Is capitalism the engine of destruction or the engine of prosperity? On this podcast we talk about the ways capitalism is—or more often isn’t—working in our world today. Hosted by Vanity Fair contributing editor, Bethany McLean and world renowned economics professor Luigi Zingales, we explain how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it. Cover photo attributions: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/stigler/about/capitalisnt. If you would like to send us feedback, suggestions f ...
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Michael C. Dawson, founder and former Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture and is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Political Science and the College at the University of Chicago, is the host of this Race and Capitalism Project-initiated podcast series, New Dawn. He invites guests to discuss their research related to race and capitalism. Many episodes have generously been supported by Scholarly Borderlands and Social Science Research Council.
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The podcast where we go beneath the surface to reveal the web of connected influence, money, and motivation driving the news, sourced primarily from our website InfluenceWatch.org, the Capital Research Center's online encyclopedia of the donors, non-profits, and influencers driving politics. You can watch the video version of the podcast at: http://bit.ly/2rnQygY Listen to all episodes of InfluenceWatch Podcast at Ricochet.com.
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Welcome to “Capital H,” a podcast series from Deloitte Consulting’s Human Capital practice. Hosted by Burt Rea, managing director for Deloitte Consulting LLP and General Manager of Bersin™, and David Mallon, VP and chief analyst for Bersin™, Deloitte Consulting LLP, the series explores the disruptive forces affecting the workplace, the workforce, and the changing nature of work itself. You’ll hear expert perspectives from business and industry leaders who are putting humans at the center of ...
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The official podcast of the Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making, i.e. CIRCAD. Bringing you the latest perspective on how we can come together to position the insurance and reinsurance sectors to serve as champions in the fight for climate resilience. CIRCAD is a joint research initiative and prospective IUCRC, representing a partnership between personnel at both Duke University and at the University of Georgia.
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Understanding China has become more difficult than ever. It has also become more important than ever. Whether the United States and China are rivals, partners, or a mix of both, effective policy will only be as good as the information on which it is based. Host Scott Kennedy, the Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at CSIS, has been one of the few American scholars to travel between Washington and Beijing in recent years. His travels are driven by a firm belief ...
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What if our products and companies gave more life to everything they touched? Making this a reality is our quest, through impactful product leadership, strategy, decision making, and culture. blog.makethingsthatmatter.com
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David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology & Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and the Director of Research at the Center for Place, Culture and Politics. A prolific author, his most recent book is A Companion to Marx's Grundrisse (Verso, 2023). He has been teaching Karl Marx's Capital for over 50 years. After five seasons hosted by Professor David Harvey and co-produced by Democracy@Work, all new episodes of David Harvey's Anti-Capita ...
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The University of Washington's Center for European Studies is a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence. For more than 25 years, the center has developed a well-earned reputation for implementing innovative teaching, outreach, and research programs in the study of Europe, the EU and and transatlantic relations. The center's activities are co-funded by the the European Union.
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New Frontiers brings together scholars, experts, and practitioners to discuss issues of international and global importance. Produced by the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs at Middlebury College, the podcast tackles a wide range of topics— from big tech, environmental conservation, global security, and political economy to culture, literature, religion, and changing work patterns—that, when examined as a whole, offers a comprehensive survey of the world's most pressing issues.
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Founded in 1991, the Buerk Center offers an exceptional curriculum, real-world experiences, and connections to the Seattle entrepreneurial community to inspire students from all majors and disciplines across campus to pursue their entrepreneurial passions. While our core curriculum focuses on entrepreneurial strategy, finance, and marketing, our electives run the gamut from Venture Investing to Software Entrepreneurship, from Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs to NeuroVentures. The Buerk Cen ...
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Listen in as groundbreaking leaders discuss what they have learned. Discover the books, podcasts, presentations, courses, research, articles and lessons that shaped their journey. Hosted by: Kevin Horek, Gregg Oldring, & Jon Larson.
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China 21 is produced by the 21st Century China Center, at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy. We are a leading university-based think tank that produces scholarly research and informs policy discussions on China and U.S.-China relations. This podcast features expert voices, insights and stories about China’s economy, politics, society, and the implications for international affairs. Visit china.ucsd.edu
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The Insight Center is committed to exposing the root causes of economic exclusion and racial inequity. Through the Hidden Truths podcast, we amplify uncovered truths and unheard voices across policy and politics. From sharing the latest research and insights to exploring the lived experiences of our multiracial nation, we aim to challenge—and disrupt—the status quo and the systems of power that hold people back. By uncovering America’s very real truths, we’re working to ensure that everyone— ...
