Motley Fool Conversations Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:34:40 +0000 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:34:40 +0000 Libsyn RSSgen 1.0 http://mfconversations.libsyn.com http://mfconversations.libsyn.com https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/6/0/6/a606a35188152d9e Motley Fool Conversations false episodic no The Big Short author Michael Lewis The Big Short author Michael Lewis Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:19:00 +0000 Why didn't more investors see the market meltdown coming?  How did one fund manager earn millions for his clients without earning their gratitude?  Best-selling author Michael Lewis talks about his new book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.  

]]> Why didn't more investors see the market meltdown coming? How did one fund manager earn millions for his clients without earning their gratitude? Best-selling author Michael Lewis talks about his new book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.

]]> 15:49 false full Drive author Daniel Pink and Corporate Library co-founder/film critic Nell Minow Drive author Daniel Pink and Corporate Library co-founder/film critic Nell Minow Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:44:00 +0000 Drive author Daniel Pink talks about the business of motivation and answers the age-old question, "Should you pay your kids to do household chores?" And Corporate Library co-founder and film critic Nell Minow talks Academy Awards and shares her favorite business movie.

 

 

]]> Drive author Daniel Pink talks about the business of motivation and answers the age-old question, "Should you pay your kids to do household chores?" And Corporate Library co-founder and film critic Nell Minow talks Academy Awards and shares her favorite business movie.

]]> 17:30 false full Container Store CEO Kip Tindell Container Store CEO Kip Tindell Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:31:00 +0000 The Container Store has been a big hit with consumers and consistently ranks at or near the top of Fortune's best places to work.  So what's the secret to that success? Container Store CEO Kip Tindell shares his outside-the-box thinking on business, success, and future of The Container Store.

 

 

]]> The Container Store has been a big hit with consumers and consistently ranks at or near the top of Fortune's best places to work. So what's the secret to that success? Container Store CEO Kip Tindell shares his outside-the-box thinking on business, success, and future of The Container Store.

]]> 14:58 false full Google Story author David Vise Google Story author David Vise Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:01:00 +0000 Pulitzer-prize winning business reporter and Google Story author David Vise shares his thoughts on the future of Google.

]]> Pulitzer-prize winning business reporter and Google Story author David Vise shares his thoughts on the future of Google.

]]> 15:37 false full Best-selling author Michael Lewis Best-selling author Michael Lewis Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:01:00 +0000  Michael Lewis discusses his best-selling book “The Blind Side”.

]]> Michael Lewis discusses his best-selling book “The Blind Side”.

]]> 12:08 false full Ted Turner biographer Bill Burke Ted Turner biographer Bill Burke Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:37:00 +0000 What's the secret to Ted Turner's success? What's his biggest weakness? And why is he really serving all those bison burgers? Call Me Ted co-author Bill Burke talks about the business of Ted Turner.]]> really serving all those bison burgers? Call Me Ted co-author Bill Burke talks about the business of Ted Turner.]]> 18:24 false full Think Twice author Michael Mauboussin Think Twice author Michael Mauboussin Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:05:00 +0000 Legg Mason Capital Management Chief Investment Strategist Michael Mauboussin talks about his new book, Think Twice:  Harnessing The Power of Counterintuition.

]]> Legg Mason Capital Management Chief Investment Strategist Michael Mauboussin talks about his new book, Think Twice: Harnessing The Power of Counterintuition.

]]> 18:12 false full Angel Investor Esther Dyson Angel Investor Esther Dyson Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:59:00 +0000 Angel investor Esther Dyson talks about the business of biotech, shares some early memories of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, and weighs in on the future of Amazon.com, Apple, and Google. 

 

]]> Angel investor Esther Dyson talks about the business of biotech, shares some early memories of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, and weighs in on the future of Amazon.com, Apple, and Google.

]]> 18:40 false full Guinea Pig Diaries author AJ Jacobs Guinea Pig Diaries author AJ Jacobs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:19:00 +0000 23:57 false full Too Big to Save author Robert Pozen Too Big to Save author Robert Pozen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:23:00 +0000 MolMFS Investment Management Chairman Robert Pozen, author of Too Big to Save? How To Fix the US Financial System, shares his thoughts on the financial crisis and offers some solutions.  

]]> MolMFS Investment Management Chairman Robert Pozen, author of Too Big to Save? How To Fix the US Financial System, shares his thoughts on the financial crisis and offers some solutions.

]]> 23:51 false full Corporate Library co-founder Nell Minow Corporate Library co-founder Nell Minow Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:27:00 +0000 Corporate Library co-founder and film critic Nell Minow talks corporate governance, executive compensation, clawbacks, Warren Buffett, George Clooney, and Gilligan's Island.   

 

 

]]> Corporate Library co-founder and film critic Nell Minow talks corporate governance, executive compensation, clawbacks, Warren Buffett, George Clooney, and Gilligan's Island.

]]> 17:56 false full SuperFreakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner SuperFreakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:36:00 +0000 SuperFreakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner talks about the economics behind prostitution and explains the connection between day traders and capuchin monkeys.

]]> SuperFreakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner talks about the economics behind prostitution and explains the connection between day traders and capuchin monkeys.

