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1,430 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★ - 42 ratingsMoe and Jenna Abdou interview a highly influential roster of founders, venture capitalists, CEO’s, master thinkers, bestselling authors, academic minds, and creatives to deconstruct the hidden insights that only those who are building breakthrough ventures can reveal. For ten years now, 33voices has engaged closely with founders, senior executives and company builders to identify interesting & pressing challenges that give rise to thoughtful dialogue with contributors who not only think differently, but who represent the frontiers of knowledge in business, culture and lifestyle.
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Anne Lamott on the Love that Holds Us Invisibly
April 11, 2024 10:20 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MB“When we are paying attention, we see how much love holds us invisibly.” This is the line that stayed with me most from Anne Lamott’s new, and 20th book, Somehow: Thoughts on Love. I read it during a stressful weekend and it illuminated the beauty of my family and friends’ care. As Anne says, “humanity is another synonym for God.” Anne’s gift is her rare ability to combine spiritual wisdom and laugh out loud humor into an operating manual for life, even, and especially, amidst its imper...
Learned Excellence
February 09, 2024 18:22 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBQuentin Tarantino once said “I want to risk hitting my head on the ceiling of my talent. I want to really test it out and say, ‘Okay, you’re not that good. You just reached the level here.’ I don’t ever want to fail, but I want to risk failure every time out of the gate.” This bold and farsighted perspective is a key ingredient that Eric Potterat and Alan Eagle highlight in their work with and observation of a wide-ranging group of elite performers across business, extreme sports, and th...
The Cultivation of Freedom and Happiness
December 20, 2023 00:02 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB‘When we can combine our urge to be happy with wisdom instead of ignorance it becomes a homing instinct for freedom.’ This is one of the insights I was most eager to explore with renowned Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg from her new book, Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life. I was curious why, despite devoting so much time to learning about happiness, I continue looking for it in the wrong places. Sharon introduced us to the yearning held wi...
Our Path to Belonging
November 19, 2023 16:53 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBRemembrance is the first step we take with renowned coach and Reboot CEO and Co-founder Jerry Colonna in his new book, Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong. At its heart, it’s an invitation towards deeper connection to our ancestors, ourselves, and each other. Each reader's path unfolds uniquely—through recognition, reconnection, and reclaiming—bringing them to a sense of belonging within themselves. Then, to one of the book’s central questions: How does my sense of belonging influe...
The Soul’s Imperative
November 12, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWhen Parker Palmer was approaching his seventies, he turned to a group of trusted friends to help him understand “what it meant to grow older in this particular dimension of life.” The process birthed one of my favorite questions he asks… What do I want to let go of? And, what do I want to give myself to? Despite articulating it in his seventies, Parker has devoted his life to it as an acclaimed author, teacher, and the Founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal. It’s why, after complet...
The Language of the Heart
November 02, 2023 18:37 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBThe soul’s liberation of realizing “I am” was amongst my first learnings from Zainab Salbi. A world renowned humanitarian, Zainab founded Women for Women International when she was 23 and dedicated decades to offering both human connection and $146 million of aid to over 400,000 women survivors of war and conflict. Her inner journey is equally inspiring and I was most excited to hear her answer to that ultimate question: Who am I? This experience of ‘descending all of her knowledge to he...
Think Faster Talk Smarter
October 31, 2023 20:46 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB“Be sincere; be brief; be seated” These six words by Franklin D. Roosevelt, which I stumbled upon during my early days as a 22-year-old sales manager, have profoundly shaped my communication philosophy. I’ve always believed that one’s ability to effectively communicate isn’t just a skill to be honed, it’s often the key that unlocks hidden potential; particularly in business and leadership. Whether you’re an entrepreneur working to advance an idea, a leader inspiring your team, or someone...
Awakening to the Beauty of Life
October 26, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB“It is a high-stakes engagement to not miss the beauty of life.” This is the invitation and guidance Jon Kabat-Zinn gifts us in today’s episode. A mindfulness pioneer, Jon has played a foundational role in bringing meditation to the forefront of our culture; Admirably dedicating six decades to teaching, creating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and authoring over 15 books. I’m always inspired when Jon asks — What if life was the meditation? — and was honored to learn the various en...
