Podcasts about next big idea club

What happens when screens stop being something we watch…and become a place we live? Today, The Atlantic writer Megan Garber unpacks the strange new social reality she explores in Screen People: How We Entertained Ourselves into a State of Emergency—where everyone's performing, politics feels like plot, and “main character energy” starts to warp how we treat real human beings. Then we connect it to the next generation, with Technology's Child: Digital Media's Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Up by Katie Davis, a guide to how kids experience tech differently at each developmental stage—and what “good enough” digital parenting actually looks like.

Most of us know we should reach out more — call the friend, chat with the stranger, strike up the conversation. And yet we hold back. Why? Behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley has spent decades studying this gap between what we know and what we do, and his findings are both surprising and encouraging: connecting with others almost always goes better than we expect — and the payoff for our happiness and health is enormous. His book is A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection. And in the second half of the show, physical therapist Dr. Milica McDowell and chiropractor Dr. Courtney Conley join us with big ideas from Walk: Rediscover the Most Natural Way to Boost Your Health and Longevity―One Step at a Time.

Whether you're in a face-to-face conversation or firing off a Slack message, most of what you communicate has nothing to do with the words you choose. Today we're unpacking the hidden language beneath our language — from physical signals to digital cues — with two authors who've spent their careers decoding how humans really connect. Joe Navarro is a former FBI counterintelligence agent turned world-renowned body language expert, and his new book Mastering Connections reveals how reading nonverbal signals can unlock deeper, more lasting relationships. And Erica Dhawan, leadership expert and author of Digital Body Language, shows how the same principles apply in our inboxes — where a single punctuation mark can make or break trust. Two books, one big idea: genuine connection is a skill you can learn.

If you've ever replayed a conversation in the shower—or staged an entire debate in your head on the way to the grocery store—you already know the brain can be a noisy place. Today, we're learning how self-talk shapes what you feel, what you do next, and whether you get stuck in a loop. Writer Donna Jackson Nakazawa unpacks why rumination is so sticky—and how to interrupt it—in Mind Drama: The Science of Rumination and How to Outwit Your Inner Defeatist. And in the second half of the show, psychologist Ethan Kross joins us to share the big ideas from ⁠Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It⁠.

Most of us swear we have no free time. But the week is 168 hours long. Subtract a 40-hour job and eight hours of sleep a night, and you're left with 72 hours. So where do they go? Today, Laura Vanderkam, author of the new book Big Time, shares her system for reclaiming her free time, including her method for knocking out "someday" projects in small daily bites.

What if the reason your team is struggling has nothing to do with the people on it? Psychologist and researcher Ron Friedman says exceptional teams aren't born — they're engineered. In Superteams, he breaks down the counterintuitive habits of high-performers: fewer meetings, more peer accountability, and leaders who actually want you to fail. Then, in the second half of the episode, journalist Jennifer Moss shares ideas from her 2025 book Why Are We Here?: Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants.

Today on The Next Big Idea Daily, we're rethinking two defaults we barely notice: the stories we tell, and the way we solve problems. Writer and teacher Henry Lien challenges the Western “three-act” template in Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling, showing how different structures—four-act twists, circular narratives, and more—change what feels meaningful and true. Then we turn from narrative to everyday design with engineer and design researcher Leidy Klotz, author of Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, on why we so often add… when removing is frequently the simpler, smarter move.

GPAs. Citations. Step counts. Likes. We love a good metric, don't we? It tells you exactly where you stand, no arguing. Mention a 4.0 to a high schooler and they'll know exactly what you mean. Tell a fellow Fitbit-wearer you just hit 10,000 and they'll nod approvingly. But that clarity has a price. To make a metric that clean, that portable, you have to sand off all the nuance, all the context, everything that made the thing worth measuring in the first place. And philosopher C. Thi Nguyen thinks that's quietly rewiring us. In his book The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game, he argues the metrics we chase have stopped measuring our values and started setting them.

