Show Notes
Sick of all the shouting and noise out there? Then good news. Steve Burns is back and he’s making a podcast with you. Not for you -- with you. Starting September 17, tune in as Steve sits down with some really smart folks for genuine and respectful conversations about all the big, messy questions of being alive in an ever-harder world. There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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