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Meditative Story

Meditative Story combines extraordinary human stories with meditation prompts embedded into the storylines — all surrounded by breathtaking music. Think of it as an alternative way into a mindfulness ... Read more

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Stories of new beginnings

Stories of new beginnings

As we transition into a new season, and look forward to a new year ahead, we’re sharing these five short stories of peop... Read more

18 Nov 2020

31mins

Ranked #2

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Starting the story of my life again, by Keith Yamashita

Starting the story of my life again, by Keith Yamashita

Fluent in cheating time to squeeze productivity out of every minute, entrepreneur Keith Yamashita recounts the frighteni... Read more

19 Nov 2019

26mins

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Life and love and the moment, by Arianna Huffington

Life and love and the moment, by Arianna Huffington

A glossy picture on the cover of a magazine. That’s all it takes for a teenage Arianna Huffington to decide she’s going ... Read more

6 Aug 2019

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Krista Tippett: What we discover when we’re not looking

Krista Tippett: What we discover when we’re not looking

Sitting around tables with arms experts, moving missiles around a map of Europe as if it were a gameboard, On Being's Kr... Read more

10 Sep 2019

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To visualize ... and then make it so, by Larry Jackson

To visualize ... and then make it so, by Larry Jackson

In a tiny studio in Tampa, Florida, with new-to-the-scene Jennifer Hudson and a Pomeranian dog named Grammy, young music... Read more

13 Aug 2019

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Finding meaning in the vastness of the universe, by Michelle Thaller

Finding meaning in the vastness of the universe, by Michelle Thaller

In this classic episode, while working on an experiment to measure the age of the universe, astronomer Michelle Thaller ... Read more

21 Mar 2020

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Through friendship, a better version of myself, by Reid Hoffman

Through friendship, a better version of myself, by Reid Hoffman

How do you find joy in your life? For entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author Reid Hoffman, it’s through the act of... Read more

13 Jan 2020

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Surrendering my old identity — and finding myself, by Catherine Reitman

Surrendering my old identity — and finding myself, by Catherine Reitman

As an actor and a new mom, Catherine Reitman felt pulled between two competing identities. To capture her frustration, h... Read more

14 Nov 2019

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Creating space to stand in truth, by Susan David

Creating space to stand in truth, by Susan David

Psychologist and author Susan David invites us into the sad days after she loses her father as a child – and the kind te... Read more

10 Dec 2019

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Finding meaning in the vastness of the universe, by Michelle Thaller

Finding meaning in the vastness of the universe, by Michelle Thaller

Renowned astronomer and science commentator Michelle Thaller shares a story about cosmic awe and deep connection — both ... Read more

20 Aug 2019

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Learning to see what is in front of me, by Siri Hustvedt

Learning to see what is in front of me, by Siri Hustvedt

To truly see what is right in front us, requires the practice of looking, of careful and sustained attention – without e... Read more

3 Dec 2019

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Adapting to life's unexpected nature, by Forrest Galante

Adapting to life's unexpected nature, by Forrest Galante

Jackals and leopards in the fields. The sound of a lion’s roar. Majestic African bush elephants outside the front door. ... Read more

17 Mar 2020

31mins

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How to find – and feed – your passion, by Danny Meyer

How to find – and feed – your passion, by Danny Meyer

Restaurateur Danny Meyer takes us back to where it all began for him: a family trip to Europe and a simple plate of past... Read more

24 Sep 2019

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Jay Shetty: Learn to see the layers in everyone

Jay Shetty: Learn to see the layers in everyone

"Why?” asks an insistent high school art teacher. “Why? Why? Why?” Staring blankly back, a young Jay Shetty has nothing ... Read more

2 Mar 2020

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Finding a way in, by Sinéad Burke

Finding a way in, by Sinéad Burke

How to teach a classroom full of "difficult" kids? By meeting them where they are, and finding a way in. This is somethi... Read more

7 Jan 2020

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One envelope at a time, by Hannah Brencher

One envelope at a time, by Hannah Brencher

When's the last time you hand-wrote a letter? Author Hannah Brencher shares a simple story about the value of connecting... Read more

29 Oct 2019

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Trust the world to show its goodness, by Shea Hembrey

Trust the world to show its goodness, by Shea Hembrey

Shea Hembrey is 5 years old, walking along the road to his farmhouse on the edge of the Mississippi River Delta, where t... Read more

4 Apr 2020

25mins

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Navigating life in my own skin, by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

Navigating life in my own skin, by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

In precisely chosen words, the writer, artist and Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel tells a story from her girlhood, a ro... Read more

22 Oct 2019

29mins

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Hitting the open road to find my way home, by Peter Sagal

Hitting the open road to find my way home, by Peter Sagal

Host of NPR’s Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, Peter Sagal is wrecked and stuck in the wake of a divorce. Suddenly, he finds... Read more

8 Oct 2019

26mins

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Loving our living world, by Carl Safina

Loving our living world, by Carl Safina

We all need to love and be loved, we all want to feel not alone in this world. And this is true for all of the living wo... Read more

14 Apr 2020

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