The Next Big Idea

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Subscribers: 1522
Reviews: 7
Episodes: 204

Educate and Entertain, check
 Mar 27, 2021

Keaton Shoults
 Dec 2, 2020
Great show that has exposed me to a lot of thought-provoking subjects

caesar
 Jul 29, 2020
Boilerplate false premises undergird many of the episodes.

James
 Feb 10, 2020
Garbage. Wondery's worst podcast. Little to no usage information, biased subjective content, and boring!


 Jan 8, 2020

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The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join our host, Rufus Griscom — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just change the way you see the world. New episodes every Thursday.

Episode Date
GET THE PICTURE: Why Bother With Art?
Mar 28, 2024
LOOK AGAIN: How to See Your Life With Fresh Eyes
Mar 21, 2024
GENEROSITY: How Simple Acts of Kindness Can Change the World
Mar 14, 2024
BURN BOOK: Kara Swisher Takes on Big Tech
Mar 07, 2024
SUPERCOMMUNICATORS: How to Connect With Anyone
Feb 29, 2024
MIDLIFE: Once a Crisis, Now an Opportunity
Feb 22, 2024
RADICAL CANDOR: Why Compassionate Honesty Is a Gift
Feb 15, 2024
BLOCKCHAIN: Why Chris Dixon Still Thinks It Matters
Feb 08, 2024
BIG BETS: A Practical Guide to Changing the World
Feb 01, 2024
CLIMATE OPTIMISM: Can We Still Build a Sustainable World?
Jan 25, 2024
FREE WILL: Are We Better Off Without It?
Jan 18, 2024
ATOMIC HABITS: James Clear’s Ultimate Guide to Building Good Habits (and Breaking Bad Ones)
Jan 11, 2024
THE GOOD LIFE: Lessons From the World's Longest Study of Happiness
Jan 04, 2024
How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization (2021)
Dec 28, 2023
Rory Stewart on Politics, Ambition, and Making a Difference
Dec 21, 2023
PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY: Timeless Lessons from Morgan Housel
Dec 14, 2023
EVE: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
Dec 07, 2023
THE FAMILY OUTING: Secrets, Memory, and Living Authentically
Nov 30, 2023
Mastering the Art of Difficult Conversations (with Anna Sale)
Nov 23, 2023
ACHIEVEMENT CULTURE: What It’s Doing to Our Kids—and to Us
Nov 16, 2023
FAILURE: The Science of Learning From Your Mistakes
Nov 09, 2023
HOW TO KNOW A PERSON: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply (with David Brooks)
Nov 02, 2023
HIDDEN POTENTIAL: Adam Grant on the Science of Achieving Greater Things
Oct 26, 2023
FACIAL RECOGNITION: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It
Oct 19, 2023
Daniel Pink and Brian Lowery Aren’t Sure That You Exist
Oct 12, 2023
Susan Cain on the Power of the Bittersweet (2022)
Oct 05, 2023
HUMAN COMPATIBLE: Can We Control Artificial Intelligence?
Sep 28, 2023
UNREASONABLE HOSPITALITY: The Power of Giving People More Than They Expect
Sep 21, 2023
ELON MUSK: Walter Isaacson on the World’s Most Polarizing Person
Sep 14, 2023
CHANGE: How to Excel When Everything Is in Flux
Sep 07, 2023
DREAM TOWN: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity
Aug 31, 2023
PERENNIALS: How to Thrive in a Post-Generational Society
Aug 24, 2023
ULTRA-PROCESSED: What Fake Food Is Doing to Our Health
Aug 17, 2023
How to Succeed by Quitting (2022)
Aug 10, 2023
Why the Modern World Puts Us All at Risk for Addiction (2021)
Aug 03, 2023
WORK: Henry David Thoreau on Making a Meaningful Living
Jul 27, 2023
RISE AND SHINE: How to Have the Perfect Morning
Jul 20, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Meets Virtual Worlds: The Future of Sentience
Jul 13, 2023
You Should Have More Fun This Summer. Here’s Why.
Jul 06, 2023
PARKING: How It Explains the World
Jun 29, 2023
OUTLIVE (Part 2): How to Optimize Your Diet, Sleep, and Emotional Health
Jun 22, 2023
OUTLIVE (Part 1): Peter Attia’s Guide to the Science of Longevity
