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AI music is Grammy eligible… for now, with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr.
The Grammy Awards return next week at a pivotal moment for the music industry, one shaped by surging Latin artists, resurgent rock legends, and even …
9 months, 1 week ago
Anti-polarizing strategies from a purple city, with OKC Mayor David Holt
Mayors are unique leaders in America, often more loved and less polarized than state or federal politicians, with a different mandate and metric for …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
“Nothing is simple” about massive US healthcare shifts right now
From new vaccine guidance to nutrition policy to AI, the health care industry is already navigating massive change in 2026. New York Times health car…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The AI agents in your wallet, with Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach
What did the latest holiday shopping season reveal about consumer confidence as the year begins? Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach joins Rapid Response …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The costliest wildfire, and the lessons we’re ignoring, with MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff
One year on from the catastrophic LA wildfires, journalist, author, and MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff joins Rapid Response to examine what the f…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Business world predictions for 2026
As we turn from reflection to what’s ahead for a new year, Rapid Response presents host Bob Safian’s predictions for the most pressing issues busines…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Nuclear fusion and the new energy arms race, with CFS’ Bob Mumgaard
The promise of fusion is enormous: clean, reliable energy at a scale that could change everything from climate outcomes to global prosperity. But how…
10 months ago
Pioneers of AI: Mark Cuban’s investment strategy in this new era of tech
Mark Cuban has spent decades as a serial entrepreneur and investor, with one of the best track records on the planet (including celebrity status on A…
10 months ago
Masters of Scale: How to make sense of today’s market, with Andrew Ross Sorkin
Is the stock market in an AI bubble? What happens if it bursts? To understand our current economic moment, it’s essential to understand history. In t…
10 months, 1 week ago
Resurrecting dire wolves is just the beginning for Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm
In this encore episode of Rapid Response, we revisit a scientific breakthrough that set the internet ablaze: The ‘de-extinction’ of the dire wolf. Wh…
10 months, 1 week ago