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Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel
Episode: Recode Decode: Ellen Pao, author, âResetâ
Description: Investor Ellen Pao talks with Recodeâs Kara Swisher about her new book, âReset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change,â which chronicles Paoâs 2015 court battle against her former employer, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. She reflects on why the gender discrimination lawsuit ultimately failed, and why Pao believes it nevertheless laid the groundwork for future whistleblowers like ex-Uber employee Susan Fowler. She also talks about her ensuing work as interim CEO of Reddit, what she thinks of the controversial memo written by former Google engineer James Damore, and why we shouldnât take tech companiesâ proclamations of âfree speechâ ideali...