Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
561. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events
Episode 561
We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
232. A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay)
Claudia Goldin is the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. We spoke with her in 2016 about why women earn so much less than men — and how it’s not all explained by discrimination.
SOURCES:…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
560. Is This “the Worst Job in Corporate America” — or Maybe the Best?
Episode 560
John Ray is an emergency C.E.O., a bankruptcy expert who takes over companies that have succumbed to failure or fraud. He’s currently cleaning up the mess left by alleged crypto scammer Sam Bankman-F…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
559. Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?
Episode 559
If two parents can run a family, why shouldn’t two executives run a company? We dig into the research and hear firsthand stories of both triumph and disaster. Also: lessons from computer programmers,…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
558. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One
Episode 558
In her new book The Two-Parent Privilege, the economist Melissa Kearney says it’s time for liberals to face the facts: U.S. marriage rates have plummeted but the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?
Episode 557
The union that represents N.F.L. players conducted their first-ever survey of workplace conditions, and issued a report card to all 32 teams. What did the survey reveal? Clogged showers, rats in the …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
556. A.I. Is Changing Everything. Does That Include You?
Episode 556
For all the speculation about the future, A.I. tools can be useful right now. Adam Davidson discovers what they can help us do, how we can get the most from them — and why the things that make them h…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
555. New Technologies Always Scare Us. Is A.I. Any Different?
Episode 555
Guest host Adam Davidson looks at what might happen to your job in a world of human-level artificial intelligence, and asks when it might be time to worry that the machines have become too powerful. …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
554. Can A.I. Take a Joke?
Episode 554
Artificial intelligence, we’ve been told, will destroy humankind. No, wait — it will usher in a new age of human flourishing! Guest host Adam Davidson (co-founder of Planet Money) sorts through the b…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
553. The Suddenly Diplomatic Rahm Emanuel
Episode 553
The famously profane politician and operative is now U.S. ambassador to Japan, where he’s trying to rewrite the rules of diplomacy. But don’t worry: When it comes to China, he’s every bit as combativ…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago