The World Economic Forum Book Club Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Carolyn Kousky
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Kousky is the Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at the Environmental Defense Fund and the author of Understanding Disaster Ins...
The Library: A Fragile History
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of 2023, Kate Whiting speaks to academics and authors Professor Andrew Pettegree and Dr Arthur der Weduwen about their book The L...
Review of the year: 2022
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this last episode of 2022, host Beatrice Di Caro and Kate Whiting look back at some of their favourite reads of the year, collate top reads from ar...
Paul Daugherty
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Daugherty is the Chief Technology Officer at Accenture and co-author of Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping ...
Jon Alexander
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, author Jon Alexander joins us to discuss his book Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us. How can we become better c...
Lynda Gratton: Redesigning Work
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Professor Lynda Gratton discusses how a diary she started in the pandemic resulted in her latest book, Redesigning Work: How To Tr...
Dambisa Moyo: How Boards Work
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Zambian-born economist and author Dr. Dambisa Moyo discusses her latest book, How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chao...
Shehan Karunatilaka: Booker Prize Winner 2022
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, author Shehan Karunatilaka discusses the inspirations for his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida. It tells t...
Gaia Vince: Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From floods to wildfires and hurricanes across the globe, climate change is causing more frequent and catastrophic extreme weather events. In this epi...
Summer books: why escapist fiction is good for you
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As summer sizzles in the northern hemisphere, this episode brings you top recommendations for books to pack on your vacation, and reading that will tr...
Joeli Brearley: The Motherhood Penalty
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
'The Motherhood Penalty: How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career' looks at the reasons why women's careers suffer when the...
Jessica Nordell: 'The End Of Bias: How We Change Our Minds'
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 'The End Of Bias: How We Change Our Minds,' Jessica Nordell, a science writer for publications including the New York Times, looks at what causes u...
Gillian Tett
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In her book 'Anthrovision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life', Gillian Tett explains how she used her anthropology training to predict gl...
Parag Khanna: MOVE: The Forces Uprooting Us
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parag Khanna, author of Move: The Forces Uprooting Us, which looks at one of the biggest issues of our time - mass migration. He explains why climate ...
Elif Shafak
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elif Shafak, author of the acclaimed The Bastard of Istanbul and The Forty Rules of Love, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for her 2019 novel ...
Adam Grant
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Organisational psychologist and podcaster Adam Grant, author of Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know, talks about his work and picks...
Trailer: The Book Club Podcast
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Book Club podcast from the World Economic Forum brings you the world's greatest storytellers. For the last three years, the Forum's Book Club ha...