Podcast
Not Dead Yet
Hosted by Ricochet · EN
We’re all dying, but some of us have been brought face to face with that reality. Reflecting on this certainty is part of a life well lived. However long we’ve got, it’s up to each of us to redeem the time. In this new podcast, hosts Ben Sasse and Chris Stirewalt talk with their guests about lives lived with gratitude, grit, and joy.
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Jack and John Harbaugh
5d ago01:14:54Summary readyHappy Fathers Day! While Chris is pulled away for journalism stuff, Ben talks about more important things with America’s football family. Jack and John Harbaugh talk about building character, raising families, and living with gratitude. “Who's got it better than us? Nobody!” Listeners: Always run out your pop flies, or Jack Harbaugh will make you — and probably your brother — walk home.
SummaryMitch Daniels
2w ago01:21:13Summary readyIndiana is better than West Virginia, nobody disagrees — except Chris. Ben, Chris, and the former Governor — and reality TV star? — Mitch Daniels talk about higher education, the need to deliver competency for taxpayers, and the looming debt crisis.
SummaryWilliam McRaven
3w ago01:13:02Summary readyBen can’t do pull-ups anymore, so it’s a great time to talk to Admiral William McRaven. The guys talk about the fine line between swagger and arrogance, the importance of clear communication, and the way McRaven built his teams of Navy Seals. Lots of conversation about failure as a teacher and McRaven’s top-5 must-read book recommendations.Show Notes:Admiral McRaven's book recommendations:— Marcus Aurelius: Meditations— Anton Myrer: Once an Eagle— Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front— Will Durant— Ella Wheeler Wilcox— Rudyard Kipling— Stephen M. R. Covey: The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything— Ian MacHorton: The Hundred Days of Lt. MacHorton
SummaryListener Mail
4w ago01:09:50Summary readyThis Q&A episode has everything. Habits, dispositional conservatism, family bookshelves, Bo Jackson, Viking longboats, Apollo space ships, theology, and more. In an effort to avoid premature elaboration, the gang does a lightning round of false binaries.
SummaryBen Thompson
May 1901:15:57Summary readyBen and Chris talk with tech analyst Ben Thompson about the future. Is AI heaven, or hell, or both? Does the future belong to China or the United States? What’s the deal with Silicon Valley and does American ingenuity require a little insanity?
SummaryClint Black
May 1201:12:56Summary readySinger, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer Clint Black joins underachievers Ben and Chris. The gang talks about country music, writing, parenting, career choices, and gratitude. How much does art depend on lived-experience and pain, or can performers serve their audiences without working through their own trials?
SummaryClayton Anderson
May 501:08:36Summary readyAstronaut and Nebraskan Clayton Anderson joins the guys to talk about all things space. The human desire to explore, the vocation of spacewalking hundreds of miles above the earth, the rigors of NASA’s selection process, and the challenges of getting to Mars. Ben and Clayton agree Nebraska is better than West Virginia — it’s science.
SummaryWalter Russell Mead
Apr 2801:18:31Summary readyRenaissance man Walter Russell Mead joins the guys to talk about history and global affairs. This episode has everything: Hamiltonians, Jeffersonians, Jacksonians, Wilsonians, Israel, Iran, tech companies, and the kitchen sink.
SummaryNicholas Eberstadt
Apr 2101:06:46Summary readyBen and Chris talk a bit about their first jobs and how child labor laws are ruining the country. Then things get super nerdy when Nicholas Eberstadt joins the guys to talk about demographic decline, labor force participation, why men need work.
SummaryDrew and Ellie Holcomb
Apr 1401:10:45Summary readyDrew and Ellie join the guys to talk about family, art, and soul. Ben has no rhythm, but the musicians talk about art as ache, embodied prayer, and yearning for home. Also, make your kids listen to the Beatles.
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