The Next Big Idea Daily podcast

The Next Big Idea Daily

What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind The Next Big Idea Daily. We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and other fields. They distill their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and we offer you one each morning.

What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind The Next Big Idea Daily. We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and other fields. They distill their big ideas into bite-sized chunks, and we offer you one each morning.

 

#737

How to Grow Old

First up, Sandeep Jauhar shares insights from his 2023 book, [My Father's Brain] (https://... more

21 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:54

21 Nov 2025


#736

The Art of Spending Money (Without Losing Your Mind)

Morgan Housel explains why real wealth isn’t about what you buy but about what you appreci... more

20 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:49

20 Nov 2025


#735

Strong Floor, No Ceiling: A New American Dream

As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, [Oliver B. Libby] (https://www.strongfloornoc... more

19 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:37

19 Nov 2025


#734

The Sentence That Built a Nation, According to Walter Isaacson

Big news: The Next Big Idea Club just announced its nonfiction book pick of the season, an... more

18 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:19

18 Nov 2025


#733

Stop Complaining About Gen Z. Start Leading Them.

This new generation of workers is different, and you can use that to your advantage. 1️⃣ [... more

17 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:49

17 Nov 2025


#732

Living in the Shadow of AI

What does it mean to be human in a world that is increasingly shaped by artificial intelli... more

14 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:40

14 Nov 2025


#731

We Are Eating the Earth

Journalist [Michael Grunwald] (https://geni.us/GPfzltU) explains how our food system is de... more

13 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:33

13 Nov 2025


#730

The Science of Fear—and How to Break Free From It

Why do we fear the wrong things? We worry about plane crashes but not car rides, strangers... more

12 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:46

12 Nov 2025


#729

Are We Wired for War?

What if the battlefield isn’t just out there, but also inside our heads? In the new book [... more

11 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:26

11 Nov 2025


#728

How to Be Bold

First up, we hear from Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard Business School professor whose new book, ... more

10 Nov 2025

35 MINS

35:10

10 Nov 2025


#727

Let's Get Weird

In her 2020 book [Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World] (https://geni... more

07 Nov 2025

14 MINS

14:07

07 Nov 2025


#726

How Will AI Transform Our Politics?

Bruce Schneier is a security technologist at Harvard’s Kennedy School. Nathan Sanders is a... more

06 Nov 2025

13 MINS

13:22

06 Nov 2025


#725

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Food (But Were Afraid to Ask)

In [Food Intelligence] (https://geni.us/aU4Jh) , health journalist Julia Belluz and nutrit... more

05 Nov 2025

15 MINS

15:12

05 Nov 2025


#724

Why You Should Talk to Your Pet

Have you ever named your car? Or caught yourself baby-talking to your cat like he’s a tiny... more

04 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:43

04 Nov 2025


#723

Jim Cramer Says You Can Make Money in Any Market

The CNBC legend reveals why index funds won’t make you rich — and how to build lasting wea... more

03 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:33

03 Nov 2025


#722

How Everyday Communication Connects and Shapes Us

Five key insights from [The Social Biome] (https://geni.us/9exeZ) by Andy Merolla and Jeff... more

31 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:04

31 Oct 2025


#721

Why Does Everything Online Suck Now?

[Cory Doctorow] (https://geni.us/2pDcI) calls it “enshittification.” Here’s how we got her... more

30 Oct 2025

14 MINS

14:52

30 Oct 2025