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Live Without Regrets: Buddhist Strategies for Facing Aging, Illness, and Loss | Sister Dang Nghiem
21 oktober 2026 · 51 min
We live as if we'll live forever, then die as if we've never lived. A Zen nun and MD on the daily practices that break that pattern. Lees meer
Sister Dang Nghiem, MD, has a new book called Live Beautifully, Die Beautifully: Field Notes from the Edge of Impermanence.
Sister D was born in 1968 in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier. She lost her mother at the age of twelve and immigrated to the United States at the age of seventeen with her brother. Living in various foster homes, she learned English and went on to earn a medical degree from the University of California – San Francisco. After suffering further tragedy and loss, she quit her practice as a doctor to travel to Plum Village monastery in France, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, where she was ordained a nun in 2000.
Sister D is the author of a memoir, Healing: A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun (2010); Mindfulness as Medicine: A Story of Healing and Spirit (2015); Flowers in the Dark: Reclaiming Your Power to Heal from Trauma with Mindfulness (2021); and The River In Me: Verses of Transformation, Collected Poems (2024).
In this episode we talk about:
The Buddha's Five Daily Remembrances, and why you'd want to practice them
Why our denial of aging and death causes far more suffering than aging or death
How thanking your changing body can turn dread into gratitude
Thich Nhat Hanh's wisdom of "the non-toothache moment" and hidden everyday happiness
Treating despair and negative self-talk as small deaths we can release
Why it's natural to fear death, and how to fear it less
Why grief has no finish line, and the cost of rushing through it
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Buddhist Strategies for Reducing Everyday Addictions
Your Negative, Ruminating Mind: Here's Your Way Out
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A Stoic Mantra For Your Sh*ttiest Moments (And Other Ancient Wisdom That Holds Up) | Jonathan Haidt
19 oktober 2026 · 54 min
Plus: how to actually change a habit, how to get distance from negative thoughts, why the spark fades, and whether what doesn't kill you really makes you stronger. Lees meer
Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University's Stern School of Business and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Anxious Generation.
He is also the author of the recently re-released The Happiness Hypothesis, and of The New York Times bestsellers The Righteous Mind, and The Coddling of the American Mind (with Greg Lukianoff). He has given four TED talks and been named a TIME100 Health leader.
In this episode we talk about:
A two-word Stoic mantra that keeps you from suffering twice
Why willpower alone won't change your habits, and what will
Tricks for getting distance from negative thoughts
Why the spark fades, and what actually makes love last
Whether Buddhist non-attachment can be squared with loving your family
The growing bipartisan backlash against smartphones, social media and AI
Whether what doesn't kill you really makes you stronger
Why ancient wisdom matters more in an age of uncertainty
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Jonathan Haidt's first appearance on the show
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How To Feel Safer In A Chaotic World | Dr. Raj Panjabi
16 oktober 2026 · 58 min
Plan for the worst without spiraling, catch trouble early, and turn bad news into fuel. Lees meer
Dr. Raj Panjabi, MD is the author of Safer: A Playbook—Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community. He served as Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense at the White House National Security Council (2022-2023) where he co-led the largest vaccination campaign in history against COVID-19 and U.S. responses to other public health crises, including mpox, influenza and Ebola.
A Harvard Medical School physician, Dr. Panjabi is the co-founder and former CEO of Last Mile Health, which has trained thousands of community health workers to bring care to communities beyond the reach of any health system. One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World and TIME's 50 Most Influential People in Healthcare, twice named to the FORTUNE World's 50 Greatest Leaders list, and to FORBES 250 Most Successful Immigrants, Raj has received the TED Prize, Clinton Global Citizen Award, and World Economic Forum's Social Entrepreneur of the Year award.
In this episode we talk about:
Why denial is hardwired: the evolutionary roots of normalcy bias
How pre-mortems and Stoic "premeditation of evils" calm the nervous system
Setting triggers in advance to avoid both overreacting and underreacting
Missing his infant daughter's heart failure, and what it taught him
Fleeing Liberia's civil war
The three circles of community
Curiosity over control: asking "what's in the way?" instead of blaming
Holding your purpose tightly and your plans loosely, especially in a disrupted economy
Why to embrace uncertainty, and how to come out of it stronger
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Adam Grant Says You're Doing Relationships Wrong
14 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
Why it's OK to go to bed angry, be awkward, and not like your coworkers. Plus, the three kinds of friends you need and the one-line script that makes hard feedback land. Lees meer
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School, where he has been the top-rated professor for seven straight years. His new book is Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World.
Adam's books have sold millions of copies, he's one of TED's most popular speakers, and his podcast Re:Thinking has over 100 million downloads. He's been recognized as the world's second-most influential management thinker and one of Fortune's 40 Under 40.
In this episode we talk about:
The four kinds of relationships, and which ones most people are missing
How to stop replaying awkward conversations in your head
Why men struggle to make friends
Turning a pal into a companion, including the haunted house trick
How to give feedback without putting people on the defensive
Why "agree to disagree" keeps relationships from handling friction
Why it's OK to go to bed angry
Why great teams don't require liking your coworkers or daily office time
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Adam Grant on Perfectionism and Procrastination
Adam Grant on the Science of Potential and Achievement
Adam Grant on Languishing
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Stressed, Anxious, or Drained at Work? Here's How To Follow Your Energy, Take Smart Risks, and Find Work You Actually Like | Molly Graham
12 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
Plus: the only two things you really take with you when you leave a job, why following a great boss beats chasing a hot company, and why she thinks "I've missed the boat" on AI is a lie. Lees meer
Molly Graham is the host of TED's WorkLife podcast, co-founder of the leadership communities Glue Club and the Guild, and writer of Lessons on Substack.
In this episode we talk about:
What a flock of starlings can teach you about your career
Why not having a long-term plan might be your secret advantage
How to navigate your career when you don't have a map
Why joy at work might not be a luxury after all
The simple calendar exercise that reveals what's quietly draining you
Why being great at something doesn't mean you should keep doing it
The career currency most of us chronically undervalue
Why you should follow people instead of rocket ships
How to spot a "LinkedIn crush" before it steers your next move
The kind of fear that's actually a green light
Why your calendar is a war zone of unfortunate yeses
Molly's antidote to the doom narrative around AI at work
Why it's not too late to get comfortable with AI
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Calm Your Nervous System: Simple Daily Practices for When You're Wired, Hangry, or Too Busy to Rest | Nadia Narain & Katia Narain Phillips
9 oktober 2026 · 55 min
A tongue-in-cheek jaw release, a 30-second shake-off, and a two-finger trick that tells your body it's safe. Plus: why scrolling feels relaxing but isn't. Lees meer
Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillips are the authors of the international bestsellers Self-Care for The Real World and Rituals for Every Day. Their most recent book, Glimmers: Tiny Moments to Transform Your Life, was published in January 2026.
