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Gary Cohn -- Overcoming Obstacles, Taking Risks, and Growing From Failure
Season 5 Episode 5
Gary Cohn, the 11th Director of the National Economic Council, former president and chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs, and current Vice-Chairman at IBM, struggled as a student because of dysle…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Dr. Deborah Birx -- Leading the Pandemic Response
Season 5 Episode 4
In 2019, as Dr. Deborah Birx was preparing PEPFAR budgets, she was looking at rich county-by-county infectious disease data in sub-Saharan Africa when word began circulating of a novel virus that cou…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Gyasi Chisley - Health, Health Care, and Equity
Season 5 Episode 3
In America, your zip code can be a predictor of life expectancy. Gyasi Chisley, a 25-year health care executive, discusses health and equity-- and how we can work together to build better care in und…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Governor Bill Haslam -- Passion, Compromise, and Finding Solutions
Season 5 Episode 2
As Americans, we're passionate about our country and its policies. We all want this to be the best place to live. And we might feel strongly that our solution or idea is the best one, leading to frus…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
David Beasley -- The Mission Against World Hunger
Season 5 Episode 1
As the Nobel Peace Prize recipient for 2020, the United Nations World Food Programme provides desperately needed rations to every corner of the globe, no matter how dangerous the situation. Executiv…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Andi Ball and Suzy Fields -- Christmas at the White House
Season 4 Episode 25
One of celebrated traditions in the White House is the annual transformation that takes place to celebrate the holiday season. Suzy Fields, an interior designer who volunteered at the White House, an…
Published on 4 years ago
Major Matt Zeller -- Repaying a Life Debt
Season 4 Episode 24
While Major Matt Zeller was deployed to Afghanistan, an Afghan interpreter named Janis saved his life in combat. Years later, Matt is still committed to the Afghan people, working to help as many p…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Jay Nordlinger -- Around the World
Season 4 Episode 23
As senior editor for the National Review, Jay Nordlinger writers on politics, foreign affairs, and a variety of other topics on his mind. We discuss one of his biggest passions: hearing -- and shari…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Nina Rees -- Giving Parents School Choices
Season 4 Episode 22
Nina Rees and her family immigrated to the United States from Iran in large part because of the American education system. Now the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schoo…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Amy Webb -- Teaching Children to Love Differences
Season 4 Episode 21
Amy Webb's life changed in unexpected ways when her daughter was born with disabilities. Like every mother, she wants her child to grow up experiencing all the things a child should: playing on a pla…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago