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The Permanent Questions With David Brooks

David Brooks

Booking Overview

An interview show focused on enduring questions about meaning, ethics, human nature, relationships, and humanity’s place in the world, featuring established philosophers, scientists, and other leading thinkers. Credible pitches would include prominent academics, authors, and public intellectuals with recognized expertise and an accessible perspective on foundational human concerns; booking difficulty is high.

Metrics

Episodes: 9

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

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Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

David Brooks - Journalist, author, and Atlantic staff writer known for writing and commentary on politics, society, culture, and moral life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established philosophers, scientists, scholars, and authors with recognized expertise in a substantive field and the ability to connect their work to broad questions about human life.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Distinguished academic or research careers, Recognized contributions to their fields

Recent Guest Discussions

Priyamvada Natarajan - Humanity’s Place In The Cosmos, The Scientific View Of The Universe, Emotion In Scientific Research, And The Limits Of Science In Solving Human Problems.

Meghan Sullivan - How To Live A Good Life, Cultivating Virtue, Positive Impact, Philosophical Practice, And The Relationship Between Inner Character And Well-being.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Meaning Of Life, Ethics, Human Nature

Episodes

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Is Radicalism the Answer?

November 01, 2026

As we enter the midterm elections, Americans seem increasingly ready to move on from the Trump era, but there remains great disagreement about what should come next and how we might achieve it. Intellectual historian and law professor Samuel Moyn is among those who believe that liberals have become too timid about driving social, political, and economic change. If the Trump era was in part a response to the failures of centrist moderation, as Moyn suggests, then we may need something more rad...

Do Miracles Really Happen?

October 25, 2026

Carlos Eire arrived in Miami at age 11 in 1962, a refugee from Castro’s Cuba. Three years passed before his mother could join him, and he never saw his father again. This experience of dislocation profoundly shaped Eire’s work as a religious historian.  In his latest book, They Flew, Eire looks at early modern reports of miracles. Drawing on his own experience of moving between cultures and worldviews, he tries to imagine himself into the minds of those who claimed to have witnessed lev...

What Role Should Politics Play In Your Life?

October 18, 2026

One of the paradoxes of our moment is that the excesses of Donald Trump’s presidency seem to demand our obsessive attention, while Trump himself obviously thrives on that obsession—and all the social division that comes with it. What if the clearest way out of our political crisis is taking politics less seriously? In this episode of The Permanent Questions, David Brooks speaks with his old friend (and new boss), Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg, about the pleasures and pitfalls of a...

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How many listeners does The Permanent Questions With David Brooks have?

Podseeker estimates The Permanent Questions With David Brooks reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Permanent Questions With David Brooks?

The Permanent Questions With David Brooks typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Established philosophers, scientists, scholars, and authors with recognized expertise in a substantive field and the ability to connect their work to broad questions about human life. Common among recent guests: Published books; Distinguished academic or research careers; Recognized contributions to their fields. Recent guests include Priyamvada Natarajan and Meghan Sullivan.

How hard is it to get booked on The Permanent Questions With David Brooks?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

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Recent episodes cover Philosophy, Meaning Of Life, Ethics, and Human Nature. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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