The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant — Podcast Ad Analysis
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Research professor Brené Brown and organizational psychologist Adam Grant are partnering on a new weekly podcast grounded in an unflinching commitment to learning and unlearning. At a time when public discourse rewards certainty over inquiry, The Curiosity Shop features two of the world's most sought-after experts on connection, change, and leadership making the case for slowing down, asking better questions, and embracing informed complexity over easy answers. Bringing together their left and right brain sensibilities — she’s a qualitative researcher; he’s a quantitative researcher — they explore some of the defining questions of our time, unpack the research reshaping how we live, lead, and love, and dive deep into the ideas, evidence, and cultural moments intriguing them the most. New episodes drop every Thursday. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Are You a Preacher, Prosecutor, Scientist, or Politician?
May 14, 2026
Do you find yourself defaulting to “Preacher” mode when you’re under pressure, or starting to act like a “Prosecutor” when someone challenges your ideas? Brené and Adam unpack four mental modes –…
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BS Disclaimers, Invisible Armies, and the Importance of the Words We Choose
May 07, 2026
Brené and Adam discuss the power — and peril — of the words we choose. They dive into two Machiavellian communication tools that often do more harm than good: the "Invisible Army" and "BS…
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What the Return-to-Office Debate Gets Wrong
Apr 30, 2026
In this episode of The Curiosity Shop, Brené Brown and Adam Grant dive into the return‑to‑office debate and argue that most conversations are stuck at the wrong level. Instead of asking “How many…
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The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel
Apr 23, 2026
From classrooms and locker rooms to workplaces and social media, Adam and Brené trace how shame and humiliation are used to control behavior and even fuel violence. They explore what causes shame…
Uncertainty is Not the Enemy
Apr 16, 2026
Today's episode is about learning to sit with uncertainty. The episode opens with a discussion of listener questions on how to handle risk, the ingredients of a great apology, and why people stay…
Overconfidence and the Art of Knowing Yourself
Apr 09, 2026
What happens when your confidence outruns your competence? Brené and Adam start with freestyle skiing champ Eileen Gu’s extraordinary Olympic press conference and use it to explore metacognition—how…
Mission vs. Ego: The Dangers of Narcissistic Leadership
Apr 02, 2026
This week, Brené and Adam are live at SXSW! They explore why so many people are vulnerable to narcissistic leaders. The conversation covers the conditions that breed narcissistic leadership, the…
How This Podcast Could Fail
Mar 26, 2026
Brené and Adam have a bracingly honest conversation about what could go wrong in their collaboration, and how to set new teams, partnerships, and friendships up for success. They discuss the science…
Brené and Adam on What They Will Never Agree On
Mar 20, 2026
Welcome to The Curiosity Shop! In the inaugural episode, Brené and Adam discuss how a public disagreement about authenticity almost ended their relationship before it began. For the first time, they…
Welcome to The Curiosity Shop
Mar 15, 2026
Research professor Brené Brown and organizational psychologist Adam Grant are partnering on a new weekly podcast grounded in an unflinching commitment to learning and unlearning. At a time when…
Brené on Strong Ground Ask Me Anything, Part 2 of 2
Nov 05, 2025
In the second part of an Ask Me Anything episode around Strong Ground, Brené shares an excerpt from the Strong Ground audiobook that walks listeners through the one topic that elicited the most…
Brené on Strong Ground Ask Me Anything, Part 1 of 2
Oct 29, 2025
In part one of an Ask Me Anything episode around Strong Ground, Brené answers questions from listeners about mindset shifts, leading from where you are, and courage and boldness in uncertain times…
Brené and Adam Grant on Rewarding Effort With Time
Oct 22, 2025
In the final episode of a special “Dare to Lead” series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam discuss the problem with rewarding all effort as excellence. Instead, leaders should reward effort that is not…
Brené and Adam Grant on the Skillsets of Empathy
Oct 15, 2025
