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Podcasts with brilliant authors, thinkers and experts - sharing ideas and challenging assumptions through useful contrarian perspectives. mavenmaverick.substack.com

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  1. Eric So — The Collision: What AI Does to Us

    Every time you hand a task to AI, you make two decisions.The first is visible: get this done. The second is invisible: stop getting better at this.Most people only see the first one. Today, practically all writing about AI asks what the technology will do next. Eric So, who teaches AI at MIT…

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  2. 300 Years of Financial Advice with Joseph Moore

    Joseph Moore is a national bestselling author, historian, and investor whose relentless optimism, academic research, and self-experimentation with history’s wildest financial strategies made him financially independent in his mid-40s. His new book “leaves you believing in the American Dream…

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  3. Bidhan Parmar — Radical Doubt: Why Doubt is the Skill AI Can’t Copy

    Uncertainty is about unknown probabilities. Doubt is about interpretation: two people can face the same facts and reach different conclusions because context, experience, and identity shape what the facts mean. That distinction matters because most systems train people to treat not knowing as...

  4. The System Gambit x Breakpoint

    The System Anti-Gambit When paradigms break, the biggest threat to an investor or operator is their own most sensible instinct. How to tell a real structural move from a panic reflex? When India liberalised in 1991, it made the sensible bet. Decades of Nehruvian investment had left the country…

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  5. Matthew Stafford — Find Your 9others: The questions to ask yourself as you start up and scale up

    Matthew Stafford is a VC and the co-author of “Find Your 9others: The questions to ask yourself as you start up and scale up” and co-founded 9others. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this episode, Matthew Stafford shares how defining your intellectual challenge can help overcome envy and...

  6. SPECIAL: Learning as an Adventure with Kathrin Höckel

    Most of our education systems are designed for a different era: built on fear, conformity, and a focus on standardized metrics. But what if true learning isn’t about fitting into a box, but about daring to step out of it? Kathrin Höckel’s extraordinary journey from classical dressage to Arctic...

  7. Erik Lie — Catching Cheats: Useful Forensics to Unmask Business Fraud and Reduce Investment Losses

    Erik Lie is the author of “Catching Cheats: Everyday Forensics to Unmask Business Fraud”. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. Erik uncovering financial fraud patterns, insider trading, and the importance of forensic analysis in detecting deception in markets and corporate behavior. This episode...

  8. SPECIAL: Impact Banker Alexander Hoare — The Wide Gate and the Narrow One

    In this insightful interview, Alexander Hoare shares the secrets behind the 350-year-old family bank's success, emphasizing the importance of purpose, simplicity, and long-term thinking. Discover how their contrarian approach to growth, technology, and relationships creates a resilient and…

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  9. Robin Kermode — Speak So Your Audience Will Listen: Useful Techniques for Effective Speaking

    Robin Kermode, is a top executive communication coach and a veteran actor, he is also the author of “Speak: So Your Audience Will Listen - 7 Steps to Confident and Successful Public Speaking”. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. Robin Kermode shares expert insights on effective communication,...

  10. John Brandon Elam - The Decision Factory: Business Decisions Under Uncertainty

    John Brandon Elam with Adam DeJans Jr., is the bestselling author of “The Decision Factory: A Novel about Decisions Under Uncertainty”. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this insightful interview, John Brandon Elam discusses the importance of decision-making in organizations, the…

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  11. Martin Gutmann — The Unseen Leader: Why Effective Leadership Matters More Than Ever

    Martin Gutmann is the bestselling author of “The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership”. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. Martin Gutmann explores the true nature of leadership by analyzing historical examples, challenging the action fallacy, and emphasizing deliberate,...

  12. Daryl Fairweather — Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work

    Daryl Fairweather is the bestselling author of “Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work”. You can follow her here on LinkedIn. Daryl Fairweather shares insights from her book and personal experiences on navigating a rigged system, leveraging agency, and making strategic life...

  13. Saurabh Mukherjea — Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work

    Saurabh Mukherjea is the bestselling author of “Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work”. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this episode, Saurabh Mukherjea and Ritavan explore Saurabh's new book "Breakpoint" and India's unique growth dynamics, its strengths,...

  14. Ruby Ryba — How To Stop Scrolling: Take Back Control of Your Phone

    Ruby Ryba is the author of How To Stop Scrolling. You can follow her here on LinkedIn. In this practical conversation, Ruby Ryba discusses the pervasive issue of phone use and its impact on our lives and how to fix it. She shares her personal journey of writing a book that challenges the status…

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  15. Rahul Sagar — To Raise A Fallen People: Sources of Indian Governance and Foreign Policy

    Rahul Sagar is the author of To Raise A Fallen People and a Global Network Associate Professor of Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi. You can follow him here. Ritavan speaks with Prof. Rahul Sagar, author of 'To Raise the Fallen People'. The discussion starts with an overview of Rahul's work…

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  16. Chris Borroni-Bird — Sustainable and Affordable Mobility for All: Converging Trends

    Christopher Borroni-Bird is the author of Sustainable and Affordable Mobility for All and a former executive of Waymo, Qualcomm and GM. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this conversation, Chris Borroni-Bird discusses the future of mobility, emphasizing the need for affordable and…

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  17. Joyce Moullakis — The Millionaires' Factory: Macquarie's Story of Global Domination

    Joyce Moullakis is the co-author of The Millionaires’ Factory, the seminal book about Macquarie Bank, and is an Associate Editor at The Australian Financial Review. You can follow her here on LinkedIn. In this conversation, Joyce Moullakis discusses her book on Macquarie, exploring the bank’s...

