275 - Blight - Emily Monosson
How likely is the fungal infection in The Last of Us? The one that takes over human brains and brings humanity to the brink of extinction, could something like that really happen?In this episode we si...
11 Joulu 202347min
274 - Cascades - Greg Satell
In this episode we sit down with Greg Satell, a communication expert whose book, Cascades, details how rapid, widespread change can sweep across groups of people big and small, and how understanding t...
27 Marras 20231h 10min
273 - The Conspiracy Test - Jesse Richardson
In this episode Jesse Richardson tells us all about ConspiracyTest.org, a new project designed to be a weird, fun, and cleverly educational way to explore just how skeptical you are (and could be) abo...
12 Marras 202358min
272 - Quit! - Annie Duke (rebroadcast)
I recently sat down for a live event and Q&A with the great Annie Duke to discuss her new book, Quit: The power of knowing when to walk away. This episode is the audio from that event. Quit is all abo...
29 Loka 202359min
271 - Survival of the Richest - Douglas Rushkoff (rebroadcast)
In this episode we sit down with Douglas Rushkoff, a media scholar, journalist, and professor of digital economics who has a new fire in his belly when it comes to the world of billionaire preppers, w...
15 Loka 20231h 1min
270 - Defining Genius
In this show you'll hear the first episode of a documentary series I made for Himalaya, an audio service devoted to inspirational and educational content that asked me if I had any ideas for a book th...
1 Loka 20231h 12min
269 - Deconstructing How Minds Change - Michael Taft
In celebration of How Minds Change, my new book, turning one-year-old, in this episode Michael Taft interviews David McRaney about how minds do and do not change, the process behind writing a book abo...
14 Syys 20231h 4min
268 - The Status Game - Will Storr (rebroadcast)
In this episode we welcome back author Will Storr whose new book, The Status Game, feels like required reading for anyone confused, curious, or worried about how politics, cults, conspiracy theories c...
3 Syys 20231h 16min
