Amazing Podcast Episodes: ~3x curated episodes per week

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The Ezra Klein Show: Bryan Stevenson on why the opposite of poverty isn’t wealth, but justice May 27, 2017

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Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. He and his staff have won reversals, relief, or release for more than 115 wrongly convicted prisoners on death row. He’s the author of the power book Just Mercy, and a winner of a MacArthur “Genius” grant. There are only a few people I’d say this about, but he’s a genuine American hero. This conversation begins with one of Stevenson’s most provocative arguments. “The opposite of poverty isn’t wealth,” he says. “It’s justice.” In this podcast, he explains what he means.

Waking Up with Sam Harris: What should we eat? May 23, 2017

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In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Gary Taubes about his career as a science journalist, the difficulty of studying nutrition and public health scientifically, the growing epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the role of hormones in weight gain, the controversies surrounding his work, and other topics.

How I Built This: Lady Gaga and Atom Factory: Troy Carter May 21, 2017

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As a kid, Troy Carter dreamed of being a rapper, but soon discovered he was a better manager than a musician. He took Lady Gaga from obscurity to stardom – helping shape both her music and her brand. Then he turned his gift for spotting talent to spotting investment opportunities with his company Atom Factory.

The Bernie Sanders Show: Bill McKibben May 16, 2017

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Bill McKibben, author and leading environmentalist who once spent three days in jail after leading the largest civil disobedience in 30 years to protest the Keystone XL pipeline, joins Bernie to talk about the movement to combat climate change.

Freakonomics: Food + Science = Victory! (Rebroadcast) May 14, 2017

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A kitchen wizard and a nutrition detective talk about the perfect hamburger, getting the most out of garlic, and why you should use vodka in just about everything.

TED Radio Hour: The Digital Industrial Revolution May 14, 2017

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As machine learning surpasses human intelligence, where does that leave us? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about the exciting and terrifying future of human-robot collaboration.

The Psychology Podcast: Alain de Botton on Love, Sex, Religion and Happiness May 11, 2017

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Modern day philosopher Alain de Botton has become world renown for his ability to provide compelling real world answers to some of life’s biggest questions. For this episode of The Psychology Podcast, we cover the philosophy and science of a range of topics, including what it means to have a “normal” relationship, the origins of the desire for religion, the pervasive lack of systematic thinking about happiness, how the illusion of perfection creates problems, existential crises and much more. We get a bit cheeky with a high brow discussion of the human condition. Fair warning that this episode does include some discussion of sex and pornography as they relate to well-being.

The Daily: NYTimes Investigation Into Uber May 09, 2017

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A Times investigation into the chief executive of Uber, Travis Kalanick, finds that his drive to win has plunged the company into its most sustained set of crises since its founding. Guest: Mike Isaac, a technology reporter who has exposed many of the recent controversies involving Uber.

Waking Up with Sam Harris: Forbidden Knowledge May 04, 2017

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In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Charles Murray about the controversy over his book "The Bell Curve," the validity and significance of IQ as a measure of intelligence, the problem of social stratification, the rise of Trump, universal basic income, and other topics.

The Tim Ferriss Show: Cory Booker -- Street Fights, 10-Day Hunger Strikes, and Creative Problem-Solving May 02, 2017

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Cory Booker is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from New Jersey. I generally have an allergy to politics, but Cory's story is endlessly fascinating (e.g., he's faced down death threats from gangs, run into burning buildings, and much more), and we have a few years of history together. We cover a lot in this wide-ranging catch-up conversation, including his diet, lessons from early mentors and athletics, routines, books that have had an impact, learning how to "street fight" in New Jersey after receiving a Rhodes Scholarship, and much more.

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