Bob Safian
Host
Rapid Response
As the former editor in chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian was the first magazine editor to put Mark Zuckerberg on a cover. His keen eye for where the winds of business are blowing helped him identify innovators at Airbnb, Spotify, and Uber long before the rest of the business world caught on. Every Tuesday and Friday on the Rapid Response podcast, Bob guides listeners through the murky waters of modern times with a genuine optimism and openness to new ideas.
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Embrace the multihyphenate career
Chief’s Alison Moore
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Chief’s Alison Moore
Labubu, FOMO, and the live shopping boom
Whatnot’s Grant LaFontaine
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Whatnot’s Grant LaFontaine
Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence, and retail evolution
Macy’s CEO Tony Spring
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Macy’s CEO Tony Spring
Rebuilding American Courage and Character
Writer Baratunde Thurston
General Stanley McChrystal
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Writer Baratunde Thurston
General Stanley McChrystal
Can AI be the new frontier for mental health support?
TMV’s Soraya Darabi
Brown University’s Ellie Pavlick
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TMV’s Soraya Darabi
Brown University’s Ellie Pavlick
Inside Sesame Street’s toughest year yet
Sesame Workshop’s Sherrie Westin
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Sesame Workshop’s Sherrie Westin
How to get funded now
Masters of Scale’s Reid Hoffman
Cherryrock Capital’s Stacy Brown-Philpot
CNN’s Van Jones
Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee
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Masters of Scale’s Reid Hoffman
Cherryrock Capital’s Stacy Brown-Philpot
CNN’s Van Jones
Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee