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The Economist on the Future of Banking May 14, 2021

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Alice Fulwood, The Economist's Wall Street correspondent, on her feature package on the future of banking. We discussed mobile payments; "govcoins," paper money and the unbanked; central banks' hegemony; and the struggle to untether from both dominant banks and the U.S. dollar.

Jaytalking May 10, 2021

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CNBC executive editor Jay Yarow on markets, the roaring comeback of the individual investor, speculation, digital media consumption and much more.

The Brain Trust of Kyle Grooms May 02, 2021

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In 2019, a near-fatal seizure and emergency brain-tumor surgery walloped comedian Kyle Grooms (Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central, Def Comedy Jam, BET, HBO); he woke up telling the doctor it was 1969. Then, Covid and nationwide racial unrest upended all of comedy. He delves into this -- and his standup special “Kyle Grooms: Brain Humor.”

Healthcare's Major IT Factor Apr 25, 2021

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The U.S. spends $4 trillion a year on healthcare. COVID has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine and spawned major investments in testing, machine learning and artificial intelligence -- rapidly moving hundreds of billions of dollars to new frontiers. There's still plenty of waste. But also a feeling that new opportunities abound. We talk to a physician-investor and a healthcare banker about the landscape.

Risk-Onward Apr 18, 2021

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A seemingly relentless bull market in all sorts of assets -- from stocks to crypto to real estate to newfangled NFTs -- has traffic booming at Investopedia, where veteran business journalist Caleb Silver is editor-in-chief. He rejoins us to discuss ... just about everything.

Top Chef's Brittanny Anderson Apr 12, 2021

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Brittanny Anderson, who is competing on this season of Top Chef, on her journey from wings and flair at Hooters to national culinary stardom. In 2019, we interviewed her in front of a live, hungry audience.

On Sayman's Terms Apr 02, 2021

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The story of software engineer and entrepreneur Michael Sayman, a child of immigrants who as a teenager taught himself how to build apps. After supporting his parents during the Great Recession, he joined Facebook at age 17 -- becoming a reluctant Silicon Valley celebrity. His book is App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream.

The Legends of Ricardo "Monkey" Morales Mar 26, 2021

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Cold Warrior; informant; demolition expert; spy; mercenary; cocaine provocateur; Nazi hunter; quoter of military histories. Four decades after notorious Cuban exile Ricardo "Monkey" Morales was killed in Miami, his son, Rick Jr. is piecing together Dad's tormented story.

Live: Poets & Quants Mar 21, 2021

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Poets & Quants founder and editor-in-chief John Byrne on the costs and rewards of the MBA degree; remote learning; the search for meaning in business careers -- and much more. Recorded live with the University of Richmond's Robins School.

Till the Ends of the Earth Mar 12, 2021

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PBS NewsHour foreign editor Morgan Till on the Middle East, China, Myanmar, vaccine diplomacy and other geopolitical hard choices confronting the Biden White House.