Catherine Horne

Catherine Horne leads a science museum. In this episode we explore science education, whether a science center can ever be ahead of the innovation curve, and the importance of bringing museums to as many people as possible.

Fatma Mili

Fatma Mili is a dean of a college of computing and informatics. In this episode we explore computer science education, whether artificial intelligence is giving rise to tyranny, the data industrial complex, and the values we need to shape the future.

Hardin Minor

Hardin Minor is a performance artist and entertainer. In this episode we explore the physical nature of wisdom, the incarnation of the divine, the spirit of the clown, and widening cosmic circles.

Michael DeVaul

Michael DeVaul is chief social responsibility officer for a youth charity organization. In this episode we explore helping black and brown boys, connecting dots, code-switching, baseball and branding, and a personal story of love and humanity.

Yossi Groner

Yossi Groner is a rabbi of an Orthodox Jewish congregation. In this episode we explore Chabad Judaism, the coming of the Messiah, ethics and mysticism, and what God wants for us.

Kathy Izard

Kathy Izard is an author and community volunteer. In this episode we explore the legacy of family, housing the homeless, faith in things greater than ourselves, and following an insistent whisper.

Kathryn Hill

Kathryn Hill leads a history museum. In this episode we explore using history to build community, a social agenda, questions of transformation, and the core work of a career.

Lila Allen

Lila Allen is managing editor of a design and architecture magazine. In this episode we explore design at all scales, the world's best design cities, pop culture, children's bedrooms, and living and working in New York City.

Kali Ferguson

Kali Ferguson is a story teller and cultural educator. In this episode we explore a fractured fairy tale, the wisdom of joy, growing up in a prominent family, and a story of psychiatric illness and health.

Laura Neff

Laura Neff is an organizational transformation and leadership development coach. In this episode we explore what makes a good coach, her deepest story, speaking people into themselves, and the journey we are all on.

Shannon Binns

Shannon Binns leads a smart growth advocacy organization. In this episode we explore long-term thinking, becoming a low-carbon city, living abroad, environmental sustainability, humanitarian work and service.

Emily Giffin

Emily Giffin is a novelist. In this episode we explore what her novels are about, commercial pressures and success, higher stakes, what she wants most, and where she expresses her most authentic self.