[Unedited] Esther Perel with Krista Tippett

[Unedited] Esther Perel with Krista Tippett

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From Krista: I'm on record bemoaning across the years that “love” is the most watered-down word in the English language. I know that invoking love feels very soft for our hard realms of politics and war. Yet it is an enduring truth that love is the only force as powerful in a hum ...  Show more

Jason Reynolds — On Hopelessness, the Virtue of Stamina, and Showing Grace to Ourselves

From Krista: I was longing for a deep dive on the radiant and common-sense hope that Jason Reynolds embodies after I interviewed him at a Georgetown event last year. I got my chance at the 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival. Jason’s perspective is so urgent for the world we've now walked ...  Show more

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