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After Hours
by TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee · English · Business
Harvard Business School professors discuss and debate current events that sit at the crossroads of business and culture. Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee engage in a spirited discussion on a range of topics torn from the headlines — from Facebook, to free trade, to the #MeToo move
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