In today's world, most of us tend to focus only on what could go wrong. What about the other side of that coin? Zachary Karabell doesn't disagree with the negative, but he does feel that examining the potential good deserves a fair shake. Join him and some of today's most prolific leaders from the political, economic, and artistic sphere to thoroughly consider the question of What Could Go Right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Interview with Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson
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When is the last time your coworker urged you to have a baby? We’re bracing for a global population explosion. But in reality, urbanization has eroded family structures and given rise to a growing peer influence. Join my new podcast with Empty Planet authors, Darrell Bricker & John Ibbitson, to hear what’s driving the trend. Hosted on Acast. See ac…
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Are we experiencing a global epidemic of pessimism? Or is this just a Western issue? Parag Khanna, author of The Future is Asian, explains on my podcast that isolation, populism and xenophobia are not the reality for Asia, a region on the rise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Do you believe that your view of the world is accurate? Meet Kevin Rudd. Former prime minister of Australia. One-time diplomat to China. Current resident of New York. He knows that all of us have a world-view colored by where we live, and that we all need to step back and consider other perspectives. Tune into my latest podcast, "What Could Go Righ…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has grown exponentially, but we are now locked into a polarizing debate with dystopian fear on one end and utopian hopes on the other. Dr, Kai-Fu Lee, author of the new bestselling AI Superpowers, joins my podcast to discuss whether we’re truly prepared for the potential promise and peril AI brings. Hosted on…
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Throughout history, women’s sexuality has been understood through the eyes of men. Now, with a growing presence of female sex researchers, we are finally gaining a clearer picture of the female libido. Listen in as Wednesday Martin, author of Untrue, joins me to discuss this, and more, only on What Could Go Right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…
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Interview with Jim and Deb Fallows
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We obsess over reports of chaos and dysfunction while stories of hope and revival quietly unfold in small towns and cities across the U.S. Jim & Deb Fallows, authors of Our Towns, join me on What Could Go Right? to explain what we can gain from their momentum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Do you feel your middle-class standard of living slipping away, that one misstep could send you spiraling down? Alissa Quart, author of Squeezed, says, “It’s not your fault,” and that the game is rigged. Join us on What Could Go Right? to hear her take on the struggles of the middle-class American family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for …
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Are we really on a path toward destruction? Or do we just embrace despair far more easily than we do progress? Hear why Harvard’s Steven Pinker believes thriving on “outrage” is actually the more destructive path. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Steven A. Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Tune in as he and Zachary share a conversation covering many interesting topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Zachary sits down with Wences Cesaras, a technology entrepreneur with global business experience specializing in technology and financial ventures. He is an advocate of bitcoin and he has said he believes that bitcoin will be bigger than the Internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Dambisa Moyo is a Zambian-born international economist and author who analyzes the macroeconomy and global affairs. She currently serves on the boards of Barclays Bank, the financial services group, Seagate Technology, Chevron Corporation, and Barrick Gold, the global miner.She worked for two years at the World Bank and eight years at Goldman Sachs…
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Gretchen Rubin is an American author, blogger, and speaker. She writes on subjects of habits, happiness, and human nature, with multiple New York Times bestsellers like Better Than Before, Happier at Home, and The Happiness Project. She and long time friend Zachary Karabell sit down to discuss her latest book, what she's learned from studying human…
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Founder and CEO of the Eurasia Group, Stanford Ph.D., columnist for Time and author of countless books, Ian Bremmer dives in with Zachary on what America First means for America, for the rest of the world, and for the future. They also discuss how the current political turmoil in the United States could unfold. A leader in economic, political, and …
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Everyone talks about the power of the network. Linda Rottenberg lives it. As CEO and co-founder of Endeavor, she energizes a global network of entrepreneurs. She is a hub surrounded by thousands of entrepreneurial spokes changing the world. In addition to sharing why she was given the title 'la chica loca' when Endeavor first launched, Linda discus…
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Interview with Anne Marie Slaughter
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Anne Marie Slaughter brings her wide and deep expertise and acumen to What Could Go Right? with Zachary Karabell. President and CEO of New America, former dean of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School Policy, former head of policy planning at the State Department, frequent author, and commentator, she brings a uniquely compassionate angle to the discus…
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Philip Bobbitt has had a decorated career as author, lawyer, educator, and leader. Beyond high level stints in the government as well as universities such as UT-Austin and Columbia, he's also found time to write deeply researched books taking ideas of great thinkers and connecting them to present day. Zachary and Philip sit down to discuss the curr…
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A leading light of Wall Street and Charles Schwab, LizAnn Sonders is one of the most influential and insightful voices in the financial sector. Longtime peers, she and Zachary cover topics from wage growth to the realities of the millenial generation to where optimism can be found today. Give a listen and reach out to both with your comments.Follow…
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Entrepreneur, Advisor, Author, CEO, board member and one of the more decent people you’ll ever meet, Chris is what Zachary calls 'an unusual soul'. After advising companies and launching his own as a founder, he's established himself as a key voice in the Middle East startup world. Listen as Chris describes his micro and macro observations around t…
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Alec Ross has accomplished a lot in a short career and he's nowhere near finished. Zachary sits down with Alec to discuss everything from his past experience in the White House to the state of innovation in the country to fatherhood.Alec Ross is a technology policy expert who was Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a…
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