Parasocial relationships in the age of social media
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Lauren Auverset, Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication at the University of Louisiana....
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How to Cover Money
The “How to Cover Money” podcast series, produced by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, is designed specifically for journalists who want to cover business bette...
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20 of 77 episodesPersonalized persuasion and the role of AI
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Jacob Teeny, Associate Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University. The discussion explore...
How corporate pressure and silence lead to ethical collapse
In this episode, Quỳnh Lê interviews Marianne Jennings , an emeritus professor of legal and ethical studies in business at Arizona State Uni...
This has to be rage bait: Outrage-driven engagement on social media
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Daniel Mochon , Associate Professor of Marketing at Tulane University. The discussion explores t...
Nostalgia marketing: When the past becomes a strategy
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Evan Weingarten , Assistant Professor of Marketing at USC Marshall School of Business. The discu...
The subscription trap and the cost of consumer inertia
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Benjamin Klopack , an Assistant Professor of Economics at Texas A&M University. The discussion t...
Capturing the reality of underinsurance: The visual work behind “Burned”
In this edition of We Mean Business: “How They Did It,” Ananya Bhargava talks to Brontë Wittpenn about her recent award-winning coverage on...
Alexa York’s debut investigation uncovers radioactive contamination in Luckey, Ohio
In this episode of How They Did It, Quỳnh Lê talks with Alexa York, winner of the 2025 Barlett & Steele Award for Outstanding Young Journali...
Faulty estimates, widespread losses: Inside San Francisco Chronicle reporters’ investigation of underinsurance and its impact
In this edition of We Mean Business: “How They Did It,” Ananya Bhargava interviews Megan Fan Munce and Susie Neilson about their recent awar...
Student athletes or university employees? The shifting status – and compensation – of college athletes
Since 2021, college athletes have been able to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL) through brand deals and endorsements. However...
The nonprofits cutting through red tape to help homeless veterans
According to Veterans Affairs, there are nearly 32,882 veterans who were deemed homeless in January 2024. Nonprofits across the nation seeki...
The FDA lets ‘risky drugs’ into the U.S. market, ProPublica reporter explains their investigation
The vast majority of drugs prescribed in the United States, including antidepressants, antibiotics, and sedatives, are generic drugs, many o...
Congressional stock trading is hard to identify, but reporters persevere
Congressional stock trading has been the topic of many pieces of legislation this past decade, but the U.S. is entering a new era with the T...
Business journalists embrace Substack as a full-time platform
While Substack may be a departure from the traditional news formula, its platform has benefited many journalists, including Joseph Politano,...
Creativity, technology, and the future of artistic expression
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Lance Gharavi , an experimental artist and scholar, professor in the School of Music, Dance and...
AI’s evolving role in art, storytelling, and marketing
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Ed Finn , founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State Unive...
The internet made me do it: Branding in the age of virality
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Chris Peña, a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Ari...
Corporate sustainability and greenwashing: Navigating the fine line
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Dr. Jacob Bethem , a professor at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. Focu...
Content that matters: Balancing strategy and authenticity on social media
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Crystal Alvarez , an instructor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communicati...
The rise of consumerism and the loss of authentic choice
In this episode, Ananya Bhargava interviews Dean Batson , an instructor at Arizona State University who specializes in analyzing consumerism...