Sep 28, 2026
Today, we’re talking about forgiveness—but not only the forgiveness we extend to other people. We’re talking about one of the most difficult forms of forgiveness: forgiving ourselves.
My guest is Lena Fein, author of Shattering the Mirror, a memoir about surviving emotional disconnection, difficult relationship...
Sep 21, 2026
Today’s guest has lived through war, incarceration, addiction, trauma, and some of the most difficult chapters of American history—and yet his life has become a powerful testament to the possibility of transformation.
Greg Payton was a young African-American soldier drafted into the Vietnam War. His experience...
Sep 16, 2026
What happens when a republic doesn't fall all at once—but gives away its power piece by piece?
More than 2,000 years ago, Rome faced a political crisis that would transform the Western world. Civil war, political violence, concentrated power, exhausted citizens, and ambitious leaders created the conditions for a...
Sep 15, 2026
There is a version of fatherhood we rarely talk about.
We talk about the sleepless nights, the diapers, the exhaustion, and the joy. We talk about the transformation that comes with becoming a parent. But what happens when a father isn't feeling joy at all? What happens when the person everyone expects to be strong,...
Sep 14, 2026
What if the biggest problem with American elections isn't that election manipulation is something new—but that we've forgotten just how long it has been part of our history?
From the disputed presidential election of 1876 to contested elections involving Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter, from voter suppression and...