Podcast Episodes featuring David Epstein

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David Epstein in conversation with Eric Barker

Live Talks Los Angeles - March 15, 2020 19:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
David Epstein in conversation with Eric Barker at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World." The talk took place on June 18, 2019.   For more information on Live Talks Los Angeles, visit www.livetalksla.org

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David Epstein - Self Improvement, Sport Science and Science Communication

Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE - February 19, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratings
David Epstein is an amazing science communicator and the best selling author of "Range: Why Generalist Triumph in a Specialized World" and "The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance". We chat about some of his favourite research in self improvement, his experience...

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David Epstein: Why successful people don't do only one thing well

Decoder with Nilay Patel - January 08, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 2.4K ratings
Journalist and bestselling author David Epstein talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his most recent book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. In it, he argues that the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists are more likely...

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#3 David Epstein, NY Times Bestselling Author of Range, Shares a Quote

Notes on Quotes - January 06, 2020 10:03 - 41 minutes
Welcome to Notes on Quotes, an interview series in which Stephen Harrison chats with notable people about a quote that’s meaningful to them. David Epstein is the author of two New York Times bestselling books—The Sports Gene in 2013, and his most recent work, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in ...

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340 - David Epstein - Why it's Better to be Curious than Comfortable

Smart People Podcast - December 30, 2019 23:28 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 700 ratings
David is a New York Times bestseller author (The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance) and volunteers his time at the Pat Tillman Foundation and Classroom Champions. His newest book is Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. David was pr...

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David Epstein - Why it's Better to be Curious than Comfortable

Smart People Podcast - December 30, 2019 23:28 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 700 ratings
David is a New York Times bestseller author (The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance) and volunteers his time at the Pat Tillman Foundation and Classroom Champions. His newest book is Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. David was previously a s...

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Episode #77 David Epstein

FranklinCovey On Leadership with Scott Miller - November 19, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 859 ratings
Foster the Curiosity of Your Team to Thrive | Join researcher, writer, and the bestselling author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, David Epstein, as he examines how curious and broad minds can help your team thrive in our current thinking economy. Subscribe to the Fran...

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#27 - David Epstein on RANGE

Books on Pod with Trey Elling - November 15, 2019 22:13 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Author David Epstein joins Trey Elling to share details from his book, RANGE: WHY GENERALISTS TRIUMPH IN A SPECIALIZED WORLD. The conversation includes why parents should avoid forcing specialized skills upon their kids at a young age, the importance of the Flynn Effect, why failure is an import...

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Staying Human In Medicine (w/Dr. David Epstein)

The ZDoggMD Show - October 31, 2019 00:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Pediatric intensive care physician Dr. David Epstein is passionate about the health of our children. We talk about retaining our humanity in the face of the emotional challenges of caring for children, dealing with vaccine-preventable illness in the ICU, end of life care, influenza as a killer of...

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Ep. 74 | David Epstein

Curious with Josh Peck - October 08, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratings
When he's not busy going toe to toe with Malcolm Gladwell, author and reporter David Epstein has written incredible books like The Sports Gene and his new book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph In a Specialized World. We chop it up GOOD and talk about the bullshit that is little kids sports, why yo...

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The Outside Interview: David Epstein on Why the Best Athletes Like to Dabble and Frequently Quit

Outside Podcast - September 10, 2019 22:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 1.9K ratings
In the world of athletics, the idea is that if you want to be the best, you have to specialize young and maintain near laserlike focus. The archetypal example is Tiger Woods, who, as the legend goes, started swinging a golf club before he could walk. More recently the focus has shifted to grit. T...

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Jalen & Jacoby - September 09, 2019 12:35 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1K ratings
Zach talks to David Epstein about his books "Range" and "The Sports Gene" -- what they say about how NBA teams make decisions, injury prevention, load management, parenting, and much more.

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SPOS #686 - How To Have Range With David Epstein

Six Pixels of Separation Podcast - September 01, 2019 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 86 ratings
Welcome to episode #686 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #686 - Host: Mitch Joel. David Epstein is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Range - Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the bestseller, The Sports Gene. He was pr...

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David Epstein On Match Quality, Burnout, & “Range”

Explore The Space - August 22, 2019 04:42 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 214 ratings
"In some ways, you’re picking for someone that you don’t yet know" David Epstein is an investigative reporter and author who just released the exquisite and challenging #1 New York Times bestselling book "Range." In this conversation we explore specialization in medicine, the importance of having...

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Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast - August 20, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 515 ratings
Author David Epstein talks about his new book, Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. He & Andrew discuss individuals who are specialists vs. generalists, our culture of trying to be the best, & much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Making the Modern Athlete: A Conversation with David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell

SSAC - August 06, 2019 15:32 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
David Epstein – Science Writer & Investigative Reporter Malcolm Gladwell - Author   Authors Malcolm Gladwell and David Epstein meet again, five years since their initial 10,000 Hours vs. The Sports Gene talk, to resurface the important and long-standing question of whether nature or nurture d...

