Sunday Special: 'Modern Love'

In this episode of "Wiser Than Me," host Julia Louis-Dreyfus and guest Ruth Reichl hold a detailed conversation filled with wisdom and depth. They candidly discuss personal struggles, aging, body image issues and their shared love of food. If you're looking for inspiration or relatability in narrations of overcoming trials, or simply take joy in good food and cooking, these personal anecdotes and thoughtful insights are sure to captivate.

Scientists have long said that overcoming adversity is a key component of personal growth and development - that's essentially learning to be "wiser." Reichl and Louis-Dreyfus transparently lend their wisdom on this front, each offering valuable perspective. Reichl, at 75, provides rich insights into aging and the understanding it brings, whilst Louis-Dreyfus helps listeners navigate the topic of body image and self love. Touching on food as a source of joy, tackling cooking as a therapeutic activity and appreciating the wisdom of our seniors; this podcast is embedded with lessons learned, making it an enlightening listen for anyone keen on personal growth and the exquisiteness of life.

Old, recycled food, no gloves, and tons of butter. Even at the most prestigious restaurants, you probably don’t know what’s really going on in the kitchen.

Dive into the heart of one of America's most enduring mysteries with "Last Podcast On The Left," as hosts Marcus Parks and Henry Zebrowski challenge the narrative surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in their episode, Side Stories: The Bullet in the Backseat. Revelations from a Secret Service agent about a bullet found in JFK's limo bring the notorious "magic bullet" theory back into focus, sparking debates on Lee Harvey Oswald's sole involvement. As the hosts dissect newly surfaced evidence and scrutinize claims of evidence tampering and autopsy inaccuracies, you'll find yourself re-examining everything you thought you knew about that fateful day in Dallas.

Yet, this episode is more than a trip through conspiracy theories; it's a candid reflection of our times, contrasting the national mourning of JFK's era with today's skepticism and media influence. Discussion moves from intense social media challenges and their repercussions to heartwarming anecdotes of culinary disasters and childhood sweets. While sharing personal encounters with urban critters and public restroom fiascos with their trademark humor, Marcus and Henry explore the essence of community and the crucial support systems that have shaped their journey. Join them as they continue the storytelling tradition with flair, humor, and a hint of the occult, fostering a unique bond with their listeners that ties together the past, present, and future of independent podcasting.

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone is a memoir by psychotherapist and author Lori Gottlieb. She discusses a difficult time in her life following a sudden breakup with her long-term boyfriend. The incident upset her so badly that it drove her to seek therapy herself.

This book is the story of Lori’s time in therapy, interwoven with stories about Lori’s own patients. Though each of their situations is different, their shared struggles and how they overcome them reflect common experiences that all people share—in fact, Lori says that the reason therapists can be effective is precisely because they have those same struggles. As Lori and her patients work together toward health and understanding, they reflect on their pasts—how they got to be where they are now—and the futures they’d like to have.

Can a commitment to love really reshape our society for the better? In All About Love, bell hooks explores the power of love from a feminist perspective using personal stories and cultural analysis to develop her argument. Delving into the complexities of love within the context of broader social forces like race, gender, and class, hooks challenges conventional notions of what love is and provides a roadmap for rooting your life in love. Centering love as a core value, she argues, won't only transform your relationship with yourself, but also with your friends, family, and the world around you.

In this guide, we’ll explain hooks’s definition of love, why it’s so important, and how we, as individuals and a society, can transform our lives by using love as a guiding force.

Everyone gets only 24 hours in a day. But how much more could you get done—and how much more life could you experience—if you could slow those hours down and ensure you’re getting the most out of every moment? Organizational psychologist Benjamin Hardy writes in Slipstream Time Hacking (2015) that you can do exactly that, moving more quickly to make time run more slowly.

In this guide, we’ll explore Hardy’s theory that you can increase the speed you’re traveling toward your goals while simultaneously decreasing the rate at which time seems to pass—effectively buying yourself more time to enjoy the ride. Along the way, we’ll look at how other psychology, physics, and even science fiction experts have explored the principles that Hardy incorporates into his method.