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Kate Bowler: Joy is surprising

6/23/2026 • 37 min

A decade on from being diagnosed with a deadly cancer – and eight years since her first visit with Clear and Vivid – she tells of the many ways she has been taken by surprise by joy, as recounted in her new book – Joyful, Anyway Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve… Play episode

Dhruv Khullar: The doctor has stories
Chris Duffy: How laughter connects us
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Roger Rosenblatt: Aging well
Sonja Lyubomirsky: Lost that loving feeling?
Julia Minson: Disagreeing agreeably
Ina Garten: Cooking to connect
Jon LaPook: Empathic medicine
Valerie Fridland: Yes, you have an accent
David Haskell: When the world burst into bloom
Michael Pollan: The mystery and marvel of consciousness
Edda Fields-Black: The Harriet Tubman you didn’t know
Gary Marcus: Is AI mostly hype?
Shermin Kruse: When empathy becomes a strategy
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Carol Burnett: A favorite conversation
Adam Frank: Are there aliens out there? Probably. But UFOs – not so much
David Baron: When Martians were real
Rebecca Goldstein: Why it matters to matter
Steve Ramirez: Forget about it
Michael Shermer: Want to know the truth?
Loretta Ross: Better than calling out? Calling in
Marc Abrahams: Laugh… then Think
Elena Hoicka: What makes a baby laugh?
Marlo Thomas: That Girl who changed Television
Morgan McSweeney aka Dr. Noc: Earning trust, delivering truths
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Alex Pentland: Shared Wisdom
Jelani Cobb: Journalism at a Crossroads
The MASH Gang: How a Television Show Changed Us
Michael J Fox: Looking Back with Attitude
Bill McKibben: Tomorrow Will be Sunny
Kate Marvel: Feeling For Our Planet
Justin Evans: Data Heroes
Melanie Kaplan: Travels With a Beagle
Erica Chenoweth: A Better Way to Protest?
Nicky Clayton: Why Crows Are “Feathered Apes”
Steven Pinker: When You Know That I Know That You Know…
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Leanne Guy: A New Eye on Space
Michael Osterholm: Can We Stop The Big One?
Herman Pontzer: Diversity: Humanity’s Superpower
Stephen Hall: Snakes: Do they Deserve Our Dread?
Kyra Davis Lurie: Reimagining Gatsby
Robert Sapolsky: Why Do We Do That?
Bob Odenkirk: Comedy? Action? Drama? Better Call Bob!
Tara Roberts: Diving for Stories
Roger Rosenblatt: Rules for Aging
Tina Fey: The Return of The Four Seasons

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