Books That Changed My Life
By Books That Changed My Life
Categories: Arts, Books, Society & Culture, Philosophy
Longform discussions with a diverse roster of guests about the one book that truly changed their life.
127 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- The Alchemist Taught Harry Shum Jr. How to Live His Dream
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, Harry Shum Jr. takes a break from pulling down 10s on Dancing With the Stars to talk to Chris Collins about Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist," a book the Grey's Anatomy talent has read seven times. He first encountered it as a school assignment, then…
- Lizzo: "At My Best, I Am Love"
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, singer, rapper, and flutist Lizzo joins host Chris Collins to talk about Marianne Williamson's "A Return to Love." The book came to her just after she moved to Los Angeles. Her MTV show had ended, and she was, in her words, "one big bleeding broken…
- Amy Grant on Charlotte's Web, Dealing With Fame, and New Album
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, singer-songwriter Amy Grant joins host Chris Collins to talk about E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web." Grant first heard the book at age seven, when her second-grade teacher in Nashville read it aloud to the class, and she went on to read it again and…
- Jake Kiszka on Greta Van Fleet, Touring, Self-Actualization, and The Alchemist
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka joins host Chris Collins to talk about Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist." Jake left home as a teenager when the band's first record exploded, and life quickly became what he calls "a reckless abandonment of madness."…
- Tom Hopper on Why Pain Drives Him More Than Success | Awaken the Giant Within
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, actor and producer Tom Hopper joins host Chris Collins to talk about Tony Robbins' "Awaken the Giant Within." Tom read the book during COVID on a friend's recommendation. He found it put into words a formula he'd already been following in his fitness…
- How Hunter S. Thompson Inspired Greta Van Fleet's Josh Kiszka
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, Greta Van Fleet frontman Josh Kiszka joins host Chris Collins to talk about Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Josh discovered the book as a young man, and it changed the way he approached his writing, showing him that direct…
- Tiffani Thiessen on Karma, Past Lives, and The Seat of the Soul
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, Saved By The Bell and Beverly Hills, 90210 star Tiffani Thiessen joins host Chris Collins to talk about Gary Zukav's "The Seat of the Soul." Thiessen grew up in a spiritual, though not religious, family. Her grandmother taught her to "treasure map"…
- John Paul Dejoria || How To Win Friends & Influence People By Dale Carnegie
John Paul takes us inside the early days of Paul Mitchell: living in his car after a backer pulled out, convincing salons to try an unknown product, and walking into a distributor's office with 12 customer checks already in his pocket. His story shows what understanding another person's needs can…
- This Book Made Bill Nye "The Science Guy"
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, science educator Bill Nye joins host Chris Collins to talk about Jean Lee Latham's Newbery Medal–winning book, "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch." Nye first read the book in fifth grade and has returned to it roughly 15 times since. Bill and Chris unpack the…
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan: This is What "Attack on Titan" is REALLY About
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan joins host Chris Collins to talk about Hajime Isayama's legendary manga series "Attack on Titan." She calls the roughly 7-foot stack of manga her favorite work of art, beating out every other manga, book, poem, sculpture…
- Angourie Rice on "On Love" by Alain de Botton || Books That Changed My Life
This week on Books That Changed My Life, actress and book lover Angourie Rice joins Chris "Bulldog" Collins to talk about On Love by Alain de Botton. Angourie and Chris work through fate versus chance in first meetings, the "triumph of hope over self-knowledge" that every falling-in-love requires…
- Former CIA Officer Andrew Bustamante on new book "Outsmart Everyone" || Books That Changed My Life
Former CIA officer Andrew Bustamante joins Chris "Bulldog" Collins for an early look at his new book, "Outsmart Everyone: Spy Skills to Gain an Unfair Advantage in Work and in Life. Bustamante explains why the human brain actually wants to be outsmarted, why "we repel each other with our strengths…
- Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde on "Pagoo" || Books That Changed My Life