Jun 15, 2023
THE WAGER: David Grann Tells a Tale of Shipwreck and Mutiny
Jun 08, 2023
THE REAL WORK: Adam Gopnik on the Mystery of Mastery
Jun 01, 2023
JOY OF MOVEMENT: How Exercise Can Help You Find Happiness and Connection
May 25, 2023
BREAKTHROUGH: How to Get Unstuck and Achieve Anything
May 18, 2023
EXCELLENT ADVICE: Life Lessons From Wired Co-Founder Kevin Kelly
May 11, 2023
SELFLESS: Why “You” Are a Social Creation
May 04, 2023
The Next Big Idea Club Presents — "Immortality: A User's Guide"
May 02, 2023
Steven Johnson & Michael Specter on the Future of Life
Apr 27, 2023
You Need a Bedtime (from The Next Big Idea Daily)
Apr 25, 2023
SENSES: Gretchen Rubin’s Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into the World
Apr 20, 2023
PSYCH: The Story of the Human Mind
Apr 13, 2023
PREPPY: The Surprising Origins of American Style
Apr 06, 2023
SUCCESSION: The True Story Behind the Hit Show
Mar 30, 2023
ABOLISH POVERTY: Matthew Desmond on How We Can Do It
Mar 23, 2023
READING: Are We Forgetting How To Do It?
Mar 16, 2023
David Chalmers Thinks We May Be Living in a Simulation (and He’s OK With It)
Mar 09, 2023
Is AI Moving Too Fast? A Conversation With Kevin Roose
Mar 02, 2023
LIFE IS SHORT: The Upside of Death
Feb 23, 2023
MUSIC: What the Songs You Love Say About You
Feb 16, 2023
AI: The Origin Story
Feb 09, 2023
Not Finished Is Not Failure (from The Next Big Idea Daily)
Feb 06, 2023
CELLS: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the Breakthroughs That Are Revolutionizing Medicine
Feb 02, 2023
Introducing: The Next Big Idea Daily
Jan 30, 2023
PLEASURE: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life
Jan 26, 2023
POWER FAILURE: What Happened to GE? (with Malcolm Gladwell & William Cohan)
Jan 19, 2023
DIET: The New Science of Healthy Eating
Jan 12, 2023
How to Develop Your Passions and Avoid Burnout (with Atul Gawande and Adam Grant)
Jan 05, 2023
FEELINGS: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
Dec 29, 2022
SAPIENS: Yuval Noah Harari on Our Past, Present, and Future
Dec 22, 2022
ANALOG: Let’s Build a More Human World
Dec 15, 2022
SLEEP: How Understanding Your Body’s Clock Can Revolutionize Your Health
Dec 08, 2022
ANIMALS: They’re Smarter Than You Think
Dec 01, 2022
HUMOR: The Case for Navigating Life on the Precipice of a Smile
Nov 24, 2022
GOOD ARGUMENTS: Adam Grant and Champion Debater Bo Seo on the Craft of Persuasion
Nov 17, 2022
NEURODIVERSITY: Why No Two Brains Are Alike
Nov 10, 2022
STATUS: Does Our Need for It Explain ... Everything?
Nov 03, 2022
Bittersweet: An Audio E-Course by Susan Cain
Oct 27, 2022
Bonus: Eric Barker Gives Daniel Pink Relationship Advice
Oct 20, 2022
LONGTERMISM: Why You Should Care About Future People
Oct 13, 2022
QUIT: Why You Have to Give Up if You Want to Get Ahead
Oct 06, 2022
PUZZLES: What Crosswords, Riddles, and Wordle Can Teach You About the Meaning of Life
Sep 29, 2022
BUILD: Tony Fadell’s Guide to Making Cool Stuff
Sep 22, 2022
SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST: How Tech Billionaires Are Preparing for Doomsday
Sep 15, 2022
HAPPINESS: Arthur C. Brooks Shares His Roadmap for Finding Purpose, Meaning, and Success
Sep 08, 2022
DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on the future of AI (from The TED Interview)
Sep 01, 2022
Summer Getaway #4: The Making of ‘Bull Durham’ (with Ron Shelton)
Aug 26, 2022
Summer Getaway #3: The 12-Hour Walk (with Colin O’Brady)
Aug 19, 2022
Summer Getaway #2: An American Odyssey (with Ben McGrath)
Aug 11, 2022
Summer Getaway #1: The Beach (with Sarah Stodola)
Aug 04, 2022
Finding Stillness With Ryan Holiday
Jul 28, 2022
Amanda Little on the Fate of Food
Jul 21, 2022
John Colapinto on the Power and Beauty of the Human Voice
Jul 14, 2022
THE ESSENTIALS: Our Favorite Moments From Season 4
