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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…

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How to Unlock the Creativity You Already Have 2026-08-27 · 70m
Caroline Webb on the Leadership Skills AI Can’t Replace 2026-08-24 · 61m Read →
Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution? 2026-08-20 · 89m
Your Mind Is a Propagandist 2026-08-17 · 73m
The Bedazzling Mystery of Why We’re Here 2026-08-13 · 109m
How to Lead a More Gratifying Life 2026-08-10 · 65m
Best Of: Adam Grant on the Science of Achieving Greater Things 2026-08-06 · 67m
Are Robots About to Change Everything? 2026-08-03 · 79m
You Can Just Do Things 2026-07-30 · 71m
The Lost Art of Asking Questions 2026-07-27 · 76m
Sorry, Skeptics — AI Is Not a Bubble 2026-07-23 · 78m
Why Creating Beats Consuming | Mark Pincus (Part 2) 2026-07-20 · 49m
Living at the Speed of Play 2026-07-16 · 62m
How to Be a Super Ager 2026-07-13 · 104m
What If Saving the Planet Could Be Fun? 2026-07-09 · 58m
How to Live a Long and Useful Life 2026-07-06 · 58m
As America Turns 250, Are You in the Mood to Celebrate? 2026-07-02 · 69m
THE GOD TEST (Part 2): Can Humanity Pass the Cosmic Reckoning? 2026-06-29 · 34m
THE GOD TEST (Part 1): Are You Ready for Superintelligence? 2026-06-25 · 60m
You Have 72 Free Hours a Week. How Do You Want to Spend Them? 2026-06-22 · 57m
Are You Playing Someone Else’s Game? 2026-06-18 · 75m
This World Cup Is Messy. Watch It Anyway. 2026-06-15 · 43m
The Case for AI Optimism with Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler 2026-06-11 · 66m
Best Of: The Power of Thinking Outside Your Brain 2026-06-08 · 73m
Want to Be Happier? Try Talking to Strangers. 2026-06-04 · 77m
Best Of: Gretchen Rubin’s Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into the World 2026-06-01 · 55m
The Case for Speechmaking in the Age of Doomscrolling 2026-05-28 · 67m
Best Of: Stop Chasing More. Start Embracing Your Limits. 2026-05-25 · 79m
When Will AI Empty Your Dishwasher? (with Nicholas Thompson) 2026-05-21 · 54m
Best Of: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life 2026-05-18 · 72m
What if Uncertainty Isn’t Such a Bad Thing? 2026-05-14 · 55m
You Can Grow Your Brain. Here’s How. 2026-05-11 · 80m
Turning Constraints Into Breakthroughs with David Epstein 2026-05-07 · 87m
You're in the Hospitality Business (Whether You Know It or Not) 2026-05-04 · 63m
We're Still Thinking About This Conversation with Will Guidara 2026-04-30 · 63m
Here’s Our Favorite Book of the Season 2026-04-27 · 40m
“Beliefs Are Tools, Not Truths” 2026-04-23 · 82m
The History and Future of Apple 2026-04-20 · 81m
Best Of: Tony Fadell’s Guide to Building Products, Startups and Careers 2026-04-16 · 62m
Demis Hassabis Wants to Build AGI. Should We Trust Him? 2026-04-13 · 74m
Patrick Radden Keefe on a Double Life, a Gilded City and a Mysterious Death 2026-04-09 · 58m
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay 2026-04-06 · 48m
Best Of: The New Science of Improving Your Memory 2026-04-02 · 72m
How to Find the Meaning of Your Life (with Arthur C. Brooks) 2026-03-30 · 62m
The Surprising Power of Oversharing 2026-03-26 · 72m
How a Mormon Journalist Became a Degenerate Gambler 2026-03-23 · 54m
Michael Pollan on Food, Psychedelics and His Next Book 2026-03-19 · 50m
The Story of Stories 2026-03-16 · 56m
Best Of: How To Connect With Anyone 2026-03-12 · 65m
A War Correspondent on the Crisis in Iran 2026-03-09 · 40m
How AI Could Change Everything in the Next 1,000 Days 2026-03-05 · 81m
Do We Even Need Politicians? 2026-03-02 · 55m
Inside the Most Creative Friendship in History 2026-02-26 · 61m
Michael Pollan on the Mystery of Consciousness 2026-02-23 · 77m
The Science of Change 2026-02-19 · 52m
Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life 2026-02-12 · 71m
A Practical Guide to Achieving Excellence 2026-02-05 · 65m
Does "Mattering" Explain Everything? 2026-01-29 · 54m
The Superpower You Didn’t Know You Had 2026-01-22 · 49m
‘It’s a Real Company Run by Fake People’ 2026-01-15 · 65m
CRYPTO: Is It Quietly Transforming the Global Economy? 2026-01-08 · 77m
Why the Blockchain Is Still Critical to Our Future 2026-01-06 · 69m
Reading Rewired the Human Brain. What Happens If We Stop Doing It? 2025-12-28 · 46m
How to Make Your Holiday Gatherings Memorable 2025-12-23 · 43m
FLOURISH: Daniel Coyle on the Art and Science of Feeling Alive 2025-12-16 · 77m
Kari Leibowitz Loves Winter (And You Can Too) 2025-12-11 · 59m
Best Of: How Successful Groups Work 2025-12-04 · 71m
AI and the Future of the University 2025-12-02 · 44m
Best Of: David Brooks on the Art of Seeing Others Deeply 2025-11-27 · 66m
STRONG GROUND: Brené Brown on the Daring Leadership the World Needs Now 2025-11-25 · 55m
Brené Brown on courageous leadership (from ReThinking with Adam Grant) 2025-11-20 · 46m
Walter Isaacson on The Greatest Sentence Ever Written 2025-11-18 · 72m
Best Of: Decoding Elon Musk 2025-11-13 · 67m
Andrew Ross Sorkin: What the Crash of 1929 Says About Today 2025-11-06 · 69m
Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson on What Running Can Teach Us 2025-10-30 · 63m
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Steven Pinker on Awkward Dates, Cancel Culture and the Necessity of Norms 2025-10-23 · 61m
A Food Crisis Is Brewing. Are We Ready? 2025-10-16 · 46m
The Future Is Going to Be Great 2025-10-09 · 94m
PRIMAL INTELLIGENCE: You’re Smarter Than You Realize 2025-10-02 · 66m
STEVEN PINKER: How Common Knowledge and Rationality Make the World Go Round 2025-09-25 · 72m
AI & THE BRAIN: How Different Are They? 2025-09-18 · 82m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': The A.I. Will See You Now 2025-09-15 · 15m
Best Of: Jonathan Haidt on What Social Media Is Doing to Our Kids 2025-09-11 · 84m
ARTHUR C. BROOKS: Success Won’t Make You Happy — Here’s What Will 2025-09-04 · 80m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': How to Turn Anxiety Into Your Superpower 2025-09-01 · 13m
THE FUTURE OF WRITING: A Conversation with Ethan Mollick and Steven Johnson 2025-08-28 · 55m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': There's Probably a Con Artist in Your Life Right Now. Here's How to Spot Them. 2025-08-25 · 18m
Best Of: Sebastian Junger’s Journey to the Edge and Back 2025-08-21 · 63m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': How to Run Your Life Like a Startup 2025-08-18 · 13m
INTUITION: The Science of Trusting Your Gut 2025-08-14 · 59m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Feel Like a Number? Learn How to Beat the System. 2025-08-11 · 9m
Can Rogue Archeologists Bring the Past Back to Life? 2025-08-07 · 48m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Why Your Teen Thinks You're an Idiot 2025-08-04 · 15m
WHAT WE VALUE: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Making Better Choices 2025-07-31 · 68m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Take a Nap 2025-07-28 · 16m
SUPER AGERS (Part 2): Eric Topol on Sleep, GLP-1s, and AI 2025-07-24 · 42m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Your Doctor Might Be Ignoring What’s Making You Sick 2025-07-21 · 13m
SUPER AGERS (Part 1): The Revolutionary New Science of Longevity 2025-07-17 · 72m
‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Human History on Drugs 2025-07-14 · 11m
GENIUS MYTH: The Dangerous Allure of Rule-Breakers 2025-07-10 · 48m
‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Your Life Plan Fell Apart. Now What? 2025-07-07 · 16m
Best Of: Life Lessons From Wired Co-Founder Kevin Kelly 2025-07-03 · 55m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Your Brain on Revenge 2025-06-30 · 11m