What happens when you let AI run your life—your work, your parenting, even your health? NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern did exactly that for a year, and she's here with big ideas from I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything about how to use these tools without letting them use you. Then we widen the lens: Steven Kotler and Peter H. Diamandis argue that we're entering an age of godlike technological power—and that the real challenge is keeping wisdom, discernment, and cooperation in the driver's seat—in We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance.

What if “getting older” didn't have to mean managing decline? Today, Michael Clinton explores the new landscape of modern longevity—from culture shifts to cutting-edge science—in Longevity Nation: The People, Ideas, and Trends Changing the Second Half of Our Lives. Then we get practical with health and longevity practitioner Jason Prall, who lays out a grounded, do-this-now roadmap in Beyond Longevity: A Plan for Healing Faster, Feeling Better, and Thriving at Any Age. Two complementary takes on the same question: how do you add years and make those years feel worth living?

What if the real secret to thriving isn't pushing harder—it's learning when to push, when to ease off, and when to recover? Today, science writer Elizabeth Svoboda shares big ideas from The Art of Pacing: A Guide to Balancing Short-Term Demands with Long-Term Thriving, a practical antidote to the “all gas, no brakes” culture of modern work and life. Then we hear some big ideas from Dorie Clark's The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World, a reminder that the best moves often look unimpressive in the moment—until they quietly compound.

The World Cup kicked off over the weekend, and so far the mood is meh. Fans are fuming over sell-your-kidney ticket prices, frightened by reports that ICE may target matches, tailgates, and sports bars, and generally feeling down on this quadrennial celebration. We wanted to know: Is there any joy left in this thing? So we called up Simon Kuper. He's a columnist at the Financial Times, "one of the best sportswriters in the English language today" (The New Yorker), and author of the Next Big Idea Club must-read World Cup Fever. He's also attended every World Cup since 1990. Simon tells us how the tournament bridges political divides, why suicides decline during the World Cup, whether “sportswashing” really works, and which storylines to follow, no matter if you're a die-hard footy fan or a first-time viewer.

What if the gap between what you want and what you get comes down to how you communicate? Today on The Next Big Idea Daily, we're exploring the art and science of human persuasion. MIT and Harvard Law negotiation experts John Richardson and Attia Qureshi bring us practical advice from their new book ⁠Never Settle: Persuasion and Negotiation Skills to Get What You Want⁠. Then, Sally Susman — Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Pfizer and one of Forbes' World's Most Influential CMOs — shares strategies from her 2023 book Breaking Through: Communicating to Open Minds, Move Hearts, and Change the World. Then, Whether you're trying to lead, persuade, or just get a better deal, these two have you covered.

We spend so much time optimizing how we live — our habits, our mindset, our routines. But what about where we live? On today's episode, two authors make a powerful case that the spaces around us matter more than we think. Leidy Klotz, author of In a Good Place: How the Spaces Where We Live, Work, and Play Can Help Us Thrive, reveals how thoughtful design of our environments can support wellbeing and flourishing. And Stefan Al, author of Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home, takes us on a sweeping tour of humanity's relationship with home — and what it means for the places we'll build tomorrow.

Nearly half of all Americans believe AI is bad for humanity. Peter Diamandis is not one of them. On his podcast, Moonshots, and in his new book, We Are as Gods, co-written with the inimitable Steven Kotler, he makes the case that artificial intelligence is already ushering in a world of abundance — think radical life extension, 10 billion humanoid robots, and agents that do your job while you're sipping a latte. He knows it may not be all sunshine and hydroponic roses, but he believes our future is incredibly bright. And he's putting his money where his mouth is: XPRIZE, the nonprofit he founded more than 30 years ago to bankroll breakthroughs, just announced it's giving $3.5 million to filmmakers who conjure convincingly optimistic visions of the future. Rufus and Caleb don't have their film treatment ready yet, but they do have plenty of questions for Peter and Steven about flying cars, the future of work, worst-case scenarios, and the new commandments for working with AI.

