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Find Simplify on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get shows. There are 90+ episodes waiting for you—and a new one on Monday, January 12th! We’ve also reissued a special pack of our top 5 episodes, which you’ll see at the top of the Simplify feed.
What do you do after a fight with a friend, especially if you’re not sure you want to be friends anymore? If the West had a guiding myth, what would it be? Do you belong to a cult and you don’t even know it? Are you depending on empire because you never learned to live in community? And how about revenge. Is it ever sorta… necessary?
Hi! Caitlin here, writing to say we’re back and we’re asking big questions.
Ben and I started Simplify in 2017 when we both worked at a Berlin, Germany startup and a döner kebab cost less than 5 bucks. Now it’s 2026. Times have changed and so have we. Sort of.
What’s different (and really exciting)? Simplify is now an independent show, owned by Ben and me. We’re based out of Kollo Media studios in the back of a beautiful Berlin bookshop called Chapters. What’s the same is that we’re still talking to smart people about their books and passions.
What we always aimed to do with Simplify was to help people feel a little bit smarter, a little bit calmer, and a little better equipped to live lives that feel good. In the same vein, this new batch of Simplify episodes addresses how we can live our lives well in a world that feels more complex than ever.
Our first set of guests reveal that we do it by unlearning isolation.
We do it by repairing cracks in our systems of care.
We do it by adopting optimism as a strategy.
We do it by defanging our inner revenge gremlins.
We do it by understanding the myths that live inside of us—and the ones we’re living in.
So, every other Monday from January 12th on, spend an hour with us and somebody really smart who might just change how you see the world. It may not be easy, but we can probably make it a little simpler, together.
If you want answers to the questions way back in paragraph one, subscribe to the Simplify Newsletter! You’ll be the first to find out about new episodes, show news, and deeper dives into the topics we cover.
See you Monday,
Caitlin + Ben
PS: We’re independent now, so we need to find our people again. Please subscribe to the podcast and follow us on our new IG and share with a friend!
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