# The Permanent Questions With David Brooks

A podcast by The Atlantic. What makes us human? How can I find purpose in life? How can my relationship survive a rough patch? What do I say to a friend who’s suffering? Does any of this mean anything at all? It’s easy to lose sight of fundamental human concerns amid the churn of the news cycle and the demands of every day. Each week on The Permanent Questions, host David Brooks seeks to return them to our attention through thoughtful conversation with the world’s deepest thinkers.

Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/permanentquestions

## Latest episodes

- [Do Miracles Really Happen?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/495c38888f84) (2026-10-25, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL7415039689.mp3
- [What Role Should Politics Play In Your Life?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/989c1a022fa2) (2026-10-18, 46 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL6225507750.mp3
- [Do Human Beings Have Souls?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/7cac8ca508f1) (2026-10-11, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL5320554816.mp3
- [Should We Ban AI for Kids?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/3757c5498e7e) (2026-10-04, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL3069804704.mp3
- [What Is the Meaning of Mystical Experience?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/7b77e63a565c) (2026-09-27, 66 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL9571533630.mp3
- [What Is Humanity’s Place in the Cosmos?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/ea83e3cfaeb8) (2026-09-20, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL6038405855.mp3
- [What Is the Good Life?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/1aceb0ed7dbe) (2026-09-13, 63 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL5405736134.mp3
- [Introducing The Permanent Questions with David Brooks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6803240325/5692493bd3ef) (2026-09-04, 2 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ATL7907127475.mp3

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