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We surprise some of the world's brightest minds with ideas they're not at all prepared to discuss. With host Jason Gots and special guests Neil Gaiman, Alan Alda, Salman Rushdie, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Saul Williams, Henry Rollins, Bill Nye, George Takei, Maria Popova, and many more . . . You've got 10 minutes with Einstein. What do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel? Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting? Some of the best conversations happen when we're pushed outside of our comfort zones. So each week on Think Again, we surprise smart people you've probably heard of with hand-picked gems from Big Think's interview archives on every imaginable subject. The conversation could go anywhere. SINCE 2008, BIG THINK has captured on video the best ideas of the world’s leading thinkers and doers in every field, renowned experts including neurologist Oliver Sacks, physicist Stephen Hawking, behavioral psychologist Daniel Kahneman, authors Margaret Atwood and Marylinne Robinson, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, painter Chuck Close, and philosopher Daniel Dennett.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Unexpected conversations • Thought-provoking ideas • Diverse guests (authors, filmmakers, scientists) • Creativity and innovation • Personal stories • Deep explorations of themes • Social issues • Philosophical insights"Think Again - a Big Think Podcast" presents a dynamic and intellectually stimulating range of discussions hosted by Jason Gots, featuring a diverse group of notable guests, including writers, scientists, artists, and philosophers. The core concept of this podcast is to surprise some of the world’s brightest minds with topics and ideas they are not prepared to discuss, often pushing them outside their comfort zones. This results in spontaneity and depth in the conversations, diverging into uncharted and sometimes philosophical territories.
The show themes cover various aspects of human thought, creativity, and society. Episodes explore profound questions about identity, existence, and the human condition, often through the lens of art, literature, science, and personal experiences. There are frequent reflections on the intricacies of emotions and consciousness, the boundaries between mind and body, and philosophical concepts like tragedy, freedom, and morality.
Guests share their insights on their respective fields, but also dive into personal narratives that shape their work and worldview. The podcast discusses creativity in its many forms, such as storytelling in literature and cinema, musical composition and performance, and scientific innovation. The role of adversity and trauma in shaping an individual's path is another recurring topic, often leading to profound discussions on resilience and transformation.
Social issues, including race, gender, and age, are also prominent, with conversations touching on the political and social dynamics of these subjects. The intersection of technology with human life is examined through episodes featuring discussions on mindfulness, attention economics, and the transformative potential of new biological technologies.
Overall, “Think Again” engages its audience with both broad and niche topics, delivering a rich, multifaceted listening experience that seeks to challenge and expand its listeners' perspectives on the complex world we live in.
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[SPECIAL] Clever Creature with Jason Gots - Episode 1: DESERT2020-May-13 40 minutes |
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235. Neil Gaiman (Jason Plays Favorites #7) – and then it gets darker 2020-Mar-22 60 minutes |
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234. Robert MacFarlane (Jason Plays Favorites #7) – deep time rising 2020-Mar-14 63 minutes |
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233. Terry Gilliam (Jason Plays Favorites #5) – the impossible dream 2020-Mar-07 53 minutes |
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232. Anaïs Mitchell (Jason Plays Favorites #4) – sometimes the god speaks through you 2020-Feb-29 60 minutes |
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231. Marlon James (Jason Plays Favorites #3) – don't get too comfortable 2020-Feb-22 56 minutes |
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230. Eve Ensler (Jason Plays Favorites #2) – no way out but through 2020-Feb-15 62 minutes |
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229. David Sedaris (Jason Plays Favorites #1) – Sir David of the Spotless Roadways 2020-Feb-08 64 minutes |
