Patrick Hutchison quit his office job and moved to a cabin in the woods. Here's what he learned.
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How Running Can Unlock the Life You Didn’t Know You Had
First up, the Atlantic's CEO Nicholas Thompson on hidden potential, aging well, and pushing past the limits we imagine. Then we hear from Washington Post sportswriter Sally Jenkins, whose 2023 book The Right Call examines what the greatest coaches and athletes can teach us about ... Show More
31m 36s
Nov 24
The Neuroscience of Loneliness: Why Your Brain Needs Real Connection
Isolation stresses the body, shrinks empathy, and shortens life — and friends are biological medicine.
Act One: Why Brains Need Friends by Ben Rein
Act Two: How To Break Up With Your Friends by Erin Falconer
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26m 19s
Aug 20
Mel Robbins: From $800K Loss to Life-Changing Discovery - The 5-Second Rule That Beats Your Brain
Quote of the Day: "I was 41, unemployed, we'd lost $800,000. When my husband said he wanted to start a business instead of getting a job, I said 'Listen buddy, inspiration is for strangers - you get your butt back to that job and pay the mortgage.' Fear was making the decision fo ... Show More
12m 32s
Feb 2022
S6 Bonus: Rob Carpenter, Valyant
<p>Rob Carpenter was born and raised in Dillingham, Alaska - and no... he can't see Russia from his back steps. He has been a long term space ship nerd, and confesses that one of the reason he got into entrepreneurship is because he wants to eventually secure a ticket to spac ... Show More
38m 58s
Jun 2023
Hank Green Didn’t Know How to Hold a Baby
For most of his life, Hank Green, the Internet’s science teacher, didn’t know how to hold a baby, let alone raise one. Now that he’s a dad himself, it’s the small moments that make him feel like a pro.
22 m
Apr 2025
Decisions That Made Me: Sir Kenneth Olisa (technology entrepreneur)
At a time when coding and IT was in its infancy, Sir Kenneth fortuitously took a computer class to get out of cross country running; that choice would shape the rest of his life. From an internship at IBM, he later went on to a senior position at Wang laboratories, but then was f ... Show More
15m 27s