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<title>Introducing How’s Work? with Esther Perel</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:06:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ira Glass: The Man Who Launched a Thousand Podcasts (Rebroadcast)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nick Kroll Gets Out of Character</title>
<itunes:title>Nick Kroll Gets Out of Character</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Cyclist Who Blew the Whistle on Doping</title>
<itunes:title>The Cyclist Who Blew the Whistle on Doping</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>How cyclist Jonathan Vaughters fell under the spell of doping, and then joined a crusade to get it out of the sport.</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>Jonathan Vaughters was a member of the famed USPS pro cycling team when his teammate Lance Armstrong won the first of a record-breaking seven straight Tours de France. While fans were awed and inspired by the victories, Jonathan knew there was something else fueling those wins: performance enhancing drugs — something the entire team was using, including himself. The deception weighed heavy on his conscience, and Jonathan found himself at a crossroads: live with the lie or come clean and become a traitor to his friends, colleagues, and the most powerful man in cycling, Lance Armstrong.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>Jonathan Vaughters was a member of the famed USPS pro cycling team when his teammate Lance Armstrong won the first of a record-breaking seven straight Tours de France. While fans were awed and inspired by the victories, Jonathan knew there was something else fueling those wins: performance enhancing drugs — something the entire team was using, including himself. The deception weighed heavy on his conscience, and Jonathan found himself at a crossroads: live with the lie or come clean and become a traitor to his friends, colleagues, and the most powerful man in cycling, Lance Armstrong.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>How Coming Out Made Shane McAnally a Nashville Star</title>
<itunes:title>How Coming Out Made Shane McAnally a Nashville Star</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Ever since he was young, Shane McAnally knew he wanted to be a country music star. But as a gay man, he didn’t fit the Nashville mold, and so he hid his true identity for years as he struggled to break through. Little did he know that coming out would prove the key to his success. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We created a playlist of Shane McAnally hits, from artists like Kenny Chesney and Kacey Musgraves. You can find it at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ixldv7V7QUegFLYo3k5RN?si=Slqyo5ypQO6LiRydT-PbTQ&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Being an A$$hole: The Final Frontier for Women on the Screen</title>
<itunes:title>Being an A$$hole: The Final Frontier for Women on the Screen</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>Why Aline Brosh McKenna would rather write 'crazy ex-girlfriends' than 'girls next door.'</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:summary>Aline Brosh McKenna got her big break as the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada. But even after successful box office hits and many years in Hollywood, she found herself having to compromise her vision over and over again. So she took matters into her own hands.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>From Hustling Dice to the Heights of Global Fashion: The Dapper Dan Story</title>
<itunes:title>From Hustling Dice to the Heights of Global Fashion: The Dapper Dan Story</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>How a Harlem street hustler built a booming business with his own rogue take on high-end fashion.</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Dapper Dan made a name for himself as one of Harlem’s premier fashion designers in the 1980s, creating unique leather designs covered in counterfeit logos from brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. But when the fashion houses found out, they shut him down. So how, 20 years later, did Dapper Dan make it to the top of the world that put him out of business? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We created a playlist of some of the songs that name-drop Dapper Dan, from artists like LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, and Pusha T... You can find it exclusively on Spotify, at open.spotify.com/playlist/6Gl7MBd1RvVT4ihFVrSaqF?si=H6XBdhYHTTW8aBzbUhLXaQ.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Dapper Dan made a name for himself as one of Harlem’s premier fashion designers in the 1980s, creating unique leather designs covered in counterfeit logos from brands like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. But when the fashion houses found out, they shut him down. So how, 20 years later, did Dapper Dan make it to the top of the world that put him out of business? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We created a playlist of some of the songs that name-drop Dapper Dan, from artists like LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, and Pusha T... You can find it exclusively on Spotify, at open.spotify.com/playlist/6Gl7MBd1RvVT4ihFVrSaqF?si=H6XBdhYHTTW8aBzbUhLXaQ.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>How a Stay-At-Home Mom Started an Empire</title>
