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So I have a friend Angela Duckworth, who wrote this book called Grit. Yeah. And we made a podcast together for a few years, and I learned a great deal from her, and she learned a great deal from Marty Seligman, who's considered one of the founders of positive psychology.

In this segment, Steven Dubner discusses his friendship with Angela Duckworth, the author of the book 'Grit'. He reflects on their collaboration in podcasting and mentions how she has influenced his understanding of passion and perseverance, referencing her well-known book as a key point of discussion.

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He's made that brand his life after co-writing Freakonomics back in 2005, which I read back in 2005, and it blew me away. I couldn't believe the kinds of questions that he was asking that made sense.

David Duchovny discusses the book 'Freakonomics', which he read in 2005 and found incredibly insightful. He mentions this in the context of introducing Steven Dubner, the co-author of the book and host of the 'Freakonomics Radio' podcast.

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