Lives Well Lived

Robert Sapolsky is an academic, author, neuroscientist, and primatologist, who has studied wild baboons in Kenya over a 25 year period. Robert explores how stress and social hierarchies affect baboon health and behaviour and how these findings parallel human experiences in societal structures.

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Safeena Husain is the founder of Educate Girls, a non-profit organisation that is focussed on mobilising communities for girls’ education in India’s rural areas. Safeena discusses the critical importance of combating deep-rooted cultural and patriarchal biases in favour of girls' educations, and the widespread issue of 122 million girls globally not in school and the dire consequences this has, including early marriage, increased maternal mortality, and intergenerational cycles of poverty.

Find out more at The Life You Can Save & support Educate Girls

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Adam McCurdie and Josh Ross, founders of Humanitix, and Alex Amouyel, CEO of Newman's Own Foundation talk about whether the example their companies set can transform capitalism.

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Moby is a musician, songwriter, author, and animal rights activist. Moby explores the intersection of making groundbreaking music, and the philosophical & ethical implications of animal rights activism, offering a profound look at how personal experiences and cultural paradigms shape our choices and advocacy.

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Richard Layard is a British Labour Economist, a member of the House of Lords, and co-editor of the World Happiness Report. Layard highlights the role of life satisfaction and wellbeing in government policy, and the importance of addressing mental health through public initiatives. He speaks to his research findings on wellbeing, including the the influence of genetic, environmental, and cultural determinants of happiness.

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Kakenya Ntaiya is a Maasia Woman and Kenyan advocate for girls' education and women's rights. Kakenya discusses her fight against female genital mutilation (FGM), early marriage, and her quest for education.

Learn more about Kakenya's Dream and ways you can support this organisation.

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Adam Grant is an organisational psychologist and bestselling author who explores the science of motivation, generosity, rethinking, and potential. He is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions, and live more generous and creative lives. Adam Grant reflects upon his early years as a magician to his accomplishments in academia. He shares insights into the differences between happiness and meaning, and the importance of intellectual humility.

Watch Adam's TED Talks and read his books: Adam Grant

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Holocaust survivor Edith Eger shares her emotional journey of surviving Auschwitz, her encounter with Josef Mengele, and how she became known as the 'Ballerina of Auschwitz.' Edith highlights the slow, evolving process of coming to terms with her past, influenced by Viktor Frankl's work, and how she uses her traumatic experiences to help others as a psychologist, transforming trauma into a source of strength, healing, and forgiveness.

Learn more about Edith Eger!

Read Edith's books! The Choice (Memoir) The Gift The Ballerina of Auschwitz

Make Edith's Hungarian Szekely Goulash!

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Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author known for his research on language, the mind, and human nature, as well as his books arguing that humanity is becoming less violent over time. Pinker is frequently cited as one of the most influential thinkers of his time. Pinker discusses the role of nuclear weapons in maintaining global peace, and the moral and ethical implications of technological advancements like AI.

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Charlie Bresler is an American former business executive and co‑founder of the nonprofit The Life You Can Save, where he helps promote effective philanthropy and efforts to alleviate extreme global poverty.

If you are interested in donating this giving season, consider these nonprofits:

Development Media International (The Life You Can Save)

Unlimit Health (end parasitic disease)

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Joyce Carol Oates is an American author and professor known for her prolific and versatile writing, including novels, short stories, and essays that often explore themes of identity, violence, and the darker aspects of American life, and she has been a finalist for the Pulitzer for Fiction five times. Joyce presents a unique view and challenges the core themes of this podcast, noting her focus on literary output over emotional introspection.

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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and author known for her groundbreaking research on how emotions are created by the brain rather than simply triggered by external events. She has challenged traditional views of emotion and helped establish new ways of understanding the construction of emotional experiences.

Lisa talks about how the brain's processes can help overcome anxiety related to public speaking, and the construction of social reality.

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Murali Doraiswamy is a prominent Indian‑trained physician and neuroscientist who is a professor of psychiatry and medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, in his work he advises governments, biotech companies, and global health organisations on neuroscience and aging research. Murali explores the complex definitions and criteria for diagnosing mental illness and its prevalence worldwide, alongside the ethics and challenges of treating terminal illnesses and the quality of life in dementia patients.

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Sam Harris is an American philosopher, neuroscientist, author, and host of Making Sense. Sam discusses his profound ethical realisations under the effects of MDMA, the illusion of self, and the ethical implications of free will.

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Listen to Sam's Podcast MAKING SENSE

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Paul Bloom is a Canadian psychologist and author known for his research on human morality, empathy, and how pleasure and suffering shape our lives. Paul gets into the intricacies of morality, and debates the importance of reason over emotion in making moral decisions, he argues for the power of reason to help distinguish between rational and irrational reactions.

