Unlocking Great Books

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We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Filter Bubble by Eli Pariser.

The Filter Bubble, despite being written over a decade ago, is a thought-provoking book about the internet age and how our behaviour is subtlely, and not so subtlely, manipulated by the platforms we use. It also explores the consequences of this.

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We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Working Backwards by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr

Business books; are they all they are hyped up to be? Meet the “insights, stories and secrets” of Amazon presented by a couple of senior ex-employees. We dive into the formulaic nature of business books and how the Amazon story has a lot more Jeff and a lot more luck than perhaps this book really acknowledges. We also ...

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Skunkworks by Ben R Rich and Leo Janos

Plane geek alert! This week we look at innovation, planes and whether the key lessons of one of the most infamous innovation labs can be translated into business, government and everywhere. A slight warning and apology - when Seán says “lets talk about the planes for 30seconds” it went a lot longer than that!! Strap in Maveric...

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Big Con by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington

Following hot on the heels of last weeks episode, we stay in business consulting world and look at that outsourcing and embedding has had on the public and private sectors in many Western countries. How does it turn out? And what are the worrying long term trends? 

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We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart

Where philosophy meets business consulting! Matthew’s book is an epic story of personal experience, asking some serious questions of todays business consulting practice, business books and the high-profile business schools. Carl also wanted to apologise for calling him Thomas :-) Matthew calls himself an “independent scholar” ...

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Outlive by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford.

This bestselling book is focussed on living long and healthy lives, but does it really live up to its promise? There is a lot in here that walks on shaky ground and we dive into some of the concepts and ask some hard questions.

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We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Good Life by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz.

This book covers one of the worlds most amazing longitudinal studies of peoples’ lives, and what we have learned. It’s powerful stuff and of course, full of amazing wisdom that we can bring to our lives.

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First the omnibus, and today we have an interview show.

Following on from our foray into the importance of reading children’s books, we catch up with bestselling author Elissa Brent Weissman and dig into how she creates new books that capture both our younger and ‘slightly older’ audiences.

Find out more about Elissa here: https://www.ebweissman.com/ 

And her amazing books like Hannukah Upside Down, Nerd Camp and many more: https...

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with a handful from the amazing Katherine Rundell. A three-for!

The boys check out Rooftoppers, The Explorer and her little book that lives up to it’s title:

Why you should read children’s books….even though you are so old and wise.

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We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Life’s a Pitch by Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity.

We dig into art of a good pitch, and question whether life really is a pitch and debate whether this big-selling business book is worth your attention.

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We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. 

Is it a book about writing, or a book about life? How do we dig into our inner creativity? So many questions - so little recording time. And this book is celebrating it’s 30th birthday!

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We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Road to Character by David Brooks.

This is a deep deep book. We get all philosophical with Carl and explore character traits and what makes up a good human, while learning about some characters from history. 

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We’re back in the studio for Season 4 after a hiatus.

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Same as Ever by Morgan Housel.

A tasty morsel from 2023, there is a lot of fascinating stuff in this book about what our wee human brains get wrong.

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Welcome to The 232 Degrees Podcast!

We love books and reading, and those who know us know that we love a good conversation.

This is a special one for Seán - his new book The Impact Professional was released in March and we recorded live at the launch at Addington Coop in Ōtautahi-Christchurch.

Its a fun conversation exploring our potential to deliver positive change in our professional roles. 

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we dive into a history book. 

Now a hit TV series, this book captures the origins of the British SAS during World War 2 and their campaigns in North Africa and Europe. We explore our historical knowledge, and find out more about an important campaign that Sean’s grandad was part of.

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Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast.

We love books and reading, and today we have a two-for! A double whammy of Goggins - who we decided is definitely in the 0.001% of humans.

Where do these books fit in the self-help and motivational world? 4030 pull ups in 17 hours? Moab240? The world of Goggins is crazy.

Master your mind and defy the odds.

Unshackle your mind and win the war within.

TAKE SOME SOULS!

** Apologies for the sub-pa...