3 Takeaways™
Episodes
Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There (#186)
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our lives are filled with joyful, positive experiences — a beautiful sunset, a good meal, laughter with someone we love — but we tend to forget th...
These Times Demand This Fascinating Look At How Abraham Lincoln Kept America One Country (#185)
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With political contentiousness now at a fever pitch and with Presidents Day in mind, there’s much to be gained by learning about the savvy genius an...
Starbucks Board Chair Mellody Hobson’s Life Sounds Like Fiction, But It’s Fact. Here, She Discusses Her Success (#184)
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mellody Hobson’s life—from her tough Chicago childhood to becoming Starbucks board chair to her marriage to George Lucas — has shattered stereot...
Taste What You're Missing: Surprising Stories and Science Why Food Tastes Good (#183)
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chew on this: The way food looks, smells, and even sounds affects how much we like it. We have taste buds in our stomach. Adding salt to grapefruit ma...
The One And Only Dr. Atul Gawande In An Eye-Opening, Wide-Ranging Talk About Global Health (#182)
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Surgeon, professor, public health leader, bestselling author, global healthcare legend. Listen as Dr. Atul Gawande talks about the astonishing success...
Top Takeaways of 2023 (#181)
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
3 Takeaways brings you conversations with people who are changing the world. The world’s foremost thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians...
An Eye-Opening, Cautionary Look At The Problematic Clout Of A Few Giant Index Funds (#180)
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Four index funds are now so large they have unprecedented, concentrated power in public companies, enabling them to exert enormous influence over our ...
The CEO of U.S. News & World Report On Why Today’s Most Critical News Story May Be The News Media Itself (#179)
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Credible journalism is crucial for democracy, and trust in our news media is alarmingly low. The CEO of U.S. News & World Report, Eric Gertler, ex...
Made New Year’s Resolutions? An Expert Shares Scientific Strategies To Achieve Lasting Change (#178)
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many people have important personal goals they want to achieve, but come up short. Here, behavioral change expert and Wharton professor Katy Milkman s...
Top Dog: An Expert On The Science Of Winning Shares Powerful Tips And Strategies To Improve Performance (#177)
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Merryman is an expert on the science of winning and has helped Olympic and professional athletes, Fortune 100 execs, and military leaders compe...
A Legal Reform Expert Discusses The Horrors Of Our Criminal Justice System And How To Improve It (#176)
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no secret the U.S. criminal justice system is failing people of color. But the issue is bigger and more horrific than people think. Here, Chris...
How Will Dramatically Declining Birth Rates Reshape Our World? A Population Expert Weighs In. (#175)
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The birth rate in many countries is plummeting below what’s needed to maintain the population. In China, it’s estimated the population will shrink...
Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar Details Previously Unknown Reasons For The Stunning Success of Operation Warp Speed (#174)
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Operation Warp Speed achieved in 7 months what normally takes 8–12 years. Former Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, reveals in fasci...
At A Time Of Great Global Volatility, The U.S. Economy Is Far Outperforming All The Other Major Countries. Listen And Learn Why. (#173)
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
News flash: By every measure that matters, the U.S. economy is dramatically outperforming the industrialized world. The Provost of King's College...
An Expert On Higher Education Talks About Critical Skills Not Being Taught At Universities (#172)
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s great debate these days about the merits of a college education. Here, an expert on the topic, Harvard’s David Deming, weighs in with fact...
A Former Israeli Foreign Minister Discusses The War With Hamas And What It May, And May Not, Achieve (#171)
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As war rages between Israel and Hamas, former Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami shares some remarkable insights about the encirclement of Israel...
Chevron CEO, Mike Wirth, On The Race To Meet The World’s Energy Needs With Lower Carbon Solutions (#170)
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can the world make an orderly transition from fossil fuels to lower carbon solutions? Chevron CEO, Mike Wirth, believes we can, but there are major ch...
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, And Have We Really Thought This Through? (#169)
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Attention Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos: What on earth are you thinking?! Settling in space is fraught with monumental challenges. Here, serious and funny ...
Karl Rove Takes A Riveting, No-Holds Barred Look At The Frightening State Of American Politics (#168)
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karl Rove, former political consultant and presidential advisor, shares his take on the current ugliness in American politics … the critical challen...
What’s Really Happening Along Our Mexican Border, From A Plain-Spoken Texas Congressman (#167)
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
According to U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales, whose district runs along the majority of Texas’ border with Mexico, the border is “essentially open ...
Former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia On Why Both the US and China Are Guilty Of False Narratives About The Other (#166)
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. and China are locked in an economic battle that threatens world stability. According to former Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach, bo...
President of Rockefeller Foundation and Former Head of USAID Raj Shah on Big Bets and Transforming The Face of Human Poverty On The Planet (#165)
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a world in which no child starves to death and electricity is available to just about all. Raj Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, ...
Why The Use Of Group Identity To Pursue Social Justice May Fail To Achieve Its Noble Goals (#164)
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The attempt across much of America to achieve social justice by advantaging people based on their identity is noble and well-intended. It’s also mis...
How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die (#163)
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why does the feeling of inequality lead some people to make self-defeating decisions? Why does feeling poor sometimes have a more powerful effect on p...
A World-Leading Tech Analyst Shares His Insights on AI, Job Creation, Chinese EVs, Crypto, and More (#162)
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world is filled with speculation about the impact of AI, automation and other technologies. Here, a world-leading tech analyst, Benedict Evans, sh...
The Science of Failure – Right Kind of Wrong with Harvard Business School’s Amy Edmondson (#161)
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Failure will happen. Count on it. Especially in today’s complex, uncertain world. Here, Harvard professor Amy Edmonson explains how we can transform...
The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business: Setting the Table with Union Square Hospitality Group Founder & Chairman Danny Meyer - repost (#160)
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Business, like life, is all about how you make people feel. It’s that simple, and it’s that hard. In the end, what’s most meaningful is creat...
A Top National Security Expert Explores The Critical Role Cybersecurity Plays In America’s Security (#159)
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Along with major technological advances come major security threats. Here, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, A...
Learn The Latest Findings On How Working Remotely Effects Productivity, Hiring, Real Estate, And More (#158)
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Working remotely is having a dramatic impact across a wide swath of society — including how and where we live, how business is run, real estate valu...
The Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Our Critical Need To See “The Other Side of The Story” (#157)
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Admiral Bill Owens, fervently believes we need to see “the other side of the story” —...
Yale Professor Zoe Chance Reveals Smart, Simple Ways To Influence People To Get What You Want (#156)
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming more influential is within your grasp, and it doesn't mean becoming a selfish ass — says Yale professor Zoe Chance, who teaches the wi...
How An Innovative, Global Vaccine Alliance Accomplished What No Other Organization Could (#155)
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now for some wonderful news. There’s a global public-private alliance that has done what no other organization could: helped vaccinate almost half t...
Livewired: Creating New Senses for Humans (#154)
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A wristband that enables deaf people to “hear.” Brain implants that enable you to control a robotic arm. Neurotechnology that enables blind people...
Learning from the Best: A Nobel Laureate's Journey to Understand the Secrets of School Quality (#153)
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some schools routinely produce high-performing students? How truly important is class size? Why do charter schools typically outperform regular...
Former Ford and Boeing CEO Alan Mulally On Love By Design, The Secret Behind Two Remarkable Turnarounds (#152)
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How did legendary business leader Alan Mulally rescue both Ford and Boeing? With a detailed set of principles and practices he calls love by design. I...
War In The Age of AI. A Chilling, Mind-Blowing Talk With A Former Pentagon Defense Expert (#151)
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The transformation to AI-enabled warfare is happening at breakneck speed. The stakes are huge and — given the sophistication and vulnerability of th...
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked (#150)
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Netflix, and others, go to great lengths to hook us and keep us addicted to their devices and programs. The...
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (#149)
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we have so many incompetent male leaders in both government and the private sector? According to a University College London professor, we focu...
Hear, Here: The President and CEO of NY’s Metropolitan Museum On Its Critical Role In Modern Life (#148)
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is a beloved and important cultural icon. Here, its President and CEO, Dan Weiss, shares his brilliant in...
Learn Why A Nobel Prize Winning Economist Says Extreme Global Poverty Is “Entirely Solvable” (#147)
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now for some good news: According to Abhijit Banerjee, a Nobel Prize winner for his work fighting poverty, extreme global poverty is “entirely solva...
Turnaround Time: The Remarkable Warmth and Wisdom of Former United Airlines CEO, Oscar Munoz (#146)
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fasten your seatbelt. One month after becoming CEO of United Airlines, Oscar Munoz had a massive heart attack. Hear what this warm and wise man born i...
Now Hear This: Non-Humans Communicate Highly Complex Information Through Sound (#145)
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Breakthroughs in bio-acoustic technology are enabling scientists, including Karen Bakker, to “hear” an astonishing assortment of sounds made by an...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Reveals Why It’s Useful To Sometimes Get Your Teeth Kicked In (#144)
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of America’s most popular governors, Phil Murphy (Dem. NJ), lowers his guard and reveals what life is really like as governor, what surprised hi...
Magic Words: Cutting-Edge Revelations on Language That Can Dramatically Increase Your Impact (#143)
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some words have extraordinary power to help us persuade others, build stronger relationships, improve customer satisfaction, and captivate audiences. ...
Airbnb Global Head of Hosting on Travel and Work, What Some Of The Most Fabulous Airbnbs Are, And Curiosity As A Core Value (#142)
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Don't miss this wide-ranging conversation with Airbnb Global Head of Hosting Catherine Powell on the new importance of travel, the blurring of bu...
Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People). Get Invaluable Insights and Practical Tips from Harvard Business Review Contributing Editor (#141)
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The workplace is filled with challenging situations and people, and how we handle them plays a major role in our success. Here, Harvard Business Revie...
The Man Who Led the Creation of Moderna’s Covid Vaccine Shares His Powerful Insight and Vision: Tal Zaks (#140)
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer, Tal Zaks spearheaded the creation of the company’s revolutionary Covid vaccine. Here, this visionary scientist...
The Lords of Easy Money: How the Fed Broke the American Economy, and the Inevitable Pain Ahead (#139)
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle your seat belt. Chris Leonard, author of The Lords of Easy Money, explains in searing detail how the Federal Reserve’s years of easy money ha...
A Former OSHA Head Exposes the Science of Deception That Allows Dangerous Chemicals To Go Unregulated (#138)
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is massive, well-funded deception that enables many toxic chemicals and products to go unregulated — says former OSHA head David Michaels. He ...
A Noted MIT Dean on the Age of AI and the Rapidly Evolving Relationship Between AI and Humans (#137)
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AI is transforming society. We can still determine how. MIT dean and co-author with Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt of The Age of AI, discusses how a...
Blackstone Vice Chairman Byron Wien's Eye-Opening Surprises for 2023 Plus Invaluable Life Wisdom (#136)
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Blackstone’s Byron Wien is known for his annual, and remarkably prescient, Ten Surprises. Here, he shares some fascinating 2023 predictions on U.S. ...
The Battle for Your Brain: The Emerging World of Neurotechnology, Brain Hacking and Thought Control (#135)
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brain sensors embedded in watches. Earbuds that decode our brainwaves. Neurotechnology that reads our emotions and thoughts, and can be used to manipu...
Belonging: How To Combat The Serious Isolation That’s Wreaking Havoc on Our Health and Happiness (#134)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are biologically wired to need connection with others, but live in an age of serious and debilitating isolation. What are the ramifications of this...
These Times Demand a Clear-Eyed Look at Threats to America. Stanford’s Frank Fukuyama Provides It. (#133)
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are liberal democracies in long-term decline? Why is the U.S. so intensely polarized and how can it recover from it? What is the serious problem with ...
Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Alan Blinder on Cryptocurrencies, Soft Landings and What's Really Happening with the US Economy Now. (#132)
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The one and only Alan S. Blinder, former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve and member of President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors, shines a ...
Liespotting — An Expert Reveals How To Know When You’re Being Deceived. Honestly. (#131)
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s an epidemic of deception taking place, and while some lying has a valid function, it helps to know when you’re being deceived. Expert Pame...
Classified: The Complex and Bizarre World of Government-Imposed Racial Classification. Listen, and Learn. (#130)
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At a time when government-imposed racial and ethnic classifications are increasingly used to determine peoples’ rights, it’s important for them to...
General David Petraeus Continues His Brilliant Analysis of the Ukraine War — Plus China, Cyber and Other Threats (#129)
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former CIA Director and General David Petraeus (Ret.) continues his brilliant, in-depth analysis of the Ukraine war, including whether or not Putin wi...
Former CIA Director David Petraeus Provides His Expert, Riveting Take on the Russia Ukraine War (#128)
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former CIA Director and General David Petraeus (Ret.), one of the most brilliant military leaders of our generation, talks as only he can about the Uk...
The Good Life Unpacked: Discovering What Makes Us Thrive with the Heads of Harvard's 80-Year Study (#127)
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unlock the secrets to a fulfilling life with Bob Waldinger and Marc Shulz, the heads of Harvard's 80-Year Study of Adult Development, the longest...