What does it mean to serve your country after the uniform comes off? Today on The Next Big Idea Daily, two veterans answer that question in very different — and deeply inspiring — ways. Rye Barcott, co-founder of With Honor, profiles ten Americans from both sides of the aisle in Courage Can Save Us, arguing that moral courage and bipartisan service are exactly what this moment demands. And Jake Wood, Marine scout-sniper turned disaster-relief leader, traces his own journey from the battlefield to the nonprofit world in Once a Warrior. Together, they make a powerful case that the mission never really ends — it just changes shape.

What if your DNA isn't a verdict—just a starting point? Today we're digging into the surprisingly flexible biology of health and longevity, from the choices that can reshape how your genes behave to the cellular quirks that make each of us a moving target. In Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better, Longer, Florence Comite argues that “genetic destiny” is optional—and lays out practical ways to tilt the odds in your favor. Then Roxanne Khamsi takes us inside our bodies' constant churn in Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health, revealing why variation isn't an exception—it's the system.

Evolution gets pitched as something that happened to us—but what if it's also a tool we can learn from? Today we explore what natural selection is actually optimizing for, and what that “deep logic” can teach us about building better systems, making smarter decisions, and solving real-world problems. We'll draw on Force of Nature: Understanding Evolution's Deepest Logic―and Putting It to Use and A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems—two books that connect evolutionary thinking to the choices we face right now.

What is wealth actually made of—besides the numbers in our accounts? Today, we go digging for the real stuff. Financial writer and comedian Dominic Frisby joins us with big ideas from The Secret History of Gold: Myth, Money, Politics, and Power, tracing how a shiny metal became a global symbol of safety, status, and power. Then The Economist's Mike Bird shares ideas from The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset, on why land has been the quiet engine behind fortunes—and inequality—for centuries.

Today on The Next Big Idea Daily, we're starting with the big-picture question: what does it actually take to move from climate anxiety to climate action? Political sociologist Dana Fisher argues in Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action that the era of “climate shocks” is already here—and that real resilience isn't just personal prep, it's collective action that's organized, local, and sustained. Then tech journalist David Pogue gets intensely practical in How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos, laying out what it looks like to plan for disruptions without spiraling into doomscrolling.

Nicholas Epley is a mind reader. But he doesn't have ESP or practice hypnosis. He's not telepathic or clairvoyant. Sure, you could ask him to read your fortune, but you'd be better off with a Magic 8 Ball. When we say Nick is a mind reader, what we mean is he studies mind reading at the University of Chicago — studies, as he puts it, "how we make inferences about each other's thoughts and beliefs and attitudes, and mostly how we screw that up." Today, he makes small talk — and big talk — with Rufus about his new book, A Little More Social, which draws on the dozens of studies he's run with thousands of participants to show that talking to strangers, cringe as it may feel, can enliven your days, lengthen your life, and maybe even heal our politics. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our conversations with Charles Duhigg, Leslie John, David Brooks, Marc Schulz, Anna Sale, and John Colapinto. The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow Rufus on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, subscribe to our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or send us an email at ⁠podcast@nextbigideaclub.com⁠. The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it's 20% off).

Ever been told you have an accent — or quietly judged someone else's? We all have one, but most of us know surprisingly little about where they come from or why they persist. Valerie Fridland, a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada, argues that our accents aren't errors to be corrected — they're living records of migration, identity, and history. Her new book, Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents, is a fun, smart, and surprising guide to the sounds that define us. And in the second half of the show, she shares some big ideas from her earlier book, Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English.

