Tools and Weapons, hosted by Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, features conversations with leaders in government, business, and culture that explore the world’s most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society. This episode’s guest is Father Paolo Benanti, a Franciscan monk who is also a technology and bioethics professor and advisor to Pope Francis on the ethics of artificial intelligence. He and Brad discuss the Rome Call for AI Ethics, which has brought...

Introducing The Drag Queen vs the State of Texas from Build the Change. Follow the show: Build the Change Sometimes, joy, celebration, and community are the best tools we have to fight against hate. When the Texas Legislature attempted to criminalize drag in the state, one drag queen used those exact tools to mobilize her community. We’ll learn how they successfully fought back against the attempt to stifle not just their careers, but their modes of expression. Plus, we take a visit to a drag...

Introducing Can You Buy a Franchise With No Money Down? from Create Wealth Through Franchising. Follow the show: Create Wealth Through Franchising How do you get funding for a franchise business? Two franchise funding EXPERTS share their knowledge and advice.  In this episode of Create Wealth Through Franchising, Franchise Consultant Kim Daly (The Daly Coach) interviews Eric Schechterman of BeneTrends Financial and Shirley Kefgen of FranFund.    My Franchise Consultant services are...

Introducing Beyoncé at NYFW | PLUS The Prada Vogue Cover from The Run-Through with Vogue. Follow the show: The Run-Through with Vogue Prada fanatic, and Vogue writer, Laia Garcia-Furtado talks to journalist Wendell Steavenson about Vogue’s March cover featuring the iconic Miuccia Prada; Steavenson wrote the cover story. Also, the Vogue Runway team joins the podcast to talk about their favorite NYFW moments (cough cough: Beyoncé). DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent...

Introducing Marc Jacobs On His 40th Anniversary from The Run-Through with Vogue. Follow the show: The Run-Through with Vogue Iconic designer Marc Jacobs joined Nicole Phelps on the podcast to discuss his brand’s 40th anniversary and his latest collection. They dissected the exaggerated proportions and doll-like looks that captivated our hearts, minds, and Instagram feeds last week, and took a walk down memory lane, looking back at the moments that made Marc the icon he is today.  ...

Introducing S2Ep102: Leading with Purpose: How Mindy Grossman is Transforming Brands & Breaking Glass Ceilings from Takin' Care of Lady Business®. Follow the show: Takin' Care of Lady Business® In this episode of Takin’ Care of Lady Business®, host Jennifer Justice sits down with Mindy Grossman, a trailblazing leader who not only rebranded WW International but also successfully took HSNi public as one of the few women CEOs of a publicly traded company. Mindy, currently a partner at...

Introducing Live from SXSW - Moonshot Culture: Innovating to Outdo Yesterday from Science Will Win. Follow the show: Science Will Win Throughout history, humans have coalesced around moonshot culture to achieve audacious goals—from eradicating smallpox, to sequencing the human genome, to landing a spacecraft on Mars. These feats of human ingenuity didn’t happen in a vacuum, they were born from intentional innovation, a “coalition of the willing,” and a vision to outdo yesterday. This fireside...

Introducing Live from SXSW - Scientific Storytelling: The Audio Advantage from Science Will Win. Follow the show: Science Will Win Podcasting has exploded in the last 5 years, with every celebrity, brand, and influencer investing in audio. It’s estimated that 144MM people in the U.S. listen to a podcast monthly. With scale and an ability to build audience connections, podcasts have become effective at communicating complex information in a digestible way–making them perfect for sharing...

Introducing Live from SXSW - The Future of Cancer from Science Will Win. Follow the show: Science Will Win In a live taping of the Science Will Win podcast, Host and Artificial Intelligence Expert Jeremiah Owyang speaks to cutting-edge healthcare leaders about the impact that AI is having on the future of cancer. Thirty years ago, the thought of a world without cancer was nothing more than a dream. Similarly, AI was considered a technology that had yet to become reality. Today, we are...

Introducing The Power of Collaboration: How IBM Teams Up with Microsoft from Smart Talks with IBM. Follow the show: Smart Talks with IBM Entire industries are being reshaped around the new capabilities of generative AI. In this special bonus episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Tim Harford leads a conversation between two leaders in the field. Srinivasan Venkatarajan is the Director of Global Partner Business at Microsoft, focusing on Azure Data & AI and Azure OpenAI. And Chris McGuire is the...

Introducing Tales from the Uterus: Sticking it to Stigma from Women's Health: Tales from the Uterus. Follow the show: Women's Health: Tales from the Uterus Anita Diamant—journalist and author of 12 books including The Red Tent and Period. End Of Sentence—and Rebecca Dimyan—author of Chronic, a novel about her experience with endometriosis—join host Dr. Charis Chambers for a candid and emotional conversation about period stigma, its negative effects, and what you can do to challenge and/or...

