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EP. 1250

Stacey Vanek Smith

Author, Machiavelli For Women

From Stacey Vanek Smith, the NPR host of The Indicator and correspondent for Planet Money, comes Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace.

EP. 1249

Margit Detweiler

Founder, TueNight.com

They may be called the "forgotten generation," but Generation X, those born between 1966 and 1980, are the trailblazers of our time, according to guest Margit Detweiler.

EP. 1247

Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez

Financial Expert and Author

Financial expert Stefanie O’Connell Rodriguez discusses her latest work exploring what she calls the “ambition penalty” — the social, professional and financial costs women face when asking for more.

EP. 1246

Ron Friedman

Author, Decoding Greatness

For generations, we’ve been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice. In his new book, Decoding Greatness, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman shares a powerful third path.

EP. 1244

Dan Weissmann

Host, An Arm and a Leg

Guest Dan Weissmann is the host of the podcast An Arm and a Leg, where he takes one of the most enraging, terrifying, depressing aspects of American life—the cost of health care.

EP. 1243

Dasha Kennedy

Creator, The Broke Black Girl

Dasha Kennedy is the creator of the award-winning financial advocacy group The Broke Black Girl.

EP. 1242

Ask Farnoosh

Farnoosh Torabi

Rounding out our weeklong discussion about how to quit, Farnoosh and guest expert Dan Schawbel, answer your questions related to resigning, searching for new work and affording a career transition.

EP. 1241

Tim Herrera

Freelance writer and editor

Our discussion around quitting and how to leave an unhappy job continues with our guest Tim Herrera, a freelance writer and editor who recently quit his post at The New York Times.

EP. 1239

Ask Farnoosh

Farnoosh Torabi

This week's Ask Farnoosh touches on the realities of a high-cost of living city and how to make ends meet. Also, how to come up with a mortgage to buy a second home?