AI FIRST: The Tsunami Is Already Here 2025-06-26 · 63m
‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: How to Raise Great Kids in a Messed-Up World 2025-06-23 · 14m
Best Of: Michael Lewis Runs Toward Pleasure 2025-06-19 · 71m
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Sure, You're Smart — But What Kind of Smart? 2025-06-16 · 13m
How Susan Cain Found Her Voice 2025-06-12 · 46m
‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Where Were You During the AI Revolution? 2025-06-09 · 14m
HOPE FOR CYNICS: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness 2025-06-05 · 57m
RISE ABOVE: How to Realize Your Full Potential 2025-05-29 · 45m
‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Five Rules for Living a More Creative Life 2025-05-26 · 18m
MORAL AMBITION: Are You Wasting Your Talent? 2025-05-22 · 80m
NVIDIA: Jensen Huang Bet Big on AI. What Comes Next? 2025-05-15 · 81m
EXPLORATION: Why We Seek Out Big Challenges 2025-05-08 · 53m
AI 2027: What If Superhuman AI Is Right Around the Corner? 2025-05-01 · 97m
‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: How to Be a Grown Up 2025-04-28 · 18m
THE ART OF EDITING: Graydon Carter on the Golden Age of Magazines 2025-04-24 · 59m
The Next Big Idea Daily: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance 2025-04-21 · 12m
FAMILY DYNAMICS: Unraveling the Mystery of Sibling Success 2025-04-17 · 52m
The Next Big Idea Daily: Unleash Your Inner Entrepreneur 2025-04-14 · 14m
ABUNDANCE: Derek Thompson on How to Actually Rebuild the American Dream 2025-04-10 · 73m
The Next Big Idea Daily: How Small Cities Can Foster Big Innovations 2025-04-07 · 14m
WHY GIVERS WIN: Adam Grant Revisits 'Give and Take' 2025-04-03 · 68m
The Next Big Idea Daily: The Secret to Lasting Change 2025-03-31 · 17m
BITCOIN: A 15-Year Quest to Unmask the Mysterious Inventor of Crypto 2025-03-27 · 58m
The Next Big Idea Daily: How to Find Your ‘Sleep Groove’ 2025-03-24 · 16m
YOU, BUT BETTER: The Science and Promise of Personality Change 2025-03-20 · 51m
The Next Big Idea Daily: What Can AI Really Do? 2025-03-17 · 16m
CARL ZIMMER: The Untold Story of the Air We Breathe 2025-03-13 · 56m
The Next Big Idea Daily: Inside the Messy, Unstoppable Transition to EVs 2025-03-10 · 13m
SAHIL BLOOM: The 5 Types of Wealth 2025-03-06 · 65m
How to Move from Surviving to Thriving | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-03-03 · 22m
STORY: How to Tell a Great One (Part 2) 2025-02-27 · 45m
How to Break Up With Your Phone | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-02-24 · 19m
STORY: The Science Behind Humanity’s Superpower (Part 1) 2025-02-20 · 54m
Jay Shetty’s Rules of Love | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-02-17 · 18m
The Former Head of USAID on Why Foreign Aid Benefits Everyone 2025-02-13 · 53m
Does AI Have Rights? | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-02-10 · 16m
Three Things We Learned Last Year 2025-02-06 · 37m
Technology Is Tearing Us Apart | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-02-03 · 16m
SUPERAGENCY: What Could Go Right With AI? 2025-01-30 · 61m
Are Algorithms Controlling Your Mind? | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-01-27 · 15m
SHIFT: How to Manage Your Emotions 2025-01-23 · 68m
How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-01-20 · 11m
WINTER: The Secret to Thriving in the Darkest Season 2025-01-16 · 59m
How to Build Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-01-13 · 8m
DRIVE: A Fresh Look at the Science of Motivation (with Daniel Pink) 2025-01-09 · 71m
You Need an Editor | The Next Big Idea Daily 2025-01-06 · 12m
James Clear’s Ultimate Guide to Building Good Habits (Encore) 2025-01-02 · 77m
How to Find Purpose, Meaning, and Success (2022) 2024-12-26 · 71m
