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   The famed exoneree on making life worth living every day, flipping the narrative on the bad things, and the ancient Japanese practice of kintsugi. Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, comedian, and bestselling author of Waiting to Be Heard and FREE: My Search for Meaning . She hosts the podcast Hard Knox and advocates for criminal justice reform and media ethics. In this episode we talk about: The one question Amanda Knox asks herself whenever something bad happens Why understanding someone who wronged you can matter more than forgiving them What a centuries-old Japanese art form taught…

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   E1195 · 21 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

   The Science Of Emotion Regulation: A Five-Step Plan For Not Losing Your Sh*t | Marc Brackett

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   E1194 · 18 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

   Comedian Josh Johnson On: Handling News Cycle Anxiety, His Insane Work Ethic, and Why AI is BS

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   E1192 · 14 Sep 2026 · 57 min

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   E1191 · 11 Sep 2026 · 58 min

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   E1190 · 9 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

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   E1203 · 9 Oct 2026 · 55 minNew

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   E1202 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   Anxious? Rushed? Reaching for Your Phone? Four Buddhist Phrases To Bring You Back | Brother Phap Dung and Kaira Jewel Lingo

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   E1201 · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

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    E1200 · 2 Oct 2026 · 35 min

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