FREE MONEY: Why Andrew Yang Thinks a Giveaway Can Save the Economy
Andrew Yang has a pretty bleak vision for the future. The way he sees it, we’re staring down the barrel of a techno-apocalypse. Robots will replace millions of workers. Income inequality will skyrocke...
21 Jan 202047min
HABITS: How to Let Go of The Old and Bring in the New
Why is it so hard to break bad habits and replace them with good ones? You may think it all comes down to willpower. But social psychologist Wendy Wood says that if you really want to change your life...
14 Jan 202045min
GATHERING: How to Make Our Time Together Meaningful
Why do so many of our get-togethers feel awkward and unproductive? Priya Parker, author of “The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters,” says it’s because most of us don’t know how to transf...
7 Jan 202045min
FUTURE: Can We Build a More Generous World
In this episode, we’re peering into the future with Kickstarter co-founder and CEO Yancey Strickler. He’s got a new book out called “This Could Be Our Future,” and it’s all about transforming our worl...
24 Des 201948min
SUCCESS: 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 professor Daniel Markovits says meritocracy isn’t le...
17 Des 201946min
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 about the People We Don't Know," and it's all about the...
10 Des 201941min
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 says that paradigm is going extinct. In his book, "N...
3 Des 201943min
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 Hoffman argues that what we see, smell, touch, and t...
26 Nov 201944min
