Filmmaker Ken Burns’ new two-part documentary on PBS documents the life and complicated legacy of Benjamin Franklin. The documentarian joins Franklin biographer Walter Isaacson to discuss how the founding father shaped not only our country, but America’s everyday life, language, education system, and economy. Contemporary innovator Elon Musk is also shaping ... Show More
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, the Future of Democrats, & ‘Embrace Rage’ 11/25/25
<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the U.S. relationship with China after <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/trump-xi-call-trade-taiwan-ukraine.html">President Trump’s call with President Xi</a>. In a wide-ranging interview, Sec. Bessent addresses the global soyb ... Show More
39m 57s
Nov 24
5 Things to Know Before the Opening Bell 11/24/2025
<p>The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: airports expect the busiest day of the holiday travel week to be the Sunday after Thanksgiving, DOGE has been officially dissolved ahead of schedule, Kohl's is keeping its interim CEO on as CEO proper, the FBI ... Show More
2m 9s
Apr 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
Three major stories could change the way we get our news. The multi-million-dollar streaming service CNN+, once billed as the broadcaster’s future, has shut down after less than a month. Over in Silicon Valley, Elon Musk has signed a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. And the UK ha ... Show More
27m 50s
Mar 2022
Filmmaker Ken Burns on Lessons in Innovation and Collaboration
As the acclaimed documentarian releases a new two-part PBS series about Ben Franklin, he describes how the U.S. founding father transformed himself from teen runaway to newspaperman, then inventor, then political elder. He explains what current leaders can learn from how Franklin ... Show More
29m 25s
Nov 2023
The Einsteins of Our Time
Did Elon Musk break Twitter? Or did Twitter break Elon Musk?
Ben Mezrich is the author of “Bringing Down The House,” “The Accidental Billionaires,” “Dumb Money,” and, most recently, “Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History.” Ricky Mulv ... Show More
25m 20s
Feb 2022
Did This Man Just Expose the Silicon Vally Tech Mafia? - Ryan Breslow, Founder of Bolt
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) talk about how to learn any skill, whether Dan Price is legit or a fraud, Dave Friedberg and Cana, and what a chicken wing actually is. They are then joined by Ryan Breslow (@theryanking) of Bolt to talk about the latest controvers ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2023
Nick Huber: Powerful Sales Trick, Traits Of An Entrepreneur, & When To Sell A Business
Episode 431: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and entrepreneur, Nick Huber (@sweatystartup), talk about traits of successful entrepreneurs, a new powerful sales trick, how to run multiple businesses at a time, and more.
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