The Next Big Idea
The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join hosts Rufus Griscom and Caleb Bissinger — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just change the way you see the world. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+NBI@yapmedia.com
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- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
Musk, Bezos, and the Battle to Control Space
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The Modern Science of Ancient Wisdom
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Life at the Speed of Play
Mark Pincus
life at the speed of play is a new book by renowned serial entrepreneur mark pincus ▶ tap to play from here
The Sweat House
Rosanna Cooney
she's an irish journalist who just wrote a book called the sweat house ▶ tap to play from here
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
i'm sure many you and i and many of the listeners have read michael pollan's book how to change your mind ▶ tap to play from here
Dopamine Nation
Anna Lembke
lab at stanford she wrote a book called dopamine nation sold millions of copies ▶ tap to play from here
Good to Great
Jim Collins
the four best business books i've ever read are good to great by jim collins ▶ tap to play from here
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Tony Fadell
build by tony fidel ▶ tap to play from here
Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death, and Redemption in an American Prison
Shaka Senghor
the wonderful author of how to be free and righting my wrongs ▶ tap to play from here
How to Become the Most Interesting Person You Know
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The Invisible List
Ravi Gupta
his new book is the invisible list and he joins me ▶ tap to play from here
Life at the Speed of Play
Mark Pincus
life at the speed of play is a new book by renowned serial entrepreneur mark pincus ▶ tap to play from here
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
i read the line the witch in the wardrobe and i i met tommy and i started playing baseball for whatever team or whatever ▶ tap to play from here
Excellent Advice for Living
Kevin Kelly
he's like the co founder of wired magazine and he wrote this really great book called excellent advice for living ▶ tap to play from here
Good to Great
Jim Collins
are good to great by jim collins the lean startup by eric reese build by tony fidel and mark's new book life at the speed of play ▶ tap to play from here
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Tony Fadell
build by tony fidel ▶ tap to play from here
Feel the AGI: Kevin Roose on the Strange, Intoxicating Race to Superintelligence
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The AGI Chronicles: The Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence
Kevin Roose
the result is his gripping new book the a gi chronicles just out this week ▶ tap to play from here
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
Kevin Roose
you went on to write a book the unlikely disciple about that experience ▶ tap to play from here
The Big Short
Michael Lewis
a a book that i read a lot and thought about a lot while i was writing this was the big short ▶ tap to play from here
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Art of Disruption
Sebastian Mallaby
sebastian mallaby has a great biography of of demis the infinity machine ▶ tap to play from here
What Could Possibly Go Right
Danny Meyer
restaurant legend danny meyer on his new book what could possibly go right ▶ tap to play from here
Daniel Pink and Angela Duckworth on Friction-Maxxing, Becoming a Mentor Magnet and the Problem with Solo Striving
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What Could Possibly Go Right?
Danny Meyer
what could possibly go right by shake shack founder and legendary restaurant tour danny meyer ▶ tap to play from here
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth
how many of you have read the book grit ▶ tap to play from here
The One Word That Explains Progress
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Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov
and indeed that's what he was doing in the foundation trilogy ▶ tap to play from here
The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber
and we had uh david wengrow who you know wrote with with david graber the dawn of everything ▶ tap to play from here
On the Bondage of the Will
Martin Luther
ronds with on the bondage of the will ▶ tap to play from here
Life at the Speed of Play
Mark Pincus
and mark's new book life at the speed of play ▶ tap to play from here
Angela Duckworth Now Thinks "Grit" Wasn't the Whole Story
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Situated
Angela Duckworth
now she's back with a new book called situated that complicates this picture ▶ tap to play from here
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth
i did reread grit recently i know i wrote it but it's been ten years ▶ tap to play from here
AI Has Gone Rogue. Here’s What We Should Do About It.
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The Thinking Machine
Steven Witt
stephen attentive listeners may remember is the author of the thinking machine which is a fantastic biography of nvidia ceo jensen wong ▶ tap to play from here
You Don't Have Free Will. That's Good News. (NBI Vault)
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Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will
Robert Sapolsky
this is the argument made by robert sapolsky the macarthur genius grant winning stanford neuroscientist in his book determined a science of life without free will ▶ tap to play from here
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Robert M. Sapolsky
you've written quite a few books including why zebras don't get ulcers the trouble with testosterone behave and now determined a science of life without free will ▶ tap to play from here
The Trouble with Testosterone: And Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Robert M. Sapolsky
you've written quite a few books including why zebras don't get ulcers the trouble with testosterone behave and now determined a science of life without free will ▶ tap to play from here
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky
you've written quite a few books including why zebras don't get ulcers the trouble with testosterone behave and now determined a science of life without free will ▶ tap to play from here
Free Will: An Opinionated Guide
Alfred R. Mele
download the next big idea and in no time you can listen to alfred melee summarizing his book free will and opinionated guide ▶ tap to play from here
The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
Erik Hoel
or eric hoell sharing the key insights from the world behind the world consciousness free will and the limits of science ▶ tap to play from here
Why Healthy Conflict Is Key to Strong Relationships
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The Art of Fighting
Priya Parker
her new book is called the art of fighting it's the sequel to her wonderful book the art of gathering about which we had a great conversation about six years ago ▶ tap to play from here
The Culture Map
Erin Meyer
and one book that i read for the art of fighting that i thought was incredibly well framed is called the culture map by erin mayer ▶ tap to play from here
The Art of Gathering
Priya Parker
even when i wrote the art of gathering folks were like well you know you're a conflict resolution facilitator why are you writing about ▶ tap to play from here
The Other Significant Others
Rhaina Cohen
this was an idea i learned from the journalist raina cohen who wrote a beautiful book called the other significant others a couple of years ago ▶ tap to play from here
Until We Reckon
Danielle Sered
two of the books i was most influenced by while i was writing the art of fighting one is by daniel sarred called until we reckon ▶ tap to play from here
On Repentance and Repair
Danya Ruttenberg
and the other one is called on repentance and repair by dania ruttenberg ▶ tap to play from here
Is America a ‘Country of Lords’?
