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Episodes

  1. Leaders with Francine Lacqua

    1d ago

    Leaders with Francine Lacqua

    Francine Lacqua is Editor at Large and TV news anchor for Bloomberg. With decades of experience interviewing leaders in business and politics, she has launched a podcast, Leaders, and talks us through three very different interviews: a CEO of one of the world's biggest banks; a fashion entrepreneur who has a "shapewear" partnership with Kim Kardashian; and Melinda French Gates, business leader and philanthropist and former wife of Bill Gates. Leaders with Francine Lacqua: Homepage: https://www.bloomberg.com/btv/series/leaders-with-lacquaGet it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1623682235YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqq4LnWs3olXnyY_CJUC2M1NtT_VdXw8iEpisodes of Leaders featured on this episode of POP-The Podcast: ‘I Was Ruthless About Killing Complexity’: HSBC CEO on Rewiring the Bank: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-ruthless-about-killing-complexity-hsbc-ceo-on/id1623682235?i=1000758149108 Emma Grede on the Kardashians and Why Work From Home Is ‘Career Suicide': https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emma-grede-on-the-kardashians-and-why-work-from-home/id1623682235?i=1000763755419 Melinda French Gates on Tech, Billionaire Wealth and Why She Worries About the Truth: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/melinda-french-gates-on-tech-billionaire-wealth-and/id1623682235?i=1000755513346 Francine’s dream interview: Chinese President Xi Jinping Francine's Pod Picks:  Acquired: Homepage: https://www.acquired.fm/ Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/acquiredYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiredFMOdd Lots: Homepage: https://www.bloomberg.com/oddlotsGet it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1056200096YouTube (audio): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MuA6M0zkZyy-99-qc87wKVHow To Fail With Elizabeth Day: Homepage: https://www.elizabethday.org/podcastsGet it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1407451189 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowToFailPodcastFrancine’s book picks: London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/238226991-london-falling Supremacy by Parmy Olson: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/parmy-olson/supremacy/9781035038244 Subscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy Get the weekly Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/ Watch POP-the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7

    51 min
  2. Stumbling Blocks: How Great Leaders Are Made

    Jun 1

    Stumbling Blocks: How Great Leaders Are Made

    Jonathan Block interviews leaders from a diverse range of occupations to ask about the times when things went wrong. What did they learn from the hardest moments, and what can we learn from them? This is Episode 3 of Pick of the Pods-the Podcast, the audio companion to Pick of the Pods-the Substack. POP-the Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/pickofthepods/p/my-journey-from-foreign-correspondent?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Listen to Stumbling Blocks on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1849573843 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StumblingBlocksPodcast Episodes featured: Clip 1: Sandra Sucher, Harvard Business School: How to Apologize https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sandra-sucher-harvard-business-school-how-to-apologize/id1849573843?i=1000739623769 Clip  2: Admiral Mark Harnitchek, Director of DoD Logistics: How I Solved the Puzzle of Pakistan https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/admiral-mark-harnitchek-director-of-dod-logistics/id1849573843?i=1000736688810 Clip 3: ​​Brent Beshore, CEO, Permanent Equity: How Winning Made me Lose https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brent-beshore-ceo-permanent-equity-how-winning-made-me-lose/id1849573843?i=1000748384408 Bonus clip: Admiral Tim Ziemer, Chief, President's Malaria Initiative: How (and Why) I Saved 12 Million Lives https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/admiral-tim-ziemer-chief-presidents-malaria-initiative/id1849573843?i=1000750513190 Jonathan’s pod picks: The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast: https://careynieuwhof.com/episode646/ Heavyweight: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/heavyweight Also mentioned: Radio Davos, with Scott Galloway: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/scott-galloway-men-women-masculinity-crisis/ Jonathan's dream interviews: Jon Meacham, author of His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope Jonathan’s father George W. Bush  Subscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy Get the weekly Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/ Watch POP-the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7

    53 min
  3. Reuters Econ World

    May 1

    Reuters Econ World

    Reuters Econ World, a weekly show from one of the world’s biggest news agencies, delivers analysis of how global events are affecting the economy. Host Carmel Crimmins reveals how the show is made and shares: Haters gonna hate: how Taylor Swift fans reacted to the podcast’s take on the notion of “Swiftonomics”New York state of mind: how a New York audience helped her overcome stage fright at her first live in-person podcastPowell Unplugged: why her dream podcast guest would be Fed chief Jerome Powell with his guitarLinks to Reuters Econ World:  Homepage: https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/reuters-econ-world/ Get it on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1746360591 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZhRxE9191zNaeyyMWJM0OL4QE__u0q6u Episodes mentioned in this podcast: ‘Swiftonomics’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8BVG3a2LUs Trump’s economy — Live from New York: https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/trumps-economy-live-new-york-2025-12-03/ Inside Iran: A video diary: https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/inside-iran-video-diary-2026-03-28/ Minneapolis from different angles: https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/minneapolis-different-angles-2026-01-31/ Carmel’s recommendations: The Rest Is History homepage: https://therestishistory.com/on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1537788786YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@restishistorypodAll-In homepage: https://allin.com/on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1502871393YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@allinSubscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy Get the weekly Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/ Watch POP-the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7

    41 min
  4. The Rest Is Politics

    Apr 12

    The Rest Is Politics

    The Rest Is Politics is one of the biggest podcasts in politics on both sides of the Atlantic. The UK version is presented by former Labour party communications director Alastair Campbell and former Conservative politician Rory Stewart. The Rest Is Politics US is hosted by BBC correspondent Katty Kay and financier and (very briefly) former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci. Fiona Douglas is a producer working mostly on TRIP US. Among the trade secrets she divulges are: why are so many podcasts from Goalhanger called “The Rest Is…[something]” - and what might they have been called if history had been different?the most valued skills required for anyone wanting to work in podcast productionthe cliché might be that the target audience for The Rest Is Politics are “centrist dads” - but is that really true?Find The Rest Is Politics: on any podcast app: https://linktr.ee/RestIsPoliticsYouTube:    / @restispolitics  Find The Rest Is Politics US  homepage: https://tripus.supportingcast.fm/on any podcast app: https://pod.link/1743030473YouTube:    / @restpoliticsus  Episodes featured: US Election Livestream: The US Election LIVE SHOWS  Elon Musk: The Making of A Maverick: https://podcasts.apple.com/mu/podcast...The Speech That Tipped The Balance or Preaching To The Choir?: The Speech That Tipped The Balance or Prea...   Fiona’s pick of the pods: Today in Focus (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/news/seri...Sweet Bobby (Tortoise): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WG0Q6p7JmLERBtP5hZHNa&Subscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy Get the weekly Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/ Watch POP-the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7

    48 min
  5. Coming soon - Pick of the Pods - the podcast!

    Feb 22

    Coming soon - Pick of the Pods - the podcast!

    Pick of the Pods - the podcast - is coming soon. Follow on Substack or any podcast app. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pickofthepods.substack.comSubscribe to Pick of the Pods - the newsletter - on Substack: https://substack.com/@robinpomeroy Get the weekly Pick of the Pods: https://pickofthepods.substack.com/ Watch POP-the Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQu6D1uClH0i-nR9YppCSgzhElMbfPcv7

    1 min
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