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What It Takes is a podcast of conversations with well-known people in almost every field. The interviews have been recorded over the past 25 years by the American Academy of Achievement. They offer life stories of people who have had a huge impact on the


    • Jul 25, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 52 EPISODES


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    What It Takes - Robert Langer - July 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 28:40


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    What It Takes - Sally Ride, Eileen Collins - July 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 36:04


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    What It Takes - Frank McCourt - July 19, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 44:21


    frank mccourt
    What It Takes - Nora Ephron - July 05, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 40:38


    nora ephron
    What It Takes - Leslie Wexner - July 05, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 29:11


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    What It Takes - Sonia Sotomayor - June 21, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 52:59


    sonia sotomayor
    What It Takes - Bill Russell - June 21, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 32:48


    bill russell
    What It Takes - August Wilson - May 28, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 40:41


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    What It Takes - Sally Field - May 28, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 48:29


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    What It Takes - Reid Hoffman - May 28, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 26:59


    reid hoffman
    What It Takes - Chuck Jones - April 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 41:12


    chuck jones
    What It Takes - Jane Goodall - April 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 34:37


    jane goodall
    What It Takes - Maya Angelou Part 2 - April 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 32:57


    maya angelou
    What It Takes - Maya Angelou Part 1 - April 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 34:14


    maya angelou
    What It Takes - Albie Sachs - April 25, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 62:42


    albie sachs
    What It Takes: Thomas Keller - March 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 50:17


    thomas keller
    What It Takes: Doris Kearns Goodwin - March 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 29:47


    doris kearns goodwin
    What It Takes: Frank Gehry - March 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 43:51


    frank gehry
    What It Takes: John Irving - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 27:33


    john irving
    What It Takes: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 56:40


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    What It Takes: Wynton Marsalis - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 38:13


    wynton marsalis
    What It Takes: Steve Rosenberg - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 29:04


    steve rosenberg
    What It Takes: George Bush and Bill Clinton - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 46:36


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    What It Takes: Roger Bannister - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 34:07


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    What It Takes: Elie Wiesel - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 29:19


    elie wiesel
    What It Takes: Carole King - January 26, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 36:30


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    What It Takes - John Wooden - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 36:32


    john wooden
    What It Takes - Steven Spielberg - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 49:34


    steven spielberg
    What It Takes - Barry Scheck - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 39:36


    barry scheck
    What It Takes - Ray Dalio - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 34:38


    ray dalio
    What It Takes - Quincy Jones - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 50:18


    quincy jones
    What It Takes - Sidney Poitier - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 53:14


    sidney poitier
    What It Takes - Olivia DeHavilland - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 44:52


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    What It Takes - Steve Jobs - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 59:40


    steve jobs
    What It Takes - Carol Burnett - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 42:39


    carol burnett
    What It Takes - Sidney Poitier - October 23, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 53:14


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    What It Takes - Desmond Tutu - October 23, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 37:56


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    What It Takes - Lee Berger - October 23, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 37:17


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    What It Takes - George Lucas - October 23, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 36:45


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    What It Takes - Lauryn Hill - October 23, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 37:00


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    What It Takes - Coretta Scott King - October 23, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 28:36


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    What It Takes - Andrew Young - October 23, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 44:59


    andrew young
    What It Takes: William McRaven - August 25, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 37:02


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    What It Takes: James Michener - August 25, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 36:47


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    What It Takes: Coach Mike Krzyzewski - August 25, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 27:24


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    What It Takes: B.B. King - August 25, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 36:57


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    What It Takes: Benazir Bhutto - August 20, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 29:14


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    What It Takes: Jonas Salk - August 20, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 25:07


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    What It Takes: Oprah Winfrey, Part 2 - August 20, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 28:08


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    What It Takes: Oprah Winfrey, Part 1 - August 20, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2017 19:22


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    What It Takes: Willie Mays - August 14, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017 26:20


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