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Real Stories from Real People. In a world or artificial connection and Isolation, this is a podcast that helps connect you to real people and their stories. The goal is for each of you to connect with the guests and know that no matter what you're going through, you are not alone.
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Bite-sized clips with TED level top thinkers, founders and scientists on how advances in biotech & genomics, space travel, IoT, AI and other exponential tech converge to create our collective future and what we can do, from a research and policy perspective to shape the trends, technologies and societal norms for a better world. Main Podcast: https://disruptors.fm/itunes If in-depth, unscripted conversations with the researchers, startups and future thinkers transforming the future of all of ...
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Episode 15: SCAR TISSUE THAT I WISH YOU SAW with Joe Bachelier. Joe shares his experiences growing up and the struggles he faced, including the loss of his father and his time at a behavior modification program called Midwest Academy. He describes the intense seminars and processes he had to go through, including beating a towel on the floor and im…
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Episode 14: DON'T FEAR IT. RESPECT IT with Seth Cain. This conversation is a nostalgic reflection on the experiences of the speakers playing music together in a band called Nightmare Nevermore. They discuss their camaraderie, the challenges of playing live, and the fun and memorable moments they shared. The conversation highlights the importance of…
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Episode 13: Emme Does it All with Emme McAtee. Emme shares her background and experiences working at Nike. She talks about her time as a Nike Ekin and the memorable moments she had with Ricky McDowell. Emme also opens up about her struggles with body image and eating disorders, and how she found solace and recovery through CrossFit. Emme shares her…
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Episode 12: Adventures of the F.O.A.T. with Joe Lendway. Joe shares his journey from growing up in Minnesota to playing basketball in Alaska and his experience working in security. He talks about his love for basketball, his injury and recovery, and his transition to a career in security. He discusses his current pursuits in the security business, …
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Episode 11: This is My Life? with Brittany Powderly. Brittany shares her story of growing up in Lake Ozark, her love for water skiing, and her passion for dance. She also opens up about her health struggles, including a rare condition called median arcuate ligament syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Brittany discusses th…
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EPISODE 10: BETTER TO BE LUCKY THAN GOOD with Melvin Douglas. In this episode Melvin discusses his childhood, including growing up in a small town and the freedom he had as a kid. He also talks about the challenges of moving frequently and the impact it had on building relationships. Melvin reflects on the importance of not taking oneself too serio…
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This is Episode 8 of the 98 percent podcast where we hear real stories from real people. Special guest today is former cheer competitor, finance guru and family man, David Gladback. Today he will share his story and how we can spend all the time in the world preparing and getting ready, when ultimately "YOU'RE NEVER READY." Sometimes we just need t…
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Episode 9: MOMENTS with Henry Wynd. He shares his background and upbringing, including his love for soccer and his strong faith. He discusses the importance of deep conversations and emotional intelligence in his relationships. The conversation delves into the challenges and complexities of religion, including the rigidity of some churches and the …
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This is Episode 4 of the 98 percent podcast where we hear real stories from real people. Special guest today is Tim Cooley, Taxidermist, Power lifter and Body Builder. Today he will share his story and how even when tragedy strikes we must "Adapt and Overcome." instagram: @40yroldpowerlifter https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org…
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This is the second half of Episode 6: Trials & Tribulations. In this episode Chris discusses his ongoing battle with Leukemia and Cancer, Acrylic Pouring, medical care, spiritual warfare and his Testimony. He proves that you can survive and grow from these "Trials and Tribulations" and it's possible to still find joy and positivity among the chaos.…
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This is the first half of Episode 6: Trials & Tribulations. In this episode Chris discusses his ongoing battle with Leukemia and Cancer, Acrylic Pouring, medical care, spiritual warfare and his Testimony. He proves that you can survive and grow from these "Trials and Tribulations" and it's possible to still find joy and positivity among the chaos. …
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This is Episode 5 of the 98 percent podcast where we hear real stories from real people. Special guest today is Local Skateboarder from Lake Ozark area, Anthony Apa. Today he will share his story and how even though we may fail and fall, we must get up and try again. It's all about "Persistence!" instagram: @_blok_boi Facebook: Apa Anthony Support …
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This is Episode 3 of the 98 percent podcast where we hear real stories from real people. Special guest today is Rich McDowell, Personal Trainer, Business owner and construction guru. Today he will share his story and how OVERCOMING OBSTACLES can help you achieve amazing feats. You can find them at: https://breakthrupersonaltraining.com McDowell & S…
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This is Episode 2 of the 98 percent podcast where we hear real stories from real people. Special guest today is Christina McDowell, Personal Trainer, counselor and singer. Today she will share her story and how even among all the struggle life can bring you still have to KEEP MOVING FORWARD! You can find them at: https://breakthrupersonaltraining.c…
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Karen Dillon (@kardillon) is the former editor of Harvard Business Review magazine and co-author of the three books with Clayton Christensen, including the forthcoming The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty and bestsellers Competing Against Luck: the Story of Innovation and Customer Choice and How Will You Measure Yo…
