Business Episodes

Global Banking Turmoil and the Illusion of Control. Talking with Jon Danielsson, Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics and Director of  the Systemic Risk Center.
Business Finance

Global Banking Turmoil and the Illusion of Control. Talking with Jon Danielsson, Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics and Director of the Systemic Risk Center.

March 21, 2023

The global banking crisis and the failure of Silicon Valley Bank as well as Credit Suisse was worsened by a lack of diversity - shock absorbers - in the financial system. Professor Danielsson argues for a new approach to ri…

Silicon Valley Bank Implodes: Talking with Alexander Yokum, with CFRA Research
Business

Silicon Valley Bank Implodes: Talking with Alexander Yokum, with CFRA Research

March 12, 2023

Silicon Valley’s premier business bank collapses leaving depositors and clients in the lurch. Ripple effects on the tech industry ?

Rent Control: Who benefits and who loses ? Talking with Ryan Bourne of the Cato Institute.
Business

Rent Control: Who benefits and who loses ? Talking with Ryan Bourne of the Cato Institute.

Jan. 18, 2023

Rent control reduces housing affordability long term.

Guest: Ryan Bourne
Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon. In conversation with author William D. Cohan.
Book Reviews Business

Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon. In conversation with author William D. Cohan.

Dec. 7, 2022

New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan discusses his latest book Power Failure. Bill interviewed three of the last four CEOs of General Electric, among many other insiders, to get a first hand account about the …

LatinaVida: Developing a new Generation of Leaders. Talking with Tammy Ramos J.D.
Business

LatinaVida: Developing a new Generation of Leaders. Talking with Tammy Ramos J.D.

Nov. 22, 2022

Training the diverse future leaders of corporate America.

The Elon Musk Twitter Saga. Talking with financial journalist and best selling author William D. Cohan
Business

The Elon Musk Twitter Saga. Talking with financial journalist and best selling author William D. Cohan

Oct. 24, 2022

Elon Musk says he’s over paying for Twitter at $44 billion. The deal is due to close Friday October 28.

Making sense of today's economy: Inflation, Rising Interest Rates, Unemployment and Recession. Talking with Alex Domash, Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Business

Making sense of today's economy: Inflation, Rising Interest Rates, Unemployment and Recession. Talking with Alex Domash, Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Aug. 10, 2022

An overview of the Fed’s fight against inflation, dim prospects for a soft landing and the likelihood of recession in the next 12 to 24 months.

Guest: Alex Domash
How I built my own company: Talking with Victoria Sanchez DeAlba, CEO of DeAlba Communications.
Business

How I built my own company: Talking with Victoria Sanchez DeAlba, CEO of DeAlba Communications.

July 7, 2022

Transitioned from journalism to creating her own firm, DeAlba Communications.

Tik Tok: Will Apple and Google remove the popular app from their stores ?
Business

Tik Tok: Will Apple and Google remove the popular app from their stores ?

June 29, 2022

FCC Commissioner Carr has called on the two tech giants to drop the Tik Tok app from their stores on security grounds.

Guest: Jim Herlihy
Power to change lives: How to leverage life's obstacles to reach financial success. Talking with author Helen Chong.
Business

Power to change lives: How to leverage life's obstacles to reach financial success. Talking with author Helen Chong.

June 17, 2022

In her memoir, Helen illustrates the power of the Chinese word for Crisis: the two characters for the word are Danger and Opportunity. She seems to have found opportunities where others might have stepped away. --- Send in a…

Guest: Helen Chong
Woke Inc. Inside America's Social Justice Scam by Vivek Ramaswamy. Talking with Justin Danhof of Strive Asset Management
Business

Woke Inc. Inside America's Social Justice Scam by Vivek Ramaswamy. Talking with Justin Danhof of Strive Asset Management

June 16, 2022

Stakeholder Capitalism ESG or Vivek’s alternate philosophy of Excellence , Opportunity and Civility.