We’re Teaching American History All Wrong
James Traub is a journalist and educator who spent a year visiting public schools across the country to understand what’s going wrong and what’s going right. His new book is The Cradle of Citizenship:...
22 Jan 29min
How Not to Die (According to an ER Doctor)
Ashely Alker MD is an emergency medicine doctor and medical consultant who has seen it all — from freak accidents to horror-movie-worthy diseases. Her new book is 99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them...
21 Jan 19min
Life Changes You. The Question Is How.
First up, Maya Shankar (The Other Side of Change) on uncertainty, resilience, and becoming someone new on the other side of disruption. Then John Kaag shares five key insights from Robert Richardson's...
20 Jan 28min
Why the Five-Day Workweek No Longer Makes Sense
Chances are, you work five days a week. Monday through Friday. And you probably don’t think much about it, because that’s just how work works, right? But who decided that five days was the right numbe...
19 Jan 32min
How to Solve Problems Before They Happen
First, Dan Heath reveals how the most effective leaders don't just solve problems — they prevent them from happening in the first place. Then Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg shares research that shows refra...
16 Jan 34min
Your Self-Discipline Isn’t the Problem
Productivity expert Chris Bailey explains why follow-through fails — and how aligning your values, intentions, and friction levels makes action feel natural. And later in the show, we hear from Becky ...
15 Jan 34min
What If Laughing More Made You Better at Everything?
Most of us think of humor as something that happens at comedy clubs or in group texts with friends. But what if laughter could actually make you better at your job, more creative, and more connected t...
14 Jan 27min
The One Human Need That Explains (Almost) Everything
First up, Philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein argues that the mattering instinct is the hidden engine behind nearly everything we do. Then we hear from rabbi Sharon Brous, author of ...
13 Jan 35min
