ScribdChat
ScribdChat is the podcast from reading subscription service, Scribd. Each new episode will feature thoughtful conversations with leading authors, and give listeners a deep-dive look into unique insights from new and prominent books that they can apply to their own lives.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2018
Episode 12: Laura Lippman on Creating a Killer Genre
In this episode of ScribdChat, one of the most celebrated novelists working today, New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman, sat down with novelist and Cosmopolitan Magazine’s editor-at-large …
Episode 11: Jeff Bercovici on How to Extend Your Athletic Career
How exactly are elite athletes like Tom Brady, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams still at the top of their games well into their 30s and beyond? Jeff Bercovici, the author of “Play On: The New Scien…
Episode 10: Leslie Berlin on Silicon Valley’s ‘Troublemakers’
In this episode of ScribdChat, learn how seven exceptional men and women transformed Silicon Valley from an obscure playground for gearhead engineers in the 1970s and '80s to the bustling hub that la…
Episode 9: Debbie Millman on Why Design Matters
From branding to resumé building and beyond, design touches almost every aspect of our lives. In this episode of ScribdChat, editor in chief of The Great Discontent Tina Essmaker sat down with podcas…
Episode 8: Emilie Wapnick on How to Be Everything
In this episode of ScribdChat, founder of the website Puttylike Emilie Wapnick joined us to chat about her book, “How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be W…
Episode 7: Emily Chang on How to Solve Sexism in Silicon Valley
The tech companies in Silicon Valley have changed the world in the past few decades, but one thing that new technology hasn’t solved is sexism. Author and Bloomberg Technology host Emily Chang discov…
Episode 6: Jeff VanderMeer on Adapting ‘Annihilation’ to Film
Do you already have tickets to see Annihilation? Have you already reread the novel in anticipation of the movie adaptation? If not, our ScribdChat with author Jeff VanderMeer, who wrote the Nebula Aw…
Episode 5: Colson Whitehead on History, Literary Theory, and Race Relations
Just after the release of “The Underground Railroad” in 2016, we had author Colson Whitehead in for one of our very first ScribdChats. The novel became an instant success, picked for Oprah’s Book Clu…
Episode 4: Lisa Ko on Her Award-Winning Debut Novel, The Leavers
In today’s episode, author Lisa Ko discusses her debut novel, “The Leavers,” which chronicles the powerful and intertwining stories of Deming Guo and his mother, Polly, as both embark on their own se…
Episode 3: Gretchen Rubin on The Four Tendencies, Work-Life Balance, and Managing Expectations
Gretchen Rubin, the author of several bestselling books including “Better Than Before,” “The Happiness Project,” and “Happier at Home,” discusses her latest book, “The Four Tendencies,” which explore…
Episode 2: Adam Rogers on the Science of Booze
In this episode of ScribdChat, Wired editor Adam Rogers joins us to discuss his book, “Proof: The Science of Booze,” which spans fermentation, malting, distillation, aging, and (of course) drinking. …
Episode 1: Tim Ferriss on Mentors, Saying No, and Managing Time
Scribd CEO Trip Adler speaks with Tim Ferriss about his new book, “Tribe of Mentors.”
Tim Ferriss has been named one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and Forbes Magazine’s “Names Y…
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