3 steps to turn everyday get-togethers into transformative gatherings

Yesterday

The attack on Iran — why now? | Ian Bremmer

On the morning of February 28, 2026, the US and Israel bombed several parts of Iran, including the Tehran compound of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Geopolitical expert and Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer breaks down why US President Donald Trump made the decision to strike, what ... Show More

46m 57s

Mar 1

Sunday Pick: Matt Damon on solving one of the planet’s biggest problems, in partnership with Gary White | from ReThinking with Adam Grant

Matt Damon is best known as the Hollywood icon from movies like Good Will Hunting and The Martian, but he has another passion offscreen: ensuring access to clean, safe water around the world. When he met social entrepreneur Gary White in 2008, they realized they could combine the ... Show More

29m 48s

Feb 28

What to do when you’re told there’s nothing left to try | David Fajgenbaum and Kiah Williams

What do you do when the world declares something impossible? When physician-scientist David Fajgenbaum was dying from a rare disease and social entrepreneur Kiah Williams was confronting the realities of economic hardship, they began asking a different question: What can I do tod ... Show More

30m 18s

Nov 2023

256. How to Host a Magical Gathering with Priya Parker

Priya Parker is here to discuss what Glennon called “the most important thing in the world” – connection – and how to make our time with other people have more of it. She teaches us: How – whether it’s a wedding or a retirement party – you can create new gathering rituals that ... Show More

1h 14m

Jul 2020

Have More Meaningful Gatherings, Even During COVID

<p>Priya Parker is an expert on gatherings. She gives us tips on creating deeper social bonds and more collective meaning through our get-togethers. </p>

14m 6s

Jun 2019

How to Create Meaning in Groups

“Why are we coming together, what do we care about, and how do we focus the light on that?” Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, asks this before dinner parties, school conferences, office meetings, and weddings. Her day job is working with groups on conflict resolution, ... Show More

1h 4m

Apr 2020

How to create meaningful connections while apart with Priya Parker

Author Priya Parker shares tools for creating meaningful connections with friends, family and coworkers during the coronavirus pandemic -- and shows how we can take advantage of gatherings that are unique to this moment of social distancing. “We don’t necessarily need to gather m ... Show More

46m 51s

Sep 2021

Priya Parker — Remaking Gathering: Entering the Mess, Crossing the Thresholds

Priya Parker has become the voice of what it means to gather in this world we inhabit now. She is helping remake the “how” of coming together — and more importantly, the “why.” Long before the pandemic, she points out, we had fallen into rote forms for staff meetings, birthday pa ... Show More

50m 48s

Sep 2021

[Unedited] Priya Parker with Krista Tippett

Priya Parker has become the voice of what it means to gather in this world we inhabit now. She is helping remake the “how” of coming together — and more importantly, the “why.” Long before the pandemic, she points out, we had fallen into rote forms for staff meetings, birthday pa ... Show More

1h 39m

Sep 2021

For The Girl Who Is Trying to Decide Whether or Not to Party

To party or not to party? Today, we jump into how it is still possible to have an amazing college experience without partying, and how to find like-minded friendships and community outside of the party scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

36m 29s

Apr 2024

3 steps to better connect with your fellow humans | Amber Cabral

How can you effectively support people at work and in your community, especially when they're different from you? Inclusion strategist Amber Cabral shares three steps you can take to build connection — emphasizing that even small, everyday actions can make a big difference to tho ... Show More

15m 51s

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