<itunes:title>How a Stay-At-Home Mom Started an Empire</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>The unlikely story of the Missouri Star Quilt Company.</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>&lt;strong&gt;Jenny Doan and her husband, Ron, lost most of their savings in the 2008 financial crisis. Retirement was just around the corner, and they didn’t know how they would make it through. That’s when the family went all-in on an unlikely business&lt;/strong&gt;—&lt;strong&gt;a quilt shop.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>&lt;strong&gt;Jenny Doan and her husband, Ron, lost most of their savings in the 2008 financial crisis. Retirement was just around the corner, and they didn’t know how they would make it through. That’s when the family went all-in on an unlikely business&lt;/strong&gt;—&lt;strong&gt;a quilt shop.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Cost of Having a Conscience in the Senate</title>
<itunes:title>The Cost of Having a Conscience in the Senate</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>With her re-election on the line, Senator Heidi Heitkamp faced a decision that put on her political in jeopardy.</itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:summary>As a Democrat from a red state, Senator Heidi Heitkamp built a reputation for her willingness to buck party pressure and reach across the aisle. But when Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court, she found herself facing a decision between her principles and her political fate.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Woman Who Brought Politics to Teen Vogue</title>
<itunes:title>The Woman Who Brought Politics to Teen Vogue</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>33:40</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:summary>When Elaine Welteroth was appointed editor in chief of Teen Vogue in 2015, she was the youngest and first black editor in the publication’s history. She set out to transform Teen Vogue into something more than just a fashion magazine...but Elaine had taken the helm of a publication in crisis.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Scared Child Inside Every Leader</title>
<itunes:title>The Scared Child Inside Every Leader</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Jerry Colonna was a high-flying venture capitalist in New York City at the height of the dot-com boom. He looked like the picture of success—but as time wore on, he felt more and more like a fraud. And when the boom went bust, it all began to unravel for him. Alex talks to Jerry about that struggle, and about how it led him to his current life as one of the most in-demand executive coaches—who just happens to be Alex’s own executive coach. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode discusses suicide and mental illness. If you’re feeling depressed or you just need to talk to someone, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The number is 1-800-273-8255. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The StartUp episode referenced in this conversation — the episode that includes one of Alex and Jerry’s sessions — is called “Shadowed Qualities.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Jerry Colonna was a high-flying venture capitalist in New York City at the height of the dot-com boom. He looked like the picture of success—but as time wore on, he felt more and more like a fraud. And when the boom went bust, it all began to unravel for him. Alex talks to Jerry about that struggle, and about how it led him to his current life as one of the most in-demand executive coaches—who just happens to be Alex’s own executive coach. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode discusses suicide and mental illness. If you’re feeling depressed or you just need to talk to someone, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The number is 1-800-273-8255. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The StartUp episode referenced in this conversation — the episode that includes one of Alex and Jerry’s sessions — is called “Shadowed Qualities.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>A 90s Sitcom Star's Fight for the Future of Black TV</title>
<itunes:title>A 90s Sitcom Star's Fight for the Future of Black TV</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary>Actor Erika Alexander came of age at a moment when there were lots of Black TV shows airing in primetime. She got her break in the early ‘90s with a role on the Cosby Show, and found fame as fast-talking lawyer Maxine Shaw in the hit sitcom Living Single. But then the number of Black sitcoms airing on the major networks dwindled, and so did roles for Black actors. In this conversation with The Nod’s Eric Eddings, Erika talks about navigating Hollywood after that Black entertainment boom went bust.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Don’t Underestimate Gretchen Carlson</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary>Gretchen Carlson, the long-time co-host of &lt;em&gt;Fox &amp;amp; Friends&lt;/em&gt;, set off shockwaves in 2016 when she filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment against Fox News chairman Roger Ailes. Just two weeks later, he was ousted from the network. But it had taken years of enduring abusive behavior before the former Miss America spoke out — and she's not done yet.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>How a Hollywood Newcomer Shook Up Prime Time</title>
<itunes:title>How a Hollywood Newcomer Shook Up Prime Time</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>40:36</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:summary>Steven Canals was a virtual unknown when he co-created the award-winning TV series &lt;em&gt;Pose&lt;/em&gt;. Set in the 1980s ballroom scene of New York, the show is unlike any prime time television drama that had come before it — and that is in large part because Steven Canals is unlike most other show creators in Hollywood. But getting &lt;em&gt;Pose&lt;/em&gt; to the screen meant more than breaking down barriers for Steven; it meant coming to understand that the story could not be told without him.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Exiled from the Industry He Helped Create</title>
