It’s a common response to anyone who dares to speak truth to power. This week, Dr. Michael Brown joins family physician and aspiring abolitionist Dr. Justin Brown in a conversation about passion, purpose, and priorities.

Would you drink one less coffee this week so that a child across the world could live an average of 25 years longer? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and affordable housing specialist Ethan Platt encourage us to maximize our impact through effective altruism.

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Sometimes a situation calls for more than just an apology. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Sammy Adebiyi have a surprising conversation about insecurity, humility, and intimacy.

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What if a simple choice could save your life? This week, Dr. Justin Brown shares his medical recommendations and Dr. Michael Brown shares his story in this important public service announcement.

When faced with life’s difficult circumstances, will we respond like a cow or like a bison? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Tyler Schwanz have a conversation about pain, strength, and healing.

If we can ever have the hope to choose a better tomorrow, we must first accept that we have chosen our yesterday and our today. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Casey Greenawalt explore the concept of free will in this conversation about regret, addiction, and empathy.

The next season of our lives is coming, whether we are ready or not. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson announce the release of the third book in their Essential Conversations series. Your Next Season is available now only on Amazon.

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Excellence will always be attacked in a world content with complacency. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Luke Woolard have a conversation about exploration, energy, and empathy.

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In a world where Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are under attack, we still have the power to prioritize these values in our own lives – beginning with our bookshelves. This week, Dr. Michael Brown is joined by educator and lifelong reader Martha Chandran-Dickerson in a conversation about authoritarian regimes, book bans, and the fight for justice.

We all want to make a positive difference, but our working relationships often stand in the way of our most important goals. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Jeromie Jones offer their insights for people of influence, whether or not they hold the title of leader.

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When we experience pain and suffering, it is tempting to believe either that God doesn’t care or that he is powerless to respond. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and non-profit leader Anthony King reflect on their mothers’ early deaths and introduce a practice that could carry us through life’s most difficult moments.

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When is the last time you’ve named an insect, built a fort, or read a book about animals? This week, Dr. Michael Brown (father of nine adult children) and Hannah Lundquist (stay-at-home mother of two young children) inspire us to celebrate the postures, practices, and perspectives of our kids.

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