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This podcast explores the perspectives, insights and journeys of innovators & entrepreneurs who combined creative thinking and hard work to go beyond the expected. The podcast is powered by the Entrepreneurs Genome Project, which consists of research conducted by the Entrepreneurs Lab class taught by Ted Zoller, T.W. Lewis Clinical Professor and director of the Entrepreneurship Center at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. For More Info: http://innovate.unc.edu/podcast/
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Our future is based on our choices. The ones we make as individuals and also the ones we make as groups, countries and as a species. A peaceful and plentiful future is only possible if we agree on making sustainable choices together. Collective Choices is a podcast that aims to explore both possible solutions to some of our current issues and also the process of reaching agreements for the common good. As more and more people live in cities, these are the key centers that define economic mod ...
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Hear experienced aviation and aerospace professionals share their perspective, pathways, and expertise on how to productively navigate your aviation and aerospace aspirations. Enjoy an eye-opening, engaging discussions in a casual-conversation type of environment covering a plethora of options, opportunities, and possibilities in the aviation and aerospace industries. All Things Aviation & Aerospace is hosted and moderated by Vince Mickens, the Founder & CEO of Private Air Media. His extensi ...
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This was a weekly tip from Dr. Ethan Becker. Dr. Becker is a second generation executive communication coach with the 56 year old company, THE SPEECH IMPROVEMENT COMPANY INC., in Boston Ma., USA. TSIC studies, develops, coaches, and trains best practices in human communication. Since 1964 TSIC has been helping people in business, politics, and entertainment to become more comfortable and more effective as they communicate. While speech coaching is a personal experience, these tips cover comm ...
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Produced by the Asia Global Institute, a multidisciplinary think tank at The University of Hong Kong, AsiaGlobal Podcasts offer Asian perspectives on global issues through conversations with scholars, experts, policymakers and professionals from around the world.
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The year was 2016 when India saw its first transaction through a QR code. Additionally, the recent innovations are the blockchain and NFT. Transaction technology has visibly changed over the years leading to new IT job roles in BFSI industries. Banking HRs are rolling up their sleeves to recruit and train this new wave of Fintech talent. The next mission is to cut costs, boost efficiency, and provide challenging roles to the workforce. HRs are focussing on these core activities while delegat ...
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BlackRock, Inc., a multinational investment company and one of the world’s largest asset managers with a $10 trillion portfolio, has been deeply involved in pushing the politically aligned environmental, social, and governance – or ESG – agenda for the last several years. Now secretaries of state in Mississippi and Indiana have hit the company with…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 009 - Noam Rosenthal, Head of Technical Product @ Kettle
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On this episode of Circadian Wisdom, we interview Dr. Noam Rosenthal, the Head of Technical Product at Kettle, a company specializing in wildfire insurance. Interviewed by CIRCAD's Executive Director, William N. Ferris, Dr. Rosenthal discusses the importance of improving data ecosystems for event observation and post-event analysis, developing bett…
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When people thrive, business thrives: The case for human sustainability | Part 2
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In this episode, Deloitte’s Jason Flynn and Cuervo’s Gabriel Sander Muñez discuss how Cuervo is making the case for human sustainability.By Deloitte US
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 008 - Reese May, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer @ SBP
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On this episode of Circadian Wisdom, we feature Reese May, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer of SBP. Interviewed by Francis Bouchard, Duke University's Climate Leader in Residence, Reese May discusses the importance of improving flood insurance markets by considering affordability in at-risk communities. Reese also notes the importance of devel…
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Raj Chetty's Surprising New Insights On How Children Succeed
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Is race a more consequential determinant of social mobility than class? How and under what circumstances do Americans move up the economic ladder? For years, Harvard economist Raj Chetty has leveraged big data to answer these questions. In his recent paper, Chetty and his team show that Black millennials born to low-income parents have more quickly…
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#189: Dick Brown (Kathairos) - The Business Case for Methane Reduction: 185,000 Tonnes of C02 & How Producers Can Benefit
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Dick Brown - President & CEO of Kathairos - a Methane reduction company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Kathairos technology is used by more than 55 major oil and gas producers in 17 North American shale basins, and is on track to generate $50MM in revenues by year end. To da…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 007 - Jeff Klein, Chief Risk and Strategy Officer, Alloy Capital Partners
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We interview Jeff Klein, Chief Risk and Strategy Officer, of Alloy Capital Partners, on his perspective on how we can work with finance to incentivize risk reduction and resilience. In his conversation with CIRCAD's Executive Director, William N. Ferris, Jeff Klein discusses the need for improved analytical tools for greater insurance risk exposure…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 006 - William N. Ferris, Executive Director @ CIRCAD
