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S5 EP6: The Case of the Lost American Dream
Capitalism, Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Redefining Succcess, Season Five, Tech, TED, Women Manoush Zomorodi 8/26/20 Capitalism, Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Redefining Succcess, Season Five, Tech, TED, Women Manoush Zomorodi 8/26/20

S5 EP6: The Case of the Lost American Dream

Why NPR's Aarti Shahani thrived in the U.S...while her father barely survived.

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S5 EP4: Carrie Goldberg is the Troll Slayer
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Redefining Succcess, Season Five, Tech, TED, Women Manoush Zomorodi 8/12/20 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Redefining Succcess, Season Five, Tech, TED, Women Manoush Zomorodi 8/12/20

S5 EP4: Carrie Goldberg is the Troll Slayer

How a stalker inspired this attorney to start a pioneering law firm that's changing how people view female sexuality.

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S5 EP2: Why Arlan Hamilton Still Believes Capitalism is the Great Equalizer
Capitalism, Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Season Five, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 7/29/20 Capitalism, Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Season Five, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 7/29/20

S5 EP2: Why Arlan Hamilton Still Believes Capitalism is the Great Equalizer

And how the Black, gay, and female venture capitalist deals with white male founders who call her racist.

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End of A Partnership
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Podcasts, Radiotopia, Women, Season Four Manoush Zomorodi 5/7/20 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Podcasts, Radiotopia, Women, Season Four Manoush Zomorodi 5/7/20

End of A Partnership

Financial and parenting pressures in the age of COVID-19 force Manoush and Jen to make a tough decision.

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S4 EP21: Being Ethnically Ambiguous At Work
Episodes, Journalism, Podcasts, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 12/4/19 Episodes, Journalism, Podcasts, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 12/4/19

S4 EP21: Being Ethnically Ambiguous At Work

Code Switch's Shereen Marisol Meraji and Manoush have a frank conversation about where they fit into today’s movement for diversity and inclusion.

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S4 EP20: How Valerie Jarrett Turned Her Misery Into Motivation
Episodes, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 11/27/19 Episodes, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 11/27/19

S4 EP20: How Valerie Jarrett Turned Her Misery Into Motivation

President Obama's longest serving advisor blossomed when she stopped listening to authority figures...and started loving the 'swerves' in life.

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S4 EP18: Don't Tie a Pink Ribbon for Kate Pickert
Episodes, Journalism, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 11/6/19 Episodes, Journalism, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 11/6/19

S4 EP18: Don't Tie a Pink Ribbon for Kate Pickert

A journalism professor's investigation into her own diagnosis will change what you think you know about living and working with breast cancer.

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S4 EP15: The Secret Ex-Rock Star at The Ford Foundation
Episodes, Funding, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 10/9/19 Episodes, Funding, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 10/9/19

S4 EP15: The Secret Ex-Rock Star at The Ford Foundation

Before Jenny Toomey became one of the most influential people working behind the scenes on all the big tech issues, she was a rock star. Quite literally.

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S4 EP14: When Women Don't Support Other Women at Work
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 9/25/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Redefining Succcess, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 9/25/19

S4 EP14: When Women Don't Support Other Women at Work

Katharine Zaleski didn't know she was a sexist boss...until she became a mother herself.

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S4 EP11: Pacing Yourself After Burnout
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Podcasts, Radiotopia, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 7/24/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Podcasts, Radiotopia, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 7/24/19

S4 EP11: Pacing Yourself After Burnout

After a near-death experience, podcaster Helen Zaltzman felt sublime. At first.

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S4 EP09: Is Your Career Veering Off Course...Or Just Doing a Zigzag?
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Season Four, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 7/10/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Season Four, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 7/10/19

S4 EP09: Is Your Career Veering Off Course...Or Just Doing a Zigzag?

Key moments that changed the professional lives of Pinterest's ex-President, an Obama advisor, and a data scientist turned CEO.

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S4 EP07: 46, Female, and Ambitious. Is That So Wrong?
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Podcasts, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 6/19/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Podcasts, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 6/19/19

S4 EP07: 46, Female, and Ambitious. Is That So Wrong?

When Mallory Kasdan's work as a successful voice-over artist dried up, she discovered she wanted to sound like HERSELF.

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S4 EP05: The Venture Capitalist Asking Existential Questions
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Podcasts, Season Four, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 5/29/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Podcasts, Season Four, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 5/29/19

S4 EP05: The Venture Capitalist Asking Existential Questions

Caterina Fake is putting money into companies that don't mess with our heads.

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S4 EP04: When Your Gut Tells You It's Time to END Your Company
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Journalism, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 5/15/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Journalism, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 5/15/19

S4 EP04: When Your Gut Tells You It's Time to END Your Company

Grace Bonney is shutting down her influential site Design*Sponge. And it's making some people uncomfortable.

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S4 EP02: An Alternative To Silicon Valley's "Unicorn" Bullsh*t
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 4/25/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 4/25/19

S4 EP02: An Alternative To Silicon Valley's "Unicorn" Bullsh*t

Zebras Unite is a new brand of entrepreneurialism--one symbolized by a hooved creature who ACTUALLY roams the Earth.

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S4 EP01: Manoush and Jen Became Entrepreneurs One Year Ago
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Journalism, Podcasts, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 4/11/19 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Funding, Journalism, Podcasts, Season Four, Women Manoush Zomorodi 4/11/19

S4 EP01: Manoush and Jen Became Entrepreneurs One Year Ago

Here's what they wish they'd known. And where they're going next.

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S3 EP06: The Plateau of Productivity
Crypto, Episodes, Season Three, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 3/28/19 Crypto, Episodes, Season Three, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 3/28/19

S3 EP06: The Plateau of Productivity

Sexy it's not, but the last phase of the Hype Cycle means you're LEGIT.

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S2 EP12: Lessons Learned from a Risky Crypto Experiment
Civil, Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Podcasts, Radiotopia, Season Two, Women Manoush Zomorodi 12/20/18 Civil, Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Podcasts, Radiotopia, Season Two, Women Manoush Zomorodi 12/20/18

S2 EP12: Lessons Learned from a Risky Crypto Experiment

Manoush and Jen discuss Civil's new strategy and their next moves.

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S2 EP9: Julia Angwin's Investigations Haunt Facebook
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Season Two, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 12/6/18 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Journalism, Season Two, Tech, Women Manoush Zomorodi 12/6/18

S2 EP9: Julia Angwin's Investigations Haunt Facebook

And she's got big money to do more probing into Big Tech.

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S2 EP8: The Women Who Make CRIMINAL
Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Podcasts, Season Two, Women Manoush Zomorodi 11/28/18 Entrepreneurs, Episodes, Podcasts, Season Two, Women Manoush Zomorodi 11/28/18

S2 EP8: The Women Who Make CRIMINAL

Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer talk podcasts and female entrepreneurship.

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