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Rapid Response

The pace of change in our culture is unprecedented and shows no signs of slowing. So what is most important to pay attention to when striving to innovate, create, and lead? From the team behind Masters of Scale, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today's top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian.

Humanize AI before it dehumanizes us, with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby at SXSW

43 mins; April 03, 2026

The internet is breaking. So what’s next? with Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince

34 mins; March 31, 2026

Most Innovative Companies 2026: Who’s in, who’s out, with Fast Company’s Amy Farley

27 mins; March 26, 2026

Crisis at Hormuz, and your $160b tariff refund clock, with Flexport’s Ryan Petersen

29 mins; March 24, 2026

Business History: From Tyrant to Tech Empire

48 mins; March 21, 2026

The GLP-1 economy is here, with Ro’s Zach Reitano

30 mins; March 20, 2026

The C-suite is messier than you think, with Maryam Banikarim

31 mins; March 17, 2026

The Oscars 2026 mark a big shift for Hollywood, with The Ankler’s Janice Min

28 mins; March 13, 2026

Stop waiting for clarity. Unfreeze and act, with Accenture’s Julie Sweet

30 mins; March 10, 2026

Logitech’s CEO treats AI like a board member

27 mins; March 06, 2026

Rapid Recap: Iran, Anthropic vs. Pentagon, Paramount’s win, and more

28 mins; March 03, 2026

Remarkable People: How social media is rewiring childhood, with Jonathan Haidt

62 hours 4 mins; February 27, 2026

Unrivaled is rewriting the business of women’s basketball

21 mins; February 24, 2026

Hailey Bieber, AI and fast launches: how e.l.f. Beauty is winning

31 mins; February 20, 2026

Uncovering the $7 trillion reputation economy

32 mins; February 17, 2026

Masters of Scale: How to save a magazine, with The Atlantic’s Nicholas Thompson

38 mins; February 13, 2026

Super Bowl ads, Bad Bunny, and the business of cultural risk, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder

31 mins; February 10, 2026

Your Rich BFF dishes on dopamine spending and the new money minefield, with Vivian Tu

38 mins; February 06, 2026

Padma Lakshmi’s secret to authentic leadership? Stop trying.

29 mins; February 03, 2026

Super Bowl Kickoff: What $150b in sports bets is doing to America

29 mins; January 30, 2026

Reid Hoffman on AI’s new tune, Davos, and the need for CEO courage

37 mins; January 27, 2026

AI music is Grammy eligible… for now, with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr.

26 mins; January 23, 2026

Anti-polarizing strategies from a purple city, with OKC Mayor David Holt

31 mins; January 20, 2026

“Nothing is simple” about massive US healthcare shifts right now

32 mins; January 16, 2026

The AI agents in your wallet, with Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach

24 mins; January 13, 2026

The costliest wildfire, and the lessons we’re ignoring, with MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff

29 mins; January 09, 2026

Business world predictions for 2026

27 mins; January 06, 2026

Nuclear fusion and the new energy arms race, with CFS’ Bob Mumgaard

25 mins; January 02, 2026

Pioneers of AI: Mark Cuban’s investment strategy in this new era of tech

40 mins; December 30, 2025

Masters of Scale: How to make sense of today’s market, with Andrew Ross Sorkin

23 mins; December 26, 2025

Resurrecting dire wolves is just the beginning for Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm

33 mins; December 23, 2025

AI in 2026: hype, whiplash, and… home robots? with Dr. Rana El Kaliouby

32 mins; December 19, 2025

Lessons of Rapid Response for 2026

24 mins; December 16, 2025

Can philanthropy rescue local journalism?

27 mins; December 12, 2025

Kara Swisher takes on big tech, from Apple to Nvidia

36 mins; December 09, 2025

Hollywood’s AI rampage, with The Ankler’s Janice Min

30 mins; December 05, 2025

Embrace the multihyphenate career, with Chief’s Alison Moore

27 mins; December 02, 2025

Labubu, FOMO, and the live shopping boom, with Whatnot’s Grant LaFontaine

22 mins; November 28, 2025

Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution

23 mins; November 25, 2025

Rebuilding American courage and character, with General Stanley McChrystal and Baratunde Thurston

24 mins; November 21, 2025

AI: The new frontier for mental health support?

29 mins; November 18, 2025

Inside Sesame Street’s toughest year yet, with CEO Sherrie Westin

29 mins; November 14, 2025

How to get funded now: VCs Reid Hoffman, Aileen Lee, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, with Van Jones

27 mins; November 11, 2025

What Ken Burns’ The American Revolution warns us about today

32 mins; November 07, 2025

Branding truths and tariff myths, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder & Flexport’s Ryan Petersen

29 mins; November 04, 2025

Inside a crisis turnaround, with The Honest Company and the National Women’s Soccer League

26 mins; October 31, 2025

Chobani & Patagonia CEOs break down where values meet profit

27 mins; October 28, 2025

How AI redefines your workplace, with Meta’s Clara Shih, Box’s Aaron Levie, and LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman

30 mins; October 24, 2025

The New York Times ‘will not be cowed’, with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien

25 mins; October 21, 2025

What really shapes our economic future, with Federal Reserve of San Francisco CEO Mary Daly

30 mins; October 17, 2025

Airbnb’s bet on an IRL future, with Brian Chesky

32 mins; October 14, 2025

Possible: Stephen Colbert isn’t so sure about AI (with Reid Hoffman)

