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Odd LotsIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessBloomberg Businessweek brings you a smart and fun chat show about all things...business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the...2025-06-0801 min
Wenbin Fang's Podcast PlaylistFriendship Breakup Costs Tesla Podcast: Motley Fool Money (LS 67 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Friendship Breakup Costs TeslaPub date: 2025-06-06Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationYou can’t maintain all of your friendships from the school year through summer vacation.
(00:45) David Meier and Jason Moser join Ricky Mulvey to discuss:
- Earnings from CrowdStrike, lululemon, and Broadcom.
- Elon Musk’s feud with President Donald Trump and the impact on Tesla shareholders.
- Docusign’s turnaround story.
(19:03...2025-06-0740 min
Motley Fool MoneyFriendship Breakup Costs TeslaYou can’t maintain all of your friendships from the school year through summer vacation.
(00:45) David Meier and Jason Moser join Ricky Mulvey to discuss:
- Earnings from CrowdStrike, Lululemon, and Broadcom.
- Elon Musk’s feud with President Donald Trump and the impact on Tesla shareholders.
- Docusign’s turnaround story.
(19:03) Stacey Vanek Smith, co-host of “Everybody’s Business”, joins Ricky for a look at the tough job market facing college grads.
Then, (35:20) David and Jason pitch two radar stocks, Asana and Amazon.
Host: Ricky Mulvey...2025-06-0640 min
TechStuffIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessBloomberg Businessweek brings you a smart and fun chat show about all things...business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the...2025-05-2701 min
Masters in BusinessIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessA smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the business of wolf clonin...2025-05-2501 min
Elon, Inc.In Case you Missed It - Everybody’s Business: Wrestling With Taxes, Robots and GoldCheck out the feed of our sister podcast Everybody's Business in any podcast app of your choice. After several week's of cross publishing, in the future you're going to have to head to that feed to enjoy the show. But for now...---All the economy is a stage this week, as the “big beautiful” tax bill passed the House in the wee hours of Thursday morning, and millions of college graduates got their diplomas and set off into the the job market, competing with an ever growing army of robot workers. In the second episode...2025-05-2434 min
Bloomberg IntelligenceIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessA smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the business of wolf clonin...2025-05-1801 min
Bloomberg TechIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessA smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the business of wolf clonin...2025-05-1701 min
Bloomberg SurveillanceIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessA smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the business of wolf clonin...2025-05-1701 min
In TrustIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessA smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the business of wolf clonin...2025-05-1601 min
Crash CourseIntroducing: Everybody's BusinessA smart and fun chat show about all things business. Hosted by award-winning business and economics journalists Max Chafkin (author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power) and Stacey Vanek-Smith (former co-host of NPR’s Planet Money and reporter for Marketplace), Everybody's Business is powered by the unparalleled sources and reporters who bring you Businessweek magazine’s headlines and the stories behind them. The show gives listeners a window into the discussions happening in boardrooms, Zooms and group chats in power centers around the world. From interpreting Fed meetings to the business of wolf clonin...2025-05-1601 minElon, Inc.In Case you Missed It - Everybody’s Business: Trump Ruins ChristmasWhere’s the inflation? With this week’s Consumer Price Index coming in softer than predicted (inflation at its lowest level since 2021, according to government data), a lot of people are wondering why tariffs haven’t pushed prices up. In the debut episode of Everybody’s Business from Bloomberg Businessweek, hosts Stacey Vanek Smith and Max Chafkin tackle President Donald Trump’s trade war, inflation and when the rubber will (if ever) hit the road. Consumer spending columnist Amanda Mull takes Stacey on a tariff tour through Target, explaining why import taxes have yet to show up in inflatio...2025-05-1633 min
