Sasha Sagan, For Small Creatures Such As We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Sasha Sagan joins Tayo in the Study today in advance of her appearance in North Dakota for an upcoming Brave Conversations events. What is the basis of our beliefs? Outside of a particular religious t...
17 Sep 49min
Ari King, Jorge Luis Borges and the labyrinths of life
In this episode of The Study Podcast, Ari King and Tayo Basquiat discuss their reading of the short story “The Garden of Forking Paths” by author Jorge Luis Borges as well as some of the larger themes...
1 Sep 30min
Bill Macauley, Mindfulness for Writing, Writing for Mindfulness
In this episode of The Study Podcast, Bill Macauley shares his experience and insights from both his career teaching writing and his mindfulness practice. What happens when the work of writing shifts ...
20 Aug 54min
Chip Hauss, Building Peace Where You Live
In this episode of The Study Podcast, Tayo welcomes Chip Hauss to discuss how we all can be engaged in the work of building peace where we live--in our relationships, workplace, neighborhood, communit...
4 Aug 42min
Serge Danielson-Francois, The Work of Justice
In this episode of The Study Podcast, Serge Danielson-Francois offers some thoughts and questions on the idea of justice, work that he’s pursuing through close readings of philosophers Emmanuel Levina...
23 Juli 18min
Colleen Shogan, In Pursuit: Essays on the American Experiment
Joining Tayo in The Study is Colleen Shogan for a discussion of the National Archives, as she was the 11th archivist of the United States, and her current project called "In Pursuit" with an organizat...
7 Juli 55min
Marcie Woehl, Public Intellectualism for All at Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, ND opens July 4, 2026, and in this episode of The Study Podcast we talk with Marcie Woehl, manager of public programming and education at the lib...
18 Juni 45min
Commander William C. Spears, Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy
Commander William C. Spears visits The Study to talk about his book Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy. What makes Stoic philosophy such a good fit for those serving in the military? How might this phil...
2 Juni 57min
