Playlist

Speakers you secretly wish were your parents

These speakers have that special blend of wisdom and warmth that makes you wish you could call them up for life advice.

Ziauddin Yousafzai

My daughter, Malala

Rita Pierson

Every kid needs a champion

Sir Ken Robinson

Do schools kill creativity?

James A. White Sr.

The little problem I had renting a house

E.O. Wilson

Advice to a young scientist

Isabel Allende

How to live passionately—no matter your age

Dan Dennett

The illusion of consciousness

Pico Iyer

The art of stillness

Debra Jarvis

Yes, I survived cancer. But that doesn't define me

John Wooden

The difference between winning and succeeding