The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

By Srinivas RaoSociety & Culture

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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast episodes

July 01 Redefining Ambition: From Getting Ahead to Coming Alive
Amber Rae shares her mission to redefine ambition—shifting from fear-driven achievement to heart-led self-expression. She discusses her pivotal moment at 22 when she left a conventional tech job during the recession to pursue a more meaningful path, and shares tactics from her work as chief evangelist at startups.
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52 min
June 30 Brad Stulberg: Mastering Change With Rugged Flexibility
Brad Stulberg returns to discuss his book Master of Change and the concept of rugged flexibility—combining stability with adaptability to navigate life's transitions. He shares practical frameworks like the 4Ps for managing daily disruptions and Viktor Frankl's tragic optimism for embracing life's inevitable challenges without falling into toxic positivity or despair.
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1 hr
June 29 Shawn Dove: The Midwifery of Leadership and Black Male Achievement
Shawn Dove, founder of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement, discusses how transformational leaders need support to birth their greatest work—using the metaphor of a doctor pulling his son from a breech delivery. The conversation explores race, media representation, economic mobility, and why those closest to problems hold the most innovative solutions.
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55 min
June 28 Ananta Ripa Ajmera: How Ayurveda Can Transform Your Daily Habits
Ananta Ripa Ajmera shares how ancient Ayurvedic wisdom can help break self-destructive patterns and build healthier daily habits. The conversation covers the three pillars of health—food, sleep, and sex—and practical morning rituals for connecting with natural rhythms.
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56 min
June 27 Bob Gower: How to Recognize Toxic Charisma Before It Destroys You
Bob Gower, a former member of the organization One Taste, dissects the mechanics of toxic charisma in personal development. He explains how cult-like leaders exploit emotional immaturity and our desire to be fixed, and shares practical ways to recognize manipulation before it leads to heartbreak and exploitation.
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1 hr 3 min
May 02 April Rinne: Thriving Through Change After Losing Both Parents at 20
After losing both parents in a car accident at age 20, April Rinne developed a framework for navigating constant change that became her book Flux. She discusses the eight superpowers for thriving in uncertainty—including running slower, seeing what is invisible, and letting go of the future—drawing from her work as a futurist and her deeply personal experience with loss.
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1 hr 21 min
April 30 Anna Lembke: Why Your Brain Mistakes Instagram for Heroin
Stanford addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke explains the neuroscience of dopamine and why our brains respond to social media the same way they respond to drugs. Drawing from her book Dopamine Nation, she shares how a dopamine fast can reset reward pathways and why the solution requires both individual discipline and systemic change.
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1 hr 2 min
April 29 Andy Molinsky: The Three Cs That Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
Brandeis professor Andy Molinsky breaks down the psychology of why we avoid challenging situations and shares his research-backed framework for pushing past fear. He discusses conviction, customization, and clarity as the keys to taking leaps that feel impossible.
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40 min
April 28 Andrew Horn: Finding Your Grain of Truth Through Service and Emotional Mastery
Andrew Horn shares his journey from nightclub promoter to founder of Tribute and The Junto mens group. He discusses how a pivotal conversation with his father about pride led him to discover purpose through service, and explores how appreciation and emotional vulnerability create meaningful human connection.
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55 min
April 27 Amy Edmondson: The Science of Failing Well and Why We Avoid Learning From Mistakes
Harvard professor Amy Edmondson breaks down the three types of failure—intelligent, basic, and complex—and why most of us never learn from them. She explores why kids lose their natural curiosity about failure as they grow up, how to design experiments that generate useful failures, and the systems thinking required to prevent cascading disasters.
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1 hr