  18. Peter Goodman — How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside Global Supply Chains

    Peter Goodman is the author of How the World Ran Out of Everything and the Global Economic Correspondent at The New York Times. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this conversation, Peter Goodman, a global economic correspondent for the New York Times, discusses the profound impact of the...

  19. Lucy Colback — Afterbursts: Voices of WW2

    Lucy Colback is the author of Afterbursts and is a writer on AI, technology and energy. You can follow her here on LinkedIn. In this conversation, Lucy Colback discusses her book 'Afterbursts', which explores the impact of World War II through the voices of veterans and survivors. She emphasizes...

  20. Fredrik Härén — The World of Creativity: Facets of Human Creativity

    Fredrik Härén is a global keynote speaker and the author of The World of Creativity. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of creativity with our guest, who has traveled to over 37 countries to gain profound insights. We discuss the importance of...

  21. Bogumil Baranowski — Money, Life, Family: Infinite Investing & Forgotten Money

    Bogumil Baranowski is the host of the Talking Billions podcast and author of Money, Life, Family, Outsmarting the Crowd and other books and an investment advisor to wealthy families and individuals. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this episode, Bogumil Baranowski shares his journey from...

  22. Brett Gardner — Buffett's Early Investments: 10 Companies

    Brett Gardner is the author of Buffett’s Early Investments and an investment analyst. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this episode of Part-Maven Part-Maverick, we dive into the world of Warren Buffett’s early investments with Brett Gardner the insightful author of a well-researched book…

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  23. Guido Palazzo — The Dark Pattern: The Anatomy of Corporate Scandals

    Guido Palazzo is the author of The Dark Pattern and a Professor at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland . You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this conversation, Guido Palazzo discusses his book ‘The Dark Pattern’ and critiques the prevailing neoliberal ideology in business education. He...

  24. Musa al-Gharbi — We Have Never Been Woke: The Meaninglessness of Cultural Wars

    Musa al-Gharbi is the author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite and an Assistant Professor at Stony Brook University. You can follow her here on Substack and LinkedIn. Join us for an insightful conversation with Musa al-Gharbi as we dive into his critically...

  25. Marc Hijink — FOCUS The ASML Way: The Tech Titan from Veldhoven

    Marc Hijink is the author of FOCUS The ASML Way and a technology reporter and columnist at NRC Handelsblad. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this episode of Part Maven, Part Maverick, we welcome Marc, the author of ‘Focus the ASML Way,’ to discuss the rise of ASML and its pivotal role in…

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  26. Alison Taylor & Prateek Raj — Higher Ground and Atypical: Ethical Decision-Making in Business

    Allison Taylor is the author of Higher Ground and a Clinical Professor at NYU Stern School of Business. You can follow her here on LinkedIn. Prateek Raj is the author of Atypical and an Associate Professor of Business and Health at UCL. You can follow him here on LinkedIn. In this insightful...

  27. Patrick McGee — Apple in China: and China in Apple?

    Patrick McGee is a longtime Financial Times journalist who has reported from Hong Kong, Germany, and California, covering Apple, digital advertising, EVs, and more. His award-winning work has appeared in leading outlets worldwide, and his debut book, Apple in China, draws on 200+ interviews to...

  28. Luca Dellanna — Ergodicity & Winning Long-Term Games

    In probability theory, the word ergodicity has a very precise meaning: it describes systems where, given enough time, the trajectory of a single element is statistically indistinguishable from the behavior of the whole system. In other words, if you wait long enough, one path through time will…

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  29. Chris Reiter & Will Wilkes — Broken Republik

    Germany, the world’s most functional dysfunction, is having an identity crisis. And not the cute kind that ends in a sabbatical in Bali. This is more like a national-level panic attack caused by groupthink and conformism, driven by mercantilism, tied up with red tape, and all of this while being…

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  30. Sangeet Paul Choudary — Reshuffle

    Who Wins When AI Reshuffles, Reshapes, and Restacks the Economy? War is the most ruthless form of competition and the best metaphor for what’s happening in today’s AI-fueled economy. As Sangeet Paul Choudary explains in his new book Reshuffle, the French generals after World War I weren’t…

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  31. Alex Edmans — May Contain Lies

    What is a lie? I always thought that a lie is a bold and shameless falsehood. It turns out that a lie is just a complement of truth. And given the high bar of truth, anything may contain lies. That’s in fact the title of Alex Edmans’ book: May Contain Lies. Lies are everywhere; they come wrapped…

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