Wavemaker Conversations: A Podcast for the Insanely Curious
Society & Culture
Author Will Schwalbe is one of the funniest serious readers you’ll ever hear. In our conversation, before a packed house at The Nantucket Book Festival, Will and I talk about his latest work, Books for Living, in which he treats us to a tour of books we might love to read – but may have missed – and shares his perspective-changing takeaways for how to live a more meaningful life. Imagine: the hero Odysseus taught Schwalbe about the importance of mediocrity, exemplified by his story of getting a C on a high school paper and the unusually clever response from his teacher when Will objected; and the book Wonder taught him about how to increase his kindness quotient. Schwalbe also shares his unique insight on resilience, based on his conversations about books with his mother when she was dying of cancer, which led to his NY Times Bestseller The End of Your Life Book Club. He recommends a book that made it impossible for him to feel sorry for himself when he was at his worst, and explains why he’s “the last gay man in America who does not want children.” Finally, after touring the country, he has a special message about why the “tribe of readers” may help heal the divisions in our nation.
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Azar Nafisi
Rosalynn Carter
Stan Fischler: From Roller Skates to the Stanley Cup
Miles O'Brien on Science, Risk & Resilience
Introducing Ben Sollee: Kentucky Native
A Commencement Address For Parents of 8th Graders
Same-Sex Marriage: What Can Straight Couples Learn From Gay & Lesbian Couples?
Jesus on Death Row
China's Wild Hearts with Evan Osnos
Calling Candy Crowley
College Fraternities: An Inside Look
The Trevor Noah Episode
John Urschel: The NFL Mathlete (& His Mom)
Baseball As A Road To God: The Spring Training Episode
Dr. Carol Dweck: The Woman Who Teaches Us To Struggle - And Love It
Get Me Out of This Mess. A Conversation With master negotiator William Ury, author of the new book Getting to Yes With Yourself.
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Breaking News on the Brain: From Parkinson's to Parenting
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