Best Ben Goldsmith Podcasts (2026)

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Rewilding back to the Ice Age with Nikita Zimov 37:47

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"I don't want to make a zoo. I don't to take care of those animals for eternity, I want them to live on their own and in order to have a sustainable ecosystem it's extremely important to have all niches filled in this ecosystem." In the place of the vast Siberian tundras were once great grasslands teeming with wildlife, until early humans hunted th…

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Is the US in a Political Revolution? (with Ian Bremmer) 1:05:31

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Ian Bremmer joins Preet to break down his annual Top Risks report and the biggest geopolitical threats shaping 2026. Bremmer is the founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. They discuss the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, the new “Donroe Doctrine” of U.S. foreign policy, and why a political revolution in the U.S. ranks as the top risk. Then, Preet…

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Inside the Case Against Maduro 13:39

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What does the U.S. capture and prosecution of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro reveal about presidential power, immunity, and the limits of the law? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss many legal issues raised by Maduro’s apprehension and indictment: Is this really a drug-trafficking case, a foreign polic…

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370. The Dangerous Cost of Not Understanding Each Other - William Doherty 1:23:48

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William J. Doherty is an educator, researcher, therapist, speaker, author, consultant, and community organizer. He is Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program in the Department of Family Social Science, College of Education and Human Development, at the University of Minnesota, where he is also an adjunct Professor in the D…

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Tensie Whelan: Innovation 37:13

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Tensie Whelan is Distinguished Professor of Practice at NYU Stern School of Business. Her 25 year career spans journalism, environmental nonprofits, and academia, and she's dedicated to proving that sustainability drives financial value. In this episode, she joins Jenn to explain why we need to reframe decarbonisation as innovation. The transformat…

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Jim Murphy: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life 49:38

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What is your definition of success? The same mental habits that drive stadium-shaking victories can also lead to a profound sense of emptiness long after the roar of the crowd has faded. So it's important to ask yourself: What brings the most meaning to your life? What makes you feel most alive? And when life really hands it to you, what makes you …

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369. We've Declared War on Kindness Around the World - Jamil Zaki 1:36:46

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Today’s conversation is an invitation to recover a lost technology—the discipline of real understanding. We explore why our confidence in “getting” other people is often the very thing blocking connection, and how a more humble, rigorous form of empathy can change the quality of our relationships, our leadership, and even our society. This episode …

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Raging Moderates: How Trump Remade American in Just One Year 52:59

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This week, while Stay Tuned is on break, we’re bringing you a special episode of the Vox Media podcast The Raging Moderates, hosted by author and professor Scott Galloway and political strategist and Fox News’s The Five co-host Jessica Tarlov. They break down how Trump’s return to office in 2025 reshaped the presidency, the economy, and U.S. instit…

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Ep. 048: Wilder Purbeck - Connecting a Community to the "Super National Nature Reserve" 1:08:04

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In this pre‑Christmas episode, hosts Chloe and Tom sit down with Tom Clark and Alex Brocklesby from the National Trust at Purbeck. Purbeck is one of the UK’s most biodiverse areas, yet many residents remain disconnected from the nature on their doorstep. Tom and Alex explain how varied geology; including Pool Harbour, chalk ridges and heathlands, c…

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Henry Abbott: Why Star Athletes Are Getting Injured More Than Ever 1:05:39

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A modern mystery haunts professional sports: Why are today's star athletes—who are bigger, faster, and stronger than ever—getting injured at such catastrophic rates? The glory days when all-stars like Cal Ripkin Jr. played 2,632 consecutive games seem far behind us. These days, promising careers are tragically cut short by horrific injuries televis…

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Can We All Be 10% Happier? (with Dan Harris) 1:07:26

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How can we make our disagreements more productive? This week, 10% Happier founder Dan Harris joins Preet Bharara to discuss how small consistent habits can change your life, how best to avoid echo chambers, and the key to healthy disagreements. Then, Preet answers your questions on what it’s like for prosecutors to see people they’ve convicted get …

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The crisis facing the curlew with Mary Colwell 35:35

