Best 1950s PODCAST PROJECT Podcasts (2024)

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Can You Hear Me Now? The Art of Conversation and Productive Conflict with Douglas Squirrel 24:40

26d ago24:40

24:40

We all communicate, but we don’t all do it well. The need to send information in small packages, like texting, has taken away a vital component of conversation: conflict. Sounds strange, right? But we learn more when arguments and counterfactual discussions are introduced into our interactions. It strengthens knowledge and relationships. My guest, …

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AI’s Unmentioned Emissions - We've been down this road before 17:50

2M ago17:50

17:50

AI’s Unmentioned Emissions: Induced Demand, Ergonomic Inflation, and what they might mean for you. There’s no question that AI and generative-AI can do a lot of great things, with more being developed every day. But humans have a terrible knack of falling prey to “induced demand” and “ergonomic inflation,” both of which hold the potential of steali…

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Uncovering Your Innate Resilience and Brilliance 18:01

3M ago18:01

18:01

Why is it that so many people lose the brilliance and creativity they are born with? Life has a way of pressing peoples' motivations and self confidence down to a tiny fraction of their former selves.This is particularly tragic when you realize just how many times people hear the word "no" as they are growing up. My guest for this episode, Simon T.…

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Poisonous Leadership 24:22

4M ago24:22

24:22

Much has been written about great leaders, but what happens when a leader starts to poison the well? Some leaders do not have the right people skills, some are only in it for themselves and others actually see a merit in appearing as a saint while ruling through fear and oppression behind closed doors. It only takes one person with one drop of pois…

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Breaking Free of Destructive Energy at Work 24:37

5M ago24:37

24:37

An interview with Rebecca Ahmed The most recent State of the Global Workforce Report from the Gallup Organization says that less than one-quarter of the U.S. workforce is engaged at work, and traditional methods to engage workers clearly aren’t working, especially when it comes to attracting and retaining Gen Z workers. Some might say it has always…

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Nurse's experiences of anti-Irish discrimination in Britain 26:26

7M ago26:26

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In this episode, we hear the first-hand accounts and negative experiences faced by the nurses, as Irish migrants in Britain and especially at the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why Are So Many Businesses Really, Really Bad At Culture? 24:54

8M ago24:54

24:54

An interview with Drew Jones, PhD. For decades, companies have been spending money on culture and training and have very little to show for it. Why? Because they have been going about it all wrong. They have been ignoring the concept that Drew Jones and others call “the collective brain” which is more organic, a lot easier, and tends to stick a who…

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Perception of Irish Nurses Working in Britain 15:06

8M ago15:06

15:06

Marking St Brigid's Day, we hear in this episode why Irish nurses were perceived as the steadfast embodiment of the caring profession that was at the heard of Britain's National Health Service. During the 19th and 20th Centuries, swathes of Irish - born citizens travelled across the sea to find opportunity in Britain. While many depictions of Irish…

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Caring for the Patients 20:29

9M ago20:29

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Launching Episode 7 of the Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast series on Women's Christmas; known as Nollaig na mBan in Ireland, we hear about the different hospital patients that the nurses cared for and how these experiences helped shape their future nursing careers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Why is 1950s Leadership Still a Thing? 29:29

9M ago29:29

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Far too much of our management practices are based on thinking developed as far back as the 1950s. Lori Mazan says this needs to change, but there are many reasons why it takes so long. Lori is co-founder, president, and chief coaching officer of Sounding Board, Inc., a center for leadership development. She is also author of a new book, Leadership…

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West End Stories Project Presents: Alexis Kidd-Zaffer 25:41

9M ago25:41

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West End Stories Project Presents Alexis Kidd, Executive Director of Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, one of the Library’s many community partners. Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses is one of the last neighborhood houses or settlement houses in Cincinnati. Founded in 1945, Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses provides basic needs assistance, advocacy for …