Jul 07, 2022
BICYCLES: Are They the Future of Transportation?
Jun 30, 2022
BIG DATA: Cracking the Codes of Love, Happiness and Success
Jun 23, 2022
Susan Cain & Daniel Pink: Writing, Longing, and the Search for Meaning
Jun 16, 2022
RELATIONSHIPS: Why Everything You Know About Them Is (Mostly) Wrong
Jun 09, 2022
How To Be a Grown-Up
Jun 02, 2022
IMAGINABLE: How Anyone Can Predict the Future (Yes, Even You)
May 26, 2022
CULTURE: How Successful Groups Work
May 19, 2022
GET IT DONE: How the Science of Motivation Can Help You Achieve Your Goals
May 12, 2022
Bonus: The Not-So-Great Resignation (WorkLife with Adam Grant)
May 08, 2022
FUN: How to Have More of It
May 05, 2022
TWITTER: What Elon Musk’s Acquisition Means for the Future of Social Media
Apr 28, 2022
EMOTIONAL: Do Your Feelings Make You Smarter?
Apr 21, 2022
ORIGIN: How Did Humans Migrate to the Americas?
Apr 14, 2022
BITTERSWEET: Susan Cain on the Beauty of Sorrow and Longing
Apr 07, 2022
Regrets: Daniel Pink Has a Few (And So Should You)
Mar 31, 2022
REALITY+: Are We Living in a Simulation?
Mar 24, 2022
HURT SO GOOD: The Pleasures of Suffering (Paul Bloom & Susan Cain)
Mar 17, 2022
EMPIRE: Why Ray Dalio Thinks We May Be Headed for Civil War
Mar 10, 2022
TIME MANAGEMENT FOR MORTALS: Malcolm Gladwell and Oliver Burkeman
Mar 03, 2022
EVENING ROCKET: Decoding Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Visions of the Future
Feb 24, 2022
GOOD ANXIETY: Can You Turn Worrying Into a Superpower?
Jan 12, 2022
HACK YOUR HABITS: The Science of Making Changes That Stick
Jan 05, 2022
TOGETHER: The Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health and Happiness
Dec 29, 2021
SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGIES: Two Scientists Debate the Benefits of Religion
Dec 22, 2021
DAWN OF EVERYTHING: The True History of Humanity
Dec 15, 2021
DOPAMINE NATION: Why the Modern World Puts Us All at Risk for Addiction
Dec 08, 2021
AMBITION: How to Achieve Success on Your Own Terms
Dec 01, 2021
FRIENDSHIP: The Science Behind Life’s Deepest Bond
Nov 24, 2021
EXPONENTIAL AGE: Everything Is Accelerating. Who’s at the Wheel?
Nov 17, 2021
NEW POWER: How to Spread Ideas, Build Movements, and Leap Ahead
Nov 10, 2021
SPORTS: Life Lessons From an Olympian, a Hockey Coach, and a Middle-Aged Beginner
Nov 03, 2021
FEELING & KNOWING: Unlocking the Secrets of Consciousness
Oct 27, 2021
Bonus: Adam Grant and Annie Murphy Paul
Oct 20, 2021
LAZINESS: There's No Such Thing
Oct 13, 2021
HOW TO CHANGE: Science-Backed Tips for Becoming Your Best Self (Katy Milkman & Daniel Pink)
Oct 06, 2021
RATIONALITY: Steven Pinker’s Love Song to Critical Thinking
Sep 29, 2021
LOONSHOTS: The Science of Generating Crazy Ideas (Safi Bahcall & Daniel Pink)
Sep 22, 2021
DEADLINE EFFECT: Can You Work Like It's the Last Minute Before the Last Minute?
Sep 15, 2021
EXTRA LIFE: We Doubled Life Expectancy in the Last Century. Can We Do It Again?
Sep 08, 2021
PARENTING: Learn How to Do It Better With Science, Data, and Mr. Rogers
Sep 01, 2021
PERSONALITY: The Science of Being Who You Want
Aug 25, 2021
JOYFUL: Ingrid Fetell Lee and Adam Grant on the Objects That Make Us Happy
Aug 18, 2021
CULT OF WE: How WeWork's CEO Vaporized $40 Billion
Aug 11, 2021
BREATH: Is Deep Breathing the Secret to Long Living?
Aug 04, 2021
DRUNK: Can Alcohol Make You More Creative, Sociable, and Attractive?
Jul 27, 2021
DEATH, SEX & MONEY: Anna Sale Talks About Hard Things
Jul 21, 2021
THE BOMBER MAFIA: Malcolm Gladwell on Warfare, Audiobooks, and the Future of Storytelling
Jul 14, 2021
EFFORTLESS: Embrace the Easy Option
Jul 07, 2021
HIGH CONFLICT: How to Defuse Any Squabble (Amanda Ripley & Susan Cain)
Jun 30, 2021
EXTENDED MIND: Want to Get Smarter? Try Thinking Outside of Your Brain
Jun 23, 2021
