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Getting to Yes, And… | Keith Boykin – ‘Why Does...

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2024/03/26

Kelly connects with Keith Boykin, a New York Times bestselling author, TV and Film producer, and former CNN political commentator. Keith served in the White House, cofounded the National Black Justice Coalition and taught at Columbia University. He is the author of seven books and his most recent is called “Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race? […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Daniel de Vise – ‘The Blues...

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2024/03/19

Kelly goes deep with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel de Vise about his new book, “The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic.” “Belushi was a violent teddy bear, a cuddly monster, lovable and vulnerable and real.” “Most Animal House actors followed the script: John improvised.” “In truth, John […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Tobias Dengel – ‘Sound of the...

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2024/03/12

Kelly talks to tech entrepreneur Tobias Dengel about his new book “Sound of the Future: The Coming Age of Voice Technology.” “Speed is the ultimate weapon in business.” “You cannot create the world’s best products if everyone in the room looks the same.” “Your first task is to fall in love with the problem.

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Getting to Yes, And… | Cal Newport

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2024/03/05

Kelly welcomes Cal Newport back to the podcast. Cal is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University where he is also a founding member of the Center for Digital Ethics. He is the author of many books, including “Deep Work.” His latest book is called “Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout.” “Slow productivity doesn’t ask that you extinguish […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Malissa Clark – ‘Never Not...

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2024/02/27

Kelly connects with Malissa Clark, an associate professor of industrial and organizational psychology at the University of Georgia. Her new book is called “Never Not Working: Why the Always-On Culture is Bad for Business – and How to Fix it.” “Today, almost half of US workers would classify themselves as workaholics.” “Engagement and workaholism can look similar.” […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Corey Keyes – ‘Languishing’

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2024/02/20

Kelly has an insightful conversation with sociologist Corey Keyes about languishing, flourishing, and mental health. His new book is “Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down.” “Games are a microcosm of adulthood.” “We humans often get fooled by feelings.” “Acceptance needs to start with you.”

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Getting to Yes, And… | Alison Taylor – ‘Ethics, Human...

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2024/02/13

Kelly speaks to Alison Taylor, a clinical professor at NYU Stern School of Business and the Executive Director of Ethical Systems, a research collaboration of prominent business school professors working on ethical culture founded by Jonathon Haidt. They discuss her new book, “Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World.” “We’re […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Eric Potterat and Alan Eagle –...

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2024/02/06

Kelly bridges the world of Navy Seals training and Second City improv training with performance psychologist and retired US Navy commander Eric Potterat and executive communication expert Alan Eagle. They’ve co-written a new book: “Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World’s Top Performers.” “It is the top performers’ mental approach to […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Anne Libera – ‘Comedy Studies’

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2024/02/01

Kelly explores The Second City’s landmark college program Comedy Studies with its Director, Anne Libera. “We learn from failing as opposed to the yes/no or risk/failure binary.” “With comedy, you have to be culturally competent, you have to be aware, you have to be observational.” “Comedy is a combination of recognition, pain and distance.”

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Getting to Yes, And | Bob Sutton – ‘The Friction...

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2024/01/30

Kelly welcomes the great Bob Sutton back to the podcast. Professor Emeritus at Stanford, Bob has a new book out called “The Friction Project” which he co-wrote with Huggy Rao. “Piles of studies show, to do creative work right, teams need to slow down, struggle, and develop a lot of bad ideas to find a […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | W. Russell Neuman –...

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2024/01/23

Kelly talks to W. Russell Neuman, a specialist in new media and digital education at New York University – whose career has also taken him to MIT and the White House – to discuss his new book “Evolutionary Intelligence: How Technology Will Make Us Smarter.” “We are demonstrably poor at learning from our mistakes.” “Eyeglasses and hearing […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Moshik Temkin – ‘Warriors,...

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2024/01/16

Kelly takes a look at leadership through the lens of history with Moshik Temkin, a professor of history and leadership at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University and a faculty affiliate at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. His new book is titled, “Warriors, Rebels & Saints: The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Dr. Mariel Buque...

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2024/01/09

Kelly connects with psychologist and professor Dr. Mariel Buque to discuss her new book “Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma.” “No cycle breaker will ever feel fully ready to break the cycle.” “The higher self is not a perfectly healed self, because perfect healing is a myth.” “We cannot change what we cannot see.” You can follow […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Rajiv Shah – ‘Big Bets’

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2024/01/02

Kelly connects with Rajiv Shah, the President of the Rockefeller Foundation and a former government official who oversaw USAID from 2010 to 2015. His new book is called “Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens.” “For centuries, two factors determined an individual’s capacity for solving the world’s problems: divinity and dollars.” “Money alone doesn’t deliver […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Jesse David Fox – ‘Comedy Book’

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2023/12/26

Kelly talks to Vulture Senior Editor Jesse David Fox who also hosts the “Good One” podcast about his new book, “Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture – And the Magic That Makes it Work.” “Comedy only exists when both the comedian and audience are working together to create the state of play.” “’Funny is funny’ is a […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Rob Kozlowski – ‘Becoming Nick...

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2023/12/19

Kelly chats with author Rob Kozlowski about a movie franchise that is dear to both of them and the subject of Rob’s latest book: “Becoming Nick and Nora: The Thin Man and the Films of William Powell and Myrna Loy.” “The characters of Nick and Nora Charles remain the standard for married couples in the movies.” […]

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Getting to Yes, And… | Brad Stulberg – ‘Master of...

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2023/12/12

Kelly welcomes Brad Stulberg back to the podcast, the well-being expert is on the faculty of the University of Michigan and his new book is called “Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything is Changing – Including You.” “Our biggest personal and collective challenges revolve around change.” “The best approach is to combine fierce self-discipline […]

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Getting to Yes And…| Lindsay Shookus – ‘From Saturday...

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2023/12/05

Kelly has a fun conversation with longtime Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus about her experiences at the legendary comedy show as well as her current work co-leading the platform and networking community “Woman Work F’ing Hard.” “Expecting perfection is guaranteed disappointment.” “You’re not helping the woman next to you if you’re not being honest.” “Whenever you’re struggling, it’s so important

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Getting to Yes And… | Mike Bridenstine –...

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2023/11/28

Kelly reminisces with Chicago-bred comedian and author Mike Bridenstine whose new book is called “The Perfect Amount of Wrong: The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago’s North Side.” “Chicago was an improv town and everybody knew it.” “None of it was glamorous. None of it should have worked at all.” “During that brief period, I was forced to unlearn […]

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Getting to Yes And… | Morgan Housel – ‘Same as Ever:...

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2023/11/21

Kelly talks to best-selling author Morgan Housel whose book “The Psychology of Money” sold over 3 million copies. His new book, “Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes,” is a fascinating look at history’s most powerful lessons. “Asking what the biggest risks are is like asking what you expect to be surprised about.” “The […]

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