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• → references The 48 Laws of Power book

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  d odd jobs and was largely at the mercy of other people’s power. Now, his book “The 48 Laws of Power” has given him the power he wrote about. He sat down with me to share what he’s

  Power with author Robert Greene · 2023-09-26
• → references Getting to Yes book

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  nd William Ury is about the best person to help figure that out. The author of "Getting to Yes" and co-founder of the Harvard Negotiation Program, he has helped negotiate dis

  Resolving Conflict with William Ury · 2022-01-04
• → references 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do book

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  s a psychotherapist, a clinical social worker, and the author of the bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do and the new The Mental Strength Playbook. She became a therapist at 22 and lost

  What Mentally Strong People Do on Their Worst Days with Psychotherapist Amy Morin · 2026-09-22
• → references Fredrik Backman book

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  Link in episode "Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman": https://simonandschuster.com/authors/Fredrik-Backman/411545926

  Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman · 2026-05-26
• → references Fredrik Backman book

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  Link in episode "Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman": https://simonandschuster.com/books/My-Friends/Fredrik-Backman/9781982112820

  Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman · 2025-11-18
• → references Curious Mind Expanded Secret Bigger book

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  Link in episode "A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer": https://amazon.com/Curious-Mind-Expanded-Secret-Bigger/dp/1668025507

  A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer · 2023-11-28
• → references Angela Duckworth person

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  Link in episode "Raising Resilient Kids with Angela Duckworth": https://amazon.com/Angela-Duckworth/e/B019S711S0

  Raising Resilient Kids with Angela Duckworth · 2021-06-08
• → references Brian Grazer person

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  Link in episode "A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer": https://simonandschuster.com/authors/Brian-Grazer/410161296

  A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer · 2023-11-28
• → references I Am Mar book

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  Link in episode "Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver": https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-am-mar...

  Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver · 2026-03-10
• → references Notes On Being A Man book

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  Link in episode "The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway": https://simonandschuster.com/books/Notes-on-Being-a-Man

  The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway · 2026-02-24
• → references The Other Significant Others book

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  he goal? Journalist and producer Rhaina Cohen tackles this question in her book The Other Significant Others. She tells the stories of people who made platonic friends the closest people i

  Happily Friended with author Rhaina Cohen · 2024-04-30
• → references A Man Called Ove book

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  ho choose to do the work. Fredrik is the internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove (adapted into the film A Man Called Otto), Anxious People, and the Beartown ser

  Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman · 2026-05-26
• → references A Man Called Ove book

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  but built through effort? Bestselling novelist Fredrik Backman, the mind behind A Man Called Ove (adapted into the Tom Hanks film A Man Called Otto), Anxious People, and the be

  Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman · 2025-11-18
• → references Give and Take book

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  ith Adam Grant What would you talk to organizational psychologist and author of Give and Take, Adam Grant, about? Everything! This was one of those conversations that went i

  A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant · 2020-11-10
• ← appeared on Psychotherapist Amy Morin person

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  What Mentally Strong People Do on Their Worst Days with Psychotherapist Amy Morin

  What Mentally Strong People Do on Their Worst Days with Psychotherapist Amy Morin · 2026-09-22
• ← appeared on Brain Coach Jim Kwik person

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  Your Limits Are Learned (And They Can Be Unlearned) with Brain Coach Jim Kwik

  Your Limits Are Learned (And They Can Be Unlearned) with Brain Coach Jim Kwik · 2026-09-01
• ← appeared on Author Fredrik Backman person

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  Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman

  Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman · 2026-05-26
• ← appeared on Generations Expert Dr person

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  The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby

  The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to H… · 2026-04-28
• ← appeared on Anti-Victim Tom Nash person

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  Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash

  Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash · 2026-05-12
• ← appeared on Richard Curtis person

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  Guaranteed Joy with Richard Curtis

  Guaranteed Joy with Richard Curtis · 2023-02-21
• ← appeared on William Ury person

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  Resolving Conflict with William Ury

  Resolving Conflict with William Ury · 2022-01-04
• ← appeared on Adam Grant person

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  A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant

  A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant · 2020-11-10
• ← appeared on Angela Du person

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  Raising Resilient Kids with Angela Duckworth

  Raising Resilient Kids with Angela Duckworth · 2021-06-08
• ← appeared on General Stan McChrystal person

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  Quiet Service with General Stan McChrystal

  Quiet Service with General Stan McChrystal · 2020-08-03
• ← appeared on Strategic Story Producer Rob Willis person

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  Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer Rob Willis

  Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer Rob Will… · 2026-09-08
• ← appeared on Relationship Expert Amy Chan person

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  The Dating Advice Making Us Worse at Love with Relationship Expert Amy Chan

  The Dating Advice Making Us Worse at Love with Relationship Expert Amy Chan · 2026-09-15
• ← appeared on Rob Lowe person

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  Revisited: The Power of Saying "Screw It" with Rob Lowe

  Revisited: The Power of Saying "Screw It" with Rob Lowe · 2026-09-29
• ← appeared on Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland person

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  How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland Nader

  How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland Nad… · 2026-08-25
• ← appeared on Ted La person

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  What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt

  What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt · 2026-08-18
• ← appeared on Couples Therapist Dr person

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  Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix

  Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix · 2026-07-07
• ← appeared on Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar person

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  How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar

  How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar · 2026-06-30
• ← appeared on Former LA La person

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  What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris

  What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers Presiden… · 2026-06-02
• ← appeared on AI Expert Ethan Mollick person

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  The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick

  The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick · 2026-06-16
• ← appeared on Musician Mike Posner person

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  The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner

  The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner · 2026-05-05
• ← appeared on Behavioral Scientist Van person

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  How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards

  How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanes… · 2026-05-19
• ← appeared on Top Le person

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  The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger

  The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don… · 2026-04-21
• ← appeared on KIND Founder Da person

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  What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky

  What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky · 2026-03-31
• ← appeared on Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole person

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  Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole

  Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Je… · 2026-04-14
• ← appeared on Journalist Maria Shriver person

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  Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver

  Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver · 2026-03-10
• ← appeared on Death Doula Al person

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  Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur

  Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur · 2026-03-17

• Revisited: Your Instincts Know What You Want with Happiness Expert Arthur Brooks
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• Revisited: The Power of Saying "Screw It" with Rob Lowe
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• What Mentally Strong People Do on Their Worst Days with Psychotherapist Amy Morin
  2026-09-22 · 62 min · A Bit of Optimism · 11 entities
• The Dating Advice Making Us Worse at Love with Relationship Expert Amy Chan
  2026-09-15 · 50 min · A Bit of Optimism · 11 entities
• Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer Rob Willis
  2026-09-08 · 47 min · A Bit of Optimism · 10 entities
• Your Limits Are Learned (And They Can Be Unlearned) with Brain Coach Jim Kwik
  2026-09-01 · 51 min · A Bit of Optimism · 12 entities
• How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Holland Nader
  2026-08-25 · 58 min · A Bit of Optimism · 11 entities
• What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt
  2026-08-18 · 61 min · A Bit of Optimism · 11 entities
• How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5
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• Why Being Right Is Costing You Trust | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 4
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• What Is Your Team Afraid to Tell You? | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 3
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• The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2
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• The Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 1
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• Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix
  2026-07-07 · 54 min · A Bit of Optimism · 10 entities
• How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar
  2026-06-30 · 51 min · A Bit of Optimism · 9 entities