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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedOwen Flanagan's newest book details his 20-year dependence on alcohol and pills — and outlines his research on what addiction can tell us about the nature of consciousness. SOURCES: Owen Flanagan, philosopher, neurobiologist, and professor emeritus at Duke University. RESOURCES: What Is It Like to Be an Addict?: Understanding Substance Abuse, by Owen Flanagan (2025). Consciousness Reconsidered, by Owen Flanagan (1993). Against Happiness, by Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. LeDoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, Michele Moody-Adams, Songyao Ren, Anna Sun, and Yolonda Y. Wilson. (2023). The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized, by Owen Flanagan (2013). The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World, by Owen Flanagan (2009). Big Book, by Alcoholics Anonymous. " Impact of the DSM-IV to DSM-5 Changes on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, " by Cristie Glasheen, Kathryn Batts, Rhonda Karg, Jonaki Bose, Sarra Hedden, and Kathryn Piscopo (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2016). EXTRAS: " Professor Carl Hart Argues All Drugs Should Be Legal — Can He Convince Steve? " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021). Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Carl Hart (2021).…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHank Green is an internet phenomenon and a master communicator, with a plan to reform higher education. He and Steve talk about the video blog that launched Hank’s career, the economics of the internet, and how a cancer diagnosis prompted him to become a stand-up comedian. SOURCES: Hank Green , founder of Complexly and science communicator RESOURCES: Complexly CrashCourse YouTube Channel SciShow YouTube Channel Vlogbrothers YouTube Channel The Show with Ze Frank Study Hall " An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, " by Hank Green (2018) " A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, " by Hank Green (2020) " So, I've got cancer, " by Vlogbrothers (2023) " My Cancer Press Tier List, " by Vlogbrothers (2023) " Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted " by Suleika Jaouad (2021) " The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime, " by John Donohue III and Steve Levitt (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001) " Hoodwinked? " by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt (New York Times, 2006) " An Ancient Roman Shipwreck May Explain the Universe, " by SciShow (2024) EXTRAS: " John Green’s Reluctant Rocket Ship Ride, " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022) " Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms, " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJonathan Levin is an academic economist who now runs one of the most influential universities in the world. He tells Steve how he saved Comcast a billion dollars, why he turned down Steve’s unusual pitch to come to the University of Chicago, and why being a nice guy makes him a better college president. SOURCE : Jonathan Levin , president of Stanford University. RESOURCES: " Income Segregation and Intergenerational Mobility Across Colleges in the United States ," by Raj Chetty, John N Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner, and Danny Yagan ( The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020). " Jonathan Levin: The Most Recent John Bates Clark Medal Winner ," by Steve Levitt ( Freakonomics Blog, 2011). " Winning Play in Spectrum Auctions ," by Jeremy Bulow, Jonathan Levin, and Paul Milgrom ( NBER Working Paper, 2009). " Information and Competition in U.S. Forest Service Timber Auctions ," by Susan Athey and Jonathan Levin ( Journal of Political Economy, 2001). EXTRAS: Vintage Pokémon card pack Instagram video , by Tyler Thrasher (2025). " Higher Education Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed? " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023). " How Much Are the Right Friends Worth? " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).…
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In her book, Rumbles , medical historian Elsa Richardson explores the history of the human gut. She talks with Steve about dubious medical practices, gruesome tales of survival, and the things that medieval doctors may have gotten right. SOURCE: Elsa Richardson , medical historian at the University of Strathclyde. RESOURCES: Rumbles: A Curious History of the Gut: The Secret Story of the Body's Most Fascinating Organ , by Elsa Richardson (2024). Michael Levitt retirement speech (2024). " Was There Really a Hawthorne Effect at the Hawthorne Plant? An Analysis of the Original Illumination Experiments ," by Steven D. Levitt and John A. List ( NBER Working Paper, 2009). " Floating Stools — Flatus versus Fat ," by Michael D. Levitt and William C. Duane ( The New England Journal of Medicine, 1972). " Factors Influencing Pulmonary Methane Excretion in Man ," by John H. Bond, Rolf R. Engel, and Michael D. Levitt ( Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1971). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals , by Charles Darwin (1872). The Levitt Lab Founding School Leader , job listing. The Levitt Lab , information page. EXTRAS: " An Update on the Khan World School ," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023). “ Is This the Future of High School? ” by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022). “ Sal Khan: ‘If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People ,'” by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021). " The Power of Poop ," by Freakonomics Radio (2011).