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"If it quacked like a Duck, to be honest I don't think we’d be that excited about it but because it sings like an angel and it looks so beautiful and it lives in liminal spaces - these wetland areas where we don’t really feel at home - all those things add together to make the Curlew a very mysterious and very loved bird." In this episode Ben Golds…

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Trump's Law of War 12:06

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Is the United States at war with Venezuela? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the legality of the U.S.’s oil tanker seizure and the strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boats. Plus, if survivors remain after a strike, what does the law require the United States to do? In the full ep…

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368. NFL LEGEND: If You Keep Loving Like This, Every Relationship Will Fail 1:36:17

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NFL legend Steve Young joins The Greg McKeown Podcast to discuss his book "The Law of Love," exploring a pivotal moment when Stephen Covey helped him shift from a transactional, self-focused mindset to one centered on unconditional love during his difficult early years replacing Joe Montana. The conversation delves into how reducing "transactional …

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Who Gets To Rewrite History? (with Jill Lepore) 1:06:04

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Is any historical decision in America truly settled? This week, historian, Harvard law professor, and The New Yorker staff writer, Jill Lepore, joins Preet Bharara to discuss the intersection between history and the law, how often laws should evolve, and why Lepore thinks the Constitution should be easier to amend. Then, Preet answers your question…

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Zoe Haseman: Talk Less, Do More 35:23

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Zoe Haseman: Talk Less, Do More Zoe Haseman is the Head of Sustainability for Infrastructure at EQT Partners. In this episode, she joins Jenn to discuss why this moment calls for proving sustainability's value rather than talking about it, how to build relationships that embed change in portfolio companies, and why keeping things simple often deliv…

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Trump v. The Press (with Erwin Chemerinsky) 14:06

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What happens to a free press when a president takes steps that could discourage critical coverage? This week on the Insider podcast, Preet is joined by Erwin Chemerinsky, constitutional law expert and Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, while Joyce is out. In an excerpt from the conversation, they discuss the Trump administration’s record on the…

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Donnie Yance: Why Microdosing is More Effective Than Macrodosing 1:15:31

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Is microdosing more effective than macrodosing? While heavy-handed megadoses of synthetic pharmaceuticals attempt to dominate a single biochemical pathway, microdoses of synergistic botanticals can stimulate the body to normalize, balance and heal itself. Meanwhile, much of modern medicine has devolved into a game of manipulating numbers on blood t…

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“The Epstein Elite” (with Anand Giridharadas) 1:22:25

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What do the Epstein emails reveal about our nation’s elite class? This week, writer, political analyst, and founder of the Substack publication, The Ink, Anand Giridharadas, joins Preet to unpack his latest article, “How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails.” Then, Preet answers your questions about President Trump’s …

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Liberating Michigan's mighty Boardman-Ottaway river with Frank Dituri and Brett Fessel 35:39

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"We thought the project was over... We would lose the trust of the public and they were sceptical to begin with. We stuck together." Michigan's mighty Boardman-Ottaway River has been liberated by the removal of four huge concrete dams, thanks to decades of hard work by Frank Dituri and Brett Fessell. In this episode you'll hear all about this stagg…

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From National Guard Tragedy to Immigration Battle 10:56

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Is President Trump weaponizing the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C., to further his immigration agenda? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down Trump’s latest plan to pause all migration from what he’s calling “third world countries,” after an Afghan man shot two members of the West Virgin…

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Episode 2: Fucking Capitalism with Dr Hannah Forsyth 1:18:31

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The Long Game 58:09

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This week, we are sharing the latest episode of a new weekly national security and foreign policy podcast: The Long Game, hosted by Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer. Jake and Jon discuss MBS’s visit to the White House and what Saudi Arabia walked away with after meeting with Trump. A major corruption scandal inside Zelensky’s government just as Washingt…

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Why Training for Resilience Could Save Your Life 1:46:06

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As soon as you think you have it all figured out, absolutely everything can change in an instant. What do you do when out of nowhere, life hands you a serious injury or diagnosis? In this episode, I'll be sharing hard‑won insights from recovery after being sidelined in a serious high speed hit‑and‑run wreck. We'll explore: Why it's best to train fo…

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Are We Sleep Walking Into a War With Venezuela? (with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer) 59:43