Rufus Griscom is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and media pioneer who has built and sold multiple companies over the last three decades. From launching Nerve.com during the early days of the internet to building Babble and selling it to Disney, Rufus has experienced the highs and lows of entrepreneurship firsthand. Today, he's the founder of The Next Big Idea Club and host of The Next Big Idea podcast, where he interviews some of the world's most influential thinkers. In this conversation, Rufus shares hard-earned lessons on startups, investing, wealth building, and achieving what he calls "financial independence escape velocity." On this episode we talk about: Lessons learned from building and selling multiple digital media companies Why most successful entrepreneurs fail before they succeed The importance of persistence, timing, and learning from mistakes Rufus's unconventional investing philosophy and focus on technology stocks How financial independence creates the freedom to do meaningful work Top 3 Takeaways Entrepreneurship is often a game of persistence. Most successful founders experience multiple failures and setbacks before building something that truly works. Building wealth isn't just about earning money—it's about investing wisely and allowing compounding to work over long periods of time. The ultimate purpose of financial success is freedom: the ability to spend your time working on projects and causes that genuinely matter to you. Notable Quotes "I think it's more common to not have your first startup work than to have it work." "The greatest luxury is to be able to do the work you care about." "Financial independence escape velocity is the inflection point where the money you've made can grow at a pace that makes it possible to pursue the things you love." Connect with Rufus Griscom: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rufusgriscom Other: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rufus-griscom-16b1/ https://nextbigideaclub.com/ https://nextbigideaclub.com/podcast https://rufus.substack.com A Word from Our Sponsors: - Are you ready to start your own creatorjourney and make it big? Visitwww.fanvue.com today and launch yourcareer! - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple turns 50 this year—which is a good moment to ask how a scrappy computer company became one of the most influential forces in modern life. In Apple: The First 50 Years, David Pogue takes us inside the legends, the near-death moments, and the reinventions that built the Apple we know now. Then we flip to the pressure campaign trying to curb Apple's power: iWar by Tim Higgins follows the escalating battles over the App Store—from Fortnite and Spotify to regulators and rival tech giants—revealing what's really at stake when a platform becomes an empire.

Work today is more intense, more scrutinized, and more chaotic than ever — so how do you stay effective through it all? Melissa Swift, author of Effective, shares research-backed strategies for navigating four forces reshaping modern work. Plus: leadership coach Carol Kauffman (Real-Time Leadership) on finding your winning moves when the stakes are high.

Sibling relationships are often our longest—and sometimes most complicated—connections. In today's episode, we explore what siblings can teach us about identity, belonging, and who we become, drawing on new insights from Catherine Carr's recent book Who's the Favorite? : The Loving, Messy Realities of Sibling Relationships and the 2023 book How to Be Multiple: The Philosophy of Twins by Helena de Bres.

First up, the Atlantic's CEO Nicholas Thompson on hidden potential, aging well, and pushing past the limits we imagine, with ideas from his 2025 book The Running Ground: A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports. Then we hear from Washington Post sportswriter Sally Jenkins, whose 2023 book The Right Call examines what the greatest coaches and athletes can teach us about work, leadership, and life. This episode orginally aired on November 26, 2025

We begin with Darcey Steinke, who shares five key insights from her new book, This Is the Door: The Body, Pain, and Faith. And then in the second half of the show, we hear from Anushay Hossain about her 2021 book, The Pain Gap. This episode originally aired on March 11, 2026.

Protein is everywhere — in our shakes, our snack bars, our cultural obsession with optimization — but the story of how it became nutrition's golden child has more to do with marketing than science. Today, we unpack the hype machine behind our favorite macronutrient and the hidden bodily process that might matter far more for our health. Big ideas from Gavin Weedon and Samantha King alongside gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella. This episode originally aired on March 30, 2026

Why do we fear the wrong things? We worry about plane crashes but not car rides, strangers but not algorithms, sharks but not sugar. In The Fear Knot: How Science, History, and Culture Shape Our Fears – and How to Get Unstuck, journalism professor Ruth DeFoster and neuroscientist Natashia Swalve explore why our brains evolved to fear what once kept us alive — but now often misleads us. The result is a timely, eye-opening look at how to separate fact from fear in a world that profits from keeping us anxious. In the second half of the show, we hear from Ellen Vora, author of the 2022 book The Anatomy of Anxiety. This episode originally aired November 12, 2025

Most business advice sounds great on a poster but falls apart in practice — so Square co-founder Jim McKelvey shares how stacking one crazy idea on top of another helped him build something competitors couldn't copy. Then Jamer Hunt explores how small changes can cascade into massive, unthinkable transformations — and why scale is the secret force shaping everything we build.

Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and host of "The Most Interesting Thing in AI," joins Rufus and Caleb to explain why the machines may master our minds long before they master our muscles — and what that gap tells us about where AI is headed. Along the way: why human podcasters still beat AI ones, how Nick learned to stop worrying and love open source, and where he'd point an infinite AI budget.

Most companies are bolting AI onto old systems and calling it transformation—but Melissa M. Reeve argues that truly AI-native organizations require a fundamental rewiring from the inside out. Then, Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter make the case in More Human that the leaders who thrive in an AI-saturated world won't be the most technical—they'll be the most deeply, deliberately human.

Most of us treat fun like a reward we have to earn — but what if play is actually the missing ingredient holding everything else together? First, ⁠Piera Gelardi⁠, creative entrepreneur and co-founder of Refinery29, shares how weaving playfulness into everyday moments can unlock creativity and connection. Then, organizational psychologist ⁠Mike Rucker⁠ makes the case that fun isn't frivolous — it's a habit, and building it into your life can genuinely change everything.

For a certain kind of overachiever, "trying harder" isn't just a strategy — it's a moral duty. Kate Williams kicks things off with her guide to self-acceptance and the radical act of letting go, drawn from her book How to Stop Trying. Then, the second half explores what happens when ambition fuses with anxiety, with big ideas from The Happy High Achiever on keeping your edge without losing your sanity.

Most of us treat small talk as filler—something to endure in elevators and coffee lines. But Gillian Sandstrom's research reveals that those fleeting exchanges with strangers might be one of the most underrated forces shaping our happiness and well-being. Then, journalist Joe Keohane makes the broader case for why connecting with strangers isn't just nice—it's critical for a less isolated, more human life.

We're closing out the week with big ideas from Meaningful Work by Wes Adams and Tamara Myles, and The Power of Giving Away Power by Matthew Barzun.

The Supreme Court isn't the ideological battleground you think it is—it's a workplace, complete with egos, alliances, and quirks that shape the law in surprising ways. First, Sarah Isgur pulls back the curtain on the very human dynamics behind the bench. Then, journalist Rebecca Nagle shows what those decisions look like on the ground, tracing the generations-long fight for justice on Native land.

There's a word most of us don't use nearly enough—equanimity—and Margaret Cullen says it's the key to feeling fully alive without getting wrecked by every emotional wave that rolls through. Then in the second half, Dan Lyons makes the case that one of the most powerful things you can do in an endlessly noisy world is simply stop talking.

The people who sound the most certain are often the most likely to be wrong. Simone Stolzoff makes the case for embracing uncertainty as a superpower in his new book How to Not Know. Then, in the second half, we revisit his earlier book The Good Enough Job — a reminder that a meaningful life can't be measured in output and hustle alone.

On tending to our interdependence, living life fully, and dying with attention and equanimity. 0:00 — Introduction  1:34 — Overview of Ann's Book "Traveling in Bardo" 3:55 — Personal Reflections on Grandmother's Funeral 7:20 — The Role of Practice in Embracing Impermanence 16:15 — Living with Attention and Interdependence 34:57 — Authenticity and True Nature 42:09 — Conclusion and Final Thoughts Ann Tashi Slater writes for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Paris Review, and Granta, among others, and is a contributing editor at Tricycle. She presents and teaches workshops at Princeton, Columbia, Oxford, Asia Society, and The American University of Paris, and was a regular speaker at NYC's Rubin Museum of Art during the museum's 20-year run. Ann's new book, Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World was released by Balance/Hachette in September, 2025. TRAVELING IN BARDO explores how we can find meaning and happiness in a world where change is the only certainty. Interweaving explorations of "bardo" between-states in relation to marriage and friendship, parents and children, and work and creativity with stories of her Tibetan ancestors and Buddhist teachings on the fleeting nature of existence, Slater illuminates what the teachings have to tell us in our contemporary lives. She relays vital wisdom from Tibetan culture, giving us a bold, new framework to navigate moments of change and live life fully. With a foreword by Dani Shapiro, the book has been praised by Elizabeth Gilbert, Melissa Febos, Sharon Salzberg, and Julia Alvarez, among others, and has been selected as a "Must-Read" by the Next Big Idea Club, co-curated by Malcolm Gladwell. In the midst of this shifting landscape, Slater invites us to embrace impermanence in a powerful way, rooted in ancient wisdom. During over forty years of writing and speaking about her Tibetan-American heritage and the relevance of Buddhism in Western society, Slater has come to see how Tibetan bardo views on impermanence can transform the way we live. A luminous guide to navigating transition and impermanence, it offers us the opportunity to find happiness in an impermanent world.

