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Aug 28, 2025

What if the story of human history is really the story of drugs? In this episode, Matt sits down with author Sam Kelly to explore his bold and witty new book, Human History On Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence. From alcohol and coffee to opium and cannabis, Sam takes...


Aug 27, 2025

In this inspiring episode, Matt sits down with fitness, nutrition and wellness expert Isabelle Daikeler to talk about building a healthy life from the inside out. From debunking common health myths to helping people discover their “why,” Isabelle shares her holistic approach to lasting change. You’ll hear her...


Aug 26, 2025

In this episode, we speak with, Gustav Peebles (economic anthropologist) and Benjamin Luzatto (artist and public thinker), co-authors of The First and Last Bank: Climate Change, Currency and a New Carbon Commons. Together, they propose a bold new vision of money as a tool for ecological repair—one that treats carbon...


Aug 21, 2025

What is it about repetition that makes us feel, remember, and connect? In this episode, linguist, jazz musician, and author Samuel Jay Keyser joins us to discuss his fascinating book, Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the Arts.

Keyser explores how repetition operates across music, literature, visual art, and...