Podcasts about Meaningless

After five years, Levitt is ending People I (Mostly) Admire, and will start hosting the occasional Freakonomics Radio episode. We couldn't be happier. SOURCES:Steve Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics and host of People I (Mostly) Admire. RESOURCES:"How to Help Kids Succeed," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025)."Feeling Sound and Hearing Color," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Drawing from Life (and Death)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Is This the Future of High School?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Sal Khan: 'If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Amanda & Lily Levitt Share What It's Like to be Steve's Daughters," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World," by Freakonomics Radio (2020).The Levitt Lab. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explains why Nick Reiner cycled through 18-plus rehab facilities over 30 years without ever getting the treatment he actually needed.Dr. Drew said 30-day programs were "almost meaningless" for someone with Nick's history. Alexis Haines said he "belonged in a hospital, not residential treatment." The Reiners paid for the best dual-diagnosis facilities money could buy. None of it worked.Shavaun breaks down why the treatment model is broken, why patient autonomy laws let Nick walk out before psychiatric care could begin, and what "permanent custodial care" actually means for someone with schizoaffective disorder. The system failed. Here's how.From the full Shavaun Scott interview on Hidden Killers.#NickReiner #RobReiner #Rehab #MentalHealth #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #ShavaunScott #Treatment #SystemFailureJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

In recent years, many have expressed the proliferation of meaningless jobs. This goes beyond the burden of mundane tasks. It is the burden of not knowing if most of your working life has any benefit to society beyond the good pay. In this talk, we will look at how people have increasingly reported the sense that their work is meaningless (and potentially harmful), and then at David Graeber's work on the topic, from his influential book Bullsh*t Jobs (2018). Then we will ask if Graeber was onto something and if so, how might the Christian respond with the gospel to a society filled with telemarketers and PR departments.   The Copyright for all material on the podcast is held by L'Abri Fellowship. We ask that you respect this by not publishing the material in full or in part in any format or post it on a website without seeking prior permission from L'Abri Fellowship. Also, note that not all views expressed in the lectures or in the discussion time necessarily represent the views of L'Abri Fellowship. © Canadian L'Abri 2020

LESSON 14God Did Not Create A Meaningless World.The idea for today is, of course, the reason why a meaningless world is impossible. What God did not create does not exist. And everything that does exist exists as He created it. The world you see has nothing to do with reality. It is of your own making, and it does not exist.The exercises for today are to be practiced with eyes closed throughout. The mind-searching period should be short, a minute at most. Do not have more than three practice periods with today's idea unless you find them comfortable. If you do, it will be because you really understand what they are for.The idea for today is another step in learning to let go the thoughts that you have written on the world, and see the Word of God in their place. The early steps in this exchange, which can truly be called salvation, can be quite difficult and even quite painful. Some of them will lead you directly into fear. You will not be left there. You will go far beyond it. Our direction is toward perfect safety and perfect peace.With eyes closed, think of all the horrors in the world that cross your mind. Name each one as it occurs to you, and then deny its reality. God did not create it, and so it is not real.Say, for example:God did not create that war, and so it is not real.God did not create that airplane crash, and so it is not real.God did not create that disaster [specify], and so it is not real.Suitable subjects for the application of today's idea also include anything you are afraid might happen to you, or to anyone about whom you are concerned. In each case, name the “disaster” quite specifically. Do not use general terms. For example, do not say, “God did not create illness,” but, “God did not create cancer,” or heart attacks, or whatever may arouse fear in you.This is your personal repertory of horrors at which you are looking. These things are part of the world you see. Some of them are shared illusions, and others are part of your personal hell. It does not matter. What God did not create can only be in your own mind apart from His. Therefore, it has no meaning. In recognition of this fact, conclude the practice periods by repeating today's idea:God did not create a meaningless world.The idea for today can, of course, be applied to anything that disturbs you during the day, aside from the practice periods. Be very specific in applying it. Say:God did not create a meaningless world.He did not create [specify the situation which is disturbing you],and so it is not real.- Jesus Christ in ACIM

