Steven Kotler, Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his quest to keep his mental and competitive edge with trick skiing.
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Steven Kotler, Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his quest to keep his mental and competitive edge with trick skiing.
Read moreJournalist William Ralston joins us to talk about the troubles of today’s umpires in professional tennis, where technology was meant to end contentious calls but has only added to the on-court battles.
Read moreT. M. Luhrmann discusses the ways that coaches effectively push us to achieve our goals – and how to block out our own voices when they get in the way.
Read moreStockton University professor Kristin J. Jacobson joins us to talk about the rise of a male-dominated, adventure-seeking culture and how it impacts the way we view — and treat — the planet.
Read moreFirst-generation American Noé Álvarez joins us to talk about his participation in Peace and Dignity Journeys, which allowed him to explore the world of his ancestors.
Read morePetra Browne joins us to talk about her own journey into the world of competitive bodybuilding, why exceptional power must come with weight loss, and how traditional female roles still reign supreme in a boundary-breaking sport.
Read moreLarry Olmsted joins us to talk about the health benefits of rooting for your favorite team brings and why it might even make you smarter.
Read morePawan Dhingra is a sociologist and Professor of American Studies at Amherst College, and he joins us to discuss the rise of the competitive student, the industry of tutors and activities built up around the idea, and how class and social status play into the phenomenon.
Read moreJournalist Tom Vanderbilt joins host Krys Boyd to talk about why it’s easy to forget that trying something new makes us happy, and why those experiences trigger personal growth.
Read moreBrent Lang, executive editor of film and media at Variety and Tom Goldman, sports correspondent for NPR, join us to talk about how studios and sports leagues are scrambling to figure out their next moves as COVID-19 threatens the futures of entertainment.
Read moreWall Street Journal sports reporter Ben Cohen joins us to talk about the algorithms that can keep us on a roll, and the myths that prove they can’t.
Read moreHoward Bryant joins us to talk about how America’s ongoing conversation about race so often spills onto the court and field.
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