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The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join hosts Rufus Griscom and Caleb Bissinger — 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.For ad inquiries, please reach out to: [email protected]

Episodes (937)

HUMOR: The Case for Navigating Life on the Precipice of a Smile

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GOOD ARGUMENTS: Adam Grant and Champion Debater Bo Seo on the Craft of Persuasio...

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NEURODIVERSITY: Why No Two Brains Are Alike

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Nov 10, 20221:09:55pending

STATUS: Does Our Need for It Explain ... Everything?

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Nov 3, 20221:30:00pending

Bittersweet: An Audio E-Course by Susan Cain

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Oct 27, 202248:12pending

Bonus: Eric Barker Gives Daniel Pink Relationship Advice

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Oct 20, 202259:23pending

LONGTERMISM: Why You Should Care About Future People

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Oct 13, 20221:15:48pending

QUIT: Why You Have to Give Up if You Want to Get Ahead

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Oct 6, 20221:07:13pending

PUZZLES: What Crosswords, Riddles, and Wordle Can Teach You About the Meaning of...

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Sep 29, 202252:56pending

BUILD: Tony Fadell’s Guide to Making Cool Stuff

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Sep 22, 20221:06:48pending

SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST: How Tech Billionaires Are Preparing for Doomsday

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Sep 15, 20221:02:59pending

HAPPINESS: Arthur C. Brooks Shares His Roadmap for Finding Purpose, Meaning, and...

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Sep 8, 20221:09:29pending

DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on the future of AI (from The TED Interview)

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Sep 1, 202252:08pending

Summer Getaway #4: The Making of ‘Bull Durham’ (with Ron Shelton)

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Summer Getaway #3: The 12-Hour Walk (with Colin O’Brady)

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Aug 19, 202258:17pending

Summer Getaway #2: An American Odyssey (with Ben McGrath)

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Aug 11, 202259:26pending

Summer Getaway #1: The Beach (with Sarah Stodola)

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Aug 4, 202251:04pending

Finding Stillness With Ryan Holiday

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Jul 28, 202242:07pending

Amanda Little on the Fate of Food

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Jul 21, 20221:13:51pending

John Colapinto on the Power and Beauty of the Human Voice

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Jul 14, 20221:30:08pending

THE ESSENTIALS: Our Favorite Moments From Season 4

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Jul 7, 20221:12:35pending

BICYCLES: Are They the Future of Transportation?

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Jun 30, 20221:01:57pending

BIG DATA: Cracking the Codes of Love, Happiness and Success

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Jun 23, 20221:08:29pending

Susan Cain & Daniel Pink: Writing, Longing, and the Search for Meaning

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Jun 16, 202256:17pending

RELATIONSHIPS: Why Everything You Know About Them Is (Mostly) Wrong

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Jun 9, 202253:31pending

How To Be a Grown-Up

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Jun 2, 202249:02pending

IMAGINABLE: How Anyone Can Predict the Future (Yes, Even You)

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May 26, 20221:10:27pending

CULTURE: How Successful Groups Work

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May 19, 20221:12:10pending

GET IT DONE: How the Science of Motivation Can Help You Achieve Your Goals

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May 12, 202251:50pending

Bonus: The Not-So-Great Resignation (WorkLife with Adam Grant)

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May 8, 202239:45pending

FUN: How to Have More of It

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May 5, 20221:12:23pending

TWITTER: What Elon Musk’s Acquisition Means for the Future of Social Media

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Apr 28, 202244:53pending

EMOTIONAL: Do Your Feelings Make You Smarter?

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Apr 21, 202247:43pending

ORIGIN: How Did Humans Migrate to the Americas?

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Apr 14, 20221:09:11pending

BITTERSWEET: Susan Cain on the Beauty of Sorrow and Longing

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Apr 7, 20221:13:32pending

Regrets: Daniel Pink Has a Few (And So Should You)

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Mar 31, 20221:06:58pending

REALITY+: Are We Living in a Simulation?

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Mar 24, 20221:08:31pending

HURT SO GOOD: The Pleasures of Suffering (Paul Bloom & Susan Cain)

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Mar 17, 202259:30pending

EMPIRE: Why Ray Dalio Thinks We May Be Headed for Civil War

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Mar 10, 20221:12:51pending

TIME MANAGEMENT FOR MORTALS: Malcolm Gladwell and Oliver Burkeman

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Mar 3, 202254:52pending

EVENING ROCKET: Decoding Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Visions of the Future

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Feb 24, 20221:04:30pending

GOOD ANXIETY: Can You Turn Worrying Into a Superpower?

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Jan 12, 202246:16pending

HACK YOUR HABITS: The Science of Making Changes That Stick

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Jan 5, 20221:13:15pending

TOGETHER: The Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health and Happiness

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Dec 29, 202145:57pending

SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGIES: Two Scientists Debate the Benefits of Religion

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Dec 22, 202151:37pending

DAWN OF EVERYTHING: The True History of Humanity

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Dec 15, 20211:20:21pending

DOPAMINE NATION: Why the Modern World Puts Us All at Risk for Addiction

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Dec 8, 20211:14:20pending

AMBITION: How to Achieve Success on Your Own Terms

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Dec 1, 202144:27pending

FRIENDSHIP: The Science Behind Life’s Deepest Bond

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Nov 24, 202148:51pending

EXPONENTIAL AGE: Everything Is Accelerating. Who’s at the Wheel?

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