Discovering Holistic Health and Vitality
October 19, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB“If the soul is not in the body, where is the soul?” I’ve always been intrigued by this question from Walt Whitman. So, it caught my attention when I heard Lauren Roxburgh say that our “fascia is transmitting our soul in our bodies.” Lauren is a pioneer in body alignment, holistic health, and fascia (the connective tissue that wraps under our skin and around our organs like a spider web). Everything clicked when she explained that when there is tension in our fascia—which can manifest a...
The Journey from Contraction to Expansiveness
July 13, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MB“What choices will lead me to greater integration and wholeness?” renowned author, meditation pioneer, and teacher Sharon Salzberg asks in her latest book, Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom. "We’re told so many stories about who we are and what we are capable of that are given to us. They’re not born of our own clear seeing,” she says. “Being able to step back from our conditioning and really question…When can I breathe? When do I feel like I can’t breathe? One ...
Making Optimal Well+being Predictable
May 22, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 60 MBWhat if you could design your own, custom playbook to guide the pursuit of greatness in every aspect of your life? Not long ago, the notion of rewiring one’s biology was more sci-fi than reality; still a decade ago, Drs. Leeroy Hood and Nathan Price had the foresight to envision a future where modern science would harness real-time data to make optimal well+being both predictable and accessible to a wider population. Today, their book - The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Futur...
“The Sacred Power of Goodness”
March 31, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBWhen I read the first few pages of Tiny Beautiful Things — a compilation of letters from Cheryl Strayed’s advice column, Dear Sugar — I immediately knew it was going to be healing. This wasn’t a surprise. Everyone who reads Cheryl’s writing knows she’s poetic. Still, Tiny Beautiful Things is different. As I read the letters sharing people’s deepest yearnings and sorrows, the book’s lesson quickly became clear: Being human is messy. Our job is to find the beauty in it. Whereas I’ve long res...
Excellent Advice for Living
March 23, 2023 23:11 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBKevin Kelly is a renowned author, futurist, and technologist who has spent the past few decades exploring the intersection between technology, culture, and society. He is perhaps best known for his work as the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, which helped to shape the conversation around the internet and digital technology in the 1990s and 2000s. Over the years, Kelly has authored several books, including "Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Eco...
The Pursuit of Exceptional Longevity
March 05, 2023 00:28 - 27 minutes - 41.5 MBFew have a pulse on the science and genetics of aging as Dr. Nir Barzilai. As the director of the Institute of Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he was the first to discover the “longevity gene” in humans; and in so doing began to hypothesize and demonstrate why centenarians with protective genes live longer, healthier lives and experience far fewer age-related disease. In our conversation, we focus on understanding the correlation between genes, lifestyle, and the...
Awe as a Compass Towards Meaning
January 23, 2023 15:42 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB“From wonder to wonder, existence begins.” Lao Tzu’s wisdom is the first invitation we receive in Dacher Keltner’s new book: Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life. It foreshadows the journey and revelation he offers in it: Awe is a compass towards meaning. “If you listen to the feeling of awe, you’re pointed towards the truth of your existence.” Dacher has been a pioneer studying awe, meaning, and compassion, as a professor at UC Berkeley and the Facu...
The Path to Paradise
January 12, 2023 15:49 - 1 hour - 55 MBThe moment I read the title of Pico Iyer’s new book — The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise — I was hooked. Yet, the more I read about people’s pursuits, the more I began to question the notion of paradise. “The struggle of your life is your paradise.” — Eido Roshi Pico’s life offers him an intimate understanding of the nature of human longing; Both as a lifelong traveler and a writer who lives in a small town in Japan and often stays at a monastery. So, I was curious… What are ou...
What leads to lasting happiness?
December 08, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 54.2 MBThe first lesson I learned in The Greater Good Science Center’s Science of Happiness course is that I had the wrong definition of happiness. Happiness isn’t solely our positive states, we learn from Science Director Dr.Emiliana Simon-Thomas. It’s feeling content within our whole human experience, which of course, includes emotions like grief and sadness. What’s the most enduring way to cultivate it? Her research continually leads to the same destination: Connection. ‘We often measure ...
What serves the love?
October 27, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWhen Tembi Locke was in her twenties she left a letter in a drawer at a coffee shop that read: "I want to live a life of love and companionship." Her heart-expanding memoir and Netflix series, From Scratch, encapsulates its manifestation across three love stories: With her late husband Saro, daughter Zoela, and mother-in-law, Nonna. From Scratch begins with Tembi landing in Italy for a semester abroad, where she’d soon run into Saro on the streets of Florence. The more I reflected on the...
How do we gain agency over our perspective?
