What Does It Profit Podcast

What Does It Profit Podcast

Dr. Dawn Carpenter

Episodes 59
Avg. Duration 22m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (94)
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Spoiler alert: Nothing. This bible verse has endured over the centuries as a reminder that we can't put our price tag on what matters most. Yet, time and again, businesses have put profits above all -- leading our world to the brink of a climate catastrophe, an inequality crisis, and the greatest extinction of other creatures since the dinosaurs (except this time, the meteor is us). Can we align growing returns with the greater good? Former investment banker turned business ethicist Dr. Dawn Carpenter believes we can -- and that figuring out how just might save the world. In What Does It Profit, Dawn talks with the world's leading thinkers and researchers, entrepreneurs and executives, exploring the most innovative ways we can reconcile capitalism's demand for profit with the long term well-being of people and the planet. From socially responsible investing to conscious consumerism to business ethics in this age of extremes, Dawn is your guide to the cutting-edge ideas and experiments driving the purpose-driven business revolution. What Does It Profit?

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S6 Season 6 Trailer | Women Redefining The Workforce

Oct 15, 2025 2m Trailer

This season on What Does It Profit, host Dr. Dawn Carpenter steps into the worlds where women are least expected—and often least welcomed. From firehouses to funeral homes, construction sites to game…

S5.E.5: Turbulent Thoughts | Flight Crew Safety

Dec 18, 2024 11m

In this episode, we delve into the challenges faced by airline pilots and flight attendants, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. With a national pilot shortage and increased workloads, safety…

S5.E4.: Health vs. Hustle | The Cost of Convenience at Amazon

Nov 29, 2024 10m

In this episode, we delve into the harrowing experiences of Amazon warehouse worker Wendy Taylor, who suffered a serious injury while under immense pressure to meet unrealistic productivity quotas.…

S5E3 S.5E.3: Coal Crisis | Silica and the Resurgence of Black Lung

Nov 15, 2024 16m

This episode explores the resurgence of black lung disease among coal miners, particularly due to toxic silica dust exposure. We revisit the Season 3 story of Joe and Elizabeth Opyoke, highlighting…

S5E2 S5.E2: Locked Doors | The Legacy of Worker Safety Reforms

Nov 01, 2024 12m

This episode we take listeners back to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. This was one of the deadliest industrial tragedies in U.S. history, claiming 147 lives due to locked exit doors…

S5E1 S5.E1: Safety First | The Dollar General Dilemma

Oct 18, 2024 13m

In the Season 5 premiere of What Does It Profit, we explore the pressing issue of worker safety at Dollar General. Our journey begins with a bus trip to Nashville, where employees from nine states…

S5 Season 5 Trailer | Worker Safety

Sep 02, 2024 3m Trailer

To our long-time listeners... welcome back. To those who have just found us, we are the podcast that examines the social and moral value of business. In the 5th season of What Does It Profit, we…

S4E6 S4.E6: Beyond Belief |How AI is Reshaping Religion

Dec 27, 2023 13m

In the final episode of the fourth season of the What Does It Profit? Podcast, Dr. Dawn explores the impacts of artificial intelligence on religion . Dr. Dawn speaks to Josh Franklin, a rabbi at…

S4E5 S4.E5: Express Lane | AI's Journey to Better Transportation?

Dec 06, 2023 10m

On this episode of the What Does It Profit? podcast, hitch a ride along with Dr. Dawn as she explores the potential impacts of artificial intelligence on public transportation in the U.S. In this…

Thanksgiving Blend: Brewing Change at Starbucks | BONUS

Nov 22, 2023 23m Bonus

This Thanksgiving week on the What Does It Profit? podcast we're taking a break from this season's AI theme to extend some thank you-s. Listen in for a re-air of our award-winning Season 3 episode,…

S4E4 S4.E4: POTUS IRL| Public Trust and AI Priorities

Nov 08, 2023 12m

In this unexpected mini-episode, Dr. Dawn pivots from our regular programming to reflect on President Biden's sweeping executive order on AI. The executive order, passed on October 30, 2023, is the…

S4E3 S4.E3: Hard Hats to Hard Drives | How AI is Revolutionizing Construction

Oct 25, 2023 10m

In this episode, Dr. Dawn examines the newest addition to the construction industry's toolbox: AI technology. In this episode, we learn that AI is like a double-edged sword: While AI technology…

S4E2 S4.E2: Entertaining AI: Disrupting the Creative World

Oct 11, 2023 12m

In this episode, Dr. Dawn heads straight into the scene of the action, Paramount Studios in Hollywood, where writers and actors are fighting an existential battle that stems in large part from AI. We…

S4E1 S4.E1: California Dreaming | AI in the Heart of San Francisco

Sep 27, 2023 18m

Welcome to Season 4. In this kick-off episode, we travel with Dr. Dawn to the hometown of tech, San Francisco. We start the season this way because we feel that it's important to start in the real…

S4 S4 Trailer | AI and the World of Work and Wealth

Sep 06, 2023 3m Trailer

Welcome to Season 4 of What Does It Profit. In this season, we're bringing you six stories about the hottest topic on the planet-- artificial intelligence (AI). Wanting to see firsthand what all the…

WDIP | Summer School: Benefit Corporations

Aug 17, 2023 6m Bonus

We've reached WDIP Summer School 2023. Our final lesson might seem a bit technical, but attention to this detail can make all the difference to the success of a social purpose enterprise. In class…

WDIP | Summer School: Circularity

Aug 02, 2023 5m

Welcome to WDIP Summer School. It's not summer school for those who have failed. It's summer school for those who want to catch up, and for those who want to get ahead. Every two weeks throughout…

WDIP | Summer School: Child Labor

Jul 21, 2023 5m Bonus

Welcome to WDIP Summer School. It's not summer school for those who have failed. It's summer school for those who want to catch up, and for those who want to get ahead. Every two weeks throughout…

WDIP | Summer School: Greenwashing & Social Washing

Jul 05, 2023 5m Bonus

Welcome to WDIP Summer School. It's not summer school for those who have failed. It's summer school for those who want to catch up, and for those who want to get ahead. Every two weeks throughout…

WDIP | Summer School: ESOPs

Jun 21, 2023 5m Bonus

Welcome to WDIP Summer School. It's not summer school for those who have failed. It's summer school for those who want to catch up, and for those who want to get ahead. Every two weeks throughout…

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What Does It Profit Podcast has published 59 episodes since September 2020, covering topics in Business, Management.

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