 Nothing like a fast-moving, inspiring, laugh-filled conversation about living longer, living louder… and refusing to sit quietly on the sidelines of life. That's exactly what happened on this week's Wellness Wednesday edition of Keeping the "Live" in Alive! when I welcomed powerhouse guest Michael Clinton to The Debbie Nigro Show. Michael — former president of Hearst Magazines and now founder of Roar Forward — joined me fresh off the launch of his bestselling new book, Longevity Nation, which was just selected by the prestigious Next Big Idea Club as one of the books expected to shape conversations for the year ahead. And honestly? I can see why. We're Not Just Living Longer… We're Living DIFFERENTLY Michael shared a staggering reality: "If you're 65 and healthy, you may be living another 30 years." That changes EVERYTHING. Career paths. Relationships. Retirement. Housing. Friendships. Purpose. Health. Identity. Michael explained how countries like Japan already adapted to this "new longevity" mindset far faster than the United States — with cultures intentionally built around connection, community, and aging with dignity and engagement. One statistic that stopped me cold? "Today's five-year-old has a 50% chance to live to 100." Whoa. The Loneliness Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About One of the most powerful parts of our conversation centered around loneliness — a major theme featured in a recent excerpt from Michael's book. Michael talked about how intentional human connection has become critical in longer lives. And one of Michael's BEST lines of the interview? "Texting doesn't count. You need flesh and blood togetherness." YES. He encouraged people to schedule connection, make friendships multi-generational, travel together, gather more often, and stop assuming social interaction will magically happen on its own. I loved hearing about his adventure travel community and how they intentionally stay connected in real life — not just online. Meet the "Re-Imagineers" One of my favorite concepts from Michael's work is what he calls the "Re-Imagineers." These are people over 50 who suddenly realize: "I may have another 25–30 GOOD years ahead of me… now what?" And instead of slowing down, they're: launching businesses learning new skills going back to school traveling creating starting second careers falling in love again reinventing themselves completely Basically… my kind of people. Michael pointed out that older entrepreneurs are often MORE successful because they have wisdom, relationship capital, industry knowledge, and perspective younger founders may not yet have. I nearly jumped out of my chair because I've been saying this forever: "Magic happens in the balance of talents between youth and wisdom." - Debbie Nigro Bottom Line? This wasn't a conversation about aging. It was a conversation about POSSIBILITY. About purpose. About staying curious. About refusing to emotionally retire from life. About finding new reasons to wake up excited. As Michael said so beautifully, this generation is rewriting the script for what life after 50, 60, 70 — and beyond — can look like. Enjoy this inspiring and important conversation with Michael Clinton, author of Longevity Nation on "Keeping the 'Live' in 'Alive'! on The Debbie Nigro Show. It's important insight into how the world of living longer has changed. It's about living longer with purpose, fighting loneliness, reinvention after 50, and why the "Re-Imagineers" are redefining aging.    

Is freedom overrated? In his new book, Inside the Box, David Epstein argues that constraints, limits and obstacles are what stimulate creativity, innovation, collaboration and personal contentment.

