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Aspen Ideas to Go is a show about bold ideas that will open your mind. Featuring compelling conversations with the world’s top thinkers and doers from a diverse range of disciplines, Aspen Ideas to Go gives you front-row access to the Aspen Ideas Festival.

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Latest Episodes

Investing in women’s sports is an increasingly appealing and sound business decision, but the sector still has a lot of room for growth. When someone like WNBA star Caitlin Clark comes along, audiences boom and the league benefits. But what happens w... more

Conversations about wellness and our bodies usually don’t focus on what makes all movement possible – our muscles. But these parts of us are more complex than we give them credit for and tied to our overall health in nuanced ways. How we think about ... more

Writer Pico Iyer stumbled into a lifelong practice of periodic retreat and reflection after he lost nearly everything in a 1990 wildfire that burned his family’s house down. A friend suggested that he recuperate at a Benedictine monastery near Big Su... more

Aspen Ideas to Go teamed up with our friends at the podcast “Life in Seven Songs” for this special episode recorded live at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Host Sophie Bearman interviews NPR host and reporter Mary Louise Kelly about seven songs that tell a... more

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Recent Guests

Christine Brennan
A national sports columnist for USA Today and commentator for CNN, ABC News, and PBS. Author of eight books, including On Her Game, a biography of Caitlin Clark.
USA Today
Episode: When Women Run the Game
Carol Stiff
President of Women's Sports Network and former vice president of programming and acquisitions at ESPN, leading women's sports programming growth over 30 years.
Women's Sports Network
Episode: When Women Run the Game
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett
Founder and CEO of Next3, governor of Gotham FC, and strategic advisor to the New York Giants, promoting women's sports leagues.
Gotham FC
Episode: When Women Run the Game
Bonnie Tsui
Journalist and author of "On Muscle"
Episode: Muscle Matters with Bonnie Tsui
Elizabeth Cohen
Medical journalist and author of "The Empowered Patient"
Episode: Muscle Matters with Bonnie Tsui
Mary Louise Kelly
NPR reporter and host, author of It Goes So Fast, a memoir about parenthood
NPR
Episode: Mary Louise Kelly’s Life in Seven Songs
Krista Tippett
Creator and host of On Being, focusing on meaning in modern life.
On Being Project
Episode: Hope is a Muscle: Jason Reynolds and Krista Tippett
Jason Reynolds
Author of over 20 books for children and young adults, known for addressing life's challenges.
Episode: Hope is a Muscle: Jason Reynolds and Krista Tippett
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Historian and the 14th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
Episode: Creating Cultural Consciousness

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Tricia Johnson
Host of Aspen Ideas to Go, known for insightful discussions that bring various perspectives on crucial societal issues.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 264 ratings
  • I love the variety of topics and people

    I’ve been listening to this show for a long time and it continues to make the cut in my weekly rotation. Why? Because it covers so many topics. There’s an interesting mix of people in the news and unexpected/unknown (to me) people doing fascinating work.

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    5
    Bookish📚
    United States8 months ago
  • Worst interviewer

    You need to have someone knowledgeable or can at least listen to do this interview. Interviewer is so self involved an important opportunity was lost. The issues the author writes about are pervasive and damaging to our world and the interviewer was truly clueless to this. Listen to Kirista Tippet’s interview if you are interested in Van der Kolk’s work.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    khy414
    United States3 years ago
  • Please improve the sound quality of the speakers.

    Please improve the sound quality of the speakers.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    glimadoll
    United States4 years ago
  • I am so thankful!

    I have always read David Brooks and love his scholarship. I am a huge fan of Kate Bowler. They are both real, thoughtful, caring💗

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    56rick
    United States6 years ago
  • Universe

    Cool!! I do wish that they would make a podcast about the multiverse and more about black holes!

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Digiverse
    United States6 years ago

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Muscle Matters with Bonnie Tsui
Q: Did your father treat you and your brother differently?
Tsui shares that her father treated both her and her brother equally in terms of physical training, which she believes was revolutionary for her upbringing.
Muscle Matters with Bonnie Tsui
Q: What does it mean that strong women are a threat to societal order?
Tsui discusses how society equates physical strength with masculinity, equating femininity with weakness, and how this has historical roots.
Muscle Matters with Bonnie Tsui
Q: Bonnie, make me a muscle.
Tsui explains that this phrase symbolizes both the physical act of displaying strength and serves as a metaphor for broader concepts of strength.
Pico Iyer on Living with Fire
Q: How do you know how to take the next step? How do you know what the next step will look like?
I think much of the time, I don't know. And the longer I've lived, the more I see that life has much wiser plans for me than I have for life.
Mary Louise Kelly’s Life in Seven Songs
Q: What advice do you have for parents wrestling with work trips away from home?
Every person who's a parent has been in a situation where they feel they need to be in two places at once, and that's a universal feeling we all share.

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The content revolves around thought-provoking discussions featuring prominent thinkers, writers, and leaders who explore a variety of pressing societal issues, cultural narratives, and philosophical inquiries. Topics often traverse personal experiences, such as the intersection of hope, community, and individual growth, through the lens of influential stories and innovative ideas. The discussions' depth is augmented by the unique backgrounds of guests, who include artists, scholars, and industry leaders sharing their insights on impactful themes ranging from mental health and education to the transformative power of culture and technology.

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Recent guests on Aspen Ideas to Go include:

1. Christine Brennan
2. Carol Stiff
3. Carolyn Tisch Blodgett
4. Bonnie Tsui
5. Elizabeth Cohen
6. Mary Louise Kelly
7. Krista Tippett
8. Jason Reynolds

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