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228. Sharon Salzberg (meditation and mindfulness teacher) – on balance 2020-Feb-01 51 minutes |
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227. Roz Chast and Patricia Marx (cartoons, words, ukuleles) – The Beatles stole everything from us 2020-Jan-25 45 minutes |
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226. Joseph Goldstein (dharma teacher) – doubt comes masquerading as wisdom 2020-Jan-18 57 minutes |
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225. Jad Abumrad (Radiolab, Dolly Parton's America) – American Multiverse 2019-Dec-21 47 minutes |
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224. Norman Fischer (zen priest, poet) – the only way out of the catastrophe we’re in 2019-Dec-14 61 minutes |
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223. Karen Armstrong (theologian) – the art of getting outside of yourself 2019-Dec-07 51 minutes |
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222. Deborah Levy (writer) – it's those thoughts that are slightly awkward that need an airing 2019-Nov-30 44 minutes |
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221. Yancey Strickler (Kickstarter co-founder) – you, me, us: now and in the future 2019-Nov-23 61 minutes |
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220. Elif Shafak (writer) – the cemetery of the companionless 2019-Nov-16 59 minutes |
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219. Reginald Dwayne Betts (poet) – nothing to resurrect after prison 2019-Nov-09 63 minutes |
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218. Bill Bryson (writer) – the most extraordinary machine 2019-Nov-02 52 minutes |
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217. Ibram X. Kendi (author, activist) – Antiracism 101 2019-Oct-26 47 minutes |
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216. Gail Collins (NY Times columnist) – The brief social media life of Glam-ma 2019-Oct-19 51 minutes |
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215. Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie: the cognitive segregation of America 2019-Oct-12 48 minutes |
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214. Liz Plank (journalist) – men, masculinity, and the unfinished conversation 2019-Oct-05 55 minutes |
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213. Catherine Wilson (philosopher) – the Epicurean cure for what ails ya 2019-Sep-28 50 minutes |
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212. Downton Abbey film director Michael Engler – the best idea in the room 2019-Sep-21 59 minutes |
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211. Etgar Keret (writer) – a tunnel dug under the prison floor 2019-Sep-14 55 minutes |
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210. one night in Istanbul, with chef Musa Dağdeviren 2019-Sep-07 64 minutes |
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209. a mixtape for 2019 2019-Aug-31 57 minutes |
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208. Antonio Damasio (biologist) – this incredibly rich machinery 2019-Aug-24 40 minutes |
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207. Lisa Brennan-Jobs (writer) – on growing up without, with, and in spite of her dad 2019-Aug-10 47 minutes |
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206. Jenny Odell (artist) – attention as an act of resistance 2019-Aug-03 52 minutes |
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205. Jeffrey Israel (religious studies scholar, old friend) – Private hate, public love, and everything in between 2019-Jul-27 67 minutes |
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204. The Butler Sisters (filmmakers) – identity, intolerance, and change in the American heartland 2019-Jul-20 53 minutes |
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203. Elif Shafak (novelist) – The story no one hears 2019-Jul-13 55 minutes |
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202. Tracy Edwards, MBE (British sailor) – If you don't like the way the world looks, change it 2019-Jul-06 51 minutes |
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201. Chris Moukarbel (WIG and GAGA FIVE FOOT TWO filmmaker) – The closest thing to actual magic 2019-Jun-29 45 minutes |
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200. Robert MacFarlane (writer) – deep time rising 2019-Jun-22 62 minutes |
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199. Lama Rod Owens (RADICAL DHARMA co-author, Buddhist teacher) – the price of the ticket to freedom 2019-Jun-15 70 minutes |
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198. Barbara Tversky (cognitive psychologist) – World makes mind 2019-Jun-08 63 minutes |
