What is a Good Life?

Mark McCartney

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What is a Good Life? is a podcast about the questions that shape our lives: how we live, who we become, and what truly matters. For the past five years, I've asked more than 300 people one deceptively simple question: What is a good life? There isn't a single answer. Instead, each conversation offers a different way of seeing the world—through stories, ideas, struggles, joys, and moments of hard-earned wisdom. Together, they form a richer picture of what it means to be human. Whether you're searching for clarity, purpose, or simply a thoughtful conversation, this podcast is an invitation to re...

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Recent episodes

  • What is a Good Life? #189 - What Your Dreams Are Trying to Tell You with Toko-pa TurnerSep 15, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min
  • What is a Good Life? #188 - Your One Wild & Precious Life with Laura CostelloSep 1, 2026 · 58 min
  • What is a Good Life? #187 - Artist, Merchant, Seeker with Ewan TownheadAug 25, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
  • What is a Good Life? #186 - Self-Sovereignty, Surveillance, and the Body as Art with OONAAug 18, 2026 · 59 min
  • What is a Good Life? #185 - Sarah Marquis on Fear, Instinct, and Surviving Alone in the WildAug 11, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
  • What is a Good Life? #184 - Resting in the Core of My Identity with Dr. Miriam MeckelJul 21, 2026 · 47 min
  • What is a Good Life? #183 - When Fear Becomes My Partner with Ralf WetzelJul 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
  • What is a Good Life? #182 - Cities That Make Us Happier with Lior SteinbergJul 7, 2026 · 56 min
  • What is a Good Life? #181 - Finding Peace Within Myself with Kadam Adam StarrJun 30, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
  • What is a Good Life? #180 - The Art of a Meaningful Life with Karen L. Jacob, PhDJun 23, 2026 · 60 min

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