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Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight December 1, 2022

Why I Find You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work

Chris de Santis

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Chris De Santis about his new book Why I Find You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work (Ampify, 2022). Soon, those who qualify as Millennials or part of Gen …

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Technology November 28, 2022

The Handbook of Banking Technology

Tim Walker and Lucian Morris

Hosted by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo
In The Handbook of Banking Technology (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), Walker and Morris provide a first comprehensive view of the systems that support a bank. During the interview, they bring out …
Politics & Polemics November 23, 2022

Chokepoint Capitalism

How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back

Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Corporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership November 21, 2022

From Translator to Linguistics Entrepreneur

A Conversation with Krzysztof Zdanowski

Krzysztof Zdanowski

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis speak with Krzysztof Zdanowski, language and technology entrepreneur. Krzysztof argues that entrepreneurship is about emotional and social intelligence. He discusses the ups and downs on …
Critical Theory November 17, 2022

Highly Discriminating

Why the City Isn't Fair and Diversity Doesn't Work

Louise Ashley

Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Can we make the finance industry fair? In Highly Discriminating: Why the City Isn’t Fair and Diversity Doesn’t Work (Bristol UP, 2022), Louise Ashley, Associate Professor and IHSS Fellow at Queen Mary …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight November 17, 2022

Stuck

How to WIN at Work by Understanding LOSS

Victoria Grady and Patrick McCreesh

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Victoria Grady about her book (co-authored with Patrick McCreesh) Stuck: How to WIN at Work by Understanding LOSS (Productivity Press, 2022) The attachment styles we form by eight months …
Gender Studies November 16, 2022

The Economics of Gender in China

Women, Work and the Glass Ceiling

Sisi Sung

Hosted by Kelsi Caywood
Alongside rapid socio-economic development, China has achieved remarkable gains in gender equality on metrics like health, education, and labor force participation. Yet, the glass ceiling phenomenon and the underrepresentation of women in …
Media November 15, 2022

Profit over Privacy

How Surveillance Advertising Conquered the Internet

Matthew Crain

Hosted by Pete Kunze
The contemporary internet's de facto business model is one of surveillance. Browser cookies follow us around the web, Amazon targets us with eerily prescient ads, Facebook and Google read our …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones November 15, 2022

The Future of Data Control

A Discussion with Sarah Lamdan

Sarah Lamdan

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
A few big companies are selling information about us to governments and companies. But beyond a general sense of unease, what do we need to know about this and what …
Business, Management, and Marketing November 2, 2022

Unreasonable Hospitality

The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect

Will Guidara

Hosted by Christopher Russell
Today I talked to Will Guidara, author of Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect (Optimism Press, 2022). Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the …
Princeton UP Ideas Podcast November 1, 2022

Complicit

How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

Max H. Bazerman

Hosted by Mark Klobas
It is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their …
Economics November 1, 2022

The Tao of Alibaba

Inside the Chinese Digital Giant That Is Changing the World

Brian A. Wong

Hosted by Peter Lorentzen
This podcast features Brian A. Wong, discussing his new book, The Tao of Alibaba: Inside the Chinese Digital Giant That is Changing the World (Public Affairs, 2022). Brian joined Alibaba …
Economic and Business History October 28, 2022

Cellular

An Economic and Business History of the International Mobile-Phone Industry

Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz and Martin Campbell-Kelly

Hosted by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo
In this episode, we discuss a book that will be appealing to a general audience and which helps to bridge the gap of the story of communication in the broad …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership October 24, 2022

From Boutique Menswear to Boutique Retail Technology

A Conversation with Bryan Amaral

Bryan Amaral

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Bryan Amaral began his career as an entrepreneur going door-to-door, selling custom-made suits. He learned how to work closely with clients as a therapist might work with their patients. By …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight October 20, 2022

Radically Human

How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future

Paul Daugherty and H. James Wilson

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Jim Wilson about his book (co-authored with Paul Daugherty) Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future (HBR Press, 2022). Technology has evolved …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership October 10, 2022

How to Play Poker Like the Pros

A Conversation with Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
At the age of 18, Jonathan Little opened an online poker account with a $50 deposit. By age 21, he had about $350,000 in his account. In this episode of …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight October 6, 2022

Digital, Diverse & Divided

How to Talk to Racists, Compete with Robots, and Overcome Polarization

David Livermore

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to David Livermore about his book Digital, Diverse & Divided: How to Talk to Racists, Compete with Robots, and Overcome Polarization (Berrett-Koehler, 2022). While the author argues that cultural …
Business, Management, and Marketing October 4, 2022

Say Thank You for Everything

The Secrets of Being a Great Manager

Jim Edwards

Hosted by John Emrich
Say Thank You for Everything: The Secrets of Being a Great Manager (Harriman House, 2022) is a bullshit-free guide to management that shows you the right way to lead a …
Economic and Business History September 29, 2022

The New Goliaths

How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation

James Bessen

Hosted by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo
In The New Goliaths: How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation (Yale UP, 2022), James Bessen explores the idea of how software can actually slow …
Business, Management, and Marketing September 28, 2022

After Steve

How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

Tripp Mickle

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his "spiritual partner at Apple." The London-born genius was the second-most powerful person at Apple and the creative force who most embodies Jobs's spirit, the …