Here is a list of books I’ve recently read and podcasts I listen to. I hope they give you something new to look into and enjoy.
Recent reads
Fish
The Lost City of Z
Building a Story Brand
The Power of Geography
The Greatest Beer Run Ever. A Crazy Adventure In a Crazy War
The Escape Artist. The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
Devil in the White City. Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
You Can Read Anyone. Never Be Fooled, Lied To, or Taken Advantage of Again
Key West (by John Breakfield)
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond. The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin.
The Wager. A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder
The Forgotten 500. The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of WWII
The Spy and the Traitor. The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Everything Happens for a Reason
Night (by Elie Wiesel)
Waxing On. The Karate Kid and Me
The Power of Letting Go. How to Drop Everything That’s Holding You Back
The Power of Regret. How Looking Backward Helps Us Move Forward
The Recruiter. Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence
Killers of the Flower Moon
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
How to be Perfect. The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
The Age of AI and Our Human Future
A Promised Land
A Colorful Way of Living. How to Be More, Create More, Do More, the Vera Bradley Way
Talking to Strangers
The Soulful Art of Persuasion. The 11 Habits That Will Make Anyone a Master Influencer
Measure What Matters. OKRs — The Simple Idea That Drives 10x Growth
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
Let The Elephants Run: Unlock Your Creativity and Change Everything
SCRUM: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
The CEO Next Door
Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter
Cold Hard Truth in Men, Women, and Money
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing (review: eh).
Podcasts I enjoy
Revisionist History
Give it a Chance
History That Doesn’t Suck
Smartless
Amrchair Expert
StarTalk Radio
The Playcaller’s Club
Huberman Lab
This Week in Virology
Two Cool Moms
Today in Digital Marketing
The Pitch
The Jason & Scot Show