After Hours

TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Harvard Business School professors discuss and debate current events that sit at the crossroads of business and culture. Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee engage in a spirited discussion on a range of topics torn from the headlines — from Facebook, to free trade, to the #MeToo movement. Informed by their unique expertise as professors at one of the world’s leading business schools, their takes are always surprising, unconventional, and insightful.

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210 episodes
Updated Mar 27, 2024

Episodes210

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Mar 27, 2024 · 32 min
The Best Of Recommendations
Revisit some of Felix and Mihir’s recommendations.
Mar 20, 2024 · 31 min
The Best Of After Hours - TikTok & Sports
Revisit Felix and Mihir’s discussion about TikTok bans and why sports have become so valuable.
Mar 13, 2024 · 33 min
March 13, 2024
Mihir, Felix and NYU’s Dolly Chugh discuss the pressure on business leaders to conform to the demands of woke capitalism.
Mar 6, 2024 · 37 min
ICYMI: The Promise and Peril of AI
Felix, Sarah and Mihir discuss Chat GPT, if AI is truly transformational, the future of search, and how to digitally detox from all this AI talk.
Dec 27, 2023 · 49 min
Our Predictions for 2024
What’s in store for 2024? Mihir and Felix are back with their celebrated predictions episode. Will OPEC implode?
Dec 20, 2023 · 52 min
The Stories of 2023
Felix and Mihir reflect on the most important stories of 2023
Dec 13, 2023 · 34 min
Appreciating Late Bloomers and a Big Bank
Felix and Mihir discuss how JPMorgan has managed to succeed where others fail and how late bloomers manage to succeed after sometimes failing.
Dec 6, 2023 · 41 min
Magnificent Markets and Conflict on Campus
Felix and Mihir discuss the meaning and impact of the increasing concentration of stock market performance via the “Magnificent 7” and the source and resolution of conflicts on campuses.
Nov 29, 2023 · 32 min
Turbulence at OpenAI — Our Take-Aways
Felix and Mihir discuss how Sam Altman was fired and reinstated over the course of just a few days. Was the board right to dismiss Altman?
Nov 22, 2023 · 40 min
The Future of Africa and Empty Lots
Will Africa fulfill its remarkable promise in the next several decades?
Nov 15, 2023 · 36 min
Does AI Have a Copyright Problem?
Felix and Mihir discuss how copyright applies to AI-generated works.
Nov 8, 2023 · 37 min
House Music
Felix, Sarah and Mihir consider whether real estate brokers add value, how the world of brokers will be transformed by a recent lawsuit and consider whether investors should be buying music as an asset class.
Nov 1, 2023 · 32 min
The U.S. economy is stellar. So why are we all so mad?
In this episode, Mihir and Felix discuss consumer finances, which are remarkably healthy.
Oct 25, 2023 · 31 min
Bond Market Bedlam
Felix and Mihir are back, and it’s time to unpack bond market bedlam!
Sep 6, 2023 · 41 min
Magnificent Markets and Conflict on Campus
Felix and Mihir discuss the meaning and impact of the increasing concentration of stock market performance via the “Magnificent 7” and the source and resolution of conflicts on campuses.
Jun 28, 2023 · 42 min
Going out with a bang: Recommendations for this summer
This is it, dear friends of the After Hours podcast. We end our sixth season with a long list of recommendations: shows to watch, books to read, foods to savor, places to visit... Thank for spending your time with us. We will be back after our summer break, sometime in September. Have a wonderful summer everyone!
Jun 21, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min
Summer Stories to Savor
Felix and Mihir are joined by friends to discuss their stories to watch this summer, including the bust up of Sequoia, pricing, Gen AI, sports stories, the FTC and PBMs, Amazon in healthcare, and the future of theatres, travel, unions, brand activism, energy tax credits, interest rates and the war in Ukraine.
Jun 14, 2023 · 44 min
The Portfolio Life: Being Productive and Happy
Felix and Mihir are joined by Christina Wallace to discuss the meaning of a portfolio life and why U.S. workers are happier than ever but less productive.
Jun 7, 2023 · 24 sec
Taking a week off!
Taking a week off!
May 31, 2023 · 35 min
The Sunny Side of Bankruptcy
Felix, Mihir and their colleague Kristin Mugford debate the merits of using bankruptcy to shield companies from consumer lawsuits. Should we allow companies to bundle lawsuits, place them in a designated subsidiary with few assets and let that subsidiary go bankrupt? Might this actually be better for consumers who claim to have been hurt by defective products? Doesn’t everyone deserve their day in court? Plus, what is happening to prices of luxury goods? Are we looking at the next bubble?

After Hours

The Best Of Recommendations

The Best Of After Hours - TikTok & Sports

March 13, 2024

ICYMI: The Promise and Peril of AI

Our Predictions for 2024

The Stories of 2023

Appreciating Late Bloomers and a Big Bank

Magnificent Markets and Conflict on Campus

Turbulence at OpenAI — Our Take-Aways

The Future of Africa and Empty Lots

Does AI Have a Copyright Problem?

House Music

The U.S. economy is stellar. So why are we all so mad?

Bond Market Bedlam

Magnificent Markets and Conflict on Campus

Going out with a bang: Recommendations for this summer

Summer Stories to Savor

The Portfolio Life: Being Productive and Happy

Taking a week off!

The Sunny Side of Bankruptcy