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.
Spirituality
Health
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Technology
Philosophy
Science
Education
Society & Culture
Psychology
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
TAKEOVER 3: Franklin Leonard with DeRay Mckesson and others
TAKEOVER is a special series of episodes that puts you on the ground during the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. This episode features Franklin Leonard (The Black List Table Reads podcast) as…
00:40:45 |
Fri 01 Jul 2016
TAKEOVER 2: Maria Hinojosa with Jose Antonio Vargas and others
TAKEOVER is a special series of episodes that puts you on the ground during the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. This episode features Maria Hinojosa (NPR's Latino USA) as takeover host in co…
00:40:17 |
Thu 30 Jun 2016
TAKEOVER 1: Perri Peltz with Piper Kerman and others
TAKEOVER is a special series of episodes that put you on the ground during the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. This episode features Perri Peltz (documentary filmmaker and journalist) as tak…
00:34:22 |
Tue 28 Jun 2016
Is Violence a Function of Our Culture?
Homicide remains an endemic, seemingly unsolvable problem in America. And violent crime afflicts African-American communities to a much greater degree than others, as does mass incarceration — and po…
00:59:37 |
Tue 21 Jun 2016
Aspen Ideas Festival "Big Ideas"
Every summer, writers, professors, artists, activists, and others deliver their “big ideas” at the Aspen Ideas Festival. The onstage advice celebrates the Festival itself, which brings together great…
00:51:33 |
Tue 14 Jun 2016
How to Make White People Laugh
Author and filmmaker Negin Farsad calls herself a social justice comedian. She works to prove that humor - just like activism - can effectively challenge deep-seated and sclerotic prejudices about ra…
00:58:06 |
Tue 07 Jun 2016
"Extra" with David Henry Hwang
Now, more than ever, a diversifying United States needs a shared base of knowledge. That’s according to Eric Liu, executive director of the Citizenship and American Identity Program at the Aspen Inst…
00:18:50 |
Fri 03 Jun 2016
Diane Rehm on Death with Dignity
Public radio host Diane Rehm lost her husband to Parkinson’s disease nearly two years ago. His was an unconventional death, where, in the end, he refused food, water, and medication. Physician-assist…
00:52:00 |
Tue 31 May 2016
"Extra" with Maria Hinojosa
Now, more than ever, a diversifying United States needs a shared base of knowledge. That’s according to Eric Liu, executive director of the Citizenship and American Identity Program at the Aspen Inst…
00:20:28 |
Thu 26 May 2016
First Lady Michelle Obama on Making Sports Accessible and Affordable
First Lady Michelle Obama says play, nutrition, and physical activity aren’t available to every child and, that’s a problem. With the cost of sports participation around $2,200 each year per child, t…
00:44:08 |
Mon 23 May 2016
"Extra" with Colin Woodard
Now, more than ever, a diversifying United States needs a shared base of knowledge. That’s according to Eric Liu, executive director of the Citizenship and American Identity Program at the Aspen Inst…
00:23:06 |
Thu 19 May 2016
War Reporting, Novel Writing, and How to Tell a Great Story
Powerhouse literary couple Geraldine Brooks and Tony Horwitz didn’t start their careers writing books. The two were war correspondents covering events like the Gulf War in the 1990s. In this episode,…
00:40:42 |
Tue 17 May 2016
"Extra" with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Now, more than ever, a diversifying United States needs a shared base of knowledge. That’s according to Eric Liu, executive director of the Citizenship and American Identity Program at the Aspen Inst…
00:19:57 |
Thu 12 May 2016
Cancer: Breakthroughs and Challenges
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among adults in the US and cancer care costs $125 billion a year. In this episode we hear from medical experts who have researched, written, and made progr…
01:06:03 |
Tue 10 May 2016
The Complexities of Today's Security Challenges
The Director of the FBI has said that the Bureau has counterterrorism investigations underway in all 50 states, underscoring the gravity of the “insider” terrorism threat in the United States. Simult…
00:40:21 |
Tue 03 May 2016
How to Learn Anything Fast
Best-selling author of "The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything Fast!" Josh Kaufman shares universal, field-tested approaches to effective learning and rapid skill acquisition in adults. From decon…
00:56:33 |
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Retweeting, Regramming, Reimagining our Relationship with Technology
The architecture of how we live our lives is badly in need of renovation and repair. One of the things that makes it harder to connect with ourselves - and thus our creativity, intuition, and wisdom …
00:49:40 |
Tue 19 Apr 2016
Leading the Response to Radical Extremism
As radical extremism in the Middle East continues to undermine global security, it's crucial to understand and counter its roots and appeal. This episode features a discussion between David Ignatius,…
00:43:42 |
Tue 12 Apr 2016
Building Better Teen Brains
Raising a teenager can be a lot of work and there's hard science behind why adolescence is so challenging. Laurence Steinberg authored the book "Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Ad…
00:45:05 |
Tue 05 Apr 2016
Secrets of the Creative Brain
Tom Kelley, author of Creative Confidence and partner at IDEO, says creativity and innovation aren't only reserved for "creative types," but everyone can tap into creative potential. In this episode,…
00:59:59 |
Tue 29 Mar 2016
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