In-depth conversations with the people changing the ways we think, create, and live.
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If you want to know the world as it is, you need to know what people really think and why. Full stop.
GREG LUKIANOFF
President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
90: In Defense of an Eternally Radical Idea -
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I've seen it firsthand that when you do something that sparks your joy, the universe will open doors for you.
SAMBA SCHUTTE
Comedian and Actor, Our Flag Means Death
73: Ensemble Acting, Bilingual Comedy, and the Benefits of Being an Outsider -
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It completely changes the way that we move goods and services, not only around the world, but also into space.
ANDY LAPSA
CEO of Stoke Space
74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours -
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We have the most freedom to have sex on our own terms. And yet, it seems like a lot of people feel lost.
CHRISTINE EMBA
Washington Post Columnist & Author of Rethinking Sex
75: Why All the Sex We’re Having Is Unsatisfying -
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People forget the critical lesson: there's no law of nature that grants us a civilization that will continue to work.
TIM URBAN
Writer of Wait But Why
72: A Self-Help Book for Societies -
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Death taught me how to live. I had that thought when my brother died - if death doesn't teach us how to live, it's in vain.
AYISHAT AKANBI
Artist and Cultural Commentator
12: How Tragedy Can Lead to Growth -
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We can right the wrongs we've done to our planet, repair a damaged ecosystem, and turn it back into what it once was.
FORREST GALANTE
Television Host & Wildlife Conservationist
71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction -
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America is plagued by this divide of red and blue. It's twisted. And we have to start there.
MÓNICA GUZMÁN
Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels
77: From Fear to Fascination: Understanding Each Other in a Divided World -
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There's more carbon stored in the Arctic than anywhere else on the planet. And it's warming about four times faster.
BEN LAMM
Co-Founder of Colossal Biosciences
70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past -
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People talk a big game about freedom of speech, and they're just trying to get their grubby hands on the censor's pen.
KAT ROSENFIELD
Columnist and Novelist
91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like -
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In the hands of a skillful demagogue, problems can become grievances. That's fuel to the populist political fire.
RICHARD REEVES
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
68: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men
What We Talk About:
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Tech & Innovation
The future of lab-grown meat, the promise of nuclear energy, the innovation driving electric vehicles, the protocols safeguarding viral research, the technology enabling accessible internet, and more.
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Society & Culture
The injustice of civil asset forfeiture, the solution to political conflict, the benefits of longterm commitment, the lessons of documenting protests, the importance of childhood literacy, and more.
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Art & Creativity
The surprising benefits of fasting, the punk rock nature of stand-up comedy, the intersection of songwriting and biography, the dangers of creative gatekeeping, the humor to be mined from friendship, and more.