The Climate Change Survival Guide
Today on The Next Big Idea Daily, we’re starting with the big-picture question: what does it actually take to move from climate anxiety to climate action? Political sociologist Dana Fisher argues in S...
5 Juni 25min
Your Accent Tells a Story
Ever been told you have an accent — or quietly judged someone else's? We all have one, but most of us know surprisingly little about where they come from or why they persist. Valerie Fridland, a profe...
4 Juni 24min
Apple at 50 — and the War to Break Its Grip
Apple turns 50 this year—which is a good moment to ask how a scrappy computer company became one of the most influential forces in modern life. In Apple: The First 50 Years, David Pogue takes us insid...
3 Juni 27min
How to Do Great Work When Everything's Changing
Work today is more intense, more scrutinized, and more chaotic than ever — so how do you stay effective through it all? Melissa Swift, author of Effective, shares research-backed strategies for naviga...
2 Juni 26min
Sibling Science: Why Brothers, Sisters Shape Us for Life
Sibling relationships are often our longest—and sometimes most complicated—connections. In today’s episode, we explore what siblings can teach us about identity, belonging, and who we become, drawing ...
1 Juni 32min
Best Of: How Running Can Unlock the Life You Didn't Know You Had
First up, the Atlantic's CEO Nicholas Thompson on hidden potential, aging well, and pushing past the limits we imagine, with ideas from his 2025 book The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simpl...
29 Maj 31min
Best Of: what Pain Can Teach Us
We begin with Darcey Steinke, who shares five key insights from her new book, This Is the Door: The Body, Pain, and Faith. And then in the second half of the show, we hear from Anushay Hossain about h...
28 Maj 21min
Best Of: The Protein Myth
Protein is everywhere — in our shakes, our snack bars, our cultural obsession with optimization — but the story of how it became nutrition's golden child has more to do with marketing than science. To...
27 Maj 28min
