The Power of Family Stories
Host Shankar Vedantam first speaks with psychologist Robin Fyvush about how family stories shape children's memories, emotional development, identity, and resilience. They discuss research on parent-child reminiscing, different styles of family storytelling, and why knowing intergenerational stories predicts better well-being. In the second part, philosopher Massimo Pagliucci answers listener questions about stoicism, clarifying common misconceptions and showing how stoic ideas can help people handle anxiety, grief, relationships, and large-scale problems like climate change.
TIP765: What the World's Great Philosophers Can Still Teach Us About Wealth and Wisdom w/ Kyle Grieve
Host Kyle Grieve explores how ideas from major philosophers can improve investing decisions, emotional control, and definitions of success. Drawing on Ethan Everett's book 'The Investment Philosophers', he connects thinkers like Spinoza, Nietzsche, Hume, Voltaire, Pascal, William James, Baudrillard, Schopenhauer, Montaigne, Kierkegaard, Camus, Martin Buber, and Bruce Lee to practical investing mindsets and behaviors. The episode blends philosophical concepts with real investing examples from Kyle and well-known investors such as Warren Buffett, Howard Marks, George Soros, and David Einhorn.
TIP757: Richer, Wiser, Happier Q3 2025 w/ Stig Brodersen & William Green
Host Stig Brodersen and co-host William Green have a wide-ranging quarterly Richer, Wiser, Happier discussion on universal truths, money and happiness, and the role of books and teachers in living well. They explore epistemic humility, cultural and psychological differences in values, and how these insights apply to investing decisions. They also examine research on income and happiness, how wealth can and cannot improve life, and share their own reading habits and spiritual influences that shape their thinking about how to live.