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Reid Hoffman’s AI Twin & Cleo Abram on the Creator Economy 06/03/24

Squawk Pod - June 03, 2024 16:39 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
GameStop's stock surged again, fueled by speculation that Keith Gill might hold a significant position in the video game retailer. CNBC's Dominic Chu discusses the meme stock craze. Reid Hoffman, a partner at Greylock and co-founder of Inflection AI and LinkedIn, talks about the launch of 'Reid ...

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Guilty: The Verdict’s Impact on Fundraising, Tech, & Crypto 05/31/24

Squawk Pod - May 31, 2024 16:08 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to a porn star before the 2016 election. Following the verdict, Trump's campaign raised $34.8 million from small-dollar donors in less than seven hours, nearly d...

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“This is the first of many of minority funds,” says Europe’s first black solo GP

Tech.eu - May 30, 2024 16:13 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
Interview with Maria Rotilu, founder and general partner, Openseed, a fund which is raising $10m to invest in startups at the earliest stages in Europe and Africa. Rotilu discusses-The the birth of Openseed, The benefits of being a solo general partner, What type of investments Opensee...

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Trump and Musk: A Potential Alliance? 05/30/24

Squawk Pod - May 30, 2024 16:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
Foot Locker posted better-than-expected comparable sales as CEO Mary Dillon’s turnaround plan shows signs of success. Dillon discusses the company’s “Lace Up” strategy, innovations in sneakers, and catering to all kinds of consumers. The Wall Street Journal’s Emily Glazer shares her scoop: forme...

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The ExxonMobil Shareholder Vote: CalPERS CEO & US Chamber SVP 05/29/24

Squawk Pod - May 29, 2024 16:20 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
After two activist investors pushed ExxonMobil to reduce emissions, the company sued the activists, prompting them to withdraw their proposal. The litigation has cost ExxonMobil’s board the support of CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the U.S. and a $1B stakeholder in Exxon. CalPERS CE...

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Elon Musk’s xAI Plans, $5 McDonald’s Meals, & SeatGeek CEO 05/28/24

Squawk Pod - May 28, 2024 16:14 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
The McDonald’s $5 value meal is coming in June, aimed at relieving inflation-weary consumers. But franchisees are also inflation-weary; Scott Rodrick, a franchisee in California, discusses the pressures at his restaurants and the difficulty of offering value in a high-cost environment. The Depar...

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Special Events to Grow Your Business

HomeBiz Startup TV - May 28, 2024 07:00 - Video ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We're going to talk about a way that you can promote your core ideas and also of course, get more people into your audience who are interested in your ideas and maybe want to follow along and get involved.. you will need to give back to your tribe and community by doing a special event. For ex...

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BONUS: Dan Doctoroff: “Even When You Lose, You Can Win” 5/27/24

Squawk Pod - May 27, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
Dan Doctoroff is the New Yorker largely responsible for rebuilding New York after 9/11. The legacy of his long career in business and government includes his oversight as deputy mayor in the creation of now-iconic spots: Hudson Yards, the High Line, Brooklyn Bridge Park, the new World Trade Cent...

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An NCAA Deal & Special Needs Advocacy on Social Media 5/24/24

Squawk Pod - May 24, 2024 16:29 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
The NCAA has signed off on a deal that could change college sports–and student athletes–forever. Chair of Carolina Coastal University Athletics Joe Moglia discusses the $2.8B that could be coming to college players over the next decade, as well as the winners and losers in a new business plan fo...

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French President Emmanuel Macron & Live Nation’s ‘Monopoly’ 5/23/24

Squawk Pod - May 23, 2024 16:25 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
The Department of Justice has sued Live Nation, the parent of Ticketmaster. Attorney General Merrick Garland alleged that the company “relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the United States at the cost of fans, artists,...

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Election Campaigning: Appeals to Voters & Debate Details 5/22/24

Squawk Pod - May 22, 2024 16:35 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
The 2024 campaign cycle is in full swing. Pollster Frank Luntz discusses the candidate appeals to voters, and the first debate’s details that remain unconfirmed. President Biden announced a plan to forgive $7.7B in student loans, former President Trump will start accepting crypto donations, and ...

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#WorkforceWednesday: Non-Disparagement Settlements in New Jersey, DOL's AI Guidelines, OSHA Regions Shift

Employment Law This Week Podcast - May 22, 2024 14:08 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
This week, we’re highlighting recent updates across the state and federal employment landscapes, including the New Jersey Supreme Court’s non-disparagement ruling, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new artificial intelligence (AI) guidelines, and the DOL’s restructuring of Occupational Safe...

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Whole Foods Co-Founder & Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI 5/21/24

Squawk Pod - May 21, 2024 16:41 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
Scarlett Johansson is taking aim at OpenAI after the company used a voice “eerily similar” to hers for its ChatGPT40 chatbot. Former White House CTO Aneesh Chopra weighs in on the controversy, the latest leadership shakeups at OpenAI, and the ways to build guardrails for society’s newest technol...

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The Secret to Getting More Done is Systems

HomeBiz Startup TV - May 21, 2024 07:00 - Video ★★★★★ - 1 rating
One secret to getting more done and having less stress in your life and being more profitable, of course, is to have Systems. The secret is of course, Systems. So you have to have Systems. There are four essential areas of your business. You feel frustrated when your efforts don't lessen your s...