In this episode we talk about:
Why staying calm all the time isn't actually the goal
The sneaky state that masquerades as rest
How to find glimmers in even the most ordinary moments
Why glimmers turn out to be contagious
The odd little trick for releasing tension you didn't know you carried
What animals know about stress that we've forgotten
How your field of vision talks to your nervous system
Why your chores might be a secret meditation practice
What rushing does to even the best of intentions
Why leaving dishes in the sink can be a sign of progress
The overlooked basics behind so much everyday stress
Why rest isn't one-size-fits-all
What it means to reparent yourself
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Anxious? Rushed? Reaching for Your Phone? Four Buddhist Phrases To Bring You Back | Brother Phap Dung and Kaira Jewel Lingo
7 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Why tensing against pain makes it worse, the difference between acceptance and passivity, and how to plan for the future while staying present—from two of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh's senior students. Lees meer
Brother Thích Chân Pháp Dung is a Vietnamese American Buddhist monk ordained in 1998 and a Dharma Teacher in the Plum Village tradition, founded by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh. He currently practices and teaches at Deer Park Monastery in California and is the founder of the Thích Nhất Hạnh School of Interbeing.
Kaira Jewel Lingo is a senior Dharma teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village Zen lineage who also teaches Vipassana in the Insight tradition. After 15 years as an ordained nun in Thich Nhat Hanh's monastic community, she now teaches internationally, integrating mindfulness with creative expression, social and racial justice, and care for the Earth. She is the author of We Were Made for These Times and co-author of Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation. You can also read Kaira Jewel's essays on Substack.
In this episode we talk about:
Why we need to hear the same teachings over and over
What it means to be alive while you're alive
The hidden gifts of turning toward difficulty
How to plan for the future without leaving the present
The one sentence legendary teacher Thich Nhat Hanh said summed up all his teachings
Where our true home really is
How to accept things without becoming a doormat
The difference between surrender and giving up
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How To Be Sanely Productive | Oliver Burkeman
5 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
The liberation that comes from realizing that you're never going to get everything done. Lees meer
Oliver Burkeman is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Four Thousand Weeks, The Antidote, and most recently, Meditations for Mortals. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher. He has a devoted following for his writing on productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment.
This episode originally appeared in April 2024.
In this episode we talk about:
What the term "imperfectionism" means
The illusion of reaching a point where "everything's done"
Why there's liberation in seeing how finite we are
Why small, imperfect actions are more valuable than perfect plans
Why overplanning is a kind of avoidance
How to make decisions
The importance of finishing things
Who you should develop a taste for problems
Why effort doesn't always equal value
Why we need to stop protecting other people's feelings
And the paradox of mattering immensely and not at all
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The Power of Negative Thinking
Time Management for Mortals
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Surviving the News: Buddhist Strategies for Staying Sane, Engaged, and Not Completely Furious | Pascal Auclair
2 oktober 2026 · 35 min
You don't get to choose what's thrown at you — only how you respond. Karma as a tool for agency, attention sovereignty as a political act, and what to do when you feel completely helpless. Lees meer
The news is a lot right now. And for most of us, the usual options — doom scroll until midnight, or unplug entirely — don't actually help. Meditation teacher Pascal Auclair joins Dan for a live community conversation on how to stay engaged with what's happening in the world without letting it wreck your nervous system, your relationships, or your sleep.
In this conversation, Pascal Auclair and Dan Harris discuss:
Why reading the news can be reframed as an act of love — and why that changes everything
What Buddhism actually says about karma, and whether the bad guys get theirs
How to balance staying informed with protecting your mental health
The difference between passive equanimity and wise, engaged action
How much news is too much — and why the answer is different for everyone
Why attention itself has become a battleground, and how mindfulness is your best defense
Pascal Auclair has been immersed in Buddhist practice and study since 1997. He was mentored by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield at IMS and Spirit Rock, where he now teaches retreats. He is a co-founder of True North Insight and one of its Guiding Teachers. Find more of his guided meditations in the 10% with Dan Harris app.
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Annoying Partners, Aging Parents, Impossible Coworkers: Buddhist Advice for Conflict, Communication, and "Patience with Teeth" | devon and nico hase
30 september 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
Which conflict style are you? Plus: avoiding the "trance of nice," walking the high wire, and an uber-hack for getting over irritation. Lees meer
devon + nico hase serve as guiding teachers of the online dharma community Refuge of Belonging. They teach at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and other centers, offer online and in-person retreats, and speak with students in one-on-one sessions. They are the co-authors of How Not to Be a Hot Mess and the new This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership.
In this episode we talk about:
Why friction in relationships is a feature, not a bug
The three directions of listening
Why joy isn't a nice-to-have
How contemplating death can dissolve everyday irritation
Whether you're a volcano, a diplomat, or a dodger
How to rupture like a pro
Why real patience has teeth
What it means to walk the high wire in a conflict
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Your 'Inner Child' Runs Your Life. Here's How To Spot It and Take Back the Wheel. | Dr. Galit Atlas
28 september 2026 · 1 uur
Six archetypes: Which one are you? Plus, a simple question to help you distinguish real, current fears from old, outdated ones. Lees meer
Dr. Galit Atlas is an internationally renowned psychoanalyst and leader in relational psychoanalysis. She teaches at NYU and Columbia University and lectures internationally on sexuality, desire, and emotional inheritance. Her latest book is Come Closer. You can also read her essays on Substack, Wild Analysis with Dr. Galit Atlas.
In this episode we talk about:
The six childhood archetypes that quietly run your adult relationships
Why the version of you that felt too big or too small never actually grew up
A simple question to ask yourself the moment old fear takes over
The surprising link between blame and a feeling you'd rather not name
What separates jealousy from envy — and why it matters more than you think
The phrases people use when they're secretly telling you the opposite
Why setting boundaries feels like betrayal if you were raised a certain way
The real reason acceptance has to come before change, not after
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Your Inner Critic Won't Stop Adding Rules. Here's The Fix. | Julian Shapiro-Barnum
25 september 2026 · 47 min
What kids can teach you about how to handle anger, being uptight, and rejection, according to the creator of Recess Therapy. Lees meer
Julian Shapiro-Barnum is a comedian, writer, and interviewer known for Recess Therapy, Celebrity Substitute, and Outside Tonight. He's won seven Webby Awards, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30, and received a Family Entertainment Award from Variety. His first book is How to Grow Up Without Becoming a Grown-Up.
