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  • Behind the Wok: How P.F. Chang's Is Embracing Casual Dining

    P.F. Chang's CEO Michael Osanloo on how the causal dining restaurant is surviving, and even thriving, during a time of meal-kit delivery services and fast-dining options. He says the chain is driving people to malls, and the decline of brick-and-mortar retailers isn't impacting sales.

    Osanloo ...

  • Little Caesars Launches 'Pizza Portals' To Get Hot Pizza in to Your Hands More Quickly

    The home of Hot-N-Ready is making picking up pizza even quicker. Little Caesars recently launched its new "pizza portals" that allow customers to order pizza ahead of time and pick it up without waiting in line.

    Rick Moreno, SVP of Innovation at Little Caesars, says he came up with the idea w...

  • The Ultimate Total Solar Eclipse Guide

    Space.com's Sarah Lewin joins Cheddar to talk about the highly-anticpated total solar eclipse hitting the U.S. this August. The astronomical phenomenon is expected to be visible across the a large swath of the country for the first time in nearly a century.

    NASA wants eclipse viewers across Am...

  • You Get a Soup! And You Get a Soup! And You Get a Soup!

    Nina Barton, SVP of Marketing, Innovation and R&D for the U.S. business of Kraft Heinz, discusses the company's partnership with Oprah to create healthy foods brand, "O, That's Good!" The company unveiled soups and sides inspired by Oprah's desire to have healthy comfort foods. The offerings incl...

  • Cesar Millan's Best Advice For Raising a Happy Dog

    Have you ever wondered what your dog was up to when you leave him home alone? Cesar Millan and Audible teamed up to study how dogs behaved when left by themselves, and the impact that playing an audiobook can have on that behavior.

    Audible for Dogs is a curated selection of audiobooks that t...

  • Rep. Barbara Lee Talks the Importance of "Staying Woke"

    Congresswoman Barbara Lee talks with Cheddar's Baker Machado about the Trump Administration's recent rhetoric on affirmative action, referring to it as "sad" and a "disgrace" to those who are victims of systemic racism. Representative Lee notes Attorney General Sessions' "history of bigotry" and ...

  • Flipboard CEO: "We Help People Cut Through the Extremism And Fake News"

    How do you get your news? News app Flipboard aims to pull news and content that spark your tailored interests, all in one place. CEO Mike McCue joins Cheddar to explain how the app curates content to help readers find stories that fit their interests.

    McCue says he believes that curation is t...

  • Discovery CEO: We Could be the Largest Content, Story-teller

    Discovery Communications is snapping up Scripps Networks for $14.6 billion to create a TV powerhouse. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Scripps CEO Ken Lowe join us on set to break down the strategy behind the merger. When it comes to number of channels, Zaslav says bigger is better if you have grea...

  • Altice USA Chairman and CEO Dexter Goei Describes the Company's Strong Q2 Results and the Future of GigaSpeed and Advanced Cable Services

    Altice USA Chairman and CEO Dexter Goei joins Jon Steinberg live at the Altice East Hampton studio to discuss the innovation of its fiber network and what the future of cable TV will look like by the end of 2017.

    Goei also breaks down how Altice USA will be 10 GB-ready by next summer. Plus, h...

  • From "The Office" to the NFL

    Brian Baumgartner, who starred as "Kevin" in the hit series "The Office," is now teaming up with Amazon Prime Video for the release of its docu-series "All or Nothing." This season of the series follows the Los Angeles Rams. Baumgartner hosts the official "All or Nothing" podcast on the NFL Netwo...

  • AirAsia Takes Flight to the U.S.

    After expanding to Hawaii, Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia, tells Cheddar the airline will expand to Los Angeles in the near future. Fernandes wants to make AirAsia the Southwest of Asia, but how will he do that? He explains how creating one holding company with each ASEAN airline would make that ...

  • "The Amazing Race" Host Phil Keoghan Returns Home To New Zealand In New Show

    Take a ride in director Peter Jackson's WWI planes in the Smithsonian Channel's new show "Flying High With Phil Keoghan." The host of "The Amazing Race" returns to his home country of New Zealand to give an inside look into the country's culture. Phil Keoghan joins Cheddar to discuss what viewers...

  • Richard Blais May Be the Busiest Chef In the Business, and Now He's Doing Even More

    After breaking onto the world culinary scene on Top Chef and winning the reality series' All Stars competition, Richard Blais has stayed busy opening new restaurants, hosting TV shows, and now he's releasing a new podcast and cookbook.

    "Starving For Attention" gives listeners insight into lif...

  • Hyperloop One Step Closer to Becoming Reality

    Hyperloop One making history with its successful Phase Two test over the weekend. The autonomous travel pod hit speeds of 192 miles per hour, 2.7 times faster than its previous test. Shervin Pishevar and Josh Giegel, co-founders of Hyperloop One, join on the heels of the major milestone for the c...

  • Why MTV Needs to Reinvent Itself With TRL

    Facebook reportedly working on a video chat device. Michael Wolf, Founder and CEO of consulting firm Activate, says while the smart speaker market is fierce, Facebook’s advantage is that it is the world’s leader in messaging.

    In other media and technology news, MTV is bringing back TRL. Wolf, ...

  • Meet the 18-year-old Entrepreneur Will.I.Am Says Could be the Next Steve Jobs

    Thomas Suarez, an 18-year-old app developer, recently pitched his idea on Apple's "Planet of the Apps." Suarez created a laser tag game for smartphones called WiTag and was mentored by Will.i.am during the competition. In September, WiTag will be one of the first apps to be supported by Apple's n...

  • Kenan Thompson's New Clothing Brand is "All That"

    Saturday Night Live's longest-standing current cast member, Kenan Thompson, joins Cheddar to discuss his Kickstarter apparel brand "Smile Parade." The sketch comedy icon hopes his new clothing line will introduce a living, breathing brand that grows with its audience. Thompson hopes to raise $25,...

  • Former Rep. Barney Frank: John McCain's Health Care Vote Made Up For Sarah Palin

    The former representative from Massachusetts joins Cheddar to explain why the GOP health care bill failed. Frank thinks that, even if McCain voted for the bill, it would have failed regardless. However, he explains the symbolic role McCain's vote played, adding that it made up "for Sarah Palin."...

  • GLAAD: Trans Military Ban is a Direct Attack on LGBTQIA Community

    Sarah Kate Ellis, the President and CEO of GLAAD discusses President Trump's announcement to ban all of the transgender community from serving in the military. Sarah rejects the rhetoric that the announcement was to solidify the president's base noting that such a move is a quote "direct attack" ...

  • How Wevr is Capturing V.R. Audience Through a Subscription Model

    Wevr creates content experiences in virtual reality. The company's co-founder and Executive Vice President, Anthony Batt, joins Cheddar's Alyssa Smith at The Bungalow in Santa Monica. He tells us how Wevr recently introduced a subscription service called "Wevr Transport" on its platform, and expl...

  • Lyft's Raj Kapoor: "Our Focus is on Transportation as a Service"

    Ride-hailing service Lyft announced plans to dive deeper into the autonomous driving space, investing in its own research facility to more directly compete with on-demand rival, Uber.

    Kapoor explains how Lyft is evolving the experience its customers get with the only three things that matter ...

  • Rep. Al Green (D-TX) Attacks Trump on Sessions, Transgender Military Tweets, and More

    Texas Congressman Al Green (D) tells J.D. Durkin he thinks Trump has committed impeachable offenses. Rep. Green sounds off on the President's relationship with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying Trump is looking to replace sessions with "someone who will be loyal to him as opposed to the Cons...

  • Is President Trump Enemy or Ally of the LGBTQ Community?

    Cheddar sits down with Amit Paley, CEO of "The Trevor Project," and Noah Michelson, Editor for Huffington Post's "Queer Voices," to discuss President Trump's transgender military ban. Michelson comments that the president has placed the value of a dollar over the value of thousands of lives, not...

  • Smoothie King Open 900th Location

    Wan Kim, CEO of Smoothie King, discusses how he went from franchisee to owner of the international brand. Kim attributes the company's success to serving “smoothies with a purpose.” Smoothie King has just opened its 900th location in Wappinger Falls, NY, and has a whole new line of hydration smoo...