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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Cal Newport

Cal Newport's skeptical takes on technology's role in modern life, with expert guests like Anna Lembke and David Epstein.

Why we picked this

We picked Deep Questions because Cal Newport treats attention as an engineering problem, not a moral failing. Where other shows about technology and productivity offer vague encouragement, Newport builds arguments from specific research—dissecting studies on mobile internet blocking, mapping addiction spectra, and applying the theory of constraints to knowledge work. The show’s posture is prescriptive: it names the bottleneck and tells you what to remove. Listeners who want their screen-time guilt replaced by workable mechanics will find the whole feed useful.

PhilosophyTechnology12 episodes on Steadcast · Latest Jun 2026

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