Episode

Rebecca Goldstein: Why it matters to matter

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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Published

Feb 10, 2026

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2326

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Summary

A philosopher and novelist, she has spent 40 years pondering why we all have a longing to matter. She’s talked with dozens of people about their own need to matter, and tells their stories in her new book, The Mattering Instinct.