LESSON 13A Meaningless World Engenders Fear.Today's idea is really another form of the preceding one, except that it is more specific as to the emotion aroused. Actually, a meaningless world is impossible. Nothing without meaning exists. However, it does not follow that you will not think you perceive something that has no meaning. On the contrary, you will be particularly likely to think you do perceive it.Recognition of meaninglessness arouses intense anxiety in all the separated ones. It represents a situation in which God and the ego “challenge” each other as to whose meaning is to be written in the empty space that meaninglessness provides. The ego rushes in frantically to establish its own ideas there, fearful that the void may otherwise be used to demonstrate its own impotence and unreality. And on this alone it is correct.It is essential, therefore, that you learn to recognize the meaningless, and accept it without fear. If you are fearful, it is certain that you will endow the world with attributes that it does not possess, and crowd it with images that do not exist. To the ego illusions are safety devices, as they must also be to you who equate yourself with the ego.The exercises for today, which should be done about three or four times for not more than a minute or so at most each time, are to be practiced in a somewhat different way from the preceding ones. With eyes closed, repeat today's idea to yourself. Then open your eyes, and look about you slowly, saying:I am looking at a meaningless world.Repeat this statement to yourself as you look about. Then close your eyes, and conclude with:A meaningless world engenders fear becauseI think I am in competition with God.You may find it difficult to avoid resistance, in one form or another, to this concluding statement. Whatever form such resistance may take, remind yourself that you are really afraid of such a thought because of the “vengeance” of the “enemy.” You are not expected to believe the statement at this point, and will probably dismiss it as preposterous. Note carefully, however, any signs of overt or covert fear which it may arouse.This is our first attempt at stating an explicit cause and effect relationship of a kind which you are very inexperienced in recognizing. Do not dwell on the concluding statement, and try not even to think of it except during the practice periods. That will suffice at present.- Jesus Christ in ACIM

LESSON 12I Am Upset Because I See A Meaningless World.The importance of this idea lies in the fact that it contains a correction for a major perceptual distortion. You think that what upsets you is a frightening world, or a sad world, or a violent world, or an insane world. All these attributes are given it by you. The world is meaningless in itself.These exercises are done with eyes open. Look around you, this time quite slowly. Try to pace yourself so that the slow shifting of your glance from one thing to another involves a fairly constant time interval. Do not allow the time of the shift to become markedly longer or shorter, but try, instead, to keep a measured, even tempo throughout. What you see does not matter. You teach yourself this as you give whatever your glance rests on equal attention and equal time. This is a beginning step in learning to give them all equal value.As you look about you, say to yourself:I think I see a fearful world, a dangerous world, a hostile world,a sad world, a wicked world, a crazy world,and so on, using whatever descriptive terms happen to occur to you. If terms which seem positive rather than negative occur to you, include them. For example, you might think of “a good world,” or “a satisfying world.” If such terms occur to you, use them along with the rest. You may not yet understand why these “nice” adjectives belong in these exercises but remember that a “good world” implies a “bad” one, and a “satisfying world” implies an “unsatisfying” one. All terms which cross your mind are suitable subjects for today's exercises. Their seeming quality does not matter.Be sure that you do not alter the time intervals between applying today's idea to what you think is pleasant and what you think is unpleasant. For the purposes of these exercises, there is no difference between them. At the end of the practice period, add:But I am upset because I see a meaningless world.What is meaningless is neither good nor bad. Why, then, should a meaningless world upset you? If you could accept the world as meaningless and let the truth be written upon it for you, it would make you indescribably happy. But because it is meaningless, you are impelled to write upon it what you would have it be. It is this you see in it. It is this that is meaningless in truth. Beneath your words is written the Word of God. The truth upsets you now, but when your words have been erased, you will see His. That is the ultimate purpose of these exercises.Three or four times is enough for practicing the idea for today. Nor should the practice periods exceed a minute. You may find even this too long. Terminate the exercises whenever you experience a sense of strain.- Jesus Christ in ACIM