DELUSIONS: How Self-Deception Can Help You Flourish (Shankar Vedantam & Daniel Pink)
Jun 16, 2021
AI: The Extraordinary Story of the Tech That’s Changing the World
Jun 09, 2021
MINE: How the Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
Jun 02, 2021
GATHERING: Mastering the Art of Hanging Out
May 26, 2021
EMAIL: Would the World Be Better Without It?
May 19, 2021
WORK: Should You Do Less of It? Adam Grant and James Suzman on the 15-Hour Workweek.
May 12, 2021
CODE BREAKER: Why Walter Isaacson Thinks CRISPR Will Change Life As We Know It
May 05, 2021
FOOD: Can We Taste Climate Change?
Apr 28, 2021
CHATTER: Learning to Love the Voice in Your Head
Apr 21, 2021
HUMOR: How to Turn Levity Into Your Secret Weapon
Apr 14, 2021
BEGINNERS: The Joys of Being an Amateur
Apr 07, 2021
THINK AGAIN: Adam Grant on the Power of Changing Your Mind
Mar 31, 2021
VOICE: You Are What You Speak
Mar 24, 2021
THE BRAIN: A User’s Guide to the Blob Between Your Ears
Mar 17, 2021
SERENDIPITY: Good Luck and How to Get It
Mar 10, 2021
DRUG USE: Is Getting High an American Right?
Mar 03, 2021
POST CORONA: Predicting the Future With Scott Galloway
Feb 25, 2021
Season 3: New Ideas, Same Great Taste
Feb 19, 2021
LET’S BE REASONABLE: Sam Harris and Rufus in Conversation
Sep 25, 2020
MIND GAMES: What Poker Can Teach Us About Luck, Skill, and Ourselves
Sep 01, 2020
TRANSCENDENCE: Finding Fulfillment Beyond Ourselves
Aug 25, 2020
HUMANKIND: Finding Hope in Human History
Aug 18, 2020
MIGRATION: Why Human Beings Were Built to Move
Aug 11, 2020
BREATH: Harnessing the Power of a Lost Art
Aug 04, 2020
PERSUASION: How to Change People’s Minds
Jul 28, 2020
ALCHEMY: How Our Creations Recreate Us
Jul 21, 2020
UPSTREAM: Solving Problems Before They Happen
Jul 14, 2020
CIVILIZATION: Recalculating the Price of Progress
Jul 07, 2020
TOGETHER: A Doctor’s Prescription for Health and Happiness
Jun 30, 2020
WEIRDNESS: How to Make it Your Superpower
Jun 23, 2020
BOYS & SEX: Coming of Age in America
Jun 16, 2020
FRIENDSHIP: The Science and Power of Life’s Deepest Bond
Jun 09, 2020
THINKING AHEAD: How to Make Life’s Big Decisions
Jun 03, 2020
LISTENING: What You’re Missing and Why it Matters
May 26, 2020
SUCCESSFUL AGING: How to Live a Full, Long Life
May 19, 2020
Rethinking Big Ideas: Adam Grant on Finding Balance
May 12, 2020
Rethinking Big Ideas: Priya Parker on Gathering Apart
May 05, 2020
Rethinking Big Ideas: The Path to a More Generous World
Apr 28, 2020
Rethinking Big Ideas: Daniel Pink on the Future of Work
Apr 21, 2020
Rethinking Big Ideas: On Finding Joy in Simple Pleasures
Apr 16, 2020
Rethinking Big Ideas: Steven Johnson on Scientific Breakthroughs
Apr 09, 2020
Rethinking Big Ideas: Susan Cain on Solitude
Apr 02, 2020
STILLNESS: How to Find Peace in a Frantic World
Jan 28, 2020
FREE MONEY: Why Andrew Yang Thinks a Giveaway Can Save the Economy
Jan 21, 2020
HABITS: How to Let Go of The Old and Bring in the New
Jan 14, 2020
GATHERING: How to Make Our Time Together Meaningful
Jan 07, 2020
FUTURE: Can We Build a More Generous World
Dec 24, 2019
SUCCESS: The Dirty Secret of Getting Ahead
Dec 17, 2019
TRUST: Malcolm Gladwell on How We Talk To Strangers
Dec 10, 2019
POWER: Why You Have More Than You Think
Dec 03, 2019
PERCEPTION: Why What You See Is Not Reality
Nov 26, 2019
UNCENSORED: What Free Speech Debates Teach Us About Empathy
Nov 19, 2019
CONFLICT: How to Have More Productive Disagreements
Nov 12, 2019
JOYFUL: Why Ordinary Objects Can Make You Extraordinarily Happy
Nov 06, 2019
CODERS: The Invisible Architects Who Shape Our Lives
Oct 30, 2019
RACIAL BIAS: Why We Have It and What We Can Do About It
Oct 22, 2019
INDISTRACTABLE: Staying Focused in a World of Distractions
Oct 16, 2019
RANGE: Why Generalists Succeed in a Specialists’ World
Oct 02, 2019
Introducing The Next Big Idea
Oct 01, 2019