenting In Norway (And Some Amherst Mischief)

Josh Hamermesh Transformed Near-Tragedy Into Living His Best Life

Fernanda Bressan’s Mission: Help Her Clients Get Unstuck

Hector Garcia Encourages His Students To Silence Their Phones And Listen To Vinyl

Susan Antebi Studies The Legacy Of Eugenics in Modern Mexico

Anibal Martinez May Not Travel The World, But The World Comes To Him

Yutaka Tamura, Owen Stearns, & Seth Reynolds On The Founding, Crisis Point, And Ascension Of Excel Academy Charter Schools

Aki Hosoi Brings Warmth And Wisdom To Mental Health Therapy

Stephen Jackson Harmonizes Faith, Science, and Community

Zenzi Gadson Crafts Elegant Spaces Through Collaboration

Rob Bernstein Tackles the Titans, From Wrestling Rings to AI Things

Allen Hurlbert Wants You To Contribute To Citizen Science

President Michael Elliott On Coming Back To Amherst And Building A Strong Community

Neda Sharghi’s Brother Was Taken By Iran. Here’s How She Fought Successfully To Bring Him Home.

Ming Nagel Transforms Darkness Into Healing Music

Matt Collins Gets A Taste Of His Own Medicine

Caroline Russell Smith Serves Up A Midlife Upgrade

Amrita Sethi Is Breaking Down Barriers And Lifting Up Others When They Need It Most

Will Turner Can Teach Us Something About Resilience

Jean-Luc Charles Finds Fulfillment In Helping Others Through Hard Times

Jay Dickerson’s Extraordinary Career In Science – And The Coin Flip That Started It

Ramya Swaminathan, CEO of Malta, Is Building The Essential Piece To Scaling Renewable Energy

Andy Liu Plans To Live To 100. He Thinks We Should Plan For It, Too.

Justin Neely Navigates Shift From IT And Digital To The Arts

Hector Caraballo M.D.: From Amherst to ER Doctor to Tech Entrepreneur

Howard Chung’s Journey from Amherst College to Main Street & YouTube

Season 0: Marisa Silverstein Finds Life’s Passion In Helping Kids Find Theirs

Season 0: How Mo Said And Mojo Supermarket Build Meaningful Brands, Banish Bad Advertising

Season 0: Matthew Scott Goldstein (msg) On The Covid-19 Data You’re Not Getting But Should

Season 0: Andrew Heyward’s Playbook On How To Navigate Career Transitions Toward Happiness and Satisfaction

Season 0: Meryl Draper, CEO of Quirk Creative, On Improving Creativity In A Time Of Covid

Season 0: Kus Beham On The Pursuit of Flavor Through Coffee And Community In Hastings

Season 0: Jenelle Manzi, Ballerina And Startup CEO, Soars Beyond Injury And Into Entrepreneurship

Season 0: Jeremy Snead, Filmmaker, Helps The Video Game Industry Find Its Voice

Season 0: Kenny Bellau, The Man Who Rescued 400 People Following Hurricane Katrina

Season 0: Linden Griffith, Innovator and Survivor, Helps Teens Tame Anxiety