Latest Episodes —
A collection of episodes exploring local, national, and global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ep 3: The Path to Global Prosperity
How can we help the developing world weather the pandemic and keep the global economy afloat? Nobel Prize-winning economist, Esther Duflo, and former Finance Minister of Chile, Andrés Velasco, share their experiences.
Ep 2: Rethinking The Pandemic Playbook
Our second guest, Former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Dr. Scott Gottlieb, one of the earliest voices to predict the power of the novel coronavirus, what he calls the perfect pathogen.
Ep 1: How to Build Back Together
Eric Schmidt speaks with Secretary-General António Guterres about how COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our global system.
Featured Episodes —
Featured Guests —
Each episode will dive into a local, national or global facet of COVID-19 including healthcare, education, global prosperity, air travel, cities & public spaces, work and more.
Antonio Guterres
Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations
Esther Duflo
A French–American economist who is the co-founderand co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT
Aviv Regev
The Chair of the Faculty and the Director of the Klarman Cell Observatory at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Scott Gottlieb
American physician and investor who served as the 23rd commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration