Alive with Steve Burns
Alive with Steve Burns
Playlist by Alive with Steve BurnsThere are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graha…Follow the podcast:
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Malala Yousafzai on Being “Malala”
Malala Yousafzai joins Steve Burns for an intimate, wide-ranging conversation about surviving the Taliban, winning the Nobel Peace Prize at 17, and growing up under a global spotlight as “the bravest girl in the world.” Malala also opens up about college life, falling in love, online scrutiny, pan…
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Bill Nye on Facts, Falsehoods, and the Scientific Method
The legendary Bill Nye joins Steve Burns for an honest, fun, and - occasionally unsettling - conversation about one deceptively simple question: how do people decide what’s true? Nye breaks down why intellectual shortcuts are so tempting, why conspiracy thinking spreads so easily, and why the scien…
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Why is America Uniquely Obsessed with Guns? with Stephen Gutowski
*** DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE AND BECOME A PART OF THE ALIVE FAMILY*** In this episode of Alive with Steve Burns, Steve sits down with journalist and firearms expert Stephen Gutowski for a calm, clear-eyed conversation about how guns came to occupy such a powerful place in American life and identi…
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Listen Again: Keeping It Unapologetically Real with Jamie Lee Curtis
[Original air date: September 17, 2025] Steve and Jamie discuss what it means to be real and be human in a world of manufactured authenticity. Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress, producer, and children’s author. She has won numerous awards (Academy Award, BAFTA, Primetime Emmy, among others) and is co…
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End-of-Life Planning: What No One Tells You Until It’s Too Late with Alua Arthur
In this episode, Steven talks with death doula Alua Arthur about how to prepare for the end of life before it becomes an emergency, and why doing so is one of the most generous things you can do for the people you love. They walk through what end-of-life planning actually entails: wills, advanc…
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The Masculinity Crisis: Why Men Are Struggling and What Masculinity Should Mean Now with Richard Reeves
** DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE NOW** What does masculinity actually mean in a world where the old rules no longer seem to apply? Social scientist Richard Reeves joins the show for a clear-eyed, data-driven conversation about why so many men feel untethered - and why the loudest online answer…
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Is Charisma More Powerful Than Truth - with Molly Worthen
Why are we so easily persuaded by charisma? In this episode, historian and writer Molly Worthen talks about the strange, magnetic force we call charisma and why it’s having such a moment right now. Why aren’t facts more persuasive? When does inspiration slide into manipulation? How d…
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What Does Being Happy Actually Mean? with Gretchen Rubin
What does happiness mean and why do negative emotions matter more than we think? In this thoughtful conversation, Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and host of the Happier podcast, joins Steven Burns to explore what it really means to live a meaningful life. Rather tha…
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Origin Stories with Steve Burns
Steve was a recently guest on the podcast Origin Stories and we wanted to share the episode with you. Origin Stories is the ultimate podcast for anyone curious about the workings of the creative mind. Each week, journalist Matthew Shaer talks to a different writer or director about the creation of …
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Introducing: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know (feat. Ken Burns)
This week, we’re taking a deep breath for the holidays, so we’re sharing an episode of Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. Hasan sits down with documentary legend Ken Burns for a conversation that feels a bit like American history class — if history class were funny, generous, and quietly profound. Ken join…
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