Archive - Converging Dialogues

#508 - The Continuing Crisis of Boyhood: A Dialogue with Leonard Sax

Listen now (52 mins) | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Leonard Sax about the continued crisis of boyhood.

Sep 28 • Converging Dialogues

52:02

#507 - Demagogues and Democracies: A Dialogue with John Keane

Listen now (48 mins) | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with John Keane about demagogues and despots.

Sep 21 • Converging Dialogues

47:29

#506 - Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics: A Dialogue with Robin Waterfield & John Sellars

Listen now (78 mins) | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Robin Waterfield and John Sellars on their new translation of Aristotle’s…

Sep 15 • Converging Dialogues

1:17:55

August 2026

#505 - The Brain Is Not A Machine: A Dialogue with Romain Brette

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Romain Brette about the brain and various theoretical concepts in neuroscience.

Aug 31 • Converging Dialogues

2:05:58

#504 - Global Perspectives of the American Revolution: A Dialogue with Sarah Pearsall

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Sarah Pearsall about the global perspectives of the American Revolution.

Aug 24 • Converging Dialogues

1:03:09

#503 - Gerrymandering: Our Insidious Downfall?: A Dialogue with David Daley

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with David Daley about gerrymandering and political redistricting in the United States.

Aug 16 • Converging Dialogues

1:12:07

#502 - Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing: A Dialogue with Mark Solms

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Mark Solms on Freud and the curative power of psychoanalysis.

Aug 2 • Converging Dialogues

1:47:30

July 2026

#501 - The Origin of Sex: A Dialogue with Lixing Sun

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Lixing Sun about the origins of sex in many species.

Jul 28 • Converging Dialogues

1:09:03

#500 - Gerontocracy In America: A Dialogue with Samuel Moyn

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Samuel Moyn about gerontocracy in America.

Jul 12 • Converging Dialogues

1:13:09

#499 - Why Nothing Works: A Dialogue with Marc Dunkelman

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Marc Dunkelman about progressives and policy ideas for growth.

Jul 5 • Converging Dialogues

1:12:55

June 2026

#498 - The Invention of Yesterday: A Dialogue with Tamim Ansary

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Tamim Ansary about a global history of humans through time.

Jun 28 • Converging Dialogues

1:23:59

#497 - The Sleepless Ape: A Dialogue with David Samson

Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Davis Samson on the evolution of sleep.

Jun 21 • Converging Dialogues

1:45:10

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