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Mar 20, 2020 • 34min

Bonus Episode: Coronavirus News and Industry Bailouts

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 EnoSTAT NewsTo 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: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 17, 2020 • 31min

Reflections on the Ongoing Coronavirus Crisis

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: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 11, 2020 • 34min

Making Sense of the Economic Impact of the Coronavirus

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.com. Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 4, 2020 • 31min

Healthcare Companies We’re Watching, and Productivity Hacks

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 future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 26, 2020 • 35min

The Future of Movie Theaters, and Radical Salary Transparency

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 ReviewsHair Love (Animated Short)Knives Out (movie)Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com. Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 19, 2020 • 32min

Casper and DTC Brands, Plus California’s New Freelancer Law

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 GuyExhalation: Stories (Ted Chiang)Visit our website at HarvardAfterHours.com. Email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 12, 2020 • 39min

Coronavirus, 5G, and Earnings Season

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: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 5, 2020 • 30min

Academy Awards Episode: “Parasite” and “American Factory”

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: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. Follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 29, 2020 • 23min

Remembering Clayton Christensen (with Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria)

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: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 22, 2020 • 33min

Alcohol Trends and Super Bowl Political Advertising

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 ReportProRepublica’s Head to Head (compare voting records of congress members)Google Maps DownloadYou can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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