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. For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+NBI@yapmedia.com
Episodes (4)
The Next Big Idea
Best Of: Gretchen Rubin’s Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into the World
Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author and podcast host, reveals how a relentless inner voice drove her to success—but also to mental exhaustion. In her new book, *Life in Five Senses*, she shares how deliberately engaging her senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, a
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Best Of: The Power of Thinking Outside Your Brain
The idea that our minds are confined to our skulls is a myth, argues Annie Murphy-Paul in her book *The Extended Mind*. Drawing on stories from Charles Darwin, Jackson Pollock, and trader John Coates, she reveals how all three achieved breakthroughs not by thi
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The Case for AI Optimism with Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler
The conversation between Peter Diamandis and Stephen Kotler reveals a profound tension between radical optimism and cautious realism in the face of AI's accelerating power. Diamandis, the 'world's most impassioned AI optimist,' argues that humanity stands at t
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This World Cup Is Messy. Watch It Anyway.
The 2026 World Cup is a political minefield—marred by exorbitant ticket prices, controversial immigration policies, and Donald Trump’s performative grip on the global stage. Yet Simon Cooper, a veteran World Cup journalist who’s attended every tournament since
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