Life Examined
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Life Examined is a one-hour weekly podcast exploring psychology, philosophy, spirituality — and finding meaning in the modern world. The show is hosted by Jonathan Bastian.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Life Examined podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Endure
Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Alex Hutchinson
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Consolations
The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
David Whyte
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Utopia
Sir Thomas More
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Master of Change, How to Excel When Everything is Changing, Including You
Brad Stuhlberg
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Every Riven Thing
Christian Wiman
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Marguerite Capelle
Ocean Vuong
Jesús Zulaika Goicoechea
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Emperor of Gladness
Ocean Vuong
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Zero at the Bone
Fifty Entries Against Despair
Christian Wiman
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise in the Promised Land in America
Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America
Aaron Robertson
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
My Bright Abyss
Chris Wyman
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ghosts of My Life
Mark Fisher
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Explorer's Gene
Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map
Alex Hutchinson
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Art of the Interesting
Lorraine Besser
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Race After Technology
Ruha Benjamin
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
