Podcast Shelf
🎙️ Podcast Shelf
What Dr. Kershner actually listens to.
Every show on this shelf earned its place. These are curated from Dr. Kershner’s active listening library — pulled directly from his phone. Not “shows I’ve heard are good.” Shows he’s in the middle of right now.
✏️ Updated regularly — Dr. Kershner adds and refines as he learns.
⭐ Dr. K’s Current Go-To’s
Three that are actively shaping how Dr. Kershner thinks and teaches right now.
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Huberman Lab
Andrew Huberman · Stanford
The neuroscience of focus, sleep, stress, and performance. Dr. Kershner has listened for years and still finds new applications every episode. If you want to understand the biology underneath leadership effectiveness, this is it.
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Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis · XPRIZE
Exponential thinking for leaders navigating a world changing faster than most organizations can track. Dr. Kershner’s go-to for staying ahead of AI and what’s coming next in business and technology.
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Peterson Academy
Jordan Peterson · petersonacademy.com
Not a podcast — full academic lecture courses. Dr. Kershner has worked through Brain Plasticity, Business Leadership Ethics, Greatest Leaders in History, and more. For the leader who wants to think at a different level.
Leadership & Organizational Health
| Show | Why It Earns Its Place |
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| At The Table with Patrick Lencioni | The gold standard for organizational health and leadership team dynamics. Lencioni’s frameworks are fixtures in Dr. Kershner’s courses. |
| HBR On Leadership | Evidence-based leadership from Harvard Business Review — academic credibility in digestible form. |
| Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast | Consistent, practical, values-driven development. One of the most downloaded leadership podcasts for a reason. |
| The Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast | Principles-first leadership thinking from a practitioner who has built organizations at scale. |
| Maxwell Leadership Podcast | John Maxwell’s body of work — decades of distilled leadership principles that hold up under pressure. |
Entrepreneurship & Business Building
| Show | Why It Earns Its Place |
|---|---|
| Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (Stanford eCorner) | Academic and practitioner voices on entrepreneurship. Grounded in research, not hype. |
| Built to Sell Radio — John Warrillow | Building businesses that thrive without the owner — the exit-readiness thesis Dr. Kershner teaches. |
| EntreLeadership — Dave Ramsey | Small business leadership, team-building, and financial discipline. Operator-level content. |
| The School of Greatness — Lewis Howes | Peak performance conversations with world-class athletes, entrepreneurs, and scientists. |
Science of Performance & Human Effectiveness
| Show | Why It Earns Its Place |
|---|---|
| Think Fast Talk Smart (Stanford GSB) | Communication skills for leaders — how to speak with clarity and be heard. |
| Office Hours / The Arthur Brooks Show | The science of happiness, success, and human flourishing. Essential for leaders who want to last. |
| Modern Wisdom — Chris Williamson | Deep dives into psychology, behavior science, and the pursuit of excellence. |
| Daily Creative — Todd Henry | Sustaining creative and productive work over a career — for the entrepreneur who makes things. |
The Future of Work & AI
| Show | Why It Earns Its Place |
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| WorkLab — Microsoft | AI in the workplace and the future of human-machine collaboration. If you lead people and aren’t thinking about AI, this closes the gap fast. |
| Lex Fridman Podcast | Long-form conversations with scientists, engineers, and philosophers at the edge of what’s possible. |
Learning That Goes Deeper
Not everything worth learning comes in podcast form. Dr. Kershner’s listening library is one part of a bigger learning ecosystem.
- Peterson Academy — Full lecture courses from Jordan Peterson covering psychology, philosophy, history, and human nature. Structured academic courses, not clips. petersonacademy.com
- The Great Courses / Wondrium — World-class professors teaching their best material. Dr. Kershner listens through Audible. The depth rivals a graduate curriculum for motivated learners. wondrium.com
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