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Are we Sleep Walking into a War with Venezuela? Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer, former national security advisors to the president and co-hosts of “The Long Game” podcast, join Preet to discuss the escalating situation in Venezuela, including the Trump administration’s consideration of airstrikes, the possibility of targeting Nicolás Maduro, and the l…

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188. What no one told you about the female brain with Dr. Sarah McKay. 1:04:14

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For too long, women have been told their brains are "broken" or that every struggle is just hormones. In this episode, we shift that narrative. Dr. Sarah McKay — Oxford-trained neuroscientist and author of The Women's Brain Book, Baby Brain, and Brain Health For Dummies — joins me to break down what's really going on in the female brain. We talk ab…

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Restoring Britain's wildest coast with Sandy Luk 29:43

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"Our seas around the UK are so busy. There are so many different activities that happen on it, from fishing to offshore wind, to cabling, to shipping... so looking after and building space for restoration and regeneration and reseeding the sea is so important." On this episode of Rewilding the World Ben Goldsmith is joined by Sandy Luk about the Ma…

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The Epstein Files Fight 15:32

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Could the fight over the Epstein files mark a turning point for MAGA? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break with President Trump over his administration’s stonewalling of the release of Epstein documents. They also react to Trump’s directive to his Justice Departmen…

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Ep. 047: Monmouth Floods Discussion 30:48

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Guest: Tom Johnstone – Founder of We Are Nature Based Host: Tom Constable (co‑founder of The Grange Project) Episode overview In this special episode, Tom Constable talks to flood‑management expert Tom Johnstone about the catastrophic flooding that recently hit Monmouthshire and large parts of Wales. We explore what drove the event, whether it was …

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Bonus: How to thrive this winter if you struggle with seasonal depression. 5:29

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Feeling a little off as the days get shorter and colder? You're not alone! In this bonus episode, we're diving into seasonal depression (aka the winter blues) — what it is, why it happens, and how to recognize the signs. I'm sharing cozy, practical, and playful ways to lift your mood and thrive during the darker months — from light therapy and gett…

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The 1929 Stock Market Crash: Can It Happen Again? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) 1:04:28

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What can the 1929 stock market crash teach us today? This week, New York Times columnist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Preet Bharara to unpack his latest book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash In Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation, drawing on eight years of research and access to never-before-seen historical documents. Then, Pre…

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187: Quiet your inner critic and build confidence with Dr. Rachel Goldsmith Turow. 50:17

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Do you have an inner critic that's always judging, shaming, or demanding perfection? You know — that little voice that quietly shapes how you see yourself and move through the world. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you! Today I'm joined by Dr. Rachel Goldsmith Turow, clinical psychologist, researcher, mindfulness and compassion teacher…

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Tariffs and Presidential Power 13:49

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Will the Supreme Court expand presidential powers once again? In an excerpt from this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the oral arguments before the Court over President Trump’s tariff policy — specifically, how much power a president has to levy tariffs under emergency-powers laws. In the full episode, Preet and Joy…

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Ben Goldsmith: Bioabundance 34:21

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Ben Goldsmith is an environmentalist, financier, and advocate for rewilding who has spent decades at the intersection of conservation and investment. In this episode he shares his unique perspective on how finance can support ecological renewal, how rewilding is revolutionising conservation, and how investors can tap into nature recovery as an emer…

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Josh Trent: How to Build Emotional Resilience in the Age of Distraction 1:32:21

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How do you build agency and resilience in a world that profits from your distraction? How can we live with authenticity when everything feels fake? What if the hardest parts of being human are actually just a result of cultural conditioning, quietly shaping your life from the shadows of your subconscious mind? On today’s show, we go deep with my fr…

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Ep. 046: Healing in the Wild with Jo Robert, CEO Wilderness Foundation UK 1:01:01

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In episode 46 of The Wilder Podcast, hosts Chloe and Tom explore how wild places heal people and ecosystems. Their guest is Jo Roberts, CEO of the Wilderness Foundation UK. Jo shares how her childhood in South Africa fostered a deep respect for wilderness, how trauma influenced her career path, and why she believes access to nature should be a basi…