Best Eron Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 144 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Eron Epstein 56:38

12m ago56:38

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I have known attorney Eron Epstein as a colleague with the American Consumer Bankruptcy College for the past couple of years. Eron, as you’ll hear, has an easygoing and affable personality that makes him very relatable to his clients. On top of that, Eron has been practicing consumer bankruptcy law for many years in Chattanooga, Tennessee. That are…

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Community Building Through Mutual Aid with Eron 50:43

15h ago50:43

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In this episode I talked to Eron who runs the Youtube channel Re-Education. We talk about the importance of community building as well as the work he is doing with the Cathedral Community Fridge here in Regina. It sounds like Eron is planning to start making some videos again and he’s doing amazing organizing work around the community fridge. It wa…

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Evolution and Revolution 1:07:51

1h ago1:07:51

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In this episode we talk science and socialism as we go through the scientific revolution that came from Darwin’s theory of evolution and Marx’s theory of socialism and how the two theories intersect. Check out the book here https://www.marxists.org/archive/pannekoe/1912/marxism-darwinism.htm Check out Justin's links and follow him https://www.justi…

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Ronnie and Friends with Sparks Ford 56:54

1h ago56:54

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Sparks Ford is a great guy with a great wife and kids! This is exactly who you want at a party and he holds a room naturally. He has been in sales for his entire career and that is exactly where he needs to be! I have been fortunate enough to have known Sparks for twenty years or so and I am always happy to see him and talk to him. I hope you enjoy…

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Episode 17: Phones, Drones, and Satellites: Measuring Forest Carbon 35:55

4h ago35:55

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In this episode, we speak with Aakash Ahamed, a remote sensing scientist developing methods to measure forest carbon using instruments deployed on phones, drones, planes, and satellites. He is the co-founder and CEO of Working Trees, a start-up focused on leveraging mobile phone sensing technology to improve ease, accuracy, and transparency in tree…

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Episode 143 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Todd Farmer 44:34

15h ago44:34

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I have known attorney Todd Farmer as a colleague with the American Consumer Bankruptcy College for the past couple of years. Todd, along with his law partner, Sam Wright, are the co-founders of Farmer and Wright. They have offices throughout Kentucky, hence the phrase “the Kentucky boys!” Both Todd and Sam strike me as very bright, personable, driv…

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Opposing American Imperialism 1:19:08

13d ago1:19:08

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In this episode Justin and I talk about The Wartime Pamphlets of Gore Vidal. We go through some of the history of the violence of the United States and some of the wars that have been carried out in the name of “US interests”. You can get copies of them here Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How we got to be so hated https://www.amazon.com/Perpetu…

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Ronnie and Friends with Jim Kaplan 41:54

17d ago41:54

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I always say that I don't know anyone in Huntsville that doesn't know Jim Kaplan and his family. I've known Jim for probably 20 years and he is one of the most extroverted and warm individuals I have ever run across! He and his wife Jennifer have raised a great family and I am fortunate to have them in my world. I hope you enjoy this inaugural podc…

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Talking States and Organizing with Anark 57:36

22d ago57:36

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In this episode I talked to Daniel about some of the arguments I’ve seen from non-leftists or non-anarchist leftists. We also talk a little bit about some of the great work that local organizers in my city and where Daniel is, are doing. Daniel is a great resource for information about anarchism and organizing and if you want to learn more you shou…

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Born, The Painter & Healing 21:11

19d ago21:11

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Discussion of Kenny Chesney's "Born" album, my initial thoughts, Cody Johnson's "The Painter" & creative souls & thoughts of much needed healing. Also, love to No Shoes Nation on the cusp of the 2024 Sun Goes Down Tour.

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Secular Faith and Socialism 1:03:44

1M ago1:03:44

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In this episode Justin talks to us about the book This Life by Martin Hagglund. We discuss heaven versus the finitude of life, secularism, and how it all ties in with socialism and the socialist project. You can get a copy of This Life from Penguin/Random House https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/248368/this-life-by-martin-hagglund/978110187373…

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Sustainability Through Compassion with Ali Horriyat 1:03:42

2M ago1:03:42

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In this interview I talked to Ali Horriyat, founder of Compassiviste. Ali left the lucrative, profit-driven world of finance in 2016 to devote himself to his vision of a society where compassion, empathy, and social impact are at the heart of our actions. In 2020, he launched Compassiviste to spread this vision. Born in Dubai, he attended schools i…

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Episode 142 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Eric Artrip 48:24

2M ago48:24

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Attorney Eric Artrip is a partner with the law firm of Mastando and Artrip. This firm is highly respected, and you can listen to a podcast I did previously with one of Eric’s law partners, Teri Mastando, here. As you'll hear me say on this podcast, for the past several years, whenever there is notable news of any type in North Alabama that entails …

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Marxism in the United States 1:29:33

