This Week in Business

In September, Iraqi Kurds voted for independence. Host Dan Loney talks with Brendan O'Leary, Constitutional Advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss what this means, what has happened in the region since then, and what could happen next on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mitch Roschelle, Partner and Business Development Leader at PwC, joins host Sam Chandan to discuss the recently released Emerging Trends in Real Estate, the annual market forecast co-published by Mitch, on The Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Lo, Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, joins hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel to discuss his new book, "Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought" with a recent market update on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Green Carmichael, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review and host of the HBR IdeaCast podcast, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss research that shows overworking is actually LESS productive, and that time off is important on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen Ullman, Former Software Engineer, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology" describing the social, emotional, and personal effects of technology as viewed by her time in the field on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Waytz, Associate Professor of Management & Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss his recent Harvard Business Review Article "The Dangers of "Mandatory Fun" on In the Workplace, including listener calls with anecdotes of what "fun" has worked and not worked for their companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Zogby, Pollster and Founder and Senior Partner of John Zogby Strategies, joins host Anne Greenhalgh to discuss the art of polling and “Tribal Analytics”, which is his firm’s approach to predicting human behavior, on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are drug prices really too high, as President Trump implies? Robert Zirkelbach, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Steven Pearson, Founder and President of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), join host John Barkett to discuss whether the prices we pay for prescription drugs represent the value those drugs provide and what could be done to possibly lower prescription drug prices on The Business of Health Care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Killingsworth, CMO of the newly formed NHL franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights, joins host Dave Reibstein to discuss marketing and launching a new sports team on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kobe Steel, Japan's third-largest steelmaker, admitted falsifying product specifications. Kobe Steel is a supplier to manufacturers of automobiles, planes, trains, nuclear equipment. Host Dan Loney talks with Richard Dasher, Director of the US/Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University, to discuss the fallout from this announcement and how it will affect not only Japan's reputation but the manufacturing industry as well on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Insights: Steve Medland, Co-Founder of TABR Capital Management, shares a glimpse into the life and financial choices of the subtle millionaire-next-door on Your Money with Kent Smetters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carrie Spaulding, Founder and President of The Thirtysomething Coach, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham for a SPOOKY Career Talk Halloween Special! They tackle how to navigate SCARY job situations, like how to negotiate for a raise, presenting in front of large groups, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A two-year-old Montana company with just two full-time workers when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico recently won the $300 million contract to fix the island's crippled electrical grid. The Washington Post exposed the agreement made with Whitefish Energy and the company's ties to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Host Dan Loney speaks to Jack Gillum, part of the Post's investigative team, about this latest development in the rebuilding efforts on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A U.S. district judge has forbidden Puerto Rico from using disaster relief money for debt repayment. Dan Loney speaks with Penn Law Professor David Skeel Jr, one of seven experts chosen last year to supervise the island’s fiscal affairs, to discuss what happens next and how Puerto Rico deals with its financial crisis in addition to the hurricane recovery on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mike Useem talks with Cecilia Muñoz, Former Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Obama, about her career journey that has now led her to Vice President of Policy and Technology and Director of the National Network at New America, a think tank and civic enterprise dedicated to public debate on issues important to America in this age of technology and globalization, on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roger Schwarz, Organizational Psychologist, Speaker, and President and CEO of Roger Schwarz & Associates, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss his new book "Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results", about how leaders can learn to motivate and manage a team in a productive way on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congressional Republicans and President Trump are pushing a tax overhaul bill they claim will help middle class Americans and won't add to the federal deficit. The proposal includes big corporate tax cuts, doubling the standard deduction, removing some tax deductions and simplifying the tax brackets. Host Dan Loney talks with James Hines Jr., Research Director at the Office of Tax Policy Research at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, to discuss who will truly benefit by the plan, who will be hurt by it, and the chances it will pass on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NFL players and team owners recently met to discuss the players kneeling during the national anthem after President Trump politicized the move, demanding owners fire them. Host Dan Loney looks at how the league is balancing the business of sports with the first amendment rights, and how it may impact the NFL going forward with Ken Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sports Institute and Professor Emeritus at the Wharton School, Charles Grantham, Wharton Alum and Director of the Center for Sport Management at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business, and Andrew Brandt, Director of Villanova University's Moorad Center for Sports Law, on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mary Daly, Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss the current research and trends regarding slow wage growth on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Puerto Rico is a hub of pharmaceutical manufacturing, but recent hurricanes Maria and Irma have inflicted significant damage to the island and the pharmaceutical supply chain. Host Dan Loney talks with Bill McLaury, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School and Former Executive Director of Pharma Supply Chain at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Mark Schwartz, Lawyer at Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara, P.C., to discuss what this could mean for the industry as a whole on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Henry Schein, Inc., joins host Mitch Goldman to discuss the history of the Fortune 500® company currently the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners on The Business of Health Care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest round of North American Free Trade Agreement re-negotiations wrapped up recently with Canada and Mexico reportedly frustrated by US demands. Host Dan Loney looks at the recent developments with Matt Gold, Professor at the Fordham University School of Law and Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North America, and Andrea Bjorklund, Faculty of Law Professor at McGill University and Former Member of the NAFTA Arbitration Team at U.S. Department of State, on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

