The Cal Newport Show

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A podcast about human flourishing in a technological world. Hosted by Cal Newport, an MIT-trained computer professor and bestselling author of numerous books on technology and its impacts, including DEEP WORK, DIGITAL MINIMALISM, A WORLD WITHOUT EMAIL, and SLOW PRODUCTIVITY. New episodes weekly.

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Why is Google Holding Schools Hostage?

2026-11-12 · 20 min

Last week, Google announced that, in response to pressure from parents and educators, it would allow schools to turn off AI tools in their widely used education apps. Cal Newport analyzes this announcement and provides…
Can We Escape Our Internet Hell?

2026-11-09 · 1 hr 7 min

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the negative impact of phones on our lives is larger than we’d like to admit. Maybe it’s time to move beyond tips and hacks to explore more serious interventions. But what would…
Reading As an Act of Resistance (Notes on Harvard’s Hum 10)

2026-11-05 · 20 min

Two years ago, The Atlantic featured a distressing story about elite college students who could no longer read books. Last week, The Wall Street Journal offered some hope that things are getting better. An article by…
A Better Way to Think About Tech

2026-11-02 · 58 min

It’s become hard to talk about technology. Commentators have split themselves into two increasingly extreme teams: the pessimists and the optimists. But what about the rest of us who don’t hate technology but are wary…
Do Hard Things (Featuring: Jerry Seinfeld)

2026-10-30 · 15 min

The most recent episode of the Acquired podcast featured a story about Jerry Seinfeld that provides a critical lesson for succeeding in our current AI moment. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia…
When Productivity Theory Meets Practice

2026-10-26 · 1 hr 6 min

What happens when neat theoretical ideas about productivity are deployed in the messy real world? In this episode, Cal is joined by Haley Pulli, a productivity coach from the company DoneDaily, to discuss case studies…
Why Did Big Tech Stop Building Useful Products?

2026-10-22 · 14 min

Tesla’s recent demo of a rocket-powered Roadster doing a kick-flick over a parked car touched a nerve in me. It seemed to epitomize changes to the tech sector in recent years that have been largely negative. In this…
“Rogue” AI Not Inevitable. It’s a Choice.

2026-10-19 · 1 hr 18 min

A lot of attention has been paid recently to examples of AI going “rogue.” What’s missing from this discussion, however, is a more detailed explanation of what specific types of systems are causing problems. Taking a…
An Unlikely Team Tackles AI Brain Rot

2026-10-12 · 1 hr 6 min

How do we stop from becoming so reliant on LLMs that we lose our ability to think. A new paper explores answers based on an unlikely source: rigorous mathematical models. In this episode, Cal explains the paper and its…
A Stark Warning From a Former AI Doomer

2026-10-08 · 1 hr 18 min

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Cal interviews Emile Torres who provides a stark warning about AI. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) A stark warning from a former AI…

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