Introducing Tales from the Uterus​: In Charge But Not in Focus from Women's Health: Tales from the Uterus. Follow the show: Women's Health: Tales from the Uterus Dr. Kathryn Clancy—feminist scientist and author of Period, The Real Story of Menstruation—and Dr. Barbara Riegel—professor of nursing and co-director for the International Center for Self-Care Research—join host Dr. Charis Chambers to explore why women deprioritize their own health while being the primary caregivers for their...

Introducing Tales from the Uterus​: Dialogue on Disparities from Women's Health: Tales from the Uterus. Follow the show: Women's Health: Tales from the Uterus Tanika Gray Valburn, founder of the White Dress Project, and board-certified OB-GYN ​Dr. Veronica Gillespie-Bell join host Dr. Charis Chambers for a forthright and honest conversation about uterine fibroids in Black women and the disparities in medical care that they face.​ DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast...

Introducing Imagining New Realities with Stacey Abrams from The Amendment. Follow the show: The Amendment Stacey Abrams has a big imagination. She’s used it to expand Georgia’s electorate, be the first Black woman to be a major-party nominee for governor and write 16 books across multiple genres. This week on the show, Stacey sits down with Errin to share how she imagines American policy and democracy shifting —  from tax policy to electrical grids to galvanizing non-voters.  Follow Stacey...

Introducing Victoria Beckham Is Not Ready to Become a Grandmother (Yet.) from The Run-Through with Vogue. Follow the show: The Run-Through with Vogue Chloe talks to the one and only Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, about what it's like to be a singer-turned-designer. They talk about the groundbreaking Beckham documentary, what’s on her workout playlist, and what she lets Harper borrow from her closet.  DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not...

Introducing AI in Healthcare: How Generative AI Is Expanding Fertility Treatment from Smart Talks with IBM. Follow the show: Smart Talks with IBM DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

Introducing S2Ep101: Financial Feminism: How Tori Dunlap is Guiding Women on Financial Freedom with Her First 100K from Takin' Care of Lady Business®. Follow the show: Takin' Care of Lady Business® In this episode of Takin’ Care of Lady Business®, hosted by Jennifer Justice, financial empowerment for women took center stage. Guest Tori Dunlap, a financial expert and founder of Her First $100K, shared her mission to help women achieve financial equality and freedom. Dunlap's dedication to...

Introducing Women of Sound: Jackie Cochran from Womanica. Follow the show: Womanica DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

Introducing Martine Rose Is the Designer We All Want to Wear from The Run-Through with Vogue. Follow the show: The Run-Through with Vogue DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

We’re shaking things up today and sharing a preview from Hot Money, a new podcast from our friends at Pushkin Industries and the Financial Times. When Financial Times reporter Patricia Nilsson started digging into the porn industry, she made a shocking discovery: Nobody knew who controlled the biggest porn company in the world. Now, Nilsson and her editor, Alex Barker, have figured out who the guy was, and much more. Their reporting reveals a shadowy power structure that includes...

I'm sharing a special preview of the new podcast, What’s Your Problem? from Pushkin Industries. What’s Your Problem? explains the problems really smart people are trying to solve right now, from creating a drone delivery service to building a car that can truly drive itself. Jacob Goldstein, former host of Planet Money, talks with entrepreneurs, executives, and engineers about the future they’re trying to build – and the problems they have to solve to get there. In this preview, Jacob talks...

Wild Wild Tech presents an exciting new tech podcast, Fast Forward! Fast Forward is a new series by cyberculture channel Tomorrow Unlocked by Kaspersky. It explores how tech history can help us understand today’s evolution of technology. Here's episode one, "Welcome to the Labyrinth." Follow Tomorrow Unlocked on YouTube Follow Wild Wild Tech Love Wild Wild Tech, but hate the ads? Subscribe to the ad-free version here!: https://wildwildtech.supercast.tech/ Instagram:...

With the continually rapid evolution of the technology around us and the advent of computers and smartphones, it would appear that the future is upon us. But is that necessarily a good thing? This week, Jordan and Joshua speak with writer and tech journalist Alexandra Samuel to discuss how our new reality was merely science fiction just a few years ago, and sometimes quite literally! Alexandra explains how Sci-Fi writers have actually predicted technology trends and have even shaped a lot of...

Nintendo is a household name, but how is that possible for a video game company that's over 100 years old? This week, Joshua and Jordan discuss the enduring legacy of Nintendo, a video game company that has found appeal across all levels of gamers, from casual to the most die-hard. Nintendo was started in 1889 as a playing card company, but they're mostly known for Mario's birthplace and consistently creating innovative games and gameplay. Listen as Jordan and Joshua explore their personal...