Best Jesse Genet Podcasts (2024)

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Season 3 Finale: The GRIT Lab Goes to Kenya with Global Health Students 23:04

3M ago23:04

23:04

Razanne Mihtar and Nicole Tang recently traveled to Kenya with the USC GRIT Lab run by Heather Wipfli, PhD. Hear about their experience implementing a youth ambassador training program with local youth. Mihtar is a sophomore in the BS in Global Health program, with minors in natural science and cinema-television for health professions. Tang is a ju…

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PFAS with Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD 15:54

4M ago15:54

15:54

Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD is professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. She has more than 20 years of experience in environmental health research and a track record of research productivity in multi-disciplinary translational settings (R01s, R21s and U0…

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Climate Change and Rethinking the Status Quo with Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD, MPH, MRPL 19:12

4M ago19:12

19:12

Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD MPH, MRPL, associate professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC, examines the role society and policies play in climate change, the need to confront the big questions, and how we might adjust our approach to improve hum…

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Asthma and Environmental Justice in the Salton Sea with Shohreh Farzan, PhD and Connie Valencia, MPH, CHES, PhD 25:39

4M ago25:39

25:39

Shohreh Farzan, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist, with a background in molecular biology and toxicology. Farzan’s research focuses on the impact of environmental contaminants on maternal-child health, with a special interest in cardiometabolic health. Much of Farzan’s work focuses on the role of environmental exposures in altering preclinical…

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Public Health Workforce Development with Jane Steinberg, PhD, MPH 17:53

4M ago17:53

17:53

Jane K. Steinberg, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Sciences and Public Health in the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Trained as a behavioral scientist, her research focuses on determinants of multiple risk behaviors (alcohol/drug use, tobacco and cannabis use) among youth, and the development of effective programs…

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PFAS in teas, processed meats and food packaging with Jesse Goodrich, PhD 14:42

5M ago14:42

14:42

Jesse Goodrich, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Health at the University of Southern California. His research combines data on environmental exposures with information on molecular-level biological processes to understand the effects of environmental pollutants on the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. He i…

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Using HEPA Air Purifiers to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution with Zhanghua Chen, PhD 19:15

5M ago19:15

19:15

Zhanghua Chen, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist and biostatistician with multidisciplinary expertise in environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical medicine, obesity and diabetes pathophysiology, genomics, metabolomics, and data science. She has a strong track record in environmental health research with particular interests i…

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Community Outreach, Genetic Testing and Colorectal Cancer in Hispanic Populations with Mariana Stern, PhD 24:06

5M ago24:06

24:06

Mariana Stern, PhD is a professor of clinical population and public health sciences and urology, and the Ira Goodman Chair in Cancer Research. Stern is co-lead of the CoGENES program along with Lourdes Baezconde Garbanati, and associate director for population science at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Stern obtained her undergraduate train…

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Childhood Stress with Fangqi Guo, PhD 10:25

6M ago10:25

10:25

Fangqi Guo, PhD is a postdoc in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Guo's current research focuses on environmental determinants of cardiovascular diseases and the individual-level behavioral and physiological processes that partially explain these environmental-health links. Her PhD research focused on the promotion of early d…

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The Cause of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Extreme Morning Sickness) in Pregnancy with Marlena Fejzo, PhD 21:43

6M ago21:43

21:43

Marlena Schoenberg Fejzo, PhD is a medical scientist whose research focuses on conditions and diseases that primarily affect women. As part of a team of researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, she has collected extensive evidence showing the cause of pregnancy sickness: a hormone known as GDF15. Fejzo received a PhD in Gen…

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Season 2 Finale: The Hydrogen Sulfide Disaster in Carson, CA with Arbor Quist, PhD 16:50

8M ago16:50

16:50

Arbor Quist, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist interested in community-driven research that addresses climate and environmental injustice. Quist recently completed her PhD in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her dissertation examined how hurricane flooding and industrial swine operations, separately and jointly,…

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Addressing the Health and Needs of People Who Inject Drugs with Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD 26:15

8M ago26:15

26:15

Ricky N. Bluthenthal, PhD is the Associate Dean for Social Justice and a professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. His research has established the effectiveness of syringe exchange programs, tested novel interventions and strategies to reduce HIV risk and improve HIV testing among injec…

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The HPV Vaccine and Barriers to Uptake with Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH 19:22

