While you can skim an article or book to get the gist of the content, it’s hard to gauge what’s in a podcast unless you listen to the whole thing. getAbstract’s podcast summaries are great time savers: They tell you the main points covered in an episode – if that’s what you’re after – or help you decide whether the episode is worth your time listening to.
There are over 30 million podcast episodes out there. getAbstract finds and summarizes the most relevant episodes for our library.
Eclectic
In our episode selection, we go for breadth – we usually don’t cover entire podcast series. This way, our users get introduced to many different podcast formats, series and hosts they may not have discovered otherwise.
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Podcast Summary How to Say No to Your Boss
Saying no to your manager needn’t be as daunting as you might fear.
Alison Green Ask a Manager Read Summary Podcast Summary Growth in Turbulent Times
Turbulent times call for new approaches to growth, planning and leadership.
Andrew Chen, Brian Balfour and Lauren Murrow Andreessen Horowitz Read Summary Podcast Summary Quantum Computing for Normals
Quantum computing, once science fiction, is fast becoming science reality.
Molly Wood, Kai Ryssdal and Steven Weber Marketplace Read Summary Podcast Summary Reflections on Shame
Modern public shaming can either damage people and society – or help them become better people.
Alex Korb, Lynne Malcolm and Tanveer Ahmed ABC Radio Read Summary Never say never though: These two multi-episode investigative reports we found so fascinating that we summarized the whole thing.
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Podcast Summary Drilled
The oil industry worried about climate change long before others did.
Amy Westervelt Critical Frequency Read Summary Podcast Summary The Dropout
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been compared to both Steve Jobs and Bernie Madoff.
Rebecca Jarvis, Taylor Dunn and Victoria Thompson ABC Radio Read Summary Succinct
Some podcast episodes cover longer group discussions and are more casual in style. They take a long time to listen to but contain nuggets of insights we feel our users should know about. A case in point is a podcast discussion that adds a new dimension to the debate on workplace diversity: neurodiversity.
Podcast Summary Neurodiversity – A Vital Aspect of Workplace Inclusion
Neurodiversity may be the final frontier of an inclusive workplace.
Philippa Lamb, Margaret Malpas, Kirsty Wilson and Jill Miller Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development This summary on microaggression with Colorblind podcast host Vanessa Echols teases out valuable take-aways from a 66-minute discussion:
Podcast Summary Microaggression
Just because you didn’t intend to insult doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt.
Vanessa Echols, Hank Van Putten, Mary Robinson and Rachel Luce-Hitt Colorblind Timely
When topics around racial discrimination and injustice dominated public debate last summer, we found this episode from the podcast series Seeing White particularly eye-opening. It does an excellent job explaining the systemic, institutional and economic aspects of racism.
Podcast Summary Seeing White
Which came first, bigotry or exploitation?
John Biewen, Chenjerai Kumanyika and Celeste Headlee Scene on Radio During the #MeToo movement, our editors dug out a thought-provoking podcast episode from This American Life on how men accused of sexual harassment can come clean.
Podcast Summary Finally
An apology can be cathartic for all parties involved, but it takes hard work to get it right.
Nancy Updike This American Life When COVID-19 turned our ways of working upside down, podcasts were an effective medium for business leaders and human resources professionals to share their preliminary best practices and key learnings. Here a few episodes getAbstract summarized during the tumultuous first months of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Podcast Summary Business Not As Usual
Providing targeted support in real time is worth more than a perfectly crafted training workshop.
Sarah Allen and David James Looop Read Summary Podcast Summary What Will the World Look Like After COVID-19?
Bill Gates and Rashida Jones discuss COVID-19’s challenges and probable aftermath with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Gates Notes Read Summary Podcast Summary How to Innovate and Create the Future
Chaos is the mother of innovation.
Jacob Morgan and Jeremy Gutsche Jacob Morgan Read Summary Podcast Summary The Covid Files 2: How Are You Feeling?
How we cope with negative feelings could be the key to surviving COVID-19, as our emotions go viral.
Mark Honigsbaum and Thomas Dixon Zinc Media Read Summary Podcast Summary Coronavirus Outbreak: How Scared Should You Be?
Water, soap and about 45 seconds is all that stands between you and the coronavirus.
Wendy Zukerman, Meryl Horn, Rose Rimler and Michelle Dang Gimlet Media Read Summary Podcast Summary Sawbones: Coronavirus
China has a serious novel coronavirus outbreak, but your risk of contracting it right now is minimal.
Sydnee McElroy and Justin McElroy Maximum Fun Read Summary Relevant
Thought leaders, authors and scholars have new knowledge and insights to share all the time. Putting these ideas into a carefully crafted article or book – as well as finding a publisher – is a lengthy process. That’s why many started to take to podcasting. Celebrity authors like Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis, for example, now produce popular podcasts. So do the authors of the Freakonomics books. Avid readers won’t want to miss out on the content these stimulating thinkers have to share. That said, the podcasts are so well-produced you will probably want to listen to them. But if you are in a hurry, we’ve got you covered:
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Podcast Summary The Seven Minute Rule
Consumer finance companies enrich themselves at the expense of unknowing loan recipients.
Michael Lewis Michael Lewis Read Summary Podcast Summary Burden of Proof
When people’s lives are on the line, you don’t need “perfect” evidence to start taking life-saving measures.
Malcolm Gladwell The Revisionist History Read Summary Podcast Summary Blame Game
A major car manufacturer gets wrongly blamed for a problem caused by human error.
Malcolm Gladwell The Revisionist History Read Summary Podcast Summary This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One?
Economist Raghuram Rajan sounds a warning call about a new threat to world economies.
Stephen J. Dubner Freakonomics Read Summary Podcast Summary After the Glass Ceiling, a Glass Cliff
Why do women CEOs often get to lead companies that are already failing?
Stephen J. Dubner and Matt Frassica Freakonomics Read Summary We invite you to peruse our podcast summaries. Thanks for listening!