The Cold Call podcast celebrates its 200th episode with a week-long series of favorites. Topics include the power of data in baseball and business, the history and impact of Hershey Chocolate, the challenge of achieving happiness at work, and the innovative approaches to ocean conservation. They also discuss AI bias in Google and preview upcoming episodes on the social purpose of businesses.
The podcast highlights the entrepreneurial journey of Milton Hershey and the impact of his failures and lessons learned on growth and innovation.
The episode explores the challenges and opportunities of the evolving digital landscape and the impact of streaming on content consumption.
Deep dives
The Delicious History of Hershey Chocolate
In this episode, the history of Hershey chocolate is explored. Milton Hershey's entrepreneurial journey and his ability to anticipate consumer demand are highlighted. The impact of his failures and lessons learned on growth and innovation are discussed.
Podcasts, innovation, and the digital age
This episode features a conversation about podcast producer Gimlet and the unique case of a podcast about a podcast. The challenges and opportunities of the evolving digital landscape and the impact of streaming on content consumption are explored.
The Power of Data in Baseball and Business
This episode focuses on the story of Billy Beane and the use of sabermetrics in baseball. The concept of data-driven decision-making and the importance of contextualizing statistics in business and sports are discussed.
Cold Call is celebrating 200 episodes with a special five-part series during the week of April 24, 2023. Each day that week, Cold Call will release a new episode. To kick off the week-long celebration, the show’s producers have each picked their three favorite episodes from the archives for listeners to revisit.