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197. Eve Ensler (author, activist) – No way out but through 2019-Jun-01 60 minutes |
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196. Susan Hockfield (MIT president emerita, neuroscientist) – Extraordinary machines 2019-May-25 59 minutes |
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195. Adam Gopnik (essayist) – the rhinoceros of liberalism vs. the unicorns of everything else 2019-May-18 60 minutes |
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194. Jared Diamond (Historian) – Look inward, Nation 2019-May-11 47 minutes |
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193. Anaïs Mitchell (HADESTOWN creator, songwriter/singer) – sometimes the god speaks through you 2019-May-04 56 minutes |
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192. Delphine Minoui (journalist) – Land of paradoxes: the inner and outer Iran 2019-Apr-27 54 minutes |
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191. Simon Critchley (philosopher) – the philosophy of tragedy & the tragedy of philosophy 2019-Apr-20 60 minutes |
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190. Terry Gilliam (filmmaker) - The impossible dream 2019-Apr-13 51 minutes |
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189. Ross Kauffman (Oscar-winning filmmaker) – Tigers and the humans who love them 2019-Apr-06 39 minutes |
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188. Frans de Waal (primatologist) – You're such a social animal 2019-Mar-30 51 minutes |
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187. Aml Ameen (actor) - how the world teaches you who you are 2019-Mar-23 55 minutes |
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186. Josh Clark (podcaster) - It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine 2019-Mar-16 60 minutes |
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185. Martin Hägglund (philosopher) – What happens to freedom when time is money 2019-Mar-09 52 minutes |
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184. Mitchell S. Jackson (writer) – Notes from the other America 2019-Mar-02 55 minutes |
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183. Will Hunt (explorer) – into the Earth: the mysteries and meanings of underground spaces 2019-Feb-23 50 minutes |
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182. Ha Jin (writer) – the wild and tragic life of China's greatest poet, Li Bai 2019-Feb-16 48 minutes |
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181. Marlon James (writer) – don’t get too comfortable 2019-Feb-09 54 minutes |
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180. Benjamin Dreyer (copy chief of Random House) – Really actually truly great English 2019-Feb-02 57 minutes |
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179. Edith Hall (classicist) – from Aristotle to Oprah and back again: how to live your best life 2019-Jan-26 59 minutes |
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178. Douglas Rushkoff (freelance intellectual) – It's not the technology's fault 2019-Jan-19 54 minutes |
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177. Joseph Goldstein (Buddhist teacher) – Lighten Up: mindfulness, enlightenment, and everyday life 2019-Jan-12 73 minutes |
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176. Area 51 and the epistemology of the unexplained - Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell (filmmaker) 2018-Dec-22 61 minutes |
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175. Helen Riess (psychiatrist) – Empathy in the brain and the world 2018-Dec-15 46 minutes |
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174. Ruth Whippman (writer) – A mindful, productive, super-positive nation of nervous wrecks 2018-Dec-08 47 minutes |
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173. Wesley Yang (writer) - The Souls of Yellow Folk 2018-Dec-01 56 minutes |
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172. A trans family in the holy land 2018-Nov-24 42 minutes |
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171. Michelle Thaller (NASA astronomer) on the multiple dimensions of space and human sexuality 2018-Nov-17 59 minutes |
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170. Lynsey Addario (photojournalist) – on art, love, and war 2018-Nov-10 57 minutes |
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169. Ben Marcus' reality is only slightly askew from our own 2018-Nov-03 60 minutes |
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168. Michael Palin (writer and comic) – So long as there was laughter, I was safe 2018-Oct-27 55 minutes |
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167. Gary Shteyngart (writer) - Reality catches up to dystopian fiction 2018-Oct-20 54 minutes |
