ProPublica reporter Anjeanette Damon discusses their long look into how HomeVestors of America acquires homes, and the way the business model is set up to reward franchisees.
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Layoffs may not save companies money
Anne Helen Petersen, Substack newsletter writer, explains why older generations have grown used to layoffs and the case against layoffs as a cost-saving measure in the first place.
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Money and magnetism: Inside the lives of door-to-door salespeople
Tad Friend, a staff writer at the New Yorker, discusses the tactics of today’s D2D salesmen and how they perfect their pitches for what might be one of the hardest jobs in the world.
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Meet the moms taking over social media
Kathryn Jezer-Morton, author of the “Mothers Under the Influence” Substack, joins us to talk about the moms of TikTok, Instagram and other social media platforms who have turned their lives into profitable enterprises.
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When killing a newspaper is good business
McKay Coppins, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about a hedge fund that is buying up newspapers across the country and dismantling them at an alarming rate.
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How William Randolph Hearst Made The Media
Stephen Ives joins us to tell the story of William Randolph Hearst – the subject of a new American Experience documentary.
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McDonald’s and Black America
Marcia Chatelain, an associate professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown, joins us to talk about the relationship between McDonalds and black business owners.
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What Will Cities Look Like Post-Pandemic
Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson joins us to talk about how COVID-19 is changing our relationship with the businesses in which we spend our disposable income – and about how that shift affects the places we live.
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Why We Judge Working Mothers and How That Stunts Their Careers
Robin J. Ely, Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, joins us to talk about the real reasons businesses have a tendency to stall female advancement.
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Greed is Not Good – Here’s Why
Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein joins us to talk about how maximizing shareholder profits widened the wealth gap.
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Businesses Are Bracing For Political Surprise
Amy B. Zegart joins us to discuss how everything from global conflicts to hackers and even individual Twitter users can impact organizations like never before.
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A City-Based Solution To Climate Change
Carl Pope, former head of the Sierra Club, joins us to talk about why environmentalists should look beyond elected officials for action on climate change.
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