Episodes

The Economic Value of Dignity

We've reached the last regular episode of Season 2. Hold on to your passport. We're still travelling.  We start in New York and then head to India with Megha Desai. Megha is the former ad agency protégé, who after a…

A New Soul for the Global Economy – The Economy of Francesco

Despite being in the midst of a global pandemic, we're going to take a trip around the world. We're talking about the Economy of Francesco (EoF) with Paulo Santori, an economic historian in Rome and with Myrian Castello, a "human-right-to-dream"…

Time: The Most Valuable Commodity (Roberta MacDonald)

This week we stay in the co-op space a little longer and get a two-for-one. As an homage to Women's History Month, we talk with one of the most celebrated marketer of co-ops-- and one of less than a handful…

Shared Economic Benefits: Intro to Co-ops (Casey Fannon)

This week, we're going to switch things up a bit.  We are going to talk about the idea of inclusion, but from a slightly different perspective.  We are going to learn all about economic structure called a co-op.  Sure you…

Diversity as a Superpower in Business (Logan Scott)

This week, we talk with Logan Scott, Manager for Diversity and Inclusion at The Walt Disney Company. Logan's work during Black History Month on the New York Times' 1619 Project inspired us. Logan talks about superheroes, diversity, equity, inclusion, and…

The Power of Superheroes (Gareb Shamus)

This week, we take storytelling to a whole new level. We learn that each of us is a "superhero" at something. We talk to the man whose Instagram feed has selfies with the Hollywood Superhero A-LIST. In some ways, we…

Corporate Democracy from the Inside Out (James McRitchie)

The winds of change are blowing in corporate governance. Where will they take us? Time will tell. This week we have a shareholder perspective from a man whose name is well-known in the investor relations offices of many of the…

Business Roundtable: Re-conceptualizing the Corporation? (Jessica DiNapoli)

In 2020, JP Morgan CEO, Jamie Dimon's tenure at the helm of the Business Roundtable expired. But what about this whole new way of doing business? In 2021, shareholder activists put the stakeholder governance paradigm to the test, and JP…

Transcending Robinhood: Finance for Good? (JC de Swaan)

In this episode, we're not talking about bulls or bears.  We're talking about the big, fat elephant in the room.  The finance industry is ethically-conflicted. We talk with JC de Swaan, hedge fund investor and Princeton finance ethicist, about Robinhood,…

Democratizing Asset Management (U.S. Rep. Andy Levin)

In this episode, we explore the idea that everyone who has retirement assets should have the ability to know where their money is invested and how it has an impact in the world.  With knowledge comes power-- the power to…

Former Congressman Andy Levin