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Jacob Goldstein

Jacob Goldstein

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Sep 17, 2026

Jacob GoldsteinHOST
3:55
And for days as this was going on, nobody at OpenAI had any idea it was happening.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
4:13
I'm Jacob Goldstein, and this is What's Your Problem? My guest today is Zvi Mosiewicz.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
4:18
Zvi writes about AI and AI risks at his substack, Don't Worry About the Vase.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
4:23
He is deep in this world and one of the smartest writers I know on the subject.

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Jacob GoldsteinHOST
51:37
We'll be back in a couple weeks with new shows.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
51:40
Today's show was produced by Gabriel Hunter Chang, was edited by Jake Harper, and engineered by Sarah Bruguier.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
51:47
I'm Jacob Goldstein.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
51:48
Thanks for listening.
Joe Saul-SehyHOST
0:00
You should tell the people who we are and what our new show is.
DougHOST
0:02
I'm Robert Smith, and this is Jacob Goldstein, and we used to host a show called Planet Money.
Joe Saul-SehyHOST
0:06
And now we're back making this new podcast about the best ideas and people and businesses in history.
DougHOST
0:13
And some of the worst people, horrible ideas, and destructive companies in the history of business.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:00
You got it.
Robert SmithHOST
2:01
[laughs] [upbeat music] Jacob.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:15
Robert.
Robert SmithHOST
2:16
The year is 1968, and the subject of today's episode is Herman Petty.
Robert SmithHOST
4:10
He traveled out to McDonald's headquarters in the Chicago suburbs, and he told them, "It should be me.
Robert SmithHOST
4:15
I want to be the first Black owner of a McDonald's franchise." I'm Robert Smith.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
4:19
I'm Jacob Goldstein, and this is Business History, a show about the history of business.
Robert SmithHOST
4:22
Woo.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
0:12
Pushkin.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
0:27
I'm Jacob Goldstein, and this is a special bonus episode of What's Your Problem? My guest today is Christine Chase.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
0:33
Christine is a vice president financial consultant at Fidelity Investments.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
0:38
Also, I should say that today's show is sponsored by Fidelity.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
0:43
How do you help people come up with financial plans that address their changing priorities and complex needs? I was curious to learn the kinds of things that Christine helps her clients figure out and to see what I could learn from her that might be helpful for people like me, people who don't have a financial consultant but are trying to plan for the future.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
1:01
Christine, hi.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
1:03
Hi, Jacob.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
1:04
Thanks for coming on the show.
DougHOST
0:00
You should tell the people who we are and what our new show is.
Joe Saul-SehyHOST
0:02
I'm Robert Smith, and this is Jacob Goldstein, and we used to host a show called Planet Money.
DougHOST
0:06
And now we're back making this new podcast about the best ideas and people and businesses in history.
Joe Saul-SehyHOST
0:13
And some of the worst people, horrible ideas, and destructive companies in the history of business.
Joe Saul-SehyHOST
0:00
You should tell the people who we are and what our new show is.
Robert SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:02
I'm Robert Smith, and this is Jacob Goldstein, and we used to host a show called Planet Money.
Joe Saul-SehyHOST
0:06
And now we're back making this new podcast about the best ideas and people and businesses in history.
Robert SmithSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
0:13
And some of the worst people, horrible ideas, and destructive companies in the history of business.
Ben TaylorHOST
40:08
There's a little Bruce Bowen thing.
Ben TaylorHOST
40:10
going on where, of course, if you're into nerdy stat lore, you know, Jacob Goldstein of the Washington Wizards and Washington basketball group there, he invented PIPM.
Ben TaylorHOST
40:21
And one of the motivators was like, oh, it's Kawhi Leonard's on-off data for defense says he's a terrible defender.
Ben TaylorHOST
40:28
What's going on here? So there's these weird signals.
Malcolm GladwellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:03
Pushkin.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:19
I'm Jacob Goldstein, and this is What's Your Problem? My guest today is Saif Khawaja.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:24
He's the co-founder and CEO of a company called Shinkai.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:27
Saif's problem is this.

42 MINS LATER

Jacob GoldsteinHOST
44:46
Our show is produced by Gabriel Hunter Chang and Trina Menino.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
44:50
Our editor is Lydia Jean Cott, and our engineer is Sarah Bruguier.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
44:54
I'm Jacob Goldstein, and we'll be back next week with another episode of What's Your Problem?
speaker_1ADVERTISER
45:09
Before you sign off, you tuned in for ways to help teams move faster, make sharper decisions and turn scattered context into work they can use.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:20
1892, and the empire is about to strike back.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:25
I'm Jacob Goldstein.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:25
I'm Robert Smith, and this is Business History, Part Deux, a show about the history of business.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
2:32
Today on the show, the second part of our two-part series on the Homestead Strike and the fight over work in America.

48 MINS LATER

Jacob GoldsteinHOST
50:27
Our video editor, because we are on YouTube, is Matt Nielsen.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
50:31
Our showrunner and editor is Ryan Dilley.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
50:35
I'm Jacob Goldstein.
Jacob GoldsteinHOST
50:36
I'm Robert Smith.
Elizabeth PoynorHOST
48:26
Concept and Creative Development by Siobhan O'Connor.
Elizabeth PoynorHOST
48:29
Special thanks to Vicki Merrick, Alan Tisch, David Saltzman, Dr. David Dodik, Sarah Nix, Jacob Goldstein, Leah Rose, Jordan McMillan, Owen Miller, Eric Sandler, Morgan Ratner, and Greta Cohn.
Elizabeth PoynorHOST
48:43
I'm Dr. Elizabeth Poynter.
Elizabeth PoynorHOST
48:45
Thanks for listening, and until next time.

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