The Examined Life
The Examined Life podcast explores the questions we should be asking ourselves with a range of leading thinkers. Each episode features a different interview, and appeals to those interested in wisdom, personal development, and what it might mean to live a good life. Topics vary from discussing the role of dopamine mining and status anxiety, to exploring the science of awe and attention.
The Examined Life
Latest Episodes
Douglas Davies - Death and the myth of the individual
What does death reveal about who we really are?This week I'm joined by Professor Douglas Davies, Director of the Centre for Death and Life Studies at Durham University and one of the world's leading scholars of death, ritual, and ...
Anthea Lawson - Should we be trying to save the world?
What does it mean to try to change the world — without losing yourself, or everyone else, in the process?This week I'm joined by Anthea Lawson: activist, writer, former journalist, and campaigner who has spent three decades workin...
Gavin Francis - How should we live?
Gavin Francis is a GP in Edinburgh, and also one of the best writers I know of on what it means to be a body moving through a life. In this conversation we got into territory I didn't quite expect — h...
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Stephen Cave - How Long Should We Live?
Stephen Cave is a philosopher, writer, and Director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge. His work sits at the intersection of ...
Kathryn Mannix - Is mortality a threat or a catalyst?
Mortality: Threat or Catalyst? A Conversation with Dr. Kathryn MannixIn this episode of The Examined Life, Kenny Primrose is in conversation with writer, speaker, and retired palliative care physician Dr. Kathryn Mannix about whether mor...
