302 Episodes

  1. ‘The Perfectionist’s Guide’: Learning to control our quest for the ideal

    Published: 5/26/2024
  2. ‘The Sympathizer’ author Viet Thanh Nguyen on new memoir ‘A Man of Two Faces’

    Published: 5/19/2024
  3. Midweek Reset: Cultivating Attention

    Published: 5/15/2024
  4. Scott Galloway: Can the youth still make it in America?

    Published: 5/12/2024
  5. Midweek Reset: Kieran Setiya on failure + process

    Published: 5/8/2024
  6. Uprooted: Climate migration and scientist activism

    Published: 5/5/2024
  7. KCRW’s “How’s Your Sex Life” discusses falling in love and falling apart with Jonathan Bastian

    Published: 5/2/2024
  8. Midweek Reset: Scott Galloway on Blessings

    Published: 5/1/2024
  9. Border Crossings: Navigating identity, language, and belonging

    Published: 4/28/2024
  10. Midweek Reset: Michael Pollan on psychedelics

    Published: 4/24/2024
  11. Michael Pollan’s long and strange trip: shifting perspectives on food and psychedelics

    Published: 4/21/2024
  12. Midweek Reset: The lesson of Costa Rica

    Published: 4/17/2024
  13. Laughter, leadership, and Improv: navigating the unscripted parts of your life

    Published: 4/14/2024
  14. Midweek Reset: Mood follows action

    Published: 4/10/2024
  15. Are you in a relationship with a narcissist?

    Published: 4/7/2024
  16. Midweek Reset: Peaceful protest

    Published: 4/3/2024
  17. Freud: What he said, why he matters

    Published: 3/31/2024
  18. Midweek Reset: Authenticity trap

    Published: 3/27/2024
  19. Mapping the darkness; the science behind sleep

    Published: 3/24/2024
  20. Midweek Reset: When to Quit

    Published: 3/20/2024

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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.