Episode · EconTalk · 2024-02-26
Russ Roberts & Charles Duhigg: books mentioned on EconTalk
The Secrets of Great Conversation (with Charles Duhigg)
When EconTalk's Russ Roberts sat down with Charles Duhigg to talk about his new book on the art of conversation, Supercommunicators, Roberts tried to apply some of its lessons to his conversation with the author. The result is this special conversation between two people eager to connect and communicate.
Russ Roberts discussed Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg. Charles Duhigg recommended A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Supercommunicators
Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg unlocks the secret language of human connection by revealing how effective communication relies on understanding different types of conversations and asking the right questions.
Discussed“today is January 29th 2024 and my guest is journalist and author Charles doig his latest book is super communicators how to unlock the secret language of connection and that is the subject of our conversation today”
Where to get it
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a critically acclaimed book in which the celebrated author and teacher analyzes classic Russian short stories by writers like Chekhov and Tolstoy to explore both the craft of writing and the nature of human thought.
Recommended“George Saunders who's also an author who who who I whose work I love so it would be a weird it Saunders swiming a pond in the rain is I think a masterpiece I want to recommend that to listeners”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that's what makes us a super communicator and these are skills that literally anyone can learn and so that's kind of the goal of the book”
“and and that's kind of what super communicators is about is how to identify what conversation is happening and then how to match the person or invite them to match you”
“I absolutely agree in the book there's this story of um this experiment that was done where they brought together gun rights Advocates and gun control activists”
“my guest today has been Charles dooh his book is super communicators Charles thanks for being part of beon talk and thanks for connecting”