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David Epstein - "Range:Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" - Live From East City Bookshop

Chatter on Books - July 30, 2019 03:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 328 ratings
Jeanne, David, Michael and Torie discussed thank you cards, Michael read excerpts of Benito Mussolini and the team discussed what books they believe Freshmen should be reading.   Laurie Gillman, owner of East City Bookshop, shared her journey to opening the book store. The featured author ...

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When Career Zigzagging is Smarter - with David Epstein

Afford Anything - July 29, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratings
#206: We live in a society that values career specialization. You’re not a “doctor” -- you’re a pediatrician, an anesthesiologist, an oncologist. You’re not a “lawyer” -- you practice family law, or bankruptcy, or criminal law. You’re not an “engineer” -- you’re an electrical engineer who spec...

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#146 David Epstein- Why generalists triumph in a specialized world

What Got You There with Sean DeLaney - July 28, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 161 ratings
Have you ever worried that you might have too many interests? Maybe you feel like your'e not on the "right" path. Well, you might just be a generalist! On this episode David uncovers some of the myths behind elite performance. He discovered that in most fields — especially those that are complex...

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David Epstein on Why Generalists Thrive in a Specialized World

Game Changers with Molly Fletcher - July 25, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 238 ratings
Our culture today is all about getting a head start. Start early, focus intensely and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as you can. But what if that’s actually not the best path to success? In his new book Range, author David Epstein argues going broad—not narrow—is the best route to ...

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Ep. 135 | Why Generalists Win In a Specialized World with David Epstein

Resist Average Academy | Tommy Baker - July 21, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 286 ratings
Specialize, specialize, specialize: we are pounded with why this matters. From 7-year-old kids committing to football to the world of entrepreneurship and skill acquisition —we're being told to go deeper, not wider. But is this advice actually valuable, or is it setting us up for an array of u...

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David Epstein with Malcolm Gladwell on Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

92NY Talks - July 18, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 211 ratings
Bestselling author David Epstein—who has studied the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters, and scientists—sits down with Malcolm Gladwell to discuss his new book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The conversation was recorded on May 3...

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Exploring Our "Range" with Bestselling Author David Epstein

Leave Your Mark - July 16, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
This episode features journalist David Epstein who is also the author of two top 10 New York Times bestsellers: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and The Sports Gene. He was previously a science and investigative reporter at ProPublica, and prior to that a senior writer at S...

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PPP 261 | Jack of All Trades or Specialize Early? Project Managers and Leaders Need Range, with author David Epstein

People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast - July 15, 2019 23:38 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
The Case for Generalists Have you heard someone referred to as a jack of all trades, master of none? It’s typically not meant as a compliment--it’s that they tend to know about a lot of things, but none of those things deeply. And the implication is that we often value specialization--the one ...

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Career Generalist vs. Specialist Debate with David Epstein

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos - July 15, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
So many of us are constantly worried that we have too many interests in order to really achieve success in a specific field. We’ve been told our entire lives that specializing is essential for success. Today, we’re proving otherwise with the help of David Epstein, a journalist and NY Times best ...

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Finding What You Love to Do (w/ David Epstein) and How to Deliver Bad News

Curiosity Daily - July 10, 2019 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 869 ratings
Learn about how to find what you love doing and excel at it, from author David Epstein. You’ll also learn about why you should always present good news along with bad news. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why it’s best to say “I ...

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Why Generalists Triumph (w/ David Epstein) and What Causes Puffy Eyes After Crying

Curiosity Daily - July 09, 2019 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 869 ratings
Learn about why your eyes get puffy when you cry. You’ll also learn about the benefits of being a generalist instead of a specialist from a special guest: author David Epstein. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about why your eyes get pu...

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Why Generalists Beat Specialists | David Epstein

Good Life Project - July 02, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratings
David Epstein (https://www.davidepstein.com/) is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Sports Gene and his new blockbuster book, Range (https://amzn.to/2K449m6), which makes a powerful, science-backed argument about success. Contrary to those who say "find your thing as early as possib...

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#155: David Epstein—Why You Don’t Need to Specialize in Order to Succeed

Business Made Simple with Donald Miller - July 01, 2019 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
If you manage a team, you may think you need a collection of top-notch specialists. But you’ll second-guess that strategy after you listen to today’s podcast. David Epstein joins us to show the power of having range -- broad, generalized knowledge that helps us see hidden patterns and solve big ...

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#084 - David Epstein - Specialisation Is For Insects

Modern Wisdom - July 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
David Epstein is a New York Times Best Selling Author and Investigative Journalist. Specialising early and hard is a frequent piece of advice I hear given to people asking for advice on how to become great at things. Mastery and the 10,000 Hour Rule suggests to niche down as early as you can and ...