First is a mea culpa. I was not a huge fan of Apple CEO and Steve Jobs’ successor Tim Cook. He seems like a nice man, highly capable, et cetera – but he was a Chief Operating Office. Someone who counts beans, watches supply chains… Read More »Taking Apple to the Next Level: Tim Cook with Leander Khaney
Author’s note: This is the final segment of Techonomics. It’s been three years of discovery and I’m so grateful for it. One of the silver threads of coverage for us has been gender diversity in tech companies. There is a ton of work left to… Read More »Reviving the ‘Renaissance’ Person in Age of Specialization with David Epstein
One interview we aired about 18 months ago was with a professor and provocateur, Cathy O’Neill. She had just published her book Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. Weapons of Math Destruction went on to win or be shortlisted… Read More »Persistent Problem: Misuse of Already Bad Data (Weaponized?) with Cathy O’Neil
Urban planning fascinates me, the ebb and flow of people, converted spaces and new construction, the range of commutes from nuisance to hellish and the technology needed for this dynamic growth. It ticks all the boxes. So the new book ‘The Heart of the City:… Read More »Building Dynamic, Diverse Downtowns for 21st Century with Alex Garvin
author’s note: This is the final segment of Techonomics. It’s been three years of discovery and I’m so grateful for it. One of the silver threads of coverage for us has been gender diversity in tech companies. There is a ton of work left to… Read More »Last Tango In Cyberspace with Steven Kotler Part 1
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Software may well in fact eat the world, but somebody has to write it first. All that software code comes from fallible, flawed humans. We’ve talked about biases in coding and algorithms several times on this show. We use software nearly every instant we’re awake,… Read More »Software Coders Define Our World … Is That OK? with Clive Thompson Part 1
Software may well in fact eat the world, but somebody has to write it first. All that software code comes from fallible, flawed humans. We’ve talked about biases in coding and algorithms several times on this show. We use software nearly every instant we’re awake,… Read More »Software Coders Define Our World … Is That OK? with Clive Thompson Part 2
The author we’re talking with next has written a new novel titled Savage News. And boy she nailed that. She could have gone with News Onslaught, Tsunami News or Daily Shitshow. But Savage News definitely works. Jessica Yellin is the former chief White House correspondent… Read More »Savage News’: Novel Approach to Covering the White House with Jessica Yellin
Toxic political dialogue, hate-filled rants on social media, and agenda-driven news stories have become the new norm. People sitting together in pews every Sunday have started to feel like strangers, loved ones at the dinner table like enemies. It’s exhausting, and it’s too much. In… Read More »Putting Civility, Grace Back in Political Conversations with Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers