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On this episode of Circadian Wisdom, we feature CIRCAD's Executive Director, Dr. William N. Ferris. Interviewed by Duke University's Climate Leader in Residence Francis Bouchard, Dr. Ferris discusses the need for development of Community-Based Catastrophe Insurance products, or CBCIs, to overcome free-rider problems via incentivization of collectiv…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 005 - Dale Porfilio, Insurance Information Institute
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This episode of Circadian Wisdom features Dale Porfilio, Chief Insurance Officer of the Insurance Information Institute (III). Interviewed by CIRCAD's Executive Director, William N. Ferris, Dale Porfilio discusses the key drivers of climate risk, as understood by III: -Longterm trends in climate change. -Shifting patterns of human development into …
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Episode 330: Viewing the DNC Protest From the Ground
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Protesting, always a feature of the 1st Amendment right to free speech in America, has become quite the fashion lately among the American left, possibly even more than it was during the height of the anti-war protests of the 1960s.But these new protests – from enflamed government buildings to tent cities on campus, to blocked traffic on major stree…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 004 - Kathy Baughman McCleod, CEO, Climate Resilience for All
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On this episode of Circadian Wisdom, Kathy Baughman McCleod, CEO of Climate Resilience for All, discusses her views on improving the insurance industry by supporting more equitable outcomes. McCleod details current gender inequities in lived experiences with extreme heat and discusses the role that women play in leading purchasing decisions, both o…
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As human performance takes center stage, are traditional productivity metrics enough?
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In this episode, Deloitte’s Sue Cantrell and WalkMe’s Travis Dion discuss the need to move beyond traditional productivity metrics as human performance takes center stage., followed by a Deloitte roundtable discussion featuring David Mallon, Sue Cantrell, Julie Duda, and Diane Sinti.By Deloitte US
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#188: Jim Davidson (Topaz/ATB Financial) - An Optimistic Perspective: 40 Years of Energy Banking and a Few Lessons Learned
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Jim Davidson - director of Topaz Energy, ATB Financial, the Business Council of Alberta, the Creative Destruction Lab, the Economic Futures Council of Junior Achievement, the Fraser Institute and the Modern Miracle Network. Mr. Davidson's principal occupation is a Corporate Dire…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 003 - Charlie Sidoti, Executive Director @ InnSure
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On this episode of Circadian Wisdom, Charlie Sidoti, Executive Director of InnSure, discusses his view of what can be done to better support resilience through insurance and reinsurance. Interviewed by CIRCAD's Francis Bouchard, Duke's inaugural Climate Leader in Residence, Sidoti discusses the juxtaposition of high-fidelity cost accounting within …
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Nefarious Laws - Digital Currencies and the Gig Economy: Veena Dubal and Rohan Grey
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In this conversation recorded at the Futures of Finance Retreat, Prof Veena Dubal and Prof Rohan Grey discuss the implications of new regulatory regimes for poor consumers and working-class people as would-be investors in crypt-currency and "employees" of ride-share companies. Rohan talks about his research and policy proposals on a responsible, tr…
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Origins and Aims of the Futures of Finance Project - Emily Katzenstein, Hannah Appel, and Michael Dawson
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In this conversation Emily Katzenstein, Hannah Appel, and Michael Dawson discuss the origins and aims of the Futures of Finance Project. It is a culmination of Michael's and Hannah's shared interest to build networks of people in and out of the academy to deal with inequality in many forms: along the lines of gender and sexuality, race, and class, …
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#187: Geri Greenall (Cascade Trading) - A Few Insights from Private Equity, Trading & Junior E&P Companies
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Ms. Geri Greenall - COO of Cascade Trading - a commodity trading platform of wholesale electricity, natural gas & environmental products. Ms. Geri Greenall was a founding member of the management team and the Chief Financial Officer of Spartan Delta Corp. from December 2019 to D…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 002 - Frank Nutter, President of the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), Retired
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On this episode, we feature Frank Nutter, President of the Reinsurance Association of America (retired). Interviewed by Duke University's Climate Leader in Residence, Francis Bouchard, Nutter discusses climate science and relationship building. Nutter makes recommendations related to state 'safety net' insurance plans, post-event holistic disaster …
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When people thrive, business thrives: The case for human sustainability | Part 1
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In this episode, Deloitte’s Sue Cantrell and Eightfold.ai’s Jason Cerrato discuss that for true sustainability, organizations need to create value for all people connected to them, followed by a Deloitte roundtable discussion featuring David Mallon, Jen Fisher, Jason Flynn, and Alex Younossi.By Deloitte US
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This week we're taking a quick summer break, but in the meantime, we wanted to re-share a special episode that is relevant in the news again. With the recent federal court ruling that Google engaged in illegal monopolization of internet searches, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share our episode with lawyer Dina Srinivasan. She's an e…
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Circadian Wisdom Ep. 001 - Francis Bouchard, Duke University CLIR and Marsh McLennan MD of Climate
