Podcast Episodes

The Trick to Flying Cheap

Season 1 Episode 20

David Neeleman has founded five airlines, including JetBlue. He recently launched a new airline, called Breeze.

His problem: How do you use technology to bring down the cost of airfares?

He's been wo…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Beer Without the Buzz

Season 1 Episode 19

Bill Shufelt is the founder and CEO of Athletic Brewing Company.

His problem: How do you turn non-alcoholic beer from a punchline into something people drink all the time?

If you’d like to keep up wi…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

John Green Tests the Limits of YouTube

Season 1 Episode 18

John Green is the author of The Fault in Our Stars and six other novels. He also co-founded a company that makes educational videos that have been viewed billions of times.

John's problem: How do you…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Taking Bets on the Future

Season 1 Episode 17

Luana Lopes Lara is the co-founder of Kalshi, an exchange that lets ordinary people bet on everything from the path of inflation to what bills Congress will pass by the end of the year.

Her problem: …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

From Unsung Science with David Pogue: The Man Who Stopped the Spammers

Season 1 Episode 4

A special preview of the podcast, Unsung Science with David Pogue from CBS News. Journalist and author David Pogue finds the untold creation stories behind the most mind-blowing advances in science a…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Building Bespoke Weather Forecasts

Season 1 Episode 16

Shimon Elkabetz is the founder and CEO of Tomorrow.io.

His problem: How do you build a weather forecasting company from scratch? The company already sells weather intelligence to companies like JetBl…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Squeezing the Entire Internet Into a Shoebox

Season 1 Episode 15

Emily Leproust is the co-founder and CEO of Twist Bioscience. Her problem: How do you store data in DNA -- and make it cheap enough to work in the real world.

The cells in our bodies contain an incre…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Facing Fear in the Housing Market

Season 1 Episode 14

Glenn Kelman is the CEO of the real estate company Redfin. His problem: With the housing market teetering, how do you sell houses online?

Redfin has a website where you can look at houses for sale, j…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

From Hot Money: Playboy vs. Rusty and Edie

Season 1 Episode 3

This bonus episode is from Hot Money, a new podcast from Pushkin and the Financial Times.

When Financial Times reporter Patricia Nilsson started digging into the porn industry, she made a shocking di…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Going to Venus on the Cheap

Season 1 Episode 13

Peter Beck is the founder and CEO of Rocket Lab. His problem: How do you turn sending stuff into outer space into something that seems as boring and predictable as mailing a package?

Later this month…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago