Episodes
S5 EP6: The Case of the Lost American Dream
Why NPR's Aarti Shahani thrived in the U.S...while her father barely survived.
Top Stories
End of A Partnership
Financial and parenting pressures in the age of COVID-19 force Manoush and Jen to make a tough decision.
S4 EP22: Mailchimp’s CEO On Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Business Without Being an A$$hole
Ben Chestnut explains why his company never took VC money and how small businesses can survive Amazon.
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.
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.
S4 EP19: The Guy Who Quit Planes for Good
Scientist Peter Kalmus quit planes for the benefit of the planet. Here's how that choice affected his career and family vacations.
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.
S4 EP17: Helping Your Relationship Survive Your Job
ResearcherJennifer Petriglieri says dual-career couples can thrive in love and work. But they must pass through three difficult phases.
S4 EP16: Ari Weinzweig is Prototyping a New Kind of Delicious Capitalism
How the co-founder of Zingerman's Deli built a gourmet collective that's idolized by foodies and entrepreneurs alike.
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.