Yesterday

ROLL ON: American Tiger, Adventures Abroad, & The Art of Showing Up

Roll On is here! Adam Skolnick and I catch up after a month of nonstop travel. Tokyo for the Track & Field World Championships, New York, and DC multiple times. Big news: Adam announces his debut novel American Tiger—20 years in the making, with the audiobook recorded right here ... Show More

1h 40m

Oct 6

How Emily Harrington Became The First Woman To Free Climb El Cap’s Golden Gate In Under 24 Hours

Emily Harrington is a professional climber who became the first woman to free climb El Capitan's Golden Gate route in under 24 hours, captured in the documentary Girl Climber. This conversation explores her 50-foot fall that nearly ended everything, the eating disorder that almos ... Show More

2h 2m

Sep 29

Psychotherapist John W. Price Unpacks Ancient Wisdom For Modern Healing

Dr. John Price is a depth psychotherapist and co-founder of The Center for Healing Arts & Sciences. This conversation explores why men have 50% fewer friends than twenty years ago, the crisis of modern masculinity, shadow work, and John's concept of "sacred refusal" —honoring the ... Show More

2h 48m

Feb 2022

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle On Resilience, Hope & Mysteries Of The Deep

In the words of today’s guest, treat the natural world as if your life depends on it—because it truly does.Meet absolute living legend Sylvia Earle, Ph.D.A marine botanist, oceanographer, writer, lecturer, and one of the world’s top experts on ocean science and conservation, Sylv ... Show More

2h 13m

Jun 2022

[Unedited] Ocean Vuong with Krista Tippett

We are in the final weeks as On Being evolves to its next chapter — in a world that is evolving, each of us changed in myriad ways we’ve only begun to process and fathom. So it felt right to listen again to one of our most beloved shows of this post-2020 world. In fact, Krista in ... Show More

1h 32m

Jun 2022

Ocean Vuong – A Life Worthy of Our Breath

Krista interviewed the wise and wonderful writer Ocean Vuong on March 8, 2020 in a joyful, crowded room full of podcasters in Brooklyn. A state of emergency had just been declared in New York around a new virus. But no one guessed that within a handful of days such an event would ... Show More

49m 18s

Aug 2021

Craig Foster - My Octopus Teacher, Winning an Academy Award, and Why We Need Nature

Today’s guest is Craig Foster, who I've been waiting a while to have on the show. Besides the fact that he's one of my personal heroes, he has the unique designation of being the first Slo Mo guest to have to reschedule his interview date because he unexpectedly won an Academy Aw ... Show More

42m 48s

Dec 2023

121. Exploring Physics, from Eggshells to Oceans

Physicist Helen Czerski loves to explain how the world works. She talks with Steve about studying bubbles, setting off explosives, and how ocean waves have changed the course of history. SOURCE:Helen Czerski, physicist and oceanographer at University College London. RESOURCES:The ... Show More

45m 12s

Mar 2022

Mary Oliver — “I got saved by the beauty of the world.”

The late poet Mary Oliver is among the most beloved writers of modern times. Amidst the harshness of life, she found redemption in the natural world and in beautiful, precise language. She won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award among her many honors — and published nu ... Show More

49m 42s

Jun 2021

An SOS From The Ocean

For centuries, humans have relied on the oceans for resources and food... but even the deepest sea has its limits. This hour, TED speakers discuss how we can save our seas to save our planet. Guests include marine biologists Asha de Vos, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and Alasdair Harr ... Show More

50m 15s

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle On Resilience...