# HBR IdeaCast

> HBR IdeaCast is Harvard Business Review’s free weekly management podcast, launched in 2006. Editors interview researchers and practitioners about leadership, strategy, careers, and work. It is a publishing product of Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation, rather than a separately incorporated startup.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Michelman (Launch host and executive editor; not a separately incorporated company founder), Adam Buchholz (Founding producer)
- **Products:** HBR IdeaCast, How Generative AI Changes Everything, Tech at Work
- **Notable:** Reached its 1,000th episode on November 19, 2024., Operating since 2006; September 29, 2026’s Ron Johnson interview was listed as episode 1098 by Apple Podcasts.

## Products & services

- **HBR IdeaCast** — Free weekly interviews on business, management, leadership, and careers; distributed through podcast apps and HBR.
- **How Generative AI Changes Everything** — Four-part IdeaCast bonus series hosted by Adi Ignatius and Amy Bernstein.
- **Tech at Work** — Special series on managing technology, published in the IdeaCast feed.

## Achievements

- Reached its 1,000th episode on November 19, 2024.
- Operating since 2006; September 29, 2026’s Ron Johnson interview was listed as episode 1098 by Apple Podcasts.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Apple Podcasts lists an October 8 bonus conversation with Ethan Mollick about AI and organizational strategy.
- **2026-09** — Interviewed Ron Johnson about Apple’s retail success and his failed JCPenney transformation.
- **2025-04** — Announced Adi Ignatius as cohost alongside Alison Beard, with more executive interviews and video/social distribution.

## Links

- Website: https://hbr.org/2018/01/podcast-ideacast
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/HarvardBiz
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HarvardBusiness
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvardBusiness/

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Last updated: 2026-10-09