About this episode

The episode reflects on the lives of a beloved pet and a renowned writer and environmentalist, exploring themes of loyalty, love, and deep living.

On this, our 341st Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss two lives well-lived, both of which ended on August 31, 2026: our beloved labrador Maddie, and Wendell Berry. Maddie was adventurous and loyal; she helped raise our children; and she gave unconditional love. Wendell Berry was a writer, an environmentalist, and a philosopher and defender of the land, and of traditional ways of being and doing. He died at 92 at his home in Kentucky, having lived a deep life farming, thinking, and writi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bret Weinstein, Heather Heying

Topics covered

• life stories
• environmentalism
• philosophy
• pets
• legacy

Keywords

• Maddie
• Wendell Berry
• labrador
• environmentalist
• philosophy
• life well-lived
• legacy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kentucky

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