Elon, Inc.Everybody’s Business: Trump's Days 100-104 and The Art of Horse BreedingIn the fifth (top secret) episode of Bloomberg Businessweek’s new podcast Everybody’s Business, hosts Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith look the first 104 days of the Trump administration--particularly the last 4. Businessweek editor Brad Stone joins to discuss Amazon's face-off with Trump, the GDP's downturn and the resignation of Mike Waltz. Then David Papadopoulos joins from the sidelines of the Kentucky Derby, where he explains why betting on the races is softening and why retirement is often more lucrative for horses than running (and what a retirement it is!). Finally, as the underrated story of t...2025-05-0230 min
Elon, Inc.Everybody’s Business: DOGE, Trump and the Rise of the ManosphereIn the fourth (top secret) episode of Bloomberg Businessweek’s new podcast Everybody’s Business, hosts Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith grapple with the rise of the Man-o-sphere. Elon Musk is backing away from Doge, but his legacy will linger, and Max reveals the man behind Doge (hint: it’s not Elon) Then Sarah Frier joins the show to talk about the former talent agent who introduced President Trump to the Manosphere and how he politicized the space. And how one clip of President Trump talking to a podcast host about cocaine won the hearts and minds...2025-04-2534 min
Elon, Inc.Everybody's Business: Trade War Winners and Harvard’s $2 Billion “No”In the third (semi-secret) episode of Bloomberg Businessweek's new podcast Everybody’s Business, Businessweek Editor Brad Stone fills in for Max Chafkin and joins Stacey Vanek Smith to talk trade war winners an losers. Though uncertainty still surrounds many of the Trump Administration's tariff policies, some trends are starting to emerge. Brad and Stacey select their winners and losers based on what we know so far. And Harvard University is making headlines this week as it pushed back against Trump Administration demands. Now the University is at risk of losing billions of dollars in federal funding as we...2025-04-1831 min
Elon, Inc.Everybody's Business: Tariffs Interrupted--Bonds, iPhones and an Ancient HowlIn the second episode of Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s new podcast Everybody’s Business, Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith talk market turmoil. The stock market has been on a wild ride ever since the Trump Administration put sweeping tariffs in place, but it was trouble in the bond market that seemed to get the President’s attention and inspire the White House to hit pause on the tariffs. Tracy Alloway of the Odd Lots podcast joins to help explain. And what does a big, global company like Apple do in a protectionist world? Mark Gurman, Bloomberg’s Chief Corres...2025-04-1133 min
Where It All StartsPublic Health Scrambles To Figure Out Trump's Health OrdersThe Trump administration late Sunday ordered federal health officials to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. It followed President Donald Trump’s executive order last week to pull the U.S. out of the WHO entirely. The administration has also ordered health agencies to pause almost all external communications – from updating websites to issuing scientific reports — amid increasing fears over bird flu. Dr. Abdul el-Sayed, health officer for Wayne County, Mich., and host of the podcast “America Dissected,’ explains how Trump’s executive orders are rippling through the public health workforce. Later in the show, Bloomberg senior story editor...2025-01-2824 min
What A DayPublic Health Scrambles To Figure Out Trump's Health OrdersThe Trump administration late Sunday ordered federal health officials to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. It followed President Donald Trump’s executive order last week to pull the U.S. out of the WHO entirely. The administration has also ordered health agencies to pause almost all external communications – from updating websites to issuing scientific reports — amid increasing fears over bird flu. Dr. Abdul el-Sayed, health officer for Wayne County, Mich., and host of the podcast “America Dissected,’ explains how Trump’s executive orders are rippling through the public health workforce. Later in the show, Bloombe...2025-01-2824 min
Where It All StartsIs TikTok Doomed?TikTok’s days in the U.S. may be numbered after a federal appeals court upheld a federal law late last week to force the ban or sale of the social media app. The case could ultimately end up before the Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump has also promised to reverse the ban, even though he tried to ban TikTok in his first term. Louise Matsakis, senior business editor at WIRED, walks us through all the what-ifs of a future without TikTok. Later in the show, Bloomberg senior editor Stacey Vanek Smith talks about what the incoming Trump administration’s enthu...2024-12-1029 min
What A DayIs TikTok Doomed?TikTok’s days in the U.S. may be numbered after a federal appeals court upheld a federal law late last week to force the ban or sale of the social media app. The case could ultimately end up before the Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump has also promised to reverse the ban, even though he tried to ban TikTok in his first term. Louise Matsakis, senior business editor at WIRED, walks us through all the what-ifs of a future without TikTok. Later in the show, Bloomberg senior editor Stacey Vanek Smith talks about what the incoming Tru...2024-12-1029 min
Where It All StartsTrump's Plan To Make Us Pay MorePresident-elect Donald Trump made a lot of questionable promises on the campaign trail. But one of the biggest ones was his promise to improve the economy by imposing at least a 10 percent tariff on all imported goods. For goods from China, he wants a minimum 60 percent tariff. Never mind that some economists say these tariffs, if imposed, could cost the average U.S. household an extra $2,600 a year. Stacey Vanek Smith, senior story editor at Bloomberg Audio, helps us break down what Trump’s tariff plans could mean for all of us.And in headlines: Trump confirms in an early mo...2024-11-1924 min
What A DayTrump's Plan To Make Us Pay MorePresident-elect Donald Trump made a lot of questionable promises on the campaign trail. But one of the biggest ones was his promise to improve the economy by imposing at least a 10 percent tariff on all imported goods. For goods from China, he wants a minimum 60 percent tariff. Never mind that some economists say these tariffs, if imposed, could cost the average U.S. household an extra $2,600 a year. Stacey Vanek Smith, senior story editor at Bloomberg Audio, helps us break down what Trump’s tariff plans could mean for all of us.And in headlines: Trump confirms in...2024-11-1924 min
Life KitHow to buy less stuffIf you're struggling to save for long-term goals, find yourself lost in a sea of clutter or are concerned about consumerism and climate change, there are ways to curb your shopping habits. This episode, journalist Stacey Vanek Smith talks to writers, influencers and activists in the sustainable fashion industry about how to reign in overconsumption, rethink our power as consumers and challenge ourselves to buy less.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2024-08-2021 min
Life Kit: MoneyHow to buy less stuffIf you're struggling to save for long-term goals, find yourself lost in a sea of clutter or are concerned about consumerism and climate change, there are ways to curb your shopping habits. This episode, journalist Stacey Vanek Smith talks to writers, influencers and activists in the sustainable fashion industry about how to reign in overconsumption, rethink our power as consumers and challenge ourselves to buy less.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2024-08-2021 min
At the LibraryStacey Vanek Smith: NPR correspondent, author "Machiavelli for Women"The Craig Buthod Author Series presents NPR correspondent Stacey Vanek Smith
From the NPR host of The Indicator and correspondent for Planet Money, Stacey Vanek Smith, Machiavelli for Women is a modern guide to how women can apply the principles of 16th-century philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli and Renaissance politics to their work lives to finally shatter the glass ceiling.
With charm and wit, Smith uses Machiavelli’s book The Prince as a guide to demonstrate how women can unapologetically take and maintain power in careers where they have long been cast as
second-best.
Visit us at htt...2024-04-1654 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 68 | Kara DuncanAuthor Kara Duncan discusses her self-published book Love Always Wins: One Couples Story of Infertility, Adoption and a Faithful God. She talks about how her faith was able to keep her anchored in her times of trials. We also talked about her writing process and the books she loves to read.
You can find more information about Kara at Kara-Duncan.com, and on Instagram @duncankara
All the Books we Mentioned:
The Babysitter’s Club
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill | Abbi Waxman
Machiavelli for Women: Defend Yo...2024-04-1233 min
PersonnelityDesigning a Career that Actually Fits YouSend us a textDo you feel burned out or that you are in the wrong career? Find out why so many of us (especially women in leadership roles) feel that way and what you can do about it by listening to my discussion with Julie Bonasso.Julie is a graduate of Temple Law School who is a consultant and coach specializing in professional well-being and executive health coaching. An experienced corporate lawyer and Master Certified Coach, she helps clients integrate self with career to accelerate growth. The cornerstone of her coaching is leveraging well-being as...2024-02-1550 min
