The Surprising Truth About Shamans

The Surprising Truth About Shamans

In his new book, Shamanism: The Timeless Religion, anthropologist Manvir Singh travels from Indonesian rainforests to Burning Man in search of what makes shamanic traditions so enduring — and so human. It turns out that when life feels uncertain, people everywhere still seek out ritual, healing, and a little magic. 📱 Follow The Next Big Idea Daily on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen 📩 Want more bite-sized insights from the best new nonfiction delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our Book of the Day newsletter

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Pay the People!

Pay the People!

Seventy percent of the U.S. economy relies on consumer demand, yet nearly 40 percent of Americans earn less than the cost of living. John Driscoll wants to change that. 📩 Check out our daily Substack...

16 Jan 202518min

How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood

How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood

Health and science journalist Chelsea Conaboy explodes the concept of “maternal instinct” and tells a new story about what it means to become a parent. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly L...

15 Jan 202519min

Benjamin Franklin's Electric Mind

Benjamin Franklin's Electric Mind

The dramatic story of an ingenious man who explained nature and created a country. 📕 Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn new...

14 Jan 20258min

How to Build Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses

How to Build Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses

Forget flashy startups — the real path to wealth is buying the local car wash. Today, former Wall Street investor Codie Sanchez reveals how acquiring unsexy but profitable businesses can build more re...

13 Jan 20259min

Other People's Words

Other People's Words

When a loved one dies, can their words live on? 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter

10 Jan 202514min

Should We Go Extinct?

Should We Go Extinct?

The title says it all. 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter

9 Jan 202514min

Red, White, and Taboo: America's Sexual History

Red, White, and Taboo: America's Sexual History

American history is kinkier than you think. 📕 Fierce Desires by Rebecca L. Davis 📩 Check out our daily Substack and our weekly LinkedIn newsletter

8 Jan 202516min

Custodians of Wonder

Custodians of Wonder

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...

7 Jan 202513min

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