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166. Manoush Zomorodi (journalist) — How blockchain might save journalism. Maybe. 2018-Oct-13 51 minutes |
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165. Man Booker prize winners Olga Tokarczuk (author) and Jennifer Croft (translator) — As fact and fiction blur, America’s finally ready for Olga Tokarczuk 2018-Oct-06 49 minutes |
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164. Jill Lepore (Historian) – Why America keeps going to pieces 2018-Sep-29 49 minutes |
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163. Four Letter You – Merve Emre (scholar and critic) 2018-Sep-22 40 minutes |
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162. Emily Nemens (Editor, The Paris Review) — The Literary Industrial Complex 2018-Sep-15 47 minutes |
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161. Congo: This Seemingly Impossible Knot – Daniel McCabe (documentary filmmaker) 2018-Aug-18 55 minutes |
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160. Bassem Youssef (political satirist) – Now I Have to Answer for This? 2018-Aug-11 46 minutes |
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159. Change is Made by the Ones Who Stay – Paula Eiselt (documentary filmmaker) 2018-Aug-04 54 minutes |
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158. Parker Posey (actor) – I See a Dachshund In You 2018-Jul-28 68 minutes |
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157. The Spiders From Mars – Jason Heller (Hugo Award-winning writer) 2018-Jul-21 57 minutes |
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156. While You Live, Shine – Christopher C. King (Grammy-winning music producer) 2018-Jul-14 62 minutes |
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155. Lauren Groff (writer) – We Should Die of That Roar 2018-Jul-07 43 minutes |
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154. Jonathan Safran Foer (writer) – One Thing We Can All Agree Upon 2018-Jun-30 48 minutes |
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153. Guns: The Genie and the Bottle – Priya Satia (Historian) 2018-Jun-23 49 minutes |
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152. Where You Gonna Run To? Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo (documentary filmmakers) 2018-Jun-16 55 minutes |
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151. Jessica Abel (cartoonist, creative coach) – Practical Magic 2018-Jun-09 64 minutes |
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150. David Sedaris (humorist) – Sir David of the Spotless Roadways 2018-Jun-02 61 minutes |
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149. Yanis Varoufakis (former finance minister of Greece) – Happiness, Inc. 2018-May-26 56 minutes |
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148. Jonathan Lethem (writer) – Batman's Greatest Enemy 2018-May-19 57 minutes |
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147. Ronan Farrow (investigative journalist) — A Failure to Communicate 2018-May-12 41 minutes |
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146. Think Again LIVE with Kristen Radtke (graphic novelist) – The Fascination of What's Difficult 2018-May-05 57 minutes |
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145. Michael Gazzaniga (neuroscientist) – The Impossible Problem 2018-Apr-28 46 minutes |
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144. Antonio Damasio (neuroscientist & philosopher) – Where is My Mind? 2018-Apr-21 63 minutes |
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143. The Way Brothers (documentary filmmakers) – City On a Hill 2018-Apr-14 66 minutes |
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142. Meg Wolitzer (writer) – Messages From Another Planet 2018-Apr-07 59 minutes |
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141. Tara Westover (writer, historian) – Nothing Final Can Be Known 2018-Mar-31 62 minutes |
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140. Martin Amis (writer) – The Spooky Art 2018-Mar-24 49 minutes |
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139. Neil Gaiman (writer) – And Then it Gets Darker 2018-Mar-17 58 minutes |
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138. Steven Pinker (Cognitive Scientist) – The Defeat of Defeatism 2018-Mar-10 37 minutes |
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137. Amy Chua (author, attorney) – U.S. & Them 2018-Mar-03 47 minutes |
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136. Michio Kaku (physicist) – Timid Monkeys on Mars 2018-Feb-24 51 minutes |
