322. Extra: David Rubenstein Full Interview

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🗓️ 5 March 2018

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Stephen Dubner's conversation with the co-founder and longtime co-C.E.O. of the Carlyle Group, recorded for the Freakonomics Radio series “The Secret Life of a C.E.O.”

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Steven Dubner.
0:04.4	You are about to hear a conversation with David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlisle
0:09.4	Group, one of the most storied private equity firms in history.
0:13.0	I spoke with Rubenstein in August for our six-part series, The Secret Life of a CEO.
0:19.4	And now we are releasing, as special episodes like this one, our full, lightly edited interviews.
0:26.0	Once we spoke, Rubenstein stepped down as co-CEO of Carlisle, but he's still executive
0:31.8	chairman.
0:32.8	He is a pretty remarkable human.
0:35.9	I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.
0:40.5	Steven Dubner, is that David Rubenstein?
0:42.8	It is.
0:43.8	How do you do?
0:44.8	So nice to talk to you, thanks.
0:46.4	My pleasure.
0:47.4	I have to say, I've been watching a bunch of your TV interviews.
0:51.9	Yes.
0:52.9	I'm so impressed.
0:54.7	I thank you.
0:55.7	I mean, to sound surprised, but your questions are good and you don't have notes.
1:01.2	Well, I can explain why I don't use notes, but I can do it another time.
1:05.3	Go ahead, I want to know.
1:06.8	Well, if you have notes, you lose eye contact with the interviewee.
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