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Jarreld Parks 18:51

10M ago18:51

18:51

Retired Aviation Technician and United States Air Force Veteran Jarreld Parks grew up in the in the Lincoln Court housing projects in the 1960s. Hear his story on this episode of the West End Stories Project. If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900…

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Preview: Jarreld Parks 0:56

10M ago0:56

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If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more information.By Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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Belts and Buckles 17:40

11M ago17:40

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As Britain was emerging from World War 2, the nurse's uniform played a vital role in the public consciousness as a motif of authority and rank that was based on military discipline. It inspired public trust and patient confidence, the NHS was in full mobilization fortified by the tens of thousands of Irish nurses who were recruited into the ranks o…

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David Daniels 19:32

12M ago19:32

19:32

Navy Veteran David Daniels grew up in the West End during World War II and lived on Fifth and Mill Streets and Cutter Streets with his mother, little sister, uncle, and grandparents. When he returned from the Navy in the late 1950s that section of Fifth and Cutter was gone, and Mill Street was eliminated completely. If you or someone you know lived…

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Preview: David Daniels 1:16

12M ago1:16

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If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more information.By Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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Lead and Let Live - leadership strategies for the hybrid workspace 28:24

12M ago28:24

28:24

Barbie Brewer has held executive positions at Netflix and GitLab and has been instrumental in establishing successful hybrid work environments at both places. In this interview she talks bout what she learned, how it affected her own life and what she recommends for leaders who are struggling with the concept of hybrid work at their own locations. …

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Fannie Shaw 17:12

1y ago17:12

17:12

West End Community Council Beautification Chair, Fannie Shaw, moved to the West End from Whitfield, Georgia, when she was eight years old. When her family first moved to the West End, they lived in a building on Clark Street in what became the Laurel-Richmond Urban Renewal Project. She attended Dyer Elementary, Stowe Elementary, Porter Junior High,…

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Preview: Fannie Shaw 0:43

1y ago0:43

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If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more information.By Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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The Box of Time 21:28

1y ago21:28

21:28

UPDATED January 2023: The Box of Time - Sounds like a science fiction movie, doesn't it? But it's not. At least not here. A box of time is a highly powerful way of influencing people and managing time, simply by managing expectations and giving people an alternative to fearing the unknown. It will allow you to to be left alone to focus, and also ge…

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I’d Love to Attend – Put Me Down as a No 11:25

1y ago11:25

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The problem with in-person get-togethers: Whenever events and get-togethers occur, they come up against a big problem – people’s time. We’re just not as available as we used to be, and frankly we don’t always want to go. So, what’s to be done? Are get togethers worth it anymore? A full listing and descriptions of our episodes is available at https:…

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Home Away from Home 17:10

1y ago17:10

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Episode 5 of the Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast Series, we hear the story of how the nurses' home was central to the recruitment and retention of tens of thousands of Irish nurses in to the NHS. The nurses in this episode recall the time when they lived in the nurses' home and how it felt like they were living in home away from home Hosted on Acas…

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James Starks 19:45

1y ago19:45

19:45

James Starks developed his musical talents at Sands Elementary School, Lafayette Bloom Junior High School, and Taft High School. During most of his time in the West End, he lived with his family on Wilstach St., which was slated for redevelopment in the 60's. If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, pl…

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Preview: James Starks 0:45

1y ago0:45

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If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more information.By Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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The Problem with Rockstar CEOs 25:07

1y ago25:07

25:07

Many high-profile companies these days are reflections of their superstar CEOs – people like Elon Musk and Jamie Dimon. Author Thomas Keil suggests that although they may be good for branding, just like regular rock stars, they can’t truly do it alone. His new book, co-authored with Marianna Zangrillo, is entitled The Next Leadership Team: How to S…

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The Bright Lights of London 18:41

1y ago18:41

18:41

Episode 4 of the Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast Series looks at what the social life was like down through the decades from the early 50’s and the Teddy Boys through to the Swinging 60s that gives way to the 1970s Hippy Flower Power era and how the Irish girls still managed to have a social life of sorts despite the unstable political situation ex…

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West End Stories Project Presents: Commissioner Alicia Reece 53:19

1y ago53:19

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In conjunction with the opening of the Black Music Walk of Fame, the West End Stories Project is sharing a new limited series highlighting Cincinnati’s musical influencers who have impacted music worldwide. For the first episode of the West End Stories Project Presents, we spoke to the founder and Creator of the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame,…

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FORTUNE’s Bearded Slacker 10:04

1+ y ago10:04

10:04

In June 2023, FORTUNE magazine published a piece entitled "Bosses are fed up with remote work for 4 main reasons. Some of them are undeniable." Well, I'm going to deny them. If you're interested in supporting the CoolTimeLife podcast series, visit https://www.patreon.com/steveprenticeBy Steve Prentice

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The Liverpool Story 30:14

1+ y ago30:14

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This episode of the Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast Series is dedicated to the Irish nurses who migrated to Liverpool. We hear the stories about how they came to settle in the Merseyside city nicknamed the ‘Capital of Ireland’. We hear about the journey over to Liverpool on the cattle boat – Annie was only 17 years old when she took the cattle boat…

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Becoming a nurse 23:14

1+ y ago23:14

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This episode of the Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast Series looks at what it was like to become a nurse in the NHS. Five nurses share with us their recollections of the highs and lows of their training. Mary, one of the nurses interviewed on this episode, talks about her motivations around nursing and how she refused, against her mother’s wishes, to…

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Leaving home 19:00

1+ y ago19:00

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In this first episode of the Irish Nurses in the NHS Podcast Series we meet 5 women who left their lives in Ireland to join the NHS. We hear about the challenges of becoming a nurse in Ireland which included a lack of training opportunities, the expense of such unpaid training and the nepotism that was common in Ireland at this time. We also hear a…

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Margaret Haley 16:38

1+ y ago16:38

16:38

Retired secretary, Margaret Haley, shares her experience living in the West End during the fifties and early sixties. She lived with her mother and father at 1805 Freeman Ave across from Findlay Street and attended Heberle Elementary School. If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider shar…

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Preview: Margaret Haley 1:10

1+ y ago1:10

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If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more information.By Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library

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Your Career Steering Wheel 29:41

1+ y ago29:41

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A career never should be a clear, straight highway laid out by someone else for you to follow. This is increasingly true in this age, where career mobility and self-determination are more valuable and more appreciated than ever. There has never been a better time to explore your options, and Chris Fontanella is here to share his story and his wisdo…

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Trailer - Irish Nurses in the NHS 3:08

1+ y ago3:08

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The Irish Nurses in the NHS podcast launches this July to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the inception of the NHS. Since the NHS was set up in 1948 thousands of women and men from Ireland have come to train and nurse in the UK. Recruitment drives throughout the 1950s and 60s saw NHS staff travel around Ireland to interview and sign up mainly…

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Season 3: Episode 4: The end of the First Republic 44:37

1+ y ago44:37

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In this episode we see the final throes of the Independent Katanga and Kasai regions. But Katanga in particular does not go down without a very real fight. It holds the line against the United Nations no less, which increasingly adopts a more aggresive position to enforce a united Repulic of the Congo. But after years of conflict and unrest people'…

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Season 3: Episode 3: Lumumba's Final Campaign 28:45

1+ y ago28:45

28:45

In this episode we see the continuation of the independent Republic of the Congo. The UN, the USSR, the US, Belgium and other continue their operations to push the new country in the direction most aligned to their own ambitions. Amidst this the Congolese populations and regions estalblish themselves as rival power bases in the country. These confl…

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Welcome to the Officeverse 32:23

1+ y ago32:23

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Have you ever thought of the word office as a verb? It changes everything, shining a light on the work we do rather than the place we do it. This is just one of many great ideas presented by futurist Bob Johansen in his new book, Office Shock. In this conversation, Bob shares his views on the future of work, the impact of AI on careers, the way we …

