Alive With Steve Burns

Steve speaks with Maitland about why it's so difficult to talk about sex.

Leela Prasad chats with Steve as he wonders about the different ways humans worship.

Steve catches up with his good friend, Wayne Coyne, to chat about what it means to be successful.

Steve and Jamie discuss what it means to be real and be human in a world of manufactured authenticity.

Julie and Steve dig deep into their emotions, their experience, and the science as they discuss the big question: What is dying?

In this episode, psychotherapist Megan Devine breaks down the truth about loss, why we're so uncomfortable with it, and how our culture gets grief completely wrong.

What happens when you achieve everything you thought would make you feel worthy… but it doesn't? Blake Mycoskie was a nationally ranked tennis player, a successful entrepreneur by 19, and eventually the co-founder of TOMS Shoes.

Steve sits down with media psychology expert Rebecca Tukachinsky-Forster to break down parasocial relationships, the one-sided connections we form with TV hosts, creators, and public figures.

Megan and Steve work through the anxieties, fantasies, and obsessions that we bring to our relationship with money.

Adam Savage on critical thinking and truth in a post-truth world. Adam Savage sits down with Steve to discuss the future of facts in an increasingly post-truth world, and he gives us a peek inside his legendary workshop.

Is depression actually increasing-or are we misunderstanding what it really is? Steve Burns sits down with psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Jessi Gold to unpack why depression is often confused with everyday sadness, burnout, or stress.

Nearly 30% of households in the United States are now single-person homes. In this episode, Steve Burns talks with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg about why more people are living alone than ever before.

Angela Santomero and Tracy Paige Johnson, the creative forces behind Blue's Clues, join Steve Burns for a 30-year reunion that goes far beyond nostalgia.

Malala Yousafzai joins Steve Burns for an intimate, wide-ranging conversation about surviving the Taliban, winning the Nobel Peace Prize at 17, and growing up under a global spotlight as "the bravest girl in the world."

The legendary Bill Nye joins Steve Burns for an honest, fun, and - occasionally unsettling - conversation about one deceptively simple question: how do people decide what's true?

In this episode of Alive with Steve Burns, Steve sits down with journalist and firearms expert Stephen Gutowski for a calm, clear-eyed conversation about how guns came to occupy such a powerful place in American life.

Daryl Davis shares his incredible experience of engaging right-wing extremists with Steve-and how he convinced hundreds of them to change their minds through listening and conversation.

In this episode, Steven talks with death doula Alua Arthur about how to prepare for the end of life before it becomes an emergency, and why doing so is one of the most generous things you can do for the people you love.

What does masculinity actually mean in a world where the old rules no longer apply? Social scientist Richard Reeves joins the show for a clear-eyed, data-driven conversation about why so many men feel untethered.

In this episode, Steve talks with historian and writer Molly Worthen about the strange, magnetic force we call charisma and why it's having such a moment right now.

Ro swings by to chat with Steve about tech, economics, and how we can ensure innovation serves everyone.