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What if engaging with great ideas could become one of your daily habits? What if some of the best tips for living better and working smarter were served up with your morning coffee, a hit of motivation guaranteed to start your day right? That’s the idea behind The Next Big Idea Daily. We work with hundreds of non-fiction authors — experts in productivity, creativity, leadership, communication, and... more

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Eric So
MIT Sloan professor studying behavioral science and decision making
MIT Sloan
Episode: How to Use AI Without Getting Dumber
Pascal Bornet
AI expert and former executive at McKinsey and EY
Episode: How to Use AI Without Getting Dumber
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Theoretical physicist at the University of New Hampshire whose research includes dark matter.
University of New Hampshire
Episode: Outer Space is Stranger Than You Think
Philip Plait
Astronomer, author and science communicator who worked with the Hubble Space Telescope team.
Episode: Outer Space is Stranger Than You Think
Katy Kelleher
Writer and author of The Ugly History of Beautiful Things
Episode: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need
Eric Athas
New York Times editor and author of Saying No to New
The New York Times
Episode: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need
George Loewenstein
Professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University and behavioral economics co-founder
Carnegie Mellon University
Episode: Why Bad Feelings Stick
Whitney Goodman
Licensed psychotherapist and author of Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy
Episode: Why Bad Feelings Stick
Damon Centola
University of Pennsylvania professor and founding director of the Network Dynamics Group
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: Why Smart Groups Make Bad Decisions

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Michael Kovnat
Host of The Next Big Idea Daily.
Michael Kavanagh
Host of The Next Big Idea Daily.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 174 ratings
  • Valuable insights

    This show provides an unbelievable concentration of value in a short time. Lots of useful ideas, distilled so you can use them.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DorieClark
    United States4 months ago
  • Too long for a daily show

    Show used to be great but they have doubled the length of each show. I don’t have the time to listen to a full half hour - that was kinda the point. I am going to have to unsubscribe. Show is interesting but they gave no warning to listeners of the new format which shows a certain blindness or lack of care towards their audience.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Random Pseudonym
    United Statesa year ago
  • Fabulous podcast

    The very best. Consistently high quality and deeply inspiring and useful.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    yvesTT
    Canadaa year ago
  • Excellent talk but too short. More of this from the author would be welcomed.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Henabel
    2 years ago
  • Unfortunately recently only seems to promote Leftist ideas.

    Used to be a tremendous Podcast but increasingly has featured mostly Leftist positions rather than a providing a platform for all ideas through a unbiased lens. I thought at first that it was because most media and authors are academic Left so that is natural, but increasingly has started to feel like some of the topics are bordering on propaganda and other topics are censored.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Slashdog
    United States2 years ago

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Listeners praise the host's engaging, concise style and immediately actionable ideas.
Overall, reviews highlight high value, practical takeaways and a strong daytime-motivational tone.
Some listeners feel the length has increased and prefer shorter episodes for daily consumption.
Audience finds the format fast and easy to fit into daily routines, with high-quality guest insights.

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What Peak Performance Really Demands
Q: Are you serious?
The idea is that the path to greatness isn't a fixed set of steps; there are infinitely many possible routes, and progress requires adaptability and self-trust.
What We Find When We Lose Our Way
Q: Is paradise a place? Is it a memory? Is it a promise? Or is it something we can only recognize in the real world with all its trouble, loss, conflict, and uncertainty?
Pico Iyer explains that paradise is not fixed; it emerges from engaging with the real world and accepting mortality, conflict, and the complexity of travel, suggesting a dynamic, lived sense of paradise rather than a static location.
The Power of Questions
Q: What is the first hidden power of questions?
They direct our attention and influence what we notice and what we care about, long before any answer arrives.
The End of the World, in Two Scenarios
Q: What keeps national security experts up at night?
Annie Jacobsen outlines that biological threats, especially easily engineered, highly lethal pathogens with low guardrails, and nuclear deterrence failures create systemic vulnerabilities that could cascade into global crises, demanding accountability and proactive guardrails.
The Ordinary Things That Make Life Richer
Q: What does it mean to pursue gratification rather than happiness, and how can that change daily life?
Gratification is about immediate, sensorial engagement with ordinary moments, not a distant promise of happiness; by slowing down and noticing textures, sounds, and touches, people can experience present-m moment contentment alongside larger life goals.

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Short, daily episodes deliver bite-sized ideas from non-fiction authors and thought leaders on productivity, leadership, creativity, well-being, and culture. Each morning features practical takeaways, frameworks, and actionable tips that listeners can apply at work and in daily life, often interleaved with sponsor reads. The format emphasizes fast, usable insights from a wide range of disciplines, with guests spanning academics, practitioners, and industry professionals. Notable is the frequent blending of rigorous concepts with everyday applicability and concise, high-energy conversations aimed at helping busy professionals start the day with clarity and momentum.

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2. Pascal Bornet
3. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
4. Philip Plait
5. Katy Kelleher
6. Eric Athas
7. George Loewenstein
8. Whitney Goodman

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