The Next Big Idea podcast

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 Thursday.

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.

 

#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

46:33

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

1:33:28

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

1:05:07

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

1:11:27

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 23 MINS

1:23:31

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

54:58

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

1:03:25

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

59 MINS

59:11

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

48 MINS

48:14

07 Aug 2025


#281

WHAT WE VALUE: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Making Better Choices

All day long, your brain makes subconscious value calculations. It looks at every decision... more

31 Jul 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:38

31 Jul 2025