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At a Distance

A podcast about the bigger picture. Host Spencer Bailey calls on leading minds, from scientists and technologists to artists and climate activists, to zoom out and look at some of the planet’s most pr... Read more

Ranked #1

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Simon Critchley on Looking at the Contemporary World Through the Lens of Punk, Greek Tragedy, and Humor

Simon Critchley on Looking at the Contemporary World Through the Lens of Punk, Greek Tragedy, and Humor

Philosopher and New School professor Simon Critchley talks about the ways in which the Covid-19 virus may be rewiring ou... Read more

6 Apr 2020

38mins

Ranked #2

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Chris Canavan on Why an Economic Slowdown Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing

Chris Canavan on Why an Economic Slowdown Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing

Economist Chris Canavan discusses the challenges of rebuilding the economy after the pandemic, why he believes the golde... Read more

7 Apr 2020

30mins

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Ranked #3

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Eddie Stern on Our Bodies as an Extension of the World

Eddie Stern on Our Bodies as an Extension of the World

Ashtanga yoga teacher Eddie Stern, author of the book “One Simple Thing: A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How It Ca... Read more

24 Apr 2020

37mins

Ranked #4

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Alexander Rose on the Power of Long-Term Thinking

Alexander Rose on the Power of Long-Term Thinking

Long Now Foundation executive director Alexander Rose speaks with us about storytelling as an act of memory-making, his ... Read more

14 Apr 2020

32mins

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Ranked #5

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Markus Gabriel on the Coronavirus as an Immune Reaction of the Planet

Markus Gabriel on the Coronavirus as an Immune Reaction of the Planet

Philosopher Markus Gabriel, director of the International Centre for Philosophy at the University of Bonn in Germany, di... Read more

7 May 2020

40mins

Ranked #6

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Anicka Yi on How Everything Is Interconnected

Anicka Yi on How Everything Is Interconnected

Artist Anicka Yi talks about our overall lack of knowledge about viruses, the vital role of art right now, the human rel... Read more

21 Apr 2020

26mins

Ranked #7

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Michael Murphy on Designing a Healthier Built Environment

Michael Murphy on Designing a Healthier Built Environment

Michael Murphy, the founding principal and executive director of MASS Design Group, discusses the links between architec... Read more

20 Apr 2020

26mins

Ranked #8

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Waris Ahluwalia on Why We Shouldn’t Want to Return to “Normal”

Waris Ahluwalia on Why We Shouldn’t Want to Return to “Normal”

Entrepreneur, designer, and actor Waris Ahluwalia, the founder of House of Waris Botanicals, speaks with us about how cu... Read more

29 Apr 2020

23mins

Ranked #9

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Thomas Ermacora on Building a More Resilient Planet

Thomas Ermacora on Building a More Resilient Planet

The futurist, technologist, and urbanist Thomas Ermacora discusses the importance of shifting our habits toward nature, ... Read more

10 Apr 2020

27mins

Ranked #10

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Rob Johnson on the Covid-19 Pandemic as a Necessary Awakening

Rob Johnson on the Covid-19 Pandemic as a Necessary Awakening

Economist Rob Johnson, the executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, speaks with us about the massi... Read more

5 May 2020

35mins

Ranked #11

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Tobias Rees on Rethinking the Future of Education

Tobias Rees on Rethinking the Future of Education

Tobias Rees, the Reid Hoffman Professor at the New School for Social Research and a director of the Los Angeles-based Be... Read more

13 Apr 2020

30mins

Ranked #12

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Donatien Grau on Why Taking Time Matters

Donatien Grau on Why Taking Time Matters

Donatien Grau, the head of contemporary programs at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, speaks with us about the role of a museu... Read more

17 Apr 2020

21mins

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Tatiana Schlossberg on the Urgent Need to Consume More Consciously

Tatiana Schlossberg on the Urgent Need to Consume More Consciously

Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, author of “Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't K... Read more

28 Apr 2020

34mins

Ranked #14

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Sam Seder on Finding a “Whole Society” Consensus

Sam Seder on Finding a “Whole Society” Consensus

Sam Seder, host of the daily political talk show The Majority Report, talks with us about how the Covid-19 pandemic is c... Read more

23 Apr 2020

31mins

Ranked #15

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Carolyn Steel on How Food Shapes Our World

Carolyn Steel on How Food Shapes Our World

Food urbanist and architect Carolyn Steel, author of the book “Sitopia: How to Live Well on a Hungry Planet,” talks abou... Read more

9 Apr 2020

29mins

Ranked #16

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Rosanne Somerson on Cultivating “Perceptive Voices” of the Future

Rosanne Somerson on Cultivating “Perceptive Voices” of the Future

Rhode Island School of Design president Rosanne Somerson talks about the challenges she’s facing as a leader in higher e... Read more

4 May 2020

30mins

Ranked #17

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Nikil Saval on Coming to Terms With Our Failures as a Society

Nikil Saval on Coming to Terms With Our Failures as a Society

Writer, editor, activist, and politician Nikil Saval, who’s currently running as a Democrat for Pennsylvania State Senat... Read more

27 Apr 2020

36mins

Ranked #18

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Paul Holdengräber on the Transformative Nature of Asking Good Questions

Paul Holdengräber on the Transformative Nature of Asking Good Questions

Paul Holdengräber, the host of the podcast The Quarantine Tapes and the founding executive director of the Onassis Found... Read more

30 Apr 2020

27mins

Ranked #19

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Maxine Bédat on the True Costs of Clothing

Maxine Bédat on the True Costs of Clothing

Maxine Bédat, founder and director of the New Standard Institute, talks about the impact of Covid-19 on how we think abo... Read more

16 Apr 2020

28mins

Ranked #20

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Jeff Gordinier on Food as a Tool to Slow Down

Jeff Gordinier on Food as a Tool to Slow Down

Jeff Gordinier, the food and drinks editor at Esquire magazine, discusses the cataclysmic shake-up of the restaurant ind... Read more

15 Apr 2020

38mins

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