The Atlantic releases The way to Preserve Time podcast

The Atlantic is at this time launching the fifth season of its fashionable How To podcast collection with The way to Preserve Time, an exploration of our relationship with time and reclaim it. For the brand new season, The Atlantic’s Becca Rashid returns as co-host (and producer), now joined by Atlantic contributing author Ian Bogost. The way to Preserve Time follows the present’s previous seasons, which have explored such associated subjects as construct a contented life (with Arthur C. Brooks), speak to individuals (with Julie Beck), and begin over (with Olga Khazan).

Over the course of six episodes, in The way to Preserve Time, Becca and Ian will look into basic questions round our relationship with time, together with why we are able to really feel like there’s by no means sufficient time in a day; what cultural myths get in the way in which of utilizing time to construct connections; why so many people are compelled to report time and doc our lives; and even how an understanding of theoretical physics can inform our relationship with time, the universe, and ourselves.

The primary episode, which is now out there, discusses the time-maximizing myths of the fashionable period––notably, the concept some excellent future exists wherein we’re “on prime of every part” and our time is totally in our management. The writer Oliver Burkeman argues that this romantic pondering is precisely what makes it difficult to keep away from future-focused pondering and simply lean into the second. The episode additional explores rethink time wasted as time nicely spent.

With an purpose to make self-reflection and introspection an important part of every day life, the How To collection offers insights from social scientists, writers, and a variety of specialists on how to consider our lives, how to consider ourselves, and reside nicely with others. The fifth season arrives because the fruits of an formidable 12 months of audio choices at The Atlantic. In Might, The Atlantic relaunched its flagship podcast, Radio Atlantic, with Hanna Rosin as the brand new host. Earlier within the 12 months was the launch of the narrative podcast Holy Week, hosted by Vann R. Newkirk II, concerning the uprisings that adopted the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and the way these seven days––probably the most fiery, disruptive, and contentious weeks in American historical past––diverted the course of a social revolution.

Episodes of The way to Preserve Time will likely be launched every Monday, and listeners can subscribe right here or wherever they hearken to podcasts.

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