We’re thrilled to announce that the Templeton Ideas Podcast has reached an important milestone: 250,000 downloads and counting! Thanks to our growing fanbase, our podcast continues to bring the awe and wonder straight to your headphones and speakers.
Launched in March 2023, the Templeton Ideas podcast is a biweekly interview show about the most awe-inspiring ideas in our world and the people who investigate them. Hosted by Foundation staff member Thomas Burnett, the podcast has released 53 episodes.
In honor of this milestone, we wanted to share our top five most listened-to conversations. Our complete list of episodes is available on Apple, Spotify, and Castbox, where you can subscribe to hear new episodes as they are released every other Thursday.
Gretchen Rubin
Author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin joins the podcast to discuss how she became a writer and how a case of pink eye led her to investigate the human senses.
Ann Merchant
Science and entertainment expert Ann Merchant joins the podcast to explain how Dune screenwriter Jon Spaihts and other film creators have integrated scientific inspiration with creative storytelling.
Meghan Sullivan
Philosopher Meghan Sullivan joins the podcast to discuss if studying philosophy can actually make you a better person.
Sara Walker
Astrobiologist Sara Walker joins the podcast to explain how the search for alien life is related to the origins of life and whether we are more likely to find microbes on other planets or intelligent life.
Michael Muthukrishna
Economic psychologist Michael Muthukrishna joins the podcast to discuss the four fundamental laws of life that govern every human society and form of life.
Curious to hear more? Listen to more episodes of the Templeton Ideas podcast here. Don’t forget to leave us a review!
