140. How to Breathe Better

He has been a lawyer, an instructor at the F.B.I. Academy, the owner of a frozen-yogurt chain, and a winner of the TV show Survivor. Today, Kwon works at Google, but things haven’t always come easily for him. Steve Levitt talks to Kwon about his debilitating childhood anxieties, ...  Show more

She is one of the best basketball players ever. She’s won multiple championships, including four Olympic gold medals and four W.N.B.A. titles — the most recent in 2020, just before turning 40. She also helped negotiate a landmark contract for the league’s players. Sue Bird tells ...  Show more

Our guest this week is Daan, who is a free diver and a man with possibly the most calming voice in the world. He can also hold his breath underwater for over 6 minutes, which is unbelievable. Daan is here to tell us about his life as a freediver. He tells us all about the beauty ...  Show more

William Trubridge is the world’s deepest man, with an unassisted freediving record to 102m or 334 feet. He holds eighteen freediving records and six world champion titles, and is able to hold his breath for over seven minutes. He has spent an extraordinary amount time in and arou ...  Show more

"In that instant they felt an overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment. Though they had failed dismally even to come close to the expedition's original objective, they knew now that somehow they had done much, much more than ever they set out to do." Welcome back to another ...  Show more

James Nestor is a science journalist and the author of the international bestseller Breath: The New Science o ...