Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

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Pleasure Principles (Richard Christiansen)

Richard Christiansen is the founder of Flamingo Estate and a dear pal of mine. Today, we’re talking (in part) about the stories that led to his new book, Flamingo Estate Pleasure Principles. We get into: our love of witches, why Richard thinks we’re experiencing a crisis of beaut ...  Show more

How to Pursue Your Goals—Without Suffering (Angela Duckworth, PhD)

“ It’s just incredibly hard to really resist these forces that are, you know, probably from evolution, that we adapt to our circumstances,” says psychologist Angela Duckworth, PhD. “But once you have that insight, then you realize that you do have to shape your circumstances befo ...  Show more

How This Hamster Wheel Stops (Monthly Solo)

This month’s solo episode is mostly about what I think will come of all the AI generation, the fabrication of viral moments, and the latest iteration of marketing that we’re starting to see through. And why I think where we’re headed is mostly good for us. I’m also answering ques ...  Show more

How Do We Help People with Addiction? (Stephanie Wittels Wachs)

“ I think these resources are good because it gives you the language and the tools to do something that doesn’t necessarily feel right,” says Stephanie Wittels Wachs, author of Last Day. Steph also hosts a podcast by the same name and is the cofounder and CEO of Lemonada Media (t ...  Show more

Why Do We Devalue Aesthetic Intelligence? (Chloe Redmond Warner)

Chloe Redmond Warner is a very talented interior designer—and one of my closest childhood friends. To celebrate the launch of her special book This Must Be the Place, which is about how to design a home with personality, I got to interview Chloe at Godmothers bookstore. This epis ...  Show more