French President Emmanuel Macron & Live Nation’s ‘Monopoly’ 5/23/24
The Department of Justice has sued Live Nation, the parent of Ticketmaster. Attorney General Merrick Garland alleged that the company “relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monop...
23 Touko 202428min
Election Campaigning: Appeals to Voters & Debate Details 5/22/24
The 2024 campaign cycle is in full swing. Pollster Frank Luntz discusses the candidate appeals to voters, and the first debate’s details that remain unconfirmed. President Biden announced a plan to fo...
22 Touko 202425min
Whole Foods Co-Founder & Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI 5/21/24
Scarlett Johansson is taking aim at OpenAI after the company used a voice “eerily similar” to hers for its ChatGPT40 chatbot. Former White House CTO Aneesh Chopra weighs in on the controversy, the lat...
21 Touko 202438min
Iranian Succession, China’s Property Woes, & Tourists in Space 5/20/24
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace Middle East Program, explains the issues Raisi’s death poses for Iran...
20 Touko 202429min
Raising an ‘Anxious Generation’ & Protecting Consumers 5/17/24
NYU Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses “The Anxious Generation,” his new book that explores the impact of social media on childhood mental health. Limits of screen time, age verification, an...
17 Touko 202432min
‘Hot Ones’ Host & 2024’s Debate Dates 05/16/24
President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to two unorthodox debates this election season. Former communications director for President Trump Anthony Scaramucci reacts to the news and the ...
16 Touko 202433min
Gary Vee: Upfront Season & TikTok Branding 05/15/24
VaynerX Chairman and branding expert Gary Vaynerchuk discusses the evolution of media and advertising as upfront season kicks into gear. Federal prosecutors at the Department of Justice say Boeing bre...
15 Touko 202430min
Boaz Weinstein: Hedge Funder, Risk-Taker, BlackRock Challenger 05/14/24
In a rare extended interview, Saba Capital Management founder and CIO Boaz Weinstein explains his campaign against the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock. Weinstein, a renowned risk-taking trade...
14 Touko 202436min
