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The Next Big Idea

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Next Big Idea Club

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 Thursday.

#303

Kari Leibowitz Loves Winter (And You Can Too)

In our divided nation, there's one thing many of us seem to agree on: winter sucks. A rece... more

11 Dec 2025

59 MINS

59:25

11 Dec 2025

#302

Best Of: How Successful Groups Work

Daniel Coyle will soon join us on the show to talk about his forthcoming book, [Flourish] ... more

04 Dec 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:57

04 Dec 2025

#301

AI and the Future of the University

A few weeks ago, Rufus moderated a panel discussion at Vanderbilt’s New York City campus o... more

02 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:01

02 Dec 2025

#300

Best Of: David Brooks on the Art of Seeing Others Deeply

New York Times columnist and acclaimed author David Brooks has been trying to learn the sk... more

27 Nov 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:39

27 Nov 2025

#299

STRONG GROUND: Brené Brown on the Daring Leadership the World Needs Now

In this conversation, recorded live on Zoom with members of the Next Big Idea Club communi... more

25 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:12

25 Nov 2025

#298

Brené Brown on courageous leadership (from ReThinking with Adam Grant)

Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, and author who hosts the podcast [Dare to Lead] ... more

20 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:29

20 Nov 2025

#297

Walter Isaacson on The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

What is the greatest sentence ever written? According to Walter Isaacson — former editor o... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:54

18 Nov 2025

#296

Best Of: Decoding Elon Musk

When Walter Isaacson, the legendary biographer of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Fr... more

13 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:50

13 Nov 2025

#295

Andrew Ross Sorkin: What the Crash of 1929 Says About Today

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s new book, [1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and... more

06 Nov 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:02

06 Nov 2025

#294

Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson on What Running Can Teach Us

Nick Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic. But he moonlights as a damn good runner. At 44, ... more

30 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:27

30 Oct 2025

#293

COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Steven Pinker on Awkward Dates, Cancel Culture and the Necessity of Norms

As promised, today we’re bringing you a full-length interview with Steven Pinker about his... more

23 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:24

23 Oct 2025

#292

A Food Crisis Is Brewing. Are We Ready?

Caleb is joined by Sam Kass, former senior food policy advisor to President Obama and the ... more

16 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:18

16 Oct 2025

#291

The Future Is Going to Be Great

Dave Blundin has co-founded 23 companies, co-hosts the [Moonshots] (https://podcasts.apple... more

09 Oct 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:58

09 Oct 2025

#290

PRIMAL INTELLIGENCE: You’re Smarter Than You Realize

Angus Fletcher has a PhD in literature from Yale and teaches English at Ohio State. He’s p... more

02 Oct 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:37

02 Oct 2025

#289

STEVEN PINKER: How Common Knowledge and Rationality Make the World Go Round

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker shares five key insights from his brand new book, [When... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:57

25 Sep 2025

#288

AI & THE BRAIN: How Different Are They?

Today's AI runs on neural networks, a design originally inspired by the human brain. As th... more

18 Sep 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:13

18 Sep 2025

#287

Best Of: Jonathan Haidt on What Social Media Is Doing to Our Kids

It’s rare these days for a book to go viral, but that’s exactly what happened with [The An... more

11 Sep 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:01

11 Sep 2025

#286

ARTHUR C. BROOKS: Success Won’t Make You Happy — Here’s What Will

Arthur C. Brooks is an unlikely happiness guru. He’s not a psychologist, philosopher, or m... more

04 Sep 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:28

04 Sep 2025

#285

THE FUTURE OF WRITING: A Conversation with Ethan Mollick and Steven Johnson

What if, thanks to AI, you can now research and write a book two, three, or even four time... more

28 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:43

28 Aug 2025

#284

Best Of: Sebastian Junger’s Journey to the Edge and Back

On a June night several years ago, Sebastian Junger, bestselling author of The Perfect Sto... more

21 Aug 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:10

21 Aug 2025

#283

INTUITION: The Science of Trusting Your Gut

We all have eureka moments, sudden bursts of certainty that seem to come out of nowhere. W... more

14 Aug 2025

58 MINS

58:41

14 Aug 2025

#282

Can Rogue Archeologists Bring the Past Back to Life?

We have a pretty good idea what ancient civilizations looked like. But what did they taste... more

07 Aug 2025

47 MINS

47:59