Incredibly Interesting Authors Podcast
1) Incredibly Interesting Authors 012: Gary Lachman, author of Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump
How did Trump manage to become president of the United States? There's no simple answer. It involves fear, racism, nationalism, populism, hatred, dirty tricks, and manipulation, and more. But the one ...Show More
2) Incredibly Interesting Authors 011: Marina Konnikova, author of The Confidence Game
Maria Konnikova’s new book, The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time, takes a deep dive into the psychology of con artists and the psychology of the trusting people they take advantage...Show More
Incredibly Interesting Authors 011: Marina Konnikova, author of The Confidence Game
28:25 | Jan 15th, 2016
3) Incredibly Interesting Authors 005: Alex Stone, author of Fooling Houdini
In his book Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind (reviewed here), Alex Stone starts by recounting his tragically humiliating disqualification at an int...Show More
Incredibly Interesting Authors 005: Alex Stone, author of Fooling Houdini
27:23 | Jan 15th, 2014
4) Incredibly Interesting Authors 004: Greg Ross of Futility Closet
For nine years the popular website Futility Closet has collected arresting curiosities in history, literature, language, art, philosophy, and mathematics. This book presents the best of them: pipe-smo...Show More
5) Incredibly Interesting Authors 003: Paleo Manifesto author John Durant
John Durant is a leader of the growing ancestral health movement. Durant study evolutionary psychology at Harvard prior to founding Paleo NYC and Barefoot Runners NYC, the largest Paleo and barefoot r...Show More
6) Incredibly Interesting Authors 002: Jony Ive biographer Leander Kahney
Leander Kahney has covered Apple for more than a dozen years and has written three popular books about Apple, including Inside Steve’s Brain and The Cult of Mac. His newest book is a biography of Appl...Show More
7) Incredibly Interesting Authors 001: Dilbert creator Scott Adams
Scott Adams is not only a world-famous cartoonist, he’s also a world-class failure. And he’s the first to admit it. In his new book, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, the Dilbert cre...Show More