Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGENEROSITY: How Simple Acts of Kindness Can Change the World
Lots of things go viral on the internet: dumb memes, cat videos, one-pan meals, and celebrity gossip. Why not kindness? That’s the delightful questio…
2 years ago
BURN BOOK: Kara Swisher Takes on Big Tech
Kara Swisher has been called “pioneering” (the New York Times), “Silicon Valley’s top pundit” (Wired), and “so shrill at this point that only dogs ca…
2 years, 1 month ago
SUPERCOMMUNICATORS: How to Connect With Anyone
According to Merriam-Webster, the word “conversation” has 36 synonyms, ranging from the alliterative (”confabulation”) to the arcane (”persiflage”). …
2 years, 1 month ago
MIDLIFE: Once a Crisis, Now an Opportunity
Growing old gets a bad rap, and it's not hard to see why. Your hair thins and your waist thickens. The shot clock ticks down on your career, and you …
2 years, 1 month ago
RADICAL CANDOR: Why Compassionate Honesty Is a Gift
Honesty may be the best policy, but that doesn’t make giving honest feedback any easier. That’s why Kim Scott, a veteran of Google and Apple, wrote “…
2 years, 1 month ago
BLOCKCHAIN: Why Chris Dixon Still Thinks It Matters
Seventy-two billion dollars. That, according to the Grifter Counter™, is the amount of money that's been swallowed up by crypto and blockchain scams …
2 years, 1 month ago
BIG BETS: A Practical Guide to Changing the World
When Rajiv Shah was in his late 20s and didn’t know what to do with his life, he got a job at a fledgling nonprofit, the Bill and Melinda Gates Found…
2 years, 2 months ago
CLIMATE OPTIMISM: Can We Still Build a Sustainable World?
A few weeks ago, USA Today ran a story with the headline "It's over: 2023 was Earth's hottest year, experts say." But is it really over? Hannah Ritch…
2 years, 2 months ago
FREE WILL: Are We Better Off Without It?
Do we have free will? Do we have a choice in what we do? Philosophers and theologians have debated these questions for centuries; Robert Sapolsky ans…
2 years, 2 months ago
ATOMIC HABITS: James Clear’s Ultimate Guide to Building Good Habits (and Breaking Bad Ones)
Forming a new habit is tough. Sticking with it is even tougher. That’s probably why someone buys a copy of James Clear’s 2018 book “Atomic Habits” ev…
2 years, 2 months ago