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In the inaugural episode of Circadian Wisdom, we host Francis Bouchard, Duke University's Inaugural Climate Leader in Residence and Managing Director of Climate at Marsh McLennan. Interviewed by CIRCAD's Executive Director, William N. Ferris, Francis Bouchard discusses climate-based disaster insurance and the importance of innovative policy models …
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Innovation in the Fast Lane: Discussing China’s Auto Industry with Michael Laske
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On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Michael Laske, a sage veteran auto industry consultant in China. In this in-depth conversation, he explains how over the last three decades China’s domestic auto firms went from being students in joint ventures to achieving global leadership in electric vehicles and batteries. He analy…
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Episode 329: How the Ford Foundation Took Over Storytelling
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Hollywood and the entertainment industry are leftist; it has been since before actual Communists tried to infiltrate it in the 1930s and 1940s. But if you’ve noticed that entertainment has shifted from merely having a liberal worldview to being indistinguishable from Big Philanthropy-funded leftist agitprop, that might be because a big proportion o…
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#186: Mark Nelson (Radiant Energy) - The Case for Nuclear Energy: Opportunities & Critiques of an Unlimited Power Source
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mark Nelson - Founder & Managing Director of Radiant Energy Group - a nuclear advisory & consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Mark holds an BS in Aero/Mech Engineering & Russian Literature from Oklahoma State University, M.Phil in Nuclear Engineering from Cambridge U…
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Left-wingers have been losing at the Supreme Court in recent years thanks to the intellectual success of the conservative legal movement, audacity in Republican management of judicial confirmations, and the aid of the Fates. But progressives are not taking these setbacks lying down; the hot new advocacy cause, led by the classically Everything Left…
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Dani Rodrik on the New Economics of Industrial Policy
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Harvard professor of international political economy Dani Rodrik has long been skeptical of what he calls "hyperglobalization," or an advanced level of interconnectedness between countries and their economies. He first introduced his theory of the "globalization trilemma" in the late 1990s, which states that no country can simultaneously support de…
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#185: Iggy Domagalski (Wajax) - From Refugee to CEO, $2 Billion in Revenues & Canadian Industrial Growth
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Iggy Domagalski - CEO of Wajax - a TSX listed industrial company with market cap of ~$600MM. Mr. Domagalski is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Prior to his appointment as President and CEO of Wajax, Mr. Domagalski was the CEO of Tundra Process Solut…
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Itamar Gilad: the GIST of product discovery
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Itamar Gilad is the author of Evidence Guided, which is my favorite book out there on how to practically DO product discovery. Prior to becoming a product consultant and trainer, he had a long product career at Google where he led the creation and launch of products that are now used by over a billion people. In this conversation we explore the GIS…
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Environmental, social, and governance or ESG: What is it, what does it mean for the public? Our guest today, Paul Mueller of the American Institute for Economic Research, argues that ESG strategies “undermine freedom, political self-determination, and economic prosperity.” He joins us to explain how and why. Links: The Threats Posed by Environmenta…
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#184: Terry Etam (Energy Columnist) - 30 Bcf of Natural Gas Demand, Bee Research & Why Power Grid Redundancy is Fragile
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Greetings & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - energy executive, best-selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity & contributor to the boereport.com Terry’s wide range of energy experience includes executive level positions , writing best selling novels & hands on experience in the field. You can find …
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Episode 326: FILM REVIEWS: 'Juice' and 'Climate: The Movie'
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There’s an ongoing policy war being waged between those who favor a weather dependent wind and solar approach to energy consumption and those who look to nuclear power and efficient electrical grids as the answer to future energy needs. And the dividing line between the two isn’t as easy to determine along ideological lines as people might think. W…
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#183: Dave Burton (Lycos Energy) - The Remington Days, Fishbone Wells & Why Horizontal Drilling is Evolving
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Greetings, & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Dave Burton - CEO of Lycos Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market capitalization of ~$200 million. Mr. Burton has more than 27 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry in all facets of petroleum engineering work including reservoir engineering, e…
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The Economic Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood, with Jonathan Haidt
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In one of this year's bestselling books, "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing An Epidemic of Mental Illness," New York University social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues that today's childhoods spent under the influence of smartphones and overprotective parenting has led to the reported explosion in cases of tee…
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Episode 325: America's Enemies Funding Universities?
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How did universities become dens of sympathy for ideologies and factions implacably opposed to America and her allies, most recently demonstrated by the “Hamas glamper” protests at various elite campuses? Many have argued that funding of American universities by rival foreign governments and allies of America’s enemies, perhaps most prominently the…
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Taiwan’s Semiconductor Success: Industry Expert Jack Chang
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On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Jack Chang, one of the world’s foremost experts on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. They discuss the industry in-depth, from the original policies that led to the establishment of companies like TSMC and UMC to disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic. The conversation then shifts to t…
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#182: Chad Hayden (Galatea Technologies) - Optimized Field Operations, Data Center Power & How Automation is Helping Energy Companies
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Greetings, & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Chad Hayden - Founder & CEO of Galatea Technologies - a software company based in Calgary that enables field operators and truck drivers with the ability to make optimal decisions on waste, water or clean oil load - resulting in 20% savings on trucking & disposal costs. Gal…
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I’m Sarah Lee and this is the Influence Watch podcast. Joining me today is my colleague Parker Thayer because sitting in the hot seat is our regular host Mike Watson, and we’re going to be grilling him on a 5 part series he wrote on the American elite, about which there has been much discussion over the last several years. They are a semi-mythical …
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Immigration in America: Data and Myths, Revisited With Leah Boustan
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If democracy is a social contract, why don’t we allow everybody who is willing to sign it? Why don’t we have open borders for immigration? In their book "Streets of Gold: America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success," Princeton University’s Leah Boustan and Stanford University’s Ran Abramitzky provide insights from big data to explore how immigratio…
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#181: Maynard Holt (Veriten) - 27 Years of Investment Banking, Oil Demand Outlook & Why It’s an Exciting Time in Energy
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Greetings, & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Mr. Maynard Holt - Founder & CEO of Veriten - an energy research, strategy and investing firm. The firm is well known for it’s energy-related podcast (“Close of Business Tuesday”) and energy policy macro analysis (“SuperSpiked”), both of which are produced weekly. Maynard previ…
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Steve Portigal: Improving your user research process
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Steve Portigal is a veteran user research leader and consultant who helps companies mature their research practices. He’s the author of Interviewing Users, a classic in the field, and the host of the design leadership podcast Dollars to Donuts. In this conversation, we explore: • how to use creative practices to develop your voice as a leader and s…
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Is it, or at least should it be, charitable to fund political-advocacy protest over controversial sociopolitical issues? Our colleague Robert Stilson calls it “megaphone philanthropy,” and perhaps the prototypical practitioner of “megaphone philanthropy” is the Marguerite Casey Foundation, the $800 million funder of some of the most radical activis…
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#180: Jenna Kaye (Odyssey Trust Company) - Growing to 20% Market Share, Expanding to the USA & Trends in Capital Markets
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Greetings, & welcome back to the podcast. This episode we are joined by Jenna Kaye - Founder & CEO of Odyssey Trust - a private North American transfer agent and trust company based in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, St. Paul, MN and Denver, CO. Odyssey Trust has completed ~$15 billion in transactions, for over 1300 clients, capturing ~20% of the Cana…
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Entering NASA's Workforce Pipeline via the NASA PATHWAYS Internship Program
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NASA is looking for aspiring aerospace professionals from diverse backgrounds who are passionate about the opportunities and possibilities with all that NASA offers. My conversation included expertise and guidance from `Mai Miller, the NASA Pathways Program Coordinator, at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, and personal insight and perspectives from cu…
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