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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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
TAKEOVER 6: Michele Norris Interviews Mitch Landrieu & Others
In our final podcast takeover episode, award-winning journalist Michele Norris discusses the legacy of slavery with a US mayor and the necessity of solitude with a best-selling author. In a conversat…
00:53:36 |
Fri 07 Jul 2017
TAKEOVER 5: Joshua Johnson Interviews Simon Sinek
Joshua Johnson, host of WAMU’s “1A,” interviews Simon Sinek in this Takeover episode. Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. His 2009 Ted talk about how great leaders inspire …
00:30:41 |
Sat 01 Jul 2017
TAKEOVER 4: Pete Dominick Interviews Travon Free & Others
In this Takeover episode, two comedians and a writer — Pete Dominick, Travon Free, and Wajahat Ali — discuss politics, race, and a changing America. How should citizens and politicians talk about rac…
00:57:33 |
Fri 30 Jun 2017
TAKEOVER 3: Susan Page Interviews Jeffrey Seller & Others
Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief of USA Today, takes over the podcast by interviewing a panel of DC outsiders. Nobody thinks Washington is working well these days. Page turns to unexpected sources…
00:28:31 |
Thu 29 Jun 2017
TAKEOVER 2: Perri Peltz Interviews Neal Katyal
In this Takeover episode, we examine the Supreme Court’s decision Monday to take the case regarding President Trump’s travel ban. The move was discussed at the Aspen Ideas Festival in an onstage pane…
00:37:58 |
Wed 28 Jun 2017
TAKEOVER 1: Julie Rovner Interviews Lanhee Chen & Others
During the week of the Aspen Ideas Festival, going on now through July 1, five Takeover Hosts—Julie Rovner, Michele Norris, Joshua Johnson, Pete Dominick, and Susan Page—will extend the exciting conv…
00:46:33 |
Sun 25 Jun 2017
You're More Powerful Than You Think
Black Lives Matter, the Occupy movement, the Tea Party, and many other groups have developed in recent years as a response to the age we’re living in — an age of epic political turbulence. Author Eri…
01:02:12 |
Wed 21 Jun 2017
A Conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
As the second female justice confirmed to the US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg says her experiences as a female give her a unique perspective her male colleagues don’t share. In this episode, Ju…
01:00:47 |
Wed 14 Jun 2017
Jane McGonigal: The Future of Imagination
Thinking about the far-off future isn’t just an exercise in intellectual curiosity. It’s a practical skill that, as new research reveals, has a direct neurological link to greater creativity, empathy…
01:03:10 |
Tue 06 Jun 2017
Katie Couric and Beau Willimon (Rebroadcast)
Netflix releases the fifth season of House of Cards today (5/30). In this encore episode Katie Couric interviews House of Cards creator Beau Willimon. The interview, from the Aspen Ideas Festival, to…
01:09:13 |
Tue 30 May 2017
Finding Common Ground
In this era of deep partisanship, how can common ground be found on Capitol Hill and on Main Street? In this episode, a pair of party leaders tackle relevant political questions, focusing on the divi…
00:54:41 |
Tue 23 May 2017
An American Sickness
Elisabeth Rosenthal writes about our broken healthcare system in her new book, An American Sickness: How Healthcare became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back. She says the system, comprised of…
00:59:11 |
Tue 16 May 2017
The Future Dialogue on Race
While the subject of race and racism will likely continue to be a contentious topic for years to come, it is a discussion that is imperative for civil society. How does the dialogue on race continue?…
00:48:55 |
Tue 09 May 2017
Inequality and Opportunity
When poet Elizabeth Acevedo taught creative writing to young women of color in a detention center, she recognized their trauma and avoided the teacher-as-savior mentality. Acevedo spoke at the Aspen …
00:51:14 |
Tue 02 May 2017
Space—Why We Explore
Why do human beings explore? And, why are the most adventurous explorers drawn to outer space? Naturalist and astronomer David Aguilar explains why the drive for adventure fades after childhood, and …
00:42:17 |
Tue 25 Apr 2017
A House Divided
Less than a month into his presidency, Donald Trump made combative and accusatory remarks on Twitter about the intelligence community for a report on Russian connections. Are his messages undermining…
00:58:20 |
Tue 18 Apr 2017
Combating Kleptocracy
Kleptocracy presents a growing threat to US national security and international peace, as money laundering and other forms of public “grand corruption” increasingly undermine democracy, cripple devel…
00:54:04 |
Tue 11 Apr 2017
"Hidden Figures" Author on Storytelling, Race, & Science
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures, says “It’s one thing to tell your own story, it’s another thing to take responsibility to tell someone else’s life.” Her book about a group of black wo…
00:44:11 |
Tue 04 Apr 2017
(Mis)Imagining the Future
Renowned Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our tomorrows and misestimate our satisfactions. Vividly…
00:53:10 |
Tue 28 Mar 2017
The Industries of the Future
If the 20 years from 1995 to 2015 were shaped in significant measure by digitization and the rise of the internet, what’s next? What will define the next decade? Drawing from his highly-praised New Y…
00:57:48 |
Tue 21 Mar 2017
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