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135. Niall Ferguson (historian) – The Ghost of Future Past 2018-Feb-17 45 minutes |
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134. Jacob Sager Weinstein (children's author) – Imaginary Histories, Possible Futures 2018-Feb-10 56 minutes |
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133. Jeremy Bailenson (VR expert) – Through the Looking Glass 2018-Feb-03 49 minutes |
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132. Karl Ove Knausgaard (writer) – The Way I Should Be in the World 2018-Jan-27 42 minutes |
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131. Daniel Alarcón (writer) – There's No Such Thing as Glamor, Really 2018-Jan-20 58 minutes |
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130. Mark Epstein, MD (Buddhist psychiatrist) – I, Me, Mine 2018-Jan-13 57 minutes |
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129. Fatih Akin (film director) – This Blood-Drenched Earth 2017-Dec-16 46 minutes |
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128. Noël Wells (actor/director) – Out of Context 2017-Dec-09 60 minutes |
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127. Manoush Zomorodi (journalist) – The Upside of Downtime 2017-Dec-02 61 minutes |
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126. Maya Jasanoff (Historian) – Civilization and Its Discontents 2017-Nov-25 63 minutes |
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125. Reza Aslan (author) – Deus Ex Hominem 2017-Nov-18 55 minutes |
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124. Juli Berwald (writer) – Our Jellyfish Overlords 2017-Nov-11 50 minutes |
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123. (Henry) Rollins, Redux: Monogamy+Genius+Violence 2017-Nov-04 45 minutes |
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122. David Eagleman (neuroscientist) – Your Creative Brain 2017-Oct-28 46 minutes |
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121. Van Jones (social entrepreneur) – Blind Spots & Sore Spots 2017-Oct-21 47 minutes |
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120. Nancy Koehn (Historian) – Holdin' on for a Hero 2017-Oct-14 49 minutes |
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119. Aaron Mahnke (of 'Lore') – The Hunger for Mystery 2017-Oct-07 51 minutes |
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118. Stephen Greenblatt (humanities scholar) – Irresistible Fictions 2017-Sep-30 58 minutes |
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117. Kurt Andersen (writer) – The Sleep of Reason 2017-Sep-23 56 minutes |
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116. Claire Messud (writer) – All These Falls From Grace 2017-Sep-16 56 minutes |
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115. Salman Rushdie (writer) – A Permeable Frontier 2017-Sep-09 59 minutes |
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114. 2017 Mixtape #2 – Words, Values, Self, Other 2017-Sep-02 60 minutes |
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113. 2017 Mixtape #1 – Mind, Body, Authenticity, Artifice 2017-Aug-26 53 minutes |
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112. Richard Dawkins (biologist) – Red in Tooth and Claw 2017-Aug-19 57 minutes |
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111. Ari Shaffir (Comic) – The Golden Age of Trolling 2017-Aug-12 60 minutes |
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110. Peter Frankopan (historian) – You Can't Stop the Clock 2017-Aug-05 75 minutes |
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109. Sheelah Kolhatkar (Writer, Former Hedge Fund Analyst) – The Most Dangerous Game 2017-Jul-29 47 minutes |
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108. Jeff Garlin (Comedian) – K.I.S.S. 2017-Jul-22 41 minutes |
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107. Neal Stephenson & Nicole Galland (Authors) – The Garden of Forking Paths 2017-Jul-15 39 minutes |
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106. Alan Alda (Actor) – The Spirit of the Staircase 2017-Jul-08 42 minutes |
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105. Jennifer Doudna (Geneticist) - Intelligent Redesign? 2017-Jul-01 56 minutes |
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104. Timothy Spall (Actor) – That Double Want 2017-Jun-24 61 minutes |
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103. Liza Jessie Peterson (Playwright, Arts-Educator) – The Sleeping Giant 2017-Jun-17 53 minutes |
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102. Paul Theroux (Writer) – Saintly & Scowling 2017-Jun-10 64 minutes |
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101. Ariel Levy (Writer) – Big Things That Are Not Talked About 2017-Jun-03 46 minutes |