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Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?
John Gardner
writes a book called excellence you know how can we be equal and excellent too ▶ tap to play from here
A Storytelling Masterclass with Will Storr (NBI Vault)
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The Status Game
Will Storr
by will store we just love will store here the next big idea we had him on the show a few years ago to discuss his last book the status game ▶ tap to play from here
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
said in sapiens and other and i think referencing other people's work there's a limit to how many there's a dunbar number ▶ tap to play from here
Status Games
Will Storr
because of course you you wrote a whole book status games which listeners after hearing this episode will want to listen to to our conversation about status games ▶ tap to play from here
What Can Henry David Thoreau Teach Us About Work?
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Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living
John Cag and Jonathan Van Bell
my 2023 conversation with philosopher john cagg about his book henry at work thorough on making a living ▶ tap to play from here
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
and when you open walden you notice that the first chapter is entitled economy ▶ tap to play from here
This Is Water
David Foster Wallace
i'm reminded of david foster wallace's comment in this is water when he says that ▶ tap to play from here
Hiking with Nietzsche
John Kaag
author of the books hiking with nietzsche six souls healthy minds and most recently henry at work ▶ tap to play from here
How French Philosophy Wired Modern Thinking
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The Frenchman or My Life in Theory
Emily Aiken
which is called the frenchman or my life in theory ▶ tap to play from here
The Order of Things
Michel Foucault
one of his most influential books the order of things posits that ▶ tap to play from here
Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault
one of his most famous books is discipline and punish ▶ tap to play from here
A Nobel Prize Winner’s Plan to Save Democracy
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What happened to liberal democracy?
Jerome Azimoglu
he's got a new book out called what happened to liberal democracy ▶ tap to play from here
How to Unlock the Creativity You Already Have
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Wired to Create
Scott Barry Kaufman
this work comes from scott barry kaufman from his book wire to create which was a really instrumental book in our early research for daily creative ▶ tap to play from here
The Artist's Way
Julia Cameron
it is inspired by the seminal work the artist way by julia cameron ▶ tap to play from here
Inside the Box
David Epstein
with david epstein who wrote this wonderful book inside the box ▶ tap to play from here
Caroline Webb on the Leadership Skills AI Can’t Replace
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Leadership Intelligence
Caroline Webb
for her new book leadership intelligence which comes out next month she went deep into the latest science psychology neuroscience behavioral economics ▶ tap to play from here
Slow Productivity
Cal Newport
most recently but his last book slow productivity ▶ tap to play from here
Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution?
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
you've probably heard of his first book sapiens which along with his later books homodeus and twenty one lessons for the twenty first century sold over 40 million copies ▶ tap to play from here
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
his later books homodeus and twenty one lessons for the twenty first century sold over 40 million copies ▶ tap to play from here
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
twenty one lessons for the twenty first century sold over 40 million copies ▶ tap to play from here
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari
published it under a new name sapiens twenty five million copies the young historian wrote more books and started a foundation called sapienship with the mission to sow seeds of knowledge and compassion and to focus the global conversation ▶ tap to play from here
The Singularity Is Near
Ray Kurzweil
ray kurzweil as you know ha has a rosier view of our future prospects than the uh he says in his latest book the singularity is near that we will inevitably merge with ai ▶ tap to play from here
Your Mind Is a Propagandist
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Inner Propaganda
Owen Fitzpatrick
he's written a book called inner propaganda ▶ tap to play from here
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
nassim nicholas taleb in his book antifragile things that gain from disorder ▶ tap to play from here
How Minds Change
David McRaney
dave mcrainey in his uh on his podcast his brilliant podcast you're not so smart or even his book how minds change ▶ tap to play from here
Think Again
Adam Grant
adam grant's brilliant book like that's one of my favorite books because it it really is the book for cognitive humility ▶ tap to play from here
To Sell Is Human
Daniel Pink
if you look at don pink's excellent book to sell as human or even drive right ▶ tap to play from here
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink
to sell as human or even drive right ▶ tap to play from here
The Bedazzling Mystery of Why We’re Here
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Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence
Sara Imari Walker
sara you are a physician a student of the origins of life and author of the new book life as no one knows it the physics of life's emergence ▶ tap to play from here
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
David Chalmers
i don't necessarily totally agree with like uh david chalmers' optimism in reality plus about about the met our future in the metaverse ▶ tap to play from here
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