Podcast Episodes

S10 E3: We Often Fear the Wrong Things (David Myers)

David says we worry about improbable horrors (like plane crashes) while ignoring greater risks (car smash-ups). Today, he explains how performing sta…

3 years, 6 months ago

S10 E2: The Happy Power of Micro-Friendships (David Myers)

We all know it's good for us to nurture our relationships with close friends and loved ones. Today, David explains why chatting up strangers is also …

3 years, 6 months ago

S10 E1: Our Expressions and Actions Are Self-Revealing (David Myers)

All week long on The Next Big Idea Daily, Michael will be chatting with social psychologist David Myers about the wonder of human thought and action,…

3 years, 6 months ago

S9 E5: Boxing, Dancing and Connecting (Adam Gopnik)

In our final episode with Adam Gopnik, the award-winning New Yorker writer and author of "The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery" learns how to box…

3 years, 6 months ago

S9 E4: Perfect Imperfection (Adam Gopnik)

Today: Why mastery requires idiosyncrasy.

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3 years, 6 months ago

S9 E3: Mastering the Art of Baking (Adam Gopnik)

Adam Gopnik's first memory of mastery was watching his mother roll out strudel dough, so in midlife, he asked his mother — a linguistics professor by…

3 years, 6 months ago

S9 E2: Learning to Drive (Adam Gopnik)

It's the second day of our week-long master class with Adam Gopnik, New Yorker staff writer and author of "The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery."…

3 years, 6 months ago

S9 E1: The Grammar of Mastery (Adam Gopnik)

A few years ago, Adam Gopnik, a longtime writer for The New Yorker and three-time winner of the National Magazine Award, started thinking about all t…

3 years, 6 months ago

S8 E5: The Language of Creativity (Jonah Berger)

In the final installment of his mini master class, Jonah shares his formula for telling great stories.

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3 years, 6 months ago

S8 E4: Ask Questions (Jonah Berger)

Does asking questions make you look smart? (Yes!)

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3 years, 6 months ago