Podcasts by On Books
On Books is a podcast about books. Think of it as a two-person book club — or a series of thirty-minute audiobooks. Each week on the show Chris Castiglione brings you a new book. Highlights include: Mating in Captivity, Sapiens, Sex at Dawn, Letters to a Young Poet, Educated, How Not to Die, Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit, Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Zero Waste Home, The Artist's Way, Conscious Capitalism, Blink, as well as exclusive interviews with Neil Strauss, Haruki Murakami, Kevin Kelly, Peter Singer and more.
Further podcasts by Chris Castiglione | Co-Founder of One Month. Faculty at Columbia University
Podcast on the topic Wirtschaft
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63: The Social Good Book Series: The Long Now Interview with Zander Rose (Part 4) from 2021-10-31T16:00
In this episode I talk with Zander Rose (Director of the Long Now Foundation) on long-term thinking, and building something that lasts longer than ourselves. This is the fourth episode in the se...
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63: The Social Good Book Series: The Long Now Interview with Zander Rose (Part 4) from 2021-10-31T16:00
In this episode I talk with Zander Rose (Director of the Long Now Foundation) on long-term thinking, and building something that lasts longer than ourselves. This is the fourth episode in the se...
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62: Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken by Lordo Rinzler from 2021-10-25T16:00
Buddhism has a lot to say about suffering—and there are likely few times we suffer more intensely than when we break up with a roma...
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62: Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken by Lordo Rinzler from 2021-10-25T16:00
Buddhism has a lot to say about suffering—and there are likely few times we suffer more intensely than when we break up with a roma...
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari [Rebroadcast] from 2021-10-18T16:00
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us ...
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Buy the Change You Want to See from 2021-10-11T16:00
Buy the Change You Want to See is a new book that just came out, by Jane Mosbacher Morris. It's promoting the idea to “Vote with your dollar,” a concept that I love, and to the best of my extent...
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Educated by Tara Westover from 2021-10-04T16:00
Educated is the memoir about a girl who went from being homeschooled in rural Idaho, to receive her Ph.D. from Cambridge University. Along the way she confronts poverty, ignorance, violence, and...
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How Not To Die from 2021-09-27T16:00
Conscious Capitalism with Corey Blake from 2021-09-20T16:00
Conscious Capitalism is a way of thinking about capitalism and business that better reflects where we are in the human journey, the state of our world today, and the innate potential of business...
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How Buildings Learn by Stewart Brand from 2021-09-13T16:00
I love this book because while the subject of is "buildings," it's really about time. What happens to the objects we create over time?
Buildings inevitably change with time, but what make...
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates from 2021-09-13T16:00
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framewor...
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50 Ways to Get a Job with Dev Aujla from 2021-09-06T16:00
50 Ways to Get a Job is a career book with fifty proven exercises you can use to find meaningful work.
Last week I met with Dev Aujla to discuss his...
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Chuck Klosterman, "Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past" from 2021-08-30T16:00
New York Times bestselling author Chuck Klosterman asks questions that are profound in their simplicity: How certain are we about our understanding of gravity? How certain are we about ...
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson from 2021-08-23T16:00
For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his w...
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Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott from 2021-08-23T16:00
Bird by Bird is one of my favorite books on writing, and life. In this episode I'll read from the book, and give you some key takeaways. For more info visit www....
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Mastering Bitcoin&The Internet of Money by Andreas M. Antonopoulos from 2021-08-16T16:00
While many books explain the how of bitcoin, The Internet of Money delves into the why of bitcoin. Acclaimed information-security expert and author of Mastering Bitcoin, Andreas M. Antonopoulo...
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Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday from 2021-07-26T16:00
Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cu...
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Sam Arbesman on The Half-Life of Facts from 2021-07-19T16:00
Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, ...
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Interview: Bea Johnson on Zero Waste Home, Rapidfire Q&A, and inventing sustainable business models (Part 2) [The Social Good Book Series] from 2021-07-05T16:00
In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. The book is a how-to guide for reducing as much waste as possible from your life. In this e...
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Episode 2 - Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel from 2021-06-21T16:00
In Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel asks the question, “How can you want, what you already have?”
Love is about having; desire is about wanting. When you have too much desire you’re ins...
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Book Summary: Zero Waste Home by Bea Johnson (Part 1) [The Social Good Book Series] from 2021-06-21T16:00
In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. The book is a how-to guide for reducing as much waste as possible from your life. In this...
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On Reading Haruki Murakami: What does it mean to follow an author’s canon of work? from 2021-06-14T16:00
Haruki Murakami’s books are a blend of modern culture, and fantasy. Arguably, Murakami is Japan’s most famous author, his writing resonates on a frequency that is distinctly “Murakami.”