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100. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist) – The Only "-ist" I Am 2017-May-27 47 minutes |
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99. Mary Gaitskill (Writer) – Their Animal Being 2017-May-20 49 minutes |
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98. Lawrence Krauss (Physicist) – Lux Ex Machina 2017-May-13 62 minutes |
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97. Dean Buonomano (Neuroscientist) – This is Your Brain on Time 2017-May-06 51 minutes |
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96. Sarah W. Goldhagen (Architecture Critic) – Souls & Spaces 2017-Apr-29 51 minutes |
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95. Kory Stamper (Lexicographer) – Lair of the Level 10 Word Mage 2017-Apr-23 57 minutes |
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94. Joyce Carol Oates (Writer) – Oh, That's Socialism 2017-Apr-15 55 minutes |
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93. Adam Alter (Social Psychologist) – Ping! 2017-Apr-08 51 minutes |
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92. Elif Batuman (Writer) – The Worst Appetizer in America 2017-Apr-01 51 minutes |
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91. Daniel Dennett (Philosopher) – Thinking About Thinking About Thinking 2017-Mar-25 50 minutes |
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90. Scott Aukerman (Comedy Writer) – The Buttons You Push 2017-Mar-18 59 minutes |
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89. George Saunders (Author) – Self-Googling In Hell 2017-Mar-11 55 minutes |
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88. Gish Jen (Author) – The Self in the World 2017-Mar-04 52 minutes |
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87. Yuval Noah Harari (Historian) – Time's Up 2017-Feb-25 50 minutes |
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86. Ayelet Waldman (Author) – Yourself, Only Better 2017-Feb-18 53 minutes |
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85. Ben Goertzel (A.I. Inventor) – The State of the Art of Artificial General Intelligence 2017-Feb-11 42 minutes |
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84. Nato Thompson (Artistic Director) – The Friendly Face 2017-Feb-03 51 minutes |
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83. Matt Taibbi (Journalist) – Bread and Circus 2017-Jan-28 46 minutes |
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82. Bernard-Henri Lévy (Philosopher) – The Mirror of Our Better Selves 2017-Jan-21 45 minutes |
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81. Isy Suttie (Comedian) – There's Something a Bit Smug about the Sea 2017-Jan-14 71 minutes |
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80. Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (founder: MuslimGirl) – Who Tells Your Story? 2017-Jan-07 39 minutes |
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79. Paul Bloom (Psychologist) – Cold-Blooded Kindness 2016-Dec-31 51 minutes |
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78. Peter Godfrey-Smith (Philosopher) – Alien Intelligence 2016-Dec-24 42 minutes |
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77. Anne Rice (Author) – In the Blood 2016-Dec-17 47 minutes |
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76. Tim Ferriss (Author, Podcaster) – Productively Frivolous 2016-Dec-10 46 minutes |
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75. David Salle (Artist) – The Enemy of Art 2016-Dec-03 43 minutes |
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74. Jace Clayton AKA DJ/Rupture - Sonic Veils and Revelations 2016-Nov-26 50 minutes |
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73. T.C. Boyle (Author) - Lost on Purpose 2016-Nov-19 44 minutes |
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72. Slavoj Žižek (Philosopher) - Against Tolerance 2016-Nov-12 53 minutes |
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71. Jelani Cobb (Historian) - Shiny New Skin, Same Old Snake 2016-Nov-05 54 minutes |
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70. Margaret Atwood (Author) - The Good, The Bad, and The Stupid 2016-Oct-29 44 minutes |
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69. Jodi Picoult (Author) - Popular Fictions/Not Yours to Tell 2016-Oct-22 45 minutes |
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68. William Shatner (Actor, Author) – Yes, I Am Trying to Win This Podcast 2016-Oct-15 40 minutes |
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67. James Gleick (Science Writer) - Everything All at Once 2016-Oct-08 39 minutes |