In this episode we talk about:
The playground question kids ask that adults are too scared to say out loud
Why Julian stopped calling it your "inner child" — and what he calls it instead
The trick for making feelings pass in minutes instead of weeks
How breaking a rule on purpose can loosen something bigger in you
The childhood habit that makes rejection sting so much less
What growing up with five parents taught Julian about talking to anyone
A tiny physical habit that can snowball into real change
Why the most viral moment of his career wasn't about wisdom at all
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Amanda Knox On: Finding Meaning in Tragedy, Not Needing an Apology, and Refusing to Own What Other People Think
23 september 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
The famed exoneree on making life worth living every day, flipping the narrative on the bad things, and the ancient Japanese practice of kintsugi. Lees meer
Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, comedian, and bestselling author of Waiting to Be Heard and FREE: My Search for Meaning. She hosts the podcast Hard Knox and advocates for criminal justice reform and media ethics.
In this episode we talk about:
The one question Amanda Knox asks herself whenever something bad happens
Why understanding someone who wronged you can matter more than forgiving them
What a centuries-old Japanese art form taught Amanda about coming back from being broken
The mindset shift that got her through years in prison, one day at a time
Why accepting your life exactly as it is might be the first step to changing it
The hidden trap inside feeling like a victim
Why other people's version of you was never actually yours to carry
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The Science Of Emotion Regulation: A Five-Step Plan For Not Losing Your Sh*t | Marc Brackett
21 september 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
Plus: why being your 'best self' isn't about being nice or passive, why regulation starts before things go wrong, and how 'polyregulation' can help you up your game. Lees meer
Marc Brackett, Ph.D. is the author of Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want and the bestselling Permission to Feel. He is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. You can watch Marc's podcast interviews here.
In this episode we talk about:
Why your "true self" might be the worst version of you
The five-step process for catching yourself before you explode
What to tell yourself in the doorway before you walk into a hard moment
Why breathwork alone won't fix everything you're feeling
The simple fix for total disengagement in your next Zoom meeting
Why your best self should never be a doormat
How to repair after you say the nastiest thing you've ever said
How to build a go-to strategy before you even need it
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The Science of Emotion Regulation: Strategies for When You're Anxious, Angry, or Comparing Yourself To Others | Marc Brackett
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Comedian Josh Johnson On: Handling News Cycle Anxiety, His Insane Work Ethic, and Why AI is BS
18 september 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
Plus: Why acceptance isn't the same as resignation, a trick for gaining perspective, and the role faith plays in his life. Lees meer
Josh Johnson is an Emmy-nominated writer, stand-up comedian, actor, and NAACP award-winner from Louisiana by way of Chicago. He was just named as the newest correspondent on Comedy Central's Emmy & Peabody Award-winning program The Daily Show, where he was previously a writer for the past six years. Johnson is also a former writer and performer on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he made his late-night debut in 2017. In addition, he is Comedy Central's 'most watched comedian ever' with 40M+ views to date across their platforms.
In this episode we talk about:
The difference between accepting a problem and simply giving up
Why some anxiety is a rational response, not overthinking
How he manages anxiety while covering the news every day on The Daily Show
A simple trick for judging whether something is actually worth your worry
What it's like growing up in church (and questioning parts of it as an adult)
Why he thinks comedy helps people face hard realities instead of avoiding them
The habit behind posting a new hour of comedy every single week for three years
Why he believes AI's promised breakthroughs haven't actually shown up
Why he thinks the public still has power to reject where AI is headed
The advice about finishing your work that changed how he creates
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The Reset for Anxiety, Overthinking, and Losing Yourself in the Wrong Story | Diana Winston
16 september 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
A simple daily check-in you can do anywhere, a four-part practice for handling hard emotions, and a new way to relate to negative judgments. Plus, why transcendence is more accessible than you think. Lees meer
Diana Winston is the Director of UCLA Mindful, with three decades of experience teaching mindfulness for health and well-being. She has authored three books, including The Little Book of Being, and has taught at Spirit Rock Meditation Center for 25 years. A founder of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association, she continues to guide individuals and organizations in cultivating awareness and presence.
In this episode we talk about:
Why we keep making the same mistakes even after years of practice and therapy
Four different ways to understand what "awakening" actually means
A three-part check-in for resetting into the present moment
A four-step practice for working with a difficult emotion in real time
How judgment can become a doorway to deeper self-understanding
Why self-compassion is the foundation of loving anyone else well
How to access little tastes of transcendence in ordinary daily life
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What's Worth Living For? | Dr. Atul Gawande
14 september 2026 · 56 min
A surprisingly uplifting conversation on aging, sickness, and death. Plus: why you get happier as you get older, hard-earned tips for handling tough diagnoses, and how to think about AI in your health care. Lees meer
Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is a surgeon, author, and public health innovator. He holds the Fish Chair in Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is the Samuel O. Thier Professor of the Practice of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Professor of the Practice at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Gawande was Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID from 2022-2025. He is a longtime writer for The New Yorker and has written four books: Complications, Better, The Checklist Manifesto, and Being Mortal.
In this episode we talk about:
Why the best doctors ask patients what matters before choosing treatment
The simple question that reveals what makes life worth living
Why patients who get less aggressive care sometimes live longer
His father's answer to "what's worth living for" changed three times
Why staying independent and staying safe often pull in different directions
Research showing people get emotionally calmer, not sadder, as they age
What happened when the U.S. shut down its global health aid programs
Why he sees AI as a helpful second opinion, not a replacement, for doctors
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Neal Brennan On: Talking Back to Your Inner Critic, Why Chasing Validation Doesn't Work, and His Harrowing Psychedelic Journeys
11 september 2026 · 58 min
The legendary comedian says you don't have to be tortured to be an artist, he doesn't need an index card of achievements in his pocket anymore, and even the bad trips have led to good destinations. Lees meer
Neal Brennan is a three-time Emmy-nominated writer, director, producer, and standup comedian known for his critically acclaimed Netflix specials 3 Mics, Blocks, and Crazy Good and for co-creating Comedy Central's iconic Chappelle's Show. He also hosts the hit Blocks podcast, where he talks with guests about their own personal blocks.
