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154: Why You, Famous Person, Will Like Being a Guest on this Podcast
Episode 154
Today, I'm sharing what value being a guest offers to influential, well-known people.
I call Oprah and her peers the single-name people -- people ever…
6 years, 11 months ago
153: Sean O'Connor, part 1: From paper cups to evaluating life
Episode 153
Today's guest, Sean, is a friend. We recorded this conversation before the podcast launched in November 2017. It took a while to get through the edit…
6 years, 11 months ago
152: Peter Gray, part 1: Free to Learn
Episode 152
Nobody likes being coerced to do something you don't want under threat of punishment. Nor do people like being told they're wrong or ignorant by some…
6 years, 11 months ago
151: What Al Gore Misses
Episode 151
I confess I haven't interacted directly with Al Gore so I don't know how he leads in person. I saw him on stage once, but the person interviewing him…
6 years, 11 months ago
150: Tom Murphy, part 1: Do the Math, the language of nature
Episode 150
Everyone thinks about the environment. Nearly everyone gets bogged down in questions.
What's best?Will this or that change make a difference?What does…7 years ago
149: Ana Rocha, part 1: Cleaning Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Episode 149
Ana works in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Executive Director for Nipe Fagio (Give Me the Broom! in Swahili), my first guest who works in Africa.
This conv…
7 years ago
147: Ron Gonen: Closed Loop Solutions
Episode 147
When I met Ron in business school, he and Recycle Bank, which he co-founded, were well regarded. He's continued to grow since.
Beyond contributing int…
7 years ago
146: To Sam Harris: A preface following meeting at the Beacon
Episode 146
I recorded a preface to episode 142 because I got the backstage pass, attended the meet and greet, shook Sam's hand, and asked him if he was open to …
7 years ago
145: Rob Greenfield, part 1: Abundance without stuff
Episode 145
This conversation is about joy, responsibility, community, and values you undoubtedly share.
Rob Greenfield lived like an average American. He saw the…
7 years ago
144: Nikole Beckwith, part 1: Education and leadership
Episode 144
While Nikole's being a celebrated director and writer is a great reason to feature her and listen to her, I approached her because she graduated from…
7 years ago