Did we even have a choice to do this episode about free will?

This hour, we revisit the classic debate about whether or not we have free will.

Plus: Is there anything that makes you feel like you have free will more than a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book? We revisit the series … if you choose to listen, that is.

GUESTS: 

• Kevin J. Mitchell: Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. His new book is Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will
• Shannon Gilligan: CEO and Publisher of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series, which has been in print for more than 40 years 

SONGS: 

• “Can’t Help Myself” by Four Tops
• “You’re Made That Way” by Mavis Staples 
• “Metacognition” by High School for the Recording Arts Los Angeles
• “Make Your Own Kind of Music” by Cass Elliot 
• “Choose your own adventure (Kyle Watson Remix)” by GoldFish

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