The archive
Season 1
Desperately Lonely: Indra Nooyi's Journey from Homesick Student to CEO of PepsiCo
At 22, Indra Nooyi left India for Yale and landed in an empty dorm, lonely, afraid, and unsure if she should stay. She persevered through financial hardship, cultural shocks, and the fear that she might never quite fit in—working night shifts, leaning on new friends, and slowly finding her place.
Those crucible months helped shape her resilience and identity, contributing to a path that would eventually take her to the helm of PepsiCo decades later.
This episode explores the small acts, influential mentors, and bold choices that helped turn a period of profound loneliness into a formative chapter in the life of one of the world’s most consequential business leaders.
The Derailment: A Fatal Accident and the Weight of Responsibility (with Lynne LaBonte)
In the middle of the night, a 72‑car, mile‑long oil train began rolling unattended down a gentle grade and reached over 60 mph before failing to negotiate a curve designed for 10 mph. Containers ruptured, oil ignited, and a chain of mechanical, procedural and organizational failures produced an enormous fire that devastated the small town of Lac‑Mégantic, Quebec and killed 47 people.
Sep 1, 2026Growth Mindset: MLB Pitcher Jamie Moyer's Improbable Resilience
In 1992, at 29 years old, Jamie Moyer was out of baseball.
Jun 16, 2026Impossible Possible: Sandy Hook Elementary Teacher Kaitlin (Roig) DeBellis
On December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and took the lives of twenty children and six educators.
Jun 1, 2026Selfless Service: Dave Magarity, Maggie Dixon, and the Army Women's Basketball Team
In the fall of 2005, just weeks before the start of the season, Army West Point Women's Basketball hired 28-year-old Maggie Dixon as its head coach. By March of 2006, Coach Dixon had led the program — in thrilling fashion — to its first-ever Division I NCAA Tournament appearance.
May 1, 2026