Unlocking Great Books

Welcome to The 232 Degrees Podcast!

We love books and reading, and those who know us know that we love a good conversation.

This is a special one for Seán - his new book The Impact Professional was released in March and we recorded live at the launch at Addington Coop in Ōtautahi-Christchurch.

Its a fun conversation exploring our potential to deliver positive change in our professional roles. 

The Impact Professional can be found here: impactprofessional.nz

There you will find links to Amazon for Kindle and Paperback copies (global), and also ways to get a copy in New Zealand.

We think you’ll love it!

And stay tuned for Season 4 + Sean’s new Impact Professional pod!

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

Today we do a quick recap on Season 3 and reflect on our favs. Season 4 will be coming in the near future! We can’t help ourselves :-)

Thanks for all your support and messages.

And tell us what you want, what you really really want!

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-) 

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we dive into a book about attention. 

So, did this bestseller keep our attention? Does it hold up against academic rigour? Stolen Focus is in the crosshairs.

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)

or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.co.nz/w/9730324/Stolen-Focus_by_Johann-Hari 

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we dive into a history book. 

Now a hit TV series, this book captures the origins of the British SAS during World War 2 and their campaigns in North Africa and Europe. We explore our historical knowledge, and find out more about an important campaign that Sean’s grandad was part of.

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)

or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.co.nz/w/9198522/Rogue-Heroes_by_Ben-Macintyre 

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we have a two-for! A double whammy of Goggins - who we decided is definitely in the 0.001% of humans.

Where do these books fit in the self-help and motivational world? 4030 pull ups in 17 hours? Moab240? The world of Goggins is crazy.

Master your mind and defy the odds.

Unshackle your mind and win the war within.

TAKE SOME SOULS!

** Apologies for the sub-par audio…we had a gremlin hijack the recording!

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)

or find out where to grab the book here: 

You Can’t Hurt Me: https://booko.co.nz/w/8490799/Can-t-Hurt-Me-Master-Your-Mind-and-Defy-the-Odds-Clean-Edition_by_David-Goggins

Never Finished: https://booko.co.nz/w/9872493/Never-Finished-Unshackle-Your-Mind-and-Win-the-War-Within_by_David-Goggins

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we do some fiction, diving into the world of Easy Rawlins (from Walter Mosley) and the genre of detective fiction. Whodunnit? These books are thrillers, with some serious social commentary.

As a life-long detective novel aficionado, Carl takes us on a journey from Devil in a Blue Dress (book 1 of the Easy Rawlins series) and we roll back to The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. 

Grab a nip of favourite smoky whiskey and join us for some fun.

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)

or find out where to grab the book here: 

Easy Rawlins BOOK 1 by Walter Mosley, Devil in a Blue Dress: https://booko.co.nz/w/106552/Devil-in-a-Blue-Dress_by_Walter-Mosley 

Philip Marlowe BOOK 1 by Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep: https://booko.co.nz/w/9589085/The-Big-Sleep-and-Other-Novels-Penguin-Modern-Classics-_by_Raymond-Chandler 

Pure escapism!

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we dive into the amazing book Together: Loneliness, Health and What Happens When We Find Connection by Vivek H. Murthy. The US Surgeon General is a champion of this important discussion, and his book really presents an amazing read of a big problem, while accentuating the simple things we can do. And this hits one of Carl’s areas of interest…

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)

or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/9492177/Together-Loneliness-Health-and-What-Happens-When-We-Find-Connection_by_Vivek-H-Murthy

Smile and wave :-)

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we dive into the amazing book Chatter by Ethan Kross. We all have an inner ‘voice’ whether that is words or pictures, and the history of this is fascinating. We discuss how it manifests in our heads and what to do about it.

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)

or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/9527156/Chatter_by_Ethan-Kross

There are some awesome discussion guides for some contexts: https://www.ethankross.com/chatter/discussion-guide/ 

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we dive into the amazing book How Big Things Get Done: the Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project from Home Renovations to Space Exploration, and Everything in Between. Seán gets all engineer and we have an amazing convo about the confluence between human behaviour and the big stuff we try and do…

Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)

or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/9859306/How-Big-Things-Get-Done_by_Bent-Flyvbjerg-Dan-Gardner 

To check out the progress (!!) of the California High Speed Rail Authority (and their billions) - check them out https://hsr.ca.gov/ 

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

A little Happy New Year episode from the lads as we grab 3 books we read and loved this year that perhaps sit outside the mainstream best sellers.

And, of course, we encourage you to do the same - just read! Or just have an awesome day wherever you are!

Here is the list (one for one):

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Or just have an awesome day wherever you are…