Guy Raz is currently balancing two wildly different wavelengths: dissecting insect play for kids and advising founders on corporate strategy. On Wow in the World, Guy Raz found himself investigating the mechanics of bumblebee recreation. Co-host Mindy Thomas kicked off the buzzer-beating investigation, prompting, "You know it, Guy Raz. And can you guess what those bees did?" Raz, however, was hoping for a bit more decorum from his colleagues, admitting, "Mindy, I thought I was coming over here for a serious science presentation" when confronted with a studio full of bee costumes.
On the business side, Guy Raz is back in his element dispensing strategic advice to scaling brands on How I Built This. Hosting the Advice Line with Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi, Guy Raz pitched a potential partnership with design platform Canva to a caller, suggesting they look at the company's large events: "You could potentially, you know, Canva has a giant staff, like, convention every year." He opened the segment by pitching the show as the ultimate entrepreneurial sandbox, telling listeners, "This is the place where we help try to solve your business challenges."
Beyond quick-fire advice, Guy Raz continues his deep-dive founder retrospectives, this week tracing the origins of Build-A-Bear with Maxine Clark. He marveled at her transition from a law-school-bound graduate to a toy empire mogul, summarizing her "very unusual idea to start a stuffed, uh, stuffed animal, build your own stuffed animal brand that is a little quirky but clearly, uh, had legs". Whether he is writing credits for children's shows "with help from me, Guy Raz" or mapping out retail dominance, Guy Raz's double-threat audio portfolio remains unmatched.