The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant
Vox Media Podcast NetworkResearch professor Brené Brown and organizational psychologist Adam Grant are partnering on a new weekly podcast grounded in an unflinching commitment to learning and unlearning. At a time when public discourse rewards certainty over inquiry, The Curiosity Shop features two of the world's most sought-after experts on connection, change, and leadership making the case for slowing down, asking bette... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 103 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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Previously released on Dare to Lead, this is part of a special six-part series with Adam Grant on Brené's book, Strong Ground. They dig into the Buddhist concept of near and far enemies- and why the biggest threat to your values isn't the opposite of... more
In this Re:Thinking podcast episode recorded at Authors@Wharton, Brené joined Adam to dig into her book, Strong Ground. They explore why courage now has to mean being a learner instead of a knower, and why values aren't just what you care about-- the... more
In this episode of The Curiosity Shop, Brené Brown and Adam Grant sit down with their first-ever guest, Simon Sinek. Together, they explore the state of organizations globally, including the chaos hitting C-suites, the human cost of misaligned incent... more
In this episode of The Curiosity Shop, Brené Brown and Adam Grant use this year’s booed commencement speeches as a launching pad to explore the role of AI in our lives. They dig into what some of those commencement addresses were missing: moral imagi... more
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- Who knew this is all we needed in 2026?!
I love and respect both Adam and Brené’s work separately. I didn’t know what to expect from their combo but their conversations are absolutely brilliant. The seemingly unscripted nature makes the discussions cover a wide breadth of topics. Totally digging it! Thank you for giving us a window into your conversations! Cheers to many more interesting episodes!
Apple Podcasts5Jimikki
United States19 days ago - Love your support on AI
What a relief to an aspiring deep-thinker to hear you talk this way about humanity in the context of AI. Things you got me thinking: Is social media & Ai all about aggregating human complexity so that big tech can serve the aggregated need? And is there a social contract that needs to be re-written? In the past a heavy, well-structured email put the reader under obligation, reciprocity bias, does that need to go?
Thank you both for everything that’s got you here.
Apple Podcasts5Mazzla_89
France22 days ago - Love it, but….
I’m a huge fan of Dr Brown; her TED talk about Vulnerability and her books are my go-to source of inspiration and resilience. Her work is truly a wonderful gift to humanity!
One little critique of this episode is about commencement speeches on AI… There was no mention of Fareed Zakaria’s speech at Bart College last month; the essence of his speech was in total alignment with Dr Brown’s thoughts on what such speech should talk about!
He elevated the value of HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (or HI). his speec... more
Apple Podcasts5ACT_88United States23 days ago - Weirdly flirtatious
Love both of these individuals and have learned a lot from them. But together? Just felt like they could not stop fawning over each other.
Apple Podcasts1Tracys itunesUnited Statesa month ago - Avoid the Religion
I wanted to like this podcast. I enjoy the writing of both and was enjoying Adam’s standalone podcast. There is obviously some great content here as both are incredibly smart and have lots of interesting perspectives - I like that they challenge each other and disagree.
That said, there are also some things that have really turned me off and meant I no longer really listen (unless the specific subject is incredibly relevant to me). The first is stylistic/format and other reviewers have dealt wi... more
Apple Podcasts3PodcastRob316United Statesa month ago
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Two leading researchers blend qualitative and quantitative inquiry to explore leadership, relationships, and workplace culture through thoughtful questions, personal stories, and research-backed frameworks. The show emphasizes curiosity over certainty, invites nuanced discussion, and frequently ties big ideas to practical behavior in organizations, education, and society. Notable for its constructive disagreement, warmth, and a focus on empathy, psychology, and systems thinking, it often pairs rigorous evidence with candid, human-centered storytelling to help listeners think more clearly about leadership, collaboration, and change.
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