Charlie Vogelheim is a 30 veteran of the auto industry and former host of the Moter Trend Auto podcast. Now he’s launching a new show, “The Flying Car” and stops by to chat about AI, the fatality in Phoenix, and other things we can expect… Read More »When Do I Get My Flying Car?? with Charlie Vogelheim
Are social media and tech really eroding American democracy? How do other countries deal with it and will there be more regulation in the US? Jamie Bartlett, author of “The People Vs Tech: How the Internet Is Killing Democracy (and How We Save It)” breaks… Read More »The People Vs Tech, or is it Tech vs Us? with Jamie Bartlett
How do you get better motivated employees without falling into easy traps? We talk to an expert in Human Resources and employee motivation, Debra Corey, to find out. Debra Corey is currently the Group Reward Director at a firm specializing in employee engagement, has over… Read More »Motivating Employees for Better ROI with Debra Corey
Scams seem to be everywhere, and criminals are good at their jobs. How do people avoid getting taken advantage of? How do we spot the financial advice we need to avoid, and the people giving it? We get the skinny from William Francavilla, certified financial… Read More »Avoiding the Madoffs Among Us with William Francavilla
We’re kicking off International Water Week by checking in with a startup that is literally creating water by pulling moisture out of the air. The company is Majik Water, they’re testing the technology in Nairobi, Kenya, and we talk to one of their co-founders Anastasia… Read More »Creating Water Out of Thin Air with Anastasia Kaschenko
For the 2nd half of the show, keeping with International Water Week, we talk to Joseph Silva, a Senior Vice President at Icon Technology Systems. Icon has created the water bottle that has become popular among hikers, the Icon Lifesaver. The Lifesaver uses Carbon Filters… Read More »Making Contaminated Water a Real Lifesaver with Joseph Silva, Stacey Epstein
This week is more of an examination of history rather than of economics. In the first part, we talk to author Sharon Weinberger about her book “The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World.” We cover ARPA… Read More »The Imagineers of War with Sharon Weinberger
Sounds like Sci-Fi, but it could be Sci-Fact. Professor Michio Kaku schools us on string theory, the future of space travel, and how humanity could become immortal – and it all sounds a lot like the TV shows we’re binging these days. His new book… Read More »Space Travel and Immortality with Michio Kaku
Patrick Jones is the CEO of Vocatio, a startup that assesses hard & soft skills, and then pairs employers with people who would make best fits. He explains everything in much more detail in this chat. Links:
Giving Tuesday follows Small Business Saturday, which follows Black Friday. But how did this philanthropic movement come to take hold during a major consumerist weekend? We talk to the creator of that idea, Henry Timms, about his book “New Power: How Power Works in Our… Read More »How a Movement Wins Hearts & Minds with New Power with Henry Timms
