2 Pages with MBS
Michael Bungay Stanier hosts the podcast where brilliant people read the best two pages of a favourite book. Discover the best bits of the best books read by people you admire. Listen as authors, leaders, activists, academics, celebrities, and entrepreneurs dig in with MBS to explore the insights and ideas within. Whether it’s books that inspire leadership, change, self-development and growth, power, strategy, ambition, productivity, or creativity and innovation - this is hand-curated wisdom from people who know. These are the books that change minds, shape lives, and inspire great work and worthy goals.
![190. How Empathy Calms Anxiety: Marc Brackett, author of “Permission to Feel,” [reads] “7 ½ Lessons about the Brain”](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%2Fredwood-labs%2Fshowpage%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fba6f80c8-d9dd-428a-9137-362cbc381f37.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=cb93536331526a07c93fd89029a1487d "190. How Empathy Calms Anxiety: Marc Brackett, author of “Permission to Feel,” [reads] “7 ½ Lessons about the Brain”")
190. How Empathy Calms Anxiety: Marc Brackett, author of “Permission to Feel,” [reads] “7 ½ Lessons about the Brain”
Marc Brackett reads from Lisa Feldman Barrett’s “7 ½ Lessons about the Brain,” and discusses the importance of recognizing and understanding emotions, as well as the role of emotional intelligence in navigating feelings and interactions with others.
![189. Beware Your Shadow Career: Jay Papasan, author of “The One Thing,” [reads] “Turning Pro”](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%2Fredwood-labs%2Fshowpage%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ff6060906-fab7-4898-afc0-408ef5de0097.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=16881b9570c54ceb782790bd1797ddbc "189. Beware Your Shadow Career: Jay Papasan, author of “The One Thing,” [reads] “Turning Pro”")
189. Beware Your Shadow Career: Jay Papasan, author of “The One Thing,” [reads] “Turning Pro”
Jay Papasan reading from Steven Pressfield’s “Turning Pro,” and discussing the concept of transitioning from an amateur to a professional in one's craft, the sacrifices and mindset shifts required, and the importance of being deeply committed to one's true calling.
![188. Frailty, Strength, and Leadership: Amy Elizabeth Fox, CEO of Mobius Executive Leadership, [reads] ‘Attuned’](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%2Fredwood-labs%2Fshowpage%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F32947571-9397-487b-9e23-b83c5ccb8d1c.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=3c2a5109153c861fa6976574192df430 "188. Frailty, Strength, and Leadership: Amy Elizabeth Fox, CEO of Mobius Executive Leadership, [reads] ‘Attuned’")
188. Frailty, Strength, and Leadership: Amy Elizabeth Fox, CEO of Mobius Executive Leadership, [reads] ‘Attuned’
Amy Elizabeth Fox reading from "Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma and Our World" by Thomas Hübl and discussing how to address trauma, both personal and collective, in leadership development.
![187. The Hardest & Best Creative Question: Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist [reads] ‘What It Is’](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%2Fredwood-labs%2Fshowpage%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Ffc409fa2-3c4c-4968-a317-fa8b38c0ef50.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=b1314cac684535b853665fb34da666c1 "187. The Hardest & Best Creative Question: Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist [reads] ‘What It Is’")
187. The Hardest & Best Creative Question: Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist [reads] ‘What It Is’
Austin Kleon reading from Lynda Barry’s “What It Is,” and discussing the unique perspective of where words and images intersect.
![186. New Year, New News, New Cow: MBS [reads] Purple Cow by Seth Godin](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%2Fredwood-labs%2Fshowpage%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fb81d4f66-4dee-41c7-b1c0-30e26c7e9e56.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=17bdaea47330b8b013cb47e7f2e84afd "186. New Year, New News, New Cow: MBS [reads] Purple Cow by Seth Godin")
186. New Year, New News, New Cow: MBS [reads] Purple Cow by Seth Godin
With the new year, we’re doing something new with 2 Pages with MBS.
![185. The Power of Dreams and Authentic Leadership: Modupe Akinola [reads] Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%2Fredwood-labs%2Fshowpage%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F6c1b4a14-5c1c-4126-816c-baed66ca2da0.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=cf64a1e25fa86c32a3438ae3c1f81ca3 "185. The Power of Dreams and Authentic Leadership: Modupe Akinola [reads] Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible")
185. The Power of Dreams and Authentic Leadership: Modupe Akinola [reads] Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible
Modupe Akinola reading Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible, and discussing the importance of bringing your full self to work, embracing vulnerability, and building authentic relationships.
![184. Better Life Vault: Who do you serve?: Dave Stachowiak [reads] ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%2Fredwood-labs%2Fshowpage%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F44d0fe42-d270-43b0-9f73-192dc437454c.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=baf2b8e6eb6f83bf62daffb6bac76427 "184. Better Life Vault: Who do you serve?: Dave Stachowiak [reads] ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’")
184. Better Life Vault: Who do you serve?: Dave Stachowiak [reads] ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’
Dave Stachowiak reading from Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People and discussing being a student, rather than a teacher.
![183. Better Life Vault: How to be *Really* Happy: Stephanie Harrison [reads] ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.imgix.net%2Fpodcasts%2Fda9f15fc-803d-11eb-a5a2-4f0059362b6e%2Fimage%2F2PagesArt3k.png%3Fixlib%3Drails-4.3.1%26max-w%3D3000%26max-h%3D3000%26fit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat%2Ccompress?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=3a03b52be7746507c973d26b3707308e "183. Better Life Vault: How to be *Really* Happy: Stephanie Harrison [reads] ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’")
183. Better Life Vault: How to be *Really* Happy: Stephanie Harrison [reads] ‘The Way of the Bodhisattva’
Stephanie Harrison reading from Śāntideva’s The Way of the Bodhisattva and discussing the pursuit of happiness.
182. Better Life Vault: Getting Better at Falling Apart: Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, author of ‘Calm Within the Storm’ [reads] ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe reading from Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, and discussing everyday resiliency.
181. How to be An (Effective) Hedonist: Charlie Bresler [reads] ‘The Life You Can Save’
Charlie Bresler reading from Peter Singer’s The Life You Can Save, and discussing how saving the lives of others can actually save your own.