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Michael Bungay Stanier

Discover the best bits of the best books read by people you admire. Michael Bungay Stanier hosts the podcast where brilliant people... more

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How You Are You: Anil Seth, author of ‘Being You,’ [reads] ‘Consciousness Explained’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I read recently that there’s a drop in the number of people going... more

21 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes

How Loss Can Lead to Love: Laurel Braitman, author of ‘What Looks Like Bravery,’ [reads] ‘When Breath Becomes Air’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’ve been very lucky to work with some of the TED Fellows, a... more

14 Mar 2023 · 50 minutes

How You Get Good at Something: McKinley Valentine [reads] ‘The Expectation Effect’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I had a lucky break when I started working. Having lingered in university... more

07 Mar 2023 · 45 minutes

How to Practice: Neil Heyde [reads] ‘The Craftsman’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages It’s 1985, I’m 17, in my final year of high school, and I’m... more

28 Feb 2023 · 43 minutes

How to Survive Disaster: Peter Brannen, author of ‘The Ends of the World,’ [reads] ‘Teaching a Stone to Talk’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Our inability to think long-term is encapsulated in a system we barely notice:... more

21 Feb 2023 · 33 minutes

How to Move from Pessimism to Optimism: Ayse Birsel, author or ‘Design the Long Life You Love,’ [reads] ‘The Creative Habit’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Who do you think of when I say, ‘designer’? My brain goes into... more

14 Feb 2023 · 39 minutes

When All Is Confusion: Eric Klein, author of ‘What’s In the Way?’ [reads] ‘The Bhagavad Gita’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Malcolm Gladwell famously made popular the idea of 10,000 hours of practice for... more

07 Feb 2023 · 42 minutes

How to More Deeply Understand Your World: Caroline Webb, Author of ‘How to Have a Good Day,’ [reads] ‘How Emotions Are Made’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages How are you labeled? How have you been labeled by others? And how... more

31 Jan 2023 · 38 minutes

How to Face Fear: JeVon McCormick, author of ‘Modern Leader’, [reads] ‘Think and Grow Rich’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages A question for you - who do you trust with your work? Whatever project... more

24 Jan 2023 · 52 minutes

How to Find Your Values: Whitney Johnson, author of ‘Disrupt Yourself’, and ‘Dare, Dream, Do’, [reads] ‘Dare, Dream, Do’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Two things I love about Whitney Johnson are her relentless drive for self-improvement,... more

17 Jan 2023 · 18 minutes

Give > Take: Bobby Herrera, author of ‘The Gift of Struggle,’ [reads] ‘The Wisdom Pyramid’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages When I first published The Advice Trap back in 2022, it was accompanied... more

10 Jan 2023 · 34 minutes

Happy Holidays from Michael

2 Pages with MBS is on holiday break until January 10th. I’m cheering you on for the rest of 2022 and... more

20 Dec 2022 · 1 minute

When Building is Being: Shariff Abdullah, author of ‘Practicing Wisdom,’ [reads] ‘The Timeless Way of Building’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I had two quite different experiences of a library when I was a... more

13 Dec 2022 · 48 minutes

The Art of a Tender Conversation: Kathryn Mannix, author of ‘With the End in Mind,’ [reads] ‘Gratitude’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What makes you uncomfortable? And, how do you hold yourself when you’re in... more

06 Dec 2022 · 48 minutes

How to be an Artist: Chadney Everett [reads] ‘The Dehumanization of Art’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Actor Viggo Mortenson once said: ‘To be an artist, you don't have to... more

29 Nov 2022 · 41 minutes

Not Wasting Time: Andri Snær Magnason, author of ‘On Time and Water’, [reads] ‘Einstein's Dreams’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages My first job out of university was with a company that specialized in... more

22 Nov 2022 · 34 minutes

The Ethical Revolution: Robert Chesnut, author of ‘Intentional Integrity,’ [reads] ‘Intentional Integrity’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’ve done my fair share of work in organizational development, some of which... more

15 Nov 2022 · 14 minutes

Where Empathy & Activism Meet: Loretta Ross, co-author of Reproductive Justice, [reads] ‘The War for Kindness’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Despite its good intentions, activism can be exhausting. Finding motivation to keep the... more

08 Nov 2022 · 33 minutes

Whose Heart Did You Break?: Simon Alexander Ong, author of ‘Energize’ [reads] ‘The Mountain is You’

Simon Alexander One reading from Brianna Wiest’s book The Mountain is You, and discussing resilience, self-mastery, and expanding your comfort... more

01 Nov 2022 · 36 minutes

A Woman’s Guide to Surviving Entrepreneurship: Nathalie Molina Niño, author of ‘Leapfrog’ [reads] ‘Leapfrog’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I am an accidental entrepreneur, and as exhilarating as it’s been, it’s also... more

