On being a supported in part by Penguin Press, publishers of the New York Times'

bestselling book by Christa Tippett, becoming wise, an inquiry into the mystery and art of living.

The Washington Post says, becoming wise challenges all forms of dogma,

in science, politics, and philosophy, as well as religion,

and it affirms the holiness of the body and the glory of the inquiring mind,

available now wherever books are sold.

I'm Christa Tippett and this is On Being's Unheard Cut.

You're listening to my unedited conversation with David Isay,

download the MP3 of our produced show at on being.org.

Um, she'll help me.

I want to warn you that I'm fighting off the flu.

Okay.

All right.

Well, I just want to say how happy I am that you're doing this

and I understand that you're having to step outside your comfort zone.

So I just want you to think of this as like we're like we're in a story core booth

and it's just a little bit longer than 40 minutes.

Right.

And it's my thing.

I'm very happy to do this.

Okay.

I mean, I feel so, I mean, I really feel so grateful to the show

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