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Episodes
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Jul 19, 2023 • 11min
S25 E3: Focus on the Closest Alligator (Brett Crozier)
Whether you're flying, captaining, or working, always focus on the alligator closest to the canoe.
Jul 18, 2023 • 10min
S25 E2: Pull Like a Clydesdale (Brett Crozier)
We are stronger when we work together. Literally.
Jul 17, 2023 • 15min
S25 E1: Never Turn Down an Espresso (Brett Crozier)
"Talk to me, Goose." Actually, this week we're saying, "Talk to me, Chopper." That was Brett Crozier's call sign when he served as a fighter pilot (and it's what his wife still calls him when she's irritated). Brett has a new book out called "Surf When You Can: Lessons in Life, Loyalty, and Leadership from a Maverick Navy Captain," which charts his journey from "Top Gun" wannabe to commanding officer of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. He joins Michael this week to share five lessons from his career that can help you improve your life-work balance.
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Jul 14, 2023 • 11min
S24 E5: "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist's Guide to Connection” by Adam Smiley Poswolsky
We're wrapping up our collection of summery Book Bites with a few lessons from Smiley Poswolsky's "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist's Guide to Connection."• Subscribe to our newsletter• Download our app• Join our club (code DAILY gets you 10% off)• Send us an email
5 snips
Jul 13, 2023 • 13min
S24 E4: “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life” by Dacher Keltner
Dacher Keltner, a psychology professor at UC Berkeley who helped Pixar make “Inside Out,” explores the history and science of awe.
Jul 12, 2023 • 11min
S24 E3: "How to Prepare for Climate Change" by David Pogue
When David Pogue (CBS Sunday Morning) realized that we are already living through the beginnings of climate chaos, he decided to write a book full of action plans for riding out every climate catastrophe that Mother Nature might throw at us.• Download the Next Big Idea app: nextbigideaclub.com/app/
Jul 11, 2023 • 11min
S24 E2: “Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—a Cool History of a Hot Commodity” by Amy Brady
Ice ice baby! Today, journalist and historian Amy Brady shares the astonishing 200-year history of ice in America, from ice rinks to ice cream to modern-day miracles like cryotherapy breast-cancer treatments.
Jul 10, 2023 • 10min
S24 E1: “Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs” by Jamie Loftus
We're trying something different this week. Instead of hearing from one author, you'll hear from five. Together, they'll help you figure out how to have the perfect summer. Up first: comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus shares a few tasty insights from her New York Times bestseller "Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs."• Use code DAILY to get 10% off your subscription at nextbigideaclub.com
5 snips
Jul 7, 2023 • 14min
S23 E5: The Prosperity Trap (Ben Ansell)
What can the global response to climate change tell us about the health of modern democratic states?• Ben Ansell is professor of comparative democratic institutions at Oxford and author of “Why Politics Fail”• Want to go behind the scenes of this show? Sign up for our newsletter• To hear more interviews, audio e-courses, and hundreds of author-read book summaries, download the Next Big Idea app
Jul 6, 2023 • 13min
S23 E4: The Security Trap (Ben Ansell)
Today, Ben explains why democracy and security are such uneasy bedfellows.• Ben Ansell is professor of comparative democratic institutions at Oxford and author of “Why Politics Fail”• Want to go behind the scenes of this show? Sign up for our newsletter• To hear more interviews, audio e-courses, and hundreds of author-read book summaries, download the Next Big Idea app
