Episodes

DeNora Getachew reading from Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste and discussing youth activism and systemic change.

Sarah Stein Greenberg reading from Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction and discussing creative self-efficacy.

Tope Folarin reading from Tomas Tranströmer’s The Half-Finished Heaven, and discussing open and honest creativity.

Seth Levine reading from Carlota Perez’s Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital, and discussing the role of capital in the economy.

Juliet Funt reading from Pema Chödrön’s When Things Fall Apart, and discussing getting curious and getting unbusy.

David Gardner reading from Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers and discussing the benefits of the enterprise mindset.

Pamela Slim reading from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, and discussing human connection and building community.

Azeem Azhar reading from W. Brian Arthur’s The Nature of Technology and discussing growth through commonality.

Liz Wiseman reading from David Brooks’ The Road to Character and discussing the intersection point between need and capability.

Scott A. Small reading from Jorge Luis Borges’ 'Funes the Memorious', and discussing the physics, and metaphysics, of the mind.

Muriel Wilkins reading from Michael Alan Singer’s The Untethered Soul, and discussing being present and seeing things for what they are.

David A. Robertson reading from Philippa Pearce’s Tom’s Midnight Garden and discussing how he creates change through his writing.

Kristoffer “KC” Carter reading from Yogananda Paramahamsa’s Autobiography Of A Yogi and discussing the science of spirituality.

Sandra Sucher reading from Richard Rhodes’ The Making of the Atomic Bomb and discussing moral strength and leadership.

Jessica Abel reading from Alexander Chee’s How to Write an Autobiographical Novel and discussing creativity as a career.

Sara Hendren reading from Michael Bérubé’s Life as We Know It, and discussing evolving your thinking to become more accommodative.

Rachel Botsman from Susan Cain’s Quiet and discussing the importance of uncertainty in building trust.

Stephanie Harrison reading from Śāntideva’s The Way of the Bodhisattva and discussing the pursuit of happiness.

Naphtali Bryant reading from John C. Maxwell’s The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth and discussing how ‘being stretched’ fuels personal growth.

Stacey Vanek Smith reading from Alain de Botton’s How Proust Can Change Your Life and discussing power and negotiation.

Brad Stulberg reading from Eric Fromm’s The Sane Society and discussing the role of others in becoming grounded.

Nichola Raihani reading from Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and discussing achieving cooperation through competition.

Jenny Valentish reading from William Giraldi’s The Hero’s Body and discussing the ups and downs of reinventing yourself.

Tom Vanderbuilt reading from David Epstein’s Range and discussing the art of beginning and learning new skills.