Things Have Changed
Hey, we're Things Have Changed. We unpack stories about technology and the ever-changing digital economy. Specifically, the things that will matter in the coming years, and the things that have evolved from the past.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
How Tech Created a Winner-Take-All Economy – with Seth Benzell
In our most recent episode, Things Have Changed had the opportunity to speak and learn from Dr. Seth Benzell, Digital Economist, Assistant Professor at Chapman, Fellow at MIT Initiative…
Flexible Co-Working Spaces for All – with Shesh Paplikar
Co-working has clearly shaken up the commercial real estate market. Offices across the world have been greatly influenced by the autonomy and flexibility that a co-working space offers.
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How Spotify Is Taking Over the World of Podcasting
Spotify had to find a way to create a true differentiator to Apple Music & increase margins.
Spotify doesn’t have the luxury of selling iPhones at a high markup to fall back on so it st…
How Podcast Recording Is Being Democratized – with Zach Moreno
Things Have Changed Podcast uses a platform called Squadcast to record our podcast conversations. Prior to using Squadcast, the team used another service that did not allow visual inter…
Navigating Regulation in the Cannabis Industry – with Stacey Hronowski
Although the political landscape has largely leaned towards more positive sentiment towards cannabis, it is still very expensive and risky to do business in the industry largely because…
How Bots Are Disrupting Journalism – with Przemek Chojecki
In March 2019, over 4.4 million blogs were published around the globe every single day. With only so many writers, it’s becoming difficult to create stories from the amount of data we h…
What the Future of Nicotine Looks Like – with John Coogan
Smoking kills a person every 5 seconds!
Seventy-four percent of Americans who smoke say they would like to give it up per a recent study. Although quitting can be a challenge, there are …
The Biggest Crowdfunded Food Product Ever – with John Coogan
John Coogan, Rob Rhinehart, Matt Cauble, and David Renteln sought the perfect balance between nutrition and convenience.
Soylent was created from a need to find a simple, nutritious food…
Carbon Pollution Does Have a Price (feat. Maria Fujihara)
There is a price for pollution, and companies are heavily involved in pricing carbon to meet environmental regulations. Today, a cap-and-trade system exists, where the government sets a…
COVID-19 Exposes the Depth of Economic Inequality in the US
How should we think about inequality?
This pandemic really exposed the extreme amount of inequality in our society. In this episode, we’re going to discuss the depth of the economic ineq…
A Sustainable Fashion Brand for Modern Women – with Zana Nanic
Zana Nanic, is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Reclaim a direct to consumer business casual clothing brand that offers working woman top quality and accessible business-casua…
Freight Carriers Are Sailing Half Empty (feat. Martyn Verhaegen)
In today’s episode we re-visit our discussion on oil going negative and have Martin Verhaegen, Founder & CEO of Qwyk, a digital logist…
Why Corporate Debt and Reckless Actions Result in More Borrowing
Today the Things Have Changed hosts discuss corporate debt, why there is so much of it, and the dangers of it in our economy.
Corporate debt was already at historic highs even before the…
Can AI Prevent an Over-Supply of Clothing? – with Nick Clayton
Humans produce 13 million tons of textile waste annually! Today's guest aims to do something about it, by reimagining the creative process of creating clothing.
Nick Clayton is the CTO &…
Deglobalization in Corporate Supply Chains? – with Jimmy Anklesaria
Supply Chain has never been talked about more, as the pandemic strains the availability of goods and services & the ability of companies to secure raw materials and components.
Today we…
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted the Rideshare Industry
The rideshare industry is bleeding.
The Q1 conference calls were basically cost-cutting manifestos— a huge shift from an earlier focus on growth to now a more sustainability/ balance she…
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted the Airline Industry
Are you flying lately? It’s okay, you’re probably not. As governments all over the world try to slow the spread of COVID-19, there has been an overwhelming effort to discourage travel. …
Which Stocks Are Getting Hit Hardest By COVID-19?
The leisure industry can be categorized into BEACH stocks:
- B - Bookings
- E - Entertainment & Live Events
- A - Airlines
- C - Cruise & Casino
- H - Hotels & resorts
Like FAANG stocks, but none o…
How Street Artists Are Spreading Their Message – with Jared Karp
Kar_part (Jared Karp), is a rising LA street artist and ex-engineer who paints the streets of Los Angeles with elaborate timeless depictions of his understanding of the world.
When Jare…
Can Online Checkout Be Any Faster? – with Domm Holland
Did you know that 1 out of 3 online transactions is abandoned because the user had forgotten their passwords?
Domm Holland is the co-founder and CEO of Fast, a company that is building …