Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2026-11-09
Rich Roll & Adam Grant: books mentioned on The Rich Roll Podcast
Adam Grant On The Secrets Of Strong Relationships In A Lonely World
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, a bestselling author, and the host of Re:Thinking. This conversation explores our modern disconnection and Adam’s practical tools for finding our people.
Rich Roll discussed Vibe by Adam Grant and Think Again by Adam Grant. Adam Grant discussed Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by Perry Moore and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Vibe
Discussed“The occasion for this conversation is your new book, Vibe, which we're going to focus on today. To me, I'm curious if people ask you like, why did you write this book?”
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Think Again
Discussed“But to me, it feels like a natural extension of Think Again. Like, Think Again is all about like, how can we better understand each other?”
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Bowling Alone
Discussed“I mean, Robert Putnam told us a quarter century ago that we were bowling alone. And now we're golfing alone. And we're playing video games alone.”
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The Lord of the Rings
Discussed“Yeah, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, first of all, if they had not become the best of friends, we would not have the Narnia series and we would not have the Lord of the Rings.”
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Discussed“Yeah, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, first of all, if they had not become the best of friends, we would not have the Narnia series and we would not have the Lord of the Rings.”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Think Again
“Vibe, everybody. Available everywhere. If you think you understand connection and friendships, think again. Think again like a scientist, perhaps. Pick up the book”