In this episode we talk about:
Talking back to your inner critic
Why the worst psychedelic trips might do more good than the beautiful ones
The myth that comedians have to be miserable to be funny
The "decoy" that keeps smart people chasing validation forever
Why achievement became Neal's most embarrassing addiction
What Neal wants now that success wasn't enough
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Top 10 Practices for Resetting Your Time, Space, Body, Inner Critic, and Social Life | Laurie Santos and Gretchen Rubin
9 september 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
How to understand your tendencies and identify what's keeping you stuck. Plus: advice on treating resistance as data, reclaiming time affluence, and avoiding "procrasticlearing." Lees meer
Laurie Santos is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology at Yale University. In addition to her work on the evolutionary origins of human cognition, Laurie is an expert on the science of happiness and the ways in which our minds lie to us about what makes us happy. Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, is a top-3 Apple podcast which has attracted 150+ million downloads since its launch.
Gretchen Rubin is one of today's most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She's the author of many bestselling books, such as The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Four Tendencies, and Life in Five Senses which have sold millions of copies in more than thirty languages. Her most recent book is Secrets of Adulthood. She's also host of the popular podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin.
In this episode we talk about:
Why your intuitions often make stuckness worse, not better
The difference between mindless drift and mindful, deliberate delay
How to treat resistance as useful data instead of laziness
Kristin Neff's three-part framework for practicing real self-compassion
Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies and how they shape what gets you unstuck
Why clearing physical space creates a felt sense of agency
The "liking gap" and why reaching out matters more than you think
How to satisfice instead of optimize when a decision feels stuck
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The Science Of Building The Life You Want | Arthur Brooks
7 september 2026 · 1 uur 23 min
Plus: the benefits of a "reverse bucket list"; clear formulas for happiness, enjoyment, satisfaction, and purpose; and how to engage in the world's problems without being miserable. Lees meer
Professor and writer Arthur Brooks on his recent book (co-authored with Oprah Winfrey): Build The Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Arthur has seen the themes of this book play out in his own life. He started his career as a classical French horn player, then got his PhD in public policy analysis, and went on to run a think tank called the American Enterprise Institute. He is currently a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. He also does work with The Atlantic, where he writes a column and hosts a podcast called How to Build a Happy Life. Arthur was formerly on Ten Percent Happier to discuss his book From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.
In this episode we talk about:
Myth busting about happiness
The three macronutrients of happiness
The perils of pursuing pleasure
How to be effectively and wisely ambitious
How to ascertain if you have meaning in your life
How to manage your emotions
The difference between healthy and unhealthy envy
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The Psychology Of Success | Guy Raz
4 september 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
A podcast pioneer on failure, resilience, luck, work/life balance, and the power of questions. Lees meer
Guy Raz has been instrumental in creating some of the most iconic podcasts in the world, including Wondery's How I Built This, Wow in the World and TED Radio Hour. The New York Times has described him as "one of the most popular podcasters in history."
We talk about:
The challenge – and gift – of failure
Getting comfortable with discomfort and risk
The notion of luck
The balance between your relationships and your work
Why scale isn't always the answer
Success vs. happiness
And much more
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When Life's Not Working, Don't Try Harder. Change Your Situation Instead. | Angela Duckworth
2 september 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
How the people, places, and things around you can bring out your best. Plus, why willpower is unreliable, why AA works for so many people, and where to put your phone. Lees meer
Angela Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance and the recently released Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best.
In this episode we talk about:
Why willpower alone rarely creates lasting behavior change, and why changing your situation is often the better move
The Gallup study showing where teens keep their phones predicts their grades
How to identify what's actually within your control versus truly fixed
Angela's own marriage crisis during the 2008 financial collapse, and what saved it
Why "trying harder" can sometimes make a bad situation worse, not better
One reason Alcoholics Anonymous works for so many people in recovery
How reaching out to strangers for advice can change your entire career path
Why surrounding yourself with the right peers matters more than we admit
Related Episodes:
Angela Duckworth's first appearance on our show
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The Science of Habit Change, Why GLP-1s are Disrupting It, and How To Use It To Have Better Conversations | Charles Duhigg
31 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
There's a three-part framework for analyzing, breaking, or building any habit. There's also a simple way to identify which ones might be "keystone habits" for you. And the surprising discovery of the GLP1 "habit window" suggests that some people may be benefiting more from the drugs than others. Lees meer
Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and the author of The Power of Habit, which spent over three years on bestseller lists and has been translated into 40 languages; Supercommunicators, also a bestseller published in 2024; and Smarter Faster Better, a third bestseller. Mr. Duhigg writes for The New Yorker magazine and is a graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Business School. He previously wrote for The New York Times, and is a frequent contributor to CNBC, This American Life, NPR, and Frontline. He was also, for one terrifying day in 1999, a bike messenger in San Francisco.
In this episode we talk about:
The cue-routine-reward framework that underlies every habit, good or bad
The "golden rule" of habit change
What "keystone habits" are and how to identify them in your own life
Charles's 45-pound weight loss on a GLP-1 and what it revealed about "food noise"
The GLP-1 "habit window," and why some people may benefit from GLP-1's more than others
Kitchen-sinking: the habit where a fight about one thing becomes a fight about everything
Meta-conversations: asking your partner what they actually need before you respond
Related Episodes:
The Science of Effective Communication | Charles Duhigg
Weighing The Extraordinary Benefits And Disturbing Risks Of The New Weight Loss Drugs | Johann Hari
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Sara Bareilles On: The Feelings You Fear Might Destroy You, What Antidepressants Actually Did to Her Creativity, and Why There's Nothing to Fix
28 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
Plus: her complicated relationship with antidepressants, weathering fertility struggles, and aging in public. Lees meer
Sara Bareilles joins Dan to discuss her new album Good Grief, a record she made after losing three close friends — Chad Joseph, Gavin Creel, and poet Andrea Gibson. The conversation covers grief as a transformative force, medication and mental health, fertility struggles and miscarriage, the creative process as spiritual transmission, aging without intervention, and patriotism as grief.
