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Conversations on Flourishing

Long-form conversations with academics, artists, and business leaders. Each interview explores how love, learn, and play have shaped their lives — and the questions that make those lives possible: flourishing, false narratives, religious literacy.

Rembrandt van Rijn's The Night Watch

Episode One

The Midnight Philosopher

An interview with philosopher Matthew Nini, PhD, on night thinking, wonder, AI, learning, and serious play.

Golden radiance over mountains and a lotus flower

Episode Two

Sonic Alchemy

An interview with Lana Jade on AI music, alchemy, self-love, learning, play, and human flourishing.

Course catalog materials and mechanical drawing tools arranged on a warm desk

Episode Three

The Deep Water of Parent University

An interview with Michael O'Neal on Parent University, love, learning, play, unity, service, and lifelong learning.

A warm evening family table with an open book, child drawings, wooden blocks, and Utah mountains outside the window

Episode Four

An Evening With a Flourishing Family

Christophe Porot speaks with Daniel and Natalie Gundersen about family, time, children, play, inner longings, and the love, learn, play mindset.