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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107. Making What Matters Most: Jay Acunzo [read...
Jay Acunzo reading from Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, and discussing tiny stories with big ideas.
45 min
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106. [Replay] The Search for Purpose: Arthur Br...
Arthur Brooks reading from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and discussing the nature of being fully alive.
45 min
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105. What’s at the Heart of Being Human? Brian ...
Brian Christian reading from Godel, Escher, Bach, and discussing the power and future of AI.
48 min
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104. How to Travel Through History: Danie Mello...
Danie Mellor reading from Susan Sontag’s On Photography, and discussing the world through an artist’s gaze.
52 min
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103. How to Surrender to Your Heart: Thibault M...
Thibault Manekin reading from Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, and talking about discovering and living your purpose.
45 min
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102. To Manage with Courage: Zach First [reads]...
Zach First reading from Peter Drucker's Management, and discussing the core principles of management in the present economy.
39 min
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101. How to Hold Gifts of Responsibility & Grie...
Stephen Jenkinson reading from Seamus Heaney’s From the Republic of Conscience and discussing stepping up in spite of whatever your burdens may be.
50 min
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100. #100 Where it All Began: Michael Bungay St...
Reading from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring and discussing how falling in love with reading influenced his life.
18 min
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99. The Sacred and The Mundane: Mia Birdsong, a...
Mia Birdsong reading from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s ‘Braiding Sweetgrass,’ and discussing connecting to what you are longing for.
44 min
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98. And the Walls Became the World: Chris West,...
Reading from Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, and discussing the magic of your imagination.
33 min
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97. [Replay] I Am Disabled But Not Broken: Chri...
Christa Couture reading from Eli Clare’s Brilliant Imperfection and discussing society’s labels.
36 min
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96. Getting Better at Falling Apart: Dr. Robyne...
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe reading from Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, and discussing everyday resiliency.
38 min
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95. The Countercultural Leader: Steve Morrow [r...
Steve Morrow reading from Fred Kofman’s Conscious Business and discussing working towards living a better life, both professionally and personally.
37 min
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94. Who do you serve?: Dave Stachowiak [reads] ...
Dave Stachowiak reading from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People and discussing being a student, rather than a teacher.
49 min
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93. How to Be an Outlier on the Inside: Gina Je...
Gina Jeneroux reading from Chip and Dan Heath’s Switch and discussing how to maintain your own spirit.
37 min
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92. Dancing with Ambition: Eric Zimmer [reads] ...
Eric Zimmer reading from Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Heart of Understanding and discussing triumphing over inner psychological wars.
43 min
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91. Civility & Community: Christine Porath, aut...
Christine Porath reading from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning and discussing the effect we have on others.
42 min
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90. Rise up!: Todd Kashdan, author of ‘The Art ...
Todd Kashdan reading from Erving Goffman’s The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life and discussing the power of individual action.
47 min
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89. In All Your Messy Glory: Naomi Shragai, aut...
Naomi Shragai reading from David Grossman’s See Under: Love and discussing conscious awareness in the road to making work more human-centered.
42 min
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88. The Search for Purpose: Arthur Brooks, Auth...
Arthur Brooks reading from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and discussing the nature of being fully alive.
45 min
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86. How to be Not Perfect: Kate Berardo [reads...
Kate Berardo reading from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, and discussing staying curious in life.
26 min
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Announcement: One Episode Per Week
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85. How to Be (& Not Be) Yourself: Steven D’Sou...
Steven D’Souza reading from Tom Oliver’s The Self Delusion, and discussing finding a healthy balance between individuality and interdependence.
41 min
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84. Vault: Trust is the Key: Jennifer Paylor [r...
Jennifer Paylor reading from Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute and discussing the significance of humility in our lives.
36 min
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83. Vault: Killing Your Ego: Riaz Meghji, autho...
Riaz Meghji reading from “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect” and discussing the power of story.
34 min