This week on "BETA," ...music journalist Mark Blake on his latest book, “Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac.” And Nora Lange joins us to discuss her incredible debut novel, “US Fools.” Author Charles Yu also discusses adapting his novel Interior Chinatown into a mind-bending Hulu streaming series.
Aug 15
Episode 807: Nick Lowe, Joe Boyd, Steven Hyden
Today on BETA we’ll look back at some of our favorite music conversations featuring Musician Nick Lowe on his latest record, Producer and author Joe Boyd dives into world music with his book, “And The Roots of Rhythm Remain.” And Music critic Steven Hyden considers the cultural s ... Show More
51 m
Jul 19
Deep Time: The Tyranny of Time
When you’re on the clock, you’re always running out of time – because in our culture, time is money. The relentless countdown is making us and the planet sick. But clock time isn’t the only kind. There are older, deeper rhythms of time that sustain life. What would it be like to ... Show More
52m 2s
Sep 2024
Why New Experiences Make Life Feel Longer
Want to Feel Like You're Living a Longer, Fuller Life?Does it feel like time is flying by faster as you get older? In this solo podcast episode, I’m revealing a powerful secret to slow time down and experience a FULLER RICHER LIFE by creating new, dense memories.
Here’s the thing ... Show More
34m 15s
Mar 2025
Essential Teachings Special: Purpose of Existence
Original Air Date: July 21, 2021 Eckhart Tolle touches on the purpose of human existence which he sees as evolutionary, awakening, to become fully human. He then answers related questions from a live audience on a wide range of topics: How much of our lives are within our control ... Show More
49m 14s
May 28
Time going too fast? How to slow it down, with Ruth Ogden, PhD
Why does time fly when you’re having fun – and slow to a crawl when you’re not? Ruth Ogden, PhD, talks about how our experiences and emotions influence our sense of time, why time seems to go by faster as we get older, why changing to daylight saving time feels so disruptive and ... Show More
37m 9s
Sep 2024
How many second chances have you already wasted? (Meditations 2.4)
In this week's meditation, we explore Meditation 2.4 from Book 2 of the Meditations. The conversation centers around the inevitability of death, the urgency of utilizing the present moment, and the Stoic approach to perceiving and appreciating life on Nature’s terms.Meditation Qu ... Show More
27m 45s