Facing Forward
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 103 ratings"Facing Forward" brings weekly conversations about the tectonic shifts in our world and how they impact every American. With a focus on the economy, "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan asks the tough questions of key business and political leaders, CEOs, and economists to get answers about how the fallout and recovery affects you, your family, and your future.
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Listen Now: MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
December 20, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MBThe human body is a miracle. But when it’s not working, it can be the stuff of nightmares. On this new series from master storyteller MrBallen, we’re sharing medical horror stories and diagnostic mysteries that are surgically calibrated to make your blood run cold. From bizarre, unheard-of diseases and miraculous recoveries to strange medical mishaps and unexplainable deaths — you’ll never hear the phrase “heart-stopping” in the same way again. MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries is a fi...
Listen Now: Ghost Story
October 23, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.88 MBTristan Redman is a journalist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom – weirder than normal. When, years later, he discovers subsequent occupants of his family home were haunted by the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s curious. Because by a strange coincidence, it just so happens that the house Tristan grew up in is right next door to a murder scene - where his wife’s great grandmother was killed by two gunshots to the face. Could there be a co...
Wondery Presents: Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting
August 21, 2023 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBWhen Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much closer to home. The mystery of Mike’s disappearance might have faded from memory, if it wasn’t for one woman’s tireless crusade. From Wondery, comes a new season of Over My Dead Body; a story about an obsessive love affair, a scandalous secret and a mother’s battle for the truth. Listen to Over My Dead Body: Wondery.fm/_OMDB_ See Priv...
Introducing Missing Justice
November 22, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.34 MBChristy Woodenthigh’s family rushed to her home on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation when they got the shocking news that the 33-year-old mother was dead. They arrived to find no police officers, no approaching sirens, and no sign of Christy. ”Missing Justice”, a new 6-episode limited series hosted by CBS News reporters Cara Korte and Bo Erickson, takes you inside what really happened that night and how the issues in Christy’s case connect to the larger Missing and Murdered Indigeno...
Carolina Herrera Creative Director Wes Gordon
April 16, 2021 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBIs it time to ditch the sweats for sequence? Sneakers for stilettos? After a year of going virtual -- from meetings to book clubs, cocktail parties to weddings, Wes Gordon, Creative Director of Carolina Herrera, discusses what the post-pandemic fashion industry will look like. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath
April 09, 2021 07:30 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBSpring back! The global economy is set to expand at the fastest pace in decades, fueled by vaccinations and government stimulus. But the International Monetary Fund is warning of an unequal recovery. How will America and other rich countries pay for their spending sprees? IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath talks with Margaret Brennan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
April 02, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis week, Margaret Brennan talks to documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick about living through one of the most fraught moments in U.S. history, filmmaking during the pandemic and their new documentary Hemingway. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond
March 26, 2021 07:30 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBMovie theaters are reopening. So does that mean blockbusters are back? IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond - whose business relies on the in-person experience - tells Margaret Brennan why he thinks droves of moviegoers will be back in theaters as soon as this summer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Bridgewater Associates Founder Ray Dalio
March 19, 2021 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24 MBBillionaire investor Ray Dalio says the world order is undergoing a massive reboot. He thinks America’s economy is too unequal and that surging wealth inequality could be its undoing. He thinks capitalism needs to be reformed, and discusses with Margaret Brennan his thoughts on how to turn around an America that is deeply divided and in so much debt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck
March 12, 2021 08:30 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBHow does President Biden’s $2 trillion relief bill jolt the lagging economy? Margaret Brennan talks with Wall Street titan Sallie Krawcheck of Ellevest. She unpacks the second largest economic relief measure in American history and breaks down what it means for women and families. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Seven Seven Six Founder Alexis Ohanian
March 05, 2021 08:30 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBAfter the pandemic ushered in years of digital change virtually overnight – rendering entire parts of the economy obsolete – are Zoom meetings here to stay? Margaret Brennan talks with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. His venture capital firm Seven Seven Six is making bets on the future while also looking after its employees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Khan Academy Founder Sal Khan
February 26, 2021 08:30 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBEven if you’re not a parent, getting students back into classrooms is key to reviving the economy. After the nation’s pandemic-induced experiment in remote learning proved a bust — Sal Khan — a pioneer in the field talks with Margaret Brennan about why it failed — and the role digital learning can play in getting America’s students caught up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Gusto COO Lexi Reese
February 19, 2021 08:30 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBWarning lights are flashing for America’s small businesses. A new survey finds that 70% might run out of cash by July as women and minorities are losing their jobs and businesses at an alarming rate. Margaret Brennan talks with Lexi Reese – COO of Gusto, a company that delivers paychecks for small businesses – about this uneven economic crisis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten
February 12, 2021 08:30 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBAs the Biden Administration pushes to open the majority of schools by April, how are some of the nation’s largest school districts working to keep teachers and students safe and healthy? Margaret Brennan talks with Randi Weingarten – president of the American Federation of Teachers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith
February 05, 2021 08:30 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBHow did the NFL season come together as a pandemic raged? And why was it important that the full season – including this weekend’s Super Bowl – get played? Margaret Brennan talks with the head of the NFL Players Association about that and lessons the learned from this unusual NFL season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks
January 29, 2021 08:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBAs new strains of COVID-19 emerge around the world, Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks talks about the COVID-19 treatments his company is developing and how effective they are in treating the virus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Former FDA Commissioner and Pfizer Board Member Dr. Scott Gottlieb
January 24, 2021 19:00 - 10 minutes - 9.35 MBFormer FDA Commissioner and Pfizer Board Member Dr. Scott Gottlieb talks to Margaret Brennan about new strains of COVID-19 popping up around the world. Plus, the latest on the Pfizer vaccine distribution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Former White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx
January 24, 2021 18:56 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBFormer White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx sat down with Margaret Brennan for a wide-ranging interview talking about the coronavirus pandemic and her experience working with the Trump White House. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Illumina CEO Francis deSouza
January 22, 2021 08:30 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBMargaret Brennan talks with Illumina President and CEO Francis deSouza. Illumina is helping scientists around the world identify new strains of the COVID-19 virus and was part of the team that detected some of the first cases of the United Kingdom variant in the United States. deSouza tells Brennan that the United States is currently sequencing on average 0.3% of positive cases and that in order to get a good understanding of what's happening, “you really need to be sequencing about...
Facing Forward Trailer
January 13, 2021 15:58 - 1 minute - 949 KBLearn what makes Facing Forward the podcast that you need to help make sense of what is happening in our complex world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.