In this final episode of the season, Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the stories they’ll be watching this summer, including how businesses will re-open. They also offer an extended set of recommendations for watching, reading, and other projects during the summer months. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: White Lines (Netflix) Space Force (Netflix) Dark (Netflix) Terrace House (Netflix) Delhi Crime (Netflix) Money Heist (Netflix) The Bureau (Sundance No...
May 13, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate what they’ve learned from first quarter earnings reports from Apple, Facebook, and others. They also discuss warning signs for Uber and Lyft, and share their thoughts about the recession. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: “ The Complete Robuchon ” (Joel Robuchon) Chef Gabrielle Hamilton’s Story in the New York Times The Mind of a Chef: Gabrielle Hamilton (PBS) Home Pasta (Bon Appetit) Listeners are invited to join our mai...
May 06, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss how companies, industries, and consumers are revealing their true colors during the Covid-19 crisis. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: The Barnes Foundation Walker Art Museum The Palace Museum The Last Dance (ESPN) Dutch Baby (recipe) Listeners are invited to join our mailing list by signing up here: After Hours Sign-Up . You can visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . You can email your comments and ideas for futur...
Apr 29, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate Apple and Google’s Covid-19 contact tracing plan. They also discuss the Federal Reserve, which has taken a series of unprecedented actions to prop up the economy. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Wallander (TV Show) Khan Academy Songlines (World Music site) Listeners are invited to join our mailing list by signing up here: After Hours Sign-Up . You can visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . You can email your comme...
Apr 22, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate how the world will be changed by coronavirus. Their predictions for the “new normal” span healthcare, education, the sharing economy, working from home, and more. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Andrea Bocelli Live Concert “ Shadow ” (Netflix) Only Connect (British Quiz Show) Listeners are invited to join our mailing list by signing up here: After Hours Sign-Up . You can visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . You ...
Apr 15, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Felix Oberholzer-Gee welcomes a guest to the podcast, Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, who argues that capitalism needs to be reimagined in light of the urgency associated with climate change. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: “ Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire ” (by Rebecca Henderson) About Rebecca Henderson Listeners are invited to join our mailing list by signing up here: After Hours Sign-Up . You can visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . You ...
Apr 13, 2020•31 min
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss companies that are standing out during the coronavirus crisis, including Zoom and World Central Kitchen (founded by Chef José Andrés). They also discuss breakout phenomena associated with the widespread shutdown. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Just Capital “ The Korean Clusters ” (Reuters) World Central Kitchen “ Spillover ” (David Quammen) Podcast about Spillover (Scientific American “ From Bats to Human Lungs, the ...
Apr 08, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Listeners around the world write in to ask questions and share their experiences of Covid-19 with Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai . Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Li Ziqi : Watch Her Make Beer Bon Appetit YouTube Channel Netflix Party (Chrome Extension) To join our mailing list, click here: After Hours Sign-Up . Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . Follow Youngme and...
Apr 06, 2020•28 min
Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Mihir Desai discuss how and why countries have differed in their responses to Covid-19, with a particular emphasis on their public health and economic responses. They also debate whether or not the recent U.S. stimulus package, including the bailouts, is designed appropriately. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation “ Tiger King ” (Netflix) To join our mailing list, click here: After Hours Sign-Up . Visit our websi...
Apr 01, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 25
In this episode, Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the housing crisis and what the coronavirus pandemic means for renters, in particular. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: The NerdWallet Refinance Calculator “ The Death and Life of Great American Cities ” (Jane Jacobs) To join our mailing list, click here: After Hours Sign-Up . Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] ....
Mar 24, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 24
In this bonus episode, Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the latest coronavirus news, debate whether the airlines deserve a bailout, and share some of their personal reflections on the crisis. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Brian Eno STAT News To join our mailing list, click here: After Hours Sign-Up . Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . Follow Youngme and Mih...
Mar 20, 2020•34 min
Youngme Moon and Mihir Desai discuss the latest economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis and share some of their personal reflections from the week. To join our mailing list, click here: After Hours Sign-Up . Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 17, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the economy. How alarmed should people be about swings in the stock market? Should the Federal Reserve cut interest rates further? What should be the government’s fiscal policy response? Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Myth Busters: Busting Myths about COVID-19 (World Health Organization) To join our mailing list, click here: After Hours Sign-Up . Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours....
Mar 11, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss some of the healthcare companies they’re keeping an eye on, before sharing their favorite productivity hacks. (Listeners are invited to join our mailing list by signing up here: After Hours Survey .) Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel) I Lost My Body (Animated Movie) The Great Buenos Aires Bank Heist (GQ Magazine) Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for futur...
Mar 04, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate the future of movie theaters, as well as the controversial notion that companies should make everyone’s salary transparent to all employees. (Listeners are invited to join our mailing list by signing up here: After Hours Survey .) Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Gramophone Classical Music Reviews Hair Love (Animated Short) Knives Out (movie) Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for ...
Feb 26, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate the fate of DTC brands like Casper mattresses and whether independent contractors should be classified as employees under California’s new AB5 law. (Listeners are invited to fill out the After Hours Survey .) Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: The Points Guy Exhalation: Stories (Ted Chiang) Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . Follo...
