10/27/2021
Episode S2:E08
28 min 
30 sec

Secrets of Immortality

With Shawn Boonstra

You CAN live forever—lessons from Frankenstein.

10/20/2021
Episode S2:E07
28 min 
30 sec

Lord Byron and the Meaning of Life

With Shawn Boonstra

Find out how an old poet can teach you to live life with zero regrets.

10/13/2021
Episode S2:E06
28 min 
30 sec

What We Are

With Shawn Boonstra

We all feel like we're here for a reason—like we should make the world better than it is. But why? Shawn Boonstra digs into what our ancestors thought about that question. Turns out they were pretty smart cookies.

10/8/2021
Episode S2:E05
28 min 
30 sec

Context Is King

With Shawn Boonstra

Knowing your history is critical. Without it, a person could all too easily slip into the role of persecutor. And Shawn Boonstra says that could be the reason other people stop trusting Christians.

10/1/2021
Episode S2:E04
28 min 
30 sec

The Watchmaker's Son

With Shawn Boonstra

Seems like we're ripping apart the very foundations of our stable society. Shouldn't we stop to ask why? Shawn Boonstra says these “deconstructors” are building on long-forgotten and wrongheaded ideas.

9/24/2021
Episode S2:E03
28 min 
30 sec

The Secret of Sleep

With Shawn Boonstra

Shawn Boonstra explores one of the most fundamental skills we need to live an authentic human existence: the ability to just turn things off.

9/17/2021
Episode S2:E02
28 min 
30 sec

Deep Fakes

With Shawn Boonstra

What if things aren't really what they look like? We're living in a world of fake pictures and videos that are starting to fool lots of people—including you. Shawn Boonstra explores deep fakes.

9/11/2021
Episode S2:E01

Predator

With Shawn Boonstra

Shawn Boonstra uncovers a really big scam that's trying to cheat you out of a really big inheritance.

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6/26/2021
Episode S1:E20
28 min 
30 sec

The World's Religion

With Shawn Boonstra

Turns out there might be a really deep reason the world's major religions share a common thread—a collective memory. And Shawn Boonstra says that's a really big deal for the way religion has shaped society.

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