Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSUCCESS: The Dirty Secret of Getting Ahead
Most of us are taught hard work and talent are the keys to getting ahead. Turns out it’s not so easy. In his new book, “The Meritocracy Trap,” Yale p…
6 years, 3 months ago
TRUST: Malcolm Gladwell on How We Talk To Strangers
Roses are red, violets are blue, and Malcolm Gladwell has written yet another bestseller. It's called "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know abou…
6 years, 3 months ago
POWER: Why You Have More Than You Think
Colleges, businesses, and bureaucracies have long operated on an "old power" model — rigid hierarchies that rule from the top down. But Henry Timms s…
6 years, 4 months ago
PERCEPTION: Why What You See Is Not Reality
What you see is what you get, right? Nope. In his mind-bending new book, "The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes," Don H…
6 years, 4 months ago
UNCENSORED: What Free Speech Debates Teach Us About Empathy
As a college student, Zachary Wood ignited a national debate when he invited controversial speakers — anti-feminists, climate-change deniers, and sel…
6 years, 4 months ago
CONFLICT: How to Have More Productive Disagreements
Have you ever had one of those arguments — whether with a friend or a colleague, a loved one or a perfect stranger — that you both vehemently disagre…
6 years, 4 months ago
JOYFUL: Why Ordinary Objects Can Make You Extraordinarily Happy
Conventional wisdom tells us that real joy comes from within: from exercise or meditation, acts of service or the way we look at the world—pretty muc…
6 years, 5 months ago
CODERS: The Invisible Architects Who Shape Our Lives
Our world is awash in code, and those zeroes and ones aren't as impersonal as you might think. In his new book, "Coders: The Making of a New Tribe an…
6 years, 5 months ago
RACIAL BIAS: Why We Have It and What We Can Do About It
Stanford psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt has spent years studying how racial bias affects all of us — yes, all — in ways we don't realize. In…
6 years, 5 months ago
INDISTRACTABLE: Staying Focused in a World of Distractions
Nir Eyal’s last book, “Hooked,” taught Silicon Valley how to make addictive technology. In his new book, “Indistractable,” he gives you the tools to …
6 years, 5 months ago