Episodes

Feb. 3, 2022

Announcement: One Episode Per Week

2 Pages with MBS is going to be releasing only one new episode per week from now on.

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Feb. 1, 2022

85. How to Be (& Not Be) Yourself: Steven D’Souza, author of Not Bein…

Steven D’Souza reading from Tom Oliver’s The Self Delusion, and discussing finding a healthy balance between individuality and interdependence.

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Jan. 27, 2022

84. Vault: Trust is the Key: Jennifer Paylor [reads] “Leadership and …

Jennifer Paylor reading from Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute and discussing the significance of humility in our lives.

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Jan. 25, 2022

83. Vault: Killing Your Ego: Riaz Meghji, author of ‘Every Conversati…

Riaz Meghji reading from “Everyone Communicates, Few Connect” and discussing the power of story.

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Jan. 20, 2022

82. Vault: How to be a Moral Leader: Sandra Sucher, author of The Pow…

Sandra Sucher reading from Richard Rhodes’ The Making of the Atomic Bomb and discussing moral strength and leadership.

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Jan. 18, 2022

81. Vaults: The Dilemmas of a CEO: Dig Howitt [reads] ‘In Search of E…

Dig Howitt reading from “In Search of Excellence”, and discussing failure capacity.

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Jan. 13, 2022

80. How to Begin VI: Who Are You Travelling With with Jesse Finkelste…

This‌ ‌is‌ ‌still‌ ‌2‌ ‌Pages‌ ‌with‌ ‌MBS,‌ ‌the‌ ‌podcast‌ ‌where‌ ‌brilliant‌ ‌people‌ ‌read‌ ‌the‌ ‌best‌ ‌2‌ ‌pages‌ ‌from‌ ‌a‌ ‌ favourite‌ ‌book,‌ ‌but‌ ‌now‌ ‌there’s‌ ‌a‌ ‌twist!‌ ‌It’s‌ ‌‌me‌ ‌‌reading‌ ‌2‌ ‌pages‌ ‌from‌ ‌my‌ ‌new‌ ‌book,‌ ‌and‌ ‌inviting‌ ‌ brilliant‌ …

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Jan. 11, 2022

79. Why I Wrote How to Begin

Today is January 11th, 2022 - it is the day my new book, How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters, actually arrives in the world.

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Jan. 6, 2022

78. Vaults: How (and why) to be good-ish: Dolly Chugh, author of ‘The…

Dolly‌ ‌Chugh‌ reading from Jeanne Theoharis’ A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History and discussing ways to combat our unconscious biases.

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Jan. 4, 2022

77. How to Begin V: Remembering Your Best Qualities with Eric Klein

This is still 2 Pages with MBS, the podcast where brilliant people read the best 2 pages from a favourite book, but now there’s a twist! It’s me reading 2 pages from my new book, and inviting brilliant people to …

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Dec. 30, 2021

76. Vaults: You are Predictably Imperfect: Katy Milkman, author of ‘H…

Katy Milkman reading from Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler's Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness and discussing the nuances of human behaviour.

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Dec. 28, 2021

75. Vaults: Hope For Tomorrow: Roman Krznaric, Author of ‘The Good An…

Roman Krznaric reading from John McPhee’s Basin and Range and discussing how we can be ‘good ancestors.’

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Dec. 23, 2021

74. How to Begin IV: Taking Small Steps with Ainsley Brittain

This is still 2 Pages with MBS, the podcast where brilliant people read the best 2 pages from a favourite book, but now there’s a twist! It’s me reading 2 pages from my new book, and inviting brilliant people to …

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Dec. 21, 2021

73. Vaults: How to be World-Positive: Swati Mylavarapu [reads] ‘Ghost…

Swati Mylavarapu reading from Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri’s Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass and discussing a ‘world-positive’ view on investing.

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Dec. 16, 2021

72. How to Begin III: Pursuing ‘You 2.0’ with Jenny Blake, author of …

This is still 2 Pages with MBS, the podcast where brilliant people read the best 2 pages from a favourite book, but now there’s a twist! It’s me reading 2 pages from my new book, and inviting brilliant people to …

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Dec. 14, 2021

71. A Guide to Empathy: Peter Bregman, author of ‘You Can Lead Other …

Peter Bregman reading from Oriah Mountain Dreamer’s The Invitation and Rumi’s The Guest House, and discussing proper empathy.

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Dec. 9, 2021

70. How to Begin II: Connect to Your Best Self with Octavia Goredema,…

This is still 2 Pages with MBS, the podcast where brilliant people read the best 2 pages from a favourite book, but now there’s a twist! It’s me reading 2 pages from my new book, and inviting brilliant people to …

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Dec. 7, 2021

69. How to Face Resistance: Loran Nordgren, co-author of ‘The Human E…

Loran Nordgren reading from Hart Crane’s My Grandmother’s Love Letters and discussing moving from contention to intention.

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Dec. 2, 2021

68. How to Begin I: Prizes & Punishments with Mark Bowden, author of …

This is still 2 Pages with MBS, the podcast where brilliant people read the best 2 pages from a favourite book, but now there’s a twist! It’s me reading 2 pages from my new book, and inviting brilliant people to …

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Nov. 30, 2021

67. When to Wave the Purple Flag: Kim Scott, author of ‘Radical Cando…

Kim Scott reading from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning and discussing changing your behaviour to make the world a better place.

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Nov. 25, 2021

66. How to Resist Cynicism: Michael Bachelard, Deputy Editor of The A…

Michael Bachelard reading from Peter Carey’s Bliss and discussing the world from a journalist’s perspective.

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Nov. 23, 2021

65. How to Engage with Reality: Susan Weinschenk, Author of ‘100 Thin…

Susan Weinschenk reading from Ezra Bayda’s Beyond Happiness and discussing owning your story.

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Nov. 18, 2021

64. Why Greed is Dead: John Kay, author of ‘Obliquity’ and ‘Radical U…

John Kay reading from Joseph Henrich’s The Secret of Our Success and discussing the role of collective intelligence in societal development.

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Nov. 16, 2021

63. Rebooting Democracy: DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething.org, [re…

DeNora Getachew reading from Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste and discussing youth activism and systemic change.

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