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
Bad Things Do Happen to Good People (Encore)
We try our whole lives to avoid pain and suffering and when it does show up, we try to solve it. In her new book, No Cure for Being Human, religious scholar Kate Bowler says we try to out-eat, out-le…
00:47:05 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
The Science of Groupiness
Though it can sometimes feel like conflict and discord is human nature, our brains are actually predisposed to forming groups and working together. In our individualistic society, we may think our mi…
00:45:11 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Rewilding the Land
As the world’s nations face the realities of climate change negotiation in Egypt this week at CoP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, we take a closer look at what it means to care for w…
01:02:53 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
How Do You Know if Your Vote is Counted?
Americans across the country will go to the polls and cast their ballots next week, but they won’t all do it in exactly the same way. The U.S. has 8,800 voting jurisdictions, which allows for local a…
00:46:18 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Are We Stupider than Ever?
Does it feel like the quality of our national discourse has gone down in the last several years? You’re not the only one who’s noticed. It’s not individuals who have gotten stupider, says NYU social …
00:46:15 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Awe Is More Powerful than You Think
So much of adult life is about learning the rules and then using those rules to navigate the world. We become certain that we know what we know — that we’re right, and we’re safer and more secure tha…
00:58:10 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
How Do We Stop the Rise of Hate?
Hate has unfortunately been a part of the United States since the founding of the country, enshrined at various times in policies and regulations, and showing up in the practices and everyday behavio…
00:48:42 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
Building Brain Health at Any Age (Encore)
People often talk about maintaining their physical health but brain health is an afterthought. It turns out brain fitness at any age heightens and protects brain function and can even prevent brain d…
00:30:48 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
David Brooks on Building Trust and Connection
Are we experiencing a “crisis of connection"?” Fifty-four percent of American adults report that not a single person knows them well. Our political and social divisions are at the forefront of public…
00:55:27 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Is It Time for New Economic Metrics?
Do we really understand what’s happening in the economic lives of regular Americans? How is inflation hitting people with middle and lower incomes, and what impact will higher interest rates have on …
00:46:29 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Bringing the Democratic Party Back to the People
Have Democrats become too identified with technocratic ways of speaking — about the economy, the pandemic, climate change? Has this deepened the political divide between those with and those without …
00:51:18 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
Managing Our Eco-Anxiety
Heat waves. Wildfires. Floods. This summer has served up some of the most extreme weather on record, and it’s clear many of us are overwhelmed by climate change news. We usually hear more about probl…
00:45:58 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
Time for a Friendship Reset?
For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown became an unexpected opportunity to take stock of our relationships. Some friendships deepened and transformed, some slipped away, and many social circ…
01:03:31 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
Following Dirty Money Around the World
We are in a golden age for organized crime and corruption, according to watchdog groups. Technological innovations like cryptocurrency have given criminals new tools for covering their tracks, and al…
01:01:30 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
When it Comes to Education, Do Parents Know Best?
Parents have always cared about what their kids are learning in school, but education debates have become particularly explosive in the U.S. in the last couple of years. All over the country, parent …
00:40:26 |
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Free Speech: Where Should We Go From Here?
In public forums and institutions all across America, people are arguing about what free speech means in the age of the internet. What are the rules, and are they the same in every context? What are …
00:47:25 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
Will Inflation Come Down Anytime Soon?
Inflation is dominating the financial news headlines, and millions of Americans are really hurting from high prices for gas and food. The unemployment rate is still low, but some companies are announ…
00:46:17 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
A Firsthand Report of Ukrainian Suffering and Resolve
As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, reporters bring us more and more heart-wrenching stories and images of suffering caused by the conflict. The scale of the damage can feel overwhelming, but a …
00:44:01 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Is the Supreme Court Still the Weakest Branch?
Alexander Hamilton called the U.S. Supreme Court the “weakest” branch of government, because it has no direct control over the military or budget. But the court’s recent cluster of decisions on hot-b…
00:48:05 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Beyond Roe and Dobbs: the Future of Reproductive Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, 2022, has clear consequences: abortion is no longer a protected federal right in the U.S, and many clinics …
01:13:58 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
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