Best Cydney Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 27: Peter Gorniak and Cydney Nielsen on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality in 'Stealing Worlds' 1:08:06

7d ago1:08:06

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Marty sits down with his university pals Drs. Peter Gorniak and Cyndey Nielsen, to discuss Karl Schroeder's book 'Stealing Worlds'. As it happens, they both have PhD's and lifelong careers working in their fields of expertise - Peter in artificial intelligence and Cydney in data analytics and virtual/mixed reality, so they were the perfect people t…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - S2EP7 - Eric Thomas - Storyteller, Creator, and Speaker 56:06

18h ago56:06

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Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers about their personal journeys while delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this episode, Dwan and Ken sit down with Eric and talk about what it takes to be friends with people who have differing beliefs, among other things. Discover more about Eric Thomas: https://w…

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On Being ReWired… with Karen Walker Johnson || EP. 156 21:18

3d ago21:18

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Karen Walker Johnson. In this 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series, Karen begins our conversation talking about her path to sorting out retirement. What I learned from Karen is that she is exceptional at just about everything she has ever set her mind to with the minor exception of retirement. Welc…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - S2EP6 - Damon Cannon and Regina Ward, Hired Muscle, LLC 43:59

8d ago43:59

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Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers about their personal journeys while delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this episode, Dwan and Ken sit down with Damon and Regina and talk about the trials and tribulations of starting their own labor and logistics enterprise. Discover more about Hired Muscle, LL…

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Carla Harris and Calling a Thing a Thing || EP. 155 25:20

17d ago25:20

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Carla Harris. THE Carla Harris…the renowned international public speaker, top 40 female speakers in the world who is sharing her “Carla’s Pearls” on career success. This is the first of the 2024 WBL (Women Business Leaders) Series where Laurie and Carla are speaking to a live audience of senior executi…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - S2EP4 - Johnnie Turnage, co-founder of Black Tech Saturdays 21:08

24d ago21:08

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Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers about their personal journeys while delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this episode, Dwan sits down with Johnnie to talk about the state of Black people in Tech and what the future needs to look like. Discover more about Black Tech Saturdays: https://www.blackte…

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Ep 26: Karl Schroeder on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality in 'Stealing Worlds' 1:04:15

22d ago1:04:15

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Karl Schroeder is a science fiction author and foresight analyst. His fiction is known for both its scientific rigour and its visionary quality of bearing witness to what we can expect just around the corner – especially with his latest book 'Stealing Worlds'. This book is jam packed with big ideas about artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual rea…

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Change Can be Overwhelming. Judy Goldberg on bringing the Wonder into a Major Shift || EP. 154 19:49

24d ago19:49

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Judy Goldberg about her book WonderSHIFT , a guide and program for results driven transformation This Inspiring Women conversation was recorded in the New York office of Redesign Health and followed by a WonderSHIFT workshop. Judy’s life’s work is centered around education and teaching. This started in…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - S2EP3 -Courtney Smith, Founder & CEO of Detroit Phoenix Center 32:31

1M ago32:31

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Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers about their personal journeys while delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this episode, Dwan and Ken sit down with Courtney to talk about improving the outcomes for resilient and resourceful young people in Detroit. Discover more about Detroit Phoenix Center: https…

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Cydney Amos Honaker: Women's Resource Center 9:57

1M ago9:57

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Cydney Amos Honaker from the Athens Women's Resource Center talks about their services which include pregnancy testing, prenatal counseling, parenting and birth education, ultrasounds, and more. They rely on community donations to provide a free baby boutique and they welcome volunteers to help run their Community Baby Shower! https://www.alcpl.org…

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Making mentorship, menteeship, and sponsorship really work. Dr. Jenny Schneider with Nikita Singareddy and Cydney Kim|| EP. 153 36:32

1M ago36:32

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Jenny Schneider about the new Home[ward] Grown program to elevate women founders and leaders that was launched last year. Nikita Singareddy and Cydney Kim, co-founders of Fortuna Health, are the first mentee graduates of Home[ward] Grown and join this Inspiring Women conversation. Home[ward] Grown …

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What If He Did Fuck One of Them? 57:37

1M ago57:37

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We back and we up baby !! Can your man have a lot of female friends ?? Pisces/ Aries what’s uppp ?? What about these planes and their missing pieces ??By Sign Me Up Podcast

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - S2EP2 - Cydney and Kevin Hill of The Austin Foundation 28:44

1M ago28:44

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Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers about their personal journeys while delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this episode, Dwan and Ken sit down with sister and brother Cydney and Kevin Hill to discuss all the exciting works they are doing in Detroit. Discover more about The Austin Foundation: https…

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Ep 25: Peter Watts (Part 2) on Intelligence and Consciousness in 'Blindsight' 58:06

