Podcast Episodes

An Overachiever’s Guide to Letting Go

For a certain kind of overachiever, "trying harder" isn't just a strategy — it's a moral duty. Kate Williams kicks things off with her guide to self-…

1 month, 1 week ago

How “Small” Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life

Most of us treat small talk as filler—something to endure in elevators and coffee lines. But Gillian Sandstrom's research reveals that those fleeting…

1 month, 1 week ago

How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee

We're closing out the week with big ideas from Meaningful Work by Wes Adams and Tamara Myles, and The Power of Giving Away Power by Matthew Barzun.

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Forget Left vs. Right. Here's What Really Drives the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court isn't the ideological battleground you think it is—it's a workplace, complete with egos, alliances, and quirks that shape the law i…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

How to Stay Steady When the World is Crazy

There's a word most of us don't use nearly enough—equanimity—and Margaret Cullen says it's the key to feeling fully alive without getting wrecked by …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Skill Nobody Teaches You: How to Not Know

The people who sound the most certain are often the most likely to be wrong. Simone Stolzoff makes the case for embracing uncertainty as a superpower…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Your Haircut Costs More Every Year (And Your TV Set Costs Less)

First, Alex Mayyasi of NPR's Planet Money breaks down the hidden mechanics shaping your wallet. Then Atossa Araxia Abrahamian pulls back the curtain …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lessons in Life, Loyalty and Leadership

When a Navy captain risks his career to protect his crew during a crisis at sea, the fallout becomes a masterclass in loyalty and moral courage. Bret…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

You've Been Pooping All Wrong (And It's Affecting Your Brain)

Your toilet habits might be quietly shaping your health, energy, and mood — and Dr. Trisha Pasricha is here to explain why, with big ideas from You'v…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

You Have Time to Read War and Peace (Here's the Math)

Most of us don't have a time-management problem — we have a time-anxiety problem, and Laura Vanderkam is here to prove you have more hours than you t…

1 month, 3 weeks ago