At a Distance
A podcast by The Slowdown
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167 Episodes
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Kai-Fu Lee on How A.I. Could Make Us Better Humans
Published: 11/8/2021 -
Jordan Ellenberg on Looking at the World Through the Lens of Geometry
Published: 11/1/2021 -
Emilien Crespo on the Beauty of Embracing the Unexpected
Published: 10/25/2021 -
Raj Patel on the Societal Stressors Making Us Sick
Published: 10/18/2021 -
Penny Abeywardena on How Local Actions Can Have Global Impacts
Published: 10/11/2021 -
Josh Berson on Moving Forward Together When Things Fall Apart
Published: 10/4/2021 -
Devon Turnbull on His Endless Quest for Sonic Purity
Published: 9/27/2021 -
Vanessa Barboni Hallik on Treating Clothing as an Asset
Published: 9/20/2021 -
Daniel Libeskind on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Published: 9/10/2021 -
Alice Sparkly Kat on Astrology’s Personal and Political Implications
Published: 8/23/2021 -
Jeff Shesol on the Space Race, U.S. Politics, and Power
Published: 8/9/2021 -
Mary Mattingly on What’s Driving the World’s Water Crisis
Published: 7/26/2021 -
Dr. Suzanne Simard on the Social Nature of Trees
Published: 7/12/2021 -
Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Forces Perpetuating Anti-Asian Hate
Published: 7/5/2021 -
Simon de Pury on How the Art World Changed in 2020
Published: 6/28/2021 -
Peter Adamson on How to Form Opinions When It’s Impossible to Know Everything
Published: 6/21/2021 -
Stefano Mancuso on What Plants Can Teach Us About Life on Our Planet
Published: 6/14/2021 -
Lili Chopra on How the Arts Can Help Cities Heal From Trauma
Published: 6/7/2021 -
Kathryn Garcia on Why New York Needs a Mayor Who Understands How the City Works
Published: 5/24/2021 -
Nevine Michaan on the Spiritual Value of Mastering Something
Published: 5/10/2021
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.