…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedMoon Duchin is a math professor at Cornell University whose theoretical work has practical applications for voting and democracy. Why is striving for fair elections so difficult? SOURCE: Moon Duchin , professor of mathematics at Cornell University. RESOURCES: " Gerrymandering: The Origin Story ," by Neely Tucker ( Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress, 2024). " Redistricting for Proportionality ," by Gabe Schoenbach and Moon Duchin ( The Forum, 2023). " The Atlas Of Redistricting ," by Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman, and Julia Wolfe ( FiveThirtyEight, 2018). " In a Comically Drawn Pennsylvania District, the Voters Are Not Amused ," by Trip Gabriel ( The New York Times, 2018). EXTRAS: " Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble? " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024). " Is This the Future of High School? " by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe director of the Hayden Planetarium is one of the best science communicators of our time. He and Steve talk about his role in reclassifying Pluto, bad teachers, and why economics isn’t a science. SOURCE: Neil deGrasse Tyson , director of the Hayden Planetarium. RESOURCES: Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization , by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2022). “ The Universe and Beyond, with Stephen Hawking ,” by Neil deGrasse Tyson ( StarTalk , 2018). The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet , by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2009). " Pluto's Not a Planet? Only in New York ," by Kenneth Chang ( The New York Times, 2001). The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist , by Neil deGrasse Tyson (2000). Merlin's Tour of the Universe , by Neil deGrasse Tyson (1989). EXTRAS: " Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos ," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHe’s the chief creative officer of Pixar, and the Academy Award-winning director of Soul, Inside Out, Up, and Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter and Steve talk about Pixar’s scrappy beginnings, why wrong turns are essential, and the movie moment that changed Steve’s life. SOURCE: Pete Docter , chief creative officer of Pixar. RESOURCES: " ‘Inside Out 2’ Becomes the Highest-Grossing Animated Film of All Time Globally ," (The Walt Disney Company, 2024). Soul , film (2020). The Red Turtle , film (2016). Inside Out , film (2015). Up , film (2009). Monsters, Inc. , film (2001). Toy Story , film (1995). Paper Moon , film (1973). EXTRA: " Walt Hickey Wants to Track Your Eyeballs ," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).…
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Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts o ...
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As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate cha ...
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Custom Manufacturing Industry podcast is an entrepreneurship and motivational podcast on all platforms, hosted by Aaron Clippinger. Being CEO of multiple companies including the signage industry and the software industry, Aaron has over 20 years of consulting and business management. His software has grown internationally and with over a billion dollars annually going through the software. Using his Accounting degree, Aaron will be talking about his organizational ways to get things done. Hi ...
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Join two of the stars from Real Housewives of Potomac, Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon, as they team up for their new podcast Reasonably Shady. The show features conversations about being fearless women as they recount stories from their exciting lives. Topics include dating, relationships, marriage, entrepreneurs, motherhood, style, glam, current events and more! Join Gizelle and Robyn for Reasonably Shady!
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Most of us have gotten at least a little emotional at some point recently. It’s natural. But why do we have emotions and how much should we pay attention to them on any given day? Can we learn to skillfully choose which emotions to listen to and which ones to just let move on by? In More Than A Feeling, the latest podcast from Ten Percent Happier, host Saleem Reshamwala goes on a real life quest to find the answers to these questions. He’ll experiment with neuroscientists, dive into stories ...
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If you’re married — or soon to be — you’ve got questions. What makes this relationship work? How do I fix it when it breaks? Where do I go when I need help? Host John Fuller and marriage experts Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley help answer those questions with practical, down-to-earth insights based on God’s design for marriage. Find answers and inspiration in every short episode of this Christian marriage podcast.
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Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.
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Love stories from listeners of Barangay LSFM are featured in this weekly radio program. Listen in as Papa Dudut reads the letter of a "kabarangay" who shares his/her heartfelt experience. A dramatization brings the audience closer to feeling the joy, the pain, the ups and downs of being in love--something that each one of us can relate to.
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Timeless Practical Wisdom For Living a Meaningful Life Inspiring stories and practical advice from creatives, entrepreneurs, change-makers, misfits, and rebels to help you become successful on your own terms Our listeners say, “If TEDTalks met Oprah you’d have the Unmistakable Creative.” Eliminate the feeling of being stuck in your life, blocked in your creativity, and discover higher levels of meaning and purpose in your life and career. Listen to deeply personal, insightful, and thought-pr ...
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