1M ago58:06

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In the second part of our interview with Peter Watts, we delve into his ideas about intelligence and consciousness. Does consciousness serve any function, or can all cognitive processes get along just fine without it? In his novel Blindsight, Peter postulates a hostile entity whose intelligence outcompetes our own, because it is not weighed down by…

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Placing her bet. Cheryl Capps on inventing Supply Chain and what this means for innovation today. || EP. 152 23:15

1M ago23:15

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Cheryl Capps, a trail blazing leader and maverick in the world of supply chain. Supply chain came to be in the late ‘90s, early 2000 time period. Cheryl viewed the discipline of attacking problems from many different angles as simply, interesting. She did not view it as a disadvantage to be one of HARD…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - S2EP1 - Nina Love, The Love Experience 23:27

2M ago23:27

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Welcome to Season 2! Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers, delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this episode, Dwan sits down with Nina Love to discuss the former Brooklynite's entrepreneurial journey in Detroit. We also have her surprise singing debut! Discover more about The Love Experience: https:/…

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Ep 24: Peter Watts (Part 1) on Intelligence and Consciousness in 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal' 51:02

1M ago51:02

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We talk to acclaimed science fiction author Peter Watts about Justin Gregg's book 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal'. We ask if the human flavour of intelligence is maladaptive, and other creatures are smarter because they are so well adapted to their evolutionary niche - or are we comparing apples with moon rocks? Ultimately, the question is whether th…

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Care, Cost, and Cliff. Stephanie Mercado on the state of quality in healthcare. || EP. 151 29:17

2M ago29:17

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Stephanie Mercado of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). Stephanie was recently named as a Top Most Influential person in healthcare which is representative of her work and the work of NAHQ. NAHQ, aims to provide solutions for the most pressing issues in healthcare which today vast.…

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Lauri King: Medicare Chick 10:15

2M ago10:15

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Medicare Chick, Lauri King, brings clarity to the medicare confusion. From open enrollment to special elections and the latest benefits, Lauri brings her 20 years of expertise to answer questions and sound the alert on potential pitfalls when signing up for Medicare. https://www.alcpl.org/ https://kingseniorbenefitsspecialists.com/ Have questions a…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP51 - Larry Moore, CEO of Marketech Broadcasting 27:28

2M ago27:28

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Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers, delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this episode, Dwan and Ken are regaled by stories from Larry's past, as he talks about what led to the creation of Marketech Broadcasting. Join BLD in providing access to capital for businesses like Marketech for just $1/week …

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP50 - Ericka Woods, Founder of 1 Mother 2 Another 18:27

2M ago18:27

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Celebrating 50 Episodes of BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself! Join us as BLD interviews entrepreneurs and changemakers, delving into crucial topics like access to capital and equity. In this special anniversary episode, Dwan and Ken sit down with Ericka Woods to discuss her incredible decade-long journey supporting mothers and the community. Discove…

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Ep 23: Justin Gregg on Intelligence and Consciousness in 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal' 58:59

2M ago58:59

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Marty and Holly sit down with zoologist Justin Gregg to discuss his book 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity'. We discuss which aspects of human intelligence (and stupidity) are unique in the animal world, and what sets our mental faculties apart from those of other animals. We talk about our capacit…

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Black History is American History. Measuring investment success by societal progress. Oh, and tennis…with Candace Richardson. || EP. 150 30:20

2M ago30:20

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Candace Richardson of General Catalyst. Candance talks about her investing philosophy, why measuring portfolio success based on societal impact is important, what Black History Month means to her, and then we also talk some girl math – as in when closing the gender health gap has a $1T global impact ….…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP49 - Tiffany Brown, Founder and Executive Director, Developing Despite Distance 23:09

2M ago23:09

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - BLD interviews Black entrepreneurs and other changemakers about issues surrounding access to capital, equity, and more. In this episode, Dwan and Ken speak with Tiffany about the work she does in supporting young men with incarcerated parents in Detroit. Learn more about Developing Despite Distance: https://www.de…

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Dr. BCW discusses bias in healthcare. || EP. 149 27:23

2M ago27:23

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, known to many as just Dr. BCW. She is the creator of Beyond Clinical Walls, a popular video series where Dr. BCW discusses a wide variety of health topics. Her intention is to create awareness and advocate for patients while also infusing health equity into the series. Advocacy…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP48 - Sharnese Marshall, Founder & CEO of The Konnection 25:37

3M ago25:37

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - BLD interviews Black entrepreneurs and other changemakers about issues surrounding access to capital, equity, and more. In this episode, Dwan and Ken speak with Shanese about the impact her organization, The Konnection, is making in the lives of youth in Detroit. Learn more about The Konnection: https://www.thekon…

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Ep 22: Heidi Sevestre on Geoengineering in Kim Stanley Robinson's 'The Ministry For The Future' 56:56