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Peter Singer on doing "The most good you can do", Rapidfire Q&A, and Social Good Startups from 2021-05-24T16:00
Peter Singer is a well known Australian philosopher and author. In 2005 Time magazine named Singer one of the top 100 most influential people of the year. His latest two books The Life You Can S...
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Book Summary: The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly from 2021-04-26T16:00
In this episode of On Books, I discuss The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future, by Kevin Kelly.
The Inevitable is driven by the idea that the...
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Kevin Kelly on The Inevitable, 60s Counterculture, and How to Read Better from 2021-04-12T16:00
This week I was lucky enough to interview one of my favorite people of all time: Kevin Kelly.
Tim Ferriss refers to Kevin as the real-life “Most Interesting Man In The ...
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The Social Good Book Series: The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer from 2021-03-29T16:00
In this episode of On Books, we discuss The Life You Can Save, by Peter Singer.
Books notes available at: http://www.on-books.com
The Social Good Books Series: The Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer from 2021-03-15T16:00
In this episode of On Books, we discuss The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically, by Peter Singer.
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari from 2021-02-08T17:00
Personally, I feel burdened by the daily overproduction of knowledge. My eyes are always bigger than my stomach: I consume countless articles and podcasts, but I can never fully digest it all....
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The Social Good Books Series: The Long Now (Part 3) from 2021-02-08T17:00
How do you build something that will last 10,000 years? In this episode of On Books, we discuss The Clock of the Long Now by Stewart Brand. This is the third episode in the series, but feel free...
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Kurt Vonnegut's A Man Without A Country (Part 2) from 2021-02-01T17:00
In this episode of On Books, we discuss Part 2 of Kurt Vonnegut's A Man Without A Country.
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The Social Good Books Series: The Long Now (Part 2) from 2021-01-25T17:00
How does social change happen over time? What is more powerful nature or commerce? In this episode of On Books, we discuss The Clock of the Long Now by Stewart Brand. This is the second episode ...
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The Social Good Books Series: The Long Now (Part 1) from 2021-01-04T17:00
In this episode of On Books, we discuss The Clock of the Long Now by Stewart Brand. Books notes available at:http://www.on-books.com
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Leave The World Better Than How You Found It from 2020-12-28T17:00
In this episode of On Books, we discuss an idea I've been consumed by. This discussion will help set the stage for the next series of books coming up. This episode is called, "To Leave the World...
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The Overstory by Richard Powers from 2020-12-21T17:00
In this episode, I'm reading the entire first chapter of The Overstory (2018), the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Powers.
The Overstory is a book about man's relationship to nat...
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Kurt Vonnegut's A Man Without A Country (Part 1) from 2020-11-30T17:00
This episode of On Books brings you a reading from A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode on this book.
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So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport from 2020-11-16T17:00
In this episode of On Books, Chris brings you So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport Books notes available at: http://www.on-books.com Subscribe on iTunes! And follow On Books: Twitter: @o...
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Aziz Ansari: On Modern Romance and Increasing Creative Output from 2020-11-09T17:00
In this episode of On Books, I take on Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance. It's a book about online dating, love, psychology and the cultural impacts of texting as a medium. It's going to be a great e...
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Writing Tools (50 Essential Strategies) by Roy Peter Clark from 2020-11-02T17:00
In this episode of On Books Chris brings you 50 Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark.
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When do you quit? When do you stick? 5 Lessons from Seth Godin in The Dip from 2020-10-26T16:00
In this episode of On Books, Chris Castiglione shares lessons learned about quitting from The Dip by Seth Godin. You can find the complete interview, and show notes available @ Listen
Say Hello to On Books! from 2020-10-19T16:00
Email me: chris@on-books.com! Let me know: On a scale of 1 to 10 would you recommend the On Books podcast to a friend? Put the number 1-10 (in the subject), and WHY you gave that number (in the ...
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10 Life-Changing Spring Cleaning Tips from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up from 2020-10-12T16:00
In this episode of On Books, I bring you The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo.
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Bringing up Bebe: Paris vs. New York City, on Raising Children, and Education from 2020-09-07T16:00
In this episode of On Books, Chris Castiglione chat about Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman.
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Eric Fromm on The Art of Loving, Is Love an Art? Is your love Passive or Active? from 2020-08-24T16:00
In this episode of On Books, I'll ask, "Is Love an Art?". You learn about the book: The Art of Loving by Eric Fromm, and much more.
