logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2025
13m 6s

Are We Living in an Age of Magical Overt...

Next Big Idea Club
About this episode
Why does living in the so-called Information Age only seem to make life more confusing? Amanda Montell has some surprising answers. 
Up next
Today
Before You Lead Others, Learn to Lead Yourself
Great leadership isn’t just about having the right strategy—it begins with understanding the person making the decisions. In Manage Yourself to Lead Others, Margaret Andrews argues that self-awareness is the foundation for leading with clarity, confidence, and empathy. Then, The ... Show More
25m 44s
Yesterday
A Better Kind of Financial Freedom
What if freedom didn’t have to wait until retirement? In Time Freedom: Rethink Your Work and Money to Create a Life You Love Now, author, speaker, and financial advisor Brian Herriot argues that the goal isn’t necessarily to stop working forever—it’s to build a life where work, m ... Show More
28m 30s
Sep 14
Do Leaders Even Matter?
We love to credit the person at the top when things go right—and blame them when they don’t. But how much power does one leader really have? In Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?, Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond draws on politics, business, relig ... Show More
27m 58s
Recommended Episodes
May 2024
Introducing Magical Overthinkers
Are you an overthinker? Prone to thought spirals? Do you wonder why, despite living in the "Information Age," life only seems to be making less sense? From extreme celebrity worshippers to people with master’s degrees basing their real-life choices on Mercury’s whereabouts, there ... Show More
2m 24s
Apr 2025
Overthinking About Misinformation
We live in an era where misinformation spreads faster than ever—shaping our beliefs, fueling our anxieties, and making it nearly impossible to separate fact from fiction. Why are our brains so susceptible to false narratives even when we know better? How do we resist falling for ... Show More
42m 58s
Mar 2023
Does anyone ACTUALLY know what they're doing?
12 | Ahh, the age-old question - and one that I ask myself every day because I definitely don't feel like I do. I feel so much pressure, internal and external, to have everything figured out right now. But, does anyone ACTUALLY have their lives figured out? Or are we all just fak ... Show More
38m 33s
Sep 2024
460 | Overthinking
tail spinning
51m 9s
Aug 2024
Why We Overthink (Amanda Montell)
Amanda Montell is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, as well as Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism and Wordslut. Amanda is a linguistics major from NYU and all of her work centers around the way that words— ... Show More
47m 10s
Oct 2025
Overthinking About The Algorithm
If the algorithm knows what we want before we do… who’s really in charge? This week, host Amanda Montell(@amanda_montell) is joined by linguist, creator, and internet culture observer Adam Aleksic (@etymologynerd) to spiral deep into the invisible yet all powerful force shaping o ... Show More
42m 30s
Jun 2022
104. How Simple Is Too Simple?
<p>Why are humans so eager for magic-bullet solutions? Can you explain how a pen works? And how does Angela feel about being forever branded “the grit lady”?</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for inform ... Show More
34m 58s
Jan 2023
132. Is It Wrong to Enjoy Yourself While the World Is Burning?
<p>Are things as dire as they seem? How big is your moral circle? And should Angela spend time with her kids or answer her emails?</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection ... Show More
39m 52s