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Melinda French Gates on navigating change

4/15/2025 • 30 min

Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, business leader, advocate, and self-proclaimed “recovering perfectionist.” In her new book, The Next Day, she opens up about the lessons she’s learned about change, from getting divorced to leaving the Gates Foundation that she co-founded and co-chaired for decades. Melinda and Adam discuss how derailment can become an o… Play episode

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What hibernating animals can teach us about human sleep with Vladyslav Vya…
The voices in your head with Ethan Kross
The emotions you’ve felt but never named with John Koenig
Decoding cross-cultural communication with Erin Meyer
The importance of validation with therapist Caroline Fleck
Rewriting your story with Allison Sweet Grant
Cancelling cancel culture with Loretta Ross
Reimagining the US political system with Sharon McMahon
Improving teen mental health with Lisa Damour
Fixing the trust crisis with Rachel Botsman
Sam Altman on the future of AI and humanity
Merve Emre on emotional intelligence as corporate control (Re-release)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus on doing death, truth-telling in comedy and getting wi…
Befriending your impostor syndrome with Iceland's president Halla Tómasdót…
How Mark Rober hides "science vegetables" in viral videos
Jane Goodall on leadership lessons from primates
The art of invention with Nathan Myhrvold
The science of fighting crime with Nick Cowen
Malcolm Gladwell on the importance of self-correction
Finding the joy of service with Milk Bar's Christina Tosi and restaurateur…
Should leaders be feared or loved? with historian Niall Ferguson
Overcoming loneliness with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
The dark side of charisma
How to design teams that don’t suck
The wrong way to think about culture fit
John Legend on the creative process and "mumbling" his way to a hit
The secret to success isn't power — it's status
Sarah Silverman on being wrong — and treating trolls with kindness
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Fixing college campuses with political scientist Danielle Allen
Trevor Noah on the importance of context
Fighting against the status quo with filmmaker Jon M. Chu
How to fight prejudice with Betsy Levy Paluck
How to build a great culture with restaurateur Danny Meyer
The art and science of trash talk with Rafi Kohan
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Decoding Gen-Z slang and grammar pet peeves with linguist Anne Curzan
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Richard Branson on saying yes now and figuring it out later
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Reimagining technology – and talking to animals – with Aza Raskin

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