Inventing a Better Apple
The apples you can buy at the grocery store have gotten profoundly better over the past few decades. It’s a kind of everyday, hiding-in-plain sight innovation. Kate Evans is an…
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The Blackberry Problem | The Mistakes Series
Jim Balsillie, the one time co-CEO of Research in Motion, reflects on the mistake that led to the downfall of Blackberry, once named the fastest growing company in the world.
The Match Maker Who Nearly Burned Down Wall Street
Swedish entrepreneur Ivar Kreuger built a fortune selling matches. He used this money to build a world famous financial empire that bankrolled whole countries. France borrowed from Kreuger. Germany borrowed…
Why We Avoid Conversations That Would Make Us Happier
We often avoid social interactions out of fear that others don’t want to engage with us. But social psychologist Nick Epley says that fear is misplaced. Today, Nick joins Maya…
The Carbon Gold Rush
As his American company Summit Carbon Solutions struggles with backlash to a carbon capture pipeline linking corn ethanol plants across the Midwest, Bruce Rastetter is not slowing down. Instead, he’s…
Maya Hawke and Christian Lee Hutson – Live from SXSW
Maya Hawke first became known to wide audiences as an actress — especially through her work in Stranger Things — but she’s been quietly building a parallel life as a…
Deep Cover: The Family Man
Every family has its secrets. On the new season of Deep Cover, Jake Halpern tells the story of the crimes one man committed in the name of fatherhood–and what happened…
Muhammad Ali: Boxing, Fame and The Trap
What happens when a black icon refuses to make white audiences comfortable? This episode traces Muhammad Ali’s BBC interviews—full of swagger and wit, fury and fallout—to reveal how he reshaped…
The Queen’s Astrologer: The Price of Prophecy (Part 1)
In Tudor England, the line between mathematics and the mystic arts is vanishingly thin. Straddling both worlds is John Dee, a brilliant scholar and astrologer whose intellect grants him access…
Building a Business on the Moon
Rob Meyerson is the co-founder and CEO of Interlune. Rob’s problem is this: How do you help build an economy on the moon? Eventually, Rob hopes Interlune will help build…
2026 Update: Christina
When Christina was in 11th grade, her foster mother made her quit playing basketball. After that, she felt like her life never got back on course. And so, she’s always…
Did “Neutron” Jack Welch Nuke GE?
In 1999, Jack Welch was named “Manager of the Century”. As CEO of General Electric for 20 years, Welch transformed the conglomerate and made it the biggest company in the…