Podcast Episodes

Reed Hastings on Hollywood’s future, Netflix’s shakeup and knowing when to leave

After nearly 30 years building Netflix, co-founder and former chairman Reed Hastings stepped down from the board of directors this past June. His dep…

5 hours ago

Maria Ressa on how to save democracy from Big Tech

When truth is under attack, how do you fight back? Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa has spent years confronting disinformation and po…

2 days, 5 hours ago

Eric Schmidt scores US vs. China: who’s winning the AI race?

The AI race between the US and China is the defining competition of our age. Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, advisor to the Pentagon, and current…

4 days, 5 hours ago

Masters of Scale: Don't be boring — KCRW's Jennifer Ferro on building a brand people love

Jennifer Ferro is the former board chair of NPR and president of Southern California’s iconic public radio organization: KCRW. Ferro talks with Maste…

1 week ago

Reid Hoffman and OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar on where AI goes from here

Few companies have as much influence over AI’s trajectory as OpenAI. Reid Hoffman sits down with CFO Sarah Friar to understand the precipice of the m…

1 week, 2 days ago

REI’s secrets to sustaining a beloved brand and touching grass

REI has been around for 88 years. Mary Beth Laughton wants to make sure it’s around for 88 more. The CEO of America’s largest consumer co-op joins Ra…

1 week, 4 days ago

You’re a media company now. Whether you know it or not.

Barbara Peng spent years running one of the most recognizable brands in business media. Newly out of the CEO seat at Business Insider, she joins Rapi…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

The AI race to save American science and reshape medicine forever

Renee Wegrzyn spent her career building the future of American science — including ARPA-H, the White House agency created to accelerate health breakt…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Airbnb’s bet on an IRL future, with Brian Chesky

This episode of Rapid Response first aired in 2025.

Live on stage at Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky …

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Kalshi vs. Everyone: Co-Founder Luana Lopes Lara on the lawsuits and the long game

Prediction markets incentivize truth. Everything else incentivizes clickbait. That's the core argument Luana Lopes Lara makes for Kalshi — the predic…

3 weeks, 4 days ago