Best Worlds Adrift News Network Podcasts (2024)

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Traffic: Ben Smith On How The Media Got Hooked On Traffic 28:18

1+ y ago28:18

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Ben Smith is one of the most influential media and politics reporters today. Smith was one of the first reporters at politico and went on to become the founding editor of Buzzfeed News. He was a must-read media columnist at the NY Times and is now co-founder of global media outlet, Semafor. Smith is out with a new book, Traffic – Genius, Rivalry an…

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Paulina Porizkova on Vulnerability, Beauty and Social Media 37:55

1+ y ago37:55

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This is a wide-ranging and honest conversation about aging, honesty, grief, anxiety and finding joy in life with the remarkable Paulina Porizkova. She is a longtime supermodel, actress and author. We talk about the inspiration behind her debut book No Filter: The Good, The Bad, and The Beautiful. It's a stunning collection of essays and observation…

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Washington Divided: Power, Politics and What Comes Next 35:44

2y ago35:44

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Republicans held the House. Democrats the Senate. But the margins couldn’t be slimmer. And the standoff ahead of 2024 is already taking shape. Can anything get done? Is a next generation of leadership ready to take the helm? And will the policies that you care about even make the agenda? We answer those questions with two experts: Jake Sherman, fou…

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No Red Wave: Making Sense of the Midterms 18:42

2y ago18:42

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The big loser in the 2022 midterms: conventional wisdom. The late punditry was all wrong. Enthusiasm was high on both sides. There was no red wave. Women did turn out to vote on abortion. Trumpism suffered some body blows and election deniers did not sweep the board. Importantly voters seemed motivated by multiple issues at once – which shouldn’t b…

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Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Delivering Results 27:52

2y ago27:52

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Former presidential candidate-turned-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has a pricey task before him: how to spend $600 billion over 5 years to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure. He sat down with News Not Noise to tell us about some of those projects and how he believes they’ll benefit citizens across the nation. We tackle some big issues: i…

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What's Going On In The Housing Market, with Zillow's Skylar Olsen 30:04

2y ago30:04

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Mortgage rates have doubled in the last year. Housing prices are coming down in some markets, but inventory is limited. And rents continue to rise. So we spoke to Zillow Chief Economist Skylar Olsen. She tracks housing market trends to help buyers, renters and sellers make informed decisions. In this episode Olsen answers your questions including: …

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Big Tech, The Middle Class and America “Adrift” with Scott Galloway 47:08

2y ago47:08

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America is adrift due to polarization, inequality, greed, corruption, bad behavior. And one of the key solutions to this is to strengthen the middle class That’s what Scott Galloway argues in his new book, “Adrift: America in 100 Charts,” already on the New York Times Bestseller list. Scott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at NYU’s Stern School…

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Understanding Crypto, Blockchain and NFTs with Brit Morin 35:36

2y ago35:36

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What are NFTs? What's the difference between Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? And should you still spend time learning about them given the recent volatility in the crypto market? Our answer: yes. Blockchain and the new digital technologies it’s spawned aren’t going away. New investments in this space by Meta, Microsoft and other big players mea…

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The New Archetype of Women CEOs 45:26

2y ago45:26

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Women's greatest strengths in the workplace are also their most underestimated. That’s what CNBC senior media & tech reporter Julia Boorstin explains in her new book, "When Women Lead." Boorstin sat with sixty powerhouse female CEOs and leaders. In the book, she weaves their stories together with research on the most effective strategies women CEOs…

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The “Weird” Economy, Explained 48:22

2y ago48:22

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Unemployment is down but inflation is up. Layoffs are at new lows, but unfilled positions are near record highs. Why are experts calling the economy "weird"? Here to explain is Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. He's the host of Inside Economics podcast, the co-founder of Economy.com, a trusted advisor for policymakers and expert for…

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The Dobbs Voter: Will Abortion Move Voters? 57:43

2y ago57:43

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The Dobbs Voter. Will she make all the difference in November? After the Dobbs decision overturning Roe V Wade there’s been a surge in new voter registration among women. These voters are young and lean left. Is their enthusiasm to vote matched by equal enthusiasm on the other side? What does the data tell us and what can we expect in November? We …

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Isn’t it Time for Male Birth Control? 53:16

2y ago53:16

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Vasectomies are on the rise, ever since the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe versus Wade. Because plenty of men are also interested in avoiding unwanted pregnancies. So would they be willing to do what women do and take birth control? Some male birth control products are showing promising signs in clinical trials. So how far are we from bring…

