This Week in Business

The Trump Administration recently said it will allow states to compel people to work or prepare for jobs as a requirement to get Medicaid, allowing states to cut off people unless they prove they have a job, are students, caregivers, volunteers, or participate in another approved form of "community engagement", or are severely disabled. Host Dan Loney talks with MaryBeth Musumeci, Associate Director of the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured at the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, and David Super, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, to discuss what this means for those who currently depend on this program on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One year ago women from all over the U.S. marched to protest the election of Donald Trump and to bring attention to issues that are important to them. They marched again this weekend, for some of the same reasons—as well as newer issues like the #metoo movement. Host Laura Zarrow talks with organizers of the Philadelphia Women's March Emily Cooper Morse and Deja Lynn Alvarez on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Banks and financial institutions are facing a brighter new year with the potential rolling back of the Dodd-Frank Act and the new tax cut. Host Dan Loney talks with Peter Conti-Brown and David Zaring, Wharton Legal Studies and Business Ethics professors, to discuss what we can expect from the industry in 2018 on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a recent Saturday morning, people in Hawaii received a cellphone early warning alert: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” The message was a mistake allegedly caused by an employee hitting the wrong button and it took 38 minutes for the system to send out a new message to let people know of the error. Host Dan Loney talks with Jeannette Sutton, Director of the Risk and Disaster Communication Center at the University of Kentucky, and Hamilton Bean, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Denver's Department of Communication, to discuss how emergency alert systems, the distrust this mistake could create, and what can be done to both ensure the system works well and reassure people whose lives may depend on it on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Tillotson, Systems Technology Chief Engineer for Boeing Research and Technology and a Boeing Senior Technical Fellow, joins hosts Saikat Chaudhuri and Harbir Singh to discuss innovation at the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space, and security systems on Mastering Innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Graham Allison, Professor of Government at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy with a special interest in nuclear weapons and terrorism, joins host Jeremy Schwartz to discuss his latest book "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?" on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elizabeth Anderson, Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss her book "Private Government: How Employers Rule our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It)" on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The City of New York recently filed suit against the 5 biggest oil companies claiming their refusal to acknowledge their affect on climate change has costed the city billions in cleanup efforts from increased super storms over the years. Host Dan Loney talks with David Hunter, Professor of Law at American University's Washington College of Law, and Thomas P. Lyon, Chair of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), to discuss this landmark case and whether or not the courts will proceed with a trial on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Dart, Retail Specialist, joins hosts Barbara Kahn and Americus Reed to discuss his new book "Retail's Seismic Shift: How to Shift Faster, Respond Better, and Win Customer Loyalty" on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immigration issues have been an important issue of the Trump Administration's first year in office. Host Dan Loney talks with Sarah Paoletti, Director of Penn Law's Transnational Legal Clinic, and Cyrus Mehta, Managing Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC, to discuss the potential moves surrounding DACA and immigration in the year ahead on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Made a New Year's Resolution to find a new job? Michael Platt, Director of the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and Professor of Marketing, Neuroscience, and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss how neuroscience impacts New Year's Resolutions and career decision making processes on Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine if all the data in the world was suddenly made available to everyone--with all of that information at our fingertips we would be able to solve even the most complex problems, right? Brett Hurt, Co-Founder and CEO of data.world, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss how he's trying to do this with his newest startup on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lorie White and Mike Jackson, respective Partners at Grant Thornton LLP, join host Bob Lane to discuss the impact of the Trump Administration's Tax Reform bill on Real Estate transactions on The Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Margot Brandenburg, Founder of MyStrongHome, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss their mission to protect homes and communities from hurricanes and other extreme weather while helping homeowners potentially save on insurance premiums on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Rob Coneybeer is LIVE from CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Rob talks with Jeff Joseph, CTA’s VP of Communications & Strategic Partnerships, about what's new on the floor of this year's CES on this special episode of Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Rob Coneybeer is LIVE from CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Rob talks with Chris Heiser, Co-Founder and CEO of Renovo, about his startup that specializes in highly automated vehicle technology on this special episode of Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iceland has taken a proactive approach of eliminating gender pay gaps by enacting a new law requiring every company to report their salary structure every 3 years to prove they do not have any pay gaps. Host Dan Loney talks with Janice Bellace, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and of Management at the Wharton School, Janice Maddon, Professor of Regional Science and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, and Thorgerdur Einarsdottir, Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Iceland, to discuss how the law came to be on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Rob Coneybeer is LIVE from CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Rob talks with Dominic Dobson, Co-Founder/COO, VR Motion Corporation, about how this former professional race car driver co-founded a startup developing Virtual Reality Automotive software on this special episode of Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dan Loney leads a discussion on Entitlement Programs - first we look into the past at where these programs came from with Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and Author of "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society,” and