ReThinking with Adam Grant Transcripts
2025
- Sam Altman on the future of AI and humanity
- Fixing the trust crisis with Rachel Botsman
- Improving teen mental health with Lisa Damour
- Reimagining the US political system with Sharon McMahon
- Cancelling cancel culture with Loretta Ross
- Rewriting your story with Allison Sweet Grant
- The importance of validation with therapist Caroline Fleck
- Decoding cross-cultural communication with Erin Meyer
- The emotions you've felt but never named with John Koenig
- The voices in your head with Ethan Kross
- What hibernating animals can teach us about human sleep with Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
- How David Fajgenbaum saved his own life—and thousands of others
- Megan Rapinoe & Sue Bird on leading great teams and moving on
- We're wrong about what makes us happy with Dan Gilbert
- Melinda French Gates on navigating change
- Shonda Rhimes on saying yes to what scares you
2024
- Jennifer Garner realizes her hidden potential
- You have more control over your emotions than you think with Lisa Feldman Barrett
- Overcoming toxic positivity with Susan David
- How to become a “friction-fixer” with Bob Sutton
- Power, purpose, and the American presidency with Jared Cohen
- Revising the stories we hold dear with Denise Hamilton
- Redefining hustle culture with Robin Arzón
- Is your organization a little culty? with NXIVM whistleblower Sarah Edmondson
- How to be productive without burning out, with Cal Newport
- will.i.am on AI – and the future of creativity
- Understanding the pendulum swing of global power with Ian Bremmer
- The science of memory with Charan Ranganath
- Yuval Noah Harari on what history teaches us about justice and peace
- How to make the most of your twenties with Meg Jay
- Anne Lamott’s thoughts on love, writing, and being judgy
- Kara Swisher on speaking truth to power
- The Art of Vulnerability and Connection with Mae Martin
- The art of failure with David Duchovny
- Aza Raskin on why technology – and democracy– are in an imagination crisis
- A company is not a family with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
- The internet doesn’t need your opinion on everything w/ Rebecca Solnit
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on facing impostor syndrome and taking criticism
- Richard Branson on saying yes now and figuring it out later
- How novelist Gabrielle Zevin learned to enjoy failure
- Decoding Gen-Z slang and grammar pet peeves with linguist Anne Curzan
- Explaining the Dunning-Kruger effect and overcoming overconfidence w/ David Dunning
- Beyond breaking the glass ceiling with Julia Gillard, Australia's first female prime minister
- The art and science of trash talk with Rafi Kohan
- How to build a great culture with restaurateur Danny Meyer
- How to fight prejudice with Betsy Levy Paluck
- Fighting against the status quo with Filmmaker Jon M. Chu
- Trevor Noah on the importance of context
- Fixing college campuses with political scientist Danielle Allen
- How to stop doom scrolling — and have a better experience online with Jay Van Bavel
- Sarah Silverman on being wrong — and treating trolls with kindness
- John Legend on the creative process and "mumbling" his way to a hit
- Overcoming Loneliness with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
- Should leaders be feared or loved? with historian Niall Ferguson
- Finding the joy of service with Milk Bar's Christina Tosi and restaurateur Will Guidara
- Malcolm Gladwell on the importance of self-correction
- The science of fighting crime with Nick Cowen
- The art of invention with Nathan Myhrvold
- How Mark Rober hides "science vegetables" in viral videos
- Befriending your impostor syndrome with Iceland's president Halla Tomasdottir
2023
- Knowing when to quit with world poker champion Annie Duke
- Finding–and becoming–great mentors and sponsors with Carla Harris
- The surprising effects of video games with Ash Brandin
- Breaking free of stereotype threat with Claude Steele
- Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on leading with strength and sincerity
- Soccer star Abby Wambach on being good enough
- Bringing out the good in kids—and parents—with Becky Kennedy
- Life lessons from sports with Jody Avirgan
- How Yo-Yo Ma sustains his creative energy
- What animal intelligence reveals about human stupidity with Justin Gregg
- The psychology of fiction with Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- ChatGPT did NOT title this podcast (w/ Allie Miller & Ethan Mollick)
- The science of performing under pressure with Sian Beilock
- Sci-fi writer Andy Weir doesn't love writing
- How do incentives really work? with Uri Gneezy
- Rethinking your beliefs with Tara Westover
- Getting to the heart of team culture with Pete Carroll
- Steve Martin on finding your authentic voice
- Cultivating good power with longtime IBM CEO Ginni Rometty
- NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars on managing eclectic personalities
- Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the leadership skills we need to build
- Admiral Linda Fagan on servant leadership
- Whole Foods founder John Mackey doesn’t follow business plans
- Ambition vs. aspiration with philosopher Agnes Callard
- "The anti-CEO playbook" with Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya
- Building atomic habits with James Clear
- Hidden Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly on reframing the stories we tell
- Deciphering the puzzle of our personality with Brian Little
- How to tell your own story with Baratunde Thurston
- How Pixar’s Ed Catmull and Pete Docter make magic on and off screen
- When an introvert and an extravert fall in love with Chip and Joanna Gaines
- Jim Gaffigan on how comedy leaves an aftertaste
- Khan Academy founder Sal Khan on AI and the future of education
- How to set boundaries with therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab
- Unlocking Hidden Potential with Malcolm Gladwell
- The art of rough drafts with George Saunders
- Why aiming for the best isn’t always good for you (w/ Barry Schwartz and Coco Krumme)
- The Office’s Rainn Wilson on meaning and happiness
- Poet Maggie Smith on embracing ambiguity
- The psychology of self-persuasion with Elliot Aronson
- What happens to your brain on art? with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen
- Chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley on why mistakes are our greatest teachers
- Daniel Kahneman Doesn't Trust Your Intuition (Re-release)
2022
- Jon Batiste on the art of pushing your limits
- Satya Nadella is building the future
- Ava DuVernay is Triumphant
- Mark Cuban doesn’t believe in following your passions
- How free solo climber Alex Honnold faces fear
- Surgeon Atul Gawande wants everyone to have a coach
- Busting the myths of the brain with neuroscientist Chantel Prat
- How Celeste Ng writes fiery prose
- Life, the universe, and everything with Nobel laureate physicist Saul Perlmutter
- Reese Witherspoon on turning impostor syndrome into confidence
- If teachers took over the government with Sharon McMahon
- The psychology of human delusions with filmmaker Adam McKay
- The problem with setting goals, with NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho
- The four-day work week: luxury or necessity?
- Why data don’t have all the answers with data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy
- The science of healthy relationships with John and Julie Gottman
2021
- Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn't
- Jane Goodall on Leadership Lessons from Primates
- Malcolm Gladwell Questions Everything
- Daniel Kahneman Doesn't Trust Your Intuition
- Merve Emre on Emotional Intelligence as Corporate Control
- Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback
- John Green Wants You to Pay Attention to Your Attention
- Lin-Manuel Miranda Daydreams, and His Dad Gets Things Done
- Allyson Felix on defeating disappointment and savoring success
- Indra Nooyi wants us to reimagine the return to work (part 1)
- Indra Nooyi Says It’s Time for Leaders to Care (part 2)
- Esther Duflo wants you to think like a plumber