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HAPPINESS/MONSTERS (feat. Salman Rushdie) – Think Again Podcast, ep. 15

Before he “jumped ship to the useless, unemployable arts", young Salman wanted to be a physicist. This and more on Big Think's weekly podcast, Think Again. 

“For most of the time, writing any book, it’s not going well.

– Salman Rushdie on Think Again 

This week on Big Think’s popular podcastwe’re joined by the brilliant and occasionally notorious Salman Rushdie, author of the new book Two Years, Eight Months, and Twenty Eight Nights

Surprise video clips from Big Think’s archives launch a fascinating conversation about reason, bad grammar on Twitter, imagination, theoretical physics, literary hoaxes and the late Oliver Sacks. 

Listen to THINK AGAIN, EPISODE 15 – HAPPINESS/MONSTERS (feat. Salman Rushdie) 

Other ways to listen

  • RSS Link (for use in podcasting apps such as  PodcastStitcherOvercast and Instacast): http://simplecast.fm/podcasts/1201/rss
  • On SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/think-again-podcast
  • Follow us on Twitter: @bigthinkagain
  • HELP! I have no idea what a podcast is or how to get one.

    [with extra special thanks to SERIAL podcast for these excellent instructions]

    Think of a podcast as a radio show you can get on the internet, so you can listen any time you want.  You have two options: you can listen through a website (this is called streaming). Or, you can download a podcast, which means you’re saving it on your phone, or tablet, or computer, and you can listen to it anytime, even without an internet connection.

    To Stream: Go to a website, like www.bigthink.com/thinkagain, and click the play button.

    To Download: Get it delivered to your phone or tablet each week using an app.

    For iPhones and iPads, use the Podcasts app. You get it from the App Store (it actually comes installed on newer devices). In the Podcasts app you search for Think Again and then hit subscribe.

    For Android phones and tablets, try the Stitcher app. Get that from Google Play. In Stitcher, search for Think Again and click the plus sign (+), to add it to your Favorites List. Now go to the Favorites List.  Tell it to download new episodes by clicking the gear in the upper right corner.

    Have fun!

    About Think Again – A Big Think Podcast: If you’ve got 10 minutes with Einstein, what do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel? Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting? Some of the best conversations happen when we’re pushed outside of our comfort zones. Each week on Think Again, we surprise smart people you’ve probably heard of with handpicked gems from Big Think’s interview archives on every imaginable subject. These conversations could, and do, go just about anywhere.


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