At a Distance

A podcast by The Slowdown

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167 Episodes

  1. Kai-Fu Lee on How A.I. Could Make Us Better Humans

    Published: 11/8/2021
  2. Jordan Ellenberg on Looking at the World Through the Lens of Geometry

    Published: 11/1/2021
  3. Emilien Crespo on the Beauty of Embracing the Unexpected

    Published: 10/25/2021
  4. Raj Patel on the Societal Stressors Making Us Sick

    Published: 10/18/2021
  5. Penny Abeywardena on How Local Actions Can Have Global Impacts

    Published: 10/11/2021
  6. Josh Berson on Moving Forward Together When Things Fall Apart

    Published: 10/4/2021
  7. Devon Turnbull on His Endless Quest for Sonic Purity

    Published: 9/27/2021
  8. Vanessa Barboni Hallik on Treating Clothing as an Asset

    Published: 9/20/2021
  9. Daniel Libeskind on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

    Published: 9/10/2021
  10. Alice Sparkly Kat on Astrology’s Personal and Political Implications

    Published: 8/23/2021
  11. Jeff Shesol on the Space Race, U.S. Politics, and Power

    Published: 8/9/2021
  12. Mary Mattingly on What’s Driving the World’s Water Crisis

    Published: 7/26/2021
  13. Dr. Suzanne Simard on the Social Nature of Trees

    Published: 7/12/2021
  14. Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Forces Perpetuating Anti-Asian Hate

    Published: 7/5/2021
  15. Simon de Pury on How the Art World Changed in 2020

    Published: 6/28/2021
  16. Peter Adamson on How to Form Opinions When It’s Impossible to Know Everything

    Published: 6/21/2021
  17. Stefano Mancuso on What Plants Can Teach Us About Life on Our Planet

    Published: 6/14/2021
  18. Lili Chopra on How the Arts Can Help Cities Heal From Trauma

    Published: 6/7/2021
  19. Kathryn Garcia on Why New York Needs a Mayor Who Understands How the City Works

    Published: 5/24/2021
  20. Nevine Michaan on the Spiritual Value of Mastering Something

    Published: 5/10/2021

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A podcast about the bigger picture. Host Spencer Bailey calls on leading minds, from scientists and technologists to artists and climate activists, to zoom out and look at some of the planet’s most pressing issues from a whole-earth, long-view perspective.