{"podcast":{"title":"TED Business","slug":"ted-business-388139","podcast_index_feed_id":388139,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/iTunesPodcastTTBusiness","website_url":"http://www.ted.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/675727607205a5bc68e57057/show-cover.jpg","author":"TED","episode_count":324,"summary":"Whatever your business conundrum, there’s a TED Talk for that — whether you want to learn how to land that promotion, set smart goals, undo injustice at work, or unlock the next big innovation. Every Monday, host Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School presents the most powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world. After the talk, you'll get a mini-lesson from Modupe on how to apply the ideas in your own life — because business evolves every day, and our ideas about it should, too. Follow Modupe on Instagram at @mnakinola and on LinkedIn at @mnakinola Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T08:20:43.168228+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-business-388139"},"episode":{"title":"The surprising origins of Southwest Airlines with Jacob Goldstein","slug":"the-surprising-origins-of-southwest-airlines-with-jacob-goldstein","published_at":"2026-06-01T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-business-388139/the-surprising-origins-of-southwest-airlines-with-jacob-goldstein","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-business-388139","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ted-business/episodes/business-history-intv","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/675727607205a5bc68e57057/e/69f4d91f8beeba531072ac6e/media.mp3","summary":"In this special TED Business episode, Modupe is in conversation with Jacob Goldstein, reporter and co-host of the Business History podcast, to dig into the origin story ofSouthwest Airlines. From debunking the airline's founding myth, about a triangular route sketched on a napkin to discussing why Southwest chose to only fly Boeing 737s, Jacob shares the decisions that made Southwest stand out from its competitors—and why healthy egos might make for better business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this special TED Business episode, Modupe is in conversation with Jacob Goldstein, reporter and co-host of the Business History podcast, to dig into th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1541,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-business-388139/episodes/the-surprising-origins-of-southwest-airlines-with-jacob-goldstein/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-business-388139/the-surprising-origins-of-southwest-airlines-with-jacob-goldstein.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}