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Award-winning, longtime sports writer Ivan Maisel discusses the unfathomable tragedy that led to the writing of his best seller, I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief, and Love. This deeply personal work reflects on the suicide of Maisel’s son and tells the story of their complicated relationship and the complex journey that led Maisel to see grief as love. 

Stockton, California’s first African-American and youngest mayor, Michael Tubbs discusses the entrepreneurial spirit and innovative mindset he brought from Stanford to his career in local government. Through bold policy and roll-up-your-sleeves hard work, Tubbs has been instrumental in moving Stockton from “a place where people look for problems to a place that people look at for solutions.”

For over 25 years, Dereca Blackmon has taught corporate, educational, and nonprofit communities how to have “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class and social justice. In this conversation, she explains how to cut through “diversity fatigue” and discusses how uncommon conversations can create change.

Clinical professor, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Sallie De Golia, MD, discusses common mood disorders and their symptoms. With particular expertise in time-limited dynamic psychotherapy, Dr. De Golia is a specialist in treating mood disorders. This timely conversation includes an exploration of the symptoms of COVID-19-related depression.

Brian Spaly, co-founder of New York-based men’s apparel company Bonobos, discusses how his Stanford MBA led him on a path to disrupt the men’s online fashion industry.

Julia Landauer, professional NASCAR driver and advocate for female empowerment in professional motorsports, discusses how she’s building her brand at the intersection of technology, community and racing.

Medical Doctor Maya Adam talks about America's love-hate relationship with food.

A look back at our conversation with former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, who surprised the world with the announcement of his retirement from the NFL at the age of 29.

Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, explains what forgiveness is and what it isn’t—and how the choice transforms anger into healing and peace.

Carroll L. Estes, professor and founding director of the Institute for Health and Aging, demystifies misconceptions about healthy aging.

Mark Curtis, managing director of Greystone Consulting, a business of Morgan Stanley, discusses his decades-long career as a top multibillion-dollar wealth and investment portfolio manager.

Ellen Ochoa, former NASA astronaut, discusses her pioneering journey as the first Latina in space in this exclusive interview.

David Flemming, sportscaster and play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants, discusses his illustrious career in Major League Baseball and broadcast sports.

Dave Kaval, president of the Oakland Athletics, discusses his career in sports and the A's quest to build a new ballpark that helps bring the community together.

Andrew Luck, football powerhouse and quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, discusses his childhood growing up in Germany, college years playing football at Stanford University, and his favorite memories on and off the field.

Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, discusses his recent report, “Chinese Influence & American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance,” and the compelling conclusion it draws about China’s manipulation attempts in the United States.

Rob Reich, professor of political science at Stanford and author of Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better, discusses how the current laws and policies that structure philanthropic activity tend to favor the interests of wealthy individuals.

Lily Zheng, author, consultant and activist, discusses some of the successes and hardships that the trans community is facing in corporate America and shares surprising findings from the research for her book, Gender Ambiguity in the Workplace: Transgender and Gender-Diverse Discrimination.

Chris Larsen, cofounder and executive chairman of Ripple, discusses the promise of XRP and other cryptocurrencies and how blockchain technology will change the nature of business.

Jerry Yang, Yahoo founder, internet pioneer, entrepreneur and investor, discusses founding a company at the beginning of the internet revolution and recognizing the opportunities of today.