LESSON 11My Meaningless Thoughts Are Showing Me A Meaningless World.This is the first idea we have had that is related to a major phase of the correction process; the reversal of the thinking of the world. It seems as if the world determines what you perceive. Today's idea introduces the concept that your thoughts determine the world you see. Be glad indeed to practice the idea in its initial form, for in this idea is your release made sure. The key to forgiveness lies in it.The practice periods for today's idea are to be undertaken somewhat differently from the previous ones. Begin with your eyes closed, and repeat the idea slowly to yourself. Then open your eyes and look about, near and far, up and down, - anywhere. During the minute or so to be spent in using the idea merely repeat it to yourself, being sure to do so without haste, and with no sense of urgency or effort.To do these exercises for maximum benefit, the eyes should move from one thing to another fairly rapidly, since they should not linger on anything in particular. The words, however, should be used in an unhurried, even leisurely fashion.The introduction to this idea, in particular, should be practiced as casually as possible. It contains the foundation for the peace, relaxation and freedom from worry that we are trying to achieve. On concluding the exercises, close your eyes and repeat the idea once more slowly to yourself.Three practice periods today will probably be sufficient. However, if there is little or no uneasiness and an inclination to do more, as many as five may be undertaken. More than this is not recommended.- Jesus Christ in ACIM

In this episode of Iron Culture, Eric Helms and MASS Research discuss the importance of self-experimentation in fitness, the history and significance of statistics in science, and the balance between skepticism and curiosity in science communication. They explore the claims made about self-experimentation, the role of statistical significance versus meaningful outcomes, and the necessity of integrating various sources of evidence in practice. The conversation emphasizes the importance of humility and open-mindedness in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding in the fitness community.   Chapters 00:00 Celebrating Milestones: Personal Reflections 06:33 Housekeeping: Supporting the Podcast 08:20 The Intersection of Science and Lifting 10:43 Self-Experimentation: Claims and Critiques 14:05 The History of Statistics in Science 22:26 Understanding Scientific Consensus and Its Pitfalls 30:10 Navigating Science Communication and Expertise 34:20 The Complexity of Self-Experimentation 39:45 Understanding Individual Responses in Exercise Science 44:24 Navigating the Challenges of Self-Experimentation 49:03 The Importance of Meaningful Outcomes 54:40 Integrating Evidence-Based Practice 01:01:52 The Balance of Skepticism and Curiosity in Fitness Science

Cultivating happiness requires an active investment, yet some believe true personal growth only follows a "dark night of the soul." By navigating the tension between nihilism and existentialism, we transform an existential crisis into a search for fulfillment. Is discovering the meaning of life an individual pursuit, or is metaphysical life devoid of a moral truth? For a thoughtful exploration of meaning, happiness, and the human search for fulfillment, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with public policy professor, author, and thought leader in the science of wellbeing, Dr. Mark Fabian. Mark describes the existence of nihilism and existentialism within the social and political spectrum as well as the key differences in how they translate into happiness and personal growth. He highlights the beneficial effects of being of use in one's community. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.

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Grant reacts to the Packers decision to fully punt the game against the Vikings, and grades their 9 win season. Callers chime in on all things Packers and UW-River Falls DIII title. Monday Mailbag closes the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode I'm talking about the importance of getting started and taking action to achieve your goalsI hope you enjoy it! As always you can learn more and connect with me on my website (andystorch.com) or LinkedIn. And you can find my books - Own Your Career Own Your Life and Own Your Brand, Own Your Career - on Amazon.

Mike and Rico hear from the people about the Lions' win.

The most meaningless game of the season is in the books, and honestly? It was a blast. While the doom-and-gloom crowd melts down over a fourth-quarter loss with backups, the real story is what happened around the NFC North. The Vikings and Lions – last year's division darlings – are officially done. Season over. Mock draft season for them. Ryan breaks down why overreacting to this game is a complete waste of energy, highlights the impressive performances from Chris Brooks, Baron Sorrell, and Jacob Monk, and delivers a devastating autopsy on both the Lions and Vikings rosters. Detroit went from "best team in football" to picking 17th overall while dealing with massive roster holes and a questionable coaching staff. Minnesota? An aging roster, a broken quarterback situation with JJ McCarthy, and a defensive coordinator who's almost certainly leaving. The Packers are heading to the playoffs. Two rivals are going home. Time to get excited. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app