October 13, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB“Where you stand, be the soul of that place.” This Rumi quote always reminds me of Manish Chandra. He’s not only the soul of every place he’s in. He illuminates the soul of every person he meets, as a father, friend, and the founder of Poshmark. Manish is an incredible teacher who I’m honored to call my friend. I was thankful to explore the spirit he embodies in today’s episode — One of love and connection, gratitude and perspective. I’ve returned to his words on adaptability over the...
How do we amplify the good?
October 06, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB“My faith lies in the belief that when I help people I live a happier life.” Rebecca Minkoff became an emblem of these words early in our friendship. The more I watched her create change, the more I admired her. I’d soon learn that her optimism isn’t just a mindset. It’s an active commitment to be a force for good. Our conversation is a collection of stories that illustrate this; From being one of the first designers to feature a model breastfeeding at Fashion Week to advancing thousand...
How does love fuel our activism?
September 29, 2022 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBWhen Justine Lucas was 22 she got Love & Rage tattooed on her forearm. It symbolizes the way her late friend, Eric, signed his letters. What began as a way to honor him went on to shape her perspective in an enduring way. “I often glance at it and reflect on the evolution of its meaning,” she says. “I give myself permission to let in and give out all of the love. But, I also recognize that there is a time and place for rage. My love for humanity is what drives me, but also my rage at injus...
How do we illuminate the souls of people & places?
September 22, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThe morning I watched Pati Jinich’s documentary on the US-Mexico border coincided with a jarring decision being made in our country. It’s the reason that I remained hopeful amidst the news. La Frontera is a manifestation of Pati’s mission to share the souls of people and places and the food that brings us together. That morning, it was also a lesson on the hope we inspire when we focus on the best in who we are. As a revered chef, cookbook author, and TV host, Pati illustrates how each of ...
How can we be agents of joy?
September 15, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBHow can I make this person feel seen, heard, and valued in the most authentic way possible? Girls Who Code CEO Dr. Tarika Barrett asks this question before every conversation. Her exuberance sharing it became an anchoring insight in our Inspiring Hope series… “These are vital acts — Be it with your children, colleagues, family, or friends…We don’t give joy its due; By being agents of joy, we can enact change. We think about every problem around us, as opposed to recognizing that thes...
The Anatomy of Wholeness
September 13, 2022 14:21 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MB“The word health originates in a word for wholeness,” says renowned physician, author, and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté. “Whether one looks at it from a medical or spiritual point of view: To be healthy is to be whole. As I pondered what I saw with my patients and in my own journey, I realized that the fundamental issue is not: How do we become whole? But, how do we lose the wholeness that is our birthright and our nature? Then, how do we come back to it?” Our conversation about his urgent new...
The Hope We Become
September 07, 2022 19:06 - 11 minutes - 11 MB“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” — Mother Teresa Today, we’re beginning a new mini-series, Inspiring Hope: A collection of five conversations with admired chefs, activists, and leaders about how they design lives of meaning and impact. Each episode will explore a question that helps us do so. Through answering them, our guests awaken us to the hope that thrives within and between us. Here’s who we're fortunate to hear from... Dr. ...
'Putting Your Soul in Charge of Your Life'
August 25, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB“If there is one thing that has made a difference in my life, it is the courage to turn and face what wants to change within me.” Elizabeth Lesser’s gift is putting words to the feelings and longings that shape our human experience. She’s helped over a million people realize them through her life’s work co-founding the Omega Institute. Still, what I admire most about her is her courage opening to the whole human experience. As you’ll find in our conversation, Elizabeth is at once deeply...
“The Majesty of the Human Spirit”
August 18, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB“We’ve really become something quite special. I think at the time of my death, I will remember you.” My eyes filled with tears when The Dalai Lama said this to Archbishop Desmond Tutu during their last conversations captured in Mission: Joy. They center on the concept of Ubuntu that the Archbishop describes — “We can only be human together.” — and awaken us to our belonging to the human family. Ubuntu not only reflects how we contribute to each other’s vitality. It illuminates how ca...
Discovering Oneness in Connection
August 10, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MB“Have you ever had that sense of: ‘I’ve got to go back!’? If you ever hear ‘Turn around’ inside, do it! That’s the universe telling you: You missed something good back there.” Acclaimed illustrator Wendy MacNaughton heeded that call when she passed a boot making workshop on a road trip. In sharing the unforgettable friendship that transpired, she invites us to pause and truly see each other.