9M ago19:22

19:22

Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH is a health services researcher and cancer population scientist. Her research focuses on disparities in cancer care delivery and cancer outcomes, particularly among racial/ethnic minority and low-income populations. Tsui leads a five year study funded by the American Cancer Society to investigate health care organizational a…

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Hormone Replacement Therapy as Treatment During Menopause with Roksana Karim, PhD, MBBS 18:26

9M ago18:26

18:26

Roksana Karim, PhD, MBBS is an epidemiologist researching women's health, particularly the impact of menopause and sex hormone concentrations on atherosclerosis/cardiovascular disease and other age-related chronic inflammatory outcomes including bone density and cognition. Karim also has vast interest in HIV-associated endocrine and cardiovascular …

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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children's Activity Levels with Genevieve Dunton, PhD, MPH 29:12

9M ago29:12

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Genevieve Dunton, PhD, MPH is a professor of population and public health sciences and psychology, and chief of the Division of Health Behavior Research in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dunton's research examines health behaviors related to chronic disease risk in children and adults, wit…

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Pursuing Prevention of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) with Adam de Smith, PhD 17:39

9M ago17:39

17:39

Adam de Smith, PhD is an assistant professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is a member of the USC Center for Genetic Epidemiology and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. de Smith is a genetic epidemiologist with a research focus on id…

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Emerging Zoonotic Viruses and the Role of Bats with Olivier Pernet, PhD 22:52

10M ago22:52

22:52

Olivier Pernet, PhD is an assistant professor of research pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is a virologist with over 15 years of research experience in the field of emerging zoonotic viruses, with a special attention on bat related diseases such as Nipah Virus, Ebola Virus, SARS-CoV-1, and SARS-CoV-2. Pernet's work focuses on host-v…

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Racial Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Mortality and the Healthcare Delivery System with Albert Farias, PhD 14:18

10M ago14:18

14:18

Albert Farias, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His research is devoted to helping eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in cancer outcomes by furthering the understanding of how the provision of medical care contributes to racial/ethnic disparities in canc…

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Radiation Exposure with Daniel Stram, PhD 14:36

10M ago14:36

14:36

Daniel Stram, PhD, is a professor of population and public health sciences. His research is on general biostatistical issues in epidemiology, and he is a long time collaborator on a number of important prospective (cohort) studies of cancer and other diseases. These include the Atomic Bomb Survivors Study, the Multiethnic Cohort Study, and the Chil…

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Maternal Cannabis Use with Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD 14:41

10M ago14:41

14:41

Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD is an assistant professor of clinical population and public health sciences and a medical anthropologist. She leads the USC Maternal Cannabis Lab, where qualitative and quantitative research is conducted to document the historic and systematic inequities people face when they use cannabis during pregnancy. The goal in this…

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E10: Match Group’s Sam Yagan on Unexpectedly Becoming the CEO of the Public Company that Acquired You 1:23:39

12M ago1:23:39

1:23:39

Today we are thrilled to have Sam Yagan, co-founder of OKCupid and ultimately the CEO of Match Group through its rapid growth and IPO. Sam takes us behind the scenes of OKCupid’s gripping acquisition process (including phone calls from the delivery room). He also dives into his unlikely journey of being selected successor to his acquirer -- becomin…

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E9: Ryan Hudson of Honey on Being Targeted by a Tech Giant, Getting Acquired for $4B, and the Great Personal Struggles Founding a Company No One Will Fund 1:18:41

1y ago1:18:41

1:18:41

Ryan Hudson, the co-founder of Honey (which sold to PayPal for $4B in 2019) sits down with Jesse Genet and Ryan Caldbeck for a rare interview about his rollercoaster trajectory, so emblematic of the startup struggle - but with an M&A ending. Ryan dives into what it was like at the startup's early days when Honey was unattractive to investors, the g…

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E8: Oren Aks on Marketing the Fyre Fest, the Infamous Cheese Sandwich, and Why Our Culture Can’t Look Away from Colossal Failure 1:14:46

1y ago1:14:46

1:14:46

Oren Aks was a designer at Fuck Jerry Media, the agency behind the signature marketing of the now-infamous Fyre Festival of 2016. In this episode, Oren recounts his ground-level realization that the festival was a fraud, sharing new details about the debacle chronicled in two documentaries. Oren also tells us about the backlash he experienced after…

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E7: Ryan Caldbeck on “Terrifying Growth”, Managing Mental Heath, and Radical Sharing 54:39

1y ago54:39

54:39

Ryan Caldbeck is a tech founder, investor, and former CEO of CircleUp, which raised over $50M in venture capital during his tenure. Ryan is especially well known for his personal writings in the form of thought-provoking twitter threads where he chronicles his struggles with mental health, extreme leadership pressures, and sheds light on conflicts …

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E6: Host Jesse Genet on Selling Her Startup While 8 months Pregnant 36:35

1y ago36:35

36:35

On today’s episode, In The Arena's very own Jesse Genet is in the hotseat. Jesse dives into her biggest crucible moment as the CEO of Lumi: deciding to halt a Series B fundraise and navigating the subsequent conversations with the board, employees affected by layoffs, and acquirers. RECOMMENDED PODCASTS: 🎙️1 to 100 | Hypergrowth Companies Worth Joi…

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Season 1 Finale: World Drowning Prevention Day and Global Health Work in Uganda with Heather Wipfli, PhD 17:48

1y ago17:48

17:48

Season 2 coming Fall 2023! Heather Wipfli, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with a joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and International Relation at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at USC. She is also the Director of the Unde…

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E5: Martin Shkreli on Public Vilification, Leadership Lessons from Prison, and Getting Back in the Arena 1:20:52

1y ago1:20:52

1:20:52

Biotech founder and investor Martin Shkreli joins Jesse Genet and Erik Torenberg on In The Arena to dissect his controversies and crises through the lens of leadership. Martin goes deep into the decisions, mindset, and unforeseen logistics that led to him serving time in prison, the lessons he took away about tech and founding startups, and how he …

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Creating Sustainable Antiracist Curricular Change in Higher Ed with Jonathan Cohen, JD, MPhil and Karina Dominguez Gonzalez, DSW(c), MPH 14:55

1y ago14:55

14:55

Jonathan Cohen, JD, MPhil and Karina Dominguez Gonzalez, DSW(c), MPH discuss the Continuous Learning for Antiracist Curricular Change (CLARCC) Fellowship. The fellowship is one of several efforts organized by the Department’s Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Council – a dedicated team of faculty, staff, and students – and is part of the…

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E4: Sophia Amoruso on Nasty Gal and Girlboss: Burnout, Backlash, and Rebounding 48:36

1y ago48:36

48:36

Sophia Amoruso reflects on being the poster child of entrepreneurship with Nasty Gal and Girlboss, going from the cover of Forbes to bankruptcy in a matter of months. Jesse Genet and co-host Erik Torenberg talk to Sophia about what it’s actually like at the red-hot center of the zeitgeist, how to assess your own leadership strengths and weaknesses,…

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Pediatric Disaster Management with Rita Burke, PhD, MPH 6:25

1y ago6:25

6:25

Rita Burke, PhD, MPH returns to discuss pediatric disaster management. Burke is an associate professor of clinical population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. Her research focuses on pediatric disaster preparedness and injury prevent…

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E3: Nathaniel Whittemore on FTX's Downfall: SBF's Lies and Confidantes, Binance, and Culture Chaos 59:24

1y ago59:24

59:24

Nathaniel Whittemore is the host of The Breakdown, the world’s biggest daily crypto podcast, and a former Marketing and Strategy Specialist at FTX. Nathaniel took no part in the activities that led to FTX’s downfall, but his insights and observations are equal parts horrifying and enlightening. Host Jesse Genet and Co-host Erik Torenberg talk to Na…

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E2: Austen Allred on BloomTech’s Saga and Transformation: Lawsuits, RIFs, and Founder Rabbitholes 1:01:16

1y ago1:01:16

1:01:16

Austen is the CEO and founder of BloomTech, an education platform famous for pioneering income sharing agreements instead of charging tuition. His company has forever altered thousands of students' lives for the better, but having a huge positive impact doesn't make actually running and growing a company easy. Host Jesse Genet and co-host Erik Tore…

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E1: Emil Michael on Uber: #DeleteUber, China, and Apple 51:44

1y ago51:44

51:44

Emil Michael was the Chief Business Officer at Uber during their meteoric and incomparable growth from 2013 to 2017, as well as CEO Travis Kalanick’s right hand. Few leaders in tech have accomplished so much in terms of raw users and revenue growth. Few leaders in tech have also personally experienced so much turmoil. Host Jesse Genet and Co-host E…

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Native Americans and Diabetes with Claradina Soto, PhD, MPH 4:39

1y ago4:39

4:39

Claradina Soto, PhD, MPH (Navajo/Jemez Pueblo) is an associate professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. She has over 20 years working with American Indian and Alaska Native populations in public health, collaborating with urban and Tribal communities in CA to reduce and prevent mental health disparities, cancer prevalen…

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Introducing: In The Arena 3:45

1y ago3:45

3:45

In The Arena is where entrepreneurs and leaders share stories of the biggest crises of their careers and lives – and how they made it through. Host (and founder herself) Jesse Genet goes beyond the headlines to interview leaders about the most challenging moments they've ever faced – from total business collapse, to public scandals, even being sent…

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Disaster Preparedness with Rita Burke, PhD, MPH 3:44

1y ago3:44

3:44

Rita Burke, PhD, MPH is an associate professor of clinical population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. Her research focuses on pediatric disaster preparedness and injury prevention. Burke's work includes evaluating gaps and identifyi…

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Obesity and Diabetes with Richard Watanabe, PhD 7:40

1y ago7:40

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Richard Watanabe, PhD is a professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and associate dean for health and population science programs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His primary research interest is in the pathophysiology and genetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus. His research p…

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Mind and Body Practices and Diabetes with Fatimata Sanogo, PhD 6:59

1y ago6:59

6:59

Fatimata Sanogo, PhD, graduated in May 2023 from the PhD in Epidemiology program in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding the benefits of mind and body practices for patients living with Type 2 Diabetes and those at risk for Type 2 Diabetes. She investigates the physiological pathways through…

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Nicotine Gummies with Alyssa F. Harlow, PhD, MPH 6:47

1y ago6:47

6:47

Alyssa F. Harlow, PhD, MPH is an epidemiologist and postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California and the USC Health, Emotion, and Addiction Laboratory. Harlow’s research applies novel epidemiologic methods and causal inference to better understand the determinants and healt…

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Air Pollution and Pregnancy with Carrie Breton, ScD and Zhongzheng Jason Niu, PhD 6:35

1y ago6:35

6:35

Carrie Breton, ScD is a professor of population and public health sciences and co-director of the Maternal And Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities. Breton is interested in understanding how prenatal environmental exposures and stressors affect epigenetic pathways and mater…

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Electric Vehicle Adoption with Sandrah Eckel, PhD 7:32

1+ y ago7:32

7:32

Sandrah Eckel, PhD is an associate professor of population and public health sciences, and director of the PhD in Biostatistics program. Her latest research documents the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. Leveraging publicly available datasets, the r…

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Trailer 0:57

1+ y ago0:57

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Learn more about this episode and others at keck.usc.edu/pphs/podcast Stay in the loop - subscribe to the Preventive Dose newsletter for monthly news straight to your inbox. Follow us on social - find us at @uscpphs Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn X YouTubeBy Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

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Genetic Engineering, Does it Work? 5:01

5+ y ago5:01

5:01

What are the effects of Genetic engineering? How is Genetic engineering and evolution the same? Experts Keira Hauser and Kaiden Garrison have joined us in answering these questions. Evolution can change animals from a big strong wolf to a small herding dog but genetic engineering can take that herding dog and make it purple. In this podcast we will…

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Crescive Method - Jesse Baker 1:19:34

5+ y ago1:19:34

1:19:34

Interview with Jesse Baker PhD - Environmental Policy Founder of an International NGO

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Talking genetics with Jefe 1:33:22

5+ y ago1:33:22

1:33:22

We dive into subjects about strains, methods, KNF and how responsible practices make the difference

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Composting Mentorship With The Wife 31:17

5+ y ago31:17

31:17

In this episode we discuss thermal compost mentoring courses with Sara.

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James Webb Space Telescope: Krystal Puga and Scott Willoughby 45:39

6y ago45:39

45:39

$9 billion and a million miles away: we get a special behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s most ambitious and risky project ever. The James Webb Space Telescope will let us to look billions of years back in time and look at exoplanets in other galaxies. It’s pushing the boundaries of what is technologically possible. When you think of manufacturing, yo…

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Hydroswarm: Preeti Battacharyya 46:06

6y ago46:06

46:06

An underwater roboticist is determined to map the 70% of our globe covered in water. Everyone’s talking about space these days, but the most promising uncharted frontier might be under the sea. And exploring our oceans is much harder than you think. Preeti Battacharyya is a 30-year-old entrepreneur who fought tradition back in India and moved to th…

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