In the fifth episode of a special “Dare to Lead” series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam break down the skillsets of empathy, empathy misses, and how empathy is trickier than walking in someone else’s…
Brené and Adam Grant on Empathy vs. Enmeshment
Oct 08, 2025
In the fourth episode of a special “Dare to Lead” series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam explore the attack on empathy, the difference between cognitive empathy and affective empathy, and what…
Brené and Adam Grant on Time Scarcity, Asking Questions, and Pocket Presence
Oct 01, 2025
In the third part of a special series with Adam Grant, Brené and Adam tackle the topics of time scarcity, how a great leader doesn’t have all the right answers, but the right questions, and the…
Brené and Adam Grant on the Paradox Tug of War and Leadership Theater
Sep 24, 2025
In part two of a special series with Adam Grant on Brené’s new book, Strong Ground, Brené and Adam discuss the far and near enemies of generosity, the tug of war of paradox, and sports as leadership…
Brené on Lock-In and Lock-Through Power
Sep 23, 2025
In this special Dare to Lead episode, Brené shares one of her favorite chapters from the Strong Ground audiobook called Lock-In and Lock-Through Power. Brené uses the metaphor of a boat lock to…
Brené and Adam Grant on Finding Our Strong Ground
Sep 17, 2025
In the first episode of a special series on Brené's new book, Strong Ground, Brené and Adam dig into the origins of Strong Ground, and what values clarity can mean for individuals, teams, and…
Brené and Barrett reflect on the "Living Beyond Human Scale" Podcast Series
May 15, 2024
In this episode Brené and Barrett discuss their learnings on AI and social media and some of their favorite nuggets from each of the guests in the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Dr. Joy Buolamwini on Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines
May 08, 2024
In this episode, Brené and Dr. Joy discuss fighting bias in algorithms, Gender Shades - the accuracy of AI powered gender classification products, and her amazing perspective on technology as a poet…
Lisa Gevelber on Technology and AI for Good
May 01, 2024
In this episode, Brené and Lisa discuss how we can work to close the digital divide and ensure more people have access to technology, what it means in AI speak to have a human in the loop, and the…
Futurist Amy Webb on What's Coming (and What's Here)
Apr 24, 2024
Quantitative futurist Amy Webb talks to us about the three technologies that make up the "super cycle" that we're all living through right now: artificial intelligence, wearable devices, and…
Brené with Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley on The Digital Mindset, Part 2 of 2
Dec 27, 2022
In Part 2 of my conversation with Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley, authors of The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI, we talk about the importance…
Brené with Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley on The Digital Mindset, Part 1 of 2
Dec 19, 2022
This two-part podcast with Paul Leonardi and Tsedal Neeley is an absolute game changer. Given how often I find myself working with leaders who are knee-high in uncertainty and vulnerability around…
Brené with Mike Erwin on Leadership Is a Relationship, Part 2 of 2
Dec 12, 2022
We’re back with Part 2 of my conversation with Mike Erwin, the founder and CEO of the Character and Leadership Center and the co-author of Leadership Is a Relationship. In this episode, we continue…
Brené with Mike Erwin on Leadership Is a Relationship, Part 1 of 2
Dec 05, 2022
This is the first of two episodes with Mike Erwin, the founder and CEO of the Character and Leadership Center and the co-author of Leadership Is a Relationship, a timely book that details why leaders…
Brené with Lisa Lahey on Immunity to Change, Part 2 of 2
Nov 28, 2022
I won’t lie: This conversation was hard as hell. But — I’m so grateful to Lisa Lahey and all the work she and Robert Kegan have done on the “immunity to change” theory. It explains why lasting…
Brené with Lisa Lahey on Immunity to Change, Part 1 of 2
Nov 21, 2022
I don’t like to think of myself as someone who’s averse to change. But, man, am I averse to change. Enter the amazing Lisa Lahey. She is a Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty member who has…
Brené and Barrett on Building Brave Spaces
Nov 17, 2022
Barrett and I invite you into some research thinking and dig into the latest data on how to build brave spaces with our teams — what gets in the way of people showing up, what gets in the way of…