55 mins; October 10, 2025

OLIPOP’s gutsy play to dethrone Coke and Pepsi, with Ben Goodwin

30 mins; October 07, 2025

Do businesses still have a social responsibility? with The B Team’s Leah Seligmann

30 mins; October 03, 2025

Design’s dominance sparks a blockbuster IPO, with Figma's Dylan Field

26 mins; September 30, 2025

What Meta’s CMO sees coming next for marketing and platforms

34 mins; September 26, 2025

After devastating aid cuts, Mercy Corps keeps fighting, with Tjada D’Oyen McKenna

31 mins; September 23, 2025

How IKEA’s diversity and climate action boosted business, with Jesper Brodin

27 mins; September 19, 2025

Historic changes across high fashion, with WSJ. Magazine’s Sarah Ball

26 mins; September 16, 2025

A go-to guide for stablecoins and crypto’s future, with Circle’s Jeremy Allaire

30 mins; September 12, 2025

Music biz at a crossroads: from Taylor Swift to AI, with Sowmya Krishnamurthy

30 mins; September 09, 2025

NFL returns, ESPN’s big streaming bet, and more sports business, with The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand

29 mins; September 05, 2025

Grab’s rise from rideshare to superapp in Asia, with Anthony Tan

28 mins; September 02, 2025

Pioneers of AI: How AI is transforming the classroom, with Sal Khan

42 mins; August 29, 2025

Hollywood’s hottest AI partner, with Runway’s Cristóbal Valenzuela

33 mins; August 26, 2025

Lessons from Steve Jobs, Gap & J.Crew, with retail icon Mickey Drexler

24 mins; August 22, 2025

Dating is down. So why is Hinge thriving? with CEO Justin McLeod

26 mins; August 19, 2025

Inside AI’s healthcare boom, with Philips' Jeff DiLullo

23 mins; August 15, 2025

Is it ‘economic Halloween’ in the US? with political economist Mark Blyth

36 mins; August 12, 2025

Slutty Vegan on the rebound, with founder Pinky Cole

28 mins; August 08, 2025

Employers adapt to ICE raids and a workforce on edge

28 mins; August 05, 2025

Inside the hidden, high-stakes world of government contracts

26 mins; August 01, 2025

Blocking AI crawlers to save the internet, with Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince

33 mins; July 29, 2025

AI will break the career ladder; that’s good news, with LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman

31 mins; July 25, 2025

From Colbert to Trump’s WSJ lawsuit, Axios’ Sara Fischer on media turmoil

28 mins; July 22, 2025

Record ticket sales and big brand energy, with Golden State Valkyries President Jess Smith

24 mins; July 18, 2025

Trump’s chilling effect on big business, with Harvard Business Review’s Adi Ignatius

38 mins; July 15, 2025

Becoming the go-to app for natural disaster tracking, with Watch Duty’s John Mills

29 mins; July 11, 2025

PBS fights for its future, with President & CEO Paula Kerger

27 mins; July 08, 2025

Canva’s $35B design biz is quietly taking over the workplace, with co-founder & COO Cliff Obrecht

29 mins; July 01, 2025

Remarkable People: How America got stuck, with Yoni Applebaum

52 mins; June 29, 2025

Can Yahoo’s brand rise again? with CEO Jim Lanzone

30 mins; June 27, 2025

Empowering frontline leaders amid Trump’s massive global aid cuts, with War Child’s Dr. Samantha Nutt

29 mins; June 24, 2025

Remarkable People: Inside the personal data privacy crisis, with Sandra Matz

58 mins; June 22, 2025

Key branding takeaways from Cannes Lions 2025, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder

24 mins; June 20, 2025

Reid Hoffman on Trump vs Musk, Zuckerberg’s “superintelligence”, and the next wave of AI

32 mins; June 17, 2025

Remarkable People: Dr. Fauci on lessons from the COVID crisis

36 mins; June 15, 2025

Redefining how we all deal with money, with Block’s Amrita Ahuja

24 mins; June 13, 2025

Trump’s impact on crypto future and your portfolio, with Unchained’s Laura Shin

28 mins; June 10, 2025

Remarkable People: Alison Wood Brooks on cracking the conversation code

70 hours 7 mins; June 08, 2025

United Airlines’ CEO on Newark, safety, Jet Blue and customer care

30 mins; June 06, 2025

Sports biz at a crossroads, from the WNBA to the NCAA to ESPN, with Sarah Spain of Good Game

35 mins; June 03, 2025

Hollywood eyes big business at the box office, with The Ankler’s Janice Min

28 mins; May 30, 2025

OLIPOP’s gutsy play to dethrone Coke and Pepsi, with Ben Goodwin

29 mins; May 27, 2025

The 2 million volunteers fixing immigration, with Welcome.US' Nazanin Ash

28 mins; May 23, 2025

The enterprise AI revolution is underway, with Box’s Aaron Levie

33 mins; May 20, 2025

Inside Trump’s crackdown on colleges, with The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Evan Goldstein

30 mins; May 16, 2025

The one trait every leader needs today, with General Stanley McChrystal

28 mins; May 13, 2025

Lyft’s bold plan to overtake Uber in the race for rideshare’s future, with CEO David Risher

32 mins; May 09, 2025

Musk and DOGE: Inside 100 days of chaos, with WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond

37 mins; May 06, 2025

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