Disney Parks, Neuralink Brain Implants, & Four-Day Workweeks 9/20/23
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English - September 20, 2023 16:04 - 29 minutes - 27 MB - ★★★★ - 450 ratingsInvesting Business News Business News leadership health entrepreneurship business productivity startups finance interview entrepreneur fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced plans to expand investment in parks and cruises; New York Times columnist and “Disney War” author James Stewart unpacks the House of Mouse’s new strategy, as well as Iger’s leadership. Yale lecturer and journalist Joanne Lipman examines the pros and cons of a four-day work week in light of employee unrest in the American workforce, from the UAW to SAG-AFTRA and beyond. Plus, Elon Musk’s Neuralink is looking for brain implant trial subjects, Microsoft is making a fresh push into gaming, and the maker of Marlboro is rethinking its venture into pharma.
Jim Stewart 11:32
Joanne Lipman 23:03
In this episode:
Joanne Lipman, @joannelipman
James Stewart, @JamesStewartNYT
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie