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Brought to you by Penguin. There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group...

The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host.

Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil’s annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries. In many of the countries where it conducts business...

We live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. Sugar can be as habit-forming as cocaine, researchers tell us, and social media apps are hooking our kids. But what can we do to resist temptations that insidiously and deliberately rewire our brains? Nothing, David Courtwright says, unless we understand the history and character of the global enterprises that create and cater to our bad habits.

What was a Buddhist monk doing at the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos lecturing the world's leaders on mindfulness? Why do many successful corporations have a chief happiness officer? What can the chemical composition of your brain tell a potential employer about you? In the past decade, governments and corporations have become increasingly interested in measuring the way people feel: the Happiness index, Gross National Happiness, well-being and positive psychology have come to dominate the way we live our lives.

In Childhood Under Siege, Joel Bakan reveals the callous and widespread exploitation of children by profit-seeking corporations and society's failure to protect them. The creator of the award-winning film and internationally best-selling book The Corporation, Bakan shows how corporations pump billions of dollars into rendering parents and governments powerless to shield children from a relentless commercial assault designed solely to exploit their unique needs and vulnerabilities.

A short, 10 episode podcast about family and domestic violence created specifically for small business owners. The catalyst for its creation? The implementation of paid family and domestic violence leave for small business employees from 1 August. You will learn what family and domestic violence is; warning signs to look for; how to talk to an employee you think might be experiencing it; and why paid family and domestic leave is important. Content warning: all episodes discuss family and domestic violence. If you or someone you know is affected by family, domestic or sexual violence in any ...

Host Julia Cartwright investigates how pharmaceutical companies prioritize shareholder wealth over patient health. Each episode examines pricing strategies, patent games, and global inequities in modern medicine, pulling back the curtain on Big Pharma's grip on healthcare. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of big data and surveillance. In April 2020, the United States will embark on what has been called "the largest peacetime mobilization in American...

Shortlisted for the Donner Prize for Best Public Policy Book of the YearFrom the authors of The Big Shift and Empty Planet, a timely and provocative exploration of the seismic forces reshaping Canada’s political, cultural, and economic landscape. Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson’s explosive...

BIG not Small Talk - The PodcastA podcast on all things #NEURODIVERGENTby @ThinkMusique👉🏻 Real Stories 👉🏻 Lived Experience 👉🏻 Community & Change

The Big Conversation: The Children's Commissioner's Podcast shares the voices and views of England’s children. In the podcast, you will hear from the Children's Commissioner and her 16 Youth Ambassadors. It’s a chance for them to interview decision makers; to talk truth to power and a chance for you to hear what young people really think about issues that affect them. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people's lives with solutions developed with children from across England. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Disruptive forces are accelerating. In the face of transformative technologies, climate change and shifting geopolitics, leaders must embrace change to survive and thrive. The Big Picture explores the ideas, opportunities and challenges that will define our future. Joined by diverse thinkers from finance, business, politics and academia, we discuss the forces shaping the future and assess their real-world impact and consequences to help you adapt.

This is a special podcast series on current economic and culture issues faced by the state of Texas, its governments and its citizens. We will explore these issues with author Loren Steffy, through the prism of his book The Big Empty. The Big Empty set in 1999, is a tale about the sense of place and tells the story of a fictional company AzTech which builds a semi-conductor plant in the dying west Texas city of Conquistador. Over this special podcast series we will consider the following issues facing Texas today; including water, power, land investment, housing and the clash of cultures.

Small City, Big Stories celebrates the people and projects driving downtown North Adams forward. Hosted by Jenny Wright, Executive Director of the North Adams Partnership, and produced with Gateway Collaborative Media, each episode highlights the creativity, innovation, and community spirit that make North Adams so special.

A fusion of sharp political analysis mixed with the best from every genre of music. Taking you back with the classics and rocking with the hottest new music from DJ DougieBoy. Interviews with artists and politicians will keep you educated and entertained.

Michael Patrick Shiels’ personality-based, news making show covers state, national and international politics in a non-partisan manner. Michael Patrick skillfully mixes politics, which he affectionately refers to "as the family business" with news, business, sports and lifestyle topics you're interested in, keeping listeners informed as well as entertained. His inquisitive personality leads to asking newsmakers relevant questions - pointed, but with respect - and recognizes that listening is the most important quality of a good interviewer. “Everyone's an expert at or on something,” ...

Some rules are meant to be broken—especially the fake ones! Break Fake Rules is a podcast that brings today’s news and big philanthropic issues into focus, challenging the self-imposed rules that shape the flow of money, power, and resources in America. Join Glen Galaich, CEO of the Stupski Foundation, and a rotating cast of co-hosts as they unpack the news of the day and engage in conversations with principled rulebreakers in philanthropy, nonprofits, government, media, and more. Each episode examines the fake rules holding the systems in place that don’t serve us—and which rules we ...

The Smart Communications Podcast helps busy nonprofit leaders build their communications skills and develop their organization’s voice. Every episode shares insights and practical tips to help you leverage strategic communications to advance your nonprofit’s mission.