The Book Pile

Steve Jobs changed the world of personal computing as a college dropout who wasn't a programmer, designer, engineer, or nice person. His biography is a fascinating look into the life of man who did ac...

30 Dec 202027min

Originals are people who reject the default and explore whether better options exist. In other words, if it weren't for originals, we wouldn't have Shakespeare, Beethoven, or the Lion King (the first ...

28 Dec 202023min

Kellen and Dave share their favorite creative lessons from Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s unbelievably well-crafted debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Plus, Kellen tells a story about meet...

21 Dec 202027min

Nine Pints by Rose George is a book about blood, and the role it plays in medicine, the economy, and daily life. Also, if you want to buy some, we can hook you up. Kellen talks about his worst show on...

15 Dec 202019min

Want to create messages that no one will ever forget? (But you don’t like sending nudes?) Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath teaches principles for spreading messages in a way people remember. ...

10 Dec 202021min

What if you discarded every belonging that didn’t spark joy? (And then sent it all to us?) In The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo teaches you how to reduce clutter and enjoy your space...

7 Dec 202020min

This week we discuss On Writing, where Stephen King gives writing tips from a career that includes over 60 books. (Now hopefully he’ll do a sequel about his other skillset: making 450 million dollars....

30 Nov 202018min

Homo sapiens as a species are hundreds of thousands of years old. So is it overconfident for us to say the Beatles were the greatest band of all time? Like, wow! Crazy that the all-time best band was ...

20 Nov 202025min