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Student loan debt in the United States -- at $1.3 trillion -- is the second-largest category of consumer debt. Are there common-sense ways to help curtail it? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pay inequality is a persistent problem that is getting more exposure than ever before. Recent Wharton research examines how inequality affects individual workers and entire companies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Veteran programmer Ellen Ullman shares her personal experiences in the mostly male world of coding. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Repealing the Clean Power Plan will not only lead to adverse health and environmental effects but it will also hurt U.S. competitiveness experts say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Big Tech – Google Apple Facebook and Amazon -- pose an existential threat because they come between us and reality a new book contends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There’s a trend these days toward buying and selling locally sourced goods – but should that push to ”go local” also extend to the way firms hire retail employees? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Online lender Kabbage harnesses the power of data analytics to approve small business loans far faster than banks says executive Spencer Robinson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Developing trust is necessary to lead effectively. Counterintelligence expert Robin Dreeke shares his five steps to generating trust at work and in life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deadlines staff shortages and other stresses can make work an unhappy place. But there are three actions we can take to feel more fulfilled on the job. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two Penn professors are taking an interdisciplinary approach to learning how stress affects individuals – and what we could do about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wharton professor Katherine Milkman discusses the ground-breaking ideas that led to the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Economics to behavioral economist Richard H. Thaler. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author and former Tribeca Enterprises CEO Andrew Essex discusses the future of entertainment and advertising. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika discusses the regulator’s view of fintech with Wharton finance professor Richard Herring. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jillian Manus a partner at an early-stage venture capital firm takes on a challenging work environment where even forward-thinking men can feel lost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TAG Heuer headed off digital disruption by embracing the connected watch even though it made the company dependent on Silicon Valley. A new case study looks at the development of the Carrera luxury watch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shimon Peres’s son Chemi discusses his father’s memoir notably his vision for peace in the Middle East. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Digital culture fragmentation distrust of big business and a heavy dose of skepticism are key facets of the millennial generation – and they have led to profound changes in mass marketing advertising and messaging. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fintech has the potential to broaden access to finance but regulators need to ensure that algorithms don’t lead to unfair treatment of consumers according to Patrick Harker president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The use of contract workers is a rising trend among private companies and public entities. Although the practice is intended to save money organizations may suffer other costs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A NASA scientist looks at the science and economics of climate change and offers solutions on the societal and personal levels. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.