Less is more.

What happens when you stop experiencing a moment and start documenting it? Do you lose out on a connection and miss the message? Why is it we don't press 'record' at the church or temple, but we feel okay doing it at the creative cathedrals of art?

It's more the rule than it is the exception. For every great idea, there are hundreds of thousands of millions of bad ones. We just don't talk about them because, well, they're terrible! But that's okay, they're also necessary. For every creative breakthrough, there are billions of false starts. 

How two bicycle enthusiasts beat the greatest minds of science in the race to the sky.

In 1979 Robin Warren saw something that thousands of scientists should have seen before him. They didn't see it because they were all convinced it wasn't possible. What imaginary hurdles stand between us and our greatest creative self?

On the occasion of Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, Carl Sagan wrote him a letter. So, of course we wanted to talk about it. 

With his new special, Thank God For Jokes, Mike Birbiglia has perfected the art of the one man show. We discuss how he can spend over an hour keeping us captivated on detours from the main story and how we stay focused on the promise that he'll eventually deliver a single moment.

"Wait, but you said..." Never mind what we said, we changed our minds. Or times have changed. Or the winds have shifted. Whatever the reason, the sunshine doesn't smell the way it used to and sometimes we need to alter course. So why make plans to begin with? We'll tell you why! Or we won't...we'll see how we feel. 

Dishwasher -> Chef -> Author -> Primetime television superstar. You know, the usual trajectory...

Searching for riches? Something to conquer? No matter what leads you on your journey, you'll have to depart familiar shores to get there.