407: Krista Tippett on Being Human

<p>Krista Tippett is the host of On Being, the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast.&nbsp;On Being opens up the animating questions at the center of human life.&nbsp;What does it mean to be human and how do we want to live?&nbsp;Krista is the author of “Speaking of Faith:&nbsp;Why Religion Matters” and “Einstein’s God:&nbsp;Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit.”</p><p>In this episode, Eric and Krista talk about what it means to be human and the importance of learning to listen when asking the big questions in life.</p><p><strong>If you need help with or are looking for support in working with your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, check out&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.oneyoufeed.net/coach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The One You Feed&nbsp;Coaching Program</strong></a><strong>. To learn more and to schedule a free 30-minute call with Eric, visit&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://oneyoufeed.net/coach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>oneyoufeed.net/coach</strong></a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Krista Tippett and I Discuss Being Human and …</strong></p><ul><li>Her work as a journalist trying to bring humanness to the stories</li><li>How science and religion ask different questions&nbsp;</li><li>Listening is a spiritual virtue that we need to cultivate</li><li>The big question of what it means to be human</li><li>Loving and living life’s questions</li><li>Paradox and ambiguity of human existence</li><li>Having a reverence for mystery</li><li>Depression as a black pandora’s box</li><li>The things that go wrong for us become part of our gifts to