In this episode we talk about:
Grief is a shortcut to the truth — it strips away distraction and forces presence
"Name it to tame it" — putting feelings into words reduces their power
Sara's fear that medication would suppress her artistry turned out to be the opposite: Lexapro felt like "a return to herself"
The creative process as clearing a channel rather than owning the output — music arrives, it isn't manufactured
"Nothing to fix" — acceptance as a countercultural act in an era of optimization
Acceptance isn't resignation — you can surrender to what is and still take compassionate action
Grief of country: loving America and mourning what it's becoming aren't mutually exclusive
Social media distorts your experience of reality — have your experience of the world in the world
Sara Bareilles is a two-time Grammy winner and Tony-nominated composer whose music and lyrics powered the Broadway hit Waitress — a role she later performed herself, both on Broadway and in London's West End. On screen, she earned an Emmy nomination for Girls5eva and for her performance as Mary Magdalene in NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live! She has sold over three million albums and 3.5 billion streams worldwide.
Related Episodes:
Sara Bareilles: Anxiety, Anger and Art (2021)
How To Find Joy In an Anxious World (Sara Bareilles and Dacher Keltner, 2025)
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How To Handle AI Anxiety: A Computer Scientist and a Buddhist Teacher On Managing Uncertainty | Cal Newport & Matthew Brensilver
26 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 10 min
Will AI take our jobs? Kill us? This episode provides both fact-checking and a psychological survival guide. Lees meer
Cal Newport is a Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, where he is also a founding faculty member of the Center for Digital Ethics and the inaugural Director of the Computer Science, Ethics and Society academic program. He is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including, most recently, Slow Productivity, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. Newport is also a long-time contributing writer for the New Yorker and the host of the Deep Questions podcast.
Matthew Brensilver, MSW, PhD teaches retreats at the Insight Retreat Center, Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Insight Meditation Society. Before committing to teach meditation full-time, he spent years doing research on addiction pharmacotherapy at the UCLA Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine. Each winter and summer, he offers a four-month online Buddhist Psychology Training through Spirit Rock integrating Buddhist wisdom with modern psychotherapy. Matthew is the co-author of two books about meditation during adolescence and continues to be interested in the unfolding dialogue between Buddhism and science.
In this episode we talk about:
What really happened when an AI agent hacked a company while running a test
Why one Silicon Valley belief system may be fueling AI panic more than the tech itself
Why senior programmers are quietly going back to writing code by hand
Where Cal draws the line on using AI to help you write versus write for you
Why Matthew worries AI could quietly replace the ordinary, unfinished parts of daily life
Buddhist advice on being with this unprecedented moment
How stabilizing your mind makes acceptance possible, and how to do it
Why calming the sense of emergency doesn't erase uncertainty, but makes it easier to face
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Longevity Secrets (And Controversies) From The Blue Zones | Dan Buettner
24 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
Insights from the places on the planet where people apparently live the longest and healthiest lives. Lees meer
Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, and journalist. He has written a series of bestselling books, including The Blue Zones of Happiness and The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes for Living to 100. He is also the host of the Netflix show, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones.
In this episode we talk about:
The origin story of the Blue Zones
The nine common denominators, or Power Nine, to longevity.
The surprising information about much maligned foods such as pasta and bread
Why trying to pursue good health can actually work against you
Why the single most important factor in longevity isn't advertised on instagram
Tips for integrating Blue Zones wisdom into your daily life, including designing a life where you move more naturally
And some of the critiques and controversies surrounding his work
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The Evidence for Aliens, the Afterlife, Bigfoot, Sea Monsters, and More | Miguel Sancho
21 augustus 2026 · 59 min
An investigative journalist on why reincarnation, ghosts, and unexplained phenomena deserve more scrutiny; plus, why our need to believe in something bigger isn't something to be embarrassed about. Lees meer
Miguel Sancho is an Emmy Award–winning television producer and author. He is a veteran of ABC News, where he helped run 20/20, and he is now the executive producer of The Proof Is Out There on the History Channel. His latest book is Evidence of the Extraordinary: Discoveries from the Series The Proof is Out There.
In this episode we talk about:
How to walk the line between skepticism and credulity
Why most UFO footage falls apart under scrutiny
The scientific case for Bigfoot
Why kids who remember past lives are hard to dismiss
How to spot a fraudulent psychic
Pascal's "God-shaped hole"
What unexplained ancient rock structures reveal about our history
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You Can Stop Fixing Yourself: Buddhist Advice on Boundaries, Rituals, and Dropping Your Self-Aggression | Susan Piver
19 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Plus: Why you're a "mystic" even though you don't know it, how to find the "magic" in meditation, and the power of simple apologies (and cleaning the dishes). Lees meer
Susan Piver is a 30 year student of Tibetan Buddhism, New York Times bestselling author, and founder of The Open Heart Project, an online meditation community with close to 20,000 members. Her latest book is Inexplicable Magic: Meditation for Mystics.
In this episode we talk about:
Why meditation's real payoff can't be explained
The crucial difference between mindfulness and awareness
Why you can't think your way into oneness
The seven daily habits of a modern "mystic"
Why boundaries are essential to a spiritual life
Susan's unglamorous trick for building real confidence
Why trying to fix yourself backfires
The secret to attracting inspiration
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You Can Get Through It: How to Handle the Hardest Things That Will Ever Happen to You | Dr. Lucy Hone
17 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Why the five stages of grief are a myth, a go-to phrase for when everything's falling apart, and three steps for getting through loss. Lees meer
Dr. Lucy Hone is an adjunct fellow at the University of Canterbury and a sought-after professional speaker, a bestselling author, and an award-winning internationally published science educator. She is regularly featured in international media, including in The Guardian, Hidden Brain, and The Washington Post. Dr. Hone is a columnist for Psychology Today.
In this episode we talk about:
A three-step recipe for getting through any major loss
Why the five stages of grief are a myth
The surprising research on who supports grievers best (hint: pets)
Living losses vs. death losses — and why ranking grief doesn't help
What it means to have your "assumptive world" shattered
Rebuilding identity after loss: answering "who am I now?"
Finding self-compassion through "real, not perfect," not perfectionism
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The Science of Journaling: How 15 Minutes of Writing Can Free Up Your Brain, Improve Your Health, and Make You a Better Friend | Dr. James Pennebaker
14 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
Writing can reduce overthinking, rumination, and anxiety. Here's what the researcher who pioneered the science suggests. Lees meer
James Pennebaker is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is known for his early research on expressive writing and health. More recently, he has pioneered ways to study people's personalities and behaviors through the analysis of their language use. His text analysis program LIWC is used across disciplines. Author of over 300 scientific articles and 8 books, his research has affected our understanding and treatment of mental and physical health of people dealing with upheavals in their lives.
This episode first aired in November 2024, and is co-hosted by Dr. Bianca Harris.
In this episode we talk about:
The specific form of journaling, called expressive writing or therapeutic journaling, that
he invented and studied.Other kinds of journaling such as to-do lists and gratitude lists.
