{"podcast":{"title":"New Books Network","slug":"new-books-network-529292","podcast_index_feed_id":529292,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LIT4543917034","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c7b83ac8-f29a-11e8-95f0-b7d36d8f3036/image/Main_Channelpage.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":500,"summary":"Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:21:50.993700+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292"},"episode":{"title":"Valerie Tiberius, \"What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters\" (Princeton UP, 2024)","slug":"valerie-tiberius-what-do-you-want-out-of-life-a-philosophical-guide-to-figuring-out-what-matters-princeton-up-2024","published_at":"2026-06-24T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/valerie-tiberius-what-do-you-want-out-of-life-a-philosophical-guide-to-figuring-out-what-matters-princeton-up-2024","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK8176306117.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NBNK8176306117.mp3","summary":"What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money―or work for justice? To have children―or travel the world? The things we care about in life―family, friendship, leisure activities, work, our moral ideals―often conflict, preventing us from doing what matters most to us. Even worse, we don’t always know what we really want, or how to define success. This insightful book offers invaluable advice about living well by understanding your values and resolving the conflicts that frustrate their fulfillment. What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters (Princeton University Press, 2024) is an essential guide to helping you understand what really matters to you and how you can thoughtfully pursue it.﻿ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network","meta_description":"What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money―or work for justice? To have children―or travel the world? The things we care about in life―family, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4020,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-network-529292/episodes/valerie-tiberius-what-do-you-want-out-of-life-a-philosophical-guide-to-figuring-out-what-matters-princeton-up-2024/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-network-529292/valerie-tiberius-what-do-you-want-out-of-life-a-philosophical-guide-to-figuring-out-what-matters-princeton-up-2024.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}