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Rajiv Shah [https://x.com/rajshah], president of the Rockefeller Foundation [https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/leadership/] and former head of USAID [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-officials-circulate-plan-that-would-overhaul-usaid-283e8ee1?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], has spent his career on the frontlines of the fight against global poverty. That gives him unique insight [https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/big-bets/book/] into the rapidly changing world of foreign aid and philanthropy [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-officials-circulate-plan-that-would-overhaul-usaid-283e8ee1?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. How are NGOs attempting to fill the funding gaps left [https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/judge-says-doges-dismantling-of-usaid-likely-unconstitutional-9352cf1a?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] as the Trump administration turns inward? Shah speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] on the latest episode of the Bold Names podcast. Check Out Past Episodes: ‘Businesses Don’t Like Uncertainty’: How Cisco Is Navigating AI and Trump 2.0 [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/businesses-dont-like-uncertainty-how-cisco-is-navigating-ai-and-trump-20/C605071C-F5E6-4F2E-8655-BD7F0D787786?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/palmer-luckey-i-told-you-so-tour-ai-weapons-and-vindication/6BF67ABC-4341-4B85-9D49-8DED33BDC0C3?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Reid Hoffman Says AI Isn’t an ‘Arms Race,’ but America Needs to Win [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/reid-hoffman-says-ai-isnt-an-arms-race-but-america-needs-to-win/EAFAB54F-65D6-4A7D-BBC1-49660196A89D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Every day, Wall Street Journal reporters talk with the most powerful, influential and interesting people. On the next season of WSJ’s Bold Names podcast, columnists Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] are bringing some of those conversations directly to you. Join them, starting Friday, April 18. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Few people sit at the nexus of business and politics like Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins. As head of a company that makes much of the infrastructure underlying the internet and artificial intelligence systems [https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/cisco-csco-q2-earnings-report-2025-ee846066?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], and as chairman of the lobbying group Business Roundtable [https://www.wsj.com/business/ceos-dont-plan-to-openly-question-trump-ask-again-if-the-market-crashes-20-e8448820?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], Robbins has a unique perspective on the rapid changes facing both Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. How is he navigating this moment? And what lessons did he learn from playing basketball with an all-time legend? Robbins speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] on the Bold Names podcast.  Check Out Past Episodes: Could Amazon’s Zoox Beat Tesla and Waymo in the Robotaxi Race? [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/could-amazons-zoox-beat-tesla-and-waymo-in-the-robotaxi-race/EE7D5DDA-C53D-4F46-816A-71A2B9E216BA?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/palmer-luckey-i-told-you-so-tour-ai-weapons-and-vindication/6BF67ABC-4341-4B85-9D49-8DED33BDC0C3?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/humanoid-robot-startups-are-hot-this-ai-expert-cuts-through-the-hype/4911EC21-54E6-4137-8A1A-FA4FECA4FF25?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Reid Hoffman Says AI Isn’t an ‘Arms Race,’ but America Needs to Win [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/reid-hoffman-says-ai-isnt-an-arms-race-but-america-needs-to-win/EAFAB54F-65D6-4A7D-BBC1-49660196A89D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

When Aicha Evans took over robotaxi startup Zoox from its founders in 2019, she made two big moves: selling the company to Amazon for over $1.2 billion [https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-acquire-self-driving-startup-zoox-11593183986?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], and keeping Zoox’s radical design for a driverless car that looks like a lounge on wheels, with no steering wheel or brake pedal. Now, as the robotaxi industry drives toward a pivotal moment in public acceptance [https://www.wsj.com/tech/waymo-san-francisco-self-driving-robotaxis-uber-244feecf?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], Zoox is preparing to launch its commercial service later this year. How does the company fit in alongside rivals like Google’s Waymo [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/driverless-waymo-and-the-robotaxi-racewaymo-takes-the-lead/466c1e8f-ed97-49e2-a2ee-45abacc47a7a?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Elon Musk ’s Tesla [https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-elon-musk-consumer-backlash-19326a57?mod=autos_news_article_pos3?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]? And why does Evans take inspiration from the early days of aviation? She speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] in the latest episode of our interview series Bold Names. Check Out Past Episodes: Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/palmer-luckey-i-told-you-so-tour-ai-weapons-and-vindication/6BF67ABC-4341-4B85-9D49-8DED33BDC0C3?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/humanoid-robot-startups-are-hot-this-ai-expert-cuts-through-the-hype/4911EC21-54E6-4137-8A1A-FA4FECA4FF25?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Reid Hoffman Says AI Isn’t an ‘Arms Race,’ but America Needs to Win [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/reid-hoffman-says-ai-isnt-an-arms-race-but-america-needs-to-win/EAFAB54F-65D6-4A7D-BBC1-49660196A89D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Why Bilt’s CEO Wants You To Pay Your Mortgage With a Credit Card [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/why-bilts-ceo-wants-you-to-pay-your-mortgage-with-a-credit-card/8C2A0062-AB6E-4C7A-BD71-14BAC8DFBCF0?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Palmer Luckey, the founder of weapons manufacturer Anduril [https://www.wsj.com/tech/anduril-drones-palmer-luckey-china-ukraine-china-951494ec?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], was part of a minority in the tech sector that supported President Trump during his first run at the White House. Now, Luckey wields influence in both Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-enters-silicon-valleys-hot-new-business-war-7beccf6e?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]–and he’s using it to secure U.S. military contracts [https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/defense-spending-contractors-hegseth-startups-3c510191?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] while trying to remake the government’s approach to national security. Luckey speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] in the latest episode of our interview series Bold Names. Check Out Past Episodes: Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/humanoid-robot-startups-are-hot-this-ai-expert-cuts-through-the-hype/4911EC21-54E6-4137-8A1A-FA4FECA4FF25?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Reid Hoffman Says AI Isn’t an ‘Arms Race,’ but America Needs to Win [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/reid-hoffman-says-ai-isnt-an-arms-race-but-america-needs-to-win/EAFAB54F-65D6-4A7D-BBC1-49660196A89D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Why Bilt’s CEO Wants You To Pay Your Mortgage With a Credit Card [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/why-bilts-ceo-wants-you-to-pay-your-mortgage-with-a-credit-card/8C2A0062-AB6E-4C7A-BD71-14BAC8DFBCF0?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  The CEO Who Says Cheaper AI Could Actually Mean More Jobs [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/the-ceo-who-says-cheaper-ai-could-actually-mean-more-jobs/AAE02D7B-A73E-4BF3-9426-FC761DD9A71C?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]