Edward Berkowitz, Professor of History and of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts& Sciences. Then, we look at the future of these programs under the current Trump Administration post-Republican Tax Bill with Tim Smeeding, Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Author of "SNAP Matters: How Food Stamps Affect Health and Well Being," and Gary Burtless, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. We examine some of the potential effects of big cuts to programs such as Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security, among others, on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Rob Coneybeer is LIVE from CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Rob talks with Jim Adler, Managing Director and Board Member of Toyota AI Ventures and Vice President at Toyota Research Institute, about Toyota’s corporate venture capital subsidiary and autonomous vehicle development on this special episode of Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The MacArthur Foundation just completed it's inaugural 100&Change Competition, a “competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve a critical problem of our time." Host Dan Loney talks with prize winners Sherrie Estin, EVP for Global Impact for Sesame Workshop, and David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, to discuss their partnership to “implement an evidence-based, early childhood development intervention designed to address the “toxic stress” experienced by children in the Syrian response region—Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria.” UPenn’s High Impact Philanthropy expert, Katherina Rosqueta, was one of the judges and joins us along with Cecilia Conrad, Managing Director of the MacArthur Foundation, on [email protected] info - https://www.macfound.org/programs/100change/strategy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Terry Spahr, Executive Producer, and Travis Rieder, Assistant Director of Education Initiatives & Research Scholar at Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, join host Dan Loney to discuss the documentary "8 Billion Angels" about the consumption rate of the earth's previous and limited resources on [email protected] Info: http://8billionangels.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of the Interior have been repealing various Obama era policies as the last year wound to a close. Host Dan Loney talks with Eric Orts, Director of Wharton's Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership, and Daniel Kammen, Founding Director of the University of California Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, to discuss the changes led by Scott Pruit, and whether these changes put U.S. businesses at a disadvantage compared to those in countries that support environmentally friendly policies and renewable resources on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wixen Music Publishing, publisher of songs by Tom Petty, Neil Young and others, is suing Spotify for $1.6 billion in compensation for the use of their music without proper licensing and compensation. Host Dan Loney talks with Erin Jacobson, Music Attorney in Beverly Hills, and Lawrence Gelburd, Wharton Alum and Music Producer, to discuss the details of the lawsuit and Spotify's history of legal trouble on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Annacone, Legendary Tennis Coach for Pete Sampras, Tim Henman, Roger Federer, etc and Author of "Coaching For Life: A Guide to Playing, Thinking and Being the Best You Can Be", and Xeno Muller, Former Gold Medalist in Rowing and current Coach at Elite-Rowing-Coach.com, join host Christian Terwiesch to discuss the future innovation in the coaching industry on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber was dealt a huge setback last month when it was declared a transportation business by the European Union's highest court. The ride sharing giant had tried to claim it was a technology platform that connected drivers with riders. Host Dan Loney talks with John Paul MacDuffie, Director of the Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation (PVMI) at Wharton's Mack Institute for Innovation Management, and Dr. Valerio De Stefano, Professor of Law at the University of Leuven in Belgium, to discuss what impact this ruling will have on Uber and similar companies in the EU but also the US on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The back and forth between US and Korea leaders took a turn last week when Kim Jong-un declared he had a nuclear launch button on his desk and President Trump responded with a tweet that his button was bigger. Host Dan Loney speaks with Richard Dasher, Director of the US-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University, Jacques DeLisle, Professor of Law and Political Science and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sung-Yoon Lee, Professor in Korean Studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, to discuss this "hot button" issue and how the Trump Administration is handling it on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tens of thousands of Iranians have been protesting the government over the last few weeks in large part over the country's bad economy and a recent jump in the prices of basic goods. The crisis seems to be growing as many are calling for the ouster of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, among others. Host Dan Loney talks with Philip Nichols, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at The Wharton School, Nader Habibi, Professor of Economics at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, and Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, to discuss the economic and political impact of these protests on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will the recently passed GOP tax bill only benefit businesses or are there additional benefits for consumers as well? Host Dan Loney talks with Michael Knoll, Professor of Law and Deputy Dean of Center for Tax Law and Policy at Penn Law, Lori McMillan, Professor of Law at Washburn University Law, and Daniel Hemel, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago School of Law, to discuss the final version of the tax bill on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last month the Federal Communications Commission chairman, Ajit Pai, repealed net neutrality rules, which prohibit high-speed internet service providers from slowing down or stopping website delivery. Host Dan Loney talks with Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Christiaan Hogendorn, Wharton Alum and Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University, to discuss the implications of this ruling, including who will benefit from it, on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael S. Winograd, Candidate for President of United States Soccer Federation, joins host George Perry to discuss his career and run for presidency on The Wharton Sports Business Show.More Info: https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/12/20/16/12/20171220-news-official-slate-of-candidates-confirmed-for-2018-us-soccer-presidential-election Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s early January which means those of you who applied early decision (or action) have either just heard or you’re waiting to hear if you got in to your first choice school. If you got in early, congratulations! If you didn’t (or don’t) … well, now what? Penn Dean of Admissions Eric