Straight Talk with Hank Paulson
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 91: Rahm Emanuel
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Rahm Emanuel (31st US Ambassador to Japan, 55th Mayor of Chicago, and former White House Chief of Staff) to the podcast to discuss his u...
Episode 90: Melissa Kearney
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Melissa Kearney (Director of The Aspen Economic Strategy Group and Economics Professor at University of Maryland) to the podcast to disc...
Episode 89: Hillary Clinton
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary Clinton (67th US Secretary of State and former US Senator) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss the state of American democracy, political p...
Episode 88: Bob Rubin
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Bob Rubin (Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations and 70th US Treasury Secretary) back to the podcast to discuss his new book T...
Episode 87: George W. Bush
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Straight Talk, President George W. Bush (43rd President of the United States and Founder, George W. Bush Institute) joins Hank to d...
Episode 86: Stephen Hadley
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Stephen Hadley (Principal at Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC and Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs) to th...
Episode 85: Bono
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the heels of releasing his book, Surrender, Bono (Lead Singer, U2 and Cofounder, ONE and (RED)) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss creating awa...
Episode 84: Jim Steinberg
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Steinberg (Dean, Johns Hopkins SAIS and Former US Deputy Secretary of State) joins Hank on the podcast to discuss growing up in Massachusetts and ...
Episode 83: Nicholas Stern
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hank Paulson welcomes Nicholas Stern (Chair of the Grantham Research Institute, Chair of the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, and IG Pa...
Episode 82: Paul Ryan
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Paul Ryan (54th Speaker of the US House of Representatives) to the podcast to discuss how his upbringing in Wisconsin shaped his values ...
Episode 81: Minouche Shafik
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Minouche Shafik (Director, London School of Economics) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss her philosophy of education and her vision for the Londo...
Episode 80: Cristián Samper
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cristián Samper (Managing Director, Bezos Earth Fund and tropical biologist) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss his upbringing in Colombia and th...
Episode 79: Admiral Mike Mullen
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Admiral Mike Mullen (17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and retired US Navy Admiral) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss how his distinguis...
Episode 78: David Sibley
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Sibley (Author, Illustrator, and Ornithologist) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss birding, bird collisions and the impact of cats on bird p...
Episode 77: Hal Harvey
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Hal Harvey (Chief Executive Officer of Energy Innovation) to the podcast to discuss the influence of his mother’s environmentalism on ...
Episode 76: David Axelrod
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes David Axelrod (Director, University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Senior Political Commentator) to Straight Talk to discuss h...
Episode 75: Darius Adamczyk
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Darius Adamczyk (Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell) joins Hank on the podcast to discuss Honeywell and its role in the planet’s energy future, da...
Episode 74: Austan Goolsbee
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Austan Goolsbee (Professor and Economist, University of Chicago and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, Obama Administr...
Episode 73: Walter Isaacson
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Walter Isaacson (Former Chair and CEO, CNN and Editor, Time Magazine) to Straight Talk to discuss lessons from his books, innovation and...
Episode 72: Samm Sacks
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Samm Sacks (Cyber Policy Fellow, New America and Senior Fellow, Yale Law School Paul Tsai China Center) joins Hank Paulson on Straight Talk to discuss...
Episode 71: Evan Medeiros
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Medeiros (Professor and Penner Chair in Asian Studies (China), Georgetown University) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss US-China relations a...
Episode 70: Henry Kissinger
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Kissinger (Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. and 56th Secretary of State) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss how coming to America afte...
Episode 69: Neel Kashkari
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Neel Kashkari joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss how studying engineering was fundamental to his career trajectory, public service and working at ...
Episode 68: Jim Coulter
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Jim Coulter (Executive Chairman and Director, TPG) to Straight Talk to discuss private equity performance, the evolution of the finance ...
Episode 67: Sara Menker
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Menker (Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss the impact growing up in Africa had on her, global food securit...
Episode 66: Jason Furman
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Jason Furman (Professor of Practice at Harvard University and former Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors) to discuss today’s econom...
Episode 65: Jeremy Grantham
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Grantham, CBE (Co-Founder and Long-Term Investment Strategist of Grantham, Mayo, & van Otterloo) joins Hank Paulson on Straight Talk to discuss...
Episode 64: Penny Pritzker
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Penny Pritzker (Founder and chairman of PSP Partners and 38th US Secretary of Commerce) to Straight Talk. They discuss driving change in...
Episode 63: Patricia Zurita
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Zurita (CEO of Birdlife International) joins Hank to discuss efforts to help China protect and preserve coastal wetlands, migratory birds, th...
Episode 62: Adena Friedman
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adena Friedman (President and Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss financial changes shaping global markets, how ...
Episode 61: Sally Jewell
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Sally Jewell (Global Board Member, The Nature Conservancy and 51st US Secretary of the Interior) to discuss building work culture with a...
Episode 60: Carter Roberts
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carter Roberts (President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund, United States) joins Hank Paulson on Straight Talk to discuss the connection between birding...
Episode 59: Kevin Rudd
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Kevin Rudd (26th Prime Minister of Australia and President of the Asia Society Policy Institute) to Straight Talk to discuss what motiva...
Episode 58: Ruth Simmons
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ruth Simmons (President, Prairie View A&M University) joins Hank Paulson on Straight Talk to share the obstacles she encountered early in life, he...
Episode 57: Maryanne Hancock
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maryanne Hancock (CEO, Y Analytics) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss social impact investing, the trajectory of ESG investing, breaking new grou...
Episode 56: Tom Pritzker
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Tom Pritzker (Executive Chairman of Hyatt Hotels) to Straight Talk. They discuss Pritzker’s wide-ranging interests from business to 11...
Episode 55: Sam Nunn
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Sam Nunn (Co-founder of NTI and former US Senator, Georgia) to Straight Talk. Nunn talks about his upbringing in Georgia and what inspir...
Episode 54: Patricia E. Harris
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Harris (CEO of Bloomberg Philanthropies) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss what inspired her interest in public service, the importance ...
Episode 53: Ray Dalio
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates, joins Hank to discuss what motivated him to write his latest book where he looks at history to help pred...
Episode 52: Larry Fink
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Larry Fink (Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of BlackRock) to Straight Talk to discuss carbon, private sector action on climate change and ...
Episode 51: Evan Osnos
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Osnos (Staff Writer, The New Yorker and author) joins Hank Paulson on Straight Talk to share what inspired him to be a journalist, how he views t...
Episode 50: John Podesta
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes John Podesta (Former White House Chief of Staff and Founder, Center for American Progress and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth...
Episode 49: Lawrence H. Summers
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Lawrence H. Summers (71st US Treasury Secretary, 8th Director of the Economic Council, and Charles W. Eliot University Professor and Pre...
Episode 48: Anja Manuel
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anja Manuel (Cofounder of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC and Director of Aspen Strategy Group) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss US-China and f...
Episode 47: Sir Partha Dasgupta
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Partha Dasgupta (Economist and Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Cambridge) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss econo...
Episode 46: Gillian Tett
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank Paulson welcomes Gillian Tett (Moral Money Co-Founder and Chair of the Editorial Board and Editor-at-Large, US of the Financial Times) to the pod...
Episode 45: Jerry Yang
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry Yang (Founder of AME Cloud Ventures and Co-Founder of Yahoo) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss regulating big tech, the trajectory of US-Ch...
Episode 44: Deborah Lehr
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Lehr, Paulson Institute’s Vice Chairman and Executive Director, joins Straight Talk with Hank Paulson to discuss her experience studying in ...
Episode 43: Ernest Moniz
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Ernest Moniz (13th US Secretary of Energy and President and CEO of Energy Futures Initiative) to Straight Talk to discuss the intersecti...
Episode 42: Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Managing Director and Group CEO of Mubadala, joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss how UAE has developed over its first ...
Episode 41: Kate Gordon
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Gordon (Senior Advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom & Director, Governor's Office of Planning & Research) joins Hank on the podcast to discuss her dedica...
Episode 40: David Wallace-Wells
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Wallace-Wells (Author, The Uninhabitable Earth and Deputy Editor, New York Magazine) joins Hank on the latest episode of Straight Talk to discus...
Episode 39: David Keith
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes David Keith (Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Professor...
Episode 38: Melissa Kearney
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Kearney (Director of The Aspen Economic Strategy Group and Economics Professor at University of Maryland) joins Hank Paulson to discuss how sh...
Episode 37: Maria Schneider
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank Paulson welcomes Grammy award winner Maria Schneider (composer, jazz musician, and orchestra leader) to the podcast. She shares insights on writi...
Episode 36: Robert Zimmer
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Zimmer (President of The University of Chicago) joins Hank to discuss leadership that improves an already great institution, creating a healthy...
Episode 35: Jennifer Hillman and Daniel Price
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank is joined by Jennifer Hillman (Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations and Professor, Georgetown Law) and Daniel Price (Managing Director, Ro...
Episode 34: Jeanne Gang
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Jeanne Gang (Founding Principal and Partner, Studio Gang) to Straight Talk. She shares insights on her approach to design and architectu...
Episode 33: Kevin Rudd
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Kevin Rudd (26th Prime Minister of Australia and President of the Asia Society Policy Institute) to the podcast to discuss how he went f...
Episode 32: Paula Johnson
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paula Johnson, President of Wellesley College, joins Hank Paulson to discuss her mother’s influence on her career, women in STEM and obstacles she’...
Episode 31: Michael Nutter
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Nutter (former Mayor of Philadelphia and David N. Dinkins Professor, Columbia University) speaks with Hank about his improbable path to becomi...
Episode 30: Condoleezza Rice
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Condoleezza Rice (Director of the Hoover Institution and 66th Secretary of State) joins Hank Paulson to talk about growing up in Alabama, her love of ...
