web01.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:13:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) LearningWell Radio - Episodes Tagged with “Learningwell Radio” https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/tags/learningwell%20radio Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:45:00 -0500 LearningWell Radio explores how higher education experiences can lead to improved well-being both on campus and throughout one’s lifetime. Hosted by LearningWell Magazine editor-in-chief Marjorie Malpiede, LearningWell Radio features Our main series, LearningWell Radio, features conversations between LearningWell Magazine editor-in-chief Marjorie Malpiede and higher education leaders, authors, and industry innovators about a wide range of topics relating to higher ed and wellbeing. LearningWell Radio also publishes Invented Here, a series of conversations with faculty, staff, and administrators about how they built the initiatives that transform wellbeing outcomes on their campuses. en-us episodic LearningWell Radio explores how higher education experiences can lead to improved well-being both on campus and throughout one’s lifetime. LearningWell Magazine LearningWell Radio explores how higher education experiences can lead to improved well-being both on campus and throughout one’s lifetime. Hosted by LearningWell Magazine editor-in-chief Marjorie Malpiede, LearningWell Radio features Our main series, LearningWell Radio, features conversations between LearningWell Magazine editor-in-chief Marjorie Malpiede and higher education leaders, authors, and industry innovators about a wide range of topics relating to higher ed and wellbeing. LearningWell Radio also publishes Invented Here, a series of conversations with faculty, staff, and administrators about how they built the initiatives that transform wellbeing outcomes on their campuses. no learningwell, learning, higher, education, higher education, wellbeing, college, colleges, universities, richard miller, marjorie malpiede, dana humphrey, keith buffinton, jean twenge, kelly field, ned laff, scott carlson, sukhwant jhaj, holly white, joe tranquillo LearningWell Magazine eschmidt@learningwellmag.org Love and Flourishing with Matthew Lee, Baylor University https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/20 3db79976-794f-4d77-b37f-2bb3326c1ea0 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:45:00 -0500 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Matthew Lee, a professor at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and the director of the Flourishing Network at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program, discusses the latest paper he co-authored with H.F.P. director Tyler VanderWeele. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 23:15 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Matthew Lee, a professor at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and the director of the Flourishing Network at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program, discusses the latest paper he co-authored with H.F.P. director Tyler VanderWeele. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Matthew Lee, a professor at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and the director of the Flourishing Network at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program, discusses the latest paper he co-authored with H.F.P. director Tyler VanderWeele.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Matthew Lee, a professor at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and the director of the Flourishing Network at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program, discusses the latest paper he co-authored with H.F.P. director Tyler VanderWeele.

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]]> The Future of Holistic Higher Education with Richard Arum, University of California Irvine https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/19 e8371405-b6c8-41fb-8db2-b3736d83ecef Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:45:00 -0500 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, sociologist and professor Richard Arum from the University of California Irvine discusses the challenges facing student-centered learning and how a new framework for intellectual virtues can help address them. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 26:37 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, sociologist and professor Richard Arum from the University of California Irvine discusses the challenges facing student-centered learning and how a new framework for intellectual virtues can help address them. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. learning, well, learningwell, higher, education, higher ed, marjorie, malpiede, flourishing, college, students, university, universities, colleges, irvine, california, richard, arum, holistic, education On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, sociologist and professor Richard Arum from the University of California Irvine discusses the challenges facing student-centered learning and how a new framework for intellectual virtues can help address them.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, sociologist and professor Richard Arum from the University of California Irvine discusses the challenges facing student-centered learning and how a new framework for intellectual virtues can help address them.

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]]> A.I.’s Impact on the Student Brain with Beth McMurtrie, The Chronicle of Higher Education https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/16 5d05daaf-de4b-4b95-ac56-c125a058a2f6 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede talks with Beth McMurtrie of The Chronicle of Higher Education about new research on A.I. and student cognition. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 24:48 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede talks with Beth McMurtrie of The Chronicle of Higher Education about new research on A.I. and student cognition. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. learning, well, learningwell, higher, education, higher ed, marjorie, malpiede, flourishing, college, students, university, universities, colleges, ai, a.i., beth, mcmurtrie, chronicle, cognition On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede talks with Beth McMurtrie of The Chronicle of Higher Education about new research on A.I. and student cognition.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede talks with Beth McMurtrie of The Chronicle of Higher Education about new research on A.I. and student cognition.

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]]> Rethinking the Major and Redesigning the Path to Success with Ned Laff and Scott Carlson, "Hacking College" https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/15 3024f047-1a05-4488-8cb4-5ba3f99ddfa8 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:00:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede is joined by Ned Laff and Scott Carlson, co-authors of "Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter and What Really Does." They discuss the flaws in traditional higher education pathways and explore how students can better align their college experience with their passions and career goals. With insights into personal development, career success, and the hidden job market, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on navigating college in a way that fosters long-term wellbeing and career fulfillment. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 31:42 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede is joined by Ned Laff and Scott Carlson, co-authors of "Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter and What Really Does." They discuss the flaws in traditional higher education pathways and explore how students can better align their college experience with their passions and career goals. With insights into personal development, career success, and the hidden job market, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on navigating college in a way that fosters long-term wellbeing and career fulfillment. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. learning, well, learningwell, higher, education, higher ed, marjorie, malpiede, flourishing, college, students, university, universities, colleges, career, hacking, college, scott, carlson, ned, laff On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede is joined by Ned Laff and Scott Carlson, co-authors of "Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter and What Really Does." They discuss the flaws in traditional higher education pathways and explore how students can better align their college experience with their passions and career goals. With insights into personal development, career success, and the hidden job market, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on navigating college in a way that fosters long-term wellbeing and career fulfillment.

To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org.

]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede is joined by Ned Laff and Scott Carlson, co-authors of "Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter and What Really Does." They discuss the flaws in traditional higher education pathways and explore how students can better align their college experience with their passions and career goals. With insights into personal development, career success, and the hidden job market, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on navigating college in a way that fosters long-term wellbeing and career fulfillment.

To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org.

]]> Growing Up Gen Z with Jean Twenge, "10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World" https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/14 e1c0e3df-5769-4066-ae32-805fbdadedde Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, renowned psychologist and author Jean Twenge discusses generational change, the iPhone, social media, and their unprecedented influence on adolescent and young adult mental health. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 28:14 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, renowned psychologist and author Jean Twenge discusses generational change, the iPhone, social media, and their unprecedented influence on adolescent and young adult mental health. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. learning, well, learningwell, higher, education, higher ed, marjorie, malpiede, flourishing, college, students, university, universities, colleges, jean, twenge, igen, development, iphone, social, media, gen, z, gen, alpha, generations On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, renowned psychologist and author Jean Twenge discusses generational change, the iPhone, social media, and their unprecedented influence on adolescent and young adult mental health.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, renowned psychologist and author Jean Twenge discusses generational change, the iPhone, social media, and their unprecedented influence on adolescent and young adult mental health.

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]]> How Learning Influences Wellbeing with Holly White, University of Maine https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/11 dedd1d3f-ffbe-40ce-b263-561e7245e2cf Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:30:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, we sit down with Holly White, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine and the lead author of the recent PNAS Nexus article, "Cultivating long-term well-being through transformative undergraduate education." To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 18:55 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, we sit down with Holly White, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine and the lead author of the recent PNAS Nexus article, "Cultivating long-term well-being through transformative undergraduate education." To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. college, colleges, education, flourishing, higher, higher ed, holly, learning, learningwell, maine, malpiede, marjorie, nexus, pnas, students, universities, university, well, white On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, we sit down with Holly White, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine and the lead author of the recent PNAS Nexus article, "Cultivating long-term well-being through transformative undergraduate education."

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, we sit down with Holly White, a doctoral candidate at the University of Maine and the lead author of the recent PNAS Nexus article, "Cultivating long-term well-being through transformative undergraduate education."

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]]> Overcoming Student Loneliness with Alex Kafka, The Chronicle of Higher Education https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/5 f3f04157-4d60-48c9-b93e-70f6f6f3b430 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:00:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Alex Kafka provides insights and evidence-based guidance for how colleges and universities can address the rising concern of student loneliness based on his recent report for the Chronicle of Higher Education. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 30:50 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Alex Kafka provides insights and evidence-based guidance for how colleges and universities can address the rising concern of student loneliness based on his recent report for the Chronicle of Higher Education. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. alex, chronicle, college, colleges, education, flourishing, higher, higher ed, kafka, learning, learningwell, loneliness, malpiede, marjorie, students, universities, university, well On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Alex Kafka provides insights and evidence-based guidance for how colleges and universities can address the rising concern of student loneliness based on his recent report for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Alex Kafka provides insights and evidence-based guidance for how colleges and universities can address the rising concern of student loneliness based on his recent report for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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]]> Harnessing the Power of Anxiety with Wendy Suzuki, New York University, "Good Anxiety" https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/4 70ef3f41-9c28-499f-913e-ce41b4d486ea Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist and Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at New York University, discusses her book "Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion." She highlights the differences between good and bad anxiety, the importance of “turning the volume down” on everyday anxiety, the link between stress and resilience, what she termed the “activist mindset” and more. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. 20:16 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist and Dean of the College of Arts & Science at New York University, discusses her book "Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion." She highlights the differences between good and bad anxiety, the importance of “turning the volume down” on everyday anxiety, the link between stress and resilience, what she termed the “activist mindset” and more. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. anxiety, arts, college, colleges, education, flourishing, good, higher, higher ed, learning, learningwell, malpiede, marjorie, neuroscientist, new, nyu, of, sciences, students, universities, university, well, york On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist and Dean of the College of Arts & Science at New York University, discusses her book "Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion." She highlights the differences between good and bad anxiety, the importance of “turning the volume down” on everyday anxiety, the link between stress and resilience, what she termed the “activist mindset” and more.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist and Dean of the College of Arts & Science at New York University, discusses her book "Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion." She highlights the differences between good and bad anxiety, the importance of “turning the volume down” on everyday anxiety, the link between stress and resilience, what she termed the “activist mindset” and more.

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]]> The Power of College to Activate Life-long Growth with Dan Porterfield, The Aspen Institute, "Mindset Matters" https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/3 b61162e0-86a5-4ee5-ae9e-7e8a484ded70 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine In this interview, Porterfield tells us why he believes college remains one of the best opportunities to shape mindsets that lead to personal fulfillment and societal gain. With spot-on stories from students themselves, Porterfield says, “What I love best about higher education is that is benefits everyone.” 43:17 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Dan Porterfield of The Aspen Institute and author of "Mindset Matters" tells us why he believes college remains one of the best opportunities to shape mindsets that lead to personal fulfillment and societal gain. With spot-on stories from students themselves, Porterfield says, “what I love best about higher education is that it benefits everyone.” To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. aspen, college, colleges, dan, education, flourishing, higher, higher ed, institute, learning, learningwell, malpiede, marjorie, porterfield, students, universities, university, well On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Dan Porterfield of The Aspen Institute and author of "Mindset Matters" tells us why he believes college remains one of the best opportunities to shape mindsets that lead to personal fulfillment and societal gain. With spot-on stories from students themselves, Porterfield says, “what I love best about higher education is that it benefits everyone.”

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Dan Porterfield of The Aspen Institute and author of "Mindset Matters" tells us why he believes college remains one of the best opportunities to shape mindsets that lead to personal fulfillment and societal gain. With spot-on stories from students themselves, Porterfield says, “what I love best about higher education is that it benefits everyone.”

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]]> What College Is Worth with Paul Tough, “The Inequality Machine” https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/2 3aa3e03b-5f7c-4cbe-9b83-226c2f817f2c Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0400 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine Author Paul Tough discusses his latest reporting on higher education’s value proposition and how that influences the enduring mission (or myth) of college as a path towards greater social equity. 29:32 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, journalist and author Paul Tough discusses his latest reporting on higher education’s value proposition and how that influences the enduring mission (or myth) of college as a path towards greater social equity. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. college, colleges, education, flourishing, higher, higher ed, inequality, learning, learningwell, machine, malpiede, marjorie, paul, students, tough, universities, university, well On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, journalist and author Paul Tough discusses his latest reporting on higher education’s value proposition and how that influences the enduring mission (or myth) of college as a path towards greater social equity.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, journalist and author Paul Tough discusses his latest reporting on higher education’s value proposition and how that influences the enduring mission (or myth) of college as a path towards greater social equity.

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]]> Understanding Languishing and Flourishing with Corey Keyes https://learningwellradio.fireside.fm/1 536c54f4-4710-4569-a2b2-374fd7df22af Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:00 -0500 LearningWell Magazine full LearningWell Magazine The renowned sociologist and psychologist discusses his new book “Languishing” which explores the conditions under which we either languish or flourish with some surprising information based on his research. 31:16 no On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, the renowned sociologist and psychologist Dr. Corey Keyes discusses his new book “Languishing” which explores the conditions under which we either languish or flourish with some surprising information based on his research. To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org. college, colleges, education, flourishing, higher, higher ed, languishing, learning, learningwell, malpiede, marjorie, students, universities, university, well On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, the renowned sociologist and psychologist Dr. Corey Keyes discusses his new book “Languishing” which explores the conditions under which we either languish or flourish with some surprising information based on his research.

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]]> On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, the renowned sociologist and psychologist Dr. Corey Keyes discusses his new book “Languishing” which explores the conditions under which we either languish or flourish with some surprising information based on his research.

To read more from LearningWell Magazine and to subscribe to our newsletter, visit our website at www.learningwellmag.org.

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