Best M A C Productions Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 319: “It’s About Being Open” – Transformation and Design in Our Evolving Work System with Swapna Sathyan of CannonDesign 20:59

4h ago20:59

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Swapna Sathyan is Board Chair at CannonDesign, Principal and Director at Blue Cottage of CannonDesign where she is passionate about helping clients envision the future and transform their organizations to achieve that vision. Mike Petrusky ask Swapna about her perspectives on the work of work today and how embracing change and viewing the workplace…

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Customer Loyalty & Brand Loyalty Programs for B2B Services in the Age of AI_Joanne Z. Tan _Season 2, Episode 35_Joanne Tan 13:34

3h ago13:34

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In the AI age, decision paralysis can drive customer loyalty, and is an opportunity for developing brand loyalty so long as a brand leads the market. B2B services need to rewards customers with loyalty programs.In the AI age, loyalty rewards and customer experience are the differentiators. AI will level the competitive playing field for many produc…

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EPISODE 42: Mind Science - Cyber Psychology 101 1:03:05

6d ago1:03:05

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This Episode we’re heading back into the vaults to bring you the unabridged version of our fantastic and extremely popular interview with Bec McKeown, a chartered psychologist with extensive experience in carrying out applied research for organisations including the UK Ministry of Defence and the founder and director of Mind Science, an independent…

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Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson reads from and discusses School of Instructions 47:31

1h ago47:31

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School of Instructions, the latest work by Ishion Hutchinson, draws from the time he spent in the archive of the Imperial War Museum, to foreground the experience—brutal, significant, but long overlooked—of West Indian volunteers in the First World War. This book length poem is a sensorial voyage into the convoys, garrisons and trenches of the Midd…

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Ep. 318: “Support the Workplace” – Design and Communication Strategies for the Future of Work with Esme Banks Marr of BVN Architecture 23:29

7d ago23:29

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Esme Banks Marr is Strategy Director at BVN Architecture in London where she is passionate about interpreting and translating data into shareable and actionable insights, internal and external communications to support change and applied research. Mike Petrusky asks Esme about her career journey in the world of FM and the built environment, and the…

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EPISODE 41: Empathy Over Ego: Why We're Angry At The Wrong People In Cybersecurity - The Cyber Empathy Podcast 59:38

3h ago59:38

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We’re still on a summer break but in the meantime we are delighted to share with you an episode from friend of the show, Cyber Empathy which Lianne appeared on earlier this year. In this episode Lianne discussed how she hates the term ‘weakest link’ when talking about our colleagues, how the language that we use in cybersecurity can be incredibly h…

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

36m ago1:00:38

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This week’s guest is Michael Donkor whose new novel Grow Where They Fall is a meticulous and tender exploration of two formative moments in the life of one Kwame Akromah, twenty years apart. Kwame is Black, Gay, British of Ghanian descent, a dedicated teacher, a dependable friend—character traits and conditions of life that weave around each other …

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Ep. 317: “Let’s Do It Together” – Workplace Experience and Facility Management Leadership with Lauren Puff 23:30

10d ago23:30

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Lauren Puff, CPCC is a Global Workplace Experience Leader who is passionate about driving growth, operational excellence, and employee engagement. Mike Petrusky asks Lauren about her career journey in the world of facility management, operations, and workplace for several well-known tech companies and they discuss the importance of leadership in or…

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Break Through Barriers in Our Own Minds - a true story_Season 2, Episode 34 12:16

4d ago12:16

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Achieving mental and psychological break through is best by doing, not just talking: This is a true story that not only helped with a breakthrough to start Joanne Tan's first book, but also taught her that in serving and leading others, we actually have served and empowered oneself.Joanne was asked to volunteer to hold the wood boards for others to…

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EPISODE 40: How Do You Protect Your ASS-ets? An Interview On AppSec With The Modern.Net Show 1:12:34

20d ago1:12:34

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We’re still on a summer break but in the meantime we are delighted to share with you an episode from friend of the show, The Modern.Net Show in which Jeff and Lianne we’re interviewed on. In this discussion we talked about how you protect your ass-ets, your SDLC, and how to overall improve cybersecurity practices within your organisation. Jamie is …

