# Sarah Bakewell

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Ep. 52 - Am I An Existentialist?

What does it truly mean to be an existentialist? To fully embrace the label, not just as an idea, but as a way of living. After everything we’ve explored on this podcast, what would it actually look like to let existential thought guide your life? And does such a thing even really exist? In this w…

Stoicism in Action Build a Life You Never Want to Retire From | Ryan Cadwell

Building a life you truly love is more than success, it is really about clarity, emotional discipline, and making decisions that align with your purpose. In this conversation, Ryan Cadwell shares proven strategies for personal growth, leadership, and life design. Discover how asking "Why" seven tim…

On Sartre, Nothingness, and the Life You Pretend to Live | Philosophy for Sleep

You are condemned to be free. There is no human nature to fall back on, no God-given essence waiting to unfold, no script written in advance. You exist first, and only then do you become what you make of yourself. If that thought fills you with dread, you are beginning to understand Jean-Paul Sartr…

On Sartre, Nothingness, and the Life You Pretend to Live | Philosophy for Sleep

Vote on what comes next: https://www.slphilosophyradio.com/vote You are condemned to be free. Fall asleep to the complete philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. There is no human nature to fall back on, no God-given essence waiting to unfold, no script written in advance. You exist first, and only then …

Fibers of Our Being

Grace Klein joins Lacey Squier in conversation about her mutli-faceted journey to life in Ely, including a background in pattern and paper making. Grace is a fiber artist in all senses of the word. They discuss the positive power of reading, and how that shows up in life on the edge of the Wilderne…

676 - Writing while the World is on Fire (Encore)

How do you keep doing creative work when the world is falling apart around you? To sift through the despair and doubt, John welcomes back legendary Scriptnotes guest, writer-turned-psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo. They discuss the many feelings that catastrophic events can bring up in artists, the p…

The Frenchmen with Emily Eakin

A deep-dive into the personal lives of the famed 20th century French theorists (all men) with their newest biographer. References and suggested readings: Emily Eakin. 2026. The Frenchmen: Or, My Life in Theory. Penguin Press. Sarah Bakewell books Ross Douthat. November 2, 2022. How the Right Becam…

Emily Eakin On What Postmodernism Wrought

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.com Emily is a senior editor at the New York Times Book Review. She’s also worked as a senior editor at The New Yorker, an ideas reporter for the NYT, a fashion features writer at Vogue, and a deputy editor of Lin…

The Edition: the new elite

On the podcast this week: In his cover piece for The Spectator, Adrian Wooldridge argues that meritocracy is under attack. He says that the traditional societal pyramid – with the upper class at the top and the lower class at the base – has been inverted by a new culture which prizes virtue over me…