<itunes:title>Exiled from the Industry He Helped Create</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>47:58</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:summary>Jeff Ullrich was a struggling business manager with a drinking problem and a waning sense of professional direction when, in 2010, he saw an opportunity: podcasting. It was a brand new medium, and no one had really tapped its potential. Together with comedian Scott Aukerman, Jeff founded Earwolf, one of the first podcast networks, and developed shows like &lt;em&gt;How Did This Get Made?&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Comedy Bang! Bang!&lt;/em&gt;. Jeff was one of the biggest names in the industry — and then he made a decision that got him erased from the history books.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Showing Up at Your Dream Job Uninvited</title>
<itunes:title>Showing Up at Your Dream Job Uninvited</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>47:30</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:subtitle>How chef Edouardo Jordan went from fry cook to The French Laundry to starting his own restaurants</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>When Edouardo Jordan’s Seattle restaurant JuneBaby won the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant last year, it was the first time that an African American chef had won that particular honor. Edouardo won for a restaurant that reclaims black southern food and proclaims its history. But he had spent years overlooking his culinary roots as he trained in high-end kitchens. It was a path he started down when, as a lowly cook in Tampa, Florida, he talked himself into a job at the famed restaurant The French Laundry.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>When Edouardo Jordan’s Seattle restaurant JuneBaby won the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant last year, it was the first time that an African American chef had won that particular honor. Edouardo won for a restaurant that reclaims black southern food and proclaims its history. But he had spent years overlooking his culinary roots as he trained in high-end kitchens. It was a path he started down when, as a lowly cook in Tampa, Florida, he talked himself into a job at the famed restaurant The French Laundry.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>An Early Facebook Insider Reckons with What He Built</title>
<itunes:title>An Early Facebook Insider Reckons with What He Built</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>50:36</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:subtitle>How Dave Morin fell in and out of love with Silicon Valley</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>Dave Morin’s love for the internet began when he was a geeky kid in Montana. By his early 20s, it had led him to Apple and then to Facebook, where he became employee number 29. He helped the company innovate, pursuing a deeply-held mission: letting people be themselves and share their lives on the internet. But when Facebook began to shift, deprioritizing user privacy, Dave left the company. And he tried to create his own social media utopia.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>Dave Morin’s love for the internet began when he was a geeky kid in Montana. By his early 20s, it had led him to Apple and then to Facebook, where he became employee number 29. He helped the company innovate, pursuing a deeply-held mission: letting people be themselves and share their lives on the internet. But when Facebook began to shift, deprioritizing user privacy, Dave left the company. And he tried to create his own social media utopia.  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>How Anna Chlumsky Got a Second Act</title>
<itunes:title>How Anna Chlumsky Got a Second Act</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>41:06</itunes:duration>
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<description>Anna Chlumsky became famous virtually overnight at the age of 10, when she starred in the 1991 hit &lt;em&gt;My Girl&lt;/em&gt; opposite Macaulay Culkin. And then, a few years later, she disappeared. She left acting completely and decided to become something else: an utterly normal college student, who set off on an utterly normal career. Anna tells Alex about that time in her life, about her eventual return to acting, and about playing Amy Brookheimer on the HBO show Veep. She’s earned five Emmy nominations in that role. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>Anna Chlumsky became famous virtually overnight at the age of 10, when she starred in the 1991 hit &lt;em&gt;My Girl&lt;/em&gt; opposite Macaulay Culkin. And then, a few years later, she disappeared. She left acting completely and decided to become something else: an utterly normal college student, who set off on an utterly normal career. Anna tells Alex about that time in her life, about her eventual return to acting, and about playing Amy Brookheimer on the HBO show Veep. She’s earned five Emmy nominations in that role. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Tragedy Expert</title>
<itunes:title>The Tragedy Expert</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:subtitle>When the nation’s worst calamities strike, we turn to Kenneth Feinberg.</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>In the days after September 11, 2001, Kenneth Feinberg took on an unenviable task. Congress had created the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, and it was his job to figure out who should receive money and how much they should get. But much of his time was spent doing something else: listening to people’s stories. Nearly two decades later, he’s still the person we turn to in the wake of our worst catastrophes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>In the days after September 11, 2001, Kenneth Feinberg took on an unenviable task. Congress had created the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, and it was his job to figure out who should receive money and how much they should get. But much of his time was spent doing something else: listening to people’s stories. Nearly two decades later, he’s still the person we turn to in the wake of our worst catastrophes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Introducing The Cut on Tuesdays</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary>Today, we bring you an episode of Gimlet's new show launched in collaboration with The Cut from New York Magazine. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Decades-Long Hunt for the Golden State Killer</title>
<itunes:title>The Decades-Long Hunt for the Golden State Killer</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>46:27</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:subtitle>How investigator Paul Holes cracked an infamous cold case</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>Paul Holes was starting out in the field of criminology when, one day in 1994, he spotted a filing cabinet in the library of the crime lab where he was working. He opened a drawer, pulled out some files, and discovered the cold case that he would spend his entire career trying to solve. He did it through a trial and error process that involved old-fashioned detective work, new technology, and countless wrong turns before he finally found himself at the Golden State Killer’s front door. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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<title>How to Fire People</title>
<itunes:title>How to Fire People</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>40:01</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;In 1998, Patty McCord joined a new company called Netflix. Her title was chief talent officer. And over the next ten years as Netflix grew (and grew), she and CEO Reed Hastings built a new kind of workplace. They threw out all the usual rules -- no more expense authorization forms or vacation requests -- and focused on creating a culture of excellence. But that culture of excellence didn’t come only through hiring the right people. Patty had to get good at firing, too. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See the original Netflix culture deck here: https://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Black Sheep of Wall Street: Henry Blodget</title>
<itunes:title>Black Sheep of Wall Street: Henry Blodget</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>41:45</itunes:duration>
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<description>During the dot-com bubble, Henry Blodget was making millions of dollars as a top analyst on Wall Street. But when that bubble burst, his fortunes changed. He became the public face of a Wall Street corruption investigation that ended with the SEC banning him from the securities industry — for life. Henry tells Alex about the supreme shame of that moment, and about how he eventually started over by founding a new venture, Business Insider.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>During the dot-com bubble, Henry Blodget was making millions of dollars as a top analyst on Wall Street. But when that bubble burst, his fortunes changed. He became the public face of a Wall Street corruption investigation that ended with the SEC banning him from the securities industry — for life. Henry tells Alex about the supreme shame of that moment, and about how he eventually started over by founding a new venture, Business Insider.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Bringing Brands Back to Life</title>
<itunes:title>Bringing Brands Back to Life</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>46:53</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:subtitle>Sharon Price John corrects course at the bearquarters.</itunes:subtitle>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;For many businesses, it’s all about looking forward. New trends, new brands, new verticals. But Sharon Price John sees a different path: one that involves looking to the past. She has made a career of reinvigorating forgotten and failing brands, including Nerf, Stride Rite, and Barbie Fashions. But her career hasn’t been all success all the time. Alex talks to Sharon about a bet she made that went very wrong, and about her biggest turnaround yet, as the CEO and President of Build-a-Bear Workshop.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg. It is produced by Molly Messick and Sarah Platt and edited by Alex Blumberg and Devon Taylor. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peter Leonard and Bobby Lord mixed the episode. Theme and ad music by Bobby Lord.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;For many businesses, it’s all about looking forward. New trends, new brands, new verticals. But Sharon Price John sees a different path: one that involves looking to the past. She has made a career of reinvigorating forgotten and failing brands, including Nerf, Stride Rite, and Barbie Fashions. But her career hasn’t been all success all the time. Alex talks to Sharon about a bet she made that went very wrong, and about her biggest turnaround yet, as the CEO and President of Build-a-Bear Workshop.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg. It is produced by Molly Messick and Sarah Platt and edited by Alex Blumberg and Devon Taylor. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peter Leonard and Bobby Lord mixed the episode. Theme and ad music by Bobby Lord.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>How a Revolution Turned into America’s Number One Radio Station</title>
