Kelly talks to educator Maya Smart about her new book “Reading for Our Lifes: The Urgency of Early Literacy and the Action Plan to Help Your Child.”    So much of your book is about teaching us that reading starts well before the actual teaching of reading in school.  “I think it’s hard for people to connect …

Kelly digs in with author Keir Graff whose written a new book about a legendary building in the Windy City, “Chicago’s Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic and Murder.”     My most salient memory of Chicago’s Fine Arts Building was seeing the premiere of the Talking Head’s movie “Stop Making Sense.” What’s yours?  “The most significant …

Kelly talks with psychologist Dr. Adam Dorsay about how connection is our path to a happy and meaningful life. Adam’s latest book is Super Psyched: Unleash the Power of the 4 Types of Connection and Live the Life You Love.    Adam, we know each other a bit, but I didn’t know that you were in …

Kelly welcomes Shannon Watts back to the podcast. The founder of Moms Demand Action has a new book: “Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age.”      There is a truism that not enough people understand and that’s the idea that you can only be happy …

Kelly talks to Gary Noesner, a legendary agent who changed the way hostage negotiation was taught and implemented at the FBI. His book is “Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator.”    You really helped change the way a hostage situation was handled in the FBI  in that you didn’t always prioritize force.  …

Kelly connects with James Cordova, a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Clark University. His new book is “The Mindful Path to Intimacy: Cultivating a Deeper Connection with Your Partner.”   A thing that really resonated for me in the book is the idea that of course we are going to harm our partner, we ‘re …

Kelly connects with Telle Whitney, who has logged decades in Silicon Valley’s tech industry. She has a new book: “Rebooting Tech Culture: How to Ignite Innovation and Build Organizations Where Everyone Can Thrive.”     I was listening to a tech broadcast this weekend and the host was trying to get these straight, white male founders …

Kelly has a fascinating conversation with psychologist and professor Caroline Fleck to discuss her new book “Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life.”      You say in the book, “You can’t just write off someone as a jerk. Instead, you have to …

Kelly reconnects with Northeastern University professor Laura Huang to dig into the science behind intuition and gut feelings. Her new book is called, “You Already Know: The Science of Mastering Your Intuition.”     You write in the book that when you wanted to focus your studies on gut feel and intuition, you did not get …