HeyJaredStraight To It
Short, 20 minute interviews covering an endless range of fascinating topics.
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Ep. 91: Education tailored for every student with Neeru Khosla, Founder of CK-12 and Owner of Seattle Seahawks (opens the original)
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In this episode, I interview Neeru Khosla. Neeru is the co-founder of CK-12, an educational nonprofit that provides learning materials and AI support to millions of students worldwide. More recently, Neeru became the controlling owner of the Seattle Seahawks. We discuss the evolution of CK-12, Neeru’s vision for the future of education, and leading the Seahawks.
Ep. 90: San Francisco, "A more extreme version of America," with City on the Edge author Jonathan Weber - LIVE @ KALW! (opens the original)
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In this episode, I interview Jonathan Weber at KALW's studio in San Francisco. Straight to It was recently featured on Bay Made, KALW's series highlighting local podcasts. I was lucky to be joined by such an incredible guest, Jonathan Weber. Jonathan Weber is the author of City on the Edge : Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco . In 1990, Jonathan was named the first-ever Silicon Valley reporter for the Los Angeles Times. During the height of the dot-com boom, Jonath
Promo for an in-person Straight to It episode with Jonathan Weber -- August 13th in San Francisco! (opens the original)
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To purchase tickets and see details, look here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/city-on-the-edge-book-talk-with-jonathan-weber-charlie-zeitlin-tickets-1995878050978?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Ep. 89: ProPublica Reporter Alex Cuadros on a secretive oil billionaire, the easiest climate change fix, and a phone call with the President (opens the original)
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In this episode, I interview ProPublica Climate Reporter Alex Cuadros. Alex recently published a major investigation into Hilcorp, a company owned by oil billionaire Jeffrey Hildebrand, and its relationship with the U.S. government. Alex has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Harper's, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post. Alex is also the author of Brazillionaires and When We Sold God's Eye . We discuss making progress on climate change in the Trump era, his long career a
Ep.88: Collecting, Selling, and Loving Books with Andy Nettell of Stellar Books & Ephemera (opens the original)
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In this episode, I interview Andy Nettell. Andy, with his wife Marcee, founded Stellar Books & Ephemera in 2022. Based out of Sequim, Washington, Andy and his wife focus on selling rare Americana. This past February, I visited their wonderful booth at the International Antiquarian Book Fair, which came to San Francisco. I met Andy and purchased a collection of presidential campaign pins. I really enjoyed learning about how Andy finds these amazing items, his journey, and his book recommendations
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