<itunes:title>How a Revolution Turned into America’s Number One Radio Station</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>42:24</itunes:duration>
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<description>Before 1970, the most popular radio stations in the U.S were run by white people. But that all changed when Percy Sutton helped to form Inner City Broadcasting with the mission of putting black programming in the hands of black people. Together he and his son Pierre—and later Pierre’s daughter, Keisha—built a radio empire. But it was about more than just entertaining listeners; together they changed the culture and radically influenced how radio stations and record labels treated black artists. Alex talks with Pierre and Keisha about the unlikely rise—and heartbreaking fall—of their family business. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>Before 1970, the most popular radio stations in the U.S were run by white people. But that all changed when Percy Sutton helped to form Inner City Broadcasting with the mission of putting black programming in the hands of black people. Together he and his son Pierre—and later Pierre’s daughter, Keisha—built a radio empire. But it was about more than just entertaining listeners; together they changed the culture and radically influenced how radio stations and record labels treated black artists. Alex talks with Pierre and Keisha about the unlikely rise—and heartbreaking fall—of their family business. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Secret Early Lives of Sam Esmail</title>
<itunes:title>The Secret Early Lives of Sam Esmail</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>42:46</itunes:duration>
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<itunes:summary>Director and screenwriter Sam Esmail’s TV series Mr. Robot was an immediate hit when it premiered in 2015, turning him into one of the most in-demand showrunners in Hollywood. But he didn’t have an easy path to that point. Sam was 38 by the time Mr. Robot launched. He’d worked all kinds of jobs -- including a stint as a startup founder -- and seen all kinds of setbacks. Sam tells Alex about the stuff that came before, and about why he couldn’t quit trying to make movies, even when success was a long way off.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Ira Glass: The Man Who Launched a Thousand Podcasts</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In November 1995, Ira Glass quietly launched the first episode of This American Life. The rest, as they say, is history. Today his show is a colossal success and Ira Glass is a household name. But in the intervening two decades, Ira has left an indelible mark on the industry by helping to shape hundreds of podcasts and as well as hundreds of podcasters—including Alex. On this episode, Alex sits down with his mentor and former boss to talk about the early days at This American Life, what Ira taught Alex, and how being a good boss means learning to set people free.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg and produced by Molly Messick and Sarah Platt. Devon Taylor and Alex Blumberg edited this episode. The episode was mixed by Jarrett Floyd and Peter Leonard. Music by Bobby Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to our sponsor, Cole Haan. You can hear more of Alex and other Gimlet hosts in conversation at &lt;a href="http://ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com"&gt;ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com&lt;/a&gt;, produced in partnership with Cole Haan.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;In November 1995, Ira Glass quietly launched the first episode of This American Life. The rest, as they say, is history. Today his show is a colossal success and Ira Glass is a household name. But in the intervening two decades, Ira has left an indelible mark on the industry by helping to shape hundreds of podcasts and as well as hundreds of podcasters—including Alex. On this episode, Alex sits down with his mentor and former boss to talk about the early days at This American Life, what Ira taught Alex, and how being a good boss means learning to set people free.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg and produced by Molly Messick and Sarah Platt. Devon Taylor and Alex Blumberg edited this episode. The episode was mixed by Jarrett Floyd and Peter Leonard. Music by Bobby Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to our sponsor, Cole Haan. You can hear more of Alex and other Gimlet hosts in conversation at &lt;a href="http://ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com"&gt;ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com&lt;/a&gt;, produced in partnership with Cole Haan.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>How One Mom Tried to Reunite Migrant Families</title>
<itunes:title>How One Mom Tried to Reunite Migrant Families</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;When Julie Schwietert Collazo heard that migrant families were being separated at the U.S.-Mexico, she wanted to do something to help. But how could she, just one person, thousands of miles away from the border, actually make a difference? Julie tells Alex how she found one tiny way that she could help—and how doing that one tiny thing turned into something much larger than she ever could have imagined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Julie and Immigrant Families Together, check out &lt;a href="https://immigrantfamiliestogether.com/"&gt;immigrantfamiliestogether.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg and produced by Molly Messick and Sarah Platt. Devon Taylor and Alex Blumberg edited this episode. The episode was mixed by Jarrett Floyd, Catherine Anderson and Peter Leonard. Music by Bobby Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to our sponsor, Cole Haan. You can hear more of Alex and other Gimlet hosts in conversation at &lt;a href="http://ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com"&gt;ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com&lt;/a&gt;, produced in partnership with Cole Haan.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</description>
