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It's Not What It Seems is a podcast to inspire open-mindedness. Join bestselling author and sales strategist Doug Vigliotti as he chats with creatives, professionals, and entrepreneurs about their work, processes, and ideas. In solo episodes, he shares audio-articles that will give you fuel to thi…

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#248 | Men, Listen Up! You're Being Irrational—12 Reasons Why from Daniel Kahneman's Groundbreaking Book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 14:45

#247 | Special Edition: How I Curate 'Books for Men' and What I Read More Broadly

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 17:40

#246 | What Is the Core Tension in Leo Tolstoy's Classic Russian Novel ‘Anna Karenina'?—and Why It Matters Today for Modern Men

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 14:36

#245 | Are You a ‘True Believer'? Eric Hoffer's Provocative Take on the Nature of Mass Movements—Extremism, Fanaticism, and Collective Unity

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 14:46

#244 | Coming-of-Age Mixed with Gritty Crime Fiction—Yes, Please—And Why Foreign Novels Can Be a Breath of Fresh Air

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 12:19

#243 | Special Edition: 10 Random Quotes That Will Inspire You to Create Boldly

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 15:36

#242 | ‘Letters of Note'—This Blog Turned Book Will Be One of the Coolest Additions to Your Bookshelf or Library

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 16:10

#241 | What Makes 'The God of the Woods' a Must-Read Literary Mystery?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 13:30

#240 | Pleasure to Pain: The Dark Side of Dopamine and How to Improve Your Mental Health—Break Free from Bad Habits with This 8-Step Process

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 14:54

#239 | Is ‘American Psycho' a Better Novel or Movie? Don't Miss the Point of This Edgy Bret Easton Ellis Satire, or Christian Bale's Brilliant Patrick Bateman!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 14:55

#238 | Go Behind the Scenes with Picasso, Hemingway, and Early 20th Century Paris in Gertrude Stein's Unusual Autobiography from Her Partner's Eyes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 14:34

#237 | Why ‘Last Exit to Brooklyn' Might Be the Most Unflinching Portrait (Ever) of Lower-Class Life in Literature

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 11:07

#236 | ‘Poor Charlie's Almanack': Life Advice Actually Worth Listening To—7 Charlie Munger Quotes and More!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 17:27

#235 | What Can John Fante's ‘Ask the Dust' Teach Us About Love, Loss, and Life's Purpose?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 12:50

#234 | Is 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' a Better Novel or Movie? Ken Kesey vs. Milos Forman, Randle McMurphy vs. Nurse Ratched, and More!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 16:28

#233 | Morning, Boys. How's the Water?—The Life-Changing Importance of David Foster Wallace's 2005 Commencement Speech ‘This Is Water'

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 14:15

#232 | From the Vault: A Chat with Bob Roth, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, on the Power of Transcendental Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 55:10

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#231 | In Honor of David Lynch: 9 Quotes from ‘Catching the Big Fish' on Creativity, Consciousness, and Meditation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 16:41

#230 | Is 'No Country for Old Men' a Better Novel or Movie? Cormac McCarthy's Masterpiece vs. The Coen Brothers Oscar-Winning Adaptation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 15:56

#229 | When I Think of a ‘Thriller' Novel This Is What I Think Of

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 13:38

#228 | Meth and Mayhem: How Rampant Drug Usage Influenced Hitler, Nazi Germany, and World War II

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 13:16

#227 | This Short Novel Will Change the Way You Look At the “World”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 15:17

#226 | Year in Review: 12 Quotes from 2024 to Help You Live Better in 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 18:15

#225 | Tragedy or Comedy? The Life and Legacy of the Beloved Comedian Chris Farley

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 18:05

#224 | ‘Reasons to Live'—Why What Isn't There Is Just as Important as What Is

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 12:35

#223 | What's Your Origin Story? In This Book, Successful Writers, Novelists, and Musicians Share Theirs!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 13:49

#222 | Does ‘The Catcher in the Rye' Still Speak to Modern Youth? Maybe More than Ever.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 14:26

#221 | Aristotle for Novelists (Part 4 of 4)—Principles #13, #14, and the 15th Principle

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 17:52

#220 | Aristotle for Novelists (Part 3 of 4)—Principles #9, #10, #11, and #12

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 18:07

#219 | Aristotle for Novelists (Part 2 of 4)—Principles #5, #6, #7, and #8

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 18:28

#218 | Aristotle for Novelists (Part 1 of 4)—Principles #1, #2, #3, and #4

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 22:41

#217 | October 2024 Recap: A Literary Classic, How to ‘Act', and Japanese Noir

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 9:24

#216 | Fuminori Nakamura: Subtle, Dark, Complex—Maybe the Most Underrated Author in America

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 12:59

#215 | We're All Actors, No?—17 David Mamet Quotes That Will Make Question Your ‘Role' in Life

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 17:09

#214 | What Makes 'The Great Gatsby' the Great American Novel?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 12:58

#213 | September 2024 Recap: Novel to Film Adaptations, Ancient Japanese Literature, and a Memoir on the Meaning of Life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 8:54

#212 | The Limits of Science in Grasping the Human Condition—a Young Doctor on Facing His Own Mortality

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 13:17

#211 | From Page to Screen: How ‘Fight Club' Pushed the Boundaries of Storytelling and Why It Endures

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 13:50

#210 | Life Lessons from a Japanese Samurai Who Never Lost a Duel in over 60 Battles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 14:17

#209 | Mystic River: Why This Dennis Lehane Classic Deserves a Spot on Your Reading List

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 12:35

#208 | August 2024 Recap: Stoicism, Buddhism, and a Literary Novel for the Ages

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 8:28

#207 | From Suffering to Serenity: What Is Buddhism, Really? Philosophy or Religion?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 16:45

#206 | Time's a Goon, Right?—Jennifer Egan Explores Impermanence and the Passing of Time in Her 2011 Literary Masterpiece

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 11:27

#205 | Exploring Stoicism: The 3 Pillars of Stoic Philosophy That Underpin Marcus Aurelius' “Meditations”

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 14:48

#204 | July 2024 Recap: Autofiction, Literary Fiction, a Bestselling Memoir, and the Case for Reading Books

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 8:52

#203 | The Secret History: Donna Tartt's Gripping Debut Novel of Beauty, Deceit, and Tragedy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 13:54

#202 | Special Edition: Audiobooks vs Books (Or, 7 Reasons Listening is Not Reading)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 20:02

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#201 | What Can a 'Year of Magical Thinking' Do for You?—Joan Didion on Overcoming Adversity, Grief, and Loss

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 15:29

#200 | The Creative Life: Literary Podcast Host Brad Listi Explores Brevity, Honesty, Parenting, and Being an Artist in a Social Media World

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 14:48

#199 | June 2024 Recap: Big Month—a Pulitzer Prize Winner, Lessons From Da Vinci, and a Negotiation Expert Shares His Best Tips

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 11:33

#198 | From the Vault: ‘The World's Best Negotiator' Herb Cohen Reveals the Secrets to Negotiating Anything

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 58:25

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