The Rule Breakers

19/06/2025 26 min
The Rule Breakers

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This episode examines the rebels, revolutionaries, and innovators who challenge unjust rules to create positive change. Alexandra Reeves explores strategic rule-breaking through historical figures like Rosa Parks, whose calculated bus seat refusal sparked the civil rights movement, and scientific revolutionaries like Galileo, Darwin, and Einstein who overturned established thinking. The episode covers entrepreneurial disruptors like Steve Jobs and Southwest Airlines founders who broke business conventions, medical pioneers like Ignaz Semmelweis who challenged deadly practices, and educational innovators like Maria Montessori who revolutionized learning. Reeves analyzes entertainment rule-breakers like Lenny Bruce, athletes-activists like Muhammad Ali, and digital activists like Aaron Swartz who fought for information freedom. The episode explores labor organizers like Mother Jones, artists like Marcel Duchamp, and modern tech disruptors like Elon Musk and BitcoinClick here to browse handpicked Amazon finds inspired by this podcast series! https://amzn.to/424pzouwww.quietplease.aiThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI