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Latest episodes

  • Bill Burns

    October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    The former head of the CIA joins the guys and things get wonky. The (mostly) unredacted conversation covers everything: Russia, China, college basketball, AI, spy novels, and what it takes to become an intelligence officer. What does the…

  • Ed and Carmen Policy

    September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Chris is doing journalism, so Ben talks football. Another father-son football episode with Ed and Carmen Policy. Can you build a common culture for front office white-collar workers and on-field warriors? How has a salary cap made the NFL…

  • Katherine Boyle

    September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    First return guest, Katherine Boyle, joins the guys to pick up where they left off. How can technology strengthen families? Why do boys need risks? How can women combine work and motherhood? Don’t we all need some suffering? Come for the…

  • Andy Crouch

    September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    Technology, idolatry, time, and habits. Andy Crouch joins the gang to talk about technology, work without rest, and rest. How radical is an hour a day, a day a week, and a week a year? How does rest make us better at work? Is anybody a…

  • Yuval Levin

    September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    World renowned for his beauty and his above-average thoughtfulness, Yuval Levin joins the guys. Why does he describe his work as gratitude for America? Why can’t you script a career path? Why do we overcomplicate questions of virtue? Is it…

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  • Gordon Gee

    September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Ok, they’ll bite. What’s a university? Ben and Chris are joined by legendary university president E. Gordon Gee. Public trust is in collapse, the core curriculum looks like a Cheesecake Factory menu, the math doesn’t add up, and college…

  • Cal Newport

    August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    The guys do some deep work. Prolific author and computer scientist Cal Newport joins the podcast. The gang talks about why email is a slog, what sparks human creativity, why the good life needs thoughtful deliberation, why Slack is a…

  • Listener Mail, Ep 2: Electric Boogaloo

    August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    You write; they talk. Bicycle gangs are good, schools are overrated, chronological snobbery is bad, vocations are always plural, and Chris waxes poetic about his favorite hot dog.

  • Andrew Roberts

    August 11, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    The guys get fancy when Andrew Roberts, Baron Roberts of Belgravia, joins the pod. (Again with the historians.) The guys talk about Churchill and the Special Relationship between the United States and Great Britain. What was Churchill’s…

  • H.R. McMaster

    August 5, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Everyone knows the Warrior Poets get the headlines, but do Warrior Historians deserve the recognition? Do free societies produce better soldiers? How do leaders know when to be disagreeable? H.R. McMaster joins the guys to talk about the…

  • Megan McArdle

    July 29, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Everything’s great and nobody’s happy? Megan joins the guys to talk about affluenza.  Each generation has to figure it out — so take some risks, make some bad decisions, and embrace scar tissue.

  • Ken Burns

    July 21, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    History, storytelling, and America, baby! Ken Burns joins the guys to talk about the work he’s done to translate the American experience to a wide audience. What makes a good documentary? What’s the deal with professional historians? Is…

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About the show

We’re all dying, but some of us have been brought face to face with that reality. Reflecting on this certainty is part of a life well lived. However long we’ve got, it’s up to each of us to redeem the time. In this new podcast, hosts Ben Sasse and Chris Stirewalt talk with their guests about lives lived with gratitude, grit, and joy.