Conspiracy: July 2020 podcast listening list
This month we’re digging into conspiracies—with and without the “theory.”
Therapy: June 2020 podcast listening list
We all know that health is important. But, often times we limit our perception of health to that of our physical body, rather than emotional health and well-being. Meanwhile, anxiety, loneliness, and depression have become pervasive problems. Professional help to cope with mental health problems comes in many forms. This month’s podcast listening list looks […]
Conversation: April 2020 listening list
We’re having conversations about conversation: how to listen, how to be a good conversationalist, and how to take criticism.
Happiness: March 2020 listening list
This listening list takes a look at happiness from what we can do as individuals to what governments can do, with a critical look at the industry that has popped up around the concept of happiness.
Nuclear Power: February 2020 Listening List
Nuclear power is a contentious issue. Is it safe? Is it clean? And what about the waste? New Zealand has been nuclear free for over 30 years, but other countries run the gamut from investing in new nuclear power stations to implementing the process of decommissioning their plants. In 2019, HBO revisited the Chernobyl disaster […]
Coronavirus: Supplemental Podcast Listening List
This PBC Supplemental Listening List covers what we know about Coronavirus, why governments respond the ways that they do, and what life is like for people who’ve been trapped by it.
Disinformation & Fake News: January 2020 Listening List
Propaganda and misinformation, aka fake news, are not new. However, social networking has eased the deployment of these weapons to the political and cultural war front. How can we fight fake news in a post-truth world? Listen to this playlist to find out.
Homelessness: December 2019 Listening List
Homelessness and houselessness rates are reaching historic highs worldwide. Every city or region takes its own approach to solving homelessness, each attempt as unique as the local population. This month, we highlight some of the struggles and solutions communities are using to tackle these humanitarian crises.
Free Will: November 2019 Podcast Listening List
In this podcast listening list, we will explore free will through various lenses, including science, philosophy, religion, and stories. You are free to choose what to believe. Maybe.
Disruption: October 2019 Podcast Playlist
In the last 5-10 years the word “disruption” has achieved a prime level of buzz-wordiness. It’s hard to remember a time when “disruption” was not used on the daily to describe a new tech company destined to become the Uber of this or the Netflix of that. Nevertheless, “disruption” or “disruptive innovation,” which was coined by Clayton Christensen in 1995, is arguably “the most influential business idea of the early 1st century.” Let’s unpack disruption a bit and listen to episodes that feature disruption in both the business and the personal domains.
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