Techonomics

In light of the possible rollback of fuel economy standards, will car companies continue to compete with the likes of Tesla?  What other options are out there for fuel efficient vehicles?  We talk to Charlie Vogelheim, host of The Flying Car (which you can also hear on KGO).

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Tesla, Global Warming, Climate Change, Electric Car

This is a story all about how the sustainable seafood provider, Fresh Catch, brings impossibly fresh fish to people in the Bay Area.  We catch up with Jessy Ryan and Austin Klein about their latest seafood adventures.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Sea urchin, Purple Urchin, Seafood Watch, San Francisco Bay

When the battle between cost effective and environmentally sound is fought during budget season, concessions are expected.  But do the short term savings outweigh the long term effects?  We talk to retired EPA Climate Change expert Jeff Alson about what it means for people if we roll back fuel economy standards.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Global Warming, Pollution, Trump, EPA

When a business man at the head of his field starts making false claims on Twitter, and those claims effect the market, when does the SEC step in?  What happens in the curious case of Elon Musk?  We talk to John Thaler, the portfolio manager at JAT Capital Management, about what’s going on at Tesla.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Economy, Market, Stock Market, Tesla, SpaceX, Boring Company.

As the workforce continues living longer, and retirement gets pushed further and further back, careers are also progressing in a different direction.  We talk to Chip Conley, author of “Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder,” about his trajectory change from CEO to mentor/intern at a very successful startup, and how company culture plays a big part in bridging the old and new ways of doing business.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, AirBnB, Hotels, Hospitality, Startup, Silicon Valley, SV

Would you have been friends with your parents at your age?  What about your grandparents?  You know them in their roles as the people who raised you, but who are they as people?  Jim Miller, the creator of Savvy Senior, created conversation cards to help jumpstart those, and other important conversations, like how to bring up end of life preferences.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Family, Conversation Cards, End of Life, Wills, Trusts

We bring in Greg McBride, Senior Economics Analyst at Bankrate.com, to help breakdown this week (and quarter) in the US Economics Wellness Check.

Biz, Business, Trade, China, EU, European Union, Jobs, Market, Economy

Are we too obsessed with metrics and analytics?  Some rating measurement can be helpful, but when does it become more harm than good?  We talk to Professor Jerry Muller, author of “The Tyranny of Metrics,” about data analysis gone bad.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Silicon Valley, Analytics, Facebook

Amazon pushed out book stores, cell phones have replaces landlines (and cameras), and it seems like every industry has been disrupted by some technological advancement.  We talk to Ken Auletta, author of “Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else),” about this phenomenon and which industry titans are poised to fall.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Advertising, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Ads

The EU slapped Google with a 5 billion dollar fine over violation of their Monopoly regulations.  We break it down with Mike Swift, the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent at MLex Digital Insights.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, Anti-Trust, European Union, Facebook, Microsoft, Alphabet