The Next Big Idea

Rufus Griscom, Caleb Bissinger

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Booking Overview

This is a multiple-weekly interview series focused on influential ideas, with external guests typically including prominent entrepreneurs, scientists, physicians, authors, and other leading thinkers. PR agencies could credibly pitch established founders, researchers, authors with substantive new work, and experts with original frameworks or evidence-based insights; booking difficulty is high because the show targets highly accomplished, nationally or internationally recognized guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 361

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 25.0k subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Rufus Griscom - Entrepreneur, author, and podcast host associated with the Next Big Idea Club.

Caleb Bissinger - Podcast host and interviewer.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Recognized founders, business leaders, physicians, scientists, authors, and other leading thinkers with substantial expertise, notable accomplishments, or a significant new book, discovery, company, or framework.
Required Achievements:  
Founding or leading a major company, Publishing a significant book, Conducting influential research or making notable scientific contributions, Developing an original framework or body of expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Mark Pincus - Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Startup Decision-making, Company Culture, Ambition, And His Book Life At The Speed Of Play.

Mark Pincus - Building Products, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Leadership, Parenting, Ambition, And His Framework For Improving Existing Ideas.

Eric Topol - Healthy Aging, Chronic Disease Prevention, Longevity Science, Genetics, Lifestyle, And Misleading Health Claims.

Recent Topics

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Psychology, Health, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Next Big Idea
:

Are Robots About to Change Everything?

August 03, 2026

We've spent the last few years watching AI transform the digital world. Now it's coming for the physical one. Humanoid robots are leaving the lab and entering homes, factories, and workplaces. But are we witnessing another ChatGPT moment, or are these machines still years away from becoming truly useful? Journalist Stephen Witt has spent months inside the world's leading robotics companies to find out, and what he discovered surprised him. Check out Stephen's article "Are Humanoid Robots Re...

You Can Just Do Things

July 30, 2026

Why do some people seem to create opportunities wherever they go while others spend years waiting for the right break? According to Cate Hall — lawyer turned poker player turned drug addict turned CEO of a $3B foundation — the difference isn't luck. It's the ability to question assumptions, reject the default path, and realize the world is far more malleable than it seems. In this episode, Rufus and Cate explore what it really means to become a high-agency person — a.k.a. someone who just do...

The Lost Art of Asking Questions

July 27, 2026

In the age of AI, endless information, and instant certainty, philosopher Lani Watson argues that questions — not answers — are humanity's greatest intellectual advantage.  Today, she explains why curiosity is a biological superpower, why schools unintentionally teach us to stop questioning, and how learning to embrace a question-oriented mindset can make us better thinkers, leaders, and humans. Lani’s new book is Q: The Hidden Power of Questions in a World That Wants Answers. You ca...

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