How to Change: An Expert on the Science of Personal Change Reveals Proven, Powerful Strategies (#126)
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Deep personal change that enables you to achieve your goals is absolutely possible. The key: Identify what’s standing in your way, then employ strat...
Which are the 10 Most Powerful and Compelling Takeaways of 2022? Listen and Find Out. (#125)
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
3 Takeaways features revealing conversations with the world’s foremost thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsma...
Former Senator Phil Gramm Explodes the Myth of American Inequality in an Eye-Opening Conversation (#124)
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to former Senator Phil Gramm, inequality in the U.S. is grossly overstated largely because it fails to take into account massive government ...
The U.S. and the Holocaust: What did America Know and Do During the Greatest Atrocity of Our Time with Ken Burns' Co-Directors (#123)
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What was America’s response to the Holocaust? What did we know and not know, do and not do, as the catastrophe unfolded? These questions resonate to...
Superabundance: Separating Fact From Myth About Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet (#122)
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Contrary to conventional wisdom, we are not living in an age of dwindling resources. Generations of people have been taught that the world's rapi...
Chip War: the Fight for the World's Most Vital Technology and the Staggering Vulnerability of the U.S. (#121)
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world as we know it relies on computer chips, and the most important ones are made largely in Taiwan. This renders the U.S. shockingly vulnerable ...
How Worried Should We Be About Dysfunctional Government? A Gifted Constitutional Expert Weighs In (#120)
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Congressional gridlock has created a vacuum that undermines key principles of the Constitution, raising concerns about the country’s future. Yet con...
Why the Lies We Tell in Public Are So Destructive with Duke's Timur Kuran (#119)
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hiding what we really think can have devastating social consequences, and helps explain the rise of Donald Trump, why Harvey Weinstein got away with i...
Complicit: When Good People Turn a Blind Eye to Rape, Thievery, and Fraud. With Harvard’s Max Bazerman (#118)
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Countless people knew what Harvey Weinstein, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Catholic Church were doing – but remained silent. Why do good people allow th...
A Mind-Blowing Look at How Our Brains Create Our Reality. With Renowned Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett (#117)
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our brains run the show and determine how we relate to the world. Discoveries from the front lines of neuroscience show our brains are creators (as op...
What Does the Work of The Future Look Like? With MIT Professor David Autor (#116)
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why will tech and automation never lead to the demise of human work? What qualifies as “good” work? What role will robots and AI play in the fast-...
The Person You Mean To Be and A More Just Future with Social Scientist Dolly Chugh (#115)
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s counter-intuitive but true: letting go of being a good person is key to becoming a better one, and often times it starts with acknowledging our...
Is This Time Different? Eight Centuries of Financial Folly with Famed Economist Ken Rogoff (#114)
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Harvard economics professor and former IMF Chief Economist Ken Rogoff is one of the world’s preeminent economic thinkers. Here he brilliantly dissec...
Why Having Too Little Makes People Perform Worse and Become More Impatient, Impulsive and Careless: Princeton Behavioral Scientist Eldar Shafir (repost) (#113)
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how scarcity of anything - money, food or social connections - affects our daily lives and leads us astray. Scarcity reduces both intelligence a...
Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow: The Value of a College Education and Investing in the Future (repost) (#112)
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lawrence Bacow, President of Harvard University, shares how he sees the future of education and the values he leads by at Harvard. Learn the role of u...
Harvard Business School’s Bill Sahlman: What I’ve Learned Reading 10,000 Business Plans and Investing in Hundreds of Startups (repost) (#111)
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Of the 10,000 business plans Bill Sahlman has read, only 3 companies met their plan. Find out what it takes to succeed. Entrepreneurs have to be rea...
When Women Lead: A Groundbreaking Look at Bias, Leadership and the Future of Work with CNBC’s Julia Boorstin (#110)
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The deck is still stacked against women in the workplace. Learn how some women dramatically defy the odds, and what both men and women can learn from ...
The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society with Tech Seer Azeem Azhar (#109)
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Technology is advancing at exponential speed, and humanity is having serious trouble keeping up. Azeem Azhar, a tech seer who has founded and sold fou...
Explore Grand Mysteries of Space, Time, Life, and the Cosmos – With World-Renowned Physicist Brian Greene (#108)
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He’s been called “a successor to Einstein.” Here you’ll see why, as physicist Brian Greene offers profound insights into our place in the univ...
Climate Future: What We Know and Don’t Know with MIT’s Robert Pindyck (#107)
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Current debates over climate change are focused almost entirely on reducing emissions - which is something we should do - but we also need to answer t...
Ask For More: 2 Questions to Negotiate Almost Anything with Columbia Law School Mediation Clinic Director Alex Carter (#106)
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that by asking better questions, you get better answers and better results from negotiations, as well as conversations? Learn what the 2 ...
Former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler: Our Loss of Privacy Is Worse Than You Think, No Matter What You Think (#105)
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your entire life is an open book of information collected by tech companies. According to Tom Wheeler, former head of the Federal Communications Commi...
The Leadership These Times Demand – with Vik Malhotra, McKinsey’s Chairman of the Americas (#104)
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Being a leader of any organization today may be more difficult than ever. What enables some leaders to thrive while others fail? What are some of the ...
Unconscious Bias is Real, So Are the Solutions: Harvard Kennedy School Former Academic Dean Iris Bohnet (repost) (#103)
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can we reduce or neutralize unconscious bias? It’s a critical question these days – especially with DEI in mind – answered by an expert: Iri...
Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: Education Runs on Lies (repost) (#102)
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Education runs on lies. That’s probably not what you’d expect from a former Secretary of Education, but it’s the truth.” Arne Duncan expose...
When Willpower Isn’t Enough: Psychologist Wendy Wood Reveals Keys to Success (#101)
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The research is in, and it shows that a large part of being successful is understanding how to form the right habits. In fact, forming habits can be m...
The Age of DNA: Ginkgo Bioworks Co-Founder Jason Kelly (#100)
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Jobs once said that the biggest innovations in the 21st century would be at the intersection of biology and technology. Nature offers tantalizin...
Why We Laugh: The Many Shapes and Forms of Laughter with Neuroscientist Sophie Scott (#99)
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laughter, it turns out, is not primarily a response to humor. Neuroscientist Sophie Scott CBE shares why we laugh, how it works and the many sins it c...
Princeton’s Endowment Manager Andy Golden on Investing Today (#98)
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The president of Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO), which manages Princeton’s endowment, talks about investing in today’s world. An...
How We Can Defeat The Next Pandemic and The Future of Medicine: Dr. Eric Topol (#97)
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eric Topol explains how we can prepare for the next pandemic, including having stockpiles of variant proof vaccines for the families that are most...
Presidential Advisor David Gergen: Democracy in Peril and New Leadership (#96)
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Gergen, White House Advisor to four presidents, warns us about our failing democracy. He shares how our current government has moved from being ...
Former Australian Prime Minister and China Scholar Kevin Rudd: War Between China and the US (#95)
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just as there was nothing inevitable about WW1 which came about because of flawed decisions by political and military leaders, former Australian Prime...
The Revenge of Power: How Power is Shifting in the 21st Century with Moises Naim (#94)
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Power is easier to get, harder to use and easier to lose. Moises Naim explores how power is changing across all sectors of society. Power has shifted ...
From Hawk to Dove, Negotiating Peace after War: Former Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos (#93)
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
President Santos received the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing Colombia's more than 50 year civil war to an end. His unique and humble leadership s...
Business Revolution: Tech, Talent, Purpose with Fortune Media CEO Alan Murray (#92)
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fortune Media CEO Alan Murray shares the dramatic changes in business today due to the tech revolution, which is disrupting so many businesses, and th...
World Famous Architect Robert A.M. Stern on Architecture and Design: What Makes His Buildings Special? (#91)
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert A.M. Stern, who designs the most sought after buildings in the world, shares how he sees architecture and design, and what makes his buildings ...
Justice, Punishment and Forgiveness: When Should Law Forgive? (#90)
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow argues for greater forgiveness by the law and the justice system. Using examples from around the world, sh...
An Urgent Warning on the Times Ahead with the Founder of the World's Largest Hedge Fund: Ray Dalio (#89)
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary investor Ray Dalio, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, shares a similar urgent warning about what he sees ahead. He believes the times...
A British Minister on Why Being a Politician Is the Worst Job Imaginable, Brexit and a View of the US and the World: Rory Stewart (#88)
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Stewart provides an unconventional perspective on the US and the world, including the mistake of our all-in and all-out mentality, politics witho...
Political Commentator George Will: Insights on American Government Today, and Where the Democratic and Republican Parties Have Both Gone Wrong (#87)
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with George Will and discuss what conservatism means today and where the Republican and Democratic Parties have both gone wrong - the Repu...