Blog Category: new york times bestseller

319 – Cheryl Richardson: Personal Growth: How to Give Yourself a Radical Upgrade

Every time I go broke, it feels like the same slow death. “We go into this dissent. We know what used to work isn’t working anymore, we have no idea where we’re…

Every time I go broke, it feels like the same slow death. “We go into this dissent. We know what used to work isn’t working anymore, we have no idea where we’re headed. And life starts falling away. We’re scared out of our minds. We’re disoriented and confused. And suddenly we’re plunged into the mystery. […]

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310 – Tim Larkin: Surviving the Unthinkable

She’d been assaulted twice before. And it was about to happen again. But this time she had the tools. She was loading flowers into her car… when the hair on the back…

She’d been assaulted twice before. And it was about to happen again. But this time she had the tools. She was loading flowers into her car… when the hair on the back of her neck rose. A voice said, “Do you need help?” And then he grabbed her waist and picked her up off her […]

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Ep. 306 – PJ O’Rourke: The Celebrity President

Everyone’s favorite topic… Trump. I interviewed PJ O’Rourke back in May. But today (the day this show releases) is pretty much the one year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration. And so I…

Everyone’s favorite topic… Trump. I interviewed PJ O’Rourke back in May. But today (the day this show releases) is pretty much the one year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration. And so I explore alternate realities with PJ, a 2x New York Times bestselling author, journalist, Irish Catholic hippie and a world of other contradictions. QUESTION: […]

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Ep. 195: Josh Foer – The Explorer’s Code

The Explorer’s Code:  I wanted to wake each morning, not anxious about my day anymore. Not worried about what so-and-so would say, or where my career was going, or what was I…

The Explorer’s Code:  I wanted to wake each morning, not anxious about my day anymore. Not worried about what so-and-so would say, or where my career was going, or what was I going to write today. My only job each day is to explore something new. So I called up Josh and asked him how […]

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Ep. 194: Seth Godin – Change Your Mind, Choose Your World & More Genius Advice From Seth Godin

What does it sound like when you change your mind? That’s the name of Seth Godin’s next book. He only printed 5,500 copies. And he’s not printing anymore. He doesn’t view a…

What does it sound like when you change your mind? That’s the name of Seth Godin’s next book. He only printed 5,500 copies. And he’s not printing anymore. He doesn’t view a book as just pages surrounded by two covers. He makes a 3-dimensional object that’s beautiful to look at and read. “It’s not new,” he […]

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Ep. 186: Jewel – 10 Lessons I Learned From Jewel

Jewel was broke and homeless, but she still turned down a million dollar check when she was 19 years old. Jewel was broke and millions in debt after selling 30,000,000 albums, and…

Jewel was broke and homeless, but she still turned down a million dollar check when she was 19 years old. Jewel was broke and millions in debt after selling 30,000,000 albums, and built back from scratch when she was 30. Jewel has switched genres, written music from folk to pop to country to even children’s […]

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Ep. 180 – A.J. Jacobs: Four Words That Will Give You Ultimate Freedom

I was at a restaurant with this beautiful, thick-cut bacon. The kind you use a knife and fork on. It had fat running through it. And I felt that feeling when you…

I was at a restaurant with this beautiful, thick-cut bacon. The kind you use a knife and fork on. It had fat running through it. And I felt that feeling when you fall in love in junior high school. My friend AJ Jacobs is going to prove bacon is the the path to immortality. “I […]

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