
Reinventing the American Dream
To thrive in this day and age, smaller cities must create innovation economies. But how can they do that when tech jobs, venture capital, and R&D are concentrated in a handful of big coastal cities, w...
7 Apr 202514min

Do Elite Colleges Divide Us?
Evan Mandery, a professor at the City University of New York, argues that elite colleges don't fight the inequality — they create it. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or w...
4 Apr 202517min

A Reporter Reflects on a Life Spent 'Chasing Hope'
From New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof shares what he's learned from a life in journalism. (This episode first aired in September 2024.) 📱 Follow The Next ...
3 Apr 202516min

Space Oddities
Something strange is going on in the cosmos. Scientists are uncovering a catalogue of weird phenomena that simply can’t be explained by our long-established theories of the universe. Harry Cliff repor...
2 Apr 202511min

Do You Have the Explorer's Gene?
New York Times-bestselling author Alex Hutchinson shares a fresh perspective on how exploration, uncertainty, and risk shape our behavior and help us find meaning. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on...
1 Apr 202512min

The Secret to Lasting Change
Caroline Fleck shares five big ideas from her new book, "Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life."...
31 Mars 202518min

How to Love Better
Yung Pueblo offers a blueprint for deepening your compassion, kindness, and gratitude so you can truly grow in harmony with another person and build stronger connections in all your relationships. 📱...
28 Mars 202516min

Men, Women, and the Space Between Us
Jennifer Finney Boylan shares five big ideas from her new book "Cleavage." 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insights from t...
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