Tripping Past Your Ego with Michael Pollan

Are you scheduling your friendships to death? In Part 2, Trevor, Eugene and conflict resolution expert and author Priya Parker take aim at the modern epidemic of ‘optimization’, mourning the death of the unannounced “pop-in” visit. They deep-dive on the cultural importance of con ...  Show more

Are we optimizing the joy out of our friendships? In Part 1, conflict resolution expert and author Priya Parker joins Trevor and Eugene to explain why your closest relationships actually need a good fight, and how inconveniencing the people you love is the surest way to build int ...  Show more

Michael Pollan, the NYT bestselling author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants,” joins Scott to discuss his research on the psychedelic space, including the changes he has registered over time as well as his own experience with the drugs. Follow Michael on Twitter, @michaelpollan. Sc ...  Show more

Michael Pollan is an author, professor, and journalist. His newest book, "This is Your Mind on Plants," is available on July 6. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Laurie's former student and friend, Dr. Maya Shankar, has a Pushkin podcast we love called A Slight Change of Plans. If you like The Happiness Lab, then this show is right up your alley. In this episode, Maya and author Michael Pollan discuss the fascinating science of psychedeli ...  Show more