The Exchange
The Exchange is a regular conversation with some of the most influential movers and shakers in business and markets hosted by Peter Thal Larsen, global editor of Breakingviews, the commentary publication of Thomson Reuters. Breakingviews debates and discusses trends in finance and economics with those who shape them, from central bankers and corporate executives to authors and film directors.
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Brian Wilson's good vibes
The Beach Boys founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer took a break from his "Pet Sounds" 50th anniversary world tour to talk about the iconic album. Wilson shares his studio memories, discusses the pain of writing a new autobiography and o...
11 min
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The Exchange: ‘Europe is a cesspool of deflatio...
Yanis Varoufakis joins Rob Cox, global editor of Breakingviews,to talk about his new book, “And the Weak Suffer What They Must?”,the state of the EU, and the implications of a potential Brexit andTrump presidency. See acast.com/priv...
24 min
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Lord Browne of L1 Energy
The former BP chief swings by Times Square to discuss his new book on how companies can radically engage with the wider world and become more inclusive to the benefit of owners. He also talks about the potential for M&A in the energy business, the ...
23 min
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The Exchange: The rise of shareholder activism
Hedge fund manager Jeff Gramm pops over to Times Square to discuss his new book, "Dear Chairman," which chronicles eight decades of pushy investing from Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett to Carl Icahn and Dan Loeb, and what this history mean...
16 min
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The Exchange: How Garry Kasparov sees the chess...
Garry Kasparov, a Russian opposition leader who was ranked as the world's best chess player for most of 20 years, has a problem with the West’s response to Vladimir Putin’s Russia and warns of the dangers of the nation's global influence. The...
15 min
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El Presidente of Barstool Sports
Dave Portnoy, founder of the oft-controversial sports blog website, swings by Times Square to discuss the sale of a majority stake to The Chernin Group, his plans for world domination, moving to New York and a Super Bowl without the Patriots. The Exc...
16 min
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The Exchange: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is playing the role of the adult in the room while the Republican presidential candidates one-up each other with increasingly outrageous rhetoric. The new house speaker chided Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslims ...
9 min
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The Exchange: Joe Stiglitz
The Nobel Prize-winning economist and author of a new book - "Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy" - believes both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are “right on” when it comes to the issue of income inequality. Democratic front-run...
19 min
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The Exchange: Ben Bernanke
The former Federal Reserve chairman is unapologetic about the central bank’s response to the great financial crisis. As he tells Rob Cox, and outlines in his new book “The Courage to Act,” the Fed was given little help by a dysfunctional Congress, in r...
17 min