Joseph S. Moore is a historian, author, and investor who spent a decade reading nearly every piece of financial advice published in America over the past 300 years, testing those lessons himself, and distilling them into his HarperCollins book How to Get Rich in American History, selected by Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant for their Next Big Idea Club.Episode Sponsor: Fiscal AI is a modern data terminal that gives investors instant access to twenty years of financials, earnings transcripts, and extensive segment and KPI data—use my link for a two-week free trial plus 15% off: https://fiscal.ai/talkingbillions/3:00 — Joseph's working-class South Carolina roots: mother born into a home with no flush toilet, father's family led the famous Gastonia mill strike in the 1920s, grew up in a household that voted communist.5:00 — Bogumil shares his parallel experience growing up in communist Poland and watching the country transform after embracing free markets.8:00 — The church basement class that saved Joseph from the 2008 crisis: bought a house as a grad student, a Dave Ramsey budgeting class revealed the danger, sold the house one week before the market froze.11:00 — The American Dream: people have declared it dead since the 1670s. Joseph introduces "Big Woe" — the despair industrial complex of journalists, politicians, and academics incentivized to sell doom.17:00 — Upward mobility data: in the 1800s, 20-30% moved from bottom to middle class; today, 60% escape the bottom, 10% go all the way to the top. "We have more economic mobility than we've ever had."23:00 — Dismantling financial shibboleths: compound interest only recently became powerful (people didn't live long enough), stocks didn't reliably beat bonds until after WWII, real estate stayed flat for a century in most cities.31:00 — Old ideas in new packaging: latte factor advice dates to the 1800s, crypto mirrors 10,000 self-issued currencies before the Civil War ("all self-issued currencies eventually go to zero"), Airbnb reimagines the oldest mortgage payoff strategy.37:00 — Fast time vs. slow time: most of life is lived in slow time — the daily decisions about career, marriage, savings that determine whether you can seize opportunities when fast time arrives. Story of Norman McGee buying foreclosed homes during the Depression.42:00 — Women as unsung financial heroes throughout American history. Agnes Taylor, a beat cop's wife, paid off a New York brownstone by renting rooms. "Capitalism is a team sport. Marriage is a superpower."51:00 — Hope as a financial asset: CFPB studies found a positive attitude plus saving habit outpredicted income and inheritance for financial wellness.56:00 — FIRE movement as the "crossfit of personal finance" — financially independent people throughout history only thrived when they found meaningful work to do.1:04:00 — Generational wealth doesn't last: 90% of top 1%'s grandchildren are not wealthy. "Tutors outperform trust funds." Human capital is 30x the value of the stock market.1:09:00 — Joseph's definition of success: a great marriage, raising good kids, getting good enough at something that people trust you. "The money could go away and I'd have all those other things."Podcast Program – Disclosure StatementBlue Infinitas Capital, LLC is a registered investment adviser and the opinions expressed by the Firm's employees and podcast guests on this show are their own and do not reflect the opinions of Blue Infinitas Capital, LLC. All statements and opinions expressed are based upon information considered reliable although it should not be relied upon as such. Any statements or opinions are subject to change without notice.Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed.

Every few months, we pick one book with the power to change how you see the world. Then we build an experience around it: author conversations, reading guides, key insights, and a community of people who love talking about ideas. In this episode, we reveal our latest pick. And stick around for a sneak peek of Rufus's conversation with the author.

