Quantitative futurist Amy Webb talks to us about the three technologies that make up the "super cycle" that we're all living through right now: artificial intelligence, wearable devices, and biotechnology, and why, despite the unnerving change,

New York Times Journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller on "A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men"

15 days ago 1h 11m

Brené interviews New York Times journalists Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller, who talk about their investigation into girl influencers and what's driving the larger influencer culture across social media. This is the fourth epis

Dr. S. Craig Watkins on Why AI’s Potential to Combat or Scale Systemic Injustice Still Comes Down to Humans

22 days ago 1h 13m

In this episode, Brené and Craig discuss what is known in the AI community as the “alignment problem” — who needs to be at the table in order to build systems that are aligned with our values as a democratic society? And, when we start unleashi

Dr. William Brady on Social Media, Moral Outrage and Polarization

29 days ago 1h 6m

This is the second episode in our series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond human scale. In this episode, Brené and William discuss group behavior on social media and how we show up with each other online versus offline. We’ll also

Esther Perel on New AI – Artificial Intimacy

Mar 20th, 2024 1h 5m

In this first episode in a series on the possibilities and costs of living beyond human scale, Brené and Esther Perel discuss how we manage the paradox of exploring the world of social media and emerging technologies while staying tethered to o

Khaled Elgindy on his book: Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 3m

Khaled Elgindy is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute where he also directs MEI’s Program on Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian Affairs. He is the author of the book, Blind Spot: America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Trump. In t

Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green on Standing Together

Feb 29th, 2024 1h 5m

Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, social, and climate justice. In this podcast, we talk to National co-director Rula Daood and Founding National co-dir

Ali Abu Awwad and Robi Damelin on Nonviolence as The Path to Freedom for Palestinians and Israelis

Feb 28th, 2024 1h 11m

The Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF) is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of over 600 families, all of whom have lost an immediate family member to the ongoing conflict. In this podcast, we talk to their spokesperson and bereaved m

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Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 2 of 2

Jan 4th, 2023 30m

In this second of a two-parter on Living BIG, Ashley and I take on the topics of generosity, resentment, boundaries and grief. And we explore this critical question: What boundaries need to be in place for me to be in my integrity and to be gen

Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 2 of 2

Jan 4th, 2023 27m 58s

In this second of a special two-parter on Living BIG, Ashley and I take on the topics of generosity, resentment, boundaries, and grief. And we explore this critical question: What boundaries need to be in place for me to be in my integrity and

Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 1 of 2

Dec 28th, 2022 48m 29s

In this first of a two-parter with Ashley, I tell a story from Rising Strong that kicked off our Living BIG strategy. Spoiler alert: I am very, very, very pissed-off in this story. But I eventually come around to finding and seeing the connecti

Brené and Ashley on Living BIG, Part 1 of 2

Dec 28th, 2022 46m 37s

In this first of a special two-parter with Ashley, I tell a story from Rising Strong that kicked off our Living BIG strategy. Spoiler alert: I am very, very, very, pissed-off in this story. But I eventually come around to finding and seeing the

Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 2 of 2

Dec 21st, 2022 26m 42s

In Part 2 of my conversation with Father Richard Rohr, we talk about facing our shadows and living and loving through the second half of life, and we laugh. A lot. What a gift to be with him at the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuque

Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 2 of 2

Dec 21st, 2022 24m 23s

Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 1 of 2

Dec 14th, 2022 42m 45s

I flew to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to spend the day with Father Richard Rohr. We laughed, I cried a little, we laughed some more, and I told him why his work pisses me off sometimes. He thoroughly delighted in that last part. In Part 1 of this

Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 1 of 2

Dec 14th, 2022 40m 27s

Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 2 of 2

Dec 7th, 2022 30m 18s

We’re back with Part 2 of my conversation with Chris Germer, a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and we’re talking about fierce compassion, which is something so many of us are trying to figure out righ

Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 2 of 2

Dec 7th, 2022 28m

We’re back with Part 2 of my conversation with Chris Germer, a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and we're talking about fierce compassion, which is something so many of us are trying to figure out righ

Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 1 of 2

Nov 30th, 2022 41m 53s

I’ve been waiting my whole life to talk to Chris Germer. He is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and he co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program with Kristin Neff, which has been taught to 200

Brené with Chris Germer on the Near and Far Enemies of Fierce Compassion, Part 1 of 2

Nov 30th, 2022 39m 35s

Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 2 of 2

Nov 23rd, 2022 40m 50s

We’re back with Part 2 of my conversation with Bono, recorded live at the historic Paramount Theatre and presented by Austin City Limits Festival’s Bonus Tracks. In this episode, we take it back to Bono’s early days in Ireland — most notably th

Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 2 of 2

Nov 23rd, 2022 38m 31s

Brené with Bono on Songs of Surrender and Carrying the Weight of Our Contradictions, Part 1 of 2

Nov 16th, 2022 52m 23s

Welcome to Part 1 of my conversation with Bono, recorded live at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. I have been a U2 fan since the very beginning, and this event, presented by Austin City Limits Festival’s Bonus Tracks, was sheer