New Here5 Tips for Starting a New Job (from NPR’s Life Kit)Being new on the job can be intimidating. What are the unspoken rules of your new workplace? How do you recover from a big mistake? When's a good time to ask for a promotion? This episode is a special collaboration with our friends at NPR’s podcast, Life Kit. If you don’t know it yet, it’s a great show that gives you all the tools to help you get it together. They cover topics related to work and life – like managing stress, saving money, and even how to get a tattoo. New He...2024-02-1423 min
Circle Round The Sharpest Tack Negin Farsad (Fake the Nation, Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!) and Stacey Vanek Smith (Planet Money, The Indicator) face off in a battle of wits in this tale with roots in North America, China, and the Middle East.2024-01-1624 min
Wisdom From The Top with Guy RazMachiavelli for Women: Stacey Vanek SmithStacey Vanek Smith has reported on business and the economy for over 15 years now, first for public radio’s “Marketplace,” and as the host of Planet Money’s daily podcast “The Indicator.” Over that time, she’s seen the same barriers blocking advancement for women in the workplace again and again. Recently, she’s started to recognize that a lot of tools to move past those barriers can be found in the work of Italian philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Vanek Smith lays out these solutions in her book, Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace. See Privacy Poli...2024-01-0349 minWisdom From The Top with Guy RazMachiavelli for Women: Stacey Vanek SmithStacey Vanek Smith has reported on business and the economy for over 15 years now, first for public radio’s “Marketplace,” and as the host of Planet Money’s daily podcast “The Indicator.” Over that time, she’s seen the same barriers blocking advancement for women in the workplace again and again. Recently, she’s started to recognize that a lot of tools to move past those barriers can be found in the work of Italian philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Vanek Smith lays out these solutions in her book, Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace. See Privacy Poli...2024-01-0349 min
Planet MoneyIndicator exploder: jobs and inflationWhen someone says "the economy is doing well"—what does that even mean? Like, for workers, for employers, for the country as a whole? According to what calculation? How do you put a number on it?The world of economics is filled with all sorts of "measuring sticks." GDP. Inflation. Unemployment. Consumer sentiment. Over time, all kinds of government agencies, universities and private companies have come up with different ways to measure facets of the economy. These measures factor into all kinds of huge decisions—things like government policy, business strategies, maybe even your personal career choices or inve...2023-10-1818 min
NPR's Book of the Day'Queer Career' chronicles the history of LGBTQ workers in the U.S.In her new book, Queer Career: Sexuality and Work in Modern America, historian Margot Canaday sets out to discover the experiences of LGBTQ people in the American workplace. From the Lavender Scare that sought to remove gay and lesbian employees from government jobs, through the abuse and exploitation that outed workers often faced when they didn't get fired, Canaday's book recounts how sexuality and gender shaped the careers of countless Americans. Canaday tells NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith that despite the adversity, queer people still found meaning and community through their jobs.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices...2023-08-3110 min
Girl, Take the Lead!87. More About Machiavelli for Women: Money, Knowing & NegotiatingYou may remember from Ep 86 where we discussed Machiavelli for Women by Stacey Vanek Smith. In today’s episode we got a bit deeper into that book where she wrote one of the main ways power is reflected in the workplace is pay. Oh Yeah!
She states that after closing the pay gap between 1980 and 2000, the gap stopped shrinking. More and more women got degrees and entered the workforce, but the pay gap didn’t really budge.
In this episode we’ll explore why that could be the case.
Enjoy the listen!!
Men...2023-08-0308 min
Girl, Take the Lead!86. Book Discussion: Machiavelli for Women by Stacey Vanek Smith – 500 Years Later & What He Says About LeadershipWhen you hear the name Machiavelli, what do you think? Historical
figure? His work “The Prince” which offered pragmatic and often controversial advice to rules on how to gain and maintain power? Maybe an Amoral Realist who believed the end justifies the means and that rules should be ready to employ deceit and cruelty to achieve their goals? And if someone uses the adjective “Machiavellian” it’s done so to describe cunning and manipulative behavior? Maybe not a good thing, right?