What's standing between you and your goals? Focus? Discipline? Motivation? Nir Eyal points the finger somewhere else. Your beliefs. In his new book, Beyond Belief, he shows you how to trade them in for better ones — and finally get unstuck. The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow Rufus on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, subscribe to our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or send us an email at ⁠podcast@nextbigideaclub.com⁠. Check out Nir's previous appearance on the show ⁠here⁠. The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it's 20% off). Sponsored By: Fabric — Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family at ⁠⁠meetfabric.com/nbi⁠⁠ Factor — Head to ⁠⁠⁠factormeals.com/idea50off⁠⁠⁠ and use code idea50off to get 50% off your first box Granola — Get three months free at ⁠⁠granola.ai/idea⁠⁠ Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/nbi⁠⁠⁠

In celebration of Apple's 50th birthday, we're probing the company's past and peering into its future with David Pogue — former New York Times tech columnist, current CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, and author of the recent New York Times bestseller Apple: The First 50 Years. We begin by looking backward, exploring the improbable story of the hippie pranksters who built the world's first trillion-dollar company. But we're not just here for the history. We also look ahead, asking: What cool new tech are they cooking up in Cupertino? Why has Apple been so slow on AI, and does the company have a plan to catch up? And who's the frontrunner to succeed Tim Cook? The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow Rufus on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, subscribe to our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or send us an email at ⁠podcast@nextbigideaclub.com⁠. The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it's 20% off). Sponsored By: Fabric — Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family at ⁠⁠meetfabric.com/nbi⁠⁠ Factor — Head to ⁠⁠⁠factormeals.com/idea50off⁠⁠⁠ and use code idea50off to get 50% off your first box Granola — Get three months free at ⁠⁠granola.ai/idea⁠⁠ Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/nbi⁠⁠⁠

Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Thermostat. In his book Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making, he shares everything he's learned about building great companies and game-changing products. (This episode first aired in September 2022.) The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow Rufus on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, subscribe to our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or send us an email at ⁠podcast@nextbigideaclub.com⁠. The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it's 20% off). Sponsored By: Fabric — Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family at ⁠⁠meetfabric.com/nbi⁠⁠ Factor — Head to ⁠⁠⁠factormeals.com/idea50off⁠⁠⁠ and use code idea50off to get 50% off your first box Granola — Get three months free at ⁠⁠granola.ai/idea⁠⁠ Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/nbi⁠⁠⁠

When journalist Sebastian Mallaby approached Demis Hassabis, Google's AI chief and a man with a lifelong mission to build superintelligence, about writing his biography, he made the following pitch: "If you're going to disrupt people from head to toe, you owe them an explanation of why you're doing it. What motivates you? Why do something this dangerous?" Today, Sebastian tells us what answers he found. Sebastian's new book, The Infinity Machine, is out now. Pick up a copy from Amazon, Audible, or Bookshop.org. The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow Rufus on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, subscribe to our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or send us an email at ⁠podcast@nextbigideaclub.com⁠. The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it's 20% off). Sponsored By: Fabric — Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family at ⁠⁠meetfabric.com/nbi⁠⁠ Factor — Head to ⁠⁠⁠factormeals.com/idea50off⁠⁠⁠ and use code idea50off to get 50% off your first box Granola — Get three months free at ⁠⁠granola.ai/idea⁠⁠ Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/nbi⁠⁠⁠

In 2023, Patrick Radden Keefe met a man who told him, "I might have a story for you." When you're Patrick — New Yorker staff writer, author of "some of the most memorable nonfiction books of the last decade" (that's the New York Times talking) — this is a hazard of the trade. But he heard the guy out. The guy said he knew a family whose 19-year-old son had died in mysterious circumstances. "He went off the balcony of a luxury apartment building overlooking the Thames." When the boy's parents started looking into it, they made an astonishing discovery: Their son — a nice, upper-middle-class Londoner — had been running around the city posing as the son of a Russian oligarch. "This guy said only about that much," Patrick tells us in today's episode, "and I knew if the family would talk to me, this was my next thing." His new book is London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth. The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow Rufus on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, subscribe to our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠, or send us an email at ⁠podcast@nextbigideaclub.com⁠. The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it's 20% off). Sponsored By: Fabric — Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family at ⁠⁠meetfabric.com/nbi⁠⁠ Factor — Head to ⁠⁠⁠factormeals.com/idea50off⁠⁠⁠ and use code idea50off to get 50% off your first box Granola — Get three months free at ⁠⁠granola.ai/idea⁠⁠ Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/nbi⁠⁠⁠