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Every week on What's Your Problem?, former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein talks with entrepreneurs and engineers tackling the biggest challenges at the forefront of technology. How do you make a trip to space as routine as a plane flight? How do you turn solar energy into clean fuel? How do you use AI to stop deadly infections before they spread? We hear a lot these days about how the world is ... more

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According to the science, it really is better to give than receive. Donating a dollar; sharing a kind word or lending someone a hand changes lives, but can also hugely boost your happiness. So we're teaming up with other podcasts from Hidden Brain to... more

We’re sharing another podcast we think you’ll enjoy, The Big Short Companion from Against the Rules, hosted by fellow Pushkin podcast host Michael Lewis. The Big Short is now 15 years old and to mark the occasion, Lewis narrated a new audiobook versi... more

Nina Mohanty is the founder and CEO of Bloom Money. Nina’s problem is this: How do you build an app to help immigrants manage their money?

On today’s show, Nina talks about bringing a saving and lending practice into the 21st century, navigating re... more

What's Your Problem? host Jacob Goldstein has a new show: Business History.

How did Hitler’s favorite car become synonymous with hippies? What got Thomas Edison tangled up with the electric chair? Did someone murder the guy who invented the movies?... more

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Tim Harford
Journalist and economist, host of Cautionary Tales
Episode: How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
JR Martinez
Army veteran and host of Medal of Honor
Episode: How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
Michael Lewis
Bestselling author of Moneyball, host of Against the Rules
Episode: How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
Maya Schunker
Psychologist and host of A Slight Change of Plans
Episode: How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
Katie Milkman
Professor at Wharton School, host of Choiceology
Episode: How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
Matt Levine
Columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and host of the newsletter and podcast Money Stuff
Bloomberg
Episode: The Big Short Companion from Against the Rules: How the Financial Crisis Broke Wall Street
Nina Mohunty
Founder and CEO of Blue Money
Blue Money
Episode: The App Where Strangers Lend Each Other Money
Mike Blue
CEO of Histosonics
Histosonics
Episode: Using Sound Waves to Destroy Tumors
Justin Lowpos
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Base Power
Base Power
Episode: Could Home Batteries Save the Grid?

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Jacob Goldstein
Former host of Planet Money, now engaging in conversations with innovators and entrepreneurs tackling major challenges in technology and society.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 578 ratings
  • Delete the Process, Crash the Car

    The advertisements are annoying, frequent and blaring.

    Interesting topic but turned off when it was revealed the guest was an Elon Musk fan. Sure it’s possible to work faster but when it comes to public safety this can result in cars that crash and kill people, rockets that crash land in areas where rockets shouldn’t crash. Then there is what was done to Twitter and to democracy and government. Very broken and toxic. Delete the process, demolish the rose garden.

    Musk is also a liar who said he ... more

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    acuteangle
    Australiaa month ago
  • Good, but...

    You have really good content. BUT, you like, can't speak an entire like sentence without like using really distracting like language. Like grow up and learn how to like speak. Your language is like way too like distracting

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    disappointed 206
    United States2 months ago
  • Love the podcast...... Jacob covers lots of interesting topics and the length of the episodes are perfect for when I'm out walking. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the amount of commercials. I get it, you have to generate income to finance the podcast, but a recent episode i listened to had almost 10 minutes of commercials in the 28 minute length.

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    kathyaj
    2 months ago
  • Fantastic

    Jacob, come on, Nan kept explaining that their climate capture strategy is the opposite of a marginal investor (they are a first mover investor at much higher than marginal cost ) and you kept repeating marginal several times!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Charly358
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • Knowledge and Hope

    This might be my favorite podcast. So many interesting solutions to important current problems. It gives me hope for the future. Jacob has become a great interface between the science, scientist and the listener.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    🌻Jocelyn🌻
    United States4 months ago

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The variety of topics is well-received, with many finding the discussions on technology and entrepreneurship both entertaining and educational.
Some reviews criticize interruptions during interviews, suggesting that the host could allow guests to elaborate more on their ideas.
Listeners appreciate the insightful content and innovative approaches discussed, often expressing hope for a better future thanks to the featured guests' work.

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From Desert Robots to Driverless Trucks
Q: So what's the business model?
Our business model is to work with the ecosystem that's there today. So today, if you're a trucking company, you buy a truck and then you pay somebody to drive that truck for you.
From Desert Robots to Driverless Trucks
Q: What are the important constraints on autonomous vehicles right now, sort of broadly, technologically, in terms of policy?
I think it's primarily technological right now.
From Desert Robots to Driverless Trucks
Q: When and did it catch on fire?
No fire this time. It just kind of worked. We had a little bit of nerves at the very beginning because, you know, our system was pretty reliable, robust.
Could Autonomous Diggers Unleash a Building Boom?
Q: Why did you start with excavators?
Excavators are the most highly utilized machine in construction, usually comprising twenty to twenty-five percent of fleets, and are also complex to operate, creating a large demand for operators.
Growing Meat from Cells
Q: What was your first thought when you saw the beating heart cells in your friend's lab?
It made the prospect of creating lab-grown meat seem more possible, as if human cells could be grown successfully, then growing meat could be feasible as well.

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1. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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