I know I thought some of those things myself but after reading Stacey Vanek Smith’s book Machiav...2023-08-0218 min
How To LAFeel Like Tipping Has Gotten Out Of Hand? Here’s Why#124: If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant, or as a barista or bartender, you know that tips matter. But on the customer side, it’s gotten a lot more confusing in recent years. More and more businesses are asking for tips now, including fast food restaurants and online retailers — places that didn’t used to make that request. Why? To answer that question, we turned to NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith, to talk about her reporting on this. She's co-host of NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money. She's also a correspondent for Planet Money, where she covers business...2023-07-1913 min
the upliftSummer session with MachiavelliFor our summer session we’re running a fan favorite playlist: a combination of the most-listened-to episodes as well as listener favorites. Our Summer Session gives you a chance to revisit episodes you may not have heard in a while or even to listen to episodes you might have missed.Today we're replaying Episode 23: Mentors & Allies: How to be Machiavellian without being a Machiavellianne. The episode draws heavily on the book Machiavelli for Women by Stacey Vanek Smith. I love the book -- grab your copy here if you don't have one already. And here's your link to...2023-06-2620 min
Consider This from NPRFor Russia and Ukraine, The Battlefield Includes The EconomyWars are expensive. And Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had an impact on the economies of both countries.NPR's Julian Hayda, in Kyiv, reports that international assistance is allowing Ukraine to stabilize its economy and avoid collapse.The Russian economy seems to have remained resilient in the face of sanctions and other trade and financial restrictions. But NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith reports on how that could be changing.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us...2023-06-0512 min
LEVEL ME UP!Für Frauen ist es andersSchau die Folge auf YouTube: https://youtu.be/wN6iDaDCg5o
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Als Frauen sind wir nicht nur mit unseren persönlichen Herausforderungen konfrontiert, sondern auch mit den Nachwehen des Patriarchats, dessen Tage zum Glück gezählt sind.
Obwohl viele denken, wir wären alle längst gleichberechtigt, sprechen die Zahlen eine andere Sprache. Und wir selber sind oft blind für die Ungleichheit – teils aus Selbstschutz.
Doch heute möchte ich darüber sprechen, wie sich unbewusste Benachteiligung auf unsere Psyche auswirkt. Warum viele Frauen im Job mit der Zeit immer...2023-03-2340 min
Consider This from NPRAfter Extra SNAP Benefits Expire, Some Fear A "Hunger Cliff"Some 16 million American households receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will get less money this month.During the pandemic, the federal government temporarily increased SNAP benefits. But those extra benefits have now expired. That means recipients will get about $90 less each month on average, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research institute. Some families may see their benefits cut by more than $250 per month.Dr. Megan Sandel, co-director of the Boston Medical Center's Grow Clinic, which focuses on treating malnutrition issues in kids, explains how children's health can suffer...2023-03-0913 min
AngreementEggs, Ew, ExhumationOn this episode of Angreement Michelle and Katherine are *not* fact checking themselves! (But yes, they are because they just can’t help it.) Among the many topics up for discussion this week are: how reality television is no longer Katherine’s friend, the fun of choosing Kurt Vonnegut books, and a history of bonding over grave robbing. It’s a good episode folks—as Michelle shouts half-way through: “EW!”
“Mung Bean Omelet Anyone? Sky High Egg Prices Crack Open Market for Alternatives” by Stacey Vanek Smith, NPR https://www.npr.org/2023/01/26/1151252362/egg-prices-push-people-to-try-alternatives-planet-based-soy
“‘It’s Like Gold’ Onions Now Cost More than Meat in the Ph...2023-02-091h 46
RANE Podcast SeriesRANE Insights: Machiavelli for WomenThe RANE Insights podcast is a room where great ideas are shared and the world’s leading business and risk management experts convene.
In today’s podcast, host and RANE founder, David Lawrence speaks to Stacey Vanek Smith, a business and economics reporter and co-host of NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money. Stacey Vanek Smith is also the author of “Machiavelli For Women,” a book inspired by Machiavelli’s political manifesto The Prince, to inspire women to take and maintain power at work.