The most meaningless game of the season is in the books, and honestly? It was a blast. While the doom-and-gloom crowd melts down over a fourth-quarter loss with backups, the real story is what happened around the NFC North. The Vikings and Lions – last year's division darlings – are officially done. Season over. Mock draft season for them. Ryan breaks down why overreacting to this game is a complete waste of energy, highlights the impressive performances from Chris Brooks, Baron Sorrell, and Jacob Monk, and delivers a devastating autopsy on both the Lions and Vikings rosters. Detroit went from "best team in football" to picking 17th overall while dealing with massive roster holes and a questionable coaching staff. Minnesota? An aging roster, a broken quarterback situation with JJ McCarthy, and a defensive coordinator who's almost certainly leaving. The Packers are heading to the playoffs. Two rivals are going home. Time to get excited. This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Projects: Grade NFL Players ➜ fanfocus-teamgrades.lovable.app Packers Hub ➜ packersgames.com Create NFL Draft Big Boards ➜ nfldraftgrades.com Watch Draft Prospects ➜ draftflix.com Screen Record ➜ pause-play-capture.lovable.app Global Economics Hub ➜ global-economic-insight-hub.lovable.app

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CMac explains why the Giants beating the Raiders has no meaning and just how bad the 2025 Jets have been

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Dave Brisbin 12.28.25 Before he sails off to the Trojan war, Thetis tells her son Achilles that if he stays home, he will find peace. Will marry a wonderful woman and have children and grandchildren who will love him and remember his name. But when they are all dead, his name will be forgotten. If he goes to Troy, he will find such glory that his name will never be forgotten. But he will not come back, and his mother will never see him again. Obviously, he went or we wouldn't be talking about him. The world remembers those who do great things, leave a legacy of spectacularly big things. But such legacies always come at a price. Did Achilles make the right choice? Is the building of a legacy that lives beyond the generations we actually touch more important than what happens within them? Such choices are not binary, of course. If we're consciously careful, we can have at least some elements of both. But where do we find real meaning in life? If all our focus is on not yet, imaginings of a great legacy, Solomon, traditional writer of Ecclesiastes has a Hebrew word for all our efforts: hevel. Vain, futile, meaningless, of no purpose or profit…chasing after the wind. After acquiring and accomplishing everything possible in a human lifetime, he writes, Meaningless! Everything is meaningless. Generations come and generations go…no one remembers the people of old, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them. Sounds brutally depressing. Sounds like giving up, but it's not. It's redirection. Where do we find real meaning? In a legacy the world remembers even as we, the builders, are forgotten? Something more immediate? The question places us right at the crux of life. Solomon realizes that there is nothing better than for us to be glad and do good while life is in us, take our food and drink and have joy in our work. He's saying all that matters is contained in this moment and nowhere else. Even if we work to build a lasting legacy, if we're immersed in the joy of the work itself and those with us, we find meaning. Because in the end, the only legacy that matters is a legacy of little things.

Dave Brisbin 12.28.25 Before he sails off to the Trojan war, Thetis tells her son Achilles that if he stays home, he will find peace. Will marry a wonderful woman and have children and grandchildren who will love him and remember his name. But when they are all dead, his name will be forgotten. If he goes to Troy, he will find such glory that his name will never be forgotten. But he will not come back, and his mother will never see him again. Obviously, he went or we wouldn't be talking about him. The world remembers those who do great things, leave a legacy of spectacularly big things. But such legacies always come at a price. Did Achilles make the right choice? Is the building of a legacy that lives beyond the generations we actually touch more important than what happens within them? Such choices are not binary, of course. If we're consciously careful, we can have at least some elements of both. But where do we find real meaning in life? If all our focus is on not yet, imaginings of a great legacy, Solomon, traditional writer of Ecclesiastes has a Hebrew word for all our efforts: hevel. Vain, futile, meaningless, of no purpose or profit…chasing after the wind. After acquiring and accomplishing everything possible in a human lifetime, he writes, Meaningless! Everything is meaningless. Generations come and generations go…no one remembers the people of old, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them. Sounds brutally depressing. Sounds like giving up, but it's not. It's redirection. Where do we find real meaning? In a legacy the world remembers even as we, the builders, are forgotten? Something more immediate? The question places us right at the crux of life. Solomon realizes that there is nothing better than for us to be glad and do good while life is in us, take our food and drink and have joy in our work. He's saying all that matters is contained in this moment and nowhere else. Even if we work to build a lasting legacy, if we're immersed in the joy of the work itself and those with us, we find meaning. Because in the end, the only legacy that matters is a legacy of little things.