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Student Loan Forgiveness 53:44

2y ago53:44

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The department of education estimates that 45 million students have borrowed up to $1.6 trillion in student loans from the federal government. Now the White House has announced plans to forgive all or some debt for millions of Americans. In this episode we talk to policy experts with differing political views. We get their perspective on this debt …

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Public Image And Women Who Don’t Conform 53:17

2y ago53:17

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Finland’s female prime minister scandalized critics by getting caught on video, wait for it, dancing with friends. One of Canada’s most esteemed anchors was fired, after an executive expressed disappointment in her decision to stop coloring her grey hair. But Gen Z isn’t having it. Instead of conforming to project the perfect life, they’re going th…

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Rescuing Our Schools 46:13

2y ago46:13

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School boards have become political battlegrounds. Culture wars are centering on the classroom and teachers – underpaid and often feeling unsafe and unheard – are increasingly exiting the profession. None of this is improving the reality for students who are struggling with unprecedented learning loss and mental health challenges as a result of the…

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Monkeypox, Polio, Covid Oh My! 54:17

2+ y ago54:17

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The White House has declared a national health emergency for monkeypox. How is it passed, what are the telltale signs you’ve contracted it,what do we know about the vaccine and how to stay safe. We discuss this as well as the latest news about a polio spread in New York, an uptick in lyme disease and the latest advice about when to get a COVID boos…

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What We Do and Don’t Know About Depression 54:29

2+ y ago54:29

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In this episode we dive into the roots of depression, how antidepressants work, and additional treatments that are proven effective at improving wellbeing and mood. The News Not Noise audience reacted with intense emotion when we reported on a recent umbrella study concluding that decades of research shows that a lack of serotonin is not the root d…

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Women’s Health Care: Threats And Realities 53:47

2+ y ago53:47

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A network of organizations is helping pregnant people and health care workers in states that are banning and restriction abortion. How does it work, what resources do they offer and what does the future look like? We dig into all this plus, a closer look at the ways these new restrictions are harming people who are trying to start families as well.…

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Don’t Say Gay Laws in Florida and Beyond 48:58

2+ y ago48:58

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What kind of effect is Florida’s Don’t Say Gay Bills having in schools? I discuss this plus discuss this plus other states considering anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ next moves with two experts: Cathryn Oakley, State Legislative Director, and Senior Counsel at Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group and p…

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What We’ve Learned From The Jan 6th Hearings 57:53

2+ y ago57:53

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A year and a half after rioters stormed the Capitol, the Jan. 6th Committee’s public hearings are revealing why that mob headed to the Capitol and what role Trump and his team played. In this week’s episode of the News Not Noise Podcast, I speak with US attorney and national security prosecutor Barb McQuade and Alan Rozenshtein, senior editor at La…

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Reproductive Rights Now: What’s Changed? 56:28

2+ y ago56:28

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How will the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe V. Wade change reproductive choices and even personal health in states across the country? Hillary Schneller, a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights and co-counsel on the Dobbs case, Jodi Hicks, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and Mary Ziegler, a lega…

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The Court’s Abortion Ruling, Explained 35:04

2+ y ago35:04

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In a staggering decision the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping away 50 years of an established right to an abortion for women and girls in America. In this conversation Ben Wittes, editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, breaks down the ruling. He offers a calm and sober e…

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Jan. 6 Hearings and Criminal Charges 23:41

2+ y ago23:41

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What criminal charges could come from the January 6th investigation? Could anyone other than Trump get charged? And what might that look like. Loyola Law School professor and constitutional law expert Jessica Levinson walks us through the possible charges, why Trump’s state of mind matters so much, the evidence to date, and the difficult questions …

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Instagram, Kids and Mental Health 26:45

2+ y ago26:45

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Antigone Davis is the head of global safety at META, the company that owns Instagram and Facebook. Here we discuss new tools the company has just released to give teens with mental health challenges a more positive experience using the product. We discuss how the tools work, what problems they’re meant to remedy and what else the company can or sho…

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Gun Reform: How We Got Here, What You Can Do 43:41

2+ y ago43:41

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The Uvalde and Buffalo shootings were two of at least 18 mass shooting incidents in the US in 2022. How did we get here? Why do we accept this? And what can you do to move the needle? In this special episode, Shannon Watts of Mothers Demand Action and Becky Pringle of the National Education Association answer some of your many questions. Among them…

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Speeches that Could have Changed History with Jeffrey Nussbaum 29:43

2+ y ago29:43

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We know about the most famous speeches, but what about the ones that were never delivered? Presidential Speechwriter Jeffrey Nussbaum took a look at some of history’s most influential speeches left undelivered. He shares a poignant story Hillary Clinton planned to recount in her victory speech, had she won the 2016 US Presidential Election. We lear…

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Putin, NATO and Brittney Griner with Ian Bremmer 26:35

2+ y ago26:35

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Are rumors that Putin has cancer true? What are the chances WNBA star Brittney Griner is released soon? And what does it mean if Finland and Sweden join NATO, quickly? Political scientist Ian Bremmer shares his insight on these topics and the future of the fight against Russia in Ukraine in this episode. We also get into his new book, “The Power of…

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The Mainstreaming of Hate with ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt 30:08

2+ y ago30:08

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The 18-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Buffalo grocery store over the weekend, killing 10 mostly Black victims, cited the ”Great Replacement Theory” in his manifesto. So what is that, exactly? And how does it find its way into mainstream culture? This conversation with the Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt was taped just days before…

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How We Spend with Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer 24:59

2+ y ago24:59

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After retiring as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer founded USAFacts, to make government data accessible to the general public. He wants to help Americans understand how the government spends our money and why. So every year at tax time USAFacts releases an annual 10-K report on government financial performance – something public companies are already re…

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America After Roe 22:27

2+ y ago22:27

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Roe v. Wade is in jeopardy. This week Politico published a draft Supreme Court decision that, if issued, would overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v Wade. It would immediately ban or restrict access to abortion for people in about half the states. What are abortion rights advocates doing to prepare? In California, they are preparing to create…

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Digital Community with Friends with Benefit’s Alex Zhang 35:26

2+ y ago35:26

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In this week’s News Not Noise Podcast, we glimpse the future of the world wide web. Our guide is Alex Zhang, the mayor of Friends With Benefits, a popular Web3 community. We talk tokens, NFTs, cryptocurrency, blockchain, decentralization and we define the tech jargon as we go. Zhang explains how the integration of cryptocurrency builds ownership an…

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Beyond the podium 34:38

2+ y ago34:38

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has a front row to all things Washington. Psaki is a veteran of public service, and as the face of the overnight change demonstrated by President Biden’s first day in office, she embodies cool, calm, and collected in her daily press briefings. But Psaki gets personal with News Not Noise, sharing how she really …

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Sanctioning Russia’s banks, oil and superyachts 25:13

2+ y ago25:13

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Daniel Glaser is an expert in all things sanctions. As the former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office under the Obama Administration, Glaser led the office that designed sanctions against North Korea and Iran, among other countries. He explains to News Not Noise the strate…

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Preparing for a financial storm 23:27

2+ y ago23:27

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As Americans face rising gas prices, inflation, and a tough housing market, millennial money expert Tonya Rapley explains how to manage our personal finances, covering everything from building credit to tackling student loan debt, making investments, crypto, and everything in between. Talking about personal finance can feel overwhelming — so where …

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How to help Ukraine 35:57

2+ y ago35:57

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In this episode, Jessica speaks to three women who are making a difference. You’ve asked what you can do to help the people of Ukraine. We found three women running remarkable non-profit efforts delivering direct aid to Ukrainians under fire in the country and refugees who have fled. Here they explain the work they’re doing and the needs that remai…

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Why Putin didn’t invade under Trump with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch 26:01

2+ y ago26:01

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Marie Yovanovitch was the US Ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 until 2019. She held many senior government positions during her thirty-three-year diplomatic career including serving as Ambassador to two other former Soviet countries, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. However, her career was derailed after she became the target of a disinformation and smear cam…

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How to talk to kids about war (and other difficult topics) with Dr. Aliza Pressman 24:19

2+ y ago24:19

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How do you talk to your kids about what’s happening in Ukraine? Have you broached the subject yet? Dr. Aliza Pressman says it is time to have that discussion. Pressman is a developmental psychologist, an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, and the host of the Raising Good Humans Podcast. She tells u…

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Putin under pressure with Fiona Hill 24:55

2+ y ago24:55

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How far will Putin go? The Russian destruction of Ukraine continues to shock the world and is forcing millions out of their homes and into neighboring countries, destabilizing the world as we knew it just weeks ago. What does Putin really want and how can the West stop him? We speak to Fiona Hill, who served on the National Security Council special…

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The Russia Ukraine endgame with Evelyn Farkas 23:28

2+ y ago23:28

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As the Russian military prepares to intensify its attacks on Ukraine, we discuss the latest developments in the war with the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia under President Obama. Evelyn Farkas is deeply knowledgeable about this part of the world. Farkas was a senior fellow at the American Security Project …

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Is privacy possible? Washington Post tech reporter, Heather Kelly 18:42

2+ y ago18:42

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If you use a computer or a smartphone, this one is worth a listen. Downloading an app is easy but behind every download is a difficult question: is the convenience this provides worth whatever personal data you agree to exchange? We live in a world where increasingly, everything from your phone to your neighborhood coffee shop to your tv is harvest…

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Rekindling the human spirit with Agapi Stassinopoulos 20:27

2+ y ago20:27

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In this episode, we take a break from the dizzying news cycle to refocus our energy on the human spirit and our well-being. The best-selling author and motivational speaker Agapi Stassinopoulos walks us through her journey finding gratitude and practicing mindfulness and compassion. We discuss her new book “Speaking with Spirit: 52 prayers to guide…

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What Putin Wants: A conversation with Anne Applebaum 39:05

2+ y ago39:05

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Anne Applebaum is a Pulitzer-prize winning historian who writes for The Atlantic, she is also a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Agora Institute, where she co-directs a program on disinformation and 21st century propaganda. From 1988-1991 she covered the collapse of communism as the Warsaw correspo…

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The raging 2020s with Alec Ross 32:31

3y ago32:31

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Alec Ross is a New York Times bestselling author whose latest book, The Raging 2020s, puts forth the idea that a new social contract could restore the balance of power between government, citizens, and business in modern America. In short, he spends a lot of time thinking about what’s next. Before he was one of the world’s leading experts on innova…

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What is long Covid? 26:20

3y ago26:20

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Millions of Americans have recovered from mild cases of Covid-19, only to later experience a range of debilitating, chronic symptoms of the virus. In this episode, we look beyond the daily pandemic headlines and turn our attention to one group suffering from a different kind of epidemic: people with long-haul Covid-19. What is it? What causes it? W…

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Russia and Ukraine on the brink with Ian Bremmer 49:27

3y ago49:27

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In this episode, Jessica speaks with Ian Bremmer about the unfolding situation between Russia and Ukraine and where, right now, US intelligence officials estimate there are about 130,000 Russian troops amassed near the border. This comes as world leaders continue to apply diplomatic pressure on Russia in an effort to head off an invasion which some…

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Making remote work, work with Harvard Business Professor Tsedal Neeley 26:34

3y ago26:34

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We keep hearing work is changing for good. This is the era of the employee. And no one knows what the future looks like or what it’ll take to make workers happy. Professor Tsedal Neeley says this is not actually a mystery. She is a Senior Associate Dean and Professor at Harvard Business School. She believes remote work -- in some form -- is here to…

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Reclaiming creativity in a too-busy world with Eve Rodsky 39:15

3y ago39:15

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Eve Rodsky helped start a long overdue national conversation around equality of labor and time on the home front. Eventually, she realized that even when the domestic workload becomes more equitable, people still say something is missing in their lives and that something is personal creativity. Rodsky calls this missing piece “Unicorn Space” — and …

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Your Omicron questions answered with Dr. Darien Sutton 39:31

3y ago39:31

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With Omicron infections and hospitalizations hitting record highs you have questions about kids, long covid, boosters, treatment and more. Here Jessica Yellin speaks to Dr. Darien Sutton, a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician, a medical contributor for ABC News and a self-proclaimed professor of TikTok MedSchool, about all things Covid. He…

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How to live longer and better with Dan Buettner 48:36

3y ago48:36

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Did you know that some of the longest living, healthiest people on the planet have never been to the gym? They don’t go on special diets or attend retreats or travel to the most exotic places. The man I interview today says they stay healthier and happier for longer than most. Dan Buettner has studied people who live in the Blue Zones – those are 5…

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New Year, Who Dis? Real talk about resolutions with Gretchen Rubin 29:26

3y ago29:26

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Gretchen Rubin is a writer whose books about habits and happiness are New York Times bestsellers that have sold millions of copies worldwide. Gretchen recommends setting manageable goals, and breaking up tasks into small steps. She has a website offering tools, including The Happiness Project, courses, an app, a daily blog and more chronicling her …

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