Book Talk Today with Aun Abdi

On Episode #63 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Heather Hansen.

Heather Hansen is a Global Communication Specialist, TEDx speaker, and Founder of Singapore-based communication training and consulting firm, Global Speech Academy Pte Ltd.

We discussed:

📚 How to become ‘Unmuted’

📚 Finding your authentic self

📚 The importance of speaking up

Visit Heather’s Website - https://globalspeechacademy.com/

Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/heatherhansen

Buy Heather’s Book - https://amzn.to/3HiaWSf

Edited by Utkarsh Malhotra - https://www.instagram.com/utkarshmalhotra_ji/

On Episode #62 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Ian Stewart.

Ian is an Emeritus Professor in the Mathematics Department at Warwick University, where he divides his time equally between research into nonlinear dynamics and furthering public awareness of mathematics. He has published more than 120 books, yes you heard that correctly, on a range of different topics including mathematics and fantasy fiction.

We discussed:

📚 The relationship between maths and fiction

📚 Why mathematics is important

📚 How to change our approach to mathematics

Twitter - https://twitter.com/joatstewart

Visit Ian’s Website - https://ianstewartjoat.weebly.com/

Buy Ian’s Book - https://amzn.to/3BuOmEP

On Episode #61 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Sam Gilbert.

Sam is an affiliated researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. He is also an expert in data-driven marketing being part of the fintech startup Bought By Many as the chief marketing officer. Today we will be discussing his most recent book, “Good Data: An Optimist’s Guide To Our Digital Future”.

We discussed:

📚 What makes good data

📚 The relationship between data and our privacy

📚 The future of our data

Visit Sam’s Website - https://gooddataguide.com/

Buy Sam’s Book - https://amzn.to/3Bj5hds

On Episode #60 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by David Robson.

David an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body and behaviour.  

We discussed:  

📚 The Expectation Effect  

📚 How to harness your positive attitude  

📚 Boosting mental and physical performance

Visit David’s Website - https://davidrobson.me/ 

Buy David’s Book - https://amzn.to/3HtTGdI

On Episode #59 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Joe Zammit-Lucia.

Joe is an entrepreneur, investor, leadership advisor and commentator. He is an investor and Non-Executive Director in entrepreneurial ventures and advises senior business and institutional leaders on leadership in contemporary culture. oday we are discussing his new book, “The New Political Capitalism - How Businesses and Societies can thrive in a deeply politicised world.”

We discussed:

📚 The New Political Capitalism

📚 The relationship between Politics and Business

📚 The differences with financialised capitalism

Visit Joe’s Website - https://www.newpoliticalcapitalism.com/

Buy Joe’s Book - https://amzn.to/3reQOMh

On Episode #58 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Andrew Hankinson

Andrew is writer in Newcastle upon Tyne, northern England. He’s written for many different publications including Wired, The New Yorker and the BBC and has reported from places such as Haiti, Iraq and Ukraine.

We discussed:

📚 Comedy at the Comedy Cellar

📚 Comedy & Free Speech

📚 The future of comedy

Visit Andrew’s Website - https://andrewhankinson.com/

Buy Andrew’s Book - https://amzn.to/3FTJM3D

On Episode #57 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Wendy Syfret.

Wendy is a Melbourne based writer, editor, and author of “The Sunny Nihilist: How a Meaningless Life Can Make You Truly Happy”.

We discussed:

📚 Nihilism: It’s benefits & pitfalls

📚 Modern day barriers to finding meaning

📚 Importance of living in the present

Visit Wendy’s Website - https://www.wendysyfret.com/

Buy Wendy’s Book - https://amzn.to/3tpniVl

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On Episode #56 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Angus Fletcher.

Angus is a Professor of Story Science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of how stories work. In our conversation we discussed his most recent book, “Wonderworks: Literary Invention And The Science of Stories.”

We discussed:

📚 How the Education System Teaches Literature Wrong

📚 Approaching Reading the Right Way

📚 Literature as Mental Medicine

Visit Angus’ Website - https://www.angusfletcher.co/

Buy Angus’ Book - https://amzn.to/3qT7KWW

On Episode #55 I will be walking you 10 of my favourite moments from the podcast this year and talking about why I liked them so much.   2021 was a great year for the podcast. Not only did we have some amazing guests on the podcast, but we also grew massively around the world with listeners all over the globe, so thank you all for listening and supporting the podcast. I am eternally grateful to you all.

Episodes in Order of this Video:  

#28 with Nick Velasquez - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suNaFzchn0k&t=4194s

#34 with Nichola Raihani - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOURiN8O5Jk&t=2733s

#36 with Scott Young - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2x-htZYUQk&t=3071s

#37 with Violet Moller - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3QR7Yk6NXw&t=3237s

#41 with Tom Rivett-Carnac - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYzZQSea7lQ

#43 with Will Storr - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAEXFq3Q8gs

#47 with Andrew Graham-Dixon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA9NOuDDiTk&t=1805s

#49 with Donald Robertson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENsOt3p_xGM&t=1425s

#50 with Oliver Burkeman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfao3rFKss4&t=2794s

#51 with Jeff Haden - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIH4AlCVF5w&t=690s

#52 with Jack Murray - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTUijk_uerA&t=339s  

Visit our website - https://www.booktalktoday.com

On Episode #54 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by James Ball.

James is the global editor of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, where he oversees the not-for-profit’s international reporting projects. James is also the author of multiple books, and today we will be discussing elements from his most recent book, "The System: who owns the internet and how it owns us".

We discussed:

📚 The origins of the Internet

📚 Web 2.0 vs Web 3.0

📚 What the future of the Internet may look like

James’ Website - https://www.jamesrball.com/

James’ Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamesrbuk

Buy James’ Book - https://amzn.to/3EezHx9