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Part management, part producers: A new type of creator studio is rising Oct 23, 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company staff editor David Salazar about how the world’s top-selling spirit brand Jinro is spreading Korean drinking rituals across the U.S and the world.

Then Josh sits down with cofounders of Unicorn, Scott Dunn and Chris Gera, about the changing landscape of creator representation.

Read about Jinro’s growth strategy here: https://www.fastcompany.com/91587910/jinro-soju-growth-strategy

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AI’s ROI era has arrived Oct 21, 2026

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SAP’s Christian Klein on why trust and business context will separate the leaders from the rest.

Hidden ties between the CIA and Silicon Valley Oct 16, 2026

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On today’s episode, MIC cohost Yasmin Gagne talks to Fast Company senior writer Rebecca Heilweil about space stocks and the commercial space boom.

Then, journalist and author Sharon Weinberger tells us about her new book, “Valley of Death,” which dives deep into ties between the CIA and Silicon Valley.

Check out Rebecca’s reporting here: https://www.fastcompany.com/user/rebecca-heilweil

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Curing Cancer Could Be Close Oct 14, 2026

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Stéphane Bancel has been CEO of Moderna since 2011, but it’s almost as if he's led three different companies in the past five years.

First came the pandemic sprint: A biotech with no commercial products became a household name, manufacturing a billion vaccine doses in 2021 and generating roughly $18 billion in annual sales. Then, the descent. As demand for COVID shots collapsed, revenue fell roughly 90%, its stock price plunged, and Bancel had to cut thousands of jobs.

Now comes another turn. Positive results from a melanoma trial with Merck have sent Moderna's stock sharply higher over the past couple of months—and offered compelling evidence for the idea Bancel was pursuing before anyone had heard of COVID-19.

Moderna wasn’t built to make one vaccine. It was built around a platform: messenger RNA technology that could be adapted to fight cancer, infectious diseases, and potentially much more. The pandemic made that technology famous. An individualized cancer vaccine could reveal how much further it can go.

In this conversation, Bancel explains what it takes to lead through that whiplash, what he learned from the company’s COVID detour, and what still stands between a promising clinical result and a treatment available to patients.

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Your Rich BFF Wants You to Talk About Money More Oct 09, 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company senior editor Max Ufberg about how Ukraine became a hub for military AI development.

Then, Yaz talks to author, founder, and finance expert Vivian Tu, or Your Rich BFF, about her new finance app, “Ask Dolly.”

To read Max’s deep dive, go to fastcompany.com/91611099/inside-ukraines-secretive-tech-world-building-the-future-of-war

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Inside the Booming Business of Health Maxxing Oct 02, 2026

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These days, it seems like there’s an at-home test for every medical issue under the sun. Fast Company Senior Writer Ainsley Harris went on a healthmaxxing journey, trying a bunch of them to see if they could cure her dermatitis. Then, Yaz Gagne interviews Gabe Bullard about his new book "Against Convenience: Embracing Friction in an Age of Endless Ease" Fast Company is the world's leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, leadership, and design. Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/FastCompany/ https://twitter.com/FastCompany https://www.instagram.com/fastcompany/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/fast-company/

Opting out of personal branding is a mistake Sep 25, 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company staff writer Grace Snelling about what it means to have a personal brand today and why it matters.

She talks with the founder and CEO of Vuori, Joe Kudla, about the brand’s fabric-first approach, the new direction of the brand, and partnerships with names like Jack Draper and Tom Holland.

To check out Grace’s reporting, go to: fastcompany.com/91582246/personal-brand-special-report-207-insights-ideas-grow-brand-career#Choose-your-AI-comfort-level

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Hinge, Tinder want to help Gen Z find connections offline Sep 18, 2026

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On today’s episode, Yaz talks with Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff on stage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival about how to lead a company into its new act.

Then, Josh Christensen has a conversation with 800 Pound Gorilla founders Ian Adkins, Ryan Bitzer, and Damion Greiman about building a comedy powerhouse and creating their own streaming service.

For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to fastcompany.com/news

PB&J is getting a Gen Z glow-up Sep 11, 2026

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On today’s episode, cohosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen talk to Fast Company contributor Clint Rainey about a high school dropout who became a a consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketing disrupter.

Then Yaz talks toTikTok Shop’s head of strategic initiatives, Patrick Nommensen, about how TikTok Shop works for customers and influencers, and how the company runs it.

To check out Clint’s reporting, go to: fastcompany.com/91599402/connor-blakley-used-to-tell-americas-biggest-brands-what-gen-z-wanted-jams-uncrustables-bronco-pbj-smucker-dropout

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The Real Advantage in AI is Still Human Sep 01, 2026

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In this special custom episode presented by Lenovo, Chief Technology Officer Dr. Tolga Kurtoglu joins host Julianne Pepitone to take human-AI collaboration past the buzzword stage. Real collaboration means re-architecting workflows around what each side does well, then building the trust infrastructure that keeps human reasoning and creativity in the process. Dr. Kurtoglu explains why an output can be technically correct and still wrong for the context it lands in, and what happens to the traditional org chart when judgment becomes the scarcest resource on the team. In this conversation, curiosity stands as the enduring human quality most worth protecting.

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