Episodes
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Planet Money
Ponzi’s original scam still powers modern financial fraud
The episode shows how extraordinary-return promises and fear of missing out can turn a simple fraud into a self-sustaining financial disaster.
Oct 7, 2026 · 26 min
Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business
Elos pairs AI efficiency with human trust in relocation
High-stakes moves expose whether technology can simplify complex decisions without removing the personal judgment customers depend on.
Oct 7, 2026 · 35 min
Jocko Podcast
Command demands judgment, initiative, and genuine care
The episode reframes leadership as a practiced discipline of creating opportunity, listening closely, and pushing people without losing sight of their humanity.
Oct 7, 2026 · 1h 18m
Marketplace
Imports expose an economy powered by AI infrastructure
The episode connects trade, chips, employment, health insurance, sovereign debt and soccer to the risks and opportunities of a changing economy.
Oct 6, 2026 · 25 min
PBD Podcast
AI safety advocate warns labs are racing past safeguards
Jacob Coxon argues that private AI labs may be approaching self-improving systems faster than governments, markets, or safety research can respond.
Oct 6, 2026 · 1h 48m
Life Wide Open with CboysTV
CboysTV weighs prank fallout, farm growth and vehicle chaos
The episode captures the practical and social consequences of turning a growing farm-and-vehicle operation into public entertainment.
Oct 6, 2026 · 1h 18m
We Fixed It, You're Welcome
Oura’s growth test is turning health data into trust
Oura’s next phase depends on whether it can monetize a subscription and sensitive biometric data without weakening customer control.
Oct 6, 2026 · 56 min
Morning Brew Daily
Paramount bets $111 billion on a streaming-heavy Hollywood future
Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition combines major entertainment assets while adding debt and intensifying a race against Netflix and YouTube.
Oct 6, 2026 · 30 min
REAL AF with Andy Frisella
Distrust drives a sprawling debate over crises, policy and accountability
The episode shows how public-health uncertainty, unrest, immigration policy and economic anxiety converge into a broader argument about institutional trust and personal responsibility.
Oct 6, 2026 · 1h 37m
A Bit of Optimism
Reinvention beats arrival in the search for happiness
The conversation argues that meaning and sound judgment grow through lived experience, not through optimized shortcuts or imagined finish lines.
Oct 6, 2026 · 56 min
The Indicator from Planet Money
Norway weighs the cost of ethical investing in wartime
Norway’s fund must decide how far ethical exclusions can reach without undermining its passive strategy, diversification, or political independence.
Oct 6, 2026 · 8 min
Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur | Start and Grow Your Own Business
Founders must replace intuition with measurable growth systems
Businesses that reach the $2–5 million stage can stall when instinct and grit remain substitutes for experimentation, economics, and sustained marketing investment.
Oct 6, 2026 · 33 min
3 Takeaways™
Maps make the world look different from reality
The episode shows how projection, orientation, and technological convenience shape what people accept as objective truth.
Oct 6, 2026 · 19 min
SharkPreneur
Better offers beat more traffic in B2B lead generation
Service businesses often chase reach before fixing the offer, audience definition, and funnel weaknesses that determine whether attention becomes qualified sales conversations.
Oct 5, 2026 · 15 min
How I Built This with Guy Raz
How founders survive fear, failure and the cost of growth
The anniversary episode treats entrepreneurship as an uncertain bargain shaped by sacrifice, timing, persistence, teamwork and luck rather than polished success alone.
Oct 5, 2026 · 1h 17m
This Week in Startups
AI tutor turns productive struggle into personalized learning
The episode tests whether AI can expand one-on-one teaching without reducing education to instant answers.
Oct 5, 2026 · 1h 11m
Marketplace
How U.S. borrowing widens the trade gap
The episode connects government deficits, foreign investment and dollar strength to trade imbalances, while showing how debt pressures reach markets and households.
Oct 5, 2026 · 25 min
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis
Astro Teller explains how X turns moonshots into businesses
The episode examines whether organizations can make radical innovation repeatable without sacrificing judgment, speed, or ambition.
Oct 5, 2026 · 40 min
PBD Podcast
Nike stumbles as energy costs reshape politics and markets
The episode connects brand failure, AI security, geopolitical risk, and energy prices to a broader argument about trust, leadership, and political persuasion.
Oct 5, 2026 · 2h 18m
The Contrarians with Adam and Adir
Australia’s policy bets collide with markets, technology and growth
The discussion connects surcharge reform, tax policy, weak retail activity and technology valuations to a broader debate over Australia’s economic future.
Oct 5, 2026 · 1h 33m
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast
Haley Sacks reframes wealth as freedom, ownership and choice
As traditional retirement and status-driven spending lose their certainty, financial independence increasingly depends on earning power, investing discipline and control over time.
Oct 5, 2026 · 1h 13m
Morning Brew Daily
A weak jobs report meets Hollywood’s high-stakes gamble
The episode connects a stalled hiring market with corporate bets in film, aviation, offices, media, and retail.
Oct 5, 2026 · 28 min
BigDeal
Dr. K argues self-knowledge must precede self-improvement
The conversation challenges quick-fix psychology and business advice by asking whether people understand their problems before trying to solve them.
Oct 5, 2026 · 34 min
Office Hours with Prop G
Young voters challenge Democrats as corporate power shapes public health
The episode links Democratic socialist organizing and generational politics to the financial forces influencing elections, lobbying, and food-related health outcomes.
Oct 5, 2026 · 29 min