The Permanent Questions With David Brooks

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Do Human Beings Have Souls?

The majority of Americans believe that every human being has an immaterial soul, and they tend to base their sense of human dignity and equality on this belief. Yet the c

Oct 11
50 min

Should We Ban AI for Kids?

Long before he became famous as the author of The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt was a social psychologist whose work revolutionized the field. In this episode of The

Oct 4
43 min

What Is the Meaning of Mystical Experience?

What would it be like to wake up one day with the ability to greet the world with warmth, patience, grace, and affection? This is what happens to the main character in th

Sep 27
1 h 05 min

What Is Humanity’s Place in the Cosmos?

For all of history, humans have been fascinated by the heavens above us. We’ve used the stars to navigate Earth, to predict the future, and to understand our place in the

Sep 20
56 min

What Is the Good Life?

In the debut episode of The Permanent Questions With David Brooks, David speaks with the philosopher Meghan Sullivan about perhaps the most important question of them all

Sep 13
1 h 02 min

Introducing The Permanent Questions with David Brooks

How do you find your purpose? How do you confront your own mortality? How do you repair a broken community? There are a lot of podcasts about the latest developments in p

Sep 4
1 min

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How refreshing to be brought into deep thinking by such an intelligent communicator. David Brooks is without equal in asking important questions and challenging our basic understanding of what really matters in our world. I hope this podcast reaches as many people as possible.

pww rebulon · Sep 2026

I really enjoyed this inaugural podcast in the series. Interesting topics, good questions, and a natural flow of conversation. Looking forward to hearing more.

Ca from LA in Pa · Sep 2026

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