Life Examined

By Jonathan Bastian

A weekly exploration of psychology, philosophy, endurance sports, and finding meaning in the modern world.

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Life Examined episodes:

April 04, 2026 Some dreamers of the Caribbean dream

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March 28, 2026 "Moby-Dick" remains a psychedelic enigma

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12min
March 21, 2026 The Japanese Art of Happiness

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10min
March 16, 2026 Is "Lonesome Dove" an answer to modern male loneliness?

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March 13, 2026 In praise of quiet kindness, when the world is asking us to be loud

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March 04, 2026 The Two Quotes I Think of — and Lean on — Every Day
What Viktor Frankl and Seneca say about meaning and mental health. An essay from LifeExamined.substack.com. Please subscribe! It's only takes a minute.

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March 02, 2026 Stay in touch with Life Examined over on Substack!
Hey everyone! It's Jonathan Bastian. Just popping in to tell you that I've been staying busy with a new weekly newsletter on Substack. I'm also spending time going through our 5yrs of archives to find hidden gems, unpublished interviews, and content that I think will be valuable to your life. It's so easy to sign up: LifeExamined.Substack.com. Just enter your email! Hope to see you over there - JB

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July 10, 2025 Robert Macfarlane: "Is a River Alive?"
Robert Macfarlane of Cambridge University shares his extraordinary journey writing and researching his latest book “Is a River Alive?” and explains why a river can be viewed very much as a metaphor for life, always flowing, twisting, changing and adapting while at the same time providing sustenance for man and nature alike.

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June 10, 2025 When to medicate the mind with Laura Delano
Laura Delano is the author of “UNSHRUNK: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance." As you’ll hear, Laura Delano speaks from first hand experience - diagnosed as a teenager with bipolar disorder, Delano shares her own struggles with mental illness, the psychiatric and pharmaceutical industry and the toll that treatment and medication took on her.

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May 27, 2025 Yale happiness guru Laurie Santos on the power of time off and modern parenting traps
Laurie Santos talks about the power of a sabbatical, burn out, and her new online course titled: “The Science of Well-Being for Parents” —a direct result of discovering just how much pressure, stress and anxiety parents are under these days.

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How many episodes does Life Examined have?

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