Why writing things down helps shift our perspective on our stress or trauma.
How that can lead to a cascade of benefits, from improved sleep to improved working memory
And why Pennebaker, who's a very laid-back dude, is so laid-back about how often we need to journal in order to derive its benefits
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The Non-BS Science of Manifestation: How Your Imagination Can Help With Pain, Anxiety, Conflict, and Recovery | Cassi Vieten
12 augustus 2026 · 58 min
How elite athletes use visualization to improve performance, why visualization can turbo-charge physical recovery, and the mental trick that can make your nervous system feel safe. Lees meer
Cassi Vieten, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and director of research at the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at the University of California, San Diego, where she also directs the Center for Mindfulness. She is the author Imagine That: Transform How You Think, Feel, and Live with the Science of Imagination.
In this episode we talk about:
Why imagination is the oldest human technology
The VISTA method for training your imagination
Why manifestation isn't as crazy as it sounds
How to talk yourself out of catastrophizing
Why conflict is really a clash of two imaginations
What glimmers are
How to use imagination to dial down physical pain
What years of hidden alcoholism taught Cassi about a narrowed imagination
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The Neuroscience of Likability, Social Connection, and Brain Health | Ben Rein
10 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
Ben Rein, PhD is a neuroscientist who studies the biology of social behavior and explains the brain to an audience of over 1.2 million people online. He serves as Chief Science Officer of the Mind Science Foundation, Head of Science Communication at ResearchHub Foundation, and teaches at Stanford University. Lees meer
In this episode we talk about:
Distinguishing between science and online "neurobullshit"
Three research-backed ways to protect your brain health and boost social connection, even for introverts
Why isolation shows up in the body like a low-grade injury
The real difference between loneliness and isolation, and why we rarely recognize either in ourselves
The power of pets in reducing stress and inflammation
Whether sugar is really more addictive than cocaine (short answer: no, and here's why)
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Self-Help Without Other People Is Just Selfish — and Here's the Science to Prove It | Dan Harris
7 augustus 2026 · 56 min
Dan doesn't usually sit in the interviewee's chair — but when journalist and author Allison Gilbert invited him to speak at the 92nd Street Y as part of their Connected Lives series, he said yes. What followed was one of the more wide-ranging conversations Dan has had about his own practice, his own anxieties, and why he's become convinced that inner work divorced from relationships is just selfishness dressed up as self-care. The evening also included a guided loving-kindness meditation — metta practice — that Dan led live with the audience. Lees meer
They talked about:
Why Dan thinks the meditation world's PR problem has shifted — it's no longer "this is weird hippie stuff," it's "I get it, but I personally can't do it"
The upward spiral: how taking care of your mind improves your relationships, which improves your inner weather, which improves your relationships further — and the "toilet vortex" that runs in the opposite direction
Free-range mindfulness: why brushing your teeth or standing in a grocery line can rewire your brain just like formal seated practice
The self-compassion toolkit — Kristin Neff's three-step practice, distanced self-talk, and why putting your hand on your heart is "cheesy as f*ck" but actually works
Joseph Goldstein's single best question for breaking an anxiety loop: "Is this useful?"
Why micro-interactions — with your doorman, your barista, a stranger on the elevator — are one of the most underrated sources of happiness
Allison Gilbert is a journalist, author, and the creator of The Joy of Connections, a book and companion app designed to help people build more meaningful relationships. She writes and speaks about human connection, grief, and resilience. Learn more at allisongilbert.com.
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Resetting Your Nervous System When You're Anxious, Hurting, or Just Powering Through | Johanna Franzel
5 augustus 2026 · 1 uur
How to calm down fast with an 'inventory' practice, how to build 'resources' you can call on anytime, and why 'healing' might be the wrong goal to chase. Plus, living with autoimmune disorder, writing as a practice of embodiment, and why white-knuckling isn't worth it. Lees meer
Johanna Franzel is a teacher, somatic practitioner, educator, and author of the new book Write Yourself Home: A Creative Guide for Living Well in the Body You Have Through Embodied Writing and Movement Practice. She brings both professional expertise and the lived experience of navigating chronic illness for more than two decades. She also writes a Substack called Permission Slips.
In this episode we talk about:
Why your nervous system stays on high alert for threats that aren't actually there
The three-step "inventory" practice for finding calm in your body, right now
Why calling to mind a "resource" can genuinely shift your physiology
"Presence without scrutiny": the difference between being with someone (or yourself) and staring them down
Why Johanna doesn't love the word "healing" and the word she prefers instead
How to turn your most embarrassing memories into material, not shame
Why the way you talk to yourself matters more than you think
What over two decades with Crohn's disease taught Johanna about self-advocacy and knowing your own margins
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For The Lonely, Suffocated, or Overextended: How To Balance Your Relationships When Others Won't Change | Nedra Glover Tawwab
3 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
Plus: how to build a village, why your attachment style isn't your destiny, and a two-step method for asking for help that actually works. Lees meer
Nedra Glover Tawwab is a licensed therapist and the author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, an instant New York Times best-seller translated into over 35 languages worldwide. In addition, she has authored seven other books, including Drama Free and, most recently, The Balancing Act. A sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for almost 20 years.
In this episode we talk about:
The difference between healthy dependency and full-blown enmeshment
Why your attachment style is useful information, not a life sentence
Wise compassion versus what Buddhists call "idiot compassion"
Why you can't force someone else to change, but your own change might be contagious
The "silent agreements" we make in relationships without ever saying them out loud — and how they quietly build resentment
Why over-considering everyone else's needs backfires, and how to actually advocate for your own
How to stop dragging old relationship trauma into brand-new relationships
What to actually do if you feel lonely, or like you don't have enough friends
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When You Don't Know What You Actually Want: How To Say No, When To Say Yes, and The One Question That Cuts Through It | Yara Shahidi
31 juli 2026 · 42 min
Plus: The "hard yes" list, the intentional pursuit of being bad at things (and how that opens doors you didn't know were closed), being "on intimate terms with catastrophe," and optimism as a daily practice. From How To Be A Better Human. Lees meer
Today we're sharing an episode from another show we love: How to Be a Better Human, hosted by Chris Duffy. In this conversation, Chris talks with actor Yara Shahidi — known for Black-ish and Grown-ish, and now host of The Optimist Project podcast — about what she's learned from building a career and an identity at the same time. Yara explains why she thinks of optimism as a daily practice rather than a fixed personality trait, how a "year of no" eventually led her to build a "hard yes list" of things that reliably bring her joy, and why she's been deliberately pursuing things she's bad at — cartwheels, crochet, the glockenspiel — as a way of staying curious and connected.