25 Oct 2022 · 19 minutes

Why We’re All Entrepreneurs: Asheesh Advani, author of ‘Business Loans’ and ‘Investors in Your Backyard,’ [reads] ‘Loonshots’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What skills do you think an entrepreneur requires? I’ve been mulling it over... more

18 Oct 2022 · 35 minutes

The Doorway to Shared Meaning: Haesun Moon, author of ‘Coaching: A to Z,’ [reads] ‘On Dialogue’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m a bit of a geek about models, specifically the ones that reveal... more

11 Oct 2022 · 42 minutes

Wrestling with Your Monsters: Richard Winters, author of ‘You’re the Leader,’ [reads] ‘The Heart Aroused’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Atul Gawande is a top-notch surgeon, a champion for healthcare reform in the... more

04 Oct 2022 · 39 minutes

How to be Alive: Madeleine Dore, Author of ‘I Didn’t Do the Thing Today’ [reads] ‘Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I still remember reading my first Nicholson Baker book, The Mezzanine. This extraordinary... more

27 Sep 2022 · 34 minutes

Your Hero-Making Brain: Will Storr, author of ‘The Status Game’, [reads] ‘Incognito’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m working on a new book about how to strengthen working relationships, so... more

20 Sep 2022 · 35 minutes

Explore or Expire: Tom Wiese [reads] ‘I’m Scarred’ from ‘End Malaria’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I am a charming man. It’s an optimistic view of who I am.... more

13 Sep 2022 · 40 minutes

The Power of The Underdog: Bobby Herrera [reads] ‘The Gift of Struggle’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Bobby Herrera, author of The Gift of Struggle, is the co-founder and CEO... more

06 Sep 2022 · 19 minutes

A Beginner’s Guide to Ambiguity: Andrea Small, author of ‘Navigating Ambiguity,’ [reads] ‘The Book of Eels’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m writing a new book that’s due for release in the middle of... more

30 Aug 2022 · 44 minutes

Moving from Outside to Insider (and back again): Dominic Packer, Co-author of ‘The Power of Us’ [reads] ‘Experiments in Ethics’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Keep this between us, but I have an offer for you. There’s this... more

23 Aug 2022 · 36 minutes

Ever Find Yourself Distracted?: Nir Eyal, author of ‘Indistractable’ [reads] ‘Indistractable’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages Nir Eyal is a former lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business,... more

16 Aug 2022 · 15 minutes

Fighting For the Life You Want: Jen Louden, author of ‘Why Bother? Discover the Desire for What’s Next’, [reads] ‘Why Bother?’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages ‘Why bother’ is a question we ask ourselves at certain moments in our... more

09 Aug 2022 · 20 minutes

Have We Canceled Our Future?: Pascal Finette, author of ‘The Heretic, [reads] ‘Kraftwerk’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What does it mean to be a radical? Karl Marx had this to... more

02 Aug 2022 · 31 minutes

Weighing the Price of Ambition: Shellye Archambeau, Author of ‘Unapologetically Ambitious’, [reads] ‘All You Have to Do Is Ask’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages What’s your relationship with ambition? I feel I’m both ambitious, and not. On... more

26 Jul 2022 · 40 minutes

Seeking Deep Connection: Kevin Ashton, Author of How to Fly a Horse, [reads] ‘Finding the Mother Tree’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages The book I’m writing at the moment is about relationships. I’m neither a... more

19 Jul 2022 · 47 minutes

(Re)Learning How to be White: Garrett Bucks [reads] ‘They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages One of my favorite questions is simply this: How can I help? The... more

12 Jul 2022 · 50 minutes

Make it Magical, Make it Meaningful: Amantha Imber, Author of Time Wise [reads] ‘The Power of Moments’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages I’m just back from an extended visit to Australia, and as a farewell... more

05 Jul 2022 · 43 minutes

Making What Matters Most: Jay Acunzo [reads] ‘Kitchen Confidential’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages If you’ve read my new book How to Begin, you'll know that I... more

28 Jun 2022 · 46 minutes

[Replay] The Search for Purpose: Arthur Brooks, Author of From Strength to Strength, [reads] ‘Meditations’

Michael’s new book How to Begin: Start Doing Something that Matters is now available at www.HowToBegin.com. Today, we're pulling one of... more

21 Jun 2022 · 45 minutes

What’s at the Heart of Being Human? Brian Christian [reads] ‘Godel, Escher, Bach’

One thing I don't mention often is that the thesis I wrote for my law degree was an attempt to... more

14 Jun 2022 · 49 minutes

How to Travel Through History: Danie Mellor [reads] ‘On Photography’

Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2Pages A young woman stands, one hand on top of a chair, the other... more

07 Jun 2022 · 53 minutes

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One thing I don't mention often is that the thesis I wrote for my law degree was an attempt to combine my... more