“I grew up a witness,” Mike Rose wrote, “to the intelligence of the waitress in motion, the reflective welder, the strategy of the guy on the assembly line. This then is something I know: the thought it takes to do physical work.” Mike Rose died in August, yet the particular way he saw the world resonates more than ever before as our debates about the future ... Show More
May 14
Michael Pollan — The Mystery of Consciousness
From Krista: Michael Pollan’s latest book, A World Appears, is an exploration — with scientists and journalists and technologists and spiritual teachers — of what consciousness is, and is not, or might be: from the plants which have always fascinated him, to the new technologies ... Show More
1h 14m
Feb 2023
1901: Soul-Share with the Universe's Scribe, Mike Dooley
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mike is a New York Times best-selling author, metaphysical teacher, and creator of the wildly popular "Notes from the Universe". In this episode, he shares his own epic journey growing tuts philosophical adventure club to over one million souls ... Show More
1h 13m
Dec 2021
603: Mike Rowe | Dirty Jobs and Peripatetic Moments
Mike Rowe (@mikeroweworks) of Dirty Jobs and The Way I Heard It podcast (and book) fame joins us to talk about the skills gap, The mikeroweWORKS Foundation, authenticity, and life experiences possible outside the comfort zone. Just don't tell him he's following his passion. [Note ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Todd Rose (Part I) || Rethinking Intelligence
Today we welcome Todd Rose, the co-founder, and president of Populace, a nonprofit think tank that works to find solutions to redistribute opportunity, so all people have the chance to live fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harv ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2023
Giving up the chase with Mike Rosenthal
Mike Rosenthal — artist, director, photographer, mental health advocate, and CEO / co-founder of, It’s Good! joins us for a very real powwow. Despite photographing many of Hollywood’s biggest actors and actresses, founding a company with John Legend, and being very much in the “i ... Show More
56m 23s
Apr 2021
195: The Epistemological Jack-in-the-Box
Mike tells the true story of a famous poet who wrote her best stuff while working as a waitress in a diner, many years ago. After that, another true story about the time Joan Rivers saved his career, followed by a rather remarkable catch-up with Paul Kelley, a true renaissance ma ... Show More
1h 11m