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Ximena Abogabir is a Chilean journalist, environmentalist, and social activist. Ximena discusses how society needs to reshape its cultural perceptions, and overcome stereotypes around ageing.

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Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and author of New York Times bestsellers 'The Righteous Mind', and 'The Coddling of the American Mind'. His latest book 'The Anxious Generation', argues that the rise of smartphones and overprotective parenting have led to a "rewiring" of childhood and a rise in mental illness. Haidt discusses legislative accountability of the social media companies, and proposes social norms that are needed to overcome the mental health challenges of the younger generation.

Learn more about Jonathan and read THE ANXIOUS GENERATION

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A.J. Jacobs is an author, humourist and journalist, who has written four New York Times bestsellers. Jacobs discusses his unique life as a 'human guinea pig,' exploring different ways of living through immersive year-long experiments such as living according to all biblical rules, and living like America's Founding Fathers. A.J. discusses his motivations behind these experiments, and recounts his experiences with radical honesty, and biblical literalism.

Learn more about A.J Jacobs and read his latest book The Year of Living Constitutionally

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Matthieu Ricard is often referred to as the "world's happiest man. Since 1989, he has acted as the French interpreter for the 14th Dalai Lama. Ricard shares insights from his life as a Buddhist monk, including his rigorous meditation practices, his experiences with spiritual masters, and his thoughts on living a meaningful life through the interconnectedness of all beings. 

Learn more about Matthieu and read his latest book: Notebooks of a Wandering Monk

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Frances Kissling is an American bioethicist and longtime reproductive rights advocate, best known for her leadership of Catholics for Choice and her work on ethics, religion, and women’s health. Kissling discusses her work as a pro-choice activist, and the complexities of balancing Catholic values with her advocacy for women's rights and reproductive freedom.

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Tyler Cowen is an American economist, writer, and public intellectual best known for his work on cultural economics, economic growth, and for co-hosting the podcast Conversations with Tyler. Tyler gets into speculation around the existence and visitation of aliens to Earth, AI's impact on future technology, climate change, and animal welfare.

Learn more about Tyler at Marginal Revolution

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Dui Toledo discusses his personal philosophy on living a good life, including his 105-hour rule to manage time efficiently, and his perspectives on ethics, morality, and living a life well-lived.

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Kate Grant is the longtime CEO of the Fistula Foundation, known for transforming it into a global leader in treating obstetric fistula and advancing women’s health in some of the world’s poorest countries. Kate emphasises the transformative power of fistula surgery and the importance of addressing structural inequalities to make a lasting impact on women's health.

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Robert Wright is an American journalist and author best known for his books on evolutionary psychology, religion, and the idea that human progress is driven by non-zero-sum cooperation. Robert discusses moral realism, how human sexual psychology impacts societal norms, and the concept of being judged by a higher power.

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Jane Goodall is a British primatologist and anthropologist whose groundbreaking research on wild chimpanzees transformed our understanding of animal behaviour and conservation. Jane recounts her journey from a curious child to an eminent ethologist and activist, and discusses the significance of animal welfare, and the crisis of factory farming.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, science communicator, and author best known for making complex ideas about the universe accessible. Neil explores the limitations of human perception and the role of science in enhancing our understanding of reality.

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‘Come Sail Away’ performed by Styx, written by Dennis DeYoung

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Judy Collins is a Grammy Award winning artist, whose musical catalogue of work includes 36 studio albums. She reflects on the social activism of the 1960s, the importance of self-care & sobriety, and her experience with suicide.

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Professor. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and the bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. His books have sold over 45 Million copies in 65 languages, and he is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today.

Yuval discusses the the main victims of history throughout the ages, and what was arguably the worst crime in history, and gives his views on the importance of love and intellect.

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Ingrid Newkirk is an author, activist, and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organisation. Ingrid discusses PETA's achievements, and the compromises she has had to make in order to reduce the vast universe of suffering that humans inflict on animals, and how these ideals could be implemented throughout society to enable revolutionary change.

Ingrid's impact in the Animal Rights movement is unparalleled, and she is an incredible storyteller. We hope you will be inspired by this conversation.

Learn more about Ingrid and PETA!

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: PETA

BOOK: Free the Animals

WATCH: I Am An Animal

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Daniel Kahneman was an Israeli-American psychologist, awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and his work revolutionised our understanding of human decision-making.

This is Kahneman's last public interview before his death on March 27, 2024.

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Aristotle said; in order to know what it is to live well, we should study the lives of those who do live well, and that is what our two resident philosophers are here to uncover.

What is it to live a good life?

Peter & Kasia are in-conversation in this episode on what it is to live a good life on their terms.

We hope this podcast will inform, motivate and inspire you, but most of all being hedonists, we hope that you will find listening to it a pleasure.

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