Ezra Klein

And so I want to be more of the sort of monk. And then, you know, you probably understand the way that the constant compartmentalization and filtration of life is adaptive to moving through it.

And so I want to be more of the sort of monk. And then, you know, you probably understand the way that the constant compartmentalization and filtration of life is adaptive to moving through it.

And they usually don't have kids.

And they usually don't have kids.

So since finishing the writing of the book, you've had two children.

So since finishing the writing of the book, you've had two children.

So much of the book is about being found. What have you found?

So much of the book is about being found. What have you found?

They didn't give her to you.

They didn't give her to you.

Your kid wakes up at 7.30 in the morning?

Your kid wakes up at 7.30 in the morning?

You said something really interesting in an email to me when we were talking about doing the show. And you wrote to me, and you're talking about parenting, that where you're looking matters so much. And it is so hard to look both near and far at the same time. Can you say more about that?

You said something really interesting in an email to me when we were talking about doing the show. And you wrote to me, and you're talking about parenting, that where you're looking matters so much. And it is so hard to look both near and far at the same time. Can you say more about that?

One of my most inconvenient beliefs about the world is that we now know too much about it and that the human mind is not meant to be stretched over this much threat and danger and tragedy at all times. I work in the news. My show is part of this dynamic I'm about to describe, but the news can sometimes be an engine.

One of my most inconvenient beliefs about the world is that we now know too much about it and that the human mind is not meant to be stretched over this much threat and danger and tragedy at all times. I work in the news. My show is part of this dynamic I'm about to describe, but the news can sometimes be an engine.

for finding and bringing you whatever is going to most upset you that is happening literally anywhere on earth at that exact moment. And It's not that it's not on some level good to know about it. I don't want to go to the point where we never knew about it.

for finding and bringing you whatever is going to most upset you that is happening literally anywhere on earth at that exact moment. And It's not that it's not on some level good to know about it. I don't want to go to the point where we never knew about it.

But I often think that probably the healthy medium was to be able to pick up a newspaper once a day and find out about terrible things happening elsewhere and important things happening elsewhere and sometimes wonderful things, but less often wonderful things happening elsewhere. As opposed to be with your kids in the park and your phone buzzes

But I often think that probably the healthy medium was to be able to pick up a newspaper once a day and find out about terrible things happening elsewhere and important things happening elsewhere and sometimes wonderful things, but less often wonderful things happening elsewhere. As opposed to be with your kids in the park and your phone buzzes