Aspen Ideas to Go
Aspen Ideas to Go is a show about bold ideas that will open your mind. Featuring compelling conversations with the world’s top thinkers and doers from a diverse range of disciplines, Aspen Ideas to Go gives you front-row access to the Aspen Ideas Festival.
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Philosophy
Spirituality
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Science
Social Sciences
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Psychology
Education
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
How Could School Choice Change Education?
A push to expand publicly-funded school choice programs across the country is gaining steam. In only three decades, the practice has grown dramatically and President Trump is supportive of the idea. …
01:01:13 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Signals, Shocks, Shifts and the State of the Economy
Major forces shaping the U.S. economy are already causing ripple effects across the globe. To say it’s a time of economic uncertainty and transformation may be an understatement. America could see th…
00:45:09 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
How America Recovers
Regardless of one’s politics, most would agree that America is going through a difficult time. Our rifts seem overwhelmingly deep, and it’s not clear how to repair them. New York Times columnist and …
00:52:43 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Assessing the New World Order
The United States is in a pivotal foreign policy moment. What can a zoomed-out view of the current world order tell us about where things are going? Several foreign policy experts come together on st…
00:56:45 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Justice Under Pressure
The mission of the U.S. Department of Justice has been tested over the past few months, as the Trump administration has thrust the agency into the center of several politicized debates. In the curren…
00:53:41 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
Possibility and Peril in the Middle East: A Prime Minister’s View
The Middle East is being remade at this very moment. With missiles flying between Iran and Israel with US engagement, and Gaza in rubbles, what will the future hold? Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehu…
00:49:15 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
The Price of Discovery: Can U.S. Science Survive the Squeeze
U.S. Government funding for scientific research has led to innovations and breakthroughs for decades. But, with funding freezes, slashed budgets, and the cancellation of grants, the health of America…
00:49:32 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
Flash Point: Leadership and the Immigration Debate
Since many Americans’ ancestors arrived at Ellis Island, the United States has experienced surges in immigration. But the largest escalation, surpassing even the peak at the turn of the 20th century,…
00:51:00 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Higher Ed in the Crosshairs
Controversies on college campuses have been near-constant over the past several years, and higher education institutions are now politically divisive targets. Administrators are asked to meet difficu…
00:49:11 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Trailer
Are you ready for bold ideas and thought-provoking conversations from the world’s top thinkers and doers? From happiness and leadership to AI, global affairs, the arts, and beyond — Aspen Ideas to Go…
00:01:51 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
Are We Alone Out There?
In the 1990s, scientists unearthed a striking discovery – there are planets outside of our own solar system. Turns out, many of these planets are in a habitable zone capable of supporting water and o…
00:48:32 |
Wed 18 Jun 2025
One Family Size Doesn’t Fit All
The nuclear family structure that Americans think of as traditional is actually a relatively recent convention. And for a lot of folks, it isn’t quite working. More and more people are rethinking who…
00:54:40 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
The Tragedy and Comedy of Being Raised by Hollywood with Griffin Dunne
A privileged childhood in Hollywood surrounded by entertainment industry characters gave actor, producer and director Griffin Dunne a wealth of stories. Some are about the kind of funny and charming …
00:49:55 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
How to Supercommunicate with Charles Duhigg
Communication is about a lot more than the words coming out of our mouths. We often hear each other, but don’t really listen. Or we understand the literal meaning of what someone is saying, but we se…
00:47:58 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Breaking Down Mental Health Stigma: NBA Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love Get Real
In 2018, professional basketball superstar DeMar DeRozan gave the world a dose of reality when he tweeted about struggling with depression. Even though he was in the middle of NBA All-Star weekend – …
00:54:24 |
Wed 21 May 2025
The Question of Happiness
For centuries, people have tried to get to the bottom of what makes us happy. Recent studies show regular sex makes people happiest and commuting is when we’re most unhappy. And, happiness levels flu…
00:46:33 |
Wed 14 May 2025
The Dilemma of Modern Parenting
Being a parent today is full of stress, pressure and information overload. Experts offering advice are everywhere, and for some parents, the wealth of available resources can make it feel like failur…
00:49:58 |
Wed 07 May 2025
Without Just Cause: Political Prisoners and the Fight to Free Them
Using the law to charge and imprison political opponents is a favorite tactic of dictators the world over. In an age of growing global authoritarianism, unscrupulous rulers are getting more strategic…
00:54:40 |
Thu 01 May 2025
Finding Your Path in a Post-Career World (Encore)
The quest for work-life balance is neverending for many of us. The advice in this talk from the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival still holds a lot of relevance, so we’re bringing it back for a refresher. In…
00:53:02 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Are We Failing Our Boys and Men?
Today’s boys and young men are having a tough time. By several measures of success and happiness, they’re struggling to keep up and turning to the internet for help, where many end up hooked by extre…
01:01:44 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
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