{"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":"Why the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions with Molly Graham","slug":"why-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-is-asking-the-dumb-questions-with-molly-graham","published_at":"2026-06-29T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-business-388139/why-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-is-asking-the-dumb-questions-with-molly-graham","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-business-388139","url":"https://audiocollective.ted.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/675727607205a5bc68e57057/e/6a33019e0eff8315218f93c7/media.mp3","summary":"One of our favorite TED talks on TED Business is from company builder Molly Graham. She’s also the new host of WorkLife with Molly Graham, another podcast from TED. Modupe sits down with Molly at TED2026 to talk about her journey from Facebook to giving her first TED Talk to now joining TED as a podcaster. Molly shares how she quietens her inner critic whom she affectionately calls “Bob the Monster,” what she learned from working alongside influential leaders to scale companies, and why she always advises  managers to “give away their Legos.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"One of our favorite TED talks on TED Business is from company builder Molly Graham. She’s also the new host of WorkLife with Molly Graham, another podcast…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1890,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ted-business-388139/episodes/why-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-is-asking-the-dumb-questions-with-molly-graham/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/why-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-is-asking-the-dumb-questions-with-molly-graham.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}