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, Disney Legend and Imagineer, theme park designer, conservationist, and Renaissance man Joe Rohde joins Chris "Bulldog" Collins to talk about Pagoo by Holling Clancy Holling. The lavishly illustrated children's book about a hermit crab fused science…
- Sara Bareilles on "The Interestings" || Books That Changed My Life
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, grammy-award-winning songwriter and Broadway composer Sara Bareilles joins host Chris "Bulldog" Collins to discuss Meg Wolitzer's The Interestings, a novel she's adapting into a stage musical. Bareilles says the book opened a portal to a new kind of…
- Comedian Michael Blaustein on "Inner Excellence" || Books That Changed My Life
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, Chris "Bulldog" Collins sits down with comedian Michael Blaustein for an in-depth conversation about Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy. Behind the sold-out crowds and the millions of listeners, Michael has spent his career wrestling with a perfectionism…
- "Red Queen" Author Victoria Aveyard on "The Lord of the Rings" || Books That Changed My Life
To win your FREE, SIGNED copy of Tempest, click here: https://booksthatchangedmylife.org/pages/win-a-book-3 (Copies will ship as soon as they are available). On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, all-star fantasy author Victoria Aveyard joins Chris Collins to talk about The Lord of the…
- Margaret Cho (and dog) on "I'm With The Band: Confessions of a Groupie" | Books That Changed My Life
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris "Bulldog" Collins is joined by Margaret Cho to discuss I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres — the 1987 memoir Margaret first read as a teenager growing up in her family's San Francisco bookstore. Pamela is a…
- Caitlin Peluffo on "Screw Everyone" || Books That Changed My Life
This week, Chris "Bulldog" Collins sits down with stand-up comedian Caitlin Peluffo to discuss the Book That Changed Her Life, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy by Ophira Eisenberg. Peluffo grew up in San Bruno, California, moved east for a master's at Pratt Institute in photography and…
- Harry Hamlin on "A Course in Miracles" || Books That Changed My Life
In this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris "Bulldog" Collins is joined by actor Harry Hamlin to discuss A Course in Miracles. Best known for L.A. Law, Clash of the Titans, and currently AMC's Mayfair Witches, Hamlin is also a Yale-educated Jungian, a Shakespearean actor, and the…
- Patton Oswalt on "This Paradise" || Books That Changed My Life
In this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris "Bulldog" Collins sits down with actor and comedian Patton Oswalt to discuss This Paradise, a short story collection by Ruby Cowling. Check out Patton's new special, "Tea & Scotch" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFgLNxygC4 Oswalt…
- JORDY on "I Let You Go" || Books That Changed My Life
In this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris "Bulldog" Collins sits down with singer-songwriter Jordy to dive into I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh. Jordy opens up about rediscovering reading during a hard stretch in late 2023, and how this psychological thriller became the book that…
- Justin Halpern on "Lord of the Flies" || Books That Changed My Life
This week on Books That Changed My Life, host Chris "Bulldog" Collins sits down with writer and executive producer Justin Halpern (Abbott Elementary, Harley Quinn, S**t My Dad Says) to talk about Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Justin opens up about growing up as an only child in San Diego…
- Joan Lunden on "Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water" || Books That Changed My Life
On this episode of Books That Changed My Life, Chris "Bulldog" Collins sits down with broadcast journalism icon Joan Lunden to talk about the book that changed her life: Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water by Brian Luke Seaward. Lunden traces the book back to a pivotal moment at 40, when she…
- Emily Silva on "The Wild Edge of Sorrow" || Books That Changed My Life
In this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris Collins is joined by author and mindfulness coach Emily Silva. Emily opens up about growing up in a strict fundamentalist Baptist household in the San Francisco Bay Area, the anxiety and panic attacks that pushed her out of a banking career…
- Hayley Kiyoko on "The Four Agreements" || Books That Changed My Life
In this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris Collins is joined by singer-songwriter and filmmaker Hayley Kiyoko. Hayley opens up about the decade-long journey of turning Girls Like Girls from a song into a music video, a novel, and now her directorial debut film, growing up in a…
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