News Not Noise Podcast
1) Traffic: Ben Smith On How The Media Got Hooked On Traffic
Ben Smith is one of the most influential media and politics reporters today. Smith was one of the first reporters at politico and went on to become the founding editor of Buzzfeed News. He was a must-...Show More
2) Paulina Porizkova on Vulnerability, Beauty and Social Media
This is a wide-ranging and honest conversation about aging, honesty, grief, anxiety and finding joy in life with the remarkable Paulina Porizkova. She is a longtime supermodel, actress and author. We ...Show More
3) Washington Divided: Power, Politics and What Comes Next
Republicans held the House. Democrats the Senate. But the margins couldn’t be slimmer. And the standoff ahead of 2024 is already taking shape.Can anything get done? Is a next generation of leadership ...Show More
4) No Red Wave: Making Sense of the Midterms
The big loser in the 2022 midterms: conventional wisdom. The late punditry was all wrong. Enthusiasm was high on both sides. There was no red wave. Women did turn out to vote on abortion. Trumpism suf...Show More
5) Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Delivering Results
Former presidential candidate-turned-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has a pricey task before him: how to spend $600 billion over 5 years to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure. He sat down wi...Show More
6) What's Going On In The Housing Market, with Zillow's Skylar Olsen
Mortgage rates have doubled in the last year. Housing prices are coming down in some markets, but inventory is limited. And rents continue to rise. So we spoke to Zillow Chief Economist Skylar Olsen. ...Show More
7) Big Tech, The Middle Class and America “Adrift” with Scott Galloway
America is adrift due to polarization, inequality, greed, corruption, bad behavior. And one of the key solutions to this is to strengthen the middle classThat’s what Scott Galloway argues in his new b...Show More
8) Understanding Crypto, Blockchain and NFTs with Brit Morin
What are NFTs? What's the difference between Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? And should you still spend time learning about them given the recent volatility in the crypto market?Our answer: yes. B...Show More
9) The New Archetype of Women CEOs
Women's greatest strengths in the workplace are also their most underestimated.That’s what CNBC senior media & tech reporter Julia Boorstin explains in her new book, "When Women Lead."Boorstin sat wit...Show More
10) The “Weird” Economy, Explained
Unemployment is down but inflation is up. Layoffs are at new lows, but unfilled positions are near record highs. Why are experts calling the economy "weird"? Here to explain is Mark Zandi, chief econo...Show More