RANE is a global risk intelligence company, that delivers risk and security profession...2023-01-3148 min
Getting Back Into PlaceJulia Gamolina - Architectural Media, Celebrating People, and Being a Force for ChangeIn this episode, I spoke with Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Madame Architect, Julia Gamolina. Julia is dedicated to the built environment and to the visibility and advancement of the women who shape it, a mission manifested through the incredible work she is doing with Madame Architect. She is an Associate Principal and Business Development Director at Ennead, where she focuses on the educational, cultural, and healthcare markets. She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute, where she teaches a graduate level Professional Practice Seminar on the history and practices of the profession. Julia’s writing has...2022-12-2848 min
Consider This from NPRTech Layoffs Throw Immigrants' Lives Into LimboIn November, Huy Tu found out they were one of 11,000 Meta employees being laid off. Tu is allowed to stay in the U.S. through the OPT program, which requires that they be employed. Since there is only a 90-day grace period for employees who are laid off, Tu is now racing to find a new job. That will be especially difficult because nearly 150,000 tech workers have lost their jobs this year, according to Layoffs.fyi, which tracks the number.NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith reports on the struggle many immigrants are now facing.Betsey...2022-12-1213 min
What's Your Problem?Machiavelli's Tips for Getting Ahead at WorkStacey Vanek Smith is the author of "Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace." Her problem is this: How do women get ahead in a workplace that is stacked against them? Stacey is my old co-host from Planet Money. Today, she brings us strategies from the 16th-century writer for how to thrive in an unjust world. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience. If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to subscribe to ou...2022-11-1035 min
Life KitLife Kit answers your pressing questions about inflationThe prices of goods and services have gone up. How much of that is due to Ukraine or the pandemic? What can our elected officials do to lower prices? And how does inflation slow down? NPR's Marielle Segarra and Stacey Vanek Smith tackle listener queries.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-11-0820 min
Life Kit: MoneyLife Kit answers your pressing questions about inflationThe prices of goods and services have gone up. How much of that is due to Ukraine or the pandemic? What can our elected officials do to lower prices? And how does inflation slow down? NPR's Marielle Segarra and Stacey Vanek Smith tackle listener queries.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-11-0820 min
the upliftMentors & Allies: How to be Machiavellian Without Being a MachiavellianneGender discrimination is real. The gendered wage gap is real. The mommy tax is real. It's bad for straight white women. It's much worse for women with brown and black skin; for lesbians and queer, bi, and trans women; for women whose first langauge is not English; for women who are entering professions as the first in their families or social circles and don’t have allies to support them. So let's take a lesson from Machiavelli: look the monster in the face, and determine our best course of action given the lay of...2022-11-0720 min
Consider This from NPRHow Ukrainian Soldiers Are Preparing For The Battle Over KhersonMore than eight months after the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, new challenges are emerging.NPR's Franco Ordoñez reports that Ukrainian soldiers are preparing for what could be their toughest battle yet: the fight for the southern city of Kherson. Meanwhile, supply chain issues are complicating the flow of Western military aid to Ukraine. We hear about that from NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR global economics correspondent Stacey Vanek Smith. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in y...2022-11-0112 min
We Talk CareersShowing Up with Elisabeth KashnerWe work hard for our careers and yet we can undermine our own success by not consistently showing up. How can we assure we are bringing everything we’ve got to our careers and our families – and not disappoint ourselves and others?Elisabeth Kashner, CFA, serves as Director of Global Funds Research at FactSet. Elisabeth manages FactSet’s Funds Analytics, providing classifications, ratings, and analytical data.Kristine Delano and Elisabeth discuss being fierce advocates in our career and in our lives.Follow on Instagram kristine.delano.writerVisit w...2022-10-2530 min
Poll HubGeorgia + Ohio Battleground PollsOur first election season polls of battleground states start in Georgia and Ohio where marquee Senate races are very close but the contests for governor in both states are less so. We look deep into the numbers to explain what's going on and what to watch for in the final seven weeks of the campaign.Next, American families are cutting back on spending...and commitment. Our latest poll with NPR and the PBS NewsHour shows a tough time for family finances but a great labor market. NPR's Global Economics Correspondent, Stacey Vanek Smith (@svaneksmith) joins to discuss...2022-09-2329 min