It's a thoughtful conversation about purpose, identity, and how to keep growing once you've already achieved the thing you thought you wanted. If you like what you hear, check out How to Be a Better Human wherever you get your podcasts.
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You're Gonna Be Alright No Matter What: On Facing Anger, Aging, and Loss With Humor and Grace | Sylvia Boorstein
29 juli 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
The legendary dharma teacher on self-acceptance, the two-sentence trick she uses on her own anger, and what actually makes her happy after 90 years of living. Lees meer
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, LCSW is a co-founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre California and the author of five books on Buddhism, Mindfulness, and particularly That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist.
In this episode we talk about:
Why turning 90 makes the Buddha's teachings on impermanence feel real instead of theoretical
The line Sylvia repeats to herself that's become the antidote to ill will and anger
Why "there's always a hand to hold" might be the whole point of being alive
The four (or three) noble truths, reworked in Sylvia's own words
A grocery store treat that turned into an unexpected lesson about where happiness actually comes from
What she says to people who are dying, and why it's not a lie
And much more
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How To Read People, Calm Tension, Build Trust, and Ask For What You're Worth | John Richardson
27 juli 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
An MIT/Harvard negotiation expert on the two types of "no," the FBI hostage negotiator trick you can use with anyone, and the rhetorical move that improves outcomes for women. Lees meer
John Richardson teaches negotiation at MIT's Sloan School of Management, and previously at Harvard Law, and was an associate at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He was coauthor with Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp of Getting It Done and Negotiation Analysis with Howard Raiffa and David Metcalfe. He is also a graduate of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. His latest book is Never Settle, co-written with Attia Qureshi.
In this episode we talk about:
Why lying in a negotiation is tactically stupid, not just morally wrong
The "give them a sandwich" trick FBI hostage negotiators use, and how to steal it for everyday life
The difference between healthy manipulation and the harmful kind
A simple word that can pull someone's brain out of fight-or-flight mode mid-argument
Why knowing your alternative matters more than knowing your ask
When saying no is actually the smartest move in the room
And much more
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That Feeling of "Always-Behind and Never-Enough"—Here's the Antidote | Ellen Hendriksen
24 juli 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
Move on from the inner critic and beat perfectionism without lowering your standards. Lees meer
Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who helps people calm their anxiety and be their authentic self. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) and is the author of HOW TO BE ENOUGH: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists and HOW TO BE YOURSELF: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety. You can find her on Substack at How to Be Good to Yourself When You're Hard on Yourself. This episode originally aired in 2025.
In this episode we talk about:
The relationship between perfectionism and anxiety
The definition of perfectionism––and why the word is actually a misnomer
Dr. Hendriksen's own struggles with perfectionism, and how they manifested physically
The difference between healthy perfectionism and unhealthy perfectionism
Changing your relationship with your inner critic
Shifting from rigid rules to flexibility
Keeping high standards while making room for mistakes
Overcoming procrastination
Navigating social comparison
And much more
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How To Move Into The Future With Optimism Instead Of Anxiety | Frederik Pferdt
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Secrets From the Therapist's Couch: How Boundaries Actually Work, How To Come To Peace With Your Parents, and Why It's Not Too Late To Change | Lori Gottlieb
22 juli 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
Plus: How your envy can be useful, why you're an unreliable narrator of your own life, and why you keep choosing partners who echo the unfinished business of your childhood. Lees meer
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, which has sold over three million copies and has been translated into over 30 languages. In addition to her clinical practice, she writes The New York Times "Ask the Therapist" advice column and is co-host of the popular "Dear Therapists" podcast and the advice podcast Since You Asked.
In this episode we talk about:
Why insight alone doesn't change anything, and what "idiot compassion" gets wrong
Whether you actually need to like your therapist
Why there's no such thing as a hierarchy of pain
How to spot a help-rejecting complainer, including in yourself
What envy is actually trying to tell you
Why a real boundary is a bid for connection, not a cutoff
Why we're all unreliable narrators, and how to edit the story you tell about yourself
Why we keep choosing partners who echo our unfinished business
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Joyful Anyway: Surviving the Sh*t Show of Regular Life | Kate Bowler
20 juli 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
Why optimization is a joy blocker, how to find the 'yes' inside the 'no,' and why that restless ache you can't shake is actually your compass. Lees meer
Kate Bowler, PhD is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and an Associate Professor of American Religious History at Duke University. She studies the cultural stories we tell ourselves about success, suffering, and whether (or not) we're capable of change. Her newest book is Joyful, Anyway.
In this episode we talk about:
The dangerous difference between joy and happiness
Why optimization and self-mastery are quietly killing your capacity for delight
How to find the "yes" inside every "no" (even when things are genuinely terrible)
The ache and restlessness you can't shake—and why it's actually your compass, not a problem to solve
What grace actually looks like when control disappears
How to stop trying to improve your way into joy
The "assignment" that changes how you show up for other people
Why survival isn't the point—living is
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Everything Happens for a Reason (and Other Lies I've Loved)
No Cure For Being Human (and Other Truths I Need to Hear)
Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!
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Why We Crave Gurus: A Skeptic's Reckoning With Belief, Bitcoin, and Burning Man | Vikram Gandhi
17 juli 2026 · 56 min
What a fake guru discovered about genuine connection, why ancient wisdom survives even the most rigorous skepticism, and the real reason humans crave spiritual authority. Lees meer
Vikram Gandhi is an award-winning and boundary-pushing director of fiction and non-fiction film and television. Vikram most recently co-directed The Man Will Burn — a five-part HBO Original Documentary Series on the full arc of Burning Man, from its countercultural roots in San Francisco to the 80,000-person desert event it's become.
In this episode we talk about:
Why an experiment built to reject capitalism ended up swimming in it
What playing a fake guru taught him about how belief actually works
Why people are often more comfortable opening up to a stranger than to those closest to them
What religion, cryptocurrency, and Burning Man all have in common
How to find meaning in ancient wisdom without needing to belong to anything
And much more
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Anxiety, Overthinking, and Overwhelm: Buddhist Hacks For Changing Your Mind | Joseph Goldstein
15 juli 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
Simple practices for not believing everything you think, becoming less reactive, and handling whatever life throws at you. Lees meer
Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of many books including, most recently, Dreamscapes of the Mind.
