
Where We Go Next
Not the usual questions. Not the usual answers. Where We Go Next is a podcast focused on in-depth conversations with the people changing the ways we think, create, and live.
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Apr 4, 2023 • 1h
75: Why All the Sex We’re Having Is Unsatisfying, with Christine Emba
Christine Emba is the author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, and an opinion columnist and editor at the Washington Post. At the Post and elsewhere, she writes about ideas, society, and culture. She is based in Washington, DC.Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, by Christine EmbaDid the Sexual Revolution Really Make Sex Better? | The Agenda - YouTubeHow to watch The Apartment - JustWatchTea Consent - YouTube33: The Struggle to Stay Heterodox in a Tribal World, with Meghan Daum - Where We Go Next68: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men, with Richard Reeves - Where We Go NextThe Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage - The New York TimesThe Profound Sadness of the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon, by Christine EmbaHow Do You Stop Abortion? Here’s What Antiabortion Marchers Told Me, by Christine EmbaRead Christine at The Washington PostFollow Christine on Twitter: @ChristineEmbaFollow Christine on Instagram: @ChristineEmba----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? I’d love to hear from you. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 1min
74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa
Andy Lapsa is the co-founder of Stoke Space, a reusable rocket company started in 2019 with the knowledge that fully and rapidly reusable rockets represent the inevitable and necessary future of the space industry. Prior to founding Stoke, Andy was one of the original three members of Blue Origin’s BE-4 team, where he held architecture, design, analysis, and development test leadership roles.Stoke SpaceStoke Space Aims to Build Rapidly Reusable Rocket With a Completely Novel Design - Ars TechnicaFirst-Of-Its-Kind Rocket Engine Nears First Flight Test - FreethinkHow Stoke Space's Unique Rocket Works // Exclusive Tour & Interview - Everyday Astronaut (YouTube)Full Reusability By Stoke Space - Everyday AstronautThe Pollution Caused by Rocket Launches - BBCAir Pollution From Reentering Megaconstellation Satellites Could Cause Ozone Hole 2.0 - Space.comRadiative Forcing - MIT Climate Portal71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest Galante - Where We Go NextThe Risky Rush for Mega Constellations - Scientific AmericanKessler Syndrome - WikipediaFollow Stoke Space on Instagram: @stokespaceFollow Stoke Space on Twitter: @stoke_space----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? I’d love to hear from you. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 26min
73: Ensemble Acting, Bilingual Comedy, and the Benefits of Being an Outsider, with Samba Schutte
Samba Schutte is a Dutch-Mauritanian actor for television, movies, and video games, as well as a writer and stand-up comedian. He plays the character of Roach, the surgeon / cook aboard a pirate ship in the HBO Series Our Flag Means Death, co-starring Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi.Our Flag Means Death - HBO Maxsambaschutte.comSamba's First Role as a Doctor - VimeoTwo Cars, One Night, by Taika Waititi - YouTubeSamba’s Audition for the Character of Roach - FacebookOne of Samba's First Stand-Up Performances - FacebookThe Right Way To Order Ethiopian Food, by Samba Schutte - YouTubeKung Fu Hustle (Trailer) - YouTubeU.S. Immigration Officers, by Samba Schutte - FacebookDog Passports, by Samba Schutte - YouTubeFirst Paintball Experience, by Samba Schutte - YouTubeHakim Tricks the Trickster - Clip from NBC's SunnysideRoach's 40 Orange Glaze Cake Recipe - InstagramSamba's Black Forest Birthday Cupcakes for Kristian Nairn - InstagramFollow Samba on Instagram: @sambaschutteFollow Samba on Twitter: @sambaschutte----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? I’d love to hear from you. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Feb 21, 2023 • 57min
72: A Self-Help Book for Societies, with Tim Urban
Tim Urban is the writer, illustrator and co-founder of Wait But Why, a long-form, stick-figure-illustrated website about almost everything with over 600,000 subscribers. Tim's 2016 TED talk is the third most-watched of all time at 66 million views. His book, What's Our Problem?: A Self Help Book for Societies - an exploration of political polarization - is out now.What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies, by Tim UrbanWait But WhyWhy Procrastinators Procrastinate - Wait But WhyTaming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think - Wait But WhyA Short History of My Last Six Years - Wait But WhyThe Elon Musk Post Series (Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and more) - Wait But WhyDoing a TED Talk: The Full Story - Wait But WhyThe AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence - Wait But WhyThe Fermi Paradox - Wait But WhyThe Big and the Small - Wait But WhyYour Life in Weeks - Wait But WhyThe Tail End - Wait But WhyFollow Tim on Instagram: @WaitButWhyFollow Tim on Twitter: @WaitButWhy----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? I’d love to hear from you. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Feb 14, 2023 • 1h 28min
