A little show to put a bow on Season 4 - our longest season yet! We dive into the books of the season and share our favourite moments, totally off the cuff! Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Working Backwards by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr Business books; are they all they are hyped up to be? Meet the “insights, stories and secrets” of Amazon presented by a couple of senior ex-employees. We dive into the formulaic nature of business books and how the Amazon story has a lot more Jeff and a lot more luck than perhaps this book really acknowledges. We also reflect on whether the book really represents the Amazon of today, which is perhaps a different story. Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.co.nz/w/9684567/Working-Backwards-Insights-Stories-and-Secrets-from-Inside-Amazon_by_Colin-Bryar-Bill-Carr Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Skunkworks by Ben R Rich and Leo Janos Plane geek alert! This week we look at innovation, planes and whether the key lessons of one of the most infamous innovation labs can be translated into business, government and everywhere. A slight warning and apology - when Seán says “lets talk about the planes for 30seconds” it went a lot longer than that!! Strap in Maverick, its time to buzz the control tower. Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.co.nz/w/10112598/Skunk-Works_by_Leo-Janos Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Big Con by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington Following hot on the heels of last weeks episode, we stay in business consulting world and look at that outsourcing and embedding has had on the public and private sectors in many Western countries. How does it turn out? And what are the worrying long term trends?  Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.nz/9781802060263/The-Big-Con-How-the-Consulting-Industry-Weakens-our-Businesses-Infantilizes-our-Governments-and-Warps-our-Economies More on Mariana and her work here: https://marianamazzucato.com/  Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart Where philosophy meets business consulting! Matthew’s book is an epic story of personal experience, asking some serious questions of todays business consulting practice, business books and the high-profile business schools. Carl also wanted to apologise for calling him Thomas :-) Matthew calls himself an “independent scholar” and doesn’t hold back! Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.nz/w/3337410/The-Management-Myth-Why-the-Experts-Keep-Getting-it-Wrong_by_Matthew-Stewart His website is here: https://mwstewart.com/ Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Outlive by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford. This bestselling book is focussed on living long and healthy lives, but does it really live up to its promise? There is a lot in here that walks on shaky ground and we dive into some of the concepts and ask some hard questions. Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.nz/w/9860474/Outlive_by_Peter-Attia-Bill-Gifford Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Good Life by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz. This book covers one of the worlds most amazing longitudinal studies of peoples’ lives, and what we have learned. It’s powerful stuff and of course, full of amazing wisdom that we can bring to our lives. Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.nz/w/9897333/The-Good-Life_by_Robert-Waldinger-Marc-Schulz Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

First the omnibus, and today we have an interview show. Following on from our foray into the importance of reading children’s books, we catch up with bestselling author Elissa Brent Weissman and dig into how she creates new books that capture both our younger and ‘slightly older’ audiences. Find out more about Elissa here: https://www.ebweissman.com/  And her amazing books like Hannukah Upside Down, Nerd Camp and many more: https://www.ebweissman.com/all-books/  Another great interview with Elissa is here: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-zealand-childrens-authors/interview-with-elissa-brent-weissman/  Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with a handful from the amazing Katherine Rundell. A three-for! The boys check out Rooftoppers, The Explorer and her little book that lives up to it’s title: Why you should read children’s books….even though you are so old and wise. Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab all the Rundell books here: https://booko.info/search?query_type=1&q=katherine+rundell Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Life’s a Pitch by Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity. We dig into art of a good pitch, and question whether life really is a pitch and debate whether this big-selling business book is worth your attention. Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/792399/Life-s-a-Pitch_by_Stephen-Bayley Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott.  Is it a book about writing, or a book about life? How do we dig into our inner creativity? So many questions - so little recording time. And this book is celebrating it’s 30th birthday! Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/10027407/Bird-by-Bird_by_Anne-Lamott Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with The Road to Character by David Brooks. This is a deep deep book. We get all philosophical with Carl and explore character traits and what makes up a good human, while learning about some characters from history.  Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/7750553/The-Road-to-Character_by_David-Brooks Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

