2 Pages with MBS
Discover the best bits of the best books read by people you admire. Michael Bungay Stanier hosts the podcast where brilliant people read the best two pages of a favourite book. Listen as authors, leaders, activists, academics, celebrities, and entrepreneurs dig in with MBS to explore the insights and ideas within. Whether it’s books that inspire leadership, change, self-development and growth, power, strategy, ambition, productivity, or creativity and innovation - this is hand-curated wisdom from people who know. These are the books that change minds, shape lives, and inspire great work and worthy goals.
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140. How to Practice: Neil Heyde [reads] ‘The C...
Neil Heyde reading from Richard Sennett’s The Craftsman, and discussing the importance of learning how you learn in order to grow and succeed in your work.
43 min
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139. How to Survive Disaster: Peter Brannen, au...
Peter Brannen reading from Annie Dillard’s Teaching a Stone to Talk, and discussing how understanding the past helps to preserve the future.
33 min
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138. How to Move from Pessimism to Optimism: Ay...
Ayse Birsel reading from Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit, and discussing the most tedious design project; remodeling your life into one you want to live.
38 min
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137. When All Is Confusion: Eric Klein, author ...
Eric Klein reading from Goswami Kriyananda's The Bhagavad Gita and sharing a few sacred teachings you can use to create the world you want to live in.
42 min
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136. How to More Deeply Understand Your World: ...
Caroline Webb reading from Lisa Feldman Barrett’s How Emotions Are Made, and discussing how emotions work, and how experiments can help us explore our deeper rhythms and identify what feels good.
37 min
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135. How to Face Fear: JeVon McCormick, author ...
JeVon McCormick reading from Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich, and discussing his experience growing up in poverty and how it has shaped his views on wealth and ambition.
52 min
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134. How to Find Your Values: Whitney Johnson, ...
Whitney Johnson reading from her book Dare, Dream, Do and discussing dreaming within the context of your values.
17 min
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133. Give > Take: Bobby Herrera, author of ‘The...
Bobby Herrera reading from Brett McCracken’s The Wisdom Pyramid, and discussing the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
34 min
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132. Happy Holidays from Michael
2 Pages with MBS is on holiday break until January 10th.
1 min
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131. When Building is Being: Shariff Abdullah, ...
Shariff Abdullah reading from Christopher Alexander’s The Timeless Way of Building, and discussing the timeless way of being.
47 min
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130. The Art of a Tender Conversation: Kathryn ...
Kathryn Mannix reading from Oliver Sacks’ Gratitude, and discussing the satisfaction of helping others.
47 min
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129. How to be an Artist: Chadney Everett [read...
Chadney Everett reading from José Ortega y Gasset’s The Dehumanization of Art, and discussing the importance of authenticity and integrity when creating art in order to connect with others.
40 min
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128. Not Wasting Time: Andri Snær Magnason, aut...
Andri reading from Alan Lightman’s Einstein’s Dreams, and discussing his author’s journey, shedding light on being a product of his society and life experiences.
34 min
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127. The Ethical Revolution: Robert Chesnut, au...
Robert Chesnut reading from his bestseller Intentional Integrity and outlining the steps that leaders can take to create and maintain an integrous environment.
14 min
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126. Where Empathy & Activism Meet: Loretta Ros...
Loretta Ross reading from Jamil Zaki’s book, The War for Kindness, and discussing compassion fatigue, connecting with others, and how the activism landscape has changed over the past 50 years.
32 min
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125. Whose Heart Did You Break?: Simon Alexande...
Simon Alexander One reading from Brianna Wiest’s book The Mountain is You, and discussing resilience, self-mastery, and expanding your comfort zone.
36 min
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124. A Woman’s Guide to Surviving Entrepreneurs...
Nathalie Molina Niño reading from her own book Leapfrog, and discussing finding courage as a woman in the entrepreneurial world.
18 min
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123. Why We’re All Entrepreneurs: Asheesh Advan...
Asheesh Advani reading from Safi Bahcall’s Loonshots, and discussing investing in the mindset and skill set to nurture a vibrant community.
34 min
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122. The Doorway to Shared Meaning: Haesun Moon...
Haesun Moon reading from David Bohm’s On Dialogue, and discussing the importance of open communication.
41 min
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121. Wrestling with Your Monsters: Richard Wint...
Richard Winters reading from David Whyte’s The Heart Aroused, and discussing confronting the fears that may be stopping you from getting things done.
39 min
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120. How to be Alive: Madeleine Dore, Author of...
Madeleine Dore reading from Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, and discussing unlearning the ‘rules’ of life.
34 min
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119. Your Hero-Making Brain: Will Storr, author...
Will Storr reading from David Eagleman’s Incognito, and discussing status & storytelling.
34 min
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118. Explore or Expire: Tom Wiese [reads] ‘I’m ...
Tom Wiese reading from Michael Bungay Stanier’s essay “I’m Scarred” from the book, End Malaria, and discussing the choice of your own story.
40 min
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117. The Power of The Underdog: Bobby Herrera [...
Bobby Herrera reading from his book The Gift of Struggle, and discussing welcoming the journey of navigating life’s challenges.
19 min
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116. A Beginner’s Guide to Ambiguity: Andrea Sm...
Andrea Small reading from Patrik Svensson’s The Book of Eels, and discussing finding comfort in ambiguity.
43 min