{"podcast":{"title":"The Next Big Idea","slug":"the-next-big-idea-743842","podcast_index_feed_id":743842,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LI1683199352","website_url":"https://nextbigideaclub.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a6ab495a-883e-11ec-8c25-c7992afe5f38/image/09bc0267e5751affd95e56450e5e5d5b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Next Big Idea Club","episode_count":354,"summary":"The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join hosts Rufus Griscom and Caleb Bissinger — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just change the way you see the world. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+NBI@yapmedia.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T18:17:30.459334+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842"},"episode":{"title":"How to Find the Meaning of Your Life (with Arthur C. Brooks)","slug":"how-to-find-the-meaning-of-your-life-with-arthur-c-brooks","published_at":"2026-03-30T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842/how-to-find-the-meaning-of-your-life-with-arthur-c-brooks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP3796546024.mp3?updated=1774832642","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP3796546024.mp3?updated=1774832642","summary":"Let's face it, modern life is kind of a bummer. We're glued to our phones, starved for meaning, haunted by a gnawing sense of emptiness. Enter Arthur C. Brooks. He's a Harvard professor, happiness expert, and a man with a plan to help you find your why and build a life that actually fills you up. Arthur’s new book is The Meaning of Your Life. Learn more at https://www.arthurbrooks.com/the-meaning-of-your-life The Next Big Idea is now on YouTube! You can find our episodes ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out Arthur’s previous appearances on the show here and here. Follow Rufus on ⁠LinkedIn⁠, subscribe to our ⁠Substack⁠, or send us an email at podcast@nextbigideaclub.com. The best way to support the show is by becoming a Next Big Idea Club member. Learn more at ⁠nextbigideaclub.com⁠, and use code PODCAST for a super secret discount (spoiler: it’s 20% off). Sponsored By: Fabric — Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family at ⁠meetfabric.com/nbi⁠ Factor — Head to ⁠⁠factormeals.com/idea50off⁠⁠ and use code idea50off to get 50% off your first box Granola — Get three months free at ⁠granola.ai/idea⁠ Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/nbi⁠⁠⁠","meta_description":"Let's face it, modern life is kind of a bummer. We're glued to our phones, starved for meaning, haunted by a gnawing sense of emptiness. Enter Arthur C. B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3745,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-big-idea-743842/episodes/how-to-find-the-meaning-of-your-life-with-arthur-c-brooks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-big-idea-743842/how-to-find-the-meaning-of-your-life-with-arthur-c-brooks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}