Sisters Laura and Susanna tell you about all the things that make them feel uneasy. These Massachusetts natives dive into ghost stories, murders, lore, and even that weird story someone's aunt told you that one time.
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In The Farmers I Know podcast, Carolyn Hirshon honors farmers as thought leaders, encouraging them to share their stories and ideas on addressing social and environmental justice issues in their communities through sustainable agriculture. RSSVERIFY
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On The Balcony is a podcast for change agents, executives and people who care about developing others. In this kick-off season Michael Koehler and his guests examine Ronald Heifetz’s landmark book: “Leadership Without Easy Answers,” the framework behind the most inspiring leadership class at Harvard University. The show offers powerful reflections and live coaching on today’s most pressing challenges. Learn more about Michael and his work at www.konu.org
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Hear from Reyna Banteah about farming in New Mexico and promoting cultural continuity for young people in Zuni--a pueblo in the Western part of New Mexico. Check her out on instagram @tsuyyafarmBy Carolyn Hirshon
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Hear guests talk about how water connects to food and farming. Learn more about the community building work the guests do below:1. Andre Strong Bearheart - No Loose Braids, IG: @no_loose_braids2. Grace Oedel - Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, IG: @nofavermont3. Rayna Benteah - Ts'uyye Farm, IG: @tsuyyafarm4. Ron Boyd - Rio Grande G…
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Join me out in Hayward, California at Brown Girl Farms, and hear from the founder and farmer, Ashlee Johnson-Geisse about her journey of creating an incredible intentional farm space that brings her family and community together.By Carolyn Hirshon
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New Roots Community Farm: Susanna Wheeler
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New Roots Community Farm in Fayetteville, West Virginia works to build a vibrant, just, and equitable local food system. Listen to Susanna Wheeler reflect on her journey as the Farm Director and describe how they use agriculture as a tool for community building and economic development.By Carolyn Hirshon
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Sharon Briggs talks fungus! Learn about Sharon's journey to running an off-grid, sustainable mushroom farm in rural West Virginia.By Carolyn Hirshon
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The Evolution of Leadership Without Easy Answers with Professor Ronald Heifetz
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On today’s season finale of On the Balcony, Michael Kohler welcomes Professor Ronald Heifetz, author of Leadership Without Easy Answers, the book that has formed the focus of this season. Professor Heifetz is among the world’s foremost authorities on the practice and teaching of leadership. His work addresses two challenges: developing a conceptual…
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In this episode of On the Balcony, Michael welcomes guest Susanna Krueger, a serial social entrepreneur and former CEO of Save the Children Germany, the oldest and largest independent child’s rights organization in the world. She’s here to engage with the final chapter of Ron Heifetz’s Leadership Without Easy Answers, entitled “The Personal Challen…
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“Assassination” - Leadership as a Dangerous Activity with George Papandreou, Part Two
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On the eleventh episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael continues his conversation with George A. Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece, about Chapter 10 of Heifetz’s Leadership Without Easy Answers. Papandreou picks up the discussion by sharing how Heifetz inspired his decision to stage an intervention through an inclusive approach, e…
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“Assassination” - Leadership as a Dangerous Activity with George Papandreou, Part 1
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On the tenth episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael Kohler welcomes a most fitting guest to discuss Heifetz’s book, particularly the chapter entitled “Assassination”. Former Prime Minister of Greece, George A. Papandreou will be joining the podcast for two episodes to discuss Chapter 10 of Leadership Without Easy Answers, and its impact upo…
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Leadership Breakthroughs Around Racial Justice with Ashley B. Stewart
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On the ninth episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael welcomes Ashley B. Stewart to talk about Chapter 9 of Ron Heifetz’s, Leadership Without Easy Answers, the importance of pushing boundaries, taking risks and managing the dangers of practicing leadership building from Ashley’s experience working as an Executive Coach, Transformation Facilit…
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What will the future hold for seeds? In the past century, we have lost over 90% of seed diversity. Seeds tell us stories. They give us abundance. Guests in this episode help us understand the power of a seed. Hear from Maebh Aguilar from Truelove Seeds, Reana Kovalcik from the Share a Seed Initiative, Jeanette Hart-Mann from Seed Broadcast, Ron Boy…
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Bridging Factions While Leading without Authority with Julia Fabris McBride
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On this episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael is joined by Julia Fabris McBride today to discuss the eighth chapter of Ron Heifetz’s book, Leadership Without Easy Answers. Today the pair reckon with the idea of leadership as it functions without authority. McBride is an actor, author, and President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center (…
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The Adaptive Challenge of Managing Growth with Jevan Soo Lenox
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On today’s episode of On the Balcony, Michael is joined by Jevan Soo Lenox to discuss chapter seven of Ronald Heifetz’s Leadership Without Easy Answers. Jevan has held Chief People Officer roles at multiple exciting Bay Area growth companies, including Blue Bottle, Stitch Fix, and most recently, insitro, where he has brought the adaptive leadership…
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Leading ‘On a Razor’s Edge’ with LGBTQ+ Rights Advocate Ian Palmquist
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On this sixth episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael is joined by Ian Palmquist, Deputy Director at the Equality Federation and the Board President of the Adaptive Leadership Network. In his experience of advocating for LGBTQ+ rights with government officials, Palmquist has become familiar with authority and its resources and constraints fo…
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‘Applying Power’: Leading From Within with Radha Ruparell
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On the fifth episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael welcomes Radha Ruparell, author and Head of Global Leadership Accelerator at Teach For All, into the conversation to talk about the main ideas in Chapter 5 of Ron Heifetz legendary book, Leadership Without Easy Answers (1998), namely informal and formal authority, holding environments, and…
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Adaptive Leadership in the Aerospace Industry with Lauren Lyons
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On this episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael Koehler welcomes Lauren Lyons to chat about chapter four of Ron Heifetz’s legendary book. As an engineer and manager at SpaceX, NASA, and Blue Origin, she knows a lot about managing the expectations of her team and working towards change. Michael and Lauren open up the episode by talking about …
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Professor Kimberlyn Leary on Working with Authority: Overcoming the Binary Between Admiration and Allergy
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On this episode of the On the Balcony podcast, Michael Koehler welcomes Professor Leary to chat about yet another chapter of Ronald Heifetz’s Leadership Without Easy Answers. As a chief Harvard psychologist, a Senior VP at the Urban Institute, and an advisor to the White House, Professor Leary is deeply familiar with Heifetz’s work and the man hims…
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The Power of Adaptive Leadership with Mitzi Johnson
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On today’s episode, Mitzi Johnson, the former Speaker of the House in Vermont, joins Michael to talk about Chapter 2 of Ron Heifetz’s Leadership Without Easy Answers. This chapter focuses on Adaptive Leadership, and it’s unfortunately timely that Johnson is here to discuss this chapter, given her extensive work with gun reform in Vermont. Both she …
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Welcome to On the Balcony - Values and Leadership
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Welcome to the introductory episode of On the Balcony, a truly insightful podcast where leadership coach and facilitator Michael Kohler takes a deep dive into Ronald Heifetz’s revolutionary book, Leadership Without Easy Answers, to uncover the theoretical and practical lessons it offers. Not only are you invited to read along in the book as each ep…
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Dodo Farm: Niyi Balogun & Tope Fajingbesi
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The owners of Dodo Farm talk about their experience running a farm that prioritizes the health of the planet and their customers.By Carolyn Hirshon
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On the balcony is a podcast for change agents, executives and people who care about developing others. In this kick-off season Michael Koehler and his guests examine Ronald Heifetz’s landmark book: “Leadership Without Easy Answers,” the framework behind the most inspiring leadership class at Harvard University. The show offers powerful reflections …
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Max Hart is the director of agricultural education at Calleva Farms in Dickerson, Maryland. Max tends to crops and animals and uses the farm as an educational tool for running the kids' program that emphasizes experiential learning. Max’s passion and eagerness to evolve as a farmer pushes him to experiment with growing methods and understand the tr…
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On the first federally recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day--October 11, 2021-- activists marched from Freedom Plaza to The White House demanding elected officials take action to protect the environment and put an end to expanding fossil fuel projects such as Line 3. Keshia Lawrence explains this movement and draws connections between environmental p…
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Stoddert Elementary School Garden: Curt Canada
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Curt Canda runs an incredible school garden program at Stoddert Elementary where kids learn about being a steward of the earth and take part in a sustainable food system. He holds a master's in Elementary Education from American University and a master's in Social Work from the University of Iowa.By Carolyn Hirshon
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Hear from experts in land sovereignty talk about the social, political, and environmental issues that intersect with land. Featuring Eric Jackson with the Black Yield Institute, Kyla and Kandeaux hosts of the Farm Plug podcast, Dr. Maria Lawrence a professor at Rhode Island College, Holly Rippon-Butler with the National Young Farmers Coalition, and…
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Patrick Johnson owns a farm in Richmond, Virginia called NANIH Farm and Garden. Patrick has a rich background in agriculture. He served in the Peace Corps, got his graduate degree from Cornell, and has been farming and teaching about farming for thirty years.By Carolyn Hirshon
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Today’s guest is Anh Doan. He manages a farm in Brookville MD called The Farm At Our House. I worked there a good chunk of last year. People are drawn to Anh. Our CSA is bustling with people hoping to catch a word with him—tell him about their home garden or ask advice on what to do with different greens or ask about his family even. He’s a talente…
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Ann Sutton or “Farmer Gale” is the owner and operator of Deep Roots Farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. I met Farmer Gale while managing a farmer's market in Washington D.C. over the summer. One Sunday I had the chance to get to know her even better when I was asked to step in to work with her and her mother at her stand, prepping consumer orders to …
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The girls talk about the world's second highest mountain, K2. Susanna and Laura discuss the stories of the 2008 K2 disaster, and the 1986 disaster.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Laura and Susanna talk about mountain tragedies. They cover some New England mountain ranges as well as the stories of Geraldine Largay AKA Inchworm, and John Keenan who disappeared in the fog.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Episode #11: Walk Into The Room Curse First
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The girls cover their favorite local curse legends: The Curse of Mount Chocorua, The Saco River Curse, The Dudley Town Curse, and the Curse of Giles Corey.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Laura and Susanna are here this week to remind you of that time you almost drowned while at your swimming lesson at the YMCA. The girls talk about diving accidents and share their high notes for the week.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Episode #9 Part 2: Golden State Killah (Again)
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The girls continue their discussion of the Golden State Killer and suspect James Joseph DeAngelo. Laura and Susanna give a rundown of his crimes and his victims.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Episode #8 Part 1: Golden State Killah
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The Golden State Killer was caught! The girls go over the details of the arrest and share their opinions on the suspect.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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In part two if their first two-parter the girls dive into the terrifying stories of the whaleship The Essex and the doomed arctic adventure of Ernest Shackleton.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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In their first two-part episode the girls cover the stinky reality of early ship life as well as some of their favorite gross ship tales featuring the story of the whaleship The Essex and the frigid tale of Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Squeamish warning for today's episode as the girl's tear open the fleshy history of old medical techniques. Laura and Susanna share their favorite ways of giving birth, curing hemorrhoids and tuberculosis, as well as introducing two new segments to the...By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Episode #4: Into The Woods With Beasts And Booze
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The girls dive into cryptids of New England: the Dover Demon, the Gloucester Sea Serpent, Pukwudgies, and the Hide Behind.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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The girls explore two local murders: The Burnt Ziti Murder and The Murder of Amy Carnavale.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Laura and Susanna talk about a childhood favorite: Danvers State Hospital, an abandoned psychiatric hospital with a dark past.By Laura Justice and Susanna Justice
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Massachusetts natives and sisters Laura and Susanna tell you about all the things that make them feel uneasy. In this pilot episode, they break down the stories from their parents that shaped their childhood and the world of Uneasy topics.By Uneasy
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