Dr. Rola Hallam: The Fuckery of Philanthropy

Amanda Palmer is a rock star, best-selling author, TED speaker and community leader who does everything on her own terms simply by asking. Now, she turns the tables on her colleagues and heroes to find out how they create art, love difficult people, work for change, and survive the worst moments of their lives. From porn stars to empathy researchers, and cartoonists to climate scientists, no topic is out of bounds.

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Amanda sits down to discuss art, life, why goth matters, and the process behind star TED speaker and author Susan Cain's new #1 Bestseller, "Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole".

Susan Cain: Longing for The Beautiful World

A crowdsourced episode! You asked, we answered with this episode: A collage of the best moments so far.

Highlights of The First Season or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Podcast

Sherry Turkle is an empathetic technologist.

Sherry Turkle: Is Technology Killing Our Hearts?

Amanda Palmer presents an intimate conversation with Clare Bowditch, recorded March 6th, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.

Clare Bowditch: Putting Hope into The World

The Art of Asking Everything

Dr. Rola Hallam: The Fuckery of Philanthropy

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