Why Talent Isn’t Enough: The Surprising Habits of Thriving Teams
Act One: Team Intelligence by Jon Levy Act Two: Come Up For Air by Nick Sonnenberg 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insig...
25 Nov 202532min
The Neuroscience of Loneliness: Why Your Brain Needs Real Connection
Isolation stresses the body, shrinks empathy, and shortens life — and friends are biological medicine. Act One: Why Brains Need Friends by Ben Rein Act Two: How To Break Up With Your Friends by Erin...
24 Nov 202526min
How to Grow Old
First up, Sandeep Jauhar shares insights from his 2023 book, My Father's Brain, exploring his father's descent into Alzheimer's and revealing what neuroscience tells us about why our brains degenerate...
21 Nov 202525min
The Art of Spending Money (Without Losing Your Mind)
Morgan Housel explains why real wealth isn’t about what you buy but about what you appreciate. Then BU's Lawrence Kotlikoff offers practical financial tips. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple...
20 Nov 202531min
Strong Floor, No Ceiling: A New American Dream
As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, Oliver B. Libby lays out a centrist blueprint to restore opportunity and rebuild trust. His new book is Strong Floor, No Ceiling. Then, in act two, we hear...
19 Nov 202530min
The Sentence That Built a Nation, According to Walter Isaacson
Big news: The Next Big Idea Club just announced its nonfiction book pick of the season, and that book is The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, by Walter Isaacson. If you’re not already a member of the ...
18 Nov 202526min
Stop Complaining About Gen Z. Start Leading Them.
This new generation of workers is different, and you can use that to your advantage. 1️⃣ The Future Begins with Z: Nine Strategies to Lead Generation Z as They Disrupt the Workplace by Tim Elmore 2️...
17 Nov 202525min
Living in the Shadow of AI
What does it mean to be human in a world that is increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence? Act One: Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia Act Two: AI Needs You: How We...
14 Nov 202517min
