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.

Business
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Self-Improvement
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7. Hope For Tomorrow: Roman Krznaric x “Basin a...
Reading from John McPhee’s Basin and Range and discussing how we can be ‘good ancestors.’
34 min
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6. A Seat at the Table: Minda Harts x “Kindred”
Reading from Octavia Butler’s Kindred and sharing her experiences as a Black woman in the workplace.
28 min
203
5. Fragile and Fleeting: Mason Currey x “The Ma...
Reading from Mann’s The Magic Mountain and discussing what allows creativity to happen.
28 min
204
4. Killing Your Ego: Riaz Meghji x “Everyone Co...
Reading from “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect” and discussing the power of story.
33 min
205
3. The Double-Edged Sword: Octavia Goredema x “...
Reading from “Year of Yes” and discussing what it means to be the first first.
34 min
206
2. Unmasking Ourselves: Monika Jiang x “Sensuou...
Reading From “Sensuous Knowledge”, and discussing what makes life livable.
30 min
207
1. The Dilemmas of a CEO: Dig Howitt x “In Sear...
Reading from “In Search of Excellence”, and discussing failure capacity.
31 min
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Welcome to 2 Pages with MBS
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