University of Pennsylvania Dean of Admissions Eric Furda and Eileen Cunningham Feikens, Director of College Counseling at the Dwight-Englewood School, host a panel discussion to strategize on how students can differentiate themselves and define their personal narrative in the college application process on The Process. Panelists include: David Charlow, Financial Aid Expert; Scott Anderson, Senior Director for Access and Education, The Common Application; and Elizabeth Pleshette, Director of College Counseling at The Latin School of Chicago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After almost four years on Business Radio, the the Digital Show had it's final episode featuring a reunion of all four hosts. Join them as they discuss all the current major topics in the tech space from Facebook algorithms to autonomous vehicles, and some of their favorite Digital Show moments from the archives. Hosts include Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at Wharton; Kartik Hosanagar, Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at Wharton; Loren Feldman, Senior Editor at Forbes and Host of Mind Your Business on Business Radio; and Reed Hundt, Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After almost four years on Business Radio, the the Digital Show had it's final episode featuring a reunion of all four hosts. Join them as they discuss all the current major topics in the tech space from Facebook algorithms to autonomous vehicles, and some of their favorite Digital Show moments from the archives. Hosts include Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at Wharton; Kartik Hosanagar, Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at Wharton; Loren Feldman, Senior Editor at Forbes and Host of Mind Your Business on Business Radio; and Reed Hundt, Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A number of car companies, including Ford and General Motors, are looking to the future as they move closer to an electric fleet. GM has also announced its purchase of an autonomous vehicle startup. Host Dan Loney talks with Paul Eisenstein, Editor of TheDetroitBureau.com, about the latest shift in the auto industry on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy Kurzban, Creative Director of Operations for the Philadelphia Orchestra, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss what it's like to go to work for the Philadelphia Orchestra on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, joins hosts Anne Greenhalgh, Mike Useem, and Jeff Klein to discuss how the NCC is honoring Senator John McCain with their Liberty Medal for his lifetime of sacrifice and service on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ronda Kaysen, Real Estate Columnist for the New York Times, joins host Bob Lane to discuss her weekly "Ask Real Estate" column and answer call-in questions on The Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keenan Wyrobek, Co-Founder and CTO at Zipline, joins host Karl Ulrich to discuss the world’s only drone delivery service that sends essential medical products to patients on a national scale on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the National Black MBA Association and Prospanica conference, "Power of Performance Leadership at the Next Level" in Philadelphia. In this hour, he speaks with Dr. William Pickard, Co-Managing Partner of the MGM Casino Detroit & Global Automotive Alliance; Les Matthews, Senior Vice President for Business Development & Account Management at MasterCard; Kevin Blackistone, Analyst at ESPN; and Mark O'Brien, President and CEO of Mizuno USA, on this special edition of Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amy Bleakley, Senior Research Scientist and Lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and Heather Luna, Systems Administrator at the Wharton School, join host Dan Loney to talk about the recent panel discussion they hosted on the importance of teaching kids about internet safety (cyber security) and what parents can do to keep their children safe on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt broadcast LIVE from the SOCAP 2017 Conference in San Francisco, the world’s leading conference on activating the power of capital markets to drive positive social and environmental impact. In this hour, they speaks with Bob Caruso, Chairman and Managing Director of SOCAP, and Lindsay Smalling, Producer and Curator, SOCAP; Joe Speicher, Executive Director at the Autodesk Foundation; Jim Rosenberg, SVP and Chief Communications Officer at Accion; and Gina LaMotte, Founder and Executive Director at EcoRise, on this special edition of Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt broadcast LIVE from the SOCAP 2017 Conference in San Francisco, the world’s leading conference on activating the power of capital markets to drive positive social and environmental impact. In this hour, they speaks with Lauren Cochran, Managing Director at Blue Haven Initiative; Liesbet Peeters, Managing Partner at D. Capital Partners; and Fran Seegull, Executive Director of US Impact Investing Alliance, on this special edition of Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the National Black MBA Association and Prospanica conference, "Power of Performance Leadership at the Next Level" in Philadelphia. In this hour, he speaks with Jesse Tyson, CEO and President of the National Black MBA Association and Thomas Savino, President of Prospanica; Melani Walker, SVP of SunTrust Bank; and Cassius Butts, Former President Obama Appointee for the Small Business Administration and current Chairman of CFB Advisors, on this special edition of Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alison Young, Executive Director at the Institute for Strategic Leadership at Drexel University, and Kelly Davenport, Executive Director of Build the Future, join host Dan Loney to discuss their vision to create a program that addresses the underrepresentation of women in public sector leadership positions and to examine educational inequalities that affect access to education for Chinese citizens on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Alan Hughes, Ph.D, Director of Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, joins host Dan Loney to discuss the Annual Carnot Prize, awarded in recognition of distinguished contributions to energy policy through scholarship or practice, with 2017 winner Gina McCarthy, Former EPA Administrator under the Obama Administration, on [email protected]://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/annual-carnot-prize Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lara Ayoub, Digital Director for Jordan's first 24/7 newstation Al Mamlaka, joins host Dan Loney to discuss her drive to restore professional and credible journalism in Jordan on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.