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	Podcast:		WorkLife with Adam Grant
	Episode:		What motivates great Americans with Ron Chernow
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:35:46
	Publish Date:		2025-07-08 04:00:00
	Description:		Ron Chernow is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer whose work has deepened our understanding of the men who made history in America, and even inspired Lin Manuel Miranda to write his musical about Alexander Hamilton. In this episode, he and Adam discuss Ron’s new book on Mark Twain, analyze what fuels outsized accomplishments, and dig into what it takes to uncover new insights into the lives of historical figures. Follow Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant \| LinkedIn: @adammgrant \| Website: adamgrant.net/) Guest: Ron Chernow (Website: ronchernow.com/) Links Mark Twain by Ron Chernow Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Subscribe to TED Instagram: @ted YouTube: @TED TikTok: @tedtoks LinkedIn: @ted-conferences Website: ted.com Podcasts: ted.com/podcasts For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcripts Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey! Learn more about TED Next at ted.com/futureyou For the Idea Search application, go to ted.com/ideasearch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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