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For nearly 150 years The 92nd Street Y, New York has harnessed the power of arts and ideas to enrich, enlighten and change lives. This weekly podcast series features many of the fascinating people and conversations from our stage, both recent as well as treasures from the past.

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Big Bets: Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, in Conversation with Fareed Zakaria

Nov 3, 2023

In this episode of 92NY Talks, join Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama’s United States Agency for International Development, as he discusses his new book, Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens, with Fareed Zakaria. Shah shares why he believes it’s realistic to be optimistic that today’s biggest challenges - from climate change to food insecurity to racial injustice to the rise of AI - are solvable.

The conversation was recorded on October 12, 2023 in front of a live audience at The 92nd Street Y, New York.