The Next Big Idea
The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join hosts Rufus Griscom and Caleb Bissinger — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just change the way you see the world. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+NBI@yapmedia.com
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- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
- 1 Inside the BoxDavid Epstein · 1× across 1 episode
- 2 Leadership IntelligenceCaroline Webb · 1× across 1 episode
- 3 Slow ProductivityCal Newport · 1× across 1 episode
- 4 The Artist's WayJulia Cameron · 1× across 1 episode
- 5 What happened to liberal democracy?Jerome Azimoglu · 1× across 1 episode
- 6 Wired to CreateScott Barry Kaufman · 1× across 1 episode
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“Stephen, attentive listeners may remember, is the author of The Thinking Machine, which is a fantastic biography of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Wong”
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