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Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
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About Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Deep Questions with Cal Newport is a podcast with 449 episodes in the PodLexicon database, each accompanied by a full searchable transcript and AI-generated summary. PodLexicon indexes every episode of Deep Questions with Cal Newport and turns each one into a searchable AI summary — find the episode that covers a topic, track how that topic evolved over time, or compare what different guests said about it.
Topics Covered on Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Lifestyle-Centric Career Planning
Notable Guests on Deep Questions with Cal Newport
Recent Episodes
How to Build a Cognitive Training Plan | Monday Advice — August 24, 2026Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice — August 17, 2026How Do I Finish Meaningful Projects? | Monday Advice — August 10, 2026Does OpenAI’s Astra Mean AGI Has Arrived? | AI Reality Check — August 06, 2026Classic Episode: How Do I Learn Hard Things? | Monday Advice — August 03, 2026Did OpenAI’s Model “Go Rogue”? | AI Reality Check — July 30, 2026Why Do Digital Detoxes Fail? What Works Better? | Monday Advice — July 27, 2026Am I Optimizing Too Much? | Monday Advice — July 20, 2026Does Claude Have Private Thoughts? (Everyone Settle Down) | AI Reality Check — July 16, 2026Should I Use Notebooks More Often? (Cal’s Strategy) | Monday Advice — July 13, 2026Do Managers Actually Understand AI? (I’m Not So Sure.) | AI Reality Check — July 09, 2026Should I Turn Off the Internet? (Lessons From a Family That Did) | Monday Advice — July 06, 2026Can I Be a Digital Minimalist in 2026? | Monday Advice — June 29, 2026Dear AI Companies: Stop the “Doom Trolling” | AI Reality Check — June 25, 2026Am I Lazy or Overstimulated? | Monday Advice — June 22, 2026Was the Mythos Ban Justified? (Good Idea. Bad Execution.) | AI Reality Check — June 17, 2026Do I Need a “Brain Gym”? | Monday Advice — June 15, 2026Are We About to Lose Control of AI? | AI Reality Check — June 11, 2026Should I Press Pause? | Monday Advice — June 08, 2026How Do I Escape the “Busyness Singularity”? | Monday Advice — June 01, 2026Did AI Just “Solve” Math? (Let’s Take a Closer Look) | AI Reality Check — May 28, 2026How Do I Reclaim My Schedule? (w/ Laura Vanderkam) | Monday Advice — May 25, 2026Has AI Conquered Coding? (It’s Not So Simple…) | AI Reality Check — May 21, 2026Am I Addicted to My Phone? (w/ Anna Lembke) | Monday Advice — May 18, 2026Is AI About to “Eat Everything”? | AI Reality Check — May 14, 2026Do I Need a Digital Intervention? | Monday Advice — May 11, 2026Is the AI Doom Fever Breaking? | AI Reality Check — May 07, 2026Why Do Better Tools Make Me Worse at My Job? (w/ David Epstein) | Monday Advice — May 04, 2026Is AI About to Automate Every Office Job? | AI Reality Check — April 30, 2026How Do I Build “Cognitive Fitness”? | Monday Advice — April 27, 2026Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check — April 23, 2026Do I Need More Discipline? | Monday Advice — April 20, 2026Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying”? | AI Reality Check — April 16, 2026Ep. 400: Should I Embrace “Slow Technology”? — April 13, 2026AI Reality Check: Is AI Stealing Entry-Level Jobs? — April 09, 2026Ep. 399: Is Deep Work Still Possible in 2026? — April 06, 2026AI Reality Check: Can LLMs “Scheme”? — April 02, 2026Ep. 398: How Do I Find Purpose in a Distracted World? (w/ Arthur Brooks) — March 30, 2026AI Reality Check: Are LLMs a Dead End? — March 26, 2026Ep. 397: Why Do “Productivity Technologies” Make My Job Worse? — March 23, 2026AI Reality Check: Did AI Just Become Sentient? — March 19, 2026Ep. 396: Can I Learn To Love My Phone Again? — March 16, 2026AI Reality Check: Is the Economy About to Collapse? — March 12, 2026Ep. 395: Should I Try a “Social Media Pause”? — March 09, 2026AI Reality Check: Did the LLM Job Apocalypse Begin Last Week? — March 05, 2026Ep. 394: Do I Need a Better Planning System? — March 02, 2026Ep. 393: Can Movies Save Us From Our Phones? — February 23, 2026Ep. 392: Are “Micro-Streamers” the Future of Media? + Why Cal Spent $60 on a Task App — February 16, 2026Ep. 391: Is AI Reporting Broken? + Rethinking Morning Routines — February 09, 2026Ep. 390: What Happens When You Ditch Your Smartphone? + Assessing the Internet’s Latest Self-Help Sensation — February 02, 2026
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