Episodes

  • The Next Big Idea Daily: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance (Ad-free)

    The Next Big Idea Daily: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance (Ad-free)
    Apr 21 2025
    Laura Delano spent fourteen years under psychiatric care, working with a variety of diagnosed mental illnesses and trying every drug and therapy that promised to “fix” her. But eventually she started wondering what if the problem wasn’t in her brain, but in the system itself? Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!
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    10 mins
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  • FAMILY DYNAMICS: Unraveling the Mystery of Sibling Success (Ad-free)

    FAMILY DYNAMICS: Unraveling the Mystery of Sibling Success (Ad-free)
    Apr 17 2025
    You know those families where the kids all grow up to be remarkably successful? New York Times journalist Susan Dominus has spent the last few years getting to know some of them, looking for parenting techniques and life lessons. She's written a book about her findings called The Family Dynamic. "I thought I wrote a book about high-achieving families," she tells us, "but when I look back, it's really a book about families who did believe that the sky's the limit." Pre-order The Family Dynamic on Amazon, Bookshop, or from your local bookstore, send us a copy of your receipt to podcast@nextbigideaclub.com, and we'll give you three months of free access to our paid Substack!
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    49 mins
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  • The Next Big Idea Daily: Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur (Ad-free)

    The Next Big Idea Daily: Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur (Ad-free)
    Apr 14 2025
    How to start, build, buy, scale, and sell a business that expands your life. Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!
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    13 mins
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  • ABUNDANCE: Derek Thompson on Rebuilding the American Dream (Ad-free)

    ABUNDANCE: Derek Thompson on Rebuilding the American Dream (Ad-free)
    Apr 10 2025
    Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson is probably the most talked-about book in the country right now. And the most hotly debated. It’s a book about how we got here — here being a country without enough housing, a country that has lost its ambitious optimism, a country that has forgotten how to build. The prescription Ezra and Derek offer to cure what ails us is conspicuously pro-growth: more housing, more clean energy, more scientific development and technological innovation. But to pull that off, they argue, will require Democrats to question their endemic zeal for regulation. This view has fired up some liberals while simultaneously drawing ire from others. Today, Rufus sits down with Derek Thompson to talk about the book, the reaction to it, and how to convince political leaders from both sides of the aisle to embrace a liberalism that builds.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
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  • GIVE AND TAKE: Adam Grant on What Really Drives Success (Ad-free)

    GIVE AND TAKE: Adam Grant on What Really Drives Success (Ad-free)
    Apr 3 2025
    We’re often told that success comes down to talent, hard work, and luck. But Adam Grant's research suggests that view is missing something crucial. In today’s installment of Next Big Idea Classics, Adam revisits his 2013 bestseller “Give and Take,” explaining how our interactions with others determine who thrives and who doesn’t. For Adam’s previous appearances on the show, click here ️ And check out our classic interviews with Daniel Pink, Kim Scott, and James Clear
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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  • The Next Big Idea Daily: The Secret to Lasting Change (Ad-free)

    The Next Big Idea Daily: The Secret to Lasting Change (Ad-free)
    Mar 31 2025
    Caroline Fleck shares five big ideas from her new book, "Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life." Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!
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    15 mins
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  • BITCOIN: A 15-Year Quest to Unmask the Mysterious Inventor of Crypto (Ad-free)

    BITCOIN: A 15-Year Quest to Unmask the Mysterious Inventor of Crypto (Ad-free)
    Mar 27 2025
    In 2008, a mysterious figure created Bitcoin — a digital currency without banks or borders that sparked a global financial movement. And then he disappeared without a trace. Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Why did he vanish? And why hasn’t he touched his $100 billion fortune? Today on the show, we talk to journalist Ben Wallace about his search for answers. The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!
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    55 mins
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  • The Next Big Idea Daily: How to Find Your ‘Sleep Groove’ (Ad-free)

    The Next Big Idea Daily: How to Find Your ‘Sleep Groove’ (Ad-free)
    Mar 24 2025
    Sleep researcher Olivia Walch on why your body’s clock is so messed up and what to do about it. To hear the rest of this week’s Next Big Idea Daily episodes, follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen Want to transform your day in just 10 minutes? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter, and you’ll get daily, bite‑sized insights from the best new nonfiction books — in audio or text — straight from the authors. Sign up today!
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    14 mins
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