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ZigZag

ZigZag, the business show about being human, returns as a member of the TED Audio Collective. Join this zig-zagging quest with Manoush Zomorodi (Host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour; Fast Company’s 100 Most ... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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S4 EP02: An Alternative To Silicon Valley's "Unicorn" Bullsh*t

S4 EP02: An Alternative To Silicon Valley's "Unicorn" Bullsh*t

Founded by Jenn Brandel and Mara Zapeda, the growing Zebras Unite network is a backlash against Silicon Valley's so-call... Read more

25 Apr 2019

44mins

Ranked #2

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EP16: Ari Weinzweig is Prototyping a New Kind of Delicious Capitalism

EP16: Ari Weinzweig is Prototyping a New Kind of Delicious Capitalism

If you live in Michigan or run your company with a bit of an anarchist bent, you've likely heard of the Zingerman's Comm... Read more

24 Oct 2019

37mins

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Ranked #3

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S5 EP1: Eric Ries' Radical Stock Market Experiment

S5 EP1: Eric Ries' Radical Stock Market Experiment

When Eric Ries wrote The Lean StartUp he had no idea his book would inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs to ‘pivot’... Read more

23 Jul 2020

38mins

Ranked #4

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S4 EP10: This is What a Male Identity Crisis Sounds Like

S4 EP10: This is What a Male Identity Crisis Sounds Like

Eighteen months. That's how long Khe Hy (pronounced Kay Hee) gave himself to figure out his life after quitting his extr... Read more

18 Jul 2019

50mins

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Ranked #5

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S2 EP1: How Misinformation Spreads

S2 EP1: How Misinformation Spreads

Manoush and Jen kick off the season with surprising new research from the Knight Foundation into how false information s... Read more

11 Oct 2018

36mins

Ranked #6

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S2 EP9: Julia Angwin's Investigations Haunt Facebook

S2 EP9: Julia Angwin's Investigations Haunt Facebook

Julia Angwin, the award-winning reporter whose investigations make Facebook sweat, just got $20 million from Craig Newma... Read more

6 Dec 2018

38mins

Ranked #7

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S3 EP1: The Lifecycle of an Idea

S3 EP1: The Lifecycle of an Idea

You may *feel *like a special snowflake, but even our best ideas usually take a predictable path: they'll pass through t... Read more

17 Jan 2019

33mins

Ranked #8

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S4 EP01: Manoush and Jen Became Entrepreneurs One Year Ago

S4 EP01: Manoush and Jen Became Entrepreneurs One Year Ago

On the launch episode of Season Four, Jen and Manoush celebrate the first anniversary of their company, Stable Genius Pr... Read more

11 Apr 2019

43mins

Ranked #9

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Chapter 10: Listening to Anthony Bourdain

Chapter 10: Listening to Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain did a very unusual interview a few months before his death: he spent an afternoon with Maria Bustillos,... Read more

9 Aug 2018

32mins

Ranked #10

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S4 EP22: Mailchimp’s CEO On Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Business Without Being an A$$hole

S4 EP22: Mailchimp’s CEO On Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Business Without Being an A$$hole

The newsletter company Mailchimp made an impressive $700 million dollars in revenue in 2019 and, after 20 years, it’s st... Read more

12 Dec 2019

49mins

Ranked #11

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S4 EP21: Being Ethnically Ambiguous At Work

S4 EP21: Being Ethnically Ambiguous At Work

As co-host of NPR’s Code Switch, Shereen Marisol Meraji combines groundbreaking reporting on race and culture with her o... Read more

5 Dec 2019

44mins

Ranked #12

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S4 EP20: How Valerie Jarrett Turned Her Misery Into Motivation

S4 EP20: How Valerie Jarrett Turned Her Misery Into Motivation

Valerie Jarrett‘s fascinating family defied racism to become some of the most influential African-Americans you’ve likel... Read more

28 Nov 2019

47mins

Ranked #13

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Chapter 9: Letter from Startup-Blockchain-Women-Entrepreneurland

Chapter 9: Letter from Startup-Blockchain-Women-Entrepreneurland

Civil postpones its token sale until September and lowers expectations of how much the sale can generate. Meanwhile, Man... Read more

2 Aug 2018

19mins

Ranked #14

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S2 EP8: The Women Who Make CRIMINAL

S2 EP8: The Women Who Make CRIMINAL

CRIMINAL was a mega-hit long before the genre of true-crime took off in podcasting. On this episode, Manoush and Jen tal... Read more

28 Nov 2018

37mins

Ranked #15

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S4 EP17: Helping Your Relationship Survive Your Job

S4 EP17: Helping Your Relationship Survive Your Job

Double-career couples are the norm these days. But when organizational behaviorist Jennifer Petriglieri looked for studi... Read more

31 Oct 2019

42mins

Ranked #16

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Chapter 8: Putting Crypto Pioneers to the Test

Chapter 8: Putting Crypto Pioneers to the Test

It’s true. ZigZag listeners agree that registering to buy CVL tokens is a pain in the ass. And yet, many still plan to j... Read more

26 Jul 2018

29mins

Ranked #17

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S4 EP19: The Guy Who Quit Planes for Good

S4 EP19: The Guy Who Quit Planes for Good

For millions of us, air travel comes with the job. NASA physicist Peter Kalmus was no different; he frequently flew to p... Read more

14 Nov 2019

33mins

Ranked #18

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S4 EP11: Pacing Yourself After Burnout

S4 EP11: Pacing Yourself After Burnout

Two years ago, Helen Zaltzman and her husband, Martin Austwick, gave up their London apartment to travel the world. She... Read more

25 Jul 2019

43mins

Ranked #19

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S2 EP11: If Capitalism and Socialism Had a Baby

S2 EP11: If Capitalism and Socialism Had a Baby

The richest 1 percent of the world's population now owns more than half of the world's wealth. The calls for breaking up... Read more

20 Dec 2018

26mins

Ranked #20

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S2 EP2: Why Civil's Token Sale Failed

S2 EP2: Why Civil's Token Sale Failed

Civil couldn't convince enough people that blockchain and crypto-economics were the answer to journalism’s problems. It ... Read more

18 Oct 2018

43mins

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