71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest Galante
Forrest Galante is a conservationist, wildlife biologist, and public advocate for endangered species. He's been called "The Indiana Jones of Biology" and is especially passionate about finding and preserving animals once thought to be extinct. He is the host of Extinct or Alive on Animal Planet, as well as the series Mysterious Creatures. He's hosted multiple Shark Week shows across the years, and been featured on many other broadcast, digital, and independent shows. His book Still Alive: A Wild Life of Rediscovery - part memoir, part biological adventure - was published in 2021. And he's recently been doing work with Colossal Biosciences, a de-extinction company working to bring back the woolly mammoth, the thylacine, the dodo, and more.www.forrestgalante.comStill Alive: A Wild Life of Rediscovery, by Forrest GalanteThe Wild Times PodcastColossal Biosciences70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past - Where We Go NextLiving Planet Report 2022 - World Wildlife FundThe Company Trying to Clone Woolly Mammoths - The Joe Rogan Experience #1927#1403 - Forrest Galante - The Joe Rogan ExperiencePleistocene ParkSaving Baby Elephants from a Deadly Herpes Virus - DiscoveryDe-Extinction Startup Colossal Biosciences Raises $150M To Bring Back The Dodo - CrunchbaseTrophic Cascade - WikipediaPredator-Prey Equation (Lotka–Volterra Equation - WikipediaResearcher Discovers An “Extinct” Pondicherry Shark! | Extinct Or Alive - YouTubeWildlife Expert Breaks Down Animal Scenes from Movies | GQ - YouTubeWildlife Expert Forrest Galante Breaks Down More Animal Scenes from Movies | GQ - YouTubeWildlife Expert Breaks Down Animal Scenes from Movies Part 3 | GQ - YouTubeHow to watchArrival - JustWatchListening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us, by Alexandra Morton"The Greatest Galapagos Discovery In Over 100 Years!" | Extinct or Alive - YouTubeVox + Netflix: Does Your Dog Really Love You? - Facebook (Clip)Follow Forrest on Instagram: @Forrest.Galante----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? I’d love to hear from you. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcastwherewegonext.com

Jan 31, 2023 • 41min
70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past, with Ben Lamm & George Church
Ben Lamm and George Church are co-founders of Colossal, a bioscience and genetics company that will rapidly advance the field of species de-extinction. Ben is CEO, and is a serial technology entrepreneur driven to solve the most complex challenges facing our planet. Dr. Church is Colossal's lead genetic advisor and the recognized leader in genomics, pioneering a number of advances and breakthroughs that have progressed the entire field.Colossal BiosciencesA Case for De-Extinction | Ben Lamm & Eriona Hysolli at SXSW 2022 - YouTubeSiberia’s Pleistocene Park: Bringing Back Pieces of the Ice Age to Combat Climate Change - 60 MinutesSaving Baby Elephants from a Deadly Herpes Virus - DiscoveryForm Bio Spins Out of Colossal Bioscience to Offer Scientists the ‘Missing Piece’ - Dallas InnovatesFresh Effort to Clone Extinct Animal - BBC NewsElephants Could Be Key to Saving the Planet — Here’s Why - InversePleistocene ParkHow CRISPR Lets You Edit DNA - TED-Ed54: Growing Healthier and Tastier Seafood in a Lab, with Justin Kolbeck - Where We Go NextFollow Colossal on Instagram: @ItsColossal----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? I'd love to hear from you. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Jan 17, 2023 • 1h 8min
69: Creating a Space for Empathy on YouTube, with Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura makes documentaries and interviews on complex and controversial social issues on his YouTube channel. The purpose of the channel is, “To live courageously and authentically to inspire others to explore the unfamiliar."GEN - Explore the Unfamiliar32: Pursuing a Lifetime of Personal Growth, with Brittany Talissa King - Where We Go NextHow a False Accusation Almost Ruined my Life. - GEN (YouTube)20: The New Science of Self-Actualization, with Scott Barry Kaufman - Where We Go Next65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul - Where We Go Next67: The News Doesn’t Have to Make Us Anxious, with Michele Carroll - Where We Go NextWhy Asian Racism is Allowed - GEN (YouTube)Looking for Love in the Loneliest Generation - GEN (YouTube)Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown - WikipediaWhy Gay Men Run Fashion | Full Interview with Sneako - GEN (YouTube)Errol Morris - Wikipedia (The legendary documentary filmmaker who Michael forgot to name)Follow Gen: linktr.ee/genkimura----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Your feedback is valuable. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Jan 3, 2023 • 1h 17min