Riley joins me to recap the Bengals Week 17 win against a very weak Cardinal team as we win the 2nd of the three "dead man walking tour" games and produce more fools gold for the inept front office! #Bengals #WhoDey #NewDey #SeizeTheDey #RuleTheJungle #ARZvsCIN

Play along at home with the lyrics:[Verse 1]When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to youWhen I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who goes along with youIf I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to youAnd if I haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's haverin' to you[Chorus]But I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walked a thousandMiles to fall down at your door[Verse 2]When I'm workin', yes, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's workin' hard for youAnd when the money comes in for the work I doI'll pass almost every penny on to youWhen I come home (When I come home), oh, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who comes back home to youAnd if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's growin' old with you[Chorus]But I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walked a thousandMiles to fall down at your door[Post-Chorus]Da-da da da (Da-da da da)Da-da da da (Da-da da da)Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da daDa-da da da (Da-da da da)Da-da da da (Da-da da da)Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da[Verse 3]When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's lonely without youAnd when I'm dreamin', well, I know I'm gonna dreamI'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with youWhen I go out (When I go out), well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who goes along with youAnd when I come home (when I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who comes back home with youI'm gonna be the man who's comin' home with you[Chorus]But I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walked a thousandMiles to fall down at your door Jump to section:(00:11) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.(01:02) Song title, writers' title vs fan title. Starbucks, David Tennant, terrible Christmas cracker jokes(09:22) Metric vs imperial vs Minecraft measurements. Gauging your audience and imposing your unconscious body upon them. Meaningless promises, proclamations, Meatloaf(14:40) Distances within the UK. Virtue-signalers, Fulfilments, Commitments, Pretenders, Dave unplugged and Australian spiders(19:28) Proclaimers: The horror/thriller(21:17) Dave and distances, fat-reserves and calories(24:40) Hidden messages about murder?(26:31) Confidence and one-way commitments. (31:10) The music video(32:28) Theories from the internet (42:14) Misheard Lyrics(45:37) Notable Trivia. "Havering" defined. The challenging Proclaimers video game: https://andymetoo.itch.io/the-ultimate-proclaimers-experience(48:40) Proclaimers charity and were they gay or homophobic?(50:01) Farewells and ⁠⁠⁠give us money⁠⁠⁠Would you like to appear (well, vocally) on the show? Do you have a pop song or ear-worm from the SMOOTH FM genre that's infested your mind and needs to be investigated? Visit this page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://speakpipe.com/lyrics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to record us your own voicemail hot-take on your specific smooth song of suckiness. You could be on a future episode! (you can always email sound files or text your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠poidadavis@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if that's easier). Cheers!Find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc @LyricsPodast ... and we're on all your favourite podcasting platforms.Sound clips are included for educational reference, criticism, satire and parody in fair use. Clips remain the property of the respective rights holder and no endorsement is implied. All information and opinion is performed and expressed in-character and does not reflect reality or genuine commentary on any persons (living or dead), bands or other organisations, or their works, and is not recommended listening for anyone, anywhere.

In hour 1 Steaks and Drew get in to a great Falcons win, and the Hawks put up 150! and lost.

