• Life Examined

  • By: KCRW
  • Podcast
  • Summary

  • 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.
    KCRW 2024
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Episodes
  • Bittersweet: Susan Cain on the joy of sweet sorrow
    Jun 2 2024
    Writer and lecturer Susan Cain explores the evolutionary reasons behind sadness in our lives and how accepting sorrow can lead to greater emotional resilience and creativity.
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    52 mins
  • Midweek Reset: On Discipline
    May 29 2024
    This week, Ryan Holiday , speaker and author of “ Discipline is Destiny: The Power of Self Control ” shares some advice on the stoic virtue of self discipline.
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    3 mins
  • ‘The Perfectionist’s Guide’: Learning to control our quest for the ideal
    May 26 2024
    Psychologist Katherine Morgan Schaflter talks about her book The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control, the universal desire to seek perfection, and the need for greater self-awareness in managing perfectionism.
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    52 mins

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