A Curious History of the Gut | The Next Big Idea Daily 2024-12-23 · 14m
WHAT IS LIFE? (Part 2): Consciousness, AI, and Aliens 2024-12-19 · 59m
WHAT IS LIFE? (Part 1): A Mind-Bending Conversation with Sara Walker 2024-12-17 · 62m
STRATEGY: How to Make Better Plans 2024-12-12 · 61m
A Woodworker's Guide to Life | The Next Big Idea Daily 2024-12-09 · 14m
TECH AGNOSTIC: How Technology Became the World's Top Religion 2024-12-05 · 53m
Is Your Job a Good Fit? | The Next Big Idea Daily 2024-12-02 · 10m
The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect (2023) 2024-11-28 · 68m
CATCHING SOULS: An Obituary Writer’s Lessons for Living 2024-11-21 · 53m
THE INTERESTING: How to Live the Good Life 2024-11-18 · 65m
A Productivity Podclass with Cal Newport 2024-11-14 · 42m
Human History Is Not Set In Stone 2024-11-07 · 71m
Want a More Meaningful Life? Embrace Your Limitations. 2024-10-31 · 81m
THE WORK OF ART: How Something Comes From Nothing 2024-10-24 · 56m
ANXIOUS GENERATION (Part 2): How to Raise Resilient Kids in the Digital Age 2024-10-17 · 36m
ANXIOUS GENERATION (Part 1): What Social Media Is Doing to Our Kids 2024-10-14 · 54m
Life Is a Game. Here's How to Play It. 2024-10-10 · 92m
REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT: Malcolm Gladwell Revisits the Science of Social Contagion 2024-10-03 · 81m
The Future of Storytelling, According to Malcolm Gladwell 2024-09-26 · 59m
NEXUS (Part 2): Yuval Noah Harari on How to Safeguard Humanity in the Age of AI 2024-09-19 · 35m
NEXUS (Part 1): Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution? (with Yuval Noah Harari) 2024-09-16 · 59m
Can We End Poverty by Just Giving People Cash? 2024-09-12 · 62m
GOING INFINITE: Michael Lewis Wants to Change Your Mind About Sam Bankman-Fried 2024-09-05 · 72m
SUPERCONVERGENCE: Biotechnology Is About to Transform the World. Are We Ready? 2024-08-29 · 57m
ANXIOUS ACHIEVER: How You Can Turn Anxiety Into a Superpower 2024-08-22 · 60m
ON THE EDGE (Part 2): How to Get Ahead by Thinking Probabilistically 2024-08-15 · 43m
ON THE EDGE (Part 1): Nate Silver on Politics, Poker, and Risk-Taking 2024-08-12 · 43m
The Case for Effective Altruism 2024-08-08 · 72m
Laziness Does Not Exist 2024-08-01 · 66m
ALCOHOL: The Good, the Bad, and the Bubbly 2024-07-25 · 60m
Living for Pleasure 2024-07-22 · 74m
PROBABILITY: How a 250-Year-Old Theorem Still Explains the World 2024-07-18 · 52m
GOOD ENERGY (Part 2): Casey Means on How to Supercharge Your Diet 2024-07-11 · 52m
GOOD ENERGY (Part 1): How to Feel Incredible, Avoid Disease, and Age Well 2024-07-08 · 55m
BEN FRANKLIN: A Founder's Formula for a Long and Useful Life 2024-07-04 · 62m
Bill Gates Says Superhuman AI May Be Closer Than You Think 2024-06-27 · 83m
FRICTION: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier (with Adam Grant & Bob Sutton) 2024-06-20 · 41m
INFERNAL MACHINE: Dynamite, Anarchy and the Future of Creativity 2024-06-13 · 70m
UNCERTAINTY: The Surprising Power of Being Unsure 2024-06-06 · 46m
EDUCATION 4o: How AI Will Revolutionize the Way We Learn 2024-05-30 · 67m
AFTERLIFE: Sebastian Junger’s Journey to the Edge and Back 2024-05-23 · 63m
FUNNER: How Language Evolves and Why It Matters 2024-05-16 · 68m
DEMON OF UNREST: Why the Civil War Matters Today (with Erik Larson) 2024-05-09 · 54m
ALGEBRA OF WEALTH: Scott Galloway’s Formula for Financial Success 2024-05-02 · 53m
WHY WE REMEMBER: The New Science of Improving Your Memory 2024-04-25 · 72m
SLOW PRODUCTIVITY: Can We Get More Done by Doing Less? 2024-04-18 · 63m
MAGICAL OVERTHINKING: Why Modern Life Is Making Us More Irrational 2024-04-11 · 56m
Everything Paul Bloom Knows About Psychology 2024-04-04 · 116m
GET THE PICTURE: Why Bother With Art? 2024-03-28 · 51m
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