National Security Law TodayMachiavelli for Women and Winning the Workplace with Stacey Vanek SmithThere's no denying the gender pay gap. Since 2000, the gender pay gap has held steady at about 20% despite all strides towards equality. Is the glass ceiling still holding strong? This week, host Elisa is joined by Stacey Vanek Smith, co-host of NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money, and author of Machiavelli for Women. Stacey brings with her a wealth of data and workplace knowledge, from how to get your opinions heard in a meeting to navigating the most complex of power dynamics. How are women perceived differently than men? And through a national security lens, how critical is it to...2022-08-1844 min
What WorksEP 391: How do human decisions shape the economy? with Stacey Vanek SmithThe economy seems like a monolithic entity we measure, manage, and adapt to. But really, economics (as a field) and the economy (as a system) is really just an agglomeration of human decisions. What’s in? What’s out? What’s up? What’s down? And most importantly: Why? In this episode, I talk with Stacey Vanek Smith, a co-host of NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money and this summer’s guide for Planet Money Summer School. We talk about how someone with no economics background can get so obsessed, how the economy is a profoundly human system, and, of cour...2022-08-0933 min
AFP ConversationsStacey Vanek SmithStacey Vanek Smith is a longtime public radio reporter and host, highly regarded for her insight and journalism on work, business, and economics; I mentioned her Indicators podcast, she is also a correspondent and host for NPR’s Planet Money and Marketplace, and her work has appeared in Time Magazine, The New York Times, and People Magazine. Vanek Smith is also the author of Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace. Stacey is also the FP&A keynote speaker at AFP 2022 coming in October; the title of her keynote presentation will be Numbers and...2022-06-2734 min
On The MarketThe Economic “Power Shift” Happening in 2022 w/Planet Money’s Stacey Vanek SmithGas prices, unemployment rates, and home sales have been headlining topics for the past two years. Every other day we’re hearing about a record surge in a certain type of asset, leaving many investors wondering when this market madness will come to an end. To help us understand a bit more about the economic indicators affecting our daily lives, we invited Planet Money and The Indicator’s Stacey Vanek Smith on the show.Stacey has an enormous presence in the economic podcasting world and has helped pioneer some of the most-listened-to content about what drives and divi...2022-05-161h 01
Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)Stacey Vanek Smith: Machiavelli in the Workplace | E164A couple of years ago, Stacey Smith found out that a male colleague in a similar role was making $20k more than she was. In the fashion of any true reporter, Stacey started researching the gender gap in the workplace, exploring everything from why women make less money to why there are fewer women in leadership roles. In this episode, Hala and Stacey talk about sexism in the workplace, the gender pay gap, Stacey’s book Machiavelli for Women, unconscious bias in the workplace, Machiavelli’s princes, mentorship, the Cinderella syndrome, negotiation advice, and more. Topi...2022-04-041h 19
The Broad ExperienceEpisode 190: Difficult Relationships: managing drama at workBusiness and economics reporter Stacey Vanek Smith has not only reported on the gender pay gap and other workplace discrimination, she’s experienced it firsthand. But it hasn’t put her off the workplace. Far from it. In her book, Machiavelli for Women, she explores how women can thrive in a setting that was not designed for them.In this show - the tenth anniversary episode of The Broad Experience - we focus on a few areas that are rarely discussed, in particular the relationships women have with other women at work, and how to manage them...2022-03-3127 min
Behind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineMACHIAVELLI FOR WOMEN by Stacey Vanek Smith, read by Stacey Vanek SmithAuthor and narrator Stacey Vanek Smith provides listeners with a playbook for women to succeed in today’s workplace. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss her advice—Vanek Smith reaches back to the 1500s—to Machiavelli—to set the context and build lessons for contemporary working women. She has a fast-paced, conversational tone to deliver helpful strategies for women to carry out negotiations, garner respect, build confidence, and gain support. Winner of the 2022 Audie Award for Business/Personal Development. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Simon & Schuster Audio.Find more audiobook re...2022-03-2406 min
The Analytics Power Hour#188: Machiavelli for International Women’s Day with Stacey Vanek SmithWhat does Machiavelli have to do with International Women's Day? It turns out, if you read his writings through the lens of the challenges that women face in the workplace, then quite a lot! So much, in fact, that a whole book could be written on the subject. And one was! Machiavelli for Women author Stacey Vanek Smith joins Moe and guest host Julie Hoyer for this women-only episode of the show. If you're a dude and think this show isn't for you, too, then think again! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode...2022-03-081h 01
It's Been a MinuteSanctions 101In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, global powers have put the pressure on with sanctions upon sanctions. But what does that even mean? Class is in session as Sam attends Sanctions 101 with Cardiff Garcia, host of The New Bazaar, and Stacey Vanek Smith, co-host of The Indicator. They talk about how economic sanctions are supposed to work and whether they can be effective enough to change anything on the ground.You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin and email us at samsanders@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices2022-03-0530 min