Discovering Oneness in Connection — Wendy MacNaughton, Bestselling Illustrator & Graphic Journalist
August 10, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MB“Have you ever had that sense of: ‘I’ve got to go back!’? If you ever hear ‘Turn around’ inside, do it! That’s the universe telling you: You missed something good back there.” Acclaimed illustrator Wendy MacNaughton heeded that call when she passed a boot making workshop on a road trip. In sharing the unforgettable friendship that transpired, she invites us to pause and truly see each other.
The Freedom of Forgiveness
August 04, 2022 00:35 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MB“Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If in our heart we still cling to anything — anger, anxiety, or possessions — we cannot be free.” — Thich Nhat Hanh This week, we’re looking at letting go through the lens of forgiveness. In sharing her courageous journey forgiving her father, Dr.Michele Harper illuminates that forgiveness not only offers us peace in the present. It becomes a compass to live in pursuit of it.
The Genius Lounge
July 27, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MB“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique…It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.” — Revered Choreographer Martha Graham This week, Bob Roth shares how we can keep the channel open. Renowned Transcendental Meditation teacher and CEO of The David Lynch Foundation, he’s learned that creativity isn’t as myster...
Our Inner Path to Balance
July 20, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.94 MBIn this episode snippet, pilates and wellbeing leader Erika Bloom illuminates our body's quest for equilibrium and invites us to approach the balance question from a new lens. What is one signal your body is giving you this week? How might you slow down and listen to it?
Seeing the Sacred in Everything
July 13, 2022 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MB“In the moment of pause, there is something sacred.” This week, we’re excited to share an invitation to pause and appreciate the beauty around us from Reverend Jen Bailey, Founder of Faith Matters Network and Co-founder of The People’s Supper. What feels sacred to you? How might you pause to honor it this week?
What Story Are You Telling Yourself?
July 06, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MB“Your past shapes your present. It doesn’t have to define your present.” In this episode snippet, psychotherapist and Frame Co-founder Sage Grazer illuminates the impact of the stories we tell ourselves and how to rewrite them to serve our wellbeing.
Awakening to Our Inner Truth
June 29, 2022 22:01 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBIn this episode snippet, author and renowned life coach Martha Beck illuminates how we can awaken to our inner freedom and live in integrity to sustain it.
Choosing Enduring Dopamine
June 22, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWe often hear that awareness is the greatest agent for change. Our guests teach me it’s also a gift of understanding. Insight around how dopamine influences our behavior is one I carry with me from Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford and Chief of their Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Her description of dopamine deficit states offers a moment of clarity when I find myself engaged in a habit I know doesn't serve me. Habits can be a source of stress or sustenanc...
What Love Makes Possible
June 16, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBWhen Maggie Doyne was 18 she saw a young girl breaking stones to sell in a dried riverbed in Nepal. She was taking a gap year until Hima stopped her in her tracks. All she could think was: “What am I supposed to do? In this moment, in this life? What are we, as a human family, supposed to do and be?” Maggie’s initial calling to send Hima to school was the seed of a mission that soon became the BlinkNow Foundation, which now encompasses a thriving children's home, school, women's center, ...
Awakening to Life’s Beautiful Moments
June 08, 2022 08:05 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MBThis week, we’re illuminating life’s most beautiful moments with an exercise from Dr. BJ Miller, Mettle Health Co-founder and hospice and palliative medicine physician… “Close your eyes and think about this last week. Where — even for a millisecond — did you get the feeling that everything was okay, even if it's falling apart? Oftentimes, it's an aesthetic moment — a sunset, a meal, laughing with a grandkid — some connection to the world where time melts away. There's no need for a pa...
The Distinguishing Characteristic of Elite Leaders
June 04, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBIn leadership, as in life - there’s no greater currency than Trust. Without it, no relationship, let alone team or organization can endure. Reflect for a moment on the last time someone in your inner circle betrayed your trust - How did it make you feel? Likely not great - and regardless of the emotion, it’s a feeling that won’t easily be forgotten. On the flip side, think about a relationship where trust is unequivocal - and the influence that has on your sense of self and the relatio...
Rituals to Cultivate Human Flourishing
June 01, 2022 08:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB“There’s deep interdependence that is a biological reality…When we cultivate healthy habits of mind, it actually changes our brain and our bodies. So, when we show up with another person and we’re kind, it’s not only affecting our biology. It’s going to affect the biology of the person with whom we’re interacting.” Dr.Richard J. Davidson studies human flourishing as the Founder of the Center for Healthy Minds and Healthy Minds Innovations as well as a professor at the University of Wiscon...
