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Jun 22, 2021 • 9min

Josh Levs on Improving Family Leave Policies in the United States

Josh Levs, former CNN Journalist, author of All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families and Business - And How We Can Fix It Together and global expert on modern dads at work, talks about why he supports paid family leave and how when men an be equal caregivers, women can get an equal shot in the workplace.This episode originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Business of Father's Day special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 17, 2021 • 14min

DeFi Toolkit: The Opportunities & Dangers of Decentralizing Finance

Kevin Werbach, Wharton Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, talks to Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney about decentralized finance - the intersection of blockchain, digital assets and financial services. He outlines why it has really exploded over the last year and the DeFi toolkit he's creating for the World Economic Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 15, 2021 • 14min

Achieving Herd Immunity: Utah Governor Spencer Cox Talks About Vaccination Rates & its Pandemic Response

Utah Governor Spencer Cox talks pandemic preparedness with Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney. He also explains the state's vaccine rates - especially with the youngest population in the country - as well as how its economy is doing and drought trouble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 10, 2021 • 12min

How the Climate Change Movement Is Having an Impact Within Boardrooms

Sarah Light, Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at Wharton, talks to Dan Loney about Big Oil's climate-change takedown and the stunning rebukes taking place as a result. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 9min

Celebrating Pride 2021: NYC Pride Co-chair Talks about This Year's Virtual Festivities

Andre Thomas, Co-chair of NYC Pride, talks about the 2021 NYC Pride celebrations in light of the ongoing pandemic. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Business of Pride special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 10min

Inflation Is Back. How Will It Impact a Post-pandemic Recovering Economy?

Wharton Finance Professor Itay Goldstein analyzes inflation and its impact on the economy that is still recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic with Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 1, 2021 • 12min

Airbnb's Joe Gebbia Talks about What to Expect with Summer Travel

Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, talks about summer 2021 travel trends and the company's outlook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 27, 2021 • 9min

Understanding the Dynamics of Distortion in Retelling the News

Wharton Assistant Professor of Marketing Shiri Melumad talks about her new research into the concept of "successive summarization" and how news stories become distorted as they are sequentially retold. She also discusses the role social media plays in this phenomenon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 25, 2021 • 15min

Carly Fiorina on Cybercriminals & Attacks and What It Means to Be a Leader

Former HP CEO and GOP 2016 Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina talks to Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney about a variety of hot topics - from the outlook on Covid and economic recovery to the prevalence of cybercriminals and cyber attacks to leadership on Capitol Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 20, 2021 • 10min

Isabel Guzman on Small Business Economic Recovery

Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, talks to Dan Loney about the state of small business at this point in the pandemic, how Covid has hurt small businesses and how they can recover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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