Is America a ‘Country of Lords’?
America was founded on a radical promise: all people are created equal. But for 250 years, some of the country’s most powerful thinkers have...
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The Next Big Idea
Think bigger. Create better. Live smarter. Ideas are coming at you every day from all directions. Where do you even start? Hosted by Rufus Griscom, and featuring Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain...
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20 of 373 episodesA Storytelling Masterclass with Will Storr (NBI Vault)
Will Storr is the author of the dazzling books The Science of Storytelling and A Story Is a Deal, and in this episode, he tells us everythin...
What Can Henry David Thoreau Teach Us About Work?
Henry David Thoreau was a philosopher, poet, and pencil-maker. He was a great resigner and, above all, a superb writer whose masterpiece, "W...
How French Philosophy Wired Modern Thinking
How did a group of notoriously difficult French philosophers become intellectual rock stars on American college campuses — and how much do t...
A Nobel Prize Winner’s Plan to Save Democracy
Democracy is in the dumps. OK, that's a bit dramatic. But it's definitely not working as well as it used to. Good thing Daron Acemoglu — Nob...
How to Unlock the Creativity You Already Have
What if creativity isn’t a talent you’re born with, but a muscle you’ve simply stopped using? In Daily Creative, Blythe Harris and Mallory M...
Caroline Webb on the Leadership Skills AI Can’t Replace
Want to be a better leader? Start by doing less. In her new book, Leadership Intelligence, Caroline Webb shows how smart delegation, ruthles...
Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution?
Today, we're revisiting Rufus's conversation with Yuval Noah Harari about his book Nexus. It's Harari at his best — a soaring overview of hu...
Your Mind Is a Propagandist
Your brain is a master storyteller. The problem? It’s also an unreliable narrator. We like to think our beliefs are built on facts, logic, a...
The Bedazzling Mystery of Why We’re Here
We’ve had many bracing thinkers on this show, but Sara Walker might take the cake. A physicist and astrobiologist at Arizona State Universit...
How to Lead a More Gratifying Life
We’ve optimized nearly every part of modern life. So why does it feel like we’re missing the experience of actually living it? In The Small...
Best Of: Adam Grant on the Science of Achieving Greater Things
We live in a world that worships talent, a world that cheers natural athletes, exalts child prodigies, and venerates virtuosos. But admiring...
Are Robots About to Change Everything?
We've spent the last few years watching AI transform the digital world. Now it's coming for the physical one. Humanoid robots are leaving th...
You Can Just Do Things
Why do some people seem to create opportunities wherever they go while others spend years waiting for the right break? According to Cate Hal...
The Lost Art of Asking Questions
In the age of AI, endless information, and instant certainty, philosopher Lani Watson argues that questions — not answers — are humanity's g...
Sorry, Skeptics — AI Is Not a Bubble
First, a few numbers. This year Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta will spend more than $700 billion building AI infrastructure. There ar...
Why Creating Beats Consuming | Mark Pincus (Part 2)
Most people think success comes from having an original idea. Mark Pincus thinks that's one of the most expensive mistakes you can make. Aft...
Living at the Speed of Play
Podcasting is lousy with guests who peddle advice about starting businesses, building careers, and living full lives. Few of these gurus hav...
How to Be a Super Ager
For years, cardiologist Eric Topol hunted for the rarest people in America: those over 80 who had never been sick. When he finally found 1,4...
What If Saving the Planet Could Be Fun?
Despite decades of urgency and alarm, progress on climate change has felt frustratingly slow. What if we've been going about it all wrong? E...