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Most Innovative Companies

Join Fast Company Senior Editor Amy Farley to dive into how companies are pointing the way forward for both their industries—and society at large. We’ll talk to business leaders about using cutting-edge AI technology to measure how forests are capturing carbon; we’ll discover how blockchain technology is transforming the gaming industry; and explore how Gen Z is using social networking to shop online. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

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The New Way We Work

Fast Company deputy editor Kate Davis takes listeners on a journey though the changing landscape of our work lives and explains what we need to build the future we want. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

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Creative Conversation

Fast Company's KC Ifeanyi dives into the most creative minds in film, TV, music, and beyond to unlock their creative processes. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

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World Changing Ideas

Join Fast Company’s Talib Visram as he investigates the innovations that are solving our biggest problems, from rethinking food production to developing a circular economy to taking on climate change. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

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Hit the Ground Running

Join hosts Christina Royster and Yasmin Gagne as they figure out how to navigate the unwritten rules of work and life, exploring everything from what to wear on a zoom call to how to manage a side hustle. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now.

Hate the thought of returning to your cubicle? Thank medieval monks

The modern open-plan office and the cubicle have origins in historical periods such as ancient Rome and 18th-century London.

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The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

Read Debbie Millman’s exclusive foreword to our new book ‘Fast Company Innovation by Design: Creative Ideas That Transform The Way We Live and Work,’ available now for pre-order.

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This is who should (and shouldn’t) return to the office

Before calling employees back to the office there are several things you should consider. We explore the issue from all angles on the latest episode of “The New Way We Work.”

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This app lets hungry people secure their next meal with a text

Rather than waiting in line at a food bank, someone can just text the word “HUNGRY” to Bento, choose a nearby restaurant, and pick up a meal.

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The one thing you should always do when you ask for career advice

On this week’s episode of Hit The Ground Running, we learn from journalist and podcast host Olivia Perez about the right way to ask for advice.

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This novel approach to storytelling is designed for Gen Z readers

Young adults are engaging with a book that’s made specifically for Instagram, Snapchat, and Spotify.

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Investors poured nearly $8 billion into synthetic biology last year. This company is leading the field

Twist Bioscience ‘writes’ DNA on silicon chips, which can be used to fight COVID-19, develop precision medicines, and store your favorite Netflix show.

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This free environmental documentary streaming site is Netflix for the planet

It’s run by the executive producer of the Oscar-winning movie ‘My Octopus Teacher.’

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This startup ensures that forestry-based carbon offsets deliver on their promises

The market for carbon offsets could be worth $100 billion by 2030. Pachama cofounder and CEO Diego Saez Gil is keeping it transparent and accountable.

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Don’t call it a side hustle, think of it as dual careers

To learn how to turn our hobbies into additional streams of income, we turned to Jasmine Lawrence, founder of Eden BodyWorks and product manager on the Everyday Robot Project at X.

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How to speak up to HR about DEI

On this week’s episode of Hit the Ground Running, we talk to our own Chief People Officer about how junior employees can speak up about DEI issues and more.

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This company mines everyday plants for breakthrough discoveries

On today’s ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, we explore the ‘dark matter’ inside the plants we think we know so well.

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This is the question you need to ask yourself before looking for a new job

Yes, you should worry about your internet presence, but there’s another step everyone needs to take first.

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Why your dream job probably doesn’t exist

On the latest episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ we talk about the pressure to ‘live your best life,’ when most of us don’t even know what that looks like.

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How this donation app helped get food directly to hungry people during the pandemic

On this week’s episode of the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast: how ironing out food distribution could be the key to solving hunger in America.

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Work has long been a battlefield for trans employees

On the latest episode of ‘The New Way We Work,’ we talk to Gabriel Arkles from the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund about how employers and allies can build a more inclusive workplace for trans employees.

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Why it’s so hard to get off Slack and set boundaries at work

On this week’s episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ we decided to see what happens when we stop spending time on Slack and email outside of work hours for a week.

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This pregnancy test came back positive for the environment

Peeing on a stick has never been more sustainable.

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What it’s like to be queer at work in 2021

It’s only been a year since open discrimination against LGBTQ employees has been illegal in all 50 states. On this week’s episode of ‘The New Way We Work,’ we talk about how building an inclusive workplace goes way beyond rainbow branding.

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On this week’s episode of Hit the Ground Running, we talk to our own Chief People Officer about how junior employees can speak up about DEI issues and more.

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