podcast

Masters of Scale

by WaitWhat

How to balance a two-sided marketplace, with Care.com CEO Brad Wilson

25.06.2026 • 00:31:51

Care.com is the digital marketplace that connects caregiving professionals with people who need help with kids, seniors, pets, and more. It’s the mark...

$300m in year two. The controversy came free, with David Protein’s Peter Rahal

23.06.2026 • 00:20:43

David protein bars went from startup to one of the hottest consumer products in America in under two years. But the ride has been anything but smooth....

IBM’s $10 billion bet on what comes after AI

18.06.2026 • 00:41:28

While many tech companies race to build ever-larger AI models, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna sees the future differently. Speaking with host Bob Safian befor...

The U.S. at 250: The case for reckoning and rebuild, with Ian Bremmer

16.06.2026 • 00:31:37

As America hurtles toward its 250th birthday, the world is watching. Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group President and PBS host, joins Rapid Response to give h...

The future of EVs, with Rivian’s RJ Scaringe

11.06.2026 • 00:40:41

RJ Scaringe is the founder and CEO of Rivian Automotive. Host Jeff Berman digs into how Scaringe thinks about competing with Tesla, the hard won lesso...

World Cup kickoff: Goals, greed, and geopolitics, with ESPN’s Sam Borden

09.06.2026 • 00:32:06

As the World Cup kicks off this Thursday, scrutiny surrounds ticket prices, disrupted fan travel, potential ICE activity, and FIFA’s murky dealings. E...

Rapid Response: The Guardian’s secret weapon against media’s collapse, with CEO Anna Bateson

06.06.2026 • 00:30:43

While legacy news outlets like The Washington Post stumble, The Guardian keeps growing — but how? Guardian Media Group CEO Anna Bateson joins Rapid Re...

Rohan Oza: The playbook for building billion-dollar consumer brands

04.06.2026 • 00:28:13

If there was a Mount Rushmore of brand builders, investor Rohan Oza would be on it. He’s been the driving force behind $8 billion in exits for vitamin...

The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis, with Aza Raskin

02.06.2026 • 00:39:27

Big Tech is moving fast on AI. But who's watching out for the rest of us? Aza Raskin, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, has spent years ...

How to get better at money, with Carrie Joy Grimes

28.05.2026 • 00:30:55

Money = Math + Feelings. That’s the equation at the heart of Carrie Joy (CJ) Grimes’ nonprofit WorkMoney, which has scaled to more than 9 million memb...