What Are We Missing?

Leksi Smart
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What Are We Missing? is a philosophy and critical thinking podcast created by Prasanth Kumar Vinakota, author of the book Why Good People Are Actually Dangerous and Founder of Leksi Smart, hosted by Olivia Ilavarasi. This podcast is about investigation, not persuasion. Every episode explores a question that most of us think we already know the answer, through current events, history, psychology, science and everyday life, not to tell you what's right, but to help you think more clearly, question assumptions and see what we often overlook. Before you decide. Ask yourself.. What Are We Missing?

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    The Ocean of “I Don't Know: Earth”

    How much of the world we live on do we actually know? We know our cities. We know the places we've travelled. We know what we've studied and what we've experienced. But what happens when we zoom out? In this episode, Olivia takes us across our own planet, from everything we haven't read and experienced, to the deep ocean, Antarctica, the depths beneath our feet, and the parts of human history that have disappeared. And the more we look, the harder it becomes to answer one simple question: How much do we actually know? Maybe the problem isn't that we don't know enough. Maybe we don't even know the size of what we don't know. So why should we ever be ashamed of saying, “I don't know”? Perhaps those three words aren't the end of learning. Perhaps they're where it begins.

  2. 5d ago

    The Power of "I Don't Know"

    What if saying “I don’t know” isn't a weakness, but the beginning of learning? In this episode, Olivia takes us through a simple story about a truck driver whose confidence changes the moment he reaches a road he doesn't know. From there, we explore something that happens in everyday life: how quickly we turn assumptions into certainty, and how difficult it can be to admit when we don't actually know. We look at the difference between: What we knowWhat we believeWhat we assumeWhat we don't know And perhaps most importantly, we ask what happens when we stop treating “I don't know” as something to be embarrassed about and start seeing it as the space where curiosity, questioning and learning can begin. Before you listen, ask yourself: How often do you really know something... and how often do you simply think you know?

  3. Aug 21

    Welcome to What Are We Missing?

    Have you ever wondered how much of your life happens without you actually noticing it? What if some of the things you call “right”, “wrong”, “normal” or “obvious” were never really examined by you? Welcome to What Are We Missing? Olivia Ilavarasi introduces a podcast that looks at familiar ideas, human behavior, history, science, religion, current events and much more, then asks one simple question: What are we missing?

  • 3 Episodes

About

What Are We Missing? is a philosophy and critical thinking podcast created by Prasanth Kumar Vinakota, author of the book Why Good People Are Actually Dangerous and Founder of Leksi Smart, hosted by Olivia Ilavarasi. This podcast is about investigation, not persuasion. Every episode explores a question that most of us think we already know the answer, through current events, history, psychology, science and everyday life, not to tell you what's right, but to help you think more clearly, question assumptions and see what we often overlook. Before you decide. Ask yourself.. What Are We Missing?

Information

  • Creator
    Leksi Smart
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Leksi Smart
  • Show Website
    What Are We Missing?