The Possible with Gilad Palley
Your potential is limitless. The Possible explores how to unlock it through conversations with visionaries, founders, and change-makers. No question is off-limits — we dig deep to uncover the life lessons behind triumph, failure, and growth.
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Sesame Street’s Secret Weapon: Lewis Bernstein (opens the original)
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"You can dream big and act small." That's how Lewis Bernstein describes 43 years of trying to make the world a little better — first as an executive producer at Sesame Street, reaching hundreds of millions of children, and later by building a mentoring model that pairs older adults with isolated teenagers, one relationship at a time. This conversation moves through some real wisdom: the mission statement he's carried his whole life, a rabbi who chose kindness over being honored on time, and a ph
He Had 5 Days to Save Philadelphia From Bankruptcy | Ambassador David Cohen (opens the original)
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Ambassador David L. Cohen has been Chief of Staff to a mayor, a senior Comcast executive, chairman of Penn's board, and U.S. Ambassador to Canada. In this episode, he tells the inside story of the week Philadelphia nearly became the largest city in America to go bankrupt — and the crisis leadership lessons that carried him through Comcast, the SEPTA strike, and four years negotiating defense spending with Canada. From a shooting in Kensington that nearly set off riots, to finding out the city co
How Abraham Lincoln Built Unshakable Confidence | David Reynolds (opens the original)
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What made Abraham Lincoln one of history's greatest leaders? In this conversation, Lincoln Prize-winning historian David S. Reynolds explores the character, leadership, and moral conviction that shaped Abraham Lincoln. Rather than focusing only on the Civil War, we examine the habits and mindset that made Lincoln extraordinary—from his humility and resilience to his confidence, love of learning, and ability to unite a deeply divided nation. We discuss: • How Lincoln built confidence despite repe
She Knew Nothing About Biology. Then Built a Biotech Company | AI AVATAR of United Therapeutics CEO and Founder of Sirius XM Martine Rothblatt (opens the original)
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This is one of the most unusual conversations I've ever had. My guest is Marvatar , the AI avatar of Martine Rothblatt —founder of Sirius Satellite Radio, founder and CEO of United Therapeutics, entrepreneur, lawyer, pilot, and one ofthe most unconventional innovators of our time. Martine knew nothing about biology when her daughter Genesis was diagnosed with a fatal disease. She refused to let this stop her and ended up finding the cure for her daughter and founding United Therapeutics, a biote
Part-Time College Job to Bank CEO | Richard Vague (opens the original)
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Richard Vague went from taking a part-time job at a bank while working his way through college to becoming the president of a bank, founding two banks of his own, and becoming one of America's leading thinkers on leadership, debt, history, and the economy. Along the way, he also served as Pennsylvania's Secretary of Banking and Securities and on the boards of the University of Pennsylvania, the Franklin Institute, and the Museum of the American Revolution. In this conversation, we discuss the le
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