2M ago56:56

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Marty and Holly sit down with Dr. Heidi Sevestre for a conversation about climate change and geoengineering, as portrayed in The Ministry For The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. Dr. Sevestre is a glaciologist who is leading the call to action on climate change through her research and education initiatives. We talk about her recent expedition to Sv…

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Dr. Nishi Rawat on the opioid crisis: Let’s just do what works. || EP. 148 30:18

2M ago30:18

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Nishi Rawat, Bamboo Health’s Chief Clinical Officer. In medical school, like most physicians, Dr. Rawat had little to no training on mental health or substance use disorder. And yet, day in and day out, as a critical care physician this is what she was seeing. Dealing with these medical issues, the…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP47 - Jennyfer Crawford-Williams, Founder of Ask Jennyfer and All Things Detroit 25:54

3M ago25:54

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - BLD interviews Black entrepreneurs and other changemakers about issues surrounding access to capital, equity, and more. In this episode, Dwan and Ken speak with Jennyfer about how journey as an entrepreneur and how she got started with Ask Jennyfer and All Things Detroit. Learn more about Ask Jennyfer: https://www…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP46 - Chris Waston, Black Male Educators Alliance (BMEA) 43:05

3M ago43:05

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - BLD interviews Black entrepreneurs and other changemakers about issues surrounding access to capital, equity, and more. In this episode, Dwan and Ken speak with Chris about transforming education for Black and Brown students Learn more about BMEA: https://blackmaleeducatorsalliance.org/ Join BLD in helping provide…

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Giving Voice to the Voiceless. Nicquel Terry Ellis has found her calling. || EP. 147 27:24

3M ago27:24

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN’s Race and Equality Senior Writer and an award-winning journalist. Nicquel’s love for journalism started early as a staff writer for the high school newspaper where she covered protests on school dress code policy. Being extremely curious about what is happening in the world ar…

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Ep 21: Kim Stanley Robinson on Geoengineering in 'The Ministry For The Future' 1:09:19

3M ago1:09:19

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In this episode we are super excited to present our conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, whose legacy will surely last deep into our sci-fi future. We discuss his latest book The Ministry for the Future, and some of the many extraordinary ideas in that book for getting humanity through to …

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Author Yolanda Turner: Morning Glory, a 52-Week Devotional 17:24

3M ago17:24

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Yolanda Turner is a domestic violence survivor from an early abusive marriage. She was able to turn her life around after much spiritual reflection and authored the book Morning Glory - a 52-week devotional featuring scripture passages with commentary and personal stories of application from Yolanda s own experience with the message. In this inspir…

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Telling the category story. Naomi Allen on building Brightline || EP. 146 28:33

3M ago28:33

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Naomi Allen, CoFounder and CEO of Brightline. This is the finale episode of this Inspiring Women collaboration highlighting several of the extraordinary women leaders in the 7Wire family. Naomi is no stranger to building and scaling companies and her experience includes near seven years working in the …

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Ep 20: Tim Swindle on Planetary Protection in the OSIRIS-REx Mission and 'The Andromeda Strain' 1:03:30

3M ago1:03:30

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This conversation was a great example of what we’re trying to do with this podcast, the perfect balance between Science and Science Fiction. Marty sits down with Dr. Tim Swindle to discuss The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H. Wilson, in relation to NASA's OSIRIS REx mission which has returned a sample of…

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Food isn’t LIKE medicine. It IS medicine… Dr. Robin Berzin talks root cause medicine. || EP. 145 24:04

3M ago24:04

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Dr. Robin Berzin, Founder and CEO of Parsley Health. This is the next episode of this Inspiring Women collaboration highlighting several of the extraordinary women leaders in the 7Wire family. A third of this country, ~100M Americans, have two or more chronic conditions which also equates to about seve…

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Relief in store for those suffering from chronic pain. Jennie Shulkin on why she created Override. || EP. 144 18:38

4M ago18:38

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Jennie Shulkin, Founder and CEO of Override Health at HLTH 2023. This is the next episode of this Inspiring Women collaboration highlighting several of the extraordinary women leaders in the 7Wire family. Jennie joined forces with her father, Dr. David Shulkin, former US Secretary of the VA to address …

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Author Teresa Smyser 15:21

4M ago15:21

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Teresa Smyser, author of Heaven Help Us! and the Warrior Bride series talks about her evolution as a writer. She shares tips on her writing lifestyle and offers advice on self publishing. https://www.alcpl.org/ Have questions about this episode? Email askalibrarian@alcpl.org Music from PixabayBy Athens-Limestone County Public Library

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Lori Evans Bernstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Caraway Health at HLTH 2023. || EP. 143 19:31

4M ago19:31

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Kicking off this Inspiring Women collaboration highlighting several of the extraordinary women leaders in the 7Wire Ventures family. As a seasoned healthcare executive, entrepreneur, and previous government servant, Lori is familiar with the need to address healthcare problems at scale. Given the tsunami of need, Lori created Caraway to redefine he…

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Ep 19: Thomas Zega on Planetary Protection in the OSIRIS-REx Mission and 'The Andromeda Strain' 1:05:17

4M ago1:05:17

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NASA's recent OSIRIS-REx mission has returned a sample of asteroid Bennu all the way to Earth for detailed analysis. It is difficult to ignore the tempting similarities of this mission to the plot of Michael Crichton's 'The Andromeda Strain' and its sequel, Daniel H. Wilson's 'The Andromeda Evolution' - so in this episode Marty discusses Planetary …

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Ep 18: Stephen Gay and Ben Feist on Moon Colonization in 'Night Owls' 59:36

4M ago59:36

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This is our favorite kind of episode, hosting a conversation between e a science fiction author and a scientist, where each shares their work and expertise with the other to the benefit of both. Stephen Gay is a science fiction author whose debut novel 'Night Owls - A Moon Colony Adventure' follows a quirky band of party kids in a near-future socie…

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Raising the Bar for Women’s Healthcare: The Badass Women of Iron Health || EP. 142 22:52

4M ago22:52

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with the Inspiring Women co-founders of Iron Health at HLTH 2023: Stephanie Winans, CEO, Kristina Furlan, Chief Product Officer, and Susanna Wiborg, Chief of Staff. This is the finale episode of this Inspiring Women collaboration highlighting several of the extraordinary women leaders in the Redesign family. Each of these …

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP45 - Madala Mathurin, Co-Founder and CEO of Kozen 25:05

5M ago25:05

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - BLD interviews Black entrepreneurs and other changemakers about issues surrounding access to capital, equity, and more. In this episode, Dwan and Ken speak with Madala about what it takes to start a tech company. Learn more about Kozen: https://www.getkozen.com Join BLD in helping provide access to capital for bus…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP44 - Kim Johnson, President and CEO of Developing K.I.D.S 41:19

5M ago41:19

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - BLD interviews Black entrepreneurs and other changemakers about issues surrounding access to capital, equity, and more. In this episode, Dwan and Ken speak with Kim about the organization she founded, as well as the work she does with the Black Executive Director Alliance of Detroit (BEDAD). Learn more about Devel…

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Kathy Kaluhiokalani on innovation and impact (the equation of high growth companies that deliver within larger health systems is where the magic happens) || EP. 141 17:56

5M ago17:56

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Kathy Kaluhiokalani, Founder and CEO of Pip Care at HLTH 2023. This is the next episode of this Inspiring Women collaboration highlighting several of the extraordinary women leaders in the Redesign family. Pip Care was launched out of the Redesign process to address support for patients before, during …

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Ep 17: Damien Walter Part 2 - The Sociology of Science Fiction 58:14

5M ago58:14

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This is part two of our conversation with Damien Walter, the science fiction guru. He is the host of the Science Fiction Podcast and Science Fiction Facebook group. He is also a critical thinker about culture, and a prophet of the emerging mythos of science fiction. In our last episode we presented the part of our conversation about individual psyc…

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Authors A.E. Chewning and James C. Chewning 14:12

5M ago14:12

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A conversation with authors A.E. Chewning and James C. Chewning. Living in Athens, A.E. Chewning draws upon the rich history and local folklore to inspire her paranormal novels, including one based on the Athens Houston Memorial Library. James C. Chewning is a motivational speaker and has written Success Defined by Me: A Guide to Developing a Perso…

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Rachael Jones on the Calling of Leadership. And it starts with Grit and Grace || EP. 140 25:24

5M ago25:24

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Laurie McGraw is speaking with Inspiring Woman Rachael Jones, Founder and CEO of Syntax Health at HLTH 2023. This is the next episode of this Inspiring Women collaboration highlighting several of the extraordinary women leaders in the Redesign family. Syntax Health was launched out of the Redesign process and Rachael could not be more excited to ta…

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Ep 16: Damien Walter Part 1 - The Psychology of Story 35:30

5M ago35:30

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Damien Walter is one of the world’s foremost voices in critical thinking about science fiction as the emerging cultural mythos of our modern global civilization. In this episode we discuss some of Damien’s ideas about the psychological function of story-telling, and what he calls the operating system of human consciousness. We talk about how archet…

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - EP43 - Marcus Bell, Physical Scientist for the US Army 45:05

5M ago45:05

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BLD Presents: Speak For Yourself - BLD interviews Black entrepreneurs and other changemakers about issues surrounding access to capital, equity, and more. In this episode, Dwan and Ken speak with Dwan's uncle Marcus Bell about some of the life experiences that molded Dwan into the man he is today, as well as what it is like to study infectious dise…

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