Jay Shetty & Michael Karlberg: Humanity's Collective Coming of Age

About this episode

The episode explores whether the chaos in the world signifies humanity's collective coming of age with insights from Jay Shetty and Michael Karlberg.

In this special double episode, the gang tackles a big question: could the turbulence and chaos in our world be signs that humanity is collectively coming of age? To help them answer, they've recruited Jay Shetty, award-winning podcast host of On Purpose and New York Times bestselling author, and Michael Karlberg, a professor at Western Washington University whose work reconceptualizes human nature, power, social organization, and social change in the pursuit of peace and justice. Simply put, Michael helps make sense of our world, and Jay helps make sense of our place in it. Don't miss this one! Right now, new customers can get 15% off sitewide at https://magneticme.com. 🎧 Want more from Podcrushed? 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 🐦 X / Twitter ✨ Follow Penn, Sophie & Nava Instagram Penn Sophie Nava TikTok Penn Sophie Nava See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari

Guests: Jay Shetty, Michael Karlberg

Topics covered

• humanity
• coming of age
• social change
• peace
• justice
• self-understanding

Keywords

• humanity
• coming of age
• social organization
• peace
• justice
• Jay Shetty
• Michael Karlberg

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: On Purpose, Western Washington University

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