In this episode, Kelly Leonard interviews James Kimmel Jr., a clinical professor and author, about his book “The Science of Revenge.” They explore the neuroscience behind revenge, its addictive nature, and how it manifests in real-life scenarios. Kimmel shares compelling stories, including those of mass violence, and discusses the role of mental illness in revenge-seeking …

Kelly speaks with Harvard professor, Margaret Andrews, about her new book which was inspired by her most popular class. Enjoy as they discuss the principles of leadership and her new book “Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding.”    You talk about a lot of bad leaders in this book, but …

Kelly has a powerful conversation with longtime friend and Second City colleague Tania Richard, whose new book “Black Girl from a White Suburb” looks at race, a life in theatre, loss and finding resilience along the way.    We’ve known each other for 30 some odd years, but it always seems like I learn the …

Kelly connects with longtime BBDO CEO Andrew Robertson to talk about his new book: “The Creative Shift: How to Power Up Your Organization by Making Space for New Ideas.”     You highlight a misconception that people have about creativity and talent and it’s the myth that those qualities are innate – you are either born with it or …

Kelly talks to Muriel Wilkins, host of the award-winning Harvard Business Review podcast, Coaching Real Leaders. Her latest book is called “Leadership Unblocked: Break Through the Beliefs That Limit Your Potential.”     A recurring theme in this book is ceding the need to be right.  “Probably one of the things that if you had asked …

Kelly celebrates the release of Anne Libera’s new book on comedy, “Funnier.” The talk in front of a live audience at The Second City.   There’s a great line in your new book, “Funnier,” you write: “The real secret to creating good comedy is to start by creating comedy that is likely not good at …

Kelly welcomes Richard Thaler, the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to the podcast along with his co-author, professor Alex Imas to talk about their updated version of Thaler’s seminal book “The Winner’s Curse.”    One of the stories I love from the book was how Richard saw how farmers used …

Kelly welcomes the always provocative Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic back to the podcast to talk about his new book: “Don’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity is Overrated (and What to Do Instead).”  The idea of ‘authenticity’ is seen as such a valuable commodity that we talk a lot about how important it and yet, do we really want …

Kelly connects with Berkely Professor Toby Stuart to discuss his fascinating new book, “Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World.”     One of the things that’s interesting about your book is that in addition to asking us to be aware that people are cultivating what we pay attention to, you note …