{"podcast":{"title":"Power & Purpose","slug":"power-purpose-7478847","podcast_index_feed_id":7478847,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6728897/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/power-purpose--6728897","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/945cebbd9debf37eec63ddc949ee9ad3.jpg","author":"IE Insights","episode_count":23,"summary":"Power & Purpose explores the human side of global leadership. Hosted by Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci – former advisors to the US President and EU High Representative turned professors – this podcast features candid conversations with senior government officials, offering an inside look at how power, values, and purpose intersect in public life. These conversations go beyond the headlines to offer a personal window into leadership at the highest levels. Guests reflect on pivotal moments, difficult decisions, and lessons learned when the stakes were high. They speak openly about their proudest achievements and missed opportunities, how they managed pressure, and what it takes to lead through complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on their own experience in government and academia on both sides of the Atlantic, Amanda and Nathalie bring insider perspectives to conversations that are as personal as they are political. You'll hear the stories that don't make it into official briefings. Whether you're deeply engaged in foreign policy or simply curious about how leaders navigate impossible choices, these conversations reveal what leadership actually looks and feels like. In an era of pol…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T14:19:16.248027+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-purpose-7478847"},"episode":{"title":"Sylvie Goulard on Success, Failure, and Resilience","slug":"sylvie-goulard-on-success-failure-and-resilience","published_at":"2025-12-01T07:20:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-purpose-7478847/sylvie-goulard-on-success-failure-and-resilience","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-purpose-7478847","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/sylvie-goulard-on-success-failure-and-resilience--68782798","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68782798/master_episode_07_14lufs.mp3","summary":"What does resilience look like in public life? Sylvie Goulard joins Amanda and Nathalie to explore the political pressures, personal trials, and unexpected turns that have defined her career. From countering the rise of the far right to managing her own public setback, she reflects on the determination required to stay true to one’s values. Sylvie Goulard is the former Deputy Governor of the Banque de France and French Minister of the Armed Forces. Dr Amanda Sloat is Professor of Practice in the School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs at IE University in Madrid, Spain. Dr Nathalie Tocci is Professor of the Practice at SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy. Power & Purpose is an IE Insights podcast.","meta_description":"What does resilience look like in public life? Sylvie Goulard joins Amanda and Nathalie to explore the political pressures, personal trials, and unexpecte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2147,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/power-purpose-7478847/episodes/sylvie-goulard-on-success-failure-and-resilience/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-purpose-7478847/sylvie-goulard-on-success-failure-and-resilience.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}