Feb 2025
Episode 720: Maclain and Chapman Way, Ripley Johnson, Richard Price
Documentary film directors Maclain and Chapman Way talk about their incredibly weird Netflix documentary, “The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga.”
Also guitarist Ripley Johnson sits down to discuss the new record from his current project, Rose City Band.
And novelist/screenw ... Show More
51m 30s
Jan 2025
Episode 424: Anaïs Mitchell, John Darnielle, Jeff Yang
Singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell talks about her first solo album in a decade. Also, the Mountain Goats’ frontman John Darnielle on his haunting novel, ‘Devil House.’ And Jeff Yang looks back […]
51m 10s
Jan 2025
Episode 710: Rachel Kushner, Sam Green, Carrie Courogen
This week on "BETA," Rachel Kushner returns to discuss her latest novel, "Creation Lake." Documentary director Sam Green talks about his fascinating film "32 Sounds: Exploring the Audio World." And Carrie Courogen on her biography of one of the greatest comic geniuses of all time ... Show More
51m 30s
Apr 2025
Why do we cry? With Lauren Bylsma, PhD
Pain, sadness, joy, awe – under the right circumstances, any of these emotions can bring on tears. Lauren Bylsma, PhD, talks about why crying evolved, the psychological and social purposes of tears, why some people cry more easily than others, and whether having a good cry can ma ... Show More
26m 14s
Sep 2024
Havva Ramadan on Grief, Loss, Love and Creativity
<p>🎙️ Welcome to this deeply emotional episode of "I Wish You Knew" with Adam Lane Smith, the attachment specialist, and Andrey Korikov, CEO and co-founder of Veritas Creative Media. This week, we’re joined by the incredibly talented artist and poet, Havva Ramadan, for a raw and ... Show More
1h 30m
May 2025
Fr. Mike's Thoughts on Babies Crying
Why do babies cry? Have you ever considered that their cries might have something to teach us?
Fr. Mike explains that a baby's cry is an act of faith—they cry because they trust someone will hear, someone will care, and someone will come. In the same way, when we cry out to God i ... Show More
6m 13s
Jan 2025
Ep86 "What are emotions?"
Are emotions something that happen to you, or are they bodily signals we interpret? Does everyone show emotions in the same way -- that is, are there particular markers of the face or the body that always mean anger, sadness, or joy? And what does this have to do with Charles Dar ... Show More
50m 7s
Charlie Brooker sits down with us to discuss two of
his incredible TV creations – the mind-bending “Black Mirror”
and the hilarious documentarian Philomena Cunk.
Kyle Chayka tells us how algorithms and social media
are flattening our culture in his book “Filterworld.”
Author Peter Ames Carlin talks about the trail-blazing
band from Athens, Georgia ... Show More
<p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1493786274427_33120"><strong id= "yui_3_17_2_1_1493786274427_33119">Summary:</strong></p> <p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1493786274427_29950">In this episode, I talk about how a friend of mine died recently and it made me cry. I talk about how we should really feel the ... Show More
