Lives Well Lived

Lives Well Lived is hosted by Peter Singer & Kasia de Lazari Radek. Episodes consist of interviews with remarkable guests who have lived well, both in the sense of living an ethical life, but also in that they are fulfilled and happy with what they have achieved in their lives. Some of these guests will be well-known figures, but others who are doing extraordinary things will be unfamiliar to almost all of our listeners. The conversations will often cover ground that involves ethics, how to live well, and how to make a positive difference in the world. It will inspire and empower its audience to change their own lives for the better.

Executive Producer - Rachel Barrett

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THOMAS NAGEL: the mind and the universe
Apr 24, 2025 – 1:03:24
ARTHUR C. BROOKS: the pillars of happiness
Apr 17, 2025 – 1:15:40
ANTONIO DAMASIO: understanding consciousness
Apr 10, 2025 – 1:08:43
SIGAL SAMUEL: optimising morality
Apr 3, 2025 – 1:01:30
DAVID DUCHOVNY: the mystery of life
Mar 27, 2025 – 58:49
MICHAEL PLANT: insights on happiness
Mar 20, 2025 – 51:05
ANNA LEMBKE: the dopamine dilemma
Mar 13, 2025 – 1:01:14
ROBERT SAPOLSKY: biological determinism
Mar 6, 2025 – 1:04:05
SAFEENA HUSAIN: the movement to educate girls
Feb 27, 2025 – 50:48
PROFIT FOR GOOD: building businesses that donate 100% of their profits to charity
Feb 20, 2025 – 1:12:55
MOBY: the path to punk rock activism
Feb 13, 2025 – 1:04:46
RICHARD LAYARD: the science of wellbeing
Feb 6, 2025 – 1:05:11
KAKENYA NTAIYA: the fight against FGM
Jan 30, 2025 – 50:54
ADAM GRANT: the magic of learning
Jan 23, 2025 – 1:07:26
EDITH EGER: from trauma to triumph
Jan 16, 2025 – 44:49
STEVEN PINKER: rational optimism in a complex world
Jan 9, 2025 – 1:15:48
CHARLIE BRESLER: the road to effective altruism
Dec 19, 2024 – 1:05:08
JOYCE CAROL OATES: reflections on life and art
Oct 3, 2024 – 54:56
LISA FELDMAN BARRETT: the power of the brain
Sep 26, 2024 – 1:18:07
MURALI DORAISWAMY: the complexity of mental illness
Sep 19, 2024 – 1:00:54
SAM HARRIS: the illusion of consciousness and free will
Sep 12, 2024 – 1:33:46
PAUL BLOOM: the role of reason in moral judgements
Sep 5, 2024 – 1:13:45
XIMENA ABOGABIR: living well to 100
Aug 29, 2024 – 54:51
JONATHAN HAIDT: moral psychology in a modern world
Aug 22, 2024 – 1:18:16
A.J. JACOBS: experimenting with life
Aug 15, 2024 – 1:12:58
MATTHIEU RICARD: the perspective of happiness
Aug 8, 2024 – 1:12:58
FRANCES KISSLING: the fearless advocate
Aug 1, 2024 – 1:04:35
TYLER COWEN: the future of humanity
Jul 25, 2024 – 1:19:46
DUI TOLEDO: self-discipline and contribution
Jul 18, 2024 – 1:11:18
KATE GRANT: turning compassion into action
Jul 11, 2024 – 43:41
ROBERT WRIGHT: navigating moral realism
Jul 4, 2024 – 1:03:05
JANE GOODALL: recognising the animal as an individual
Jun 27, 2024 – 57:54
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: the limitations of human perception
Jun 20, 2024 – 1:29:23
JUDY COLLINS: the life of an artist
Jun 13, 2024 – 1:10:39
YUVAL NOAH HARARI: knowing the truth about yourself
Jun 6, 2024 – 59:16
INGRID NEWKIRK: the end of suffering
May 30, 2024 – 1:26:53
DANIEL KAHNEMAN: evaluating the human condition
May 23, 2024 – 1:06:42
PETER & KASIA: welcome to the podcast
May 16, 2024 – 38:16
Lives Well Lived Trailer
Apr 29, 2024 – 0:56

Recent Reviews

RaFa my dogs name

Thought provoking

Interesting guests. BUT…Kasia De Lazari Radek is difficult to understand and distracts from the content. May I suggest a dialect coach to improve her pronunciation and articulation to make her more understandable.
Arnold 61

DAVID DUCHOVNY

Wow I’m so impressed with this podcast with David. It was an interesting, intellectual and informative conversation by his peers about his life experiences and how he was affected by fame and coping mechanisms. It sounded like he was very comfortable about answering your questions honestly and without any hesitation. I believe that this interview was the best one I’ve heard by him! This interview was completed probably before David knew he was going to be on the History Channel, April 4th at 10pm EDT uncovering Secrets Declassified. I hope that you can see it and have another fascinating conversation with him. Sincerely, Linda Arnold
outraged American

Interviewers with agendas

The interviewers take an aggressive, judgmental tone and posture with Joyce Carol Oates as she explains her experience as a person and writer, and oddly, don’t accept her description of her own experience. She’s trying to explain creativity, but they’re interested in labels and platitudes. Oates says “I’m not really interested in myself” as they try to pin the title “genius” on her, which she rejects. It’s an interesting point of view, but their insistence on hero worship deprives Oates from explaining how she works, and why she’s so incredibly prolific, by putting herself and her ego aside. A missed opportunity to learn from her, but one of the interviewers makes it all about herself. Watch her course on MasterClass if you want a better understanding of JCR. This was a very disappointing interview because they don’t listen to or seem to care about the person they’re interviewing.
Estevek

Great guests - and lots of bias on the part of the hosts.

I want to like this podcast, and maybe it will get better for me with time. The guest list is great. I was expecting to hear how guests interpret what a well lived life looks like. It feels more like the hosts know the answers and are interested in supporting their beliefs more than engaging in a curious exploration of others’ ideas. So many podcasts, so little time.