The Beauty That Sustains Us
May 26, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBGrowing up, Kathryn Schulz and her sister’s favorite nights were the ones their dad narrated his own stories about the adventures of Yana and Egbert from Rotterdam; A town he chose because he knew it'd make them laugh. The intentionality behind Isaac’s stories are representative of the abundance of love he aspired to share with his daughters — The love Kathryn now shares with her own. This is where Kathryn’s memoir, Lost & Found, begins and ends. In chronicling her experience losing her fa...
How Intention Takes Us From Darkness to Light
May 19, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MB“If we really used good intentions behind everything we did, we would make the world a better place. But, that world can't be a better place and we can't have completely good intentions if we don't know who we are.” Shantell Martin invites us to embark on this journey. Acclaimed visual artist, philosopher, and facilitator, Shantell’s art utilizes questions to inspire self-discovery and the freedom to grow individually and together. We explore how having a pure intention enables our art ...
A Human-Centered Approach To Culture Design
May 18, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 86.5 MBHaving worked with admired leaders and well-established organizations for 33+ years, one thing I’ve learned {about individual & organizational excellence} is that there’s a fundamental difference between what it takes to be a good company and what it takes to be a great company. And, an even greater disparity between what it takes to be a great company and one considered amongst the world’s best. The latter prioritize people and design the type of workplace environments where greatness can...
Love as a Compass Through Loss
May 12, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB“If you are going to live a full life after loss, you have to find your way back to joy,” writes Marisa Renee Lee. In Grief Is Love, she unveils love as the compass to get there. Marisa shares insight on navigating our healing journeys, from giving ourselves permission to grieve to naming our feelings and creating a healing circle of family and friends. Her definition of grief — as “the repeated experience of learning to live in the midst of a significant loss” — helps us cultivate the ...
Honoring Our Connection to Nature
May 04, 2022 10:45 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MB“What the Earth wants and what our bodies and our spirits want is to be connected, in this case reconnected, to where we all come from.” In this episode snippet, Edible Gardens LA Founder Lauri Kranz illuminates our path back to nature and the lessons it offers us. How might you find your center in nature this week? What might you let go of when you do? Editor’s Note: This conversation was recorded via phone in 2019 meaning that the audio isn’t as clear as usual. Lauri’s wisdom is so ...
When Love Creates Freedom
April 28, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB“My calling is to heal; That is my truth.” When Dr.Michele Harper was growing up, two experiences seeded her mission to be a healer — A night in the ER with her brother and a divine voice she heard as a child. It was these awakenings that inspired her to become an ER physician, a journey she captures in her bestselling memoir, The Beauty in Breaking. In our conversation, she shares the lessons on compassion, forgiveness, and strength she’s learned through the healing of her patients an...
Setting the Conditions for Inner Peace
April 21, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBDo you ever feel your body pulling you in the right direction? This inner compass is the facet of Bob Roth’s teachings on Transcendental Meditation that I was most curious about…How does TM help us access it? “It’s the nature of life, given the opportunity, to grow,” he says. “With the body, you set up the conditions, it will heal itself. But, it’s all about setting up the conditions.” Bob illuminates how tapping into this innermost part of ourselves amplifies everything from our crea...
Why 'Love' is The Prerequisite to Excellence
April 19, 2022 17:24 - 1 hour - 115 MBFew understand the depth of individual and organizational excellence as Marcus Buckingham - For 3+ decades, his work has had a singular focus to explore the hidden dimensions of greatness; and in this episode - he rejoins Moe to demonstrate why "love" is the essence of high performance - both personally and professionally.
In the Presence of Beauty
April 13, 2022 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MB“Beauty is a core moral value. It’s an essential piece of how we stay resilient and find joy, even with all the difficulties of life.” In this episode snippet, On Being’s Krista Tippett shares how her conversation partners, from poets to physicists, unveil beauty’s vitality.
How did your experiences shape you?
April 06, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MB“The same person can organize in different ways depending on the signals they get early in life. That’s why — What happened to you? — is so important. The timing and nature of these experiences plays a major role in how you unfold as a human being.” In this episode snippet, Dr. Bruce Perry, acclaimed neuroscientist, child psychiatrist, and co-author of What Happened to You?, illuminates how our experiences shape our brain development and thus our worldview and behavior. This week, when ...