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66. Alton Brown (Chef, Author) - Easy-Bake Oven/Hard Knock Life 2016-Oct-01 50 minutes |
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65. Ian McEwan (Novelist) - A King of Infinite Space 2016-Sep-24 42 minutes |
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64. Mixtape #4 – The Writers' Room 2016-Sep-17 43 minutes |
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63. Eric Kandel (Nobel Laureate neuroscientist) - The Eye of the Beholder 2016-Sep-10 41 minutes |
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62. Mixtape #3 – a Soupçon of Ornithology 2016-Sep-03 52 minutes |
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61. Alison Gopnik (Developmental Psychologist) – Artificial Intelligence/Natural Stupidity 2016-Aug-27 46 minutes |
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60. Teju Cole (Writer) – The World is Not a Settled Gift 2016-Aug-20 45 minutes |
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59. Jacqueline Woodson (Writer) – Bored Kid Dreaming/Apologies Long Overdue 2016-Aug-13 38 minutes |
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58. Mixtape #2 – Staring at the Sea 2016-Aug-06 49 minutes |
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57. Mixtape #1 - Lies/Monsters/Friendship/Religion/Space Aliens 2016-Jul-30 50 minutes |
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56. Jonathon Keats (Experimental Philosopher) – The Trickster/Castles in the Sky 2016-Jul-23 51 minutes |
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55. Mary Roach (Science Writer) – To Nietszche His Own 2016-Jul-16 36 minutes |
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54. LIVE! Sarah Jones (actor/playwright) – 2016-Jul-09 41 minutes |
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53. Sean Wilentz (Historian) – The Culture Strikes Back 2016-Jul-02 38 minutes |
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52. Jim Gaffigan (Comedian) – You're Attacking My Grandpa? 2016-Jun-25 41 minutes |
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51. Krista Tippett (Author, Host, "On Being") – We Are Made by What Would Break Us 2016-Jun-18 45 minutes |
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50. Ethan Hawke (Actor, Author) – The High, Hard Road/Ghosts of the Apache Wars 2016-Jun-11 50 minutes |
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49. Geoff Dyer (Author) – Ordinary Epiphanies 2016-Jun-04 40 minutes |
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48. Mary-Louise Parker (Actress, Author): Virtual Empathy?/Lessons Relearned 2016-May-28 35 minutes |
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47. Kate Tempest (rapper/poet/novelist): Lost and Found in South London 2016-May-21 38 minutes |
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46. Chris Gethard (Comedian) – a Blessing in Disguise 2016-May-14 39 minutes |
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45. James McBride (Author) – Fear Sells Many a Car/James Brown is a Noun 2016-May-07 35 minutes |
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44. Douglas Rushkoff (Media Theorist) – Hack the $ystem 2016-Apr-30 36 minutes |
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43. Michael Puett (Harvard Chinese Philosophy Scholar) – Freedom Through Ritual 2016-Apr-23 34 minutes |
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42. Joshua Cohen (Novelist) – Scrupulously Messy, by Which I Mean Human 2016-Apr-16 34 minutes |
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41. Sarah Kay (Poet) – Kids See Right Through That 2016-Apr-09 34 minutes |
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40. Nikhil Goyal (Education Activist) – Mind in a Box 2016-Apr-02 35 minutes |
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39. Maria Popova (Writer, Editor of Brain Pickings) – The Absurdity of Not Writing Poems 2016-Mar-26 39 minutes |
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38. Amanda Palmer (Musician, Author) – Privacy Is Weird 2016-Mar-19 34 minutes |
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37. Cory Booker (US Senator) – Cynicism: a Refuge for Cowards 2016-Mar-12 25 minutes |
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36. Yann Martel (Author) – The Vacuum of Space Leaves Me Cold 2016-Mar-05 33 minutes |
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35. A.O. Scott (Film Critic) – The Right to Be Wrong 2016-Feb-27 29 minutes |
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34. Paul F. Tompkins (Comedian) – A Tiny, Cosmic Threat 2016-Feb-20 29 minutes |
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33. Marc Goodman (Cybersecurity Expert) – Dark Web/Nigerian Princes 2016-Feb-13 38 minutes |