We’re back in the studio for Season 4 after a hiatus. We took another dive into the large pile of books…and came up with Same as Ever by Morgan Housel. A tasty morsel from 2023, there is a lot of fascinating stuff in this book about what our wee human brains get wrong. Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/10017152/Same-as-Ever-Timeless-Lessons-on-Risk-Opportunity-and-Living-a-Good-Life_by_Morgan-Housel Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: impactprofessional.nz

Welcome to The 232 Degrees Podcast! We love books and reading, and those who know us know that we love a good conversation. This is a special one for Seán - his new book The Impact Professional was released in March and we recorded live at the launch at Addington Coop in Ōtautahi-Christchurch. Its a fun conversation exploring our potential to deliver positive change in our professional roles.  The Impact Professional can be found here: impactprofessional.nz There you will find links to Amazon for Kindle and Paperback copies (global), and also ways to get a copy in New Zealand. We think you’ll love it! And stay tuned for Season 4 + Sean’s new Impact Professional pod! Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast. Today we do a quick recap on Season 3 and reflect on our favs. Season 4 will be coming in the near future! We can’t help ourselves :-) Thanks for all your support and messages. And tell us what you want, what you really really want! Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-)  Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast. We love books and reading, and today we dive into a book about attention.  So, did this bestseller keep our attention? Does it hold up against academic rigour? Stolen Focus is in the crosshairs. Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.co.nz/w/9730324/Stolen-Focus_by_Johann-Hari  Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast. We love books and reading, and today we dive into a history book.  Now a hit TV series, this book captures the origins of the British SAS during World War 2 and their campaigns in North Africa and Europe. We explore our historical knowledge, and find out more about an important campaign that Sean’s grandad was part of. Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.co.nz/w/9198522/Rogue-Heroes_by_Ben-Macintyre  Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast. We love books and reading, and today we have a two-for! A double whammy of Goggins - who we decided is definitely in the 0.001% of humans. Where do these books fit in the self-help and motivational world? 4030 pull ups in 17 hours? Moab240? The world of Goggins is crazy. Master your mind and defy the odds. Unshackle your mind and win the war within. TAKE SOME SOULS! ** Apologies for the sub-par audio…we had a gremlin hijack the recording! Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here:  You Can’t Hurt Me: https://booko.co.nz/w/8490799/Can-t-Hurt-Me-Master-Your-Mind-and-Defy-the-Odds-Clean-Edition_by_David-Goggins Never Finished: https://booko.co.nz/w/9872493/Never-Finished-Unshackle-Your-Mind-and-Win-the-War-Within_by_David-Goggins Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast. We love books and reading, and today we do some fiction, diving into the world of Easy Rawlins (from Walter Mosley) and the genre of detective fiction. Whodunnit? These books are thrillers, with some serious social commentary. As a life-long detective novel aficionado, Carl takes us on a journey from Devil in a Blue Dress (book 1 of the Easy Rawlins series) and we roll back to The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.  Grab a nip of favourite smoky whiskey and join us for some fun. Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here:  Easy Rawlins BOOK 1 by Walter Mosley, Devil in a Blue Dress: https://booko.co.nz/w/106552/Devil-in-a-Blue-Dress_by_Walter-Mosley  Philip Marlowe BOOK 1 by Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep: https://booko.co.nz/w/9589085/The-Big-Sleep-and-Other-Novels-Penguin-Modern-Classics-_by_Raymond-Chandler    Pure escapism! Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com

Welcome to Season 3 of the podcast. We love books and reading, and today we dive into the amazing book Together: Loneliness, Health and What Happens When We Find Connection by Vivek H. Murthy. The US Surgeon General is a champion of this important discussion, and his book really presents an amazing read of a big problem, while accentuating the simple things we can do. And this hits one of Carl’s areas of interest… Support your local bookstore PLEASE :-) or find out where to grab the book here: https://booko.info/w/9492177/Together-Loneliness-Health-and-What-Happens-When-We-Find-Connection_by_Vivek-H-Murthy   Smile and wave :-) Connect with us here: the232podcast@gmail.com