Does it deaden your sex life to participate in a sex study? That’s just one of the questions host Kelly Corrigan tosses out to best-selling author Mary Roach in a quest to find out whether it’s really better to know more about everything. No to

Nicholas Kristof: How Do We Change the World?

Jan 7th, 2017 28m 4s

The greatest human kindness amid the worst human atrocities—that’s what Kristof says he’s witnessed in more than three decades as a reporter around the globe. Kristof could have every reason to be cynical, but he believes in the value of every

BJ Novak: Why Does Dark Comedy Work?

Jan 7th, 2017 57m 38s

A skeptical outlook on everything fosters an honest recalibration of how things really are versus how people think they are, says the author and actor from The Office, and that creates comedy. Novak and host Kelly Corrigan dish on Hollywood and

Anne Lamott: How Do We Forgive One Another?

Jan 7th, 2017 43m 34s

How do we forgive the people we don’t like? Writer Anne Lamott doesn’t pretend she knows the answer to one of the toughest questions humanity faces, but, then, it turns out she kind of does. Lamott and host Kelly Corrigan drop wisdom as they tr

Walter Isaacson: How Does Innovation Happen?

Jan 7th, 2017 16m 44s

Innovation is not a solo act, says the founder of the Aspen Institute and biographer of Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein. Isaacson confesses that even many biographers participate in the mythology of the lone inventor, struck by a bolt of lightni

Jason Segel: What’s the Secret to Being Great?

Jan 7th, 2017 16m 9s

Optimistic, pragmatic and multi-talented, actor and screenwriter Jason Segel is convinced that every person has moments of magic, when possibilities from the future nudge our hearts. Segel and host Kelly Corrigan talk about choosing to stick to

Margaret Atwood: What Does the Future Hold?

Jan 7th, 2017 1h

Funny and insightful, the iconic novelist muses on visions of learning, work and women’s lives a century from now, and tells tales of growing up in the wilderness of Canada where there was literally, she says, nothing there. Atwood and host Kel

Matt Nathanson: Where Does Optimism Come From?

Jan 7th, 2017 43m 50s

If you thought you were the only person with a demonic inner critic, musician Matt Nathanson is here to assure you that, not only do we all face down the naysayer, there may even be a role for pessimism. Host Kelly Corrigan and Nathanson trade

John Cleese: What Is Creativity?

Jan 3rd, 2017 19m 32s

Creativity requires a space where nothing much is happening, says the iconic British comedian. Cleese offers his recipe for getting out of ruts, defines humor, and serves up some ingeniously bad behavior, leaving host Kelly Corrigan both dumbfo

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