Feb 19, 2020•32 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the impact of the coronavirus; the advertising hype surrounding the rollout of 5G; earnings reports from Tesla and the big banks; and what Google’s earnings tell us about YouTube. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Wonderstruck (BBC America) Be My Eyes (app) 97,196 Words: Essays (Emmanuel Carrere) Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected]...
Feb 12, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai celebrate Academy Awards week by discussing two of their favorite nominations: the film “Parasite” and the documentary “American Factory.” Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: Shoplifters (movie) Disney Shorts (Disney Plus) 63 Up (documentary) Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com . Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @Desa...
Feb 05, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen died January 23, 2020. Christensen, one of the world’s leading business thinkers, is remembered in this conversation with Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria. You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 29, 2020•23 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai mark “Dry January” by discussing trends in the alcohol industry. Then they discuss the decision by Trump and Bloomberg to purchase Super Bowl ads for their campaigns. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: HarvardAfterHours.com (website) Google’s Transparency Report and Facebook’s Ad Library Report ProRepublica’s Head to Head (compare voting records of congress members) Google Maps Download You can email your comments and ideas for f...
Jan 22, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai debate whether former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn was justified in fleeing Japan, before discussing the British Royal Family drama and what’s next for Harry and Meghan. Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites: HarvardAfterHours.com (website) Honeyland (documentary) Little Women (movie) Federica Fragapane (information illustrator) You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . You can follo...
Jan 15, 2020•29 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai review last year’s predictions for business, technology, politics, and culture. Then they debate their new predictions for 2020. Some Recent Picks: HarvardAfterHours.com (website) Jane The Virgin (Netflix) ROW-cub (Radio Atlas) You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Jan 08, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai hand out their “awards” for 2019, including best/worst trend of the year, their sleeper award, comeback of the year, most under-reported story of the year, most over-hyped story of the year, and person of the year. Some Recent Picks: HarvardAfterHours.com (website) The Man in the High Castle (Season 3, Amazon Prime Video) Miznon Sous Vide Cooking “ The Jungle Prince of Delhi ” (New York Times article) The Overstory (book by Richard Powers) Yo...
Dec 18, 2019•36 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the good and bad of modern airports. They also discuss the end of an era at Google/Alphabet, with the co-founders now stepping away from their operating roles. Some Recent Picks: Sous Vide Cooking “ The Jungle Prince of Delhi ” (New York Times article) The Overstory (book by Richard Powers) “ My 27-Hour Vacation in Singapore’s Changi Airport ” (New York Times article) HarvardAfterHours.com (app and website) You can email your comments...
Dec 11, 2019•36 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss some of the under-the-radar companies that they think people should be paying more attention to. Some Recent Picks: Dolly Parton’s America (podcast) Ole & Steen Sugarfish (restaurant) KitchenAid Stand Mixer Radio Garden (app and website) You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] . You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Dec 04, 2019•31 min•Season 3Ep. 10
In this special Thanksgiving edition taped a few days before the holiday, Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss all things food, including food halls, the plastic problem, vertical farming, CBD menu sightings, culinary tourism, and fast whiskey. Some Recent Picks: Sugarfish (restaurant) KitchenAid Stand Mixer Radio Garden (app and website) Flighty (app) Downbeat (magazine) Jokes Seth Can’t Tell (YouTube) You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvar...
Nov 26, 2019•31 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss several topics from a busy news week, including the launch of Disney+ (what does it mean for Netflix?), the growing public animosity towards billionaires, and proposals to move to a 4-day work week. Some Recent Picks: Flighty (app) Downbeat (magazine) Jokes Seth Can’t Tell (YouTube) NPR Marketplace (podcast) Catalyst cases The Economist Audio Edition You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail...
Nov 20, 2019•31 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the biggest money mistakes people make when managing their personal finances. They also discuss the rise of the social media “micro-influencer.” Some Recent Picks: NPR Marketplace (podcast) Catalyst cases The Economist Audio Edition “ Agent Running in the Field ” (by John Le Carre) Big Little Lies, season 2 (HBO) “ The Meritocracy Trap ” (by Daniel Markovits) You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterho...
Nov 13, 2019•31 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss Google’s announcement that it’s buying Fitbit and what this tells us about the future of wearable computing. Later in the show, they discuss how Twitter and Facebook are handling political advertising. Some Recent Picks: “ Agent Running in the Field ” (by John Le Carre) Big Little Lies, season 2 (HBO) “ The Meritocracy Trap ” (by Daniel Markovits) Conan O’Brien talks to Stephen Colbert (podcast, starting from 26:00) Parasite (movie) Y...
Nov 06, 2019•28 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss a variety of trends from the world of entertainment — including TikTok, the resurgence of museums, the audio explosion, newspaper paywalls, spiked seltzer, entertainment genres, and binge-watching vs. appointment-viewing. Some Recent Picks: “ The Meritocracy Trap ” (by Daniel Markovits) Conan O’Brien talks to Stephen Colbert (podcast, starting from 26:00) Parasite (movie) “ In Hoffa’s Shadow ” (by Jack Goldsmith) “ Dopesick ” (by Beth...
Oct 30, 2019•30 min•Season 3Ep. 5
