Nonprofits navigate Trump’s drastic funding cuts
STACY PALMER: We’ve just never seen something this nasty. The anger, the kind of feeling that none of this aid matters, it’s deeply disturbing to people, really of any ideology because they don’t see...
View ArticleConnecting to a fractured audience
BOB SAFIAN: Hi everybody. Today’s episode is with Erika Ayers Badan of Food52, as she heads into her second year leading the food media and lifestyle brand. Since we recorded the interview, Erika’s...
View ArticleAnger, frustration & tariffs: Inside global trade disruption
RYAN PETERSEN: We knew there would be tariffs coming, at least on China. Canada caught us by surprise. If they’re going to put tariffs on Canada, then there’s probably no safe haven. There’s a little...
View ArticlePublic radio vs. DOGE: NPR CEO Katherine Maher previews her testimony
BOB SAFIAN: Hey, everyone. We have a special episode today with Katherine Maher, CEO of NPR. Katherine has been called to Capitol Hill tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26th to answer questions before a DOGE...
View ArticleThe new meaning of patriotism in business
CARLA VERNÓN: Do business leaders need to show up and be voicing the change, advocating their shareholder or their employee base? Most certainly. It’s not just our politicians. It’s not just our...
View ArticleFrom data breach scandal to AI darling
SRIDHAR RAMASWAMY: Just separating out what is real from what is hype, I think, is very hard, and I don’t think the AI industry helps itself with things like not talking about hallucination rates or...
View ArticleFacing a blitz of government attacks
ALEXIS McGILL JOHNSON: At every level of government, we are under attack. They’re coming for us even when they know it’s not popular. I know it’s hard for corporations to take a stand in this moment. I...
View ArticleWhen powerful law firms don’t defend themselves against Trump
BOB SAFIAN: Hi, everyone. We have a special episode today about the world’s biggest law firms, which people don’t always think about as businesses, but they have tremendous economic weight. As advisors...
View ArticleFinding opportunity in volatility
SCOTT STRAZIK: We are not going to suck our thumbs and cry on our beer as things kind of change. We want to use change as an opportunity to improve. Now, tariffs can create cost challenges. We’re not...
View ArticleFrom warzones to boardrooms: José Andrés on leadership learned in the kitchen
JOSÉ ANDRÉS: Humans, we’ve been building, post-World War II, a good world, a good world that, in America, is full of imperfections, and that we need to work together to fix them, of course, but you...
View ArticleMarc Lore wants an AI superapp to plan all your meals
MARC LORE: I’m about 90% of my meals are all AI derived. So AI tells me what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That’s based on the health goals and based on the foods I love. It basically tells...
View ArticleLyft’s bold plan to overtake Uber in the race for rideshare’s future
DAVID RISHER: There’s almost this gravitational pull for all sorts of reasons for products and services to get worse. You have to fight against that, you got to fight really hard. If you don’t, you can...
View ArticleThe one trait every leader needs today
STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL: Character, first, is the essence of who we are. It is the most important measure of us and of our lives. Regardless of what you proclaim to be your character, if you don’t have the...
View ArticleInside Trump’s crackdown on colleges
EVAN GOLDSTEIN: For years, the public perception of higher ed has been sagging, especially among self-identified conservatives. Universities are on much weaker ground when making their case because...
View ArticleThe 2 million volunteers fixing immigration
NAZANIN ASH: This is like what Airbnb and Lyft and Uber did. We require net immigration of nearly one and a half million a year just to sustain our economy. This is a problem that’s way too big for...
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