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

20d ago1:02:53

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The seven stories in Samanta Schweblin’s Seven Empty Houses are not just about houses—how they contain us, how they constrain us—but are also about the families compressed in them, the objects stored in them, the neighbours that circle them…and the trauma that has soaked into their walls over years past, and that is now seeping slowly out, poisonin…

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Ep. 316: “Small Changes Can Add Up To Something Big” – Culture, Change Management and the Employee Experience with Nick Lynn, PhD of WTW 21:41

7d ago21:41

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Nick Lynn, PhD is Senior Director of Employee Experience and Engagement at WTW, a global professional services firm, where he is passionate about using EX insights to solve business problems, such as simplifying the way people work and encouraging collaboration and innovation. Mike Petrusky asks Nick about the current world of the workplace and how…

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High Sierra Adventure True Stories, Part 1 of 3 - Joanne Z. Tan, Season 2, Episode 33 14:33

12d ago14:33

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This is Part 1 of 3 of true adventure stories. (The video and blog versions also show photos taken there). Each Part has heart warming, funny, and adventure stories full of wise lessons.The High Sierras' jagged granite peaks, wild and lush, secluded meadows, pristine, snow-melt creeks and lakes cleanse the souls and refresh the minds and hearts of …

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EPISODE 39: Throwback Thursday! I’m Only H.U.M.A.N(S): Hacking the Human OS to Master Cybersecurity Compliance 1:06:00

13d ago1:06:00

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Welcome to Compromising Positions! The award-winning tech podcast that asks non-cybersecurity professionals what we in the industry can do to make their lives easier and help make our organisations more prepared to face ever-changing human-centric cyber threats! This Episode we’re heading back into the vaults to bring you the unabridged version of …

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

25d ago52:34

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So much has been written about the imminent transformation that Artificial Intelligence will bring to our world. But it is often hard to get much of a sense of what that will mean on a personal level—for our work, for our leisure and, perhaps most importantly of all, for our families. What improvements will result? What new tensions will arise? Wha…

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Ep. 315: “We Have Enough Data” – Smart Buildings and the Science of Improving our Workspaces with Dr. Elizabeth C. Nelson of Smart Building Collective 21:54

14d ago21:54

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Dr. Elizabeth C. Nelson is Co-Founder and Head of Innovation & Content at Smart Building Collective and author of “The Healthy Office Revolution” with a PhD in biomedical engineering that focuses on our complex relationship with technology and a better way of living and working. Mike Petrusky asks Elizabeth about her research into how leaders can c…

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EPISODE 38: HACK THE PLANET! THE BEST AND WORST HACKER MOVIES REVIEWED! 35:36

20d ago35:36

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This Episode we are joined by Simon Painter a senior software engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the industry and author of the book Functional Programming with C#. In this episode, Hack The Planet! The Best And Worst Hacker Movies Reviewed! Our regular programming has been hijacked to bring you a discussion on the best, and worst, hack…

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

1M ago58:12

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We recently welcomed Catherine Lacey to the bookshop to discuss her vertiginous latest novel Biography of X. Ostensibly the quest of a journalist, C.M. Lucca, to discover more about the life of her late wife—an artist who went by many names, but who she knew only as X—it quickly becomes clear that, in Biography of X, it’s not just one life being ca…

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Ep. 314: “The State of the Circular Workplace” – Exploring the Value of Circularity in Facility Management with Trevor Langdon of Green Standards 22:24

1M ago22:24

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Trevor Langdon is CEO at Green Standards, a global workplace decommissioning firm that measures and maximizes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) value. Mike Petrusky asks Trevor about the importance of understanding the circular economy in workplaces and the significant role facility managers play in reaching sustainability goals. They dis…

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EPISODE 37: There Is No Perfect Cybersecurity, But You Could At Least Put a Padlock On It! 32:09

29d ago32:09

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Welcome to Compromising Positions! The award-winning tech podcast that asks non-cybersecurity professionals what we in the industry can do to make their lives easier and help make our organisations more prepared to face ever-changing human-centric cyber threats! This Episode we are joined by Simon Painter a senior software engineer with nearly 20 y…

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

27d ago1:05:31

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Set in small-town, post-crash Ireland, The Bee Sting follows the Barnes family—Dickie, Imelda, Cass and PJ—as the fabric of their lives first frays at the edges, then begins to unravel completely. The Barnes’ are endearing, and complex, and funny, and infuriating… In short, one of the most realistic and memorable portrayals of a family you’ll find …

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Ep. 313: “Workspace Made Easy” – Demystifying the Workplace and Creating Fantastic Work Environments with Kursty Groves Knight of Shape Work Life 24:05

1M ago24:05

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Kursty Groves Knight is an Author, Speaker and Workplace Innovation Consultant at Shape Work Life where she is passionate about inspiring people to make inspiring spaces for inspiring work. Recorded in London, Mike Petrusky asks Kursty about her new book, co-authored by past guest Neil Usher, called “Workspace Made Easy – A Clear and Practical Guid…

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EPISODE 36: When Perception is Everything: Is it Time to Ditch the name "Cybersecurity"? 34:05

1M ago34:05

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This Episode we are joined by Martina Mitz, a UX Psychologist, Strategist and Designer. In this episode, When Perception is Everything: Is it Time to Ditch the name "Cybersecurity"?, we explore how people feel when they see the title ‘cybersecurity’ and ask the question: is the term ‘cybersecurity’ it actually putting people off engaging with us! W…

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Ep. 312: “Find Your Grit” – A Holistic View of Human Productivity and the Built Environment with Oren Gershon of O M G Consultancy 23:53

2M ago23:53

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Oren Gershon is Managing Director at O M G Consultancy where he is passionate about simplifying the world of property and procurement. Mike Petrusky asks Oren about his journey in facility management and they explore the challenges of stepping outside of your comfort zone to find your grit and push for professional growth. Oren cautions us to be sk…

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Part 3 of 3-pt Interview of Tani: SCOTUS Ethics Rules,Term Limits, Rank Choice Voting, Democracy_Episode 32, Season 2 31:42

1M ago31:42

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"The ramifications and consequences of the US Supreme Court's decision on Presidential Immunity will be long lasting," said former Chief Justice of CA Supreme Court Tani Cantil-Sakauye, currently the President of PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California), in the 3rd and last part of the interview with Joanne Z. Tan, where she discussed Rank Choi…

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Part 2 of 3: The Golden State is Losing its Shine - What Are the Problems with California Economy?_Episode 31, Season 2 50:52

1M ago50:52

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Is the Sun setting on California? Is the Golden State losing its shine? Drought, aging population, declining immigration, budget deficits, high cost of living, homelessness, exodus of families and businesses, brain drain, obsolete labor laws, upcoming AI legislations and taxes ... hear fact-based insights from the President of PPIC (Public Policy I…

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Part 1 of 3: Only in America: The personal journey of former Chief Justice of CA Supreme Court; How to be a critical thinker?_Interview by Joanne Tan_Episode 30, Season 2 31:20

1M ago31:20

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Get inspired from the personal journey of the President of PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who was also the former Chief Justice of CA Supreme Court for 11 years. Learn why critical thinking is so important today, and hear Tani's other insights shared with Joanne Z. Tan, host and producer of "Interview of Notables …

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Save US Democracy: Voters have more choices than two-party candidates with Rank Choice Voting - Excerpt from Interview of Former Chief Justice of CA Supreme Court _ Episode 29, Season 2 4:12

2M ago4:12

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The 2024 Presidential Election is revealing the limitations and flaws in the US two-party system. The framers of the US Constitution never specified that there would be just two political parties. Many current democracies in other countries have a parliamentary system with multiple parties and more diverse voices. Rank Choice Voting, as already ado…

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EPISODE 35: Can Cybersecurity Teams Flex Their Creativity To Keep Us All Safe? 33:11

2M ago33:11

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This Episode we are joined by Martina Mitz, a UX Psychologist, Strategist and Designer. In this episode “Can Cybersecurity Teams Flex Their Creativity To Keep Us All Safe?”, we’re going to talk about the natural intersection between psychology, UX and Cybersecurity, and the importance of understanding human behaviour to create user-centric digital …

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Claire Kilroy on Parenting under the Patriarchy 54:57

1M ago54:57

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A woman tells her son about his early life. About the months and years that he will by now have forgotten. When he was a baby, then a toddler, and when she was going into battle every day. For him first, and only then for herself. It’s a battle fought on many fronts. Against exhaustion, against time, against the loss of selfhood, against an increas…

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