Elsa Richardson shares five big ideas from her book "Rumbles: A Curious History of the Gut."

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Nothing predicts happiness better than a good marriage, says University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox.

Brandon Keim shares a few big ideas from his new book "Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World."

If you've ever wondered, "When will it feel like I've done enough?" this episode is for you.

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Three innovators offer a road-tested framework for career development that helps anyone make real progress on their path when they switch jobs.

It’s the winter solstice this week, which means we have officially hit the darkest time of the year. But dark doesn’t have to mean bleak. That’s the premise of “How To Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days,” a new book by Stanford-trained social psychologist Kari Leibowitz, who joins us today to share a few warming tips on how to beat the wintertime blues.

Chase Jarvis shares five big ideas from Never Play It Safe.

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When Jimmie James set out to become the first person to play all of America’s 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, he came face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he became.

What if the seven deadly sins aren't moral failings? What if, instead, they're biological functions that humans need to survive?

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Today, key insights from Alison Fragale's "Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve," a book that our curator Daniel Pink says "shatters the conventional wisdom about power, status, and the path to professional success."

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