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Ramez Naam (@ramez) is a computer scientist, futurist, angel investor and award-winning author best known for his Nexus Trilogy: Nexus, Crux and Apex His other (non-fiction) books include: The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet and More than Human: Embracing the Promises of Biological Enhancement. He’s currently co-chair of en…
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Mark Stevenson (@optimistontour) is a reluctant futurist, bestselling author, frequent speaker and occasional comedian. He’s one of the world’s most respected thinkers on the connection between technology and society, helping governments, NGOs and corporates adapt to the future for sustainable success. To listen to the entire episode, visit: https:…
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John Doran(@awaytowellbeing) has been a teacher and guidance counselor for over 24 years and is the author Ways to Wellbeing,. a book about creating a positive educational experience in the 21st century which taught in over 140 schools worldwide. John’s passionate about the transformative power of education to disrupt poverty, and help young people…
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Rahaf Harfoush (@rahafharfoush) is a digital anthropologist, bestselling author, and speaker researching the impacts of emerging technologies on our society and is focused on deep (and often hidden) behavioral shifts that are taking place within organizations and individuals in this digital era. She also teaches Innovation and Disruptive Business M…
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Eric Cole (@drericcole) is arguably the #1 cyber security expert in the US with a resume including the Obama administration, the CIA, the Gates Foundation and CTO of McAfee and was inducted into the 2014 InfoSecurity Hall of Fame. To listen to the entire episode, visit: https://disruptors.fm/99-why-hacking-and-cyberwarfare-is-big-business-for-russi…
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Rohit Bhargava (@rohitbhargava) is an innovation and marketing expert and the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of five books on topics as wide-ranging as the future of business and building a brand with personality. His signature book Non-Obvious is updated annually with 15 new trend predictions and has been read by more than 1 million reade…
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Gabriel Licina (@glimsd) is a Molecular Biologist, Research Consultant, hardcore biohacker and the Chief Research Officer of Scihouse, a research-focused makerspace working to make science and technology accessible for everyone with a variety of classes on topics from programming and computer skills, to botany, chemistry, 3d printing and more. To l…
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Robin Hanson (@robinhanson)is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University, and research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University with a doctorate in social science from CalTech, master’s degrees in physics and philosophy from the University of Chicago. He has spent nine years as a research programmer, at…
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Jarl Jensen (@jarljensen) is an inventor, entrepreneur and best selling author. He served as President and CEO of EuroMed, Inc. from 2004 to 2009, has nine issued patents, with many more pending for medical devices which have grossed over $500 million dollars. Jarl’s the author of Optimizing America where he applied his out of the box thinking to A…
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Steve Sammartino (@sammartino) is an entrepreneur, futurist, author and public speaker focused on finding the truth and creating the future. He has had multiple tech startups and launched one of the first sharing-economy startups Rentoid.com, before Uber or Airbnb, and sold the company to a public company. Steve now invests in emerging technologies…
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Tom Cheesewright (@bookofthefuture) is a futurist, speaker, engineer and founder of applied futurism practice, Book of the Future and creator of the Futurist’s Toolkit, a suite of tools for agile organizations. He has a degree in mechatronic engineering that led to 14 years working in technology for global brands such as BT, EE, and IBM and for dig…
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Bryan Alexander (@bryanalexander) is a futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher with an unconventional background in English and Romantic-era literature working in the field of how technology transforms education and blogging at bryanalexander.org. He’s worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NI…
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George Church @geochurch) is a professor of genetics at Harvard & MIT, director of the Personal Genome Project, co-author of 509 papers, 143 patent publications and developed methods used for the first genome sequence (1994) & million-fold cost reductions since. It is NO exaggeration to say George’s innovations have contributed to nearly all “next …
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Steve Brown (@baldfuturist) is a speaker, author, strategist, advisor with over 30 years of experience in high tech and is the former futurist and chief evangelist at Intel Corporation. Steve’s been featured on BBC, CNN, Bloomberg TV, ABC News, Wired, WSJ:Digits, CBS, and many other media outlets and is passionate about helping people to imagine an…
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Martin Ford (@MFordFuture) is a futurist and the author of the bestselling, award-winning Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future, Architects of Intelligence: The Truth About AI from the People Building It and The Lights in the Tunnel, as well as the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm. To listen to…
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Dr. Fatma Kaplan (@KaplanSchiller) is the co-founder and CEO/CSO of Pheronym, a company trying to help solve world food crisis and feed the growing world population, farmers need for a non-toxic way to control pests. Fatma’s an accomplished scientist with experience in both biology and chemistry focused on isolating biologically active compounds. S…
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sy Goldwasser (@isythync) is the founder of Thync, a startup creating breakthrough bioelectronic therapies to advance a frontier and create a consumer category that will impact billions of people. Prior to founding Thync, Isy was CEO and on the founding team of Symyx Technologies, a company he’d help take public. Isy’s named as an inventor on more …
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Nancy Giordano (@nancygiordano) is an entrepreneur, futurist, consultant and techno-optimist committed to building societal structures and behaviors that keep up with tech to ensure a safe and thriving future for us all… Nancy’s been recognized as one of the world’s top female futurists, she has spent her career building, shaping and guiding a port…
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Geoff Cook (@geoffcook) is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET), a social dating and live-streaming company with a $400+ million market cap. He started his first company from a Harvard dorm and sold it for millions of dollars at age 24. He sold his second company for $100 million and is the Ernst & Young Ent…
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Shaun Moore (@shaunpmoore) the founder and CEO of TrueFace, the 500Startups funded computer vision and facial recognition startup focused on making the world safer and smarter by transforming cameras into data. Prior to TrueFace, Shaun co-founded two startups in the content and mobile apps space and he’s spoken frequently on the possibilities and p…
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Jaya Rao (@molekulair) is the co-founder of Molekule, a transformative SF based startup that’s raised $38M+ to tackle the clean air problem worldwide, starting in people’s homes to promote a healthier future. Prior to Molekule, Jaya focused with Stanford’s Public Sector InnovationLabs to work with citizens to redesign public transit. To listen to t…
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Zack Abbott (@ZBioticsCompany) is the CEO and co-founder of ZBiotics, a company developing bioengineered probiotics for optimum human performance. He holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Michigan and developed ZBiotics’ core technology: probiotic bacteria genetically engineered to express targeted protein therapies di…
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Jack Horner (@dustydino) is one of the best-known paleontologists in the world, the inspiration for (and advisor of the Jurassic Park films and Dr. Alan Grant and discovered and named Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. His research is now focused on reactivating dormant dinosaur DNA in birds to …
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Richard Whitt (@richardswhitt) is an 11-year vet of Google, corporate strategist, technology policy attorney and founder of GLIAnet, an organization, and foundation looking to upend existing surveillance capitalism paradigm with a user-owned and controlled data system. Richard is Fellow in Residence with the Mozilla Foundation, a Senior Fellow with…
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Dan Gartenberg (@dangartenberg) aka Dr. Snooze, is a sleep scientist, TED resident and the co-founder and CEO of Sonic Sleep and also an adjunct assistant professor at Penn State University. With expertise in psychology, AI, sleep and health, he’s dedicated his life to improving the quality (and quantity of sleep) for the billions of individuals wo…
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Nikola Danalyov (@singularityblog) is a keynote speaker and futurist, tech philosopher, vegan and the host of Singularity.FM, one of the top tech futurism and ethics podcasts where he’s interviewed 200+ of the best scientists, writers, entrepreneurs, film-makers, philosophers and artists, debating the most important issues. Nikola’s the bestselling…
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Frans von der Dunk is a Professor of Space Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Director of Black Holes Consultancy, and is generally recognized as one of the world’s leading space law experts. Franz has served as an adviser to a number of governments, the European Commission, ESA, the United Nations, the OECD, various national space agencies…
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Paul Root Wolpe (@parowol) is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair in Jewish Bioethics, a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Biological Behavior, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University and spent 15 years as Senior Bioethicist at NASA and is now th…
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Mark Diesendorf (@markdiesendorf) teaches, researches and consults in the interdisciplinary fields of sustainability & energy, energy policy, urban transport, ecological economics, and practical sustainability Prior to joining the Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW Australia, he's been a Principal Researcher and lecturer at various higher ins…
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Charles Mann (@CharlesCMann) is a science-focused journalist and award-winning author. He’s the author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus which won the National Academies Communication Award for best book of the year which he followed up with 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. Charles has co-authored four books, …
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Pierre Barreau (@aivatechnology) is an entrepreneur, computer scientist, composer and director and the CEO of AIVA, an artificial intelligence that composes incredibly emotional and beautiful music and soundtracks. He was nominated for a Gold Panda Award in the “Best Director” category when he was 15 years old for a four-film documentary series, On…
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Michele Romanow (@micheleromanow) is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, the youngest Dragon on Canada’s famed Dragon’s Den and one of the most badass women in tech. Before that, she co-founded SnapSaves (acquired by Groupon in 11 months), Buytopia.ca and Clearbanc (a transformational funding company to help startups avoid giving up equity).…
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Erika Hamden (@erikahamden) is an astrophysicist at the University of Arizona and Steward Observatory and leads the team building FIREBall, a telescope that hangs from a giant balloon at the very edge of space and looks for clues about how stars are created. She’s a 2019 TED fellow and her research focuses on developing ultraviolet (UV) detector te…
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