Divvy Home CEO Adena Hefets discusses making home ownership more affordable for renters.Host: Carol Massar. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Featuring some of our favorite conversations of the week from our daily radio show "Bloomberg Businessweek."Hosted by Carol Massar and Tim StenovecHear the show live at 2PM ET on WBBR 1130 AM New York, Bloomberg 106.1 FM Boston, Bloomberg 960 AM San Francisco, WDCH 99.1 FM in Washington D.C. Metro, Sirius/XM channel 119, on the Bloomberg Business App, Radio.com, the iHeartRadio app and at Bloomberg.com/audio.You can also watch Bloomberg Businessweek on YouTube - just search for Bloomberg Global News.Like us at Bloomberg Radio on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @carolmassar @timsteno and @BWSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ian Lustbader, Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone, discusses the debate over Covid booster shots. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News P&I Reporter Zach Mider tell the story of self-appointed private eyes who are running their own Permian monitoring programs and pressuring companies that are letting massive amounts of natural gas spill into the atmosphere. Dexter "Tiff" Roberts, Mansfield Fellow at the University of Montana and author of "The Myth of Chinese Capitalism", discusses the impact of China’s tech crackdown on their innovation and economy. Bloomberg News Technology Reporter Dana Hull provides a recap of Tesla’s AI Day. And we Drive to the Close with Prabha Ram, Co-Portfolio Manager at American Century Investments.Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kent Swig, President at Swig Equities, discusses the impact the delta variant is having on the commercial real estate market.Host: Carol Massar. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses U.S. Covid hospital deaths hitting February levels. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Senior Editor for Energy and Commodities Anne Riley Moffat share the Businessweek Magazine story about inflation forcing families around the world to make tough decisions about food. Petco CEO Ron Coughlin talks about earnings and the pandemic pet boom. And we Drive to the Close with Katerina Simonetti, Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. William Haseltine, Chair and President of Access Health International, discusses the Biden administration offering Covid boosters starting in late September. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Finance Reporter Sri Natarajan talk about Wall Street bringing out the money cannon to lure junior bankers. Bloomberg News Cross Asset Reporter Katie Greifeld and Isabella Weber, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, discuss China's crackdown on tech companies. And we Drive to the Close with Doug Ciocca, CEO at Kavar Capital. Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Brill, former Hewlett Packard Senior Global Futurist, discusses his book “Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change.”Host: Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Dowling, CEO at Northwell Health, discusses the U.S. government expected to recommend booster shots eight months after people get their second vaccine dose. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Deals Reporter Scott Deveau talk about how the SPAC boom has created fresh targets for short sellers and activists. Ken Leon, Global Director of Industry and Equity Research at CFRA, breaks down Home Depot earnings. And we Drive to the Close with Charlie Massimo, Senior VP at Wealth Enhancement Group.Hosts: Tim Stenovec and Kriti Gupta. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caroline Hirsch, Founder and Owner of Carolines on Broadway, discusses the return of the New York Comedy Festival.Host: Carol Massar. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Tom McGinn, Executive Vice President at CommonSpirit Health, discusses the impact of new COVID19 cases on hospital capacity. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Justin Fox share Justin's Businessweek Magazine story A Lot of Us Are Back in the Office. These Folks Are Staying Home. Bloomberg News Vancouver Bureau Chief Natalie Obiko Pearson has Bloomberg's The Big Take story on why economists say levies on vacant homes are largely political theatre, and policymakers need to tackle other factors such as supply-demand imbalance to solve the global housing problem. And we Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Co-CEO at IEQ Capital.Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.