No Stupid Questions
Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they have a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. "No Stupid Questions" is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network. To get every show in the Freakonomi
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92. Is Poor Nutrition a Supply Problem or a Demand Problem?
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How Gary Gulman Turned Depression Into Comedy Gold | Better in Person
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Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s
Gary Gulman
and he wrote a really nice memoir called misfit growing up awkward in the 80s ▶ tap to play from here
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
i'm reading the autobiography of nelson mandela right now ▶ tap to play from here
The Most Good You Can Do
Peter Singer
i read this book by peter singer the most good you can do ▶ tap to play from here
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
michael pollan wrote that book how to change your mind ▶ tap to play from here
91. Do You Savor or Gobble?
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman
i think of a book from maybe thirty years ago by neil postman called amusing ourselves to death ▶ tap to play from here
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Robert Nozick
there are several canonical references that fit this description but angela was likely thinking of the thought experiment described by american philosopher robert nozick in his 1974 book anarchy state and utopia ▶ tap to play from here
90. If America Is a Train Wreck, Why Am I Doing Fine?
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Bowling Alone
Robert Putnam
as for instance bob putnam the sociologist argued in his book bowling alone it doesn't have to be religion ▶ tap to play from here
89. How Valuable Is Enthusiasm?
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Don't Choke, A Champion's Guide to Winning Under Pressure
Gary Player
this book he wrote some years ago is called quite directly don't choke a champion's guide to winning under pressure ▶ tap to play from here
88. Is Self-Improvement Too Selfish?
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King
in the book what is it like on writing yeah exactly he was reading a book 'cause stephen king reads while walking even down the sidewalk in new ▶ tap to play from here
Candide
Voltaire
you know when i was in high school i read kandide did you read kandide by voltaire ▶ tap to play from here
Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization
Scott Barry Kaufman
well he wrote a book all about this he's a bit of a evangelical neo maslowian trying to correct misunderstandings about maslow ▶ tap to play from here
87. What’s So Great About Retirement?
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Aging Well
George Valiant
later angela says that she thinks george valiant author of the 2002 book aging well is a professor emeritus at harvard medical school ▶ tap to play from here
86. Should We All Be Taking More Long Shots?
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85. Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important?
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Permission to Feel
Mark Brackett
also there are books like permission to feel by mark brackett from yale ▶ tap to play from here
84. Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences?
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83. Can You Change Your Mind Without Losing Face?
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Think Again
Adam Grant
so adam grant your colleague has written this book called think again and i know that one argument about why people have such a hard time changing their minds is because a change of mind is essentially a threat to your identity ▶ tap to play from here
82. Which Is More Powerful: Reward or Punishment?
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81. Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Money?
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Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
and then i met steve levit and then we wrote a free economics book and then another and i put it in a drawer ▶ tap to play from here
80. Is a “Success Hangover” Real?
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79. Why Do We Root for Underdogs?
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
it's true that in the beginning of mark twain's eighteen seventysix story the adventures of tom sawyer ▶ tap to play from here
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
although he does briefly mention eating donuts and jam in twain's eighteen eighty five novel adventures of huckleberry finn ▶ tap to play from here
78. Why Do We Put Things Off Until the Very Last Minute?
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77. How Can You Avoid Boredom?
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76. Why Can’t Baby Boomers and Millennials Just Get Along?
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75. How Do You Deal With Intrusive Thoughts?
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74. Does Reverse Psychology Really Work?
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