Ranked #1
52. Jim Gaffigan (Comedian) – You're Attacking My Grandpa?
52. Jim Gaffigan (Comedian) – You're Attacking My Grandpa?
“It’s funny or it’s not funny. In the end, people are not coming to my show because I’m not cursing” – Jim GaffiganJim G... Read more
25 Jun 2016
•
41mins
Ranked #2
177. Joseph Goldstein (Buddhist teacher) – Lighten Up: mindfulness, enlightenment, and everyday life
177. Joseph Goldstein (Buddhist teacher) – Lighten Up: mindfulness, enlightenment, and everyday life
Love, money, health, great sex, peace of mind—however you define it, happiness in this world is impermanent and unreliab... Read more
12 Jan 2019
•
1hr 13mins
Similar Podcasts
Fresh Air
On Being with Krista Tippett
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Hidden Brain
City Arts & Lectures
The Gray Area with Sean Illing
The Ezra Klein Show
Radiolab
Freakonomics Radio
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Stay Tuned with Preet
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
This American Life
The Axe Files with David Axelrod
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
Ranked #3
145. Michael Gazzaniga (neuroscientist) – The Impossible Problem
145. Michael Gazzaniga (neuroscientist) – The Impossible Problem
Je pense donc je suis. (I think, therefore I am.)Huh? Who is this I?How do I know that it is thinking?What does it even ... Read more
28 Apr 2018
•
46mins
Ranked #4
185. Martin Hägglund (philosopher) – What happens to freedom when time is money
185. Martin Hägglund (philosopher) – What happens to freedom when time is money
What gets a wolf or a pigeon up in the morning? No offense to wolves or to pigeons, but it’s probably not the desire to ... Read more
9 Mar 2019
•
52mins
Most Popular Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience
TED Talks Daily
The Tim Ferriss Show
The Daily
Stuff You Should Know
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ranked #5
72. Slavoj Žižek (Philosopher) - Against Tolerance
72. Slavoj Žižek (Philosopher) - Against Tolerance
Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. The Think Again podcast takes us out o... Read more
12 Nov 2016
•
53mins
Ranked #6
2. Henry Rollins (Artist) – Monogamy/Sexual Opportunism
2. Henry Rollins (Artist) – Monogamy/Sexual Opportunism
Is monogamy ridiculous? Does this change with age? What do we really want out of love and sex?In this week's episode of ... Read more
27 Jun 2015
•
19mins
Ranked #7
112. Richard Dawkins (biologist) – Red in Tooth and Claw
112. Richard Dawkins (biologist) – Red in Tooth and Claw
In this episode, which Dawkins described as “one of the best interviews I have ever had,” the eminent ethologist and hos... Read more
19 Aug 2017
•
57mins
Ranked #8
223. Karen Armstrong (theologian) – the art of getting outside of yourself
223. Karen Armstrong (theologian) – the art of getting outside of yourself
I’ve spent more of my life than most people I know immersed by choice in what my guest today would call “scripture”. I w... Read more
7 Dec 2019
•
51mins
Ranked #9
61. Alison Gopnik (Developmental Psychologist) – Artificial Intelligence/Natural Stupidity
61. Alison Gopnik (Developmental Psychologist) – Artificial Intelligence/Natural Stupidity
Alison Gopnik is an internationally recognized expert in children’s learning and development. A professor of psychology ... Read more
27 Aug 2016
•
46mins
Ranked #10
100. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist) – The Only "-ist" I Am
100. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist) – The Only "-ist" I Am
Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. Since 2015, the Think Again podcast ha... Read more
27 May 2017
•
47mins
Ranked #11
164. Jill Lepore (Historian) – Why America keeps going to pieces
164. Jill Lepore (Historian) – Why America keeps going to pieces
As Alexander Hamilton put it, the American Experiment puts to the test the question “of whether societies of men are rea... Read more
29 Sep 2018
•
49mins
Ranked #12
87. Yuval Noah Harari (Historian) – Time's Up
87. Yuval Noah Harari (Historian) – Time's Up
Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. The Think Again podcast takes us out o... Read more
25 Feb 2017
•
50mins
Ranked #13
141. Tara Westover (writer, historian) – Nothing Final Can Be Known
141. Tara Westover (writer, historian) – Nothing Final Can Be Known
What does your education mean to you? What would you be willing to sacrifice for it? For me and my sister, growing up, i... Read more
31 Mar 2018
•
1hr 2mins
Ranked #14
130. Mark Epstein, MD (Buddhist psychiatrist) – I, Me, Mine
130. Mark Epstein, MD (Buddhist psychiatrist) – I, Me, Mine
All through the day… I, me mine, I me mine, I me mine… That George Harrison song on the Beatles’ last album pretty much ... Read more
13 Jan 2018
•
57mins
Ranked #15
179. Edith Hall (classicist) – from Aristotle to Oprah and back again: how to live your best life
179. Edith Hall (classicist) – from Aristotle to Oprah and back again: how to live your best life
We’ve been talking a lot lately on this show about happiness. What it is, where we can get more of it, why it does not y... Read more
26 Jan 2019
•
59mins
Ranked #16
198. Barbara Tversky (cognitive psychologist) – World makes mind
198. Barbara Tversky (cognitive psychologist) – World makes mind
You’re a body in the world. From the moment you’re born, from that very first gasp of air, you’re taking in sensations, ... Read more
8 Jun 2019
•
1hr 3mins
Ranked #17
135. Niall Ferguson (historian) – The Ghost of Future Past
135. Niall Ferguson (historian) – The Ghost of Future Past
Every time he sees a triangle these days, my 10-year-old son points and says “Gasp! the illuminati!” This is a meme he a... Read more
17 Feb 2018
•
45mins
Ranked #18
63. Eric Kandel (Nobel Laureate neuroscientist) - The Eye of the Beholder
63. Eric Kandel (Nobel Laureate neuroscientist) - The Eye of the Beholder
Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. The Think Again podcast takes us out o... Read more
10 Sep 2016
•
41mins
Ranked #19
55. Mary Roach (Science Writer) – To Nietszche His Own
55. Mary Roach (Science Writer) – To Nietszche His Own
Sex toy book parties! Penis transplants! Decomposition labs! These are just a few of the places the intrepid, New York T... Read more
16 Jul 2016
•
36mins
Ranked #20
4. Bill Nye (Science Guy) – Geek Chic/TMI/Future Money
4. Bill Nye (Science Guy) – Geek Chic/TMI/Future Money
Was Einstein a fashion genius? Why is Malcolm Gladwell unimpressed by search engines? What will money look like in 500 y... Read more
11 Jul 2015
•
32mins
