Today we’re going to talk about, of all things, death…and the end of the world. I would encourage you right from the start to stay curious, as I’m almost certain this is not the podcast episode you’d expect from the title. There’s so much doom and gloom in the world already, I’m not going to add to it…I promise. But I do think this is an important,…

In writing this episode I noticed that I wanted to contextualize my assertions with some ideas that, while incredibly relevant, also seemed fairly conceptual in nature, which felt like a slight deviation from my intention to keep each episode grounded in personal story or practical application. I think these ideas- philosophical as they may be- lay…

This is part 2 of our deep dive into the economy of human need. In the last episode we took a look at the difference between having needs…and being needy. We considered whether it might not be the expression of a need that turns people off to helping us, but the hiding of our needs…and the tendency to try and get what we want from others without ri…

In this episode we’re going to talk about human need, the fear of being perceived as needy, and how this fear informs the messy, often manipulative economy in our exchange of interpersonal resources. We’re going to ask and answer a question that I think looms large for all of us in our own way, that question is- what’s the difference between having…