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Iranian Succession, China’s Property Woes, & Tourists in Space 5/20/24

Squawk Pod - May 20, 2024 16:37 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace Middle East Program, explains the issues Raisi’s death poses for Iranian leadership and succession. Hayman Capital Management founder and CIO Kyle Bass discusses Chi...

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Working: A Much-Needed History of Queer Women’s Spaces

Slate Daily Feed - May 19, 2024 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
This week, host Ronald Young Jr. talks to June Thomas about her new book A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture. In the interview, June explains what it was like to bring journalistic rigor to a world that’s close to her heart. She also discusses her pivot to full-time b...

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What Next TBD: The Dark Side of GoFundMe

Slate Daily Feed - May 19, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
In theory, crowdfunding sites offer an opportunity for anyone to give to any cause, including, say, strangers facing huge medical bills. In practice, crowdfunding suffers from many of the same inequities that led to someone needing to crowdfund to begin with. Guest: Nora Kenworthy, author of Cro...

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John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: Moving in New York Twenty Years After September 11th.

Slate Daily Feed - May 18, 2024 07:05 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
In this week’s essay, John discusses the differences between moving around New York in 1991 and 2021; remembering 9/11 twenty years later; and more.    Notebook Entries: Notebook 75, page 12. September 2021 Notebooks to Garret Notebook 75, page 13. September 2021 Can you make a typo with handwri...

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Gabfest Reads: Why Americans Care About Animals

Slate Daily Feed - May 18, 2024 07:05 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
Emily Bazelon talks with authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy, about their new book, Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals. They discuss the evolution of animal treatment in America, moral duties to animals, and how to care about more animals than our pet...

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Amicus: Alito’s Stars and Gripes

Slate Daily Feed - May 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1K ratings
Justice Samuel Alito’s wife didn’t attend the January 6th 2021 “Stop the Steal” rally (unlike fellow SCOTUS spouse Ginni Thomas), but in January 2021, in a leafy Alexandria, Virginia cul-de-sac, the New York Times reports that the Alito household was engaged in a MAGA-infused front yard spat with...

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Slate Money: Biden Zaps Chinese EVs

Slate Daily Feed - May 18, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the motivations and impacts of new tariffs plus the cultural forces behind China’s economic policy. Also: Congress is trying to figure out what to do with AI, and Melinda French Gates is getting her groove back. In the Plus segment...

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ICYMI: Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show Makes Reality TV Great Again

Slate Daily Feed - May 18, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
On today’s show, Rachelle is joined by Aisha Harris, co-host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour and author of Wannabe: Reckonings With the Pop Culture That Shaped Me. The two discuss Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, the latest venture from the comedian behind the Emmy-award winning stand-up special R...

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Raising an ‘Anxious Generation’ & Protecting Consumers 5/17/24

Squawk Pod - May 17, 2024 16:56 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
NYU Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses “The Anxious Generation,” his new book that explores the impact of social media on childhood mental health. Limits of screen time, age verification, and delaying smartphone introduction for kids are among Haidt’s suggestions for a safer youth. The...

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Hit Parade: Be My Baby-Baby-Baby Edition Part 1

Slate Daily Feed - May 17, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1K ratings
Girl groups have long been underestimated—even by the producers and managers who created them. For women listeners, girl groups narrated profound emotions and expressed personal freedom—even when the singers were not so free themselves. For male listeners, girl groups provided inspiration, and a...

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Dear Prudence: My Mom Forgot to Take Her Medicine and “Accidentally” Made Racist Remarks. Help!

Slate Daily Feed - May 17, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
In this episode, Kiese Laymon (author of Long Division, How to Slowly Kill Yourself in America, and Heavy: An American Memoir) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer letters from readers about how to convince your strict religious parents to let you go to an out-of-state college, whether t...

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What Next TBD: Too Stonks Too Furious

Slate Daily Feed - May 17, 2024 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
The 2021 subreddit-coordinated effort to raise the price of Gamestop stock was, in some ways, a proof of concept: the little guy can get into the market and make some noise. Because even though that “meme stock” rose and fell, the idea of the meme stock went has changed the way our stock market w...

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A Word: Hit After Hit: Rap in a Post Kendrick v. Drake World

Slate Daily Feed - May 17, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
Drake didn’t know who he was messing with, and was never on Kendrick Lamar’s level in hip hop. That’s the verdict of cultural commentator and author Touré. On today’s episode of A Word, he joins host Jason Johnson to break down the meaning behind the brutal rap battle, and whether Not Like Us, BB...

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Political Gabfest: How Bad Was The Poll For Biden?

Slate Daily Feed - May 16, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1K ratings
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the latest New York Times presidential poll and the Maryland primary results; the presidential debates; and who’s talking inside and outside Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial courtroom.    Here are some notes and references from this ...

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Care & Feeding: Why I’m Choosing Single Motherhood

Slate Daily Feed - May 16, 2024 18:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
On this episode: Jamilah sits down with author Ruby Russell to talk about her new book, Doing It All: The Social Power of Single Motherhood. They talk about the ways that single mothers upend the patriarchy — and why that’s a good thing. Lucy, Elizabeth, and Zak also circle up for a round of tri...

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‘Hot Ones’ Host & 2024’s Debate Dates 05/16/24

Squawk Pod - May 16, 2024 15:45 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 450 ratings
President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to two unorthodox debates this election season. Former communications director for President Trump Anthony Scaramucci reacts to the news and the prospect of another Trump presidency. Scaramucci, an outspoken bitcoin bull, also discusses cryp...