Wisdom at Work

Oct 01 2024 43 ep. 76 mins 42
Wisdom at Work Podcast artwork

What is the value of philosophy in everyday life and work? Can philosophy offer us not just a way of life, but a way to make a living? I profile philosophers who found their way through the wilderness beyond the ivory tower. We explore how they forged a new professional identity, how they built successful new careers, and how philosophy can add value in business, government...and pretty much everything else. From their stories, I distill the decisions, strategies, and habits that powered their success. To learn more, check out www.davidestorey.com.

  Society & Culture  Business  Education
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Episode #41: From Google to Meta and Back: Aaron Kagan on “Study Abroad” in the Metaverse

Oct 01 2024 90 mins  
Remember the Metaverse? Aaron's been there. He shares his experiences working at Meta and Google, and we explore the logistical and philosophical dimensions of building virtual worlds.

Episode #40: Googler Aaron Kagan on “Shawshanking” his way out of academia and breaking into Tech

Sep 24 2024 68 mins  
In this episode, Aaron walks us through the painful process of reinventing himself, a journey that leads him from NYC to the Midwest to LA, from the Ivory Tower to the Googleplex.

Episode #39: Aaron Kagan on User Experience, Dj-ing, and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Sep 17 2024 66 mins  
Aaron Kagan is a UX Researcher at Google, and what I would call an "Industrial Phenomenologist." Phenomenology is really just the rigorous study of experience, so who better to work on User Experience?

Episode #38: Joe Vukov on Staying Human in the Age of A.I.

Aug 27 2024 66 mins  
How can we retain our humanity in the age of A.I.? To answer that question, we first have to figure out what makes us human in the first place. Joe Vukov is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Loyola University Chicago. His research explores questions at the intersection of ethics, neuroscience, and philosophy … Continue reading "Episode #38: Joe Vukov on Stayi

Episode #37: Jason Blakely on Escaping the Labyrinth of Ideology

Aug 15 2024 110 mins  
At some point in the last decade, you’ve probably thought to yourself: “I don’t have an ideology! But that jerk on Twitter obviously does!” Ideology is always someone else’s problem. Jason Blakely, a professor of political science at Pepperdine University, begs to differ. Our political predicament, as he argues in his new book, Lost in … Continue reading "Episode #37: J

Episode #36: John Mackey on Whole Foods and Conscious Capitalism

Jul 26 2024 96 mins  
You probably know John Mackey the business mogul, but you probably don’t know John Mackey the philosopher. In his new memoir, The Whole Story, Founder and Former CEO of Whole Foods Market John Mackey discusses his life’s journey, from existentialist to grocer to conscious capitalist. John shares the latest developments in his new venture, Love.Life, … Continue reading "Episod

Episode #35: Charlie Gilkey on Team Habits

Dec 29 2023 87 mins  
"Atomic habits" are great, but "team habits" are better. Author, coach, consultant, philosopher, and former Army officer Charlie Gilkey explains why teams are so important and how to build them.

Episode #34: The Bildung Option: Lene Rachel Andersen on the Nordic Secret

Jul 28 2023 98 mins  
According to the recently released World Happiness Report, all four Nordic nations are in the top 10, with Finland and Denmark leading the way. What is the secret to their success? In 2020, David Brooks asked the same question: Progressives say it’s because they have generous welfare states. Some libertarians point out that these countries … Continue reading "Episode #34: The B

Episode #33: Kim Stanley Robinson on COP26

Mar 23 2023 79 mins  
During my trip to the global climate talks in Glasgow in 2021, I had a most serendipitous encounter. I was there as a member of Boston College’s first delegation to the United Nations Conference of the Parties (“COP”), and on day three, I bumped into the science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson, whose novel, The … Continue reading "Episode #33: Kim Stanley Robinson on CO

Episode #32: The Middle Way with Lou Marinoff

Feb 10 2023 85 mins  
In our latest dialogue, Lou spells out his diagnosis of the pathological extremes in American culture, and offers the Middle Way of the "ABCs"--Aristotle, Buddha, and Confucius--to help us make sense of and work through our troubled times.