When it Mattered

When it Mattered


Latest Episodes

Binyamin Appelbaum
February 10, 2020

Ep. 32 — An economics reporter is jolted by the 2016 Presidential race and rethinks all his assumptions about the American economy and electorate / Binyamin Appelbaum, Author, The Economist’s Hour. Binyamin Appelbaum had been reporting and writing abo...

Katrina Jones
February 03, 2020

Ep. 31 — A single mother of two young sons takes lessons from her grandfather, a small-time hustler turned big-time property owner, about the value of homeownership / Katrina Jones, VP, Single Family Mortgage Business, Fannie Mae.

Heather Knight
January 27, 2020

Ep. 30 — An acting class convinces an engineering student to devote her career to building charismatic, performing, social robots / Heather Knight Associate Professor of Robotics, Oregon State University. When Heather Knight was working on her Ph.D.

Helene Johnson
January 20, 2020

Ep. 29 — A second generation holocaust survivor stops carrying the weight of her father’s suffering and starts living life to the fullest / Helene Johnson, President & CEO, Bid2Win. When Helene Johnson was just six years old,

Dr. Michelle Longmire
January 13, 2020

Ep. 28 — A dermatologist from a pedigreed Los Alamos science family fights to break the mold in sports, medicine, and Silicon Valley / Dr. Michelle Longmire, CEO and Co-Founder, Medable. Her grandfather worked with Robert Oppenheimer on the hydrogen b...

David Branch
January 06, 2020

Ep. 27 — A young African American raised on an Arkansas farm overcomes poverty and racial discrimination and finds his voice fighting for the underprivileged / David Branch, Employment Attorney, David Branch Law Firm. Dear Listeners, -

Barbara Bradley Hagerty
December 30, 2019

Ep. 26 — A Christian Scientist forsakes her religion after taking meds for the stomach flu and takes a life detour to uncover the science of spiritual experiences / Barbara Bradley Hagerty, Contributing Writer, The Atlantic and Author,

Blake Leeper
December 23, 2019

  Ep. 25 — A double-leg amputee with a love for running beats back a cocaine addiction and battles Olympic bureaucracy in his quest to become the fastest runner in the world / Blake Leeper, Eight-Time Paralympic Medalist.

Richard Wilson
December 16, 2019

Ep. 24 — A bored and broke undergraduate has a terrible car crash and uses it as a turning point to pursue wealth and knowledge / Richard Wilson, CEO and founder of the Family Office Club. Richard Wilson was phoning it in like many undergraduate stude...

Jon Macks
December 09, 2019

Ep 23 — A political strategist loses his mojo and becomes one of the greatest comedy writers of our time / Jon Macks, Comedy Writer, Democratic Political Consultant, Author. Jon Macks thought he was in for a great ride to the top.