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32. James Doty, MD (Neurosurgeon) – Compassion and The Prison State 2016-Feb-06 31 minutes |
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31. Michael Shermer (Author, Friendly Skeptic) – A Dirty Job/We Want to Believe 2016-Jan-23 26 minutes |
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30. Howard Gardner (Psychologist) – Porn/Art/Good Work 2016-Jan-16 25 minutes |
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29. Sir David Hare (Playwright/Screenwriter) – Kleptocracy/A Thin Skin 2016-Jan-09 31 minutes |
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28. Daniel Levitin (Musician & Neuroscientist) – Rats/Risks/Rewards 2015-Dec-26 30 minutes |
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27. Alva Noë (Philosopher) – The Upside of Boredom 2015-Dec-19 31 minutes |
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26. Ian Edwards (Comedian) – Sex/Guns/Honesty is Honesty 2015-Dec-12 29 minutes |
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25. Sam Harris (Neuroscientist) – Uncomfortable Conversations 2015-Dec-05 43 minutes |
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24. Maira Kalman (Artist) – Scared of Math/Psycho Killer 2015-Nov-28 25 minutes |
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23. Orhan Pamuk (Nobel Novelist) – Write to Live/No Logic In War 2015-Nov-21 29 minutes |
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22. Wendell Pierce (Actor, 'The Wire') – Godot Ain't Coming 2015-Nov-14 26 minutes |
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21. Saul Williams (Poet, Musician, Actor) – An Army of Poets/the 10,000 Things 2015-Nov-07 40 minutes |
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20. Jesse Ventura (Wrestler, Governor) – Off the Grid/Life on Mars 2015-Oct-30 23 minutes |
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19. Ruth Reichl (Food Critic) – Identity Crisis/The Cooking Cure 2015-Oct-24 20 minutes |
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18. Junot Díaz (Pulitzer-Winning Novelist) – Double Lives/Hidden Culture 2015-Oct-17 27 minutes |
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17. Norman Lear (TV Legend) – An Authentic Horse's Ass/The Capacity to Choose 2015-Oct-10 25 minutes |
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16. Jane McGonigal (Game Designer) – Game On!/Death to "Gamification" 2015-Oct-03 21 minutes |
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15. Salman Rushdie (Novelist) – Happiness/Monsters 2015-Sep-26 21 minutes |
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14. Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner – Free $#!+/Hidden Costs 2015-Sep-19 20 minutes |
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13. "Reply All" Hosts PJ & Alex – Future Crime/Personal Yoda/Bonus Track 2015-Sep-12 27 minutes |
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12. George Takei (Actor + Activist) – Ego/Focus/Xenophobia 2015-Sep-05 29 minutes |
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11. Tina Roth Eisenberg (AKA @swissmiss) – Culture Theory/Color Theory 2015-Aug-29 23 minutes |
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10. Mark Epstein (Buddhist Psychotherapist) – Nature/Nurture/Neither 2015-Aug-22 31 minutes |
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9. Henry Rollins (Artist), pt. II – American Trauma/The Word "Genius" 2015-Aug-15 24 minutes |
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8. Maria Konnikova (Author) – Mindset/Creativity/Suburban B-Boyz 2015-Aug-08 22 minutes |
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7. Baratunde Thurston (Comedian, Cultural Critic) – Stupidity Scaled/Robot Rights/Brand You 2015-Aug-01 26 minutes |
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6. Brian Greene (Theoretical Physicist) – Student for Sale 2015-Jul-24 15 minutes |
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5. Clint Smith (Poet, Educator) – Genetics/Racism/Harvard 2015-Jul-18 21 minutes |
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4. Bill Nye (Science Guy) – Geek Chic/TMI/Future Money 2015-Jul-11 32 minutes |
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3. Wendy Suzuki (Neuroscientist) – Brain Health/Consumerism/Women In Science 2015-Jul-04 23 minutes |
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2. Henry Rollins (Artist) – Monogamy/Sexual Opportunism 2015-Jun-27 19 minutes |
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1. Jason Silva (Futurist) – Awe/Information Overload 2015-Jun-20 18 minutes |
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Episode Zero – Think Again - Curiouser and Curiouser . . . 2015-Jun-04 4 minutes |