The Next Big Idea
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.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Next Big Idea podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 7 episodes
Bittersweet
Danielle Steel
#2 Mentioned in 6 episodes
The Extended Mind
The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
Annie Murphy Paul
#3 Mentioned in 5 episodes
When
The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
Daniel Pink
#4 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
#5 Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
David Wengrow
David Graeber
#6 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Drive
The Story of My Life
Larry Bird
#7 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Moneyball
The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Michael Lewis
#8 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Power of Fun
How to Feel Alive Again
Catherine Price
#9 Mentioned in 3 episodes
From Strength to Strength
Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Arthur C Brooks
#10 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Going Infinite
The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis
#11 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Atomic Habits
James Clear
#12 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
#13 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Mindset
The New Psychology of Success
Carol S. Dweck
#14 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Reality+
Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
David Chalmers
#15 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Status Game
Will Storr
#16 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt
#17 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Give and Take
A Revolutionary Approach to Success
Adam Grant
#18 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Quiet
The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
#19 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Jonathan Haidt
#20 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Slow Productivity
The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Cal Newport
