{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Leadership Lessons From The Great Books","title":"A Conversation on How to Lead in a Post-Literate Work World","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/165e9b27\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7558,"description":"A Conversation on How to Lead in a Post-Literate Work World\n---\nThe panel examines the meaning and crisis of literacy in a post-literate society and what it means for 21st-century leadership. The discussion highlights how declining long-form reading impacts critical thinking, decision-making, and social cohesion, while exploring the evolving responsibilities of leaders as communicators, teachers, and curators of insight in a digital, short-attention world. Practical strategies and perspectives are shared for bridging generational gaps, fostering book-based conversation, and adapting leadership to new realities.\n\nMentioned Book Titles and Authors:\nMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl\nLeadership Lessons from the Five Books of Moses by Jonathan Sacks\nThe Odyssey by Homer (referencing Emily Wilson’s translation)\nNotes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky\nHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad\nThings Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe\nUlysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson\nMere Christianity by C.S. Lewis\nThe Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers\nCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky\nOutwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill\nHost: \nJesan Sorrells\nGuest Panelists:\nRichard Messing\nJohn Hill\nTom Libby\nBrian Bagley\nHana Kabele Gala\nNeal Kalechofsky\nDorollo Nixon, Jr.\nDavid Baumrucker\nChristen B. Horne\nDr. Moumin Quazi\nHana Kabele Gala\n---\nThe Articles that Inspired the Conversation:\nThe End of Reading is Here by Rose Horowich - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/\nLeading in the Post-Literate West by Jesan Sorrells - https://jesanmsorrells.micro.blog/2026/07/16/leading-in-the-postliterate-west.html\n---\nOpening theme composed by Felipe Sarro - Bach - Silotti - \"Air\"  from Orchestra Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 \nClosing theme composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music.\n---\nPick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON!\nCheck out the Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R2iR3b66oV2XNnKYVH2oXcJm6ChP001Yi201RrsPqb8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MWUy/MGE0YWUwOTJiYmE5/MmY5NjhhYWNlYWFm/ZWI0ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}