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Mar 2025
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Don't Half-Ass It: Life Lessons from Mat...

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In this interview, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey muses on his book Greenlights, an unconventional memoir filled with lessons learned the hard way for living with greater satisfaction. He and Jeff also discuss where our personal values come from, and how many of us may disagree on political issues, but we often share core values.

This episode originally aired on July 8, 2021.


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