Ranked #1
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
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38mins
Ranked #2
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
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30mins
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Eddie Stern on Our Bodies as an Extension of the World
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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
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37mins
Ranked #4
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
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32mins
Ranked #5
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
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40mins
Ranked #6
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
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26mins
Ranked #7
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
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26mins
Ranked #8
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
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23mins
Ranked #9
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
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27mins
Ranked #10
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
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35mins
Ranked #11
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
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30mins
Ranked #12
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
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21mins
Ranked #13
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
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34mins
Ranked #14
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
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31mins
Ranked #15
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
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29mins
Ranked #16
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
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30mins
Ranked #17
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
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36mins
Ranked #18
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
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27mins
Ranked #19
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
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28mins
Ranked #20
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
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38mins