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Not Dead Yet

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Football
Family
Comedy
Vocation and Profession
Chris Pratt
Amy Coney Barrett
Country Music
Pursuit Of Happiness
Walter Russell Mead
Seculosity
Hockey
Cancer
Mortality
Music
Fertility / Birth Rates
Mitch Daniels
Olympics
Baseball
Friendship
Conan O'brien

We’re all dying, but some of us have been brought face to face with that reality. Reflecting on this certainty is part of a life well lived. However long we’ve got, it’s up to each of us to redeem the time. In this new podcast, hosts Ben Sasse and Chris Stirewalt talk with their guests about lives lived with gratitude, grit, and joy.

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The guys get fancy when Andrew Roberts, Baron Roberts of Belgravia, joins the pod. (Again with the historians.) The guys talk about Churchill and the Special Relationship between the United States and Great Britain. What was Churchill’s political phi... more

Everyone knows the Warrior Poets get the headlines, but do Warrior Historians deserve the recognition? Do free societies produce better soldiers? How do leaders know when to be disagreeable? H.R. McMaster joins the guys to talk about the history of t... more

Everything’s great and nobody’s happy? Megan joins the guys to talk about affluenza. Each generation has to figure it out — so take some risks, make some bad decisions, and embrace scar tissue.

History, storytelling, and America, baby! Ken Burns joins the guys to talk about the work he’s done to translate the American experience to a wide audience. What makes a good documentary? What’s the deal with professional historians? Is “The Ashokan ... more

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Recent Guests

HR McMaster
Former National Security Advisor, historian, retired Army General
U.S. Army / Former National Security Advisor
Episode: H.R. McMaster
Megan McArdle
Author and journalist, contributor and columnist
Megan McArdle (journalist)
Episode: Megan McArdle
Ken Burns
Award-winning documentary filmmaker known for PBS series on American history
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Episode: Ken Burns
Dana Gioia
Poet, former Poet Laureate of California, former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts
Poet Laureate of California; former NEA Chairman
Episode: Dana Gioia
Jeffrey Rosen
Legal scholar, former president and CEO of the National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center
Episode: Jeffrey Rosen
Katherine Boyle
Tech founder and writer, involved in Silicon Valley circles and tech policy
Redpoint Ventures / SV tech ecosystem (implied)
Episode: Katherine Boyle
David Zahl
Author of Seculosity; founder of Mockingbird Ministries
Mockingbird Ministries; Charlottesville, Virginia
Episode: David Zahl
Jack Harbaugh
Retired football coach, father of John and Jim Harbaugh
Football coach (Western Kentucky, Michigan, etc.)
Episode: Jack and John Harbaugh
John Harbaugh
Head coach of the Baltimore Ravens (NFL)
Baltimore Ravens
Episode: Jack and John Harbaugh

Hosts

Ben Sasse
Former U.S. Senator and current AEI fellow; co-host of the show.
Chris Stirewalt
Political commentator and co-host; former political editor at public affairs outlets.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 839 ratings
  • This is the Good Life

    Sasse and Stirewalt are the Batman and Robin of Podcast polemic, defending what is good, true, and beautiful through conversation rather than controversy. Not Dead Yet is a wide array of insight and perspective that hits so many bullseyes across culture that everyone should invest a few hours in experiencing its richness. This podcast is a fountain of soul refreshing discussion; a picture of the good life experienced in conversation and the intentionality words - Good men, speaking well!

    Also,... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    meshugina
    United States23 days ago
  • A Gift

    This podcast challenges one to think big, and to think critically. It is a wonderful gift to listen to. Thank-you

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ruth Crops
    United Statesa month ago
  • Profound and Fun!

    Sasse and Stirewalt cover topics that make you think in ways that make you laugh. Ben Sasse won’t be with us much longer, so hearing his insights, wisdom, and wit is a bittersweet experience that is worth more than listening to just about anything else. You’ll leave bigger and happier than you came.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    An Authenticated User
    United Statesa month ago
  • Impact

    Ben and Chris your words have impact, and now more than ever. Thank you for what your’e doing and the impact it’s making on me and my family. Also just finished The Vanishing American Adult. Absolutely amazing.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JameyJameyJameyJamey
    United States2 months ago
  • Thank you!

    The message you are communicating is the desperate message our culture needs, specifically men. Thank you for the diversity of guest and subjects. Love the Harbaugh show. Of course if I had it to again I too would be a football coach too!! Blessings to you both and praying for you, Ben!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ntcowboy
    United States2 months ago

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Guests are high-caliber and topics are timely and meaningful.
Provides thoughtful, faith-informed conversations with wide-ranging guests.
Balanced, humane, and inspirational; mixes humor with serious insights.

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Ken Burns
Q: But my final question for you, before Ben takes us out, what stands out most to you about your chronological approach to history and storytelling?
Burns responds by highlighting the chronological snobbery idea, stressing that you should balance simplicity with complexity, layer information thoughtfully, and resist forcing a single 'correct' narrative, instead embracing multiple viewpoints within a historical tapestry.
Dana Gioia
Q: Could you share a personal example of how memorizing poetry affected your outlook or teaching approach?
Memorizing and reciting poems fosters muscle memory for language, makes poetry feel tangible in the body, and creates a shared cultural experience that can energize classrooms and communities.
Dana Gioia
Q: What do you see as the core purpose of poetry in education, and how can we make it more accessible and less elite?
The core purpose is to cultivate linguistic mastery and a love of language by teaching poetry as a living practice that connects to daily life, memory, and community, rather than as a specialized academic pursuit.
Dana Gioia
Q: Dana, can you help us define poetry across multiple dimensions beyond the obvious high culture versus pop culture divide?
Poetry should be seen as a distinctive linguistic technique that engages the whole person, blending sound, meaning, memory, and imagination so that language becomes a living experience rather than a purely cognitive exercise.
Katherine Boyle
Q: How do you see technology and family intersecting in the future?
She outlines a hopeful view that technology, including remote work and AI, can support families and enable women to balance career and child-rearing, potentially returning work to the home and empowering larger families.

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The show features intimate conversations with a range of high-profile guests, focused on mortality, gratitude, faith, and living a meaningful life. Across episodes, hosts explore technology, politics, science, culture, and art through personal stories, wisdom, and humor, often weaving in faith and civic virtue. Notable strengths include a thoughtful, humane tone, a willingness to tackle tough topics with candor, and a balanced blend of public intellect and everyday life reflections that can be uplifting for listeners seeking purpose-driven dialogue and practical life lessons.

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1. HR McMaster
2. Megan McArdle
3. Ken Burns
4. Dana Gioia
5. Jeffrey Rosen
6. Katherine Boyle
7. David Zahl
8. Jack Harbaugh

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