Life Examined
By KCRW
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by KCRW
Category: Society & Culture
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 55
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 100
Description
Life Examined is a one-hour weekly podcast exploring psychology, philosophy, spirituality — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian.
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
Robert Macfarlane: "Is a River Alive?"
|
Jul 10, 2025 |
|
When to medicate the mind with Laura Delano
|
Jun 10, 2025 |
|
Yale happiness guru Laurie Santos on the power of time off and modern parenting traps
|
May 27, 2025 |
|
Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor of Gladness"
|
May 15, 2025 |
|
“He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie remember Pope Francis
|
Apr 26, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: Life: less itinerary - more flow
|
Apr 23, 2025 |
|
Brainwashing; the history and complexity of coercive persuasion
|
Apr 19, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: The Myths of Meritocracy
|
Apr 16, 2025 |
|
Fred Luskin: ‘forgiveness is being at peace with your life.’
|
Apr 13, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: Super communicators
|
Apr 09, 2025 |
|
Jillian Turecki; ‘when it comes to love, it begins with you.’
|
Apr 05, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: The Gift Economy
|
Apr 02, 2025 |
|
Are we wired for discovery? Alex Hutchinson on the Explorer’s Gene.
|
Apr 01, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On having kids
|
Mar 26, 2025 |
|
Unlocking the teen brain: Lisa Damour’s guide to raising emotionally balanced kids
|
Mar 26, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Mind over Body
|
Mar 21, 2025 |
|
What it’s like to be an alcoholic: a renowned philosopher’s struggle with addiction
|
Mar 19, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On failure
|
Mar 11, 2025 |
|
Life lessons from history’s greatest explorers
|
Mar 09, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: Connecting with teens
|
Mar 05, 2025 |
|
Poet David David Whyte on death, anxiety, and MDMA
|
Mar 02, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: Marriage Actually
|
Feb 26, 2025 |
|
Understanding anxiety — and its surprising upside
|
Feb 23, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: Toxic Positivity
|
Feb 19, 2025 |
|
Baratunde Thurston: how black communities are reclaiming their connection to nature
|
Feb 16, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: Sleep
|
Feb 12, 2025 |
|
The Black Utopians; vision, history, and legacy
|
Feb 09, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Attachment Styles
|
Feb 05, 2025 |
|
Dan Winter’s End; dementia and the controversial decision to accelerate one’s death.
|
Feb 02, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On The Cosmos
|
Jan 29, 2025 |
|
Learning from Silence; Pico Iyer on the Transformative Power of Solitude & Monastic Life
|
Jan 27, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Arrival Fallacy
|
Jan 22, 2025 |
|
L.A. on Fire: trauma and the psychology of loss
|
Jan 19, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Trauma and Resiliency
|
Jan 15, 2025 |
|
Endurance and the edge of death: unraveling the mysteries of human resilience
|
Jan 12, 2025 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Variety
|
Jan 08, 2025 |
|
Exploring the cosmos: Astronomer Kelsey Johnson helps unravel the mysteries of the universe
|
Jan 05, 2025 |
|
The Japanese art of happiness: From ikigai, to ritual, to embracing old age
|
Dec 29, 2024 |
|
Winter wisdom: Katherine May on grief, loss, and the power of celebration
|
Dec 22, 2024 |
|
Tragic optimism and the male identity crisis with Brad Stulberg
|
Dec 15, 2024 |
|
Is digital addiction fuelling a teen suicide crisis?
