Better in Person with Stephen Dubner

Epizódy

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  How to Be a Double Unicorn, with John Urschel 08.09.2026 31min

  He was thriving in the N.F.L., but then he decided to focus on mathematics — a subject he now teaches at M.I.T. John walks Stephen Dubner through the whole story, teaches him some blocking techniques, and explains why some infinities are bigger than others.
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  Amazon Was Supposed to Kill the Bookstore. James Daunt Had Other Plans 01.09.2026 31min

  He started with one small shop in London. He has since resuscitated both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. He tells Stephen Dubner exactly how he does it.
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  How to Run an Institution in an Anti-Institution Era 25.08.2026 36min

  Anne Pasternak (Brooklyn Museum) and Michael Roth (Wesleyan University) tell Stephen Dubner how they keep the peace in the middle of a culture war.
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  “I Trust Almost Anyone More Than Myself” 18.08.2026 42min

  The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan talks about confidence, luck, and why it takes 35 drafts to get to the finish line.
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  Meet Warren Zanes, the Author and Rocker Behind the Springsteen Movie 11.08.2026 53min

  When he joined the Del Fuegos, his big brother’s band, all Warren knew how to play was a record player. Things went great for a while — and then it all fell apart. So how did he wind up writing definitive books on Springsteen and Tom Petty?
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  What If Being a Stranger Is Actually Your Superpower? 04.08.2026 33min

  Angela Buchdahl was the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi, and now she is among the most influential rabbis in the world. She and Stephen Dubner talk about boundary-crossing, the aftermath of October 7, and whether you can be a good Jew without believing in God.
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  Does it Take a Twisted Mind to Write Twisted Stories? 28.07.2026 43min

  Harlan Coben doesn’t think so. The mega-best-selling author talks suburbia, impostor syndrome, and what he learned from his college friend David Foster Wallace.
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  How Gary Gulman Turned Depression Into Comedy Gold 21.07.2026 47min

  Gary and Stephen talk about creativity, recovery, getting fired, and holding grudges. They also get outside and play basketball, which is a big part of how Gary stays well.
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  Introducing Better in Person with Stephen Dubner 15.07.2026 2min

  Everyone has a public story. Stephen Dubner wants the rest. On Better in Person, Dubner invites remarkable people into his home for a kind of conversation that’s hard to find: curious, free-wheeling, even profound. They talk, play, eat and drink, argue and laugh. The result? Less interview, more shared discovery. This is how a conversation works.
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  Trusting Your Senses Over Science, with Chef Hillary Sterling 14.07.2026 43min

  Hillary Sterling was a Brooklyn kid raised on cream cheese sandwiches and canned potatoes. So how did she become one of New York City's best chefs? The Ci Siamo executive chef explains on the second episode of Better in Person.
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  How a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels 14.07.2026 42min

  Is the oxymoron really “the secret sauce to everything”? That’s the case Ingels makes in this debut episode of our new video show Better in Person, filmed in Stephen Dubner’s living room.