• 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.

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Episodes
  • Midweek Reset: The Art of the Imperfect
    Oct 30 2024

    This week Oliver Burkeman journalist and author of “Meditations for Mortals” discusses the complexities of trying to be perfect in an imperfect world. Accepting our limitations, he says, is a pathway to liberation and happiness.

    Last week’s MR …[This week Kate Murphy, journalist and author of “You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters,” sheds some light on the value of true friendships, why quality is often more important than quantity and why it is so important to give time and space to the friendships we truly care about. ]

    ​This episode with Oliver Burkeman was originally broadcast October 27, 2024

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    4 mins
  • Oliver Burkeman and the art of imperfectionism
    Oct 27 2024

    Journalist and author Oliver Burkeman discusses the complexities of happiness, well-being, and productivity — emphasizing the futility of seeking a single solution.

    Burkeman offers guidance on why we shouldn’t sacrifice the very essence of living in search of perfection and doing it all. Treasuring those simple moments in daily life, which doesn’t mean settling for less, Burkemans says, “is a precondition for a really full life.”

    Delve deeper into life, philosophy, and what makes us human by joining the Life Examined discussion group on Facebook.

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    53 mins
  • Midweek Reset: On Friendship
    Oct 23 2024

    This week Kate Murphy, journalist and author of “You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters,” sheds some light on the value of true friendships, why quality is often more important that quantity and why it is so important to give time and space to the friendships we truly care about.

    ​This episode with Kate Murphy was originally broadcast June 5th, 2021

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    5 mins

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