Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Panic is a new comedy podcast from Wondery that leans into our most absurd anxieties and

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, this is Dan Harris. I am a fidgety skeptical newsman who had a panic attack live on Good

Morning America. That led me to something I always thought was ridiculous. Meditation.

I wrote a book about it called 10% Happier, started an app and now I'm launching this

podcast to try to figure out whether there's anything beyond 10%. Basically, here's

one I'm obsessed with. Can you be an ambitious person and still strive for enlightenment?

Whatever that means.

Our guest this time is a pretty well known guy. His name is the Dalai Lama or more formally

his holiness, the Dalai Lama. I did this interview at the University of Wisconsin in Madison

and alongside the Dalai Lama during the interview is Richard Davidson, also known as Richie

Davidson. Richie is one of the leading neuroscientists, one of the first guys really to take a look

at the impact of meditation on the brain and he's worked with the Dalai Lama on scientific

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