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David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs - Is he on the way out ? Talking with William D. Cohan of PUCK News.
Season 22 Episode 11
Goldman's CEO has had a rough few months: second quarter earnings were down 58%. And his strategic push into consumer finance has stalled. Pre-eminen…
2 years, 6 months ago
Reducing Russia's Nuclear Threat in the Baltic Region. Talking with Dr. Marion Messmer of Chatham House.
Season 22 Episode 10
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has rattled his nuclear saber. But Russia is not at existential risk and its' security concerns ar…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Shadow Docket. In conversation with author, Professor Stephen Vladeck, University of Texas at Austin, School of Law.
Season 22 Episode 9
The Emergency Docket of the US Supreme Court was a rarely used way to seek the intervention of the Court. But during the Trump Administration and mor…
2 years, 7 months ago
The growth of the Artificial Intelligence Industry in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley Bay Area. In conversation with Dr. Sean Randolph, Senior Director of the Bay Area Council.
Season 22 Episode 8
11 of the top 16 AI companies in the world - Nvidia, ChatGPT, OpenAI - are located in the Bay Area. And new venture capital investment and talent is …
2 years, 7 months ago
ESG scorecard dropped by Standard and Poors. Talking with Professor Tom Lyon, Dow Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce, University of Michigan.
Season 22 Episode 7
Environmental, Social and Governance(ESG) as an investment framework has been in the news through 2023. Is ESG under threat because of its' political…
2 years, 7 months ago
California's High Number of Alzheimers Cases: In conversation with Dr. Kumar Rajan, Professor, Rush University Medical Center.
Season 22 Episode 6
California has the largest number of Alzheimers cases of all 50 states according to a recent study from Rush Medical College in Chicago. Several coun…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Ocean Globe Race: Talking with Tan Raffray and Amy Bridge.
Season 22 Episode 6
The Ocean Globe Race is the successor to the Whitbread Round the World Race and 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread. Starting from…
2 years, 7 months ago
Oppenheimer: In conversation with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Season 22 Episode 5
An intense and gripping film about the Father of the Atom Bomb, who led the Manhattan Project in World War II, Robert Oppenheimer.
2 years, 7 months ago
The Anthropocene Epoch: Humanity's impact on the Earth. In conversation with Colin Waters, Chair of the Anthropocene Working Group.
Season 22 Episode 3
The Anthropocene is a new geological epoch that began in the 1950s when humans started altering the planet with various forms of industrial and radio…
2 years, 7 months ago
Centers of Progress: 40 cities that changed the World. Talking to Chelsea Follett of the Cato Institute
Season 22 Episode 4
In her new book, Chelsea Follett, Managing Editor of Human Progress.org recounts 40 cities from antiquity to modern day where epoch making innovation…
2 years, 7 months ago