In the last episode of the podcast, Stephen Dubner turns the microphone on Steve Levitt. They talk about Levitt's favorite — and least favorite — moments from the show's five-year run, his quest to reform education, and his next podcasting gig. SOURCES:Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio, co-author of Freakonomics books. RESOURCES:"How to Help Kids Succeed," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2025)."Feeling Sound and Hearing Color," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Richard Dawkins on God, Genes, and Murderous Baby Cuckoos," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Arnold Schwarzenegger Has Some Advice for You," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)."Werner Herzog Thinks His Films Are a Distraction," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Drawing from Life (and Death)," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023)."Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Is This the Future of High School?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)."Sal Khan: 'If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.'" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Jared Diamond on the Downfall of Civilizations — and His Optimism for Ours," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."Amanda & Lily Levitt Share What It's Like to be Steve's Daughters," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2021)."How Rahm Emanuel Would Run the World," by Freakonomics Radio (2020).The Levitt Lab. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Chiefs are about the play their first meaningless regular season football game in a long time.Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss how this game should be used to begin the Chiefs quest to return to the playoffs.- Is it better for the Chiefs to lose this weekend?- Do you think Mahomes plays Week 1?- Why not mention the LCL part of the- The Chiefs growing Injury Report.- What players need to show more?- Who shouldn't play at all?- What are the expectations for Garner Minshew?- Keys to the game.- Predictions!

Are we wasting our talents on meaningless jobs? Should our career choices reflect our morals? Author and historian Rutger Bregman thinks so. He argues that the most talented people in America are stuck in a real-life version of the movie Office Space  — and that we should be trying to solve the world's biggest problems instead.  Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with Bregman to ask: When did we lose our moral ambition? Are we greedy, cynical, or are we just trying to escape an ever-increasing affordability crisis?   Click here to learn about Bregman's book, Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent And Start Making A Difference. For a transcript of this episode, click here. Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Join Las Vegas Raiders on SI Beat Writer Hondo Carpenter and family discussing the Silver and Black on the most recent Ridin' w/ the Carpenters on PFI, Pro Football Insiders. #Raiders #RaidersNation #NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when your day job feels empty — but you still need to show up, provide, and stay honest?In this episode of Shtark Tank, I sit down with my cousin and friend Yoni Schwartz — Head of Data Science at Exponential and Head Producer of Living L'chaim. Yoni shares how he went from a corporate role that felt like “a complete lack of purpose” to leading 10 shows that have inspired and helped countless people. He is also the host of Spirit of the Song podcast, make sure to check it out!We talk about meaning, ambition, family, and the real-life tradeoffs of building something big on top of a demanding day job.In this conversation we cover:What it feels like when work is steady… but meaninglessHow Yoni first joined Living L'chaim and how the role grew over timeThe ethics of balancing a primary job with major side projectsStartup life vs. corporate life — and what actually changed for himHow he manages two intense roles without a rigid systemThe idea of intentionality as a survival tool for busy peopleSetting boundaries after COVID blurred everythingEarly morning learning as a realistic anchor for fathers with young kidsThe impact Living L'chaim aims for — inspiration, mental health, and financial clarityCultivating a relationship with your RebbiKey takeaway:You don't need a perfect system to juggle a lot — but you do need honesty, priorities, and intentional choices you can live with.If this episode resonated, please take a moment to follow the show and leave a 5-star rating. It helps more Bnei Torah in the workforce find these conversations.Guest: Yoni SchwartzHost: Yaakov Wolff

Notre Dame was eliminated from playoff contention by the NCAA committee on Sunday. Once Notre Dame realized they wouldn't be competing for a championship...Notre Dame ended their season by rejecting to play in a bowl game. The NCAA is also dealing with sub-500 teams declining bowl games...and the college bowl system is at risk of becoming extinct. We discuss Notre Dame and other major programs...declining to play in meaningless bowl games. We explain how the NCAA and the networks ruined bowl season...by expanding the number of bowl games. We compare bowl games to All-Star games in the NFL and NBA...and explain why bowl games have become a waste of time. USE PROMO CODE BTL20 TO SAVE 20% WITH WHITE CROW HOPS: https://whitecrowhops.com

Episode SummaryEver found yourself staring at your screen on a Wednesday afternoon wondering, "Why does this organisation even exist? What am I actually doing here that matters?" You're not alone. In this episode, Dr Austin Tay dives deep into the crisis of meaning at work, unpacking two groundbreaking research papers that finally explain what's missing when work feels meaningless—and more importantly, what makes organisations genuinely matter.Learn the five-characteristic framework that helps you distinguish between organisations with a genuine purpose and those just performing it. By the end of this episode, you'll know exactly how to audit your workplace, assess your alignment, and decide your next steps.What You'll Learn

The day many of us dreaded has come. Someone shot a couple of National Guardsmen who were part of the illegal Occupation of D.C. Details are sketchy while this gang of criminals in the White House concoct some ridiculous false flag narrative. Meanwhile, Nitwit Nero gets a win and a loss in court. Campbell's is trying to damage control its way out of the soup.

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 1876: Cal Newport challenges the conventional wisdom that piling on college extracurriculars boosts success, arguing instead that most are a poor return on time and energy. He advocates for a minimalist approach focused on doing fewer activities but with deeper commitment and standout results, creating what he calls a "remarkable" profile that truly matters. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/07/23/dangerous-ideas-college-extracurriculars-are-meaningless/ Quotes to ponder: "To stand out, do fewer things, but do them better than anyone else." "Starting a successful non-profit is remarkable." "Extracurricular activities are not, in and of themselves, impressive."

You may find the charges in this episode jarring: depression is not the result of a chemical imbalance, SSRIs aren't necessarily antidepressants, and the term you use for your mental health condition isn't scientifically valid. Sarah Fay, author of Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses says it's dangerous to identify with your diagnosis because it's kind of made up and it blocks your path to recovery.A doctor told her she was “an anorexic” when Sarah was 12 years old, even though she didn't meet many of the criteria for anorexia. Sarah embraced the identity, taking on the behaviors and habits of a person with that eating disorder. Later in life, she was diagnosed with five more disorders, each time embracing the tag, all while her mental health deteriorated. Finally, another doctor said he didn't know what was the matter with her and that gave Sarah some peace and a chance to focus on feeling better. She saw her mental makeup as something not bound by the names of disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual used by mental health professionals. While she still takes meds and sees a therapist and a psychiatrist, Sarah has come to believe that everyone's focus needs to be on recovery rather than focusing on the limitations borne of terms she says are way too subjective and that don't stand up to scientific scrutiny.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun.Check out our I'm Glad You're Here and Depresh Mode merchandise at the brand new merch website MaxFunStore.com!Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Depresh Mode is on BlueSky, Instagram, Substack, and you can join our Preshies Facebook group. Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines

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You saw the title. That's exactly what this class is about. We explore the trending word "six-seven" that has taken the world by storm, and we provide a sense of meaning to the meaningless fad. We explore the notion of goodness and re-frame how we view G-d and the world in which we live.ALL THE BEST.This class has been generously sponsored by Yehudah Roll as a zechus for ALL YIDDEN.To sponsor a future video/class, feel free to reach out!Subscribe and hit the bell to see new videos!!!#JewishInspiration #TorahThoughts #JewishWisdom #Happiness #PositiveThinking #sixseven #JewishPodcast #SpiritualGrowth #Kindness #Faith #JewishLearning #TorahInsights #RabbiOriStrum #Rabbi #LearnTorah #TorahStudy #Judaism #Jewish #Torah #Chumash #Parasha #Parsha #Parashat #Gemara #Mussar #Tefilla #Prayer

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cooke-Civics-11-12-25.mp3 Skip mere trivia; pursue timeless wisdom. Pastor Matt contrasts three views of history—meaningless, cyclical, linear—and shows why the biblical, linear view both explains the past and shaped America's civics. Learn what to recover, what to avoid, and how to judge “progress” by an objective good.

Pastor Levi Matteson wraps up our sermon series, Everything is Meaningless... Or is it?, including: 1) Joy in the Mystery (Ecclesiastes 9:7), 2) Direction of the Heart (Ecclesiastes 10:2), 3) Faithfulness in the Unknown (Ecclesiastes 11:6), 4) Remember and Revere (Ecclesiastes 12:1, 13), and 5) The Gospel Fulfillment (1 Corinthians 15:58). Live joyfully, lean rightly, sow faithfully, and revere God, because Christ has turned vapor into victory. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, November 9, 2025.