Furda is talking with a panel experts to discuss strategies for heading into subsequent application rounds from the college counseling perspective on the latest episode of Business Radio special The Process. Panelists include: Eileen Cunningham Feikens, Director of College Counseling at the Dwight-Englewood School; David Charlow, Financial Aid Expert and Co-Founder of AccessApplied.com; Jeff Schiffman, Director of Admissions for Tulane University; and Tamar Adegbile, Director of College Counseling at the Cate School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexandra Dean, Founding Partner and Contributor at Reframed Picture, joins host Dan Loney to discuss her new documentary film "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story" about the film career of legendary actress Hedy Lemarr and her success as an inventor on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1920's the U.S. Radium Corp hired young women to work on radium wristwatches which glowed. The women ended up glowing themselves and, unbeknownst to them the radium was eating their bones from the inside. Host Dan Loney talks with author Kate Moore about her new book, "The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women" about the tragic death of these workers and the resulting lawsuit that changed American workplace regulations on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tamim Bayoumi, Deputy Director in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), joins host Dan Loney to discuss his new book "Unfinished Business: The Unexplored Causes of the Financial Crisis and the Lessons Yet to Be Learned", tracing how under-regulated trading between European and U.S. banks led to the 2008 financial crisis on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie Berlin, Project Historian for the Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford University, joins host Irina Yuen to discuss her new book, "TROUBLEMAKERS: How Silicon Valley Came of Age” about how Silicon Valley during the 1970s set the stage for our modern high-tech world on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Marks, Columnist, Author, and Owner of the Marks Group PC, joins host Loren Feldman to discuss the newly passed tax bill under the Trump Administration and what affect it might have on small business owners moving forward on Mind Your Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel Blumenthal, Founder and CEO at Rockets of Awesome, joins host Karl Ulrich to discuss her unique children's clothing subscription service on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Whipple, Author and Owner/CEO of CCWHIP Productions, joins hosts Mike Useem and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss just how much power a White House Chief of Staff wields as covered in his best-selling book "The Gatekeepers" which includes intimate interviews with all seventeen living former chiefs of staff. Find out about their unparalleled access to the leaders of the free world and their influence on US history on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Pozen, Senior Lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss how to work smarter, not harder, and how to manage all of those emails piling up in your inbox post-holidays on Work and Life. Robert's book is called "Extreme Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Gimbel, Founder and CEO of LaSalle Network, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss the ins and outs of job searching during the holidays - what you can expect and insight into holiday hiring on Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Santa concerned with most regarding his team at the North Pole? How has the recent policy changes in the US affected his operations? What did Putin ask for this year? Is he on the Naughty List? Is Santa feeling threatened by the Amazon takeover? Has Disney tried to purchase the rights to the North Pole? Hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara talk with the big man in red himself, Nicholas (Santa) Claus, to find out the current landscape in the arctic workshop on In the Workplace. Happy Holidays! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The faces of five women, including celebrities Taylor Swift and Ashley Judd, appear on TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year cover, representing the “The Silence Breakers” — the thousands of people across the world who have come forward with their experiences of sexual harassment and assault. Josh Levs, Author, Communications Consultant and Gender Equality Activist, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss the #MeToo movement and how it affects men and women at work on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Wanczyk, Account Supervisor at Braithwaite Communications, joins host Americus Reed to discuss a recap of the Biggest Brand Blunders of 2017 and Crisis Communications Tips for the New Year on Marketing Matters. Happy Holidays! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Federal Reserve increased short-term interest rates by a quarter of a point. Host Dan Loney speaks with Lisa Cook, Professor of Economics and International Relations at Michigan State University, to discuss this move and how the Fed may change as Janet Yellen wraps up her term as chair on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lindsey Roy, CMO of Greetings at Hallmark Cards, talks to host Americus Reed about how the company is gearing up to help people prepare for the holidays! Then, Merrilee Kick, Founder and CEO of BuzzBallz, talks with Americus about the Buzz around her great new stocking stuffer - booze to go! - on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Rabinowitz, Director of Fan Engagement at the New York Jets, and Kyle Bautista, VP and General Manager of Complexity Gaming, join host Christian Terwiesch to discuss what the future of the sports entertainment industry could look like, especially with emergence of eSports on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Baker, Professor of Law and Health Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent presentation on research he’s been doing on the regulation of robo-advisors, particularly within the financial services industry, he gave to Capitol Hill Staffers as part of Wharton's B-School for Public Policy seminars on [email protected] more information about how to get involved with Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, visit: https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/b-school/get-involved/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Martell, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of MarketSnacks and current Wharton MBA student, joins host Peter Cappelli to discuss the art of the side hustle - why starting an entrepreneurial venture on the weekends alongside of your "day job" could not only benefit you, but your 9-5 company as well on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whichever side of the healthcare debate you’re on, I think we can agree that the system itself is really complicated and somewhat impersonal– imagine how much more complicated and impersonal it can be if you don’t speak the language or don’t have access to the technology you need. Dr. Vikram Bakhru, Chief Operating Officer at ConsejoSano and Wharton Alum, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss his mission to make healthcare accessible to everyone around the world on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.