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The Knowledge at Wharton Network Acast feed serves as a curated showcase highlighting the best content from our podcast collection. Each week, we feature one standout episode from each show in the Wharton Podcast Network, giving listeners a comprehensive sample of our diverse business and academic content. This rotating selection allows audiences to discover new shows within our network while experiencing the depth and variety of Wharton's thought leadership across different topics and formats. It's your monthly gateway to explore the full spectrum of insights available through the Wharton Podcast Network.

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Episodes
  • Football Analytics at Work: Probabilities, Priors, and Fourth-Down Decisions

    Football Analytics at Work: Probabilities, Priors, and Fourth-Down Decisions
    Sep 10 2025
    Brian Burke, Sports Data Scientist at ESPN, joins Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Shane Jensen to share insights on building advanced football power ranking systems, the role of Bayesian models in balancing priors and new data, and how analytics informs game-day decisions like fourth-down calls and playoff predictions. Cade, Eric, and Shane also analyze standout performances and key narratives from NFL Week One, preview pivotal college football games, examine the growing dominance of Carlos Alcaraz over Jannik Sinner in men’s tennis, and highlight major offensive trends across Major League Baseball.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ripple Effect: Rethinking Retail | Barbara Kahn

    Ripple Effect: Rethinking Retail | Barbara Kahn
    Sep 2 2025
    Wharton's Barbara Kahn, author of The Shopping Revolution: How Retailers Succeed in an Era of Endless Disruption, explains the latest trends in retail, how AI fits into the customer experience, and what's to come for brick-and-mortar. This Ripple Effect episode is part of the “Future of Retail” series.

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    18 mins
  • This Week In Business Back-to-School Series: Why Early Financial Literacy Matters for Every Generation

    This Week In Business Back-to-School Series: Why Early Financial Literacy Matters for Every Generation
    Aug 29 2025
    David Musto, Wharton Finance Professor and Director of the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance, explores the importance of teaching financial literacy to students, the progress made in recent years, and why early education in personal finance is essential for preparing future citizens and voters.

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    10 mins
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