Life Examined
by Jonathan Bastian
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Ask people about their grief. Then ask them again.
Aug 29, 2026
7m 12s
The therapy of Rumi and Joan Didion
Aug 22, 2026
6m 13s
The hidden wisdom of my espresso machine
Aug 15, 2026
11m 28s
The Millennial Midlife Crisis: Part IV
Aug 1, 2026
19m 20s
The Millennial Midlife crisis: Part III
Jul 25, 2026
11m 14s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/26 |  Ask people about their grief. Then ask them again. | Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 7m 12s | ||||||
| 8/22/26 |  The therapy of Rumi and Joan Didion | Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 6m 13s | ||||||
| 8/15/26 |  The hidden wisdom of my espresso machine | Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 11m 28s | ||||||
| 8/1/26 |  The Millennial Midlife Crisis: Part IV | Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 19m 20s | ||||||
| 7/25/26 |  The Millennial Midlife crisis: Part III | Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 11m 14s | ||||||
| 7/18/26 | millennial crisismidlife+3 | — | Life Examined | — | millennialmidlife crisis+3 | — | 11m 19s | ||
| 7/11/26 | self-lovemental health+3 | — | Life Examined | — | self-lovemental health+3 | — | 10m 31s | ||
| 7/4/26 | Millennial midlife crisissociety+2 | — | — | — | Millennialmidlife crisis+3 | — | 13m 51s | ||
| 6/27/26 | therapyoverachievers+3 | — | Life Examined | — | therapyoverachievers+3 | — | 10m 51s | ||
| 6/25/26 | American literaturecultural critique+3 | — | — | — | Joan DidionAmerica+4 | — | 12m 43s | ||
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| 6/6/26 | psychologylong-distance relationships+3 | — | — | — | long-distance lifepsychology+3 | — | 12m 38s | ||
| 5/30/26 | Ironmanendurance sports+3 | — | Life Examined | — | Ironmantriathlon+4 | — | 7m 04s | ||
| 5/23/26 | boredommental health+3 | — | — | — | boredommental health+3 | — | 10m 10s | ||
| 5/16/26 | ski mountaineeringlife lessons+3 | — | — | — | ski mountaineeringlife lessons+3 | — | 9m 17s | ||
| 5/2/26 | griefdeath+4 | — | Life Examined | — | griefdeath+5 | — | 5m 45s | ||
| 4/25/26 | loveself-care+3 | — | — | — | loveself-love+3 | — | 6m 29s | ||
| 4/18/26 | single liferelationships+2 | — | — | — | single liferelationships+3 | — | 6m 12s | ||
| 4/11/26 | griefpoetry+3 | — | Wild Geese | — | griefpoem+5 | — | 5m 55s | ||
| 4/4/26 | Caribbeandreams+2 | — | — | — | Caribbeandreams+3 | — | 8m 53s | ||
| 3/28/26 | literaturepsychedelics+3 | — | Moby-Dick | — | Moby-Dickpsychedelic+3 | — | 11m 10s | ||
| 3/21/26 | happinessJapanese culture+3 | — | Life Examined | — | happinessJapan+3 | — | 9m 51s | ||
| 3/16/26 |  Is "Lonesome Dove" an answer to modern male loneliness? | Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 8m 11s | ||||||
| 3/13/26 |  In praise of quiet kindness, when the world is asking us to be loud | Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 6m 52s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 |  The Two Quotes I Think of — and Lean on — Every Day | What Viktor Frankl and Seneca say about meaning and mental health. An essay from LifeExamined.substack.com. Please subscribe! It's only takes a minute. Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 9m 07s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  Stay in touch with Life Examined over on Substack! | Hey everyone! It's Jonathan Bastian. Just popping in to tell you that I've been staying busy with a new weekly newsletter on Substack. I'm also spending time going through our 5yrs of archives to find hidden gems, unpublished interviews, and content that I think will be valuable to your life. It's so easy to sign up: LifeExamined.Substack.com. Just enter your email! Hope to see you over there - JB Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe | 1m 29s | ||||||
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