|
Dec 08, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Finding a way (or path)
|
Dec 04, 2024 |
|
Renowned psychologist Tara Brach on the power of Buddhism in modern therapy
|
Dec 01, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On legacy letters
|
Nov 27, 2024 |
|
‘The Serviceberry’: Robin Wall Kimmerer’s guide to the gift economy
|
Nov 24, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Awe
|
Nov 20, 2024 |
|
Food, Farming, Faith and Hip Hop; Black earth wisdom and the fight for environmental and racial justice
|
Nov 17, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Resilience
|
Nov 13, 2024 |
|
Ryan Holiday: A Stoics guide to doing the right thing
|
Nov 10, 2024 |
|
Breaking beyond tribalism and apathy: The brighter side of politics
|
Nov 03, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: The Art of the Imperfect
|
Oct 30, 2024 |
|
Oliver Burkeman and the art of imperfectionism
|
Oct 27, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Friendship
|
Oct 23, 2024 |
|
The senses: A philosophical and sensual exploration of sound, taste, and touch
|
Oct 20, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Anxiety
|
Oct 16, 2024 |
|
Here’s what ‘Wild Rituals’ author Caitlin O’Connell learned from the elephants
|
Oct 13, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Trees
|
Oct 09, 2024 |
|
What does boredom do for us… and to us?
|
Oct 06, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Rebranding Hope
|
Oct 02, 2024 |
|
Autism “it’s not a disease, it’s a different way of being”
|
Sep 29, 2024 |
|
Leading a good life doesn’t always mean leading an easy one
|
Sep 21, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Sexual Recession
|
Sep 18, 2024 |
|
Positivity and hope: How to navigate society away from cynicism
|
Sep 15, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Gaslight
|
Sep 11, 2024 |
|
Rediscovering sexual desire and eroticism with Esther Perel
|
Sep 08, 2024 |
|
In search of happiness: The secrets and science behind leading a good life
|
Sep 01, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Life: less itinerary - more flow
|
Aug 28, 2024 |
|
Can contemplating death inform a better life
|
Aug 25, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On boredom and kids
|
Aug 21, 2024 |
|
‘What do we want in a partner?’ Relationships and how to foster deeper connections
|
Aug 18, 2024 |
|
Could your friend be your life partner? The history and shifting nature of friendship
|
Aug 11, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Meditation
|
Aug 07, 2024 |
|
The art of conversation: Charles Duhigg on how to be a super communicator
|
Aug 04, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Power practices
|
Jul 31, 2024 |
|
Wild Sorrow: Poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on losing her son and finding her way forward
|
Jul 28, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On self curation
|
Jul 24, 2024 |
|
Can birth control mess with the mind? Navigating pregnancy with mental disorders
|
Jul 21, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Family trauma
|
Jul 17, 2024 |
|
Are you being gaslit? How to navigate and stop the gaslighting in your relationship
|
Jul 14, 2024 |
|
Robert Macfarlane on nature, language, and music
|
Jul 06, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Relationships
|
Jul 03, 2024 |
|
The art of travel: A vagabond’s joys, essence, and philosophy
|
Jun 30, 2024 |
|
Relationship skills: Couples counselor Terry Real on building a lasting partnership
|
Jun 23, 2024 |
|
Empathy: The superpower of human connection
|
Jun 16, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Perfectionism
|
Jun 12, 2024 |
|
It’s all in her head: Gender bias in healthcare and reproductive rights
|
Jun 09, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On not giving advice
|
Jun 05, 2024 |
|
Bittersweet: Susan Cain on the joy of sweet sorrow
|
Jun 02, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: On Discipline
|
May 29, 2024 |
|
‘The Perfectionist’s Guide’: Learning to control our quest for the ideal
|
May 26, 2024 |
|
‘The Sympathizer’ author Viet Thanh Nguyen on new memoir ‘A Man of Two Faces’
|
May 19, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Cultivating Attention
|
May 15, 2024 |
|
Scott Galloway: Can the youth still make it in America?
|
May 12, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Kieran Setiya on failure + process
|
May 08, 2024 |
|
Uprooted: Climate migration and scientist activism
|
May 05, 2024 |
|
KCRW’s “How’s Your Sex Life” discusses falling in love and falling apart with Jonathan Bastian
|
May 02, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Scott Galloway on Blessings
|
May 01, 2024 |
|
Border Crossings: Navigating identity, language, and belonging
|
Apr 28, 2024 |
|
Midweek Reset: Michael Pollan on psychedelics
|
Apr 24, 2024 |
|
Michael Pollan’s long and strange trip: shifting perspectives on food and psychedelics
|
Apr 21, 2024 |