Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where do pets come from? What role do pets play? Is keeping pets moral? And more.
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Ep. 51 Nature: What modern man is missing (00:40:09)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What do you do in nature? What benefits come from a walk in the woods? What have you learned from nature? And more.
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Ep. 50 Freedom and Responsibility: Can you have one without the other? (01:04:13)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s the relationship between freedom and responsibility? Can freedom exist without responsibility? Why do we struggle with freedom and responsibility? And more.
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Ep. 49 Free Will: Does it exist? (00:56:32)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s free will? Does it exist? And more.
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Ep. 48 Donuts: Why donut economics could save us (00:49:22)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What’s donut economics? Where did it come from? How might thinking in donuts save us? What other policies may build a brighter future? And more.
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Ep. 47 - Coffee: Why do you like it, love it, or hate it? (00:55:23)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Do you like, love, or hate coffee, and why? Where did coffee come from? What has coffee done for human history? And more.
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Ep. 46 - Water: What does it mean to you? (01:01:46)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, How much water do you drink, and why? What makes water so critical to human life, and life in general? What does the future of water mean to us and the next generations? An...
Ep. 45 - Disney: What do its stories do for you? (00:58:59)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What are your favorite Disney movies and why? Why do their stories (and archetypes) attract us? Do stories (and archetypes) help us navigate uncertainty? And more.
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Ep. 44 - Billionaires: What do they mean to you? (01:06:01)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask what do billionaires mean to the world? Where did they come from? What’s next? And more.
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Ep. 43 - The 1st Amendment: What's up with free speech? (01:09:47)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask in this more serious cast, What’s the 1st amendment, a law that prevents other laws? Where did it come from? Why’s it unique? How does it impact their lives today? And more....
Ep. 42 - Anime (01:00:45)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is anime? Where did it come from? What makes anime unique? How has it influenced their own lives? And more.
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Ep. 41 - Homeostasis (01:02:26)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is homeostasis? Where did the concept come from? What does it mean for the body? How might we apply homeostasis to everyday life? And more.
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Ep. 40 - Microexpressions (00:57:20)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What are microexpressions? Where did they come from? Which controversies surround them? Why should you care? And more.
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Ep. 39 - Ada Lovelace (00:46:59)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Ada Lovelace? How’d she become a brilliant artist and a successful scientist? What did she contribute to humanity? What controversies exist in her story and what are ...
Ep. 38 - Language (01:20:09)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is language? What are the benefits and limitations of language? Why is nonverbal communication important? How does language shape the way we think and experience the w...
Ep. 37 - Library Science, Medicine, Music | Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran (01:04:29)
Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran, librarian at the University of Minnesota Rochester, sits down with Aidan to share her story, her path from music to history, opticianry to stock brokerage, and now librariansh...
Ep. 36 - Veganism (01:07:14)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Is veganism a philosophy or a diet? What’s vegan or not? Does eating vegan reduce unnecessary suffering? Is hunting or fishing important to conservation? And more.
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Ep. 35 - Urbanization (01:03:10)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is urbanization? Where did cities come from? What do current trends mean for individuals and society? How might we learn from the past to design cities that last? And ...
Ep. 34 - Shoes (01:09:55)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, How much have you thought about your shoes? Where did shoes come from? How has shoe use changed over time? How might we be more sustainable? And more.
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Ep. 33 - Bryn Shank: Energy & The Environment (00:47:22)
Bryn Shank, Energy Auditor at St. Paul, Minnesota’s Center for Energy and Environment, shares his story, his decision to depart college, his learnings in environmental advocacy, building bridges betwe...
Ep. 32 - Comfort: Is it a crisis? (01:08:35)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, What is comfort? What does it mean to be comfortable? When can comfort be bad for us? If comfort shouldn't be the goal, what should we aim for? And more.
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Ep. 31 - Isaac Asimov (00:58:24)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Who’s Isaac Asimov? How’d he become a larger than life science fiction author capable of writing or editing more than 500 books? What controversy surrounds him? What can we...
Ep. 30 - Electric Cars (00:56:25)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did electric cars come from? What challenges have electric cars faced in going mainstream? What is the future of transportation? Are electric cars actually more expen...
Ep. 29 - James Neher: Travel & People (00:53:06)
James Neher, student at the Illinois College of Optometry, shares his story, early memories of Brazil, England, soccer (a.k.a. football), his windy path to becoming an eye doctor, and his passion for ...
Ep. 28 - Humanness (01:01:07)
Dré, Lauren, and Aidan ask, Where did we come from? What does it mean to be human? Are there good humans, or bad humans? Should we strive to be more, or less human? and more.
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