WorkLife with Adam Grant

Adam Grant is a Wharton organizational psychologist, and WorkLife is where he applies that lens to the strange, frustrating, and occasionally wonderful realities of how people work together. The show has racked up 257 episodes, nearly 9,000 ratings, and a 4.8 average. Grant interviews astrophysicists, political scientists, comedians, and documentary filmmakers alongside the expected business leaders, which keeps the guest list refreshingly unpredictable. Each episode runs 30 to 42 minutes, typically centered around a single question about workplace dynamics: why do rivalries sometimes help us, how should we handle frustration, what makes feedback actually land. Grant is a skilled interviewer who connects research findings to lived experience without making it feel like a lecture. The show is produced through the TED Audio Collective, and the production values reflect that pedigree. One fair criticism that comes up repeatedly in reviews: the ad load is heavy relative to episode length, though a paid subscription removes them. The real strength here is Grant's ability to challenge conventional wisdom about management and leadership using actual data. He does not just tell you what to do. He explains the evidence behind why certain approaches work and others backfire, which makes the advice stick longer than most.