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3 Takeaways features insights from the world’s best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, scientists and other newsmakers. Each episode ends with 3 key takeaways to help you understand the world in new ways that can benefit your life and career. Hosted by Lynn Thoman.

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Marshall Van Alstyne: Why Platform Companies (Facebook, Amazon, Airbnb and Uber) Are the Opposite of Traditional Companies, Why They Become So Enormous, and How They Can Be Regulated (#22)

Episode Date: January 5, 2021

Find out why platform companies dominate traditional businesses and why 7 of the 10 largest companies in the world are platform companies. Learn how t...

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Former Foreign Minister of Mexico, Jorge Castañeda: America Through Foreign Eyes (#21)

Episode Date: December 29, 2020

Jorge Castañeda, former foreign minister of Mexico, provides a unique perspective on America and the world, including American interventions abroad, A...

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What the Good Life Actually Looks Like Based on Harvard’s 75 Year Study with the Director of the Study, Robert Waldinger (#20)

Episode Date: December 22, 2020

Find out what the good life actually looks like based on Harvard's 75 year study of over 700 men from when they were teenagers through old age, w...

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CEO of Marriott, Arne Sorenson: On the Future of Travel and, as a CEO of the Year, How To Be A Great Leader (#19)

Episode Date: December 8, 2020

Find out from CEO of Marriott Arne Sorenson, head of the world’s largest hotel chain, and one of the world’s best leaders (as a “CEO of the Year” and...

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Former Under Secretary of State, Nicholas Burns: On American Foreign Policy Under President Biden and What It Can Accomplish (#18)

Episode Date: December 1, 2020

Find out what President Biden can accomplish internationally and what an activist US policy looks like from Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former Under Se...

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Princeton Professor, Robert George: On Why Supreme Court Justices Are Unlike Umpires and Are Political (#17)

Episode Date: November 24, 2020

Find out how Democratic and Republican judges’ decisions differ and how judges’ decisions can be predicted based on whether they are Democrats or Repu...

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John Cleese of Monty Python: On Creativity and How Everyone Can Be More Creative (#16)

Episode Date: November 17, 2020

John Cleese opens up about how he gets his best ideas and how everyone can be more creative. He also provides insights on comedy and humor.

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Head of Columbia University’s Creative Machines Lab, Hod Lipson: On the Future of Artificial Intelligence (#15)

Episode Date: November 10, 2020

We are at an inflection point in artificial intelligence today. Find out what the next 3 waves of artificial intelligence will bring — including creat...

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President Obama’s Chief Pollster, Joel Benenson: On What He’s Watching Most Closely Now and What the Path Forward is for Republicans and Democrats (#14)

Episode Date: October 29, 2020

Find out the 3 keys to success for campaigns; who has the best polls (Fox News); what the biggest shifts in the electorate are; what he's watchin...

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President of Pew Research Center, Michael Dimock: On the Attitudes and Trends Shaping America Today (#13)

Episode Date: October 27, 2020

Find out how what America is looking for in a leader has changed. In addition, not only are there doubts about the mechanics and logistics of the U.S....

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Yale Professor, Amy Chua: On How Group Identity and a Failure to Realize Its Importance Has Caused the Rise of Partisanship and the Failure of U.S. Foreign Policy (#12)

Episode Date: October 20, 2020

Find out how group identity has caused bitter partisanship in the U.S. and the failure of U.S. policies in Vietnam and other countries, from an origin...

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Former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul: What Vladimir Putin Is Really Like and What He Wants Now (#11)

Episode Date: October 13, 2020

Get an inside account from former Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, who’s known Putin for nearly 30 years, on what Vladimir Putin is really like,...

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Harvard Professor, Alex Keyssar: On What Could Go Wrong With Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election and When Congress Picks the President (#10)

Episode Date: October 6, 2020

Find out why Americans don’t elect a president by popular vote, how the U.S. ended up with the convoluted system of voting it has today, and why it’s...

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Former Ambassador to Israel and Egypt, Dan Kurtzer: An Inside Perspective on Israel and the Middle East (#9)

Episode Date: September 29, 2020

Find out from former ambassador to both Israel and Egypt, Dan Kurtzer, why Bahrain and the UAE really signed agreements with Israel, the surprising re...

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MIT Professor, Andrew McAfee: On Prospering From Fewer Resources & Getting More From Less (#8)

Episode Date: September 22, 2020

Most people believe that taking better care of the planet means reducing consumption, learning to share and reuse, and restraining growth. Is that arg...

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Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt: On AI, Tech, COVID-19, and Making the World A Better Place (#7)

Episode Date: September 15, 2020

Find out how former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sees the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and tech. As leader of NY Governor Cuomo's COVID-19 t...

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Former Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff: On National Security Issues Today (#6)

Episode Date: September 8, 2020

Michael Chertoff, a former Secretary of Homeland Security, federal prosector, judge and Assistant U.S. Attorney General, provides a unique perspective...

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Founder of Khan Academy, Sal Khan: On Scaling to One Billion Students (#5)

Episode Date: September 1, 2020

Find out how the founder of Khan Academy built the world’s largest online learning platform, what he is doing now, and how he is reimagining education...

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JetBlue Chairman, Joel Peterson: Leadership and Building a Winning Culture (#4)

Episode Date: August 21, 2020

Learn how to inspire others, navigate through crises, and launch new ventures from the man who helped build JetBlue and served as advisor to hundreds...

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Richard McGregor: China’s Secretive Ruling Chinese Communist Party (#3)

Episode Date: July 31, 2020

Richard McGregor, former Financial Times bureau chief, tells how China’s secretive ruling Communist party is “like God,” and how it is responsible for...

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