This Week in Business

Eugene Scalia, U.S. Secretary of Labor, talks about the most recent weekly unemployment claims report and the August Labor Department report, and plans to get the still unemployed back to work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President and CEO of Time's Up Tina Tchen talks to Dan Loney about why media coverage of female politicians, which traditionally centers around physical appearance and family life vs. credentials, needs to change, and how it contributes to inequity across the business world as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Associate Professor of Management Ethan Mollick talks about his new book, The Unicorn's Shadow: Combating the Dangerous Myths that Hold Back, Startups, Founders and Investors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Assistant Professor of Political Science at The Wharton School, Marc Meredith, talks about mail-in voting for upcoming presidential election amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. Secretary of Education talks about school reopenings, how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered education and is impacting school choice in this interview with Dan Loney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bob Meyer, Professor of Marketing and Co-Director of the Risk Management Decision Processes Center at The Wharton School, discusses how to better prepare from a risk standpoint in light of California wildfires and Gulf Coast hurricane season, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With many schools remaining closed, online education is gaining additional scrutiny. Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, talks about distance learning and how school districts are dealing with adding components from various educational apps to fill in the gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pinar Yildirim, Assistant Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School, talked to Dan Loney about social media and electoral dynamics, and how to reverse the 'incumbency advantage' in the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of HP, talks to Dan Loney about what Kamala Harris will bring to the Democratic ticket, how she will impact the race itself, and the "abject failure of the political class" in stalling necessary financial relief to the American people during the Coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Berkey, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at The Wharton School, talks about the ethics of corporations rescinding COVID-related perks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Management Nancy Rothbard talks about how to create work/life boundaries during the work-from-home era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The question of what school will look like this fall is the ongoing question being debated around the country this summer. Dr. David Rubin, Director of PolicyLab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, provides his perspective on what schools need to be considering if they are going to have a component of in-person learning this fall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden talks about how the US can get control of the Coronavirus pandemic and where we are in the race for a vaccine that's both safe and effective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Prisinzano, Director of Policy Analysis for the Penn Wharton Budget Model, talks about the GOP's most recent proposal for financial support to assist the American public during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Colicchio, Head Judge of Bravo Network's Top Chef, talks about the state of the restaurant industry and how Congress can support independent restaurants amid the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, mortgage rates dipped below 3% - the first time they dipped this low in the 50 years Freddie Mac has watched mortgage rates. Sam Chandon, Adjunct Associate Professor of Real Estate at Wharton and Chair and Associate Dean of Real Estate at NYU, talks about the state of the market for both homebuyers and homeowners looking to refinance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Deborah Birx, White House COVID-19 Task Force Coordinator, spent some time with Wharton Business Daily Host Dan Loney talking about where we are in the United States with the Coronavirus Pandemic, the strategy behind pool testing and why masks and social distancing are important, low-tech tools in curbing the spread of the virus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The IRS could provide much more tax revenue to US coffers if it collected tax revenue at a higher rate than it currently does. Natasha Sarin, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, talks to Dan Loney about how the IRS can do this based on an op-ed she co-wrote that recently ran in The Washington Post. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With presidential election looming, there's a worry of whether we will see lower voting totals because of potential long lines amidst the pandemic. Wharton Vice Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions Gerard Cachon talks about his research into what impacts people's decisions to vote and he discusses this with Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Glenn Fogel ,W'84, CEO and President of Booking Holdings, was a guest on Wharton Business Daily's town hall, The Business of Travel During a Pandemic, during which he talked about the pandemic's impact on summer travel and tourism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Management Samir Nurmohamed talks about his new research showing the "Underdog Effect," and why being the underdog might inspire more motivation to succeed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brent Taylor, WG'10, Co-founder of Beyond Meat and Co-founder of Perennial, spoke with Dan Loney about keeping older adults healthy through plant-based food and beverage as part of Wharton Business Daily's recent town hall, The Business of Food During the Pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Technical Co-Lead of Google's Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team Timnit Gebru visited Wharton's campus in January to discuss diversity in tech and diversity branding, as well as privacy concerns surrounding the use of AI in data collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mohamed El-Erian, Practice Professor of Wharton's Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, spoke with Dan Loney about the US-China relationship as well as the economic outlook and impact on markets in a post-Coronavirus world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bobby Valentine, Former MLB player and manager, and Executive Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart University, talked to Dan Loney about what lays ahead for college athletics this fall. He will also be a guest on Wharton's The Business of Sports Without Fans, a Wharton livestream event on Wednesday June 24 at 12 PM ET. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics Robert Hughes spoke with Dan Loney about how to reduce violence in policing by limiting the power of arrest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Payne, Host of Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business Network, and CEO and Principal Financial Analyst of Wall Street Strategies, talks to Dan Loney on inequality in America, its impact on the American dream, and corporate authenticity as it relates to Black Lives Matter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions Duncan Watts talks with Dan Loney about Twitter, social media and the prevalence of fake news as we head into election season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judith Brown Dianis, CEO of The Advancement Project and Wharton alumna, talks to Dan Loney as part of Wharton Business Daily's Special Report, "Inequality in America." They discuss specifically how corporate America can effect change and why we need to stay engaged in fighting inequality long after the protests have died down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Philadelphia Mayor and Wharton alumnus Michael Nutter talks to Dan Loney about inequality and civil unrest as part of Wharton Business Daily's Special Report: Inequality in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful on ABC's Shark Tank, talks to Dan Loney about why the markets are so optimistic and why the situation the pandemic created might just have a silver lining. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Orts, Director of the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership and Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at Wharton, talks about the decrease in global emissions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Angela Duckworth, Professor of Psychology at Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences, talks about how to be resilient and have grit during the uncertain times created by the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Fajgenbaum, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-founder of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network, joins Dan Loney to talk about his experience with Castleman disease and how he is leading an effort to find a cure for coronavirus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Assistant Professor of Marketing Sheri Melumad discusses her new research that shows people are more willing to share information when they do it over their smartphones, how that can provide valuable information for marketers, and how it might be applied to Covid-19 contact tracing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adi Wyner, Professor of Statistics and Faculty Lead of the Wharton Sports Analytics & Business Initiative, talks to Dan Loney about how to decipher all of the COVID-19 data we're being presented with each day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, participated in a special episode on reopening the economy on Friday, May 8. This podcast features his interview as part of that episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Wharton, and Co-founder and Advisor of MakerStock talks about what he thinks the future holds for entrepreneurs once the pandemic passes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Management Stephanie Creary talks about how women are impacted by COVID-19, particularly when it comes to employment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Bradlow, Vice Dean of Analytics and Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School, and host of Moneyball on SiriusXM Channel 132, talks to Wharton Business Daily Host Dan Loney about analytics as they relate to the pandemic and our culture overall, and how sports will recover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NYT Opinion Columnist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Paul Krugman chats about the economic impact of COVID-19 and what economic recovery might look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion with Wharton Dean Geoff Garrett about what we should expect from our economies and cultures post-COVID-19 both here in the US and abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regina Abrami, Director of Global Programs at Wharton's The Lauder Institute, discusses the long-term impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and global interconnectedness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serguei Netessine, Vice Dean for Global Initiatives and Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions at The Wharton School, speaks to Dan Loney about how he coordinated a donation of PPE from China Merchants Bank, how the United States should create a stockpile of protective equipment for future pandemics, and business innovation during COVID-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trey Hollingsworth, U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th Congressional District and Wharton alum, joins Dan Loney to discuss the economic impact on small businesses - what's been done and what might be yet to come to help small businesses cope during the COVID-19 crisis, and help them rebound when the economy reopens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Marketing Barbara Kahn talks with Dan Loney about how retailers can stay afloat during the COVID-19 stay at home orders and how they might rebound towards the end of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Marketing Deborah Small talks about how brands are trying to stay relevant in consumers' lives through virtue signaling during COVID-19, and the balance they have to strike between seeming authentic vs. disingenuous in this unique environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Larry Jameson, Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, and Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine, talks about the role every American must play to stop the spread of Coronavirus, and when he thinks the Philadelphia area will hit its peak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Wharton Business Daily special report brings together six interviews conducted with professors who are teaching University of Pennsylvania students as part of the new Wharton course created to address the coronavirus outbreak, “Epidemics, Natural Disasters, and Geopolitics: Managing Global Business and Financial Uncertainty.” Interviews, all recorded during March, 2020, include:● Geoffrey Garrett, Wharton School Dean (1:03)● Jeremy Siegel, Finance Professor (11:29)● Sigal Barsade, Management Professor (19:39)● Mauro Guillen, Management Professor (32:02)● Kent Smetters, Business Economics and Public Policy Professor (47:04)● Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Penn’s Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy (54:48) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leeza Garber, Wharton Lecturer of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, discusses how the Coronavirus might impact in-person voting in the U.S. both in this election year and beyond. From cybersecurity concerns to infrastructure issues, Garber talks about how we need to proactively work towards moving our elections online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.