About this episode
Stephen Dubner appears as a guest on Fail Better , a new podcast hosted by David Duchovny. The two of them trade stories about failure, and ponder the lessons that success could never teach. SOURCES: David Duchovny , actor, director, writer, and musician. RESOURCES: " Martin Seligman and the Rise of Positive Psychology ," by Peter Gibbon ( Humanities, 2020). " Rick Reilly: ‘Donald Trump Will Cheat You on the Golf Course and Then Buy You Lunch ,'" by Donald McRae ( The Guardian, 2019). " How The X-Files Invented Modern Television ," by Emily St. James ( Vox, 2018). " Happiness & the Gorilla ," by Scott Galloway ( No Mercy/No Malice, 2018). EXTRAS: Fail Better with David Duchovny , podcast by Lemonada Media (2024). " How to Succeed at Failing ," series by Freakonomics Radio (2023). " Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit ," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022). " The Upside of Quitting ," by Freakonomics Radio (2011). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.