Power Plays, a Rodeo, & “Sociopathic Grandpa” 4/08/22
As Vladimir Putin presses on with Russia’s assaults in Ukraine, the rest of the world has reevaluated the globe’s balance of energy power. The New York Times columnist Tom Friedman discusses the new o...
8 Huhti 202235min
Molding Social Media with Alexis Ohanian 4/07/22
Elon Musk’s 9.2% stake in Twitter cost him $2.6B–chump change for the wealthiest man in the world, according to fellow billionaire and supporter Ron Baron. But Musk’s ownership and board seat are a bi...
7 Huhti 202227min
The Genius Episode: Ben Franklin & Elon Musk 4/06/22
Filmmaker Ken Burns’ new two-part documentary on PBS documents the life and complicated legacy of Benjamin Franklin. The documentarian joins Franklin biographer Walter Isaacson to discuss how the foun...
6 Huhti 202228min
Matt Damon: Solving for the Water Crisis 4/05/22
In an extended interview, Matt Damon and Gary White discuss founding their nonprofit Water.org, following over a decade funding global access to safe water and sanitation. The actor and engineer share...
5 Huhti 202233min
Musk’s 9% Twitter Stake & Workers Unite 4/04/22
Tesla CEO Elon Musk purchased a giant stake in Twitter making him the largest outside shareholder in the social media stock, not long after criticizing the company for what he said was its failure to ...
4 Huhti 202234min
Reading the ‘Recession Predictor’ 4/01/22
The bond market briefly flashed a warning that recession could be imminent; Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, Andrew Ross Sorkin, and CNBC’s senior economics reporter Steve Liesman explain Wall Street’s hype a...
1 Huhti 202226min
Polling the Public: Inflation Fight or Wealth Tax? 3/31/22
Wall Street and Washington are still hung up on the Biden administration’s proposed billionaire income tax, but pollster and political strategist Frank Luntz says the majority of Americans are more co...
31 Maalis 202228min
Meme Mania Returns 3/30/22
Meme stock mania has returned to the markets. Wild swings in GameStop and AMC stock have drummed up more interest in retail trading trends; Tastytrade founder and Co-CEO Tom Sosnoff considers meme tra...
30 Maalis 202225min