Episode 29: Sherrie Rollins Westin
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sherrie Rollins Westin (President, Sesame Workshop) joins Hank on the podcast to discuss the mission and ambition that drives her, the global reach an...
Episode 28: Ben Bernanke
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Bernanke (Economist and 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve) joins Hank Paulson to discuss his experience leading the Federal Reserve through the Gr...
Episode 27: Joshua Bolten
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Bolten (President & CEO of Business Roundtable and former White House Chief of Staff) joins Hank Paulson to discuss advice for succeeding as Wh...
Episode 26: Don Garber
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don Garber joins Hank Paulson to discuss leaving the NFL to lead the MLS, US soccer’s standing in the world and his vision for the future, how the M...
Episode 25: Tim Geithner
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Geithner (President, Warburg Pincus and 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury) joins Hank to discuss his experience as US Treasury Secretar...
Episode 24: Mitch Daniels
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue University and former Governor of Indiana, speaks with Hank about leading an effective state government, how Purdue...
Episode 23: Robert Zoellick
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Zoellick (11th President of the World Bank and Senior Counselor, Brunswick Group) shares insights on how the United States can lead on internat...
Episode 22: Jen Zhu Scott & Paul Triolo
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Zhu Scott (Executive Chairman of The Commons Project and Founding Principal of Radian Partners) and Paul Triolo (Geotechnology Head, Eurasia Group...
Episode 21: Erskine Bowles
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank speaks with Erskine Bowles, Co-Chair of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group and President Emeritus of the University of North Carolina. Bowles deta...
Episode 20: Bob Rubin
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Rubin (Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the US Treasury) joins Hank Paulson on Straight Talk and shares insigh...
Episode 19: Mario Draghi
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mario Draghi, Economist and former President of the European Central Bank, joins Hank to discuss how his upbringing shaped his future in economics, hi...
Episode 18: John Fitzpatrick
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank speaks with John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Fitzpatrick details the importance of bird conservation world...
Episode 17: Ken Caldeira
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Caldeira, Senior Scientist (Emeritus) at Carnegie Institution for Science and Senior Advisor (Climate Science) at Gates Ventures, joins Hank Pauls...
Episode 16: Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Keynote at Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2020
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, November 16, Hank Paulson, Chairman of the Paulson Institute and 74 U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, addressed the 2020 Bloomberg New Econom...
Episode 15: Ray Dalio
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates, joins Hank to discuss how he got started in finance, finding opportunity amidst setbacks, his new book—...
Episode 14: Luis Alberto Moreno
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Alberto Moreno (Former President, Inter-American Development Bank) talks about his time leading the IDB and the global importance of Latin Americ...
Episode 13: Josh Tyrangiel
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank speaks with journalist and producer Josh Tyrangiel about the evolving media landscape, coverage of the pandemic and the 2020 election, and his ne...
Episode 12: Ruth Porat
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Porat (Chief Financial Officer, Alphabet and Google) joins Hank Paulson to discuss tech's role in sustainability, how Google has responded to COV...
Episode 11: Charlene Barshefsky
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Senior International Partner at WilmerHale and former Chief Trade Negotiator and Principal Trade Policymaker for the U...
Episode 10: Ginni Rometty
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank speaks with business executive and longtime friend Ginni Rometty about what she learned while leading IBM, the role of corporations in addressing...
Episode 9: Elizabeth Economy & Michael Pillsbury
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank welcomes Elizabeth Economy, Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution & Senior Fellow for China Studies at CFR, and Michael Pillsbury, Direc...
Episode 8: Tom Lovejoy & Jennifer Morris
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank is joined by Jennifer Morris, CEO of The Nature Conservancy, and Tom Lovejoy, United Nations Foundation Senior Fellow, to discuss what inspired t...
Episode 7: Richard Haass
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank is joined by Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, on the seventh episode of Straight Talk. They discuss Haass’ latest ...
Episode 6: Cui Tiankai
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hank is joined by Cui Tiankai, China's Ambassador to the US, to discuss what he has learned during his seven years as ambassador, his...
Episode 5: Graham Allison
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank speaks with friend and Harvard scholar Graham Allison about geopolitics and US-China relations, including the two countries' shared interests, ...
Episode 4: Lloyd Blankfein
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 was recorded on Friday, July 10. Hank is joined by his friend & former colleague Lloyd Blankfein (Senior Chairman, Goldman Sachs) to disc...
Episode 3: Madeleine Albright
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hank speaks with former US Secretary of State and longtime friend Madeleine Albright. The two former Cabinet members discuss how Sec. Albright became ...
Episode 2: Evan Feigenbaum and Ely Ratner
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode, Hank speaks with two leading experts on US-China relations, Ely Ratner and Evan Feigenbaum. They discuss a current framework fo...
Episode 1: Larry Bacow and Rafael Reif
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The status of many foreign students remains fragile, despite recent lawsuits led by Harvard and MIT challenging a homeland security visa rule that wou...