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Herbert Winston 15:39

1+ y ago15:39

15:39

Former West End resident Herbert Winston lived with his family in Richmond Village (now The Arts Apartments of Music Hall) from the mid-sixties to mid-seventies. During his brief time in the neighborhood, he attended St. Joseph Catholic School, and frequented LeBlond’s Boy’s Club, which was close by in Over the Rhine. If you or someone you know liv…

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Preview: Herbert Winston 0:47

1+ y ago0:47

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If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more information.By Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library

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Season 3: Episode 2: Katangan Independence and the Cold War 26:08

1+ y ago26:08

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In this episode we look at the new Republic of the Congo 10 days after independence. We see the Congolese reaction to the years of repression under colonial rule and Belgium's military response. Faced with these troubles President Kasavuba and Prime Minister Lumumba turn to the UN, the US and the USSR for urgent help - unwittingly inviting the Cold…

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Season 3: Episode 1: Independence Day 25:57

1+ y ago25:57

25:57

Indpendence Day has arrived! WIth the Congolese now free from colonial rule there are celebrations everywhere. With KasaVubu as President and Lumumba as Prime Minister the new government gets to work and for the first time the peoples elected officials start to run the country. But as the celebrations recede not everyone feels included. The campaig…

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Mayso Stevenson Jr. 20:05

1+ y ago20:05

20:05

For our twenty-second episode of the West End Stories Project, we spoke to former youth football coach, Mayso Stevenson Jr., who lived in the West End from the early 1950s to the 1980s. While living in the community, he attended St. Joseph Catholic School, Washburn Elementary School, Lafayette Bloom Junior High School, McMillan Adult Center, and Ro…

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Preview: Mayso Stevenson Jr. 0:56

1+ y ago0:56

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If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more information.By Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library

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Dr. Sylvia G. Rousseau 16:08

1+ y ago16:08

16:08

For our twenty-first episode of the West End Stories Project, we spoke with retired educator and advocate, Dr. Sylvia G. Rousseau, whose family resided and worked in three Cincinnati neighborhoods with historic Black communities; Madisonville, Walnut Hills, and the West End. Although Dr. Rousseau lived in Madisonville, she attended Harriet Beecher …

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Preview: Dr. Sylvia G. Rousseau 0:46

1+ y ago0:46

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With the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the West End Stories Project has shifted from a video series to a podcast, so interviews are being conducted over the phone. If you or someone you know lived or spent a significant amount of time in the West End, please consider sharing your story. Call 513-369-6900 or email westend@cincinnatilibrary.org for more…

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Sneak Peek at Season 3 1:08

1+ y ago1:08

1:08

The West End Stories Project is back! Tune in to another season full of stories from Cincinnati's historic West End community. Catch new episodes every last Thursday of the month starting on March 30, 2023. The West End Stories Project is an award-winning podcast presented by the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. Listen to hear experienc…

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Respectful Leadership: An Interview with Gregg Ward 31:26

1+ y ago31:26

31:26

One of the ways the workplace has changed is an increase in disrespectful leadership. Where did such disrespect come from, and what can leaders to to reverse the trend? Can we blame politics? Social Media? How about the fall of the Berlin Wall? Or maybe all those things. Here’s my interview with author and leadership expert Gregg Ward. Find Gregg's…

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ChatGPT and the Bruce Springsteen paradox 18:09

1+ y ago18:09

18:09

ChatGPT took the world by storm in early 2023. But it’s not what you think it is. Steve takes a look at what it does and how it might affect you. Here is David Smerdon's Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/dsmerdon/status/1618816703923912704 Here is a link to my YouTube video about avoiding phishing traps: https://youtu.be/-QhgT5icZV0 If you're int…

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The 40 Hour Workweek Meets the 40 Day Year 15:40

1+ y ago15:40

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The 40 hour workweek is a myth in term of productivity expectations. The reality is people in knowledge work positions get far less than 40 hours of work done per week, in fact you’re lucky if you get 40 days’ worth or work done in a year. This episode looks at the numbers and a suggests it’s time for a better way for employers to assess what work …

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