Things I Didn't Learn In School

By Paul Podolsky

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Conversations with guests including FBI Director Jim Comey, hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio, Congressman Jim Himes, and many others including a Chinese lawyer who survived the Cultural Revolution, a Cuban jazz genius, and a Russian doctor who was on the Covid front lines all sharing the life lessons they didn’t learn in school.Hosted by investor and author Paul Podolsky, author of Raising a Thief and the Things I Didn't Learn in School substack essays. More on paulpodolsky.com.

Episode Date
The Spy Writing About Spies - David McCloskey
Apr 20, 2024
Making Sense of Tech - Barton Hooper, Director of Equity Research at Weitz Investments
Mar 28, 2024
Update on the US Congress with Congressman Jim Himes
Feb 29, 2024
China Economic Update with Jason Bedford
Feb 09, 2024
Losing a Child - Ivan Maisel
Jan 18, 2024
Grain - Ancient Trade Pathways with Scott Nelson
Dec 31, 2023
Page Fortna - Why Wars Begin and How They End
Dec 07, 2023
Remy Munasifi - Comedian and YouTube Star
Nov 21, 2023
China Under Xi Jinping - MIT Prof. Yasheng Huang
Oct 26, 2023
Yascha Mounk - Author of The Identity Trap
Oct 11, 2023
Bill Gifford - Co-Author (with Dr. Peter Attia) of Outlive on How to Live a Long, Healthy Life
Sep 28, 2023
Spencer Glendon - Climate Change Expert, Founder Probable Futures
Sep 14, 2023
Leonid - On Ukraine's Front Line
Aug 31, 2023
Faye Keegan - Dipsea Co-Founder, Erotica Expert
Jul 03, 2023
Francisco Toro - Hipster Dictators and the Risk To Democracy
Jun 15, 2023
Senator Chris Murphy--Administering Amid Rapid Change
Jun 01, 2023
Dachi Imedadze -- Georgian Civil Society Activist
May 08, 2023
J Mintzmyer - Shipping, Supply Chains and Modern Advisory
Apr 30, 2023
Andrew Weiss - Russia Expert, Author of Accidental Czar
Mar 24, 2023
John Dinges -- Chile, the CIA and the Condor Years
Mar 10, 2023
Henry Sanderson--Copper, Lithium and Electric Cars
Feb 28, 2023
Mark Hertling––A Soldier's Perspective, Ukraine and Populism
Jan 27, 2023
George Manahan--Public Relations, Disease and Be Here Now
Jan 05, 2023
Vitaliy Katsenelson - Abundence, Scarcity and the Value of Each
Dec 16, 2022
Peter Eigen, Founder Transparency International
Nov 11, 2022
Ballerina Eleena Melamed - How to Take the Stage and When to Leave It
Oct 21, 2022
Dmitry Bykov - Writer, Assassin Survivor, Soothsayer
Oct 07, 2022
Leopold and Victor Cox - Father and Son, Changing Stations
Sep 15, 2022
Author David McCloskey - Author, Arabist, Son, Spy
Sep 02, 2022
Heidi Seaborn - Poet Lost and Found
May 27, 2022
Marina Klimova on Ukraine, Kidnapping and Trauma
May 07, 2022
David Linden, Neuroscientist, on Facing Death
Apr 29, 2022
Jay Newman - Investor, Author of Undermoney
Apr 16, 2022
Amy Butcher - Memoirist
Apr 03, 2022
Yuhua Wang - From Tiananmen to Harvard
Mar 19, 2022
Congressman Jim Himes On Ukraine, Government Service and Humility
Mar 06, 2022
Harold Lopez-Nussa - Just the Right Note
Feb 20, 2022
John Yorke - Master of Story Structure
Feb 06, 2022
Matt Reynolds - Barbells as Medicine
Jan 01, 2022
Nick Reber - The Quality and Cost of Medical Care
Dec 12, 2021
Tamara Chubinidze - Showing Love Through Georgian Food
Nov 24, 2021
Jim Comey - Watching the Train Leave the Station
Nov 10, 2021
Dan Zwirn - Boom, Bust and Redemption
Oct 27, 2021
Ray Dalio, Unplugged
Oct 13, 2021
Dr. Alexander Vanyukov - Asking for Help on Moscow's Covid Front Lines
Sep 29, 2021
Rabbi Michael Friedman - Religion in the Modern World & Judaism 101
Sep 15, 2021
Adam Frankel - Obama Speechwriter, Author
Sep 01, 2021
Sue Cheung - Author of Chinglish, On Escaping Life Above a Chinese Take-Out
Jun 02, 2021
Paul Fetters - A Life Behind the Lens, Photography and Philosophy
May 19, 2021
Vanessa Morest - On the Role Community Colleges Play in Narrowing Income Inequality
May 05, 2021
Lois Letchford, Author of "Reversed" - On Raising a Non-Neurotypical Child
Apr 21, 2021
Pat Garrity, NBA Star, Businessman, Father and Husband
Apr 07, 2021
Michael Casey - Crypto Expert, Journalist, Author
Mar 24, 2021
Peter Beeman, American sculptor, on the life of an artist and the creative process
Mar 10, 2021
Roger Johnson, from Convict to Father, Minister and Entrepreneur
Feb 24, 2021
Pierre-Yves Bonnet, French soldier, civil servant and CEO
Feb 10, 2021
Eileen Murray - Wall Street Trailblazer, Former Co-CEO of Biggest Hedge Fund in the World
Jan 27, 2021
Russia Expert Andrew Weiss Shares Learnings from Years Decoding the Kremlin
Jan 13, 2021
Gao Xiqing, Part 2 - The Rule of Law in China, the US and the Difference Between the Two
Jan 01, 2021
Gao Xiqing, Part 1 - Growing up during the Cultural Revolution
Dec 23, 2020
Dr. Iskander Enikeev - on watching your country collapse and "double thinking"
Dec 09, 2020
Paul Cooke - Brown University Men's Crew Coach on Sports and Psychology
Nov 25, 2020
Greg Taylor, teacher, on the intersection of race, mental health and parent advocacy and the classroom
Oct 13, 2020
Alex Shahidi and Damien Bisserier - On Balance in Investment Decisions and Life
Sep 29, 2020
Dr. James Levine, author and psychologist.
Sep 02, 2020
Interview with Sonya, from Raising a Thief
Aug 13, 2020