Episodes
In today’s episode we pause to reflect on the lessons we’ve learned in the first year of The Good Life Podcast. In this retrospective, your host, Sean Murray revisits some of the most impactful guests and topics from 2020.
Published 01/04/21
On today's show, Sean talks with Andrew Kaufman, Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Virginia, and author of the book "Give War & Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times."
Published 12/28/20
On today’s show, we brought back by popular demand, our Mastermind group on Decision Making: Annie Duke, Jake Taylor & Brent Snow.
Published 12/21/20
On today's show, Sean interviews Trey, a former professional musician, the CEO and founder of Better Booch, and an avid value investor too.  
Published 12/14/20
In this episode, Sean Murray talks with Eric Jorgenson about the latter's new book, "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant."
Published 12/07/20
On today’s show, Sean’s guest is a filmmaker and writer, Tiffany Shlain. Tiffany is the author of the book 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day per Week.
Published 11/29/20
On the latest episode of The Good Life, Brian Portnoy shares his new book with Josh Brown entitled, "How I Invest My Money."
Published 11/23/20
TGL038: How to Make Better Decisions with Annie Duke (Personal Development)
Published 11/16/20
On today’s show, Sean talks with Michael Perry, a writer from rural Wisconsin who was so influenced by Montaigne that he wrote a book, “Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles through Philosophy.”
Published 11/09/20
Sean talks with Michael Abrashoff who wrote the book entitled “It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy."
Published 11/02/20
On today’s show my guest is Roman Krznaric, the author of The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-term Thinking. We explore the idea of thinking long-term, and we learn about some very long-term projects.
Published 10/26/20
On today's show, Sean talks with Robert Zaretsky, a professor at University of Houston and the author of "A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus & the Quest for Meaning."
Published 10/19/20
Today’s guest is Nate Bailey. Nate is a former leader in the army, a successful real estate investor, the host of the Championship Leaders podcast and, the author of the book, The 100 Mile Mindset.
Published 10/12/20
On today,s show, Sean talks with Laurie Ann (L.A.) Paul, Professor of Philosophy at Yale and author of Transformative Experience.
Published 10/05/20
On today's show, Sean talks with Blas Moros, a talented writer and the creator of a very popular blog called The Rabbit Hole.
Published 09/28/20
On today’s show, venture capitalist and finance writer, Morgan Housel joins Sean to talk about his new book, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness.
Published 09/21/20
In this episode, Sean talks with Elizabeth Samet who will reveal the compelling narrative of Ulysses Grant’s life with its significant highs and lows.
Published 09/14/20
On today's show, Sean and Jeff will continue to the second part of a double episode on Leadership Lessons from the Lewis Clark Expedition.
Published 09/07/20
On today's show, Sean talks with Jeff Ton, an expert on the expedition, to discuss leadership lessons to emulate from the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Published 08/31/20
TGL026: Mastermind: Decision Making in Times of Uncertainty with Jake Taylor, Brent Snow, and Annie Duke
Published 08/24/20
On today's show, I talk with Andreas Elpidorou, the author of Propelled: How Boredom, Frustration and Anticipation Lead us to the Good Life.
Published 08/17/20
On today's show, I talk with Andrew Roberts, the author of a brilliant one-volume biography of Winston Churchill entitled, Walking with Destiny.
Published 08/10/20
On today's show, Sean talks with Jonathan Clements, the author of How to Think About Money, and runs the HumbleDollar.com website.
Published 08/03/20
On today's show, Sean talks with Bill Burnett, a former designer from Apple, who is now the Executive Director of the Stanford Design Program, and teaches the course called "Designing Your Life"
Published 07/20/20
Today’s show is about Aristotle, one of the earliest and greatest thinkers to take up the subject of the Good Life.
Published 07/06/20