In this episode we talk about:
Why your thoughts have so much power over you — and how to take it back
A surprisingly funny technique for dealing with self-judgment
Why trying to get rid of an unwanted thought often makes it worse
The difference between recognizing an emotion and actually being mindful of it
Why sadness and unhappiness aren't the same thing
And much more
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Perfectionism, Burnout, and Self-Doubt: Break the Loop with the Science of Mattering | Gordon Flett
13 juli 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
Plus: combatting loneliness, turning down the volume on social comparison, and why mattering to a few people beats outperforming everyone. Lees meer
Gordon Flett is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University where he has served as the Director of the LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research. Dr. Flett is most known for his influential research on perfectionism in health and mental health and his more recent work on the psychology of mattering.
In this episode we talk about:
The difference between perfectionism and healthy striving
How perfectionism functions as a coping mechanism for unmet needs for love, belonging, and significance
What "mattering" actually means
Antimattering (and our fear of not mattering)
Why feeling like you matter to others can loosen the grip of perfectionism
Why people consistently underestimate how much they matter to others
Practical ways to help others feel like they matter
Why helping others feel like they matter boomerangs back and boosts your own sense of significance
The fear of not mattering in the age of AI
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Gordon's books: The Psychology of Mattering, Mattering as a Core Need in Children and Adolescents, and Perfectionism: Theory, Research, and Treatment
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How a Group of Broke 20-Somethings Accidentally Launched the Mindfulness Movement | Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg
10 juli 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
The time the Dalai Lama went bowling in their basement, the time a stranger showed up with exactly the $15,000 they were missing — and more behind-the-scenes stories from 50 years of IMS. Lees meer
In 1975, a handful of young Americans fresh back from years of intensive practice in India and Burma pooled together $150,000 they didn't have and bought a former Catholic novitiate in rural Massachusetts. Fifty years later, the Insight Meditation Society has become one of the most consequential institutions in the history of Buddhism in the West — the place where Jon Kabat-Zinn had the idea that became Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and where, as one longtime yogi put it, the whole thing has run for half a century "without any adult supervision whatsoever."
For IMS's 50th anniversary, Dan sits down with four of its founding teachers — Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and Jacqueline Mandell — along with Steven Schwartz, who helped get the organization built in the first place. Together they trace the founding story, the early years of $25-a-month stipends and "window wars," the accidental birth of the mindfulness movement, and what they hope IMS looks like 1,000 years from now.
For more on the Insight Meditation Society, including how to support their new retreat center, you can visit dharma.org.
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How To Communicate Effectively With Difficult People: When to Tell the Truth, When to Push Back, and Why Kindness Isn't the Same as Being Nice | Sharon Salzberg
8 juli 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
Plus: the four questions the Buddha said you should ask before you speak, the truth about gossip, and what to do when compassion and honesty pull in opposite directions. Lees meer
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is among the first to bring mindfulness & lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture fifty years ago.
In this episode we talk about:
What the Buddha actually said about how to talk to people, and why almost none of us were ever taught it
The four questions to ask yourself before you open your mouth
Whether white lies are ever okay
The difference between being kind and being nice
Is it ever okay to gossip?
Why shame is the enemy of change, and what "right" in right speech actually means
How to remember any of this when you're mid-conversation with a difficult person
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Your Job Is Hijacking Your Life: How to Set Limits, Decrease Work Stress, and Reclaim Your Evenings | Guy Winch
6 juli 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
Why ruminating after hours is unpaid overtime — plus, how to handle bad bosses, beat the Sunday scaries, and actually recharge. Lees meer
Dr. Guy Winch is an internationally renowned psychologist and bestselling author who advocates for integrating the science of emotional health into our daily lives. His 3 TED Talks have garnered over 35 million views and his science based self-help books have been translated into 30 languages. His newest book is: Mind Over Grind: How to Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life.
In this episode we talk about:
Why work stress is at an all-time high — and what the pandemic permanently broke
How to tell the difference between regular stress and full-blown burnout
Why ruminating about a bad day at the office is unpaid overtime — and how to stop
Techniques for coaching yourself through hard moments without lying to yourself
How to actually recover after work — and why collapsing on the couch isn't the same as recharging
How to set limits with a difficult boss without torching the relationship
A practical tool for mapping the real stress in your job
What to do with the Sunday scaries — and one scheduling trick that actually works
How chronic work stress quietly erodes your ethics over time
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In an Age of Techno-Pessimism, Here's the Science-Based Case for Optimism | Rob Marciano
3 juli 2026 · 48 min
On nuclear fusion, solid-state batteries, driverless cars, and other innovations — and why, for one cynical disaster reporter, meeting the scientists building them changed everything. Lees meer
Rob Marciano is the national weather correspondent for CBS News and a Cornell-trained scientist with more than 30 years in television news. A former co-host of Weekend Good Morning America at ABC News, he's also the co-author, alongside physicist James Trefil, of The Next Big Thing: Innovations for a Better, Smarter, Stronger Tomorrow.
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How To Regulate Your Nervous System: Anxiety, Relationships, and the Baggage You Didn't Ask For | Dr. Bruce Perry
1 juli 2026 · 1 uur 17 min
Plus: how trauma rewires the brain, why connection is the most powerful regulator, and small practices that actually work. Lees meer
Dr. Bruce Perry is the Principal of the Neurosequential Network and a Professor at the School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on development has informed clinical practice, programs and policy across the world. Dr. Perry's most recent book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, has been translated into 26 languages and has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for over 100 weeks after becoming #1 on the list in April of 2021.
In this episode we talk about:
EMDR and the importance of moving your body
The hardest type of trauma to deal with
The perks of getting in touch with the fact that, to quote Dr. Perry, everyone is wandering around in a fucking fog...and how this perspective helps us become more generous in our lives.. Both toward ourselves and others.
How it's never too late to heal trauma
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That Background Hum of Worry in Every Important Conversation — Here's What It Is and How to Quiet It | Claude M. Steele
29 juni 2026 · 42 min
Why talking to your boss, your doctor, or anyone with power puts your brain on high alert — and what a Stanford psychologist says to do about it. Lees meer
Claude M. Steele is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the author of a new book, Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It.
In this episode we talk about:
Why talking across difference is so stressful, even when nobody's being bigoted
What's actually happening in your brain during an awkward cross-cultural moment
The surprisingly simple thing that makes critical feedback land or fall flat
How to reduce tension when you're the one with power (and what to do when you're not)
A three-part framework for building trust across any divide
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