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The Artist's Way, 2 big takeaways, and how to be creative 750 words at a time from 2020-08-10T16:00
In this episode of On Books, Chris Castiglione brings you his take on The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. You can find his complete notes and thoughts over at Listen
The Neil Strauss Interview: on The Truth, and alternatives to monogamy from 2020-07-13T16:00
In this episode of On Books, Chris Castiglione chats with Neil Strauss about his latest book The Truth. You can find the complete interview, and show notes availa...
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Episode 20 - David Bowie's Top 100 Books from 2020-07-13T16:00
This episode of On Books is dedicated to David Bowie. I'll read a piece from Sara Benincasa called "Listen
Deep Work by Cal Newport from 2020-07-06T16:00
Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less...
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Episode 19 - On Creating Big Hairy Audacious Life Goals, and the NPR Interview from 2020-06-29T16:00
In this episode of On Books, we’ll chat about creating goals and resolutions. We discuss my recent article on resolutions in the Huffington Post, and the details of the NPR interview.
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Episode 18 – New Year's Resolutions, Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset, How to Reframe Failure from 2020-06-15T16:00
In this episode of On Books, we’ll chat about New Year's Resolutions, and the concept of Growth vs. Fixed mindset from the book Mindset by Carol Dweck. Listen
Episode 17 - John Keegan on the art of connection, dating in New York City and The Power of Now from 2020-05-25T16:00
In this episode of On Books, I chat with John Keegan (NYC Dating Coach) about the art of connection, dating in New York City, and The Power of Now.
Episode 16 - The Power of Now (Book Highlights! Ego at Burningman! and on "being alone") from 2020-05-18T16:00
In this episode of On Books, we’ll chat about The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.
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Episode 15 - How to Learn Anything Fast from 2020-05-04T16:00
In this episode of On Books, we’ll chat about The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman.
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Episode 14 - Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan from 2020-04-27T16:00
The main idea of Sex at Dawn in less than 20 words: Humans beings were not always monogamous creatures.
In this episode of On books we cover three of the main ideas in Sex at Dawn, as wel...
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Episode 13 - Writing Movies for Fun and Profit by Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon from 2020-04-06T16:00
In this episode I chat about Writing Movies for Fun and Profit by Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. I'm joined by One Month's Zach Valenti and Sydney Flint.
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Episode 12 - Thinking Fast and Slow (Part 2) on Happiness from 2020-03-23T16:00
Thinking, Fast and Slow is a best-selling 2011 book by Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics winner Daniel Kahneman which summarizes research that he conducted over decades, often in collaboration w...
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Episode 11 - Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (chat with Alex Miles Younger) from 2020-03-09T16:00
Thinking, Fast and Slow is a best-selling 2011 book by Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics winner Daniel Kahneman which summarizes research that he conducted over decades, often in collaboration w...
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Episode 10 – Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch (A Book Chat with Kevin Allison of RISK!) from 2020-02-24T17:00
This week I discuss Catching the Big Fish (by David Lynch) with Kevin Allison (RISK!; MTV's The State, and Reno 911).
In our interview we chat about the book, as well as: finding creativi...
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Episode 9 - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks from 2020-02-03T17:00
In The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks tells 24 short-stories (all true) of some of his patients. The first chapter chronicles the story of one of Sacks' patients with visual ag...
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The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg from 2020-01-27T17:00
Habit - a decision you made at some point. And then stopped making, but continue acting upon.
In Th...
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green from 2020-01-13T17:00
Why is the book called The Fault in Our Stars?
It's based on this quote from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar,
Cassius: "The fault, dear Br...
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Ending Aging from 2020-01-06T17:00
This week on the show I chat with Mark Katakowski and Steven Clausnitzer of ForeverLabs. ForeverLabs is a Y Combinator ...
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell from 2019-12-23T17:00
Episode 5 - Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke from 2019-12-09T17:00
In 1903 Franz Kappus (a 17 years old student) wrote the poet Rainer Maria Rilke (27 years old) asking his advice on becoming a writer.
The book is a collection of Rilke’s replies over a s...
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Episode 4 - The Three Stages of Startup Growth from 2019-12-09T17:00
In this episode I'll give a summary, some highlights and exceprts from the book Leading at the Speed of Growth by Katherine Catlin
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Episode 3 - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown from 2019-11-11T17:00
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- The main gist of the book
- An overview of the four main parts of the book
- Quotes and stories from... Listen
Episode 1 - Jim Henson from 2019-10-07T16:00
Jim Henson created a legacy around The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fragile Rock, and Labyrinth. His life is a testament to the idea that you can use art, and creativity to change the world. The book...
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