302 Episodes

  1. ‘What do we want in a partner?’ Relationships and how to foster deeper connections

    Published: 8/18/2024
  2. Could your friend be your life partner? The history and shifting nature of friendship

    Published: 8/11/2024
  3. Midweek Reset: On Meditation

    Published: 8/7/2024
  4. The art of conversation: Charles Duhigg on how to be a super communicator

    Published: 8/4/2024
  5. Midweek Reset: Power practices

    Published: 7/31/2024
  6. Wild Sorrow: Poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on losing her son and finding her way forward

    Published: 7/28/2024
  7. Midweek Reset: On self curation

    Published: 7/24/2024
  8. Can birth control mess with the mind? Navigating pregnancy with mental disorders

    Published: 7/21/2024
  9. Midweek Reset: Family trauma

    Published: 7/17/2024
  10. Are you being gaslit? How to navigate and stop the gaslighting in your relationship

    Published: 7/14/2024
  11. Robert Macfarlane on nature, language, and music

    Published: 7/6/2024
  12. Midweek Reset: On Relationships

    Published: 7/3/2024
  13. The art of travel: A vagabond’s joys, essence, and philosophy

    Published: 6/30/2024
  14. Relationship skills: Couples counselor Terry Real on building a lasting partnership

    Published: 6/23/2024
  15. Empathy: The superpower of human connection

    Published: 6/16/2024
  16. Midweek Reset: Perfectionism

    Published: 6/12/2024
  17. It’s all in her head: Gender bias in healthcare and reproductive rights

    Published: 6/9/2024
  18. Midweek Reset: On not giving advice

    Published: 6/5/2024
  19. Bittersweet: Susan Cain on the joy of sweet sorrow

    Published: 6/2/2024
  20. Midweek Reset: On Discipline

    Published: 5/29/2024

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KCRW's Life Examined is a one-hour weekly show exploring science, philosophy, faith — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian. Please tune in Sundays at 9 a.m., or find it as a podcast.