Daily Dose of Wisdom put together a compilation of apologists that supposedly demonstrate that atheism fails its own test.Cards:Christians Believe in Biological Determinism Now?!?:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNQ4YQwE2vQWould Objective Morality Actually Be Better?

Welcome to Walking the Way. My name is Ray, and I really want to say thank you to everyone for listening in as we continue to explore what it means to have a regular rhythm of worship.  CreditsOpening Prayerhttps://www.faithandworship.com/prayers_Guidance.htm#gsc.tab=0 Bible verseEcclesiastes 1:2Thought for the dayRay BorrettBible PassageEcclesiastes 1Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.Prayer HandbookClick here to download itSupporting Walking the WayIf you want to support Walking the Way, please go to: https://ko-fi.com/S6S4WXLBBor you can subscribe to the channel: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walkingtheway/subscribeTo contact Ray: Please leave a comment or a review. I want to find out what people think and how we make it better.www.rayborrett.co.ukwalkingthewaypodcast@outlook.comwww.instagram.com/walkingtheway1@raybrrtt

Spooner understood something most Americans still refuse to believe today. Every check on federal power you were taught about? They don't work. Oaths? Meaningless. Elections? Theater. Separation of powers? Not in practice. As he put it, tyrants only care about one thing. The post Lysander Spooner: The Truth About “Checks and Balances” first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

In our sermon series, Everything is Meaningless... Or is it?, Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the source of good, including: 1) The Gift of Enjoyment, 2) Nothing Good – Ecclesiastes 6:1-6, 3) Needing Good – Ecclesiastes 6:7-9, 4) Knowing Good – Ecclesiastes 6:10-12, and 5) The Gospel Connection. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, October 26, 2025.

This week we're joined by Tate Brooks and Silas Lourenco Lang (two-thirds of the New Haven, CT band The Problem With Kids Today) as we unpack Jon Brion's long lost debut album, 'Meaningless'. Initially released independently by Brion in 2001 on his own "Straight to Cut-Out" label and sold through his website and CD Baby, it finally became more widely available in 2022 when it was re-released on Jealous Butcher Records. This collection of catchy power-pop tunes are a perfect representation of what Brion eventually brought to the production and film-score work he became most well-known for. Songs discussed in this episode: I Believe She's Lying (Jon Brion cover) - Rhett Miller; Take It!, Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Star - The Problem With Kids Today; Very Best Years - The Grays; I Should've Known - Aimee Mann; Gotta Start Somewhere, I Believe She's Lying, Meaningless, Ruin My Day, Walking Through Walls, Trouble, Hook, Line and Sinker - Jon Brion; Try Again - Big Star; Dead To The World, Her Ghost, Same Mistakes - Jon Brion; Voices - Cheap Trick; Voices (Cheap Trick cover) - Jon Brion; Ace Starchild - The Problem With Kids Today

My five year old daughter recently asked me why sometimes we ask God for things and she doesn’t give them to us (I secretly love that she refers to God as female, even though we’ve never gendered God in our house). As I processed the answer to her question — and thought about all the things I’ve wanted in my life but never gotten — I recorded this episode. This episode is an in-real-time, thinking-out-loud kind of an episode. More of a “questions” kind of episode than an “answers” kind of episode. But maybe, as I talk out loud to myself about what it means to want something and not have it, you’ll hear something that resonates with you that you can take with you on your own journey of wanting and not having. What do you want that you don’t (yet) have? The answer to that question might be a powerful invitation on a journey that will change your life forever. Host: Ally Fallon // @allyfallon // allisonfallon.comFollow Ally on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allyfallon/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this hour of Money Moves, hosts Stormy Buonantony and Jonathan Von Tobel preview tonight's Thursday Night Football game between the Steelers and Bengals and the best player props. Also, Meaningful or Meaningless trends in college football and the NFL, VSiN contributor Jeff Erickson joins the show to give his best NFL player props for Week 7 and Stormy's best bets for the week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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