Big Questions with Cal Fussman

Cal has long believed the best way to avoid regret is to really listen when someone talks about theirs. One answer came to him during an interview with the actor Robert De Niro. Another, just recently...

15 Jul 202512min

Cal hears an interview with Kevin O'Leary – Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank -- that puts into focus the loss of jobs coming with the onset of AI. Then he sees a robot cleaning floors at the convenience st...

8 Jul 202515min

Cal reads a Wall Street Journal story about a graduation speech that ends with the audience asked to sing Bill Withers' Lean On Me—a soulful anthem for uncertain times. The Class of '25 faces a tough ...

1 Jul 202514min

After speaking at a CREW conference in Texas, Cal meets a smart young Uber driver who was curious about the number of jobs that we can anticipate losing in America because of AI. The driver wanted to ...

24 Jun 202522min

When an interview on AI and the future of warfare gets postponed by the birth of a child,Cal turns to the web to satisfy his curiosity on the topic —and stumbles upon something larger than he expected...

17 Jun 202518min

Cal reads about artificial intelligence models that have written their own code in order to escape being shut down. He ponders the friction between the light side and dark side of AI as he mourns the ...

10 Jun 202512min

Cal takes a breath of fresh air after a friend goes through double lung-transplant surgery and comes out with a new life. This story will make anyone with a medical problem wonder about the possibilit...

3 Jun 20257min

What kind of person runs 1,000 kilometers in 12 days – twice? Meet Natalie Dau, a Guinness World Record holder who doesn't just push the limits of human endurance — she redefines them. Cal dives deep ...

27 Mai 202529min