IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.
More on Ideas
Visit us for articles and more from Ideas with Nahlah Ayed
Schedule
Weekdays at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) and 4 a.m. (4:30 a.m. NT) Ideas in the Afternoon: Mondays at 2 p.m. (2:30 p.m. NT)
Failure. It's the worst. Or is it? In the last decade, efforts to reframe failure have pushed it to the surface of popular culture. People like Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Oprah Winfrey are all hawking failure as the secret to 21st-century success. Was Samuel Beckett right: fail again, fail better? *This episode originally aired on Dec. 15, 2021.