68: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men, with Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves is the President of the American Institute for Boys and Men, a non-partisan, non-profit research organization focused on the wellbeing of boys and men. He writes for a wide range of publications, including the New York Times, the Guardian, National Affairs, The Atlantic, Democracy Journal, and Wall Street Journal. His book Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It, shows how the basic social structures defining masculine maturity and success have been shattered, and how they can — and must — be reinvented.Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It, by Richard ReevesOf Boys and Men - Substackrichardvreeves.comA New Breed: The Pre-First Grader - The New York Times (1991)66: Embracing Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing, with Pete Davis - Where We Go NextBottlenecks: A New Theory of Equal Opportunity, by Joseph FishkinRichard Reeves: Of Boys and Men - Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)The Profound Sadness of the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon, by Christine EmbaDad, How Do I? - YouTube"Knock Knock," by Daniel Beaty - YouTubeFollow Richard on Twitter: @RichardVReeves----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Your feedback is valuable. Listen to the very end of the episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Dec 26, 2022 • 2h 1min
A Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay Shapiro
This is a Very Special Boxing Day Episode of Where We Go Next, with longtime friend of the show Jay Shapiro. We discuss Jay's recent move to Mexico City, how we find and make meaning in community, the history of Boxing Day, what Jay's been up to with Sam Harris, and we analyze two films that are meaningful to us: SLC Punk! and Wendy and Lucy.How to watch Jay's Movie, SLC Punk! - JustWatchHow to watch Michael's movie, Wendy and Lucy - JustWatchwhatjaythinks.comDedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite BrowsingWhy Honor Matters, by Tamler Sommers#126 - In Defense of Honor - Making Sense with Sam Harris (featuring Tamler Sommers)Standings Bar, NYC - Instagram66: Embracing Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing, with Pete Davis - Where We Go NextThe Last Dance - Netflix"You're actually rooting for the clothes, when you get right down to it." - Jerry SeinfeldBoxing Day - WikipediaThe Human Capacity - An Essay from the Writer of The Essential Sam Harris, by Jay Shapiro 63: Choosing Between a Drowning Child and a New Pair of Shoes, with Jay Shapiro - Where We Go NextHype! (1996) - WikipediaNothing Gold Can Stay, by Robert FrostReality Bites - WikipediaKelly Reichardt - WikipediaLynn Shelton - WikipediaJohn Cassavetes - WikipediaJeremy Kagan - WikipediaHow to watch A Woman Under the Influence - JustWatch@GEN - Gen Kimura's YouTube ChannelHusbands - WikipediaYour Sister's Sister - WikipediaOld Joy - WikipediaObserver Effect - WikipediaCastaway - WikipediaS01E01: Fire at the Louvre - Susan Wolf - Dilemma PodcastSometimes a Great Notion (film) - Wikipedia----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Your feedback is valuable. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Dec 20, 2022 • 1h 18min
67: The News Doesn’t Have to Make Us Anxious, with Michele Carroll
Michele Carroll is host of 'The News Diet', a daily news show on YouTube for those who want to learn about the world without the typical anxiety or fear often associated with the news industry.The News Diet - YouTubeExploring Minds with Michele Carroll - YouTubeNuance: A Love Story, by Meghan Daum33: The Struggle to Stay Heterodox in a Tribal World, with Meghan Daum - Where We Go NextDinner Discussion - SNL31: Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, with Dr. Alina Chan - Where We Go Next"If you're gonna trust people to vote, you have to trust them to have open and honest dialogue with each other." - Destiny, on the Lex Fridman PodcastNoise music - Wikipedia65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul - Where We Go NextFollow The News Diet on Instagram: @TheNewsDietFollow The News Diet on TikTok: @TheNewsDietFollow The News Diet on Twitter: @TheNewsDiet_----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Your feedback is valuable. Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast