This Week in Business

Google launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser which will reportedly prevent intrusive advertisements, such as pop-up, noisy and full screen ones as determined by the Coalition for Better Ads. Given the sites’ dependency on sponsors, critics are questioning how effective this will be, particularly as Google may try to keep Chrome users from downloading third party ad-blocker software. Andrea Matwyshyn, Professor of Law and Computer Science at Northeastern University, and Zubair Shafiq, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Iowa, join host Dan Loney to discuss the implications of this move by the internet giant on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Brad Klontz, a Financial Psychologist and Co-Founder of Your Mental Weath, joins host Kent Smetters to discuss money and relationships: some of the biggest issues couples face and how to work through them on Your Money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Paul MacDuffie, Professor of Management at the Wharton School and Director of the Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation (PVMI) at Wharton's Mack Institute for Innovation Management, and Eric Goldman, Professor of Law and Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law join host Dan Loney to discuss the recent $245 Million settlement of Uber & Waymo on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brandi Halls, Director of Brand Communications at LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, joins hosts Barbara Kahn and Americus Reed to discuss LUSH’s LGBTQ-inclusive Valentine campaigns and how the brand is empowered to take a stand on social issues on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shaz Kahng, Former Senior Executive at Nike, joins host Dave Reibstein to discuss her new book "The Closer", part of a new fiction series called "Ceiling Smashers" about being a female minority executive, on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christina Farr, Technology and Health Reporter for CNBC.com, joins host Pratyusha Yalamanchi to discuss what the recent Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway partnership could mean for the larger healthcare industry on The Business of Health Care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The national dialogue around sexual harassment is a watershed moment for our time—and if this moment has taught us one thing, it is that this isn’t just a female problem. It’s also a male problem. So how can we open a dialogue? Joanne Lipman, Former Chief Content Officer at Gannett, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book addressing how to approach this all-important discussion: "That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together" on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Ken Shropshire and George Perry talk to Bob Bowlsby, Commissioner of the BIG12 Conference, one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences, on The Wharton Sports Business Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reilly P. Brennan, General Partner at Trucks Venture Capital and Lecturer at Stanford University, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss his seed-stage venture capital fund for entrepreneurs changing the future of transportation with new technology on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Davenport, Founder and CEO of Regal Financial credit management firm, joins host Professor Kent Smetters to discuss his new book "Your Score: An Insider's Secrets to Understanding, Controlling, and Protecting Your Credit Score" on Your Money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.