<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;When Julie Schwietert Collazo heard that migrant families were being separated at the U.S.-Mexico, she wanted to do something to help. But how could she, just one person, thousands of miles away from the border, actually make a difference? Julie tells Alex how she found one tiny way that she could help—and how doing that one tiny thing turned into something much larger than she ever could have imagined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Julie and Immigrant Families Together, check out &lt;a href="https://immigrantfamiliestogether.com/"&gt;immigrantfamiliestogether.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg and produced by Molly Messick and Sarah Platt. Devon Taylor and Alex Blumberg edited this episode. The episode was mixed by Jarrett Floyd, Catherine Anderson and Peter Leonard. Music by Bobby Lord.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to our sponsor, Cole Haan. You can hear more of Alex and other Gimlet hosts in conversation at &lt;a href="http://ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com"&gt;ExtraordinariesOnTheMic.com&lt;/a&gt;, produced in partnership with Cole Haan.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Accidental Technologist: Caterina Fake</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Caterina Fake was on her way to life in academia as a Renaissance literature scholar when the tech world came knocking. She co-founded Flickr, the hugely popular photo-sharing site, and started a handful of other tech companies. These days she runs her own VC investment firm and is regarded as one of Silicon Valley's top visionaries. But spend five minutes with her and you'll realize she has not left behind her academic roots; instead, she brings that mindset to everything from predicting the next big tech movement to making the case that every business should be a family business.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Caterina Fake is the co-founder of Flickr and Hunch.com. She is a partner at Yes VC. To learn more about Caterina's upcoming podcast check out &lt;a href="https://shouldthisexist.co/"&gt;ShouldThisExist.co&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg. It is produced by Sarah Platt and edited by Alex Blumberg, Devon Taylor and Nazanin Rafsanjani. Jarret Floyd mixed the episode. Music by Bobby Lord.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>The Man Behind the Iconic Apple Stores: Ron Johnson</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<itunes:duration>50:51</itunes:duration>
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<title>Smart Out Loud: How Janice Bryant Howroyd Learned to Own Her Brilliance</title>
<itunes:title>Smart Out Loud: How Janice Bryant Howroyd Learned to Own Her Brilliance</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary>Janice Bryant Howroyd’s company started in the front of a rug shop with just a phone, a fax machine, and a lot of hustle. 40 years later, that company is a huge multinational serving some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies in the world. It earns over a billion dollars in revenue, making Janice the first African-American woman to start and run a billion dollar business. But her journey to CEO wasn’t an easy one. Janice talks with Alex about the people who encouraged her down that path, and her realization that being brilliant and owning your brilliance are two different things.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Relentless: How One Guy Brought the Internet to America’s Schools</title>
<itunes:title>Relentless: How One Guy Brought the Internet to America’s Schools</itunes:title>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;When you run a company, you hear two pieces of advice over and over again. One is that you must persevere at all costs. And the other is that you have to be ready to pivot on a dime. To persevere or pivot: it can be hard to tell which is right. But when Evan Marwell set out to tackle a huge national problem seven years ago, he didn’t really have to choose. Persistence is his default. Evan tells Alex the crazy story of how he helped to bring high speed Internet to American school children — thanks to a bit of luck and a lot of perseverance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg. It is produced by Sarah Platt and edited by Alex Blumberg, Devon Taylor and Nazanin Rafsanjani. Jarrett Floyd mixed the episode. Theme and ad music by Bobby Lord. Additional music by Jupyter.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://www.patreon.com/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&amp;client_id=662HYQRyvdFErN-66TN9hS-jsfJFCNE7i8IAcWOURmCD9Sqaj-PR9D5oLYCJW0Wh&amp;redirect_uri=https://open.acast.com/auth/patreon/fanCallback&amp;scope=identity&amp;state=5e160296eff355a023c68d72&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_campaign=signup&amp;utm_term=join"&gt;Become a Patron&lt;/a&gt;</itunes:summary>
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<title>Golden State Warrior Andre Iguodala</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Groupon's Andrew Mason: Pt. 1, The Rise</title>
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