Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection

Eliot Stein, journalist and editor at BBC Travel, has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are preserving some of our most extraordinary cultural rites. Today, he shares their stories. 📕 Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Tammi 11min

Want to write emails people will actually read? Author Jenn Bane is here to show you how. Her new book, which she co-wrote with Melissa Harris, is “Everybody Needs an Editor: The Essential Guide to Clear and Effective Writing.” 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Tammi 11min

A storage unit fire destroyed everything Helen Chandler-Wilde owned and forced her to re-evaluate her relationship with material things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Tammi 11min

Patrick Hutchison quit his office job and moved to a cabin in the woods. Here's what he learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Tammi 13min

Why does living in the so-called Information Age only seem to make life more confusing? Amanda Montell has some surprising answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Tammi 11min

Jim VandeHei co-founded two highly influential news outlets, Politico and Axios. But as he explains in today's episode, his path to success was far from straightforward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Joulu 202413min

Adam Alter, author of "Anatomy of a Breakthrough," offers up a groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and business models that are preventing you from achieving your full potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Joulu 202412min

In the early days of the Covid lockdown, many of us took up new hobbies, like playing guitar or baking bread. But Peggy Orenstein went a little further. A lifelong knitter, Peggy decided to try making a sweater from scratch. She taught herself to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, and other skills. The surprising life lessons she learned are the subject of her new book, "Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Joulu 202412min