The World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast

The World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast

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The World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast episodes

  • Joeli Brearley: The Motherhood Penalty
    'The Motherhood Penalty: How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career' looks at the reasons why women's careers suffer when they have children, and what can be done about it. The author, Joeli Brearley, is also founder of the UK campaigning charity Pregnant Then Screwed. Robin Pomeroy sits in for regular host Beatrice Di Caro. Interview by Kate Whiting. Read the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2022: https://www.weforum.org/reports/global-gender-gap-report-2022 Join the World Economic Forum Book Club on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/worldeconomicforumbookclub
    32 min
  • Jessica Nordell: 'The End Of Bias: How We Change Our Minds'

    In 'The End Of Bias: How We Change Our Minds,' Jessica Nordell, a science writer for publications including the New York Times, looks at what causes us to discriminate against other people, often without even realizing it, and the cognitive science and social psychology that can help change our ways of thinking.

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    31 min
  • Gillian Tett

    In her book 'Anthrovision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life', Gillian Tett explains how she used her anthropology training to predict global events from the 2008 financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic. To understand the world, she says, we need to get out of the 'goldfish bowls' that we all live in, and see things from other people's perspectives, and also recognise our own weaknesses, biases and blindspots.

    32 min
  • Parag Khanna: MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us

    Parag Khanna, author of Move: The Forces Uprooting Us, which looks at one of the biggest issues of our time - mass migration. He explains why climate change will uproot millions of people, and suggest ways that can be made to work for the migrants, and the countries that welcome them.

    Episode page: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/book-club/episodes/parag-khanna

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    17 min
  • Elif Shafak

    Elif Shafak, author of the acclaimed The Bastard of Istanbul and The Forty Rules of Love, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for her 2019 novel 10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World. The Turkish-British writer joins us to talk about her latest novel, The Island of Missing Trees, a story of forbidden love set in Cyprus and Britain, and tells Beatrice DiCaro why more men should read fiction.

    21 min
  • Adam Grant

    Organisational psychologist and podcaster Adam Grant, author of Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know, talks about his work and picks his favourite new books.

    20 min
  • Trailer: The Book Club Podcast

    The Book Club podcast from the World Economic Forum brings you the world's greatest storytellers.

    For the last three years, the Forum's Book Club has engaged with some of the world's greatest writers, allowing a community of over 200,000 readers to put their questions and share their views.

    The podcast features in-depth interviews with some of our favourite authors looking at their most recent work, their motivations, inspirations and so much more.

    Great fiction, economics, psychology, philosophy - the world's best storytellers will be telling us their stories.

    3 min

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The Book Club podcast from the World Economic Forum brings you the world's greatest storytellers.