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    What It Takes®

    What It Takes®

    What It Takes®

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    Length:
    216 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Revealing, intimate conversations with visionaries and leaders in the arts, science, technology, public service, sports and business. These engaging personal stories are drawn from interviews with the American Academy of Achievement, and offer insights you’ll want to apply to your own life.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 216 episodes

    Title

    Jeff Koons: Contemporary Art Phenomenon

    Jeff Koons is one of the most successful artists of our time. For 40+ years, his iconic...

    44 minutes
    		Feb 12, 2024

    Best of (Nobel Prize Edition) - Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman: The Vaccine Revolution

    The COVID-19 vaccine came out at warp speed because of the work of these two scientists...

    57 minutes
    		Oct 02, 2023

    Best Of - Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

    Gordon Lightfoot has died, at the age of 84. He spoke with the Academy of Achievement l...

    42 minutes
    		May 02, 2023

    T.J. Stiles and David Blight: The Epic Life

    These two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers have spent their careers delving into the ...

    59 minutes
    		Mar 27, 2023

    Best of - Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding: Jazz Invention

    Wayne Shorter was a legendary saxophonist and composer whose career began in the 1950's...

    69 minutes
    		Mar 03, 2023

    Best Of - Neil Sheehan and David Halberstam: Truth Seekers

    Fifty years ago today (January 27, 1973), the United States' military involvement in th...

    58 minutes
    		Jan 27, 2023

    Best Of - Maya Angelou (Part 2): In the Spirit of Martin

    In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we treat you to a re-broadcast of this episode ...

    32 minutes
    		Jan 16, 2023

    Best Of - Nora Ephron: Unstoppable Wit

    Contemplating what movie to watch this holiday week? You can't go wrong with "When Harr...

    41 minutes
    		Dec 26, 2022

    Best of - John Irving: A Literary Life

    2022 was a big year for John Irving, the author of "The World According to Garp," "A Pr...

    30 minutes
    		Dec 05, 2022

    Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

    He had a slew of international hits in the 1960's and 70's, including "If You Could Rea...

    42 minutes
    		Nov 21, 2022