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Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight May 6, 2021

Men to Avoid in Art and Life

Nicole Tersigni

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Nicole Tersigni about her book Men to Avoid in Art and Life" (Chronicle Books, 2020). Nicole Tersigni is a comedic writer experienced in improve comedy and women’s …

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Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight May 6, 2021

You're Invited

The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence

Jon Levy

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Jon Levy about his new book You’re Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence (Harper Business, 2021). Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist who over a decade …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight April 29, 2021

Just Work

Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair

Kim Scott

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Kim Scott about her new book Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair (St. Martin's Press, 2021).  Kim Scott and her fellow guest on this episode …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight April 22, 2021

The Context Marketing Revolution

How to Motivate Buyers in the Age of Infinite Media

Mathew Sweezey

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Mathew Sweezey about his new book The Context Marketing Revolution: How to Motivate Buyers in the Age of Infinite Media (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020). Mathew Sweezey …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight April 15, 2021

The Transformational Travel Journal

Your Guide to Creating a Life-Changing Journey

Eric Rupp

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Eric Rupp about his book The Transformational Travel Journal: Your Guide to Creating a Life-Changing Journey (TTC, 2020)Eric Rupp is a founding partner at the Transformational Travel …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight April 8, 2021

The CEO Test

Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders

Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Adam Bryant about his new book (co-authored with Kevin Sharer), The CEO Test: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders (Harvard Business Press, 2021). Adam …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight April 1, 2021

A Black Women's History of the United States

Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Kali Nicole Gross about her new book (co-authored with Daina Ramey Berry) A Black Women's History of the United States (Beacon Press, 2020).This episode covers a litany of instances …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight March 25, 2021

Memphis Mayhem

A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World

David A. Less

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to David A. Lees about his book Memphis Mayhem: A Story of the Music That Shook Up the World (ECW Press, 2020) David Less has studied Memphis music for …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight March 18, 2021

Disrupting Corporate Culture

How Cognitive Science Alters Accepted Beliefs About Culture and Culture Change and Its Impact on Leaders and Change Agents

David G. White, Jr

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to David G. White, Jr. about his book Disrupting Corporate Culture: How Cognitive Science Alters Accepted Beliefs About Culture and Culture Change and Its Impact on Leaders and …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight March 11, 2021

The Good Hand

A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation in an American Boomtown

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Michael P. F. Smith about his book The Good Hand: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood, and Transformation in an American Boomtown (Viking, 2021) Michael Smith is a folk …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight March 4, 2021

The Feeling Economy

How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating the Era of Empathy

Roland T. Rust and Ming-Hui Huang

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Ming-Hui Huang about her book (coauthored with Roland T. Rust), The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence Is Creating the Era of Empathy (Palgrave MacMillan, 2021) This episode covers the …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight February 25, 2021

Overground Railroad

The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

Candacy Taylor

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Candacy Taylor about her book Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America (Abrams Press, 2020) Taylor is an award-winning author …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight February 18, 2021

Probable Impossibilities

Musings on Beginnings and Endings

Alan Lightman

Hosted by Dan Hill
Imagination with a Straight Jacket Alan Lightman is a writer, physicist, and social entrepreneur. He has served on the faculties of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight February 11, 2021

Bluegrass Ambassadors

The McLain Family Band in Appalachia and the World

Paul O. Jenkins

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Paul O. Jenkins about his book Bluegrass Ambassadors: The McLain Family Band in Appalachia and the World (West Virginia UP, 2020). This episode covers a band that defies …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight February 4, 2021

Arias

Sharon Olds

Hosted by Dan Hill
This episode covers a range of topics from Old’s use of line breaks (enjambment that runs contrary to the tedious, end-stopped rhyming lines of hymnals) to the degree to which …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight January 28, 2021

Humanocracy

Creating Organizations As Amazing As the People Inside Them

Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked with Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini about their book Humanocracy: Creating Organizations As Amazing As the People Inside Them (HBR, 2020). This episode attacks the way bureaucracies are “innovation-phobic” and “soul …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight January 21, 2021

The Saddest Words

William Faulkner's Civil War

Michael Gorra

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Michael Gorra about his new book The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War (Liveright, 2020). This episode touches on two of William Faulkner’s novels in particular: The Sound and …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight January 14, 2021

Soul Full of Coal Dust

The True Story of an Epic Battle for Justice

Chris Hamby

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Chris Hamby about his book Soul Full of Coal Dust: The True Story of an Epic Battle for Justice (Little Brown, 2020). Hamby looks into why there has …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight January 7, 2021

Good Guys

How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace

David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to David Smith and Brad Johnson about their new book Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace (HBR Press, 2020). This episode addresses …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight December 31, 2020

Exercised

How We Did Not Evolve to Exercise and What to Do about It

Daniel Lieberman

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Daniel Lieberman about his book Exercised: How We Did Not Evolve to Exercise and What to Do about It (Pantheon, 2021). In the book Lieberman explodes …