Architect Andy Cohen discusses how design can address global challenges like climate change and urban revitalization. He explores transforming office spaces post-COVID, emphasizing collaboration and diversity in leadership, achieving carbon neutrality, maintaining motivation in the workplace, and designing for purpose and impact in healthcare innovation and city evolution.

Dr. Ron Siegel discusses the tailored applications of mindfulness in managing mental health challenges. He addresses the negativity bias, emotional avoidance, non-judgment, and the power of resilience through mindfulness practices. The talk explores the impact of mindfulness on anxiety, depression, and overall well-being.

Amanda Montell, NY Times Bestselling author, discusses modern irrationality in 'The Age of Magical Overthinking.' Topics include cognitive biases like the 'halo effect' in celebrity worship, sunk cost fallacy in relationships, and manifestation theories driving conspiratorial thinking.

Chef Melissa King, a top culinary talent, shares her journey as a queer Asian woman in the industry, creating fusion dishes. She discusses embracing fear, quarantine cooking, pantry staples, and supporting Asian restaurants. King reflects on comfort dishes and memories, highlighting the challenges faced by Asian restaurants due to racism.

Dr. Romie Mushtaq, a triple board-certified physician, shares insights from her book 'The Busy Brain Cure'. She discusses chronic stress, burnout, brain health, comfort foods, small daily brain shifts for mental health, and finding joy amidst challenges. She also gives transition tips for first-time ADHD moms.

Disruptive social entrepreneur Taylor Conroy shares his impactful journey, from firefighting to studying with Zen monks in Japan. He co-founded Journey, a travel company focusing on building homes and aiding refugees. Learn how to travel with purpose and make a positive impact in communities.

Music producer benny blanco discusses his cookbook 'Open Wide' and shares insights on cooking, hosting dinner parties, and his collaborations with A-list artists. The podcast explores his foray into the culinary world, overcoming fear of failure, embracing change, and his love for cooking. Topics include culinary experiments, sous vide cooking, funny ways to end a dinner party, favorite daily dishes, Southern comfort food, and navigating multiple career passions.

Actor and activist Wilson Cruz discusses LGBTQ+ advocacy work, importance of representation in media, and personal experiences portraying queer characters. He reflects on career milestones, overcoming homelessness, and unity within the LGBTQ+ community.

World-renowned physicist Claudia de Rham shares captivating stories about her quest to gain intimacy with gravity, revealing new theories and insights about this fundamental force. From exploring her body's buoyancy in the Indian Ocean to developing a new theory of 'massive gravity,' she takes listeners on an exhilarating journey through the mysteries of gravity and the influence of historic scientific figures.

Kevin Jennings introduces 'queeroes' who led the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in America. Topics include the intersectionality between LGBTQ+ and Black communities, key figures in LGBTQ+ history, progress and challenges in LGBTQ+ rights, importance of LGBTQ+ history in education, parallels between current protests and Stonewall protests, and LGBTQ+ community events and activism.