Passion Struck with John R. Miles

What if the words you speak don’t just describe the world—but design it?In this week’s episode of Passion Struck, host John R. Miles explores The Words That Lead Us: how language quietly builds the ar...

What if the distance between you and the people who matter most isn’t measured in miles—but in missed conversations?In this week’s episode of Passion Struck, host John R. Miles sits down with Pulitzer...

In this episode of Passion Struck, host John R. Miles sits down with Dr. Sunita Sah—physician, behavioral scientist, and author of Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes—to explore one of t...

What if luck isn’t a matter of chance—but a hidden design you can learn to navigate?In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles explores how some people seem to “always be in the right place at t...

John brings on Wharton economist Judd B. Kessler to unpack why outcomes that look like luck are usually the product of hidden market designs. Kessler explains the three E’s—equity, efficiency, and eas...

In this live episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with bestselling author and medical intuitive Amy Leigh Mercree to explore the profound connection between energy, awareness, and intent...

What if doubt isn’t a weakness to overcome, but a gravitational force that pulls us toward meaning?In this powerful solo episode, John R. Miles kicks off the new Forces That Pull Us series by explorin...

In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with Dr. Bidhan “Bobby” Parmar, Shannon G. Smith Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration at UVA’s Darden School and author of Radic...

Gravity is everywhere—yet we rarely think about its impact on our health. In this episode, Dr. Brennan Spiegel, UCLA Professor and author of the groundbreaking new book Pull: How Gravity Shapes Your B...

What is the story you’re telling yourself right now?It may not feel like it, but every single one of us is living inside a story. Psychologists call it a self-narrative — the ongoing script that expla...