Today, we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes: an interview with New Yorker staff writer John Colapinto. In his brilliant book, "This Is the Voice," John says that while opposable thumbs are handy, the voice is our species' greatest attribute. We rely on it to communicate and collaborate, woo our mates and protect our children, win wars and make podc ... Show More
Jun 1
Best Of: Gretchen Rubin’s Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into the World
What do your five senses — sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch — have to do with happiness? According to Gretchen Rubin, a great deal. The world around us, she says, has the potential to dazzle, to entertain, to trigger a state of rapture. If only we pay attention. Today on the ... Show More
54m 32s
May 28
The Case for Speechmaking in the Age of Doomscrolling
America's a funny place. It's not a country with a fixed geographic or religious identity. We don't have a common story of divine creation. "What we have," writes Ben Rhodes in his new book, All We Say, "are words." The words of the founding documents, yes — but also "the words ... Show More
1h 6m
May 25
Best Of: Stop Chasing More. Start Embracing Your Limits.
In his mega-bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman showed that the finitude of life “isn’t a reason for unremitting despair, or for living in an anxiety-fueled panic about making the most of your limited time. It’s a cause for relief.” In his follow-up book, Meditations ... Show More
1h 19m
Aug 2021
What Your Voice Says About You
There’s a lot of complexity that we tend to overlook about the power of our voice, says John Colapinto. Colapinto is a journalist and the author of This Is the Voice, which explores the biology of human speech, spanning from how babies learn to make sounds to the relatively recen ... Show More
49m 24s
Oct 2016
Presenting: Finding your voice
Even media professionals need to hone their presenting skills. Whether you speak too fast, forget to breathe, get nervous, or just need to put some energy behind your words, you can do lots of simple things to improve how you sound on air.Voice and presentation coach Elspeth Morr ... Show More
21m 46s
Aug 2023
🎤#7 - J’active mes graines 🌾🌰🥜👩🍳 [Voice Note]
<p>Voici les voices notes Où est le beau ? un nouveau moyen, plus personnel, que j'ai souhaité développer pour partager des idées qui courent vers l’aventure au galop ! </p>
<p>Ce voices notes seront diffusées dans le flux normal du podcast, de manière spontanée et beaucoup ... Show More
7m 50s