The Next Big Idea
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The Next Big Idea

by 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.

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1
The Story of Stories
56:04 Mar 16, 2026
2
How To Connect With Anyone
1:05:21 Mar 12, 2026
3
A War Correspondent on the Crisis in Iran
40:22 Mar 9, 2026
4
How AI Could Change Everything in the Next 1,000 Days
1:21:20 Mar 5, 2026
5
Do We Even Need Politicians?
54:55 Mar 2, 2026
6
Inside the Most Creative Friendship in History
1:01:13 Feb 26, 2026
7
Michael Pollan on the Mystery of Consciousness
1:16:56 Feb 23, 2026
8
The Science of Change
52:02 Feb 19, 2026
9
Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life
1:11:00 Feb 12, 2026
10
A Practical Guide to Achieving Excellence
1:05:18 Feb 5, 2026
11
Does "Mattering" Explain Everything?
54:10 Jan 29, 2026
12
The Superpower You Didn’t Know You Had
49:08 Jan 22, 2026
13
‘It’s a Real Company Run by Fake People’
1:05:25 Jan 15, 2026
14
CRYPTO: Is It Quietly Transforming the Global Economy?
1:16:56 Jan 8, 2026
15
Why the Blockchain Is Still Critical to Our Future
1:09:07 Jan 6, 2026
16
Reading Rewired the Human Brain. What Happens If We Stop Doing It?
46:23 Dec 28, 2025
17
How to Make Your Holiday Gatherings Memorable
42:34 Dec 23, 2025
18
FLOURISH: Daniel Coyle on the Art and Science of Feeling Alive
1:17:19 Dec 16, 2025
19
Kari Leibowitz Loves Winter (And You Can Too)
59:25 Dec 11, 2025
20
Best Of: How Successful Groups Work
1:10:57 Dec 4, 2025
21
AI and the Future of the University
44:01 Dec 2, 2025
22
Best Of: David Brooks on the Art of Seeing Others Deeply
1:05:39 Nov 27, 2025
23
STRONG GROUND: Brené Brown on the Daring Leadership the World Needs Now
55:12 Nov 25, 2025
24
Brené Brown on courageous leadership (from ReThinking with Adam Grant)
46:29 Nov 20, 2025
25
Walter Isaacson on The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
1:11:54 Nov 18, 2025
26
Best Of: Decoding Elon Musk
1:06:50 Nov 13, 2025
27
Andrew Ross Sorkin: What the Crash of 1929 Says About Today
1:09:02 Nov 6, 2025
28
Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson on What Running Can Teach Us
1:03:27 Oct 30, 2025
29
COMMON KNOWLEDGE: Steven Pinker on Awkward Dates, Cancel Culture and the Necessity of Norms
1:01:24 Oct 23, 2025
30
A Food Crisis Is Brewing. Are We Ready?
46:18 Oct 16, 2025
31
The Future Is Going to Be Great
1:33:58 Oct 9, 2025
32
PRIMAL INTELLIGENCE: You’re Smarter Than You Realize
1:05:37 Oct 2, 2025
33
STEVEN PINKER: How Common Knowledge and Rationality Make the World Go Round
1:11:57 Sep 25, 2025
34
AI & THE BRAIN: How Different Are They?
1:22:13 Sep 18, 2025
35
'The Next Big Idea Daily': The A.I. Will See You Now
15:29 Sep 15, 2025
36
Best Of: Jonathan Haidt on What Social Media Is Doing to Our Kids
1:24:01 Sep 11, 2025
37
ARTHUR C. BROOKS: Success Won’t Make You Happy — Here’s What Will
1:20:28 Sep 4, 2025
38
'The Next Big Idea Daily': How to Turn Anxiety Into Your Superpower
12:42 Sep 1, 2025
39
THE FUTURE OF WRITING: A Conversation with Ethan Mollick and Steven Johnson
54:43 Aug 28, 2025
40
'The Next Big Idea Daily': There's Probably a Con Artist in Your Life Right Now. Here's How to Spot Them.
17:55 Aug 25, 2025
41
Best Of: Sebastian Junger’s Journey to the Edge and Back
1:03:10 Aug 21, 2025
42
'The Next Big Idea Daily': How to Run Your Life Like a Startup
12:46 Aug 18, 2025
43
INTUITION: The Science of Trusting Your Gut
58:41 Aug 14, 2025
44
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Feel Like a Number? Learn How to Beat the System.
8:30 Aug 11, 2025
45
Can Rogue Archeologists Bring the Past Back to Life?
47:59 Aug 7, 2025
46
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Why Your Teen Thinks You're an Idiot
14:55 Aug 4, 2025
47
WHAT WE VALUE: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Making Better Choices
1:08:23 Jul 31, 2025
48
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Take a Nap
15:41 Jul 28, 2025
49
SUPER AGERS (Part 2): Eric Topol on Sleep, GLP-1s, and AI
42:16 Jul 24, 2025
50
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Your Doctor Might Be Ignoring What’s Making You Sick
13:29 Jul 21, 2025
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