]]> 31:46 false full Warren Buffett Biographer Alice Schroeder Warren Buffett Biographer Alice Schroeder Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:05:00 +0000 What's Warren Buffett's biggest weakness? What's his greatest strength? And after giving author Alice Schroeder unfettered access to write about his life, why did Buffett give her book such a chilly reception? Schroeder tackles those questions and talks about her book, The Snowball:  Warren Buffett and The Business of Life.

]]> What's Warren Buffett's biggest weakness? What's his greatest strength? And after giving author Alice Schroeder unfettered access to write about his life, why did Buffett give her book such a chilly reception? Schroeder tackles those questions and talks about her book, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and The Business of Life.

]]> 32:36 false full Influence expert Robert Cialdini Influence expert Robert Cialdini Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:04:00 +0000 Dr. Robert Cialdini talks about one way we can wield more influence and shares one of the keys to Warren Buffett's influence.  Dr.  Cialdini is the founder and President of Influence at Work and the author of a number of books, including Influence: Science and Practice and the recently published Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive.    

 

]]> Dr. Robert Cialdini talks about one way we can wield more influence and shares one of the keys to Warren Buffett's influence. Dr. Cialdini is the founder and President of Influence at Work and the author of a number of books, including Influence: Science and Practice and the recently published Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive.

]]> 13:06 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 10.14.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 10.14.2009 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:17:00 +0000 Harvard business professor and Innovator's Dilemma author Clayton Christensen talks disruptive innovation, shares his investing philosophy, and gives his take on Amazon.com, Apple, and Google.

]]> Harvard business professor and Innovator's Dilemma author Clayton Christensen talks disruptive innovation, shares his investing philosophy, and gives his take on Amazon.com, Apple, and Google.

]]> 15:22 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 10.07.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 10.07.2009 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:28:00 +0000 Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings talks about the future of Netflix, shares his thoughts on international expansion, and offers up a movie recommendation.

]]> Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings talks about the future of Netflix, shares his thoughts on international expansion, and offers up a movie recommendation.

]]> 08:34 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 09.30.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 09.30.2009 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:31:00 +0000 21:50 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 09.23.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 09.23.2009 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:57:00 +0000

Costco co-founder and CEO Jim Sinegal talks about the competition, customer loyalty, Wall Street expectations, and his greatest weakness.

]]> Costco co-founder and CEO Jim Sinegal talks about the competition, customer loyalty, Wall Street expectations, and his greatest weakness.

]]> 24:48 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 09.16.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 09.16.2009 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:29:00 +0000 A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers.]]> A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers.]]> 16:37 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 09.09.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 09.09.2009 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:50:00 +0000 Harry Shearer, actor, radio host, businessman, and the guy behind more than 20 voices on The Simpsons, talks about the entertainment business, what Mr. Burns really thinks about shareholders, and more.

]]> Harry Shearer, actor, radio host, businessman, and the guy behind more than 20 voices on The Simpsons, talks about the entertainment business, what Mr. Burns really thinks about shareholders, and more.

]]> 15:58 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 09.02.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 09.02.2009 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:54:00 +0000 Atlantic Monthly national correspondent James Fallows, author of Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China,  talks about the business of China and gives his take on a motley array of tech topics.]]> Atlantic Monthly national correspondent James Fallows, author of Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China, talks about the business of China and gives his take on a motley array of tech topics.]]> 25:43 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 08.26.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 08.26.2009 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:49:00 +0000 Behavioral economist and Predictably Irrational author Dan Ariely talks about the rational and not-so-rational business of investing, executive compensation, chimpanzee decision-making, and dating.

]]> Behavioral economist and Predictably Irrational author Dan Ariely talks about the rational and not-so-rational business of investing, executive compensation, chimpanzee decision-making, and dating.

]]> 26:13 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 08.19.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 08.19.2009 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:23:00 +0000 More Than You Know author Michael Mauboussin talks about some financial misconceptions.]]> More Than You Know author Michael Mauboussin talks about some financial misconceptions.]]> 06:50 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 08.12.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 08.12.2009 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:11:00 +0000 Best-selling author Michael Lewis talks financial crisis, Liar's Poker and Moneyball. 

]]> Best-selling author Michael Lewis talks financial crisis, Liar's Poker and Moneyball.

]]> 21:28 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 08.05.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 08.05.2009 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:39:00 +0000 How We Decide author Jonah Lehrer demystifies the business of decision making.

]]> How We Decide author Jonah Lehrer demystifies the business of decision making.

]]> 27:29 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 07.29.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 07.29.2009 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:29:00 +0000  

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]]> 22:52 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 07.22.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 07.22.2009 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:20:00 +0000 Whole Foods CEO John Mackey talks RAHODEB postings, future growth, and executive pay.

]]> Whole Foods CEO John Mackey talks RAHODEB postings, future growth, and executive pay.

]]> 22:33 false full Motley Fool Conversations: 07.15.2009 Motley Fool Conversations: 07.15.2009 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:58:00 +0000 The Long Tail, Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson's newest book is Free:  The Future of a Radical Price. In this Motley Fool Conversation, we talk with Anderson about what the future of free means for businesses and investors.

 

]]> The Long Tail, Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson's newest book is Free: The Future of a Radical Price. In this Motley Fool Conversation, we talk with Anderson about what the future of free means for businesses and investors.

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