2M ago1:29:33

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In this episode Justin talks to us about the book Marxism in the United States by Paul Buhle and some of the history of socialism and some of the socialists that were active in the United States. Here’s a hint though for those conservatives that might come across this, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden aren’t on the list. We on the left don’t like them ei…

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Cars Suck and Here's Why 1:33:46

3M ago1:33:46

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In this episode Justin and I talk about the book Road to Nowhere by Paris Marx. We go through some of the failures of big tech to solve the big problems of society including climate change and how the car culture that was developed in the name of profits ultimately isolated people and made us all less connected to our communities.Make sure to check…

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Episode 141 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Madison County, Alabama Circuit Court Judge Chris Comer 51:11

3M ago51:11

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The Honorable Chris Comer has been on the bench for about the past decade or so, serving as a Circuit Court Judge in Madison County, Alabama. Judge Comer is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. After graduating, he served as a judicial clerk for Judge Buddy Little. He then worked for several years as an assistant district attorney…

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Episode 140 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Robert Geller 45:58

3M ago45:58

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I know attorney Robert Geller as a fellow member of the American Consumer Bankruptcy College. As you’ll hear, Robert is personable, thoughtful, engaging and intelligent. His main office is located in Tampa, Florida and he practices in the areas of consumer bankruptcy, personal injury, family law and immigration. South Floridians are fortunate to ha…

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The Right Wing Take Over of the U.S. Supreme Court 1:33:05

3M ago1:33:05

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In this episode of Red Reviews Justin takes me through the book American Crusade by Andrew Seidel. We talk about the right wing take over of the Supreme Court of the United States and how corrupt they are and some of their bad decisions. You can get a copy through Andrew’s websitehttps://andrewlseidel.com/american-crusade/# Check out Andrew’s full …

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The Toxic Boy's Club of the DIY Music Scene with Nikki EatKS 1:08:36

3M ago1:08:36

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In this interview I talked to Nikki EatKS who is a podcaster in the music scene and who has worked in radio and has many contacts within the music scene. We talked about some of the toxicity that comes when men act as gatekeepers and become apologists for sexual harassment and assault because they like a particular artist. We also talked about some…

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Episode 139 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Roy Black 1:07:11

3M ago1:07:11

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If there was a NBA Best Players list or a New York Yankees Murderers Row for lawyers, attorney Roy Black would unquestionably be on it. He has been an integral part of American jurisprudence over the last 50 years. His accolades are too numerous to list separately but you can find them here. He even has his own Wikipedia page so that pretty much su…

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Reform or Revolution 1:32:55

4M ago1:32:55

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In this episode Justin talks to us about the book Reform or Revolution and other writings by Rosa Luxemburg. Between the history, the theory, and the debates between Luxemburg and other socialists this was a great look at one of the greatest socialist minds of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. If you can’t afford to buy the book we covered wh…

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Episode 138 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Laura Harper 41:23

3M ago41:23

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Attorney Laura Harper is the President of Lanier Ford, a large and well-respected law firm located in Huntsville, Alabama. I have previously done podcasts with Lanier Ford partner, Andy Sieja and former Lanier Ford partner, Bob Bailey. Laura practices in the areas of corporate law and estate planning. Laura left her native Huntsville to attend law …

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Episode 137 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Brendan Prince 48:20

4M ago48:20

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Brendan Prince is an attorney here in Huntsville, Alabama. He is well-known as a “local product,” first for his athletic achievements (Alabama High School State Wresting Champion and Alabama State Swimming Champion) and, now, for his legal work in government contracting and procurement, in addition to all the work he does for non-profit organizatio…

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Economic Planning Works 1:15:01

4M ago1:15:01

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In this episode Justin takes us through the book, The People’s Republic of Walmart, and the concept of a planned economy as well as planning in other areas of society as well. The People’s Republic of Walmart was written by Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski and uses Walmart as an example of how despite the rhetoric of pure unplanned free markets …

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The Marxist/Anarchist Team Up Show - A review of Revolutionary Affinities 1:43:04

5M ago1:43:04

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In this extra long episode Justin and I talk about the book Revolutionary Affinities by Michael Löwy and Olivier Besancenot and translated by David Campbell. This book takes us through the history of Marxism and Anarchism when they agreed and when they didn't and helps us come to the conclusion that we have deep affinities with each other despite o…

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Brogressive Hypocrisy with Eiynah Nicemangos 1:10:20

5M ago1:10:20

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*CW - discussion of sexual harassment and assault* In this episode I talked to Eiynah Nicemangos, host of the podcast Polite Conversations. Eiynah has been podcasting for a long time and does high quality work around the far right and the so-called intellectual dark web. Her series debunking and calling out Sam Harris for his bigotry is some of my …

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Episode 136 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Jeff McKinney 39:08

5M ago39:08

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I did not realize that attorney Jeff McKinney was part of the University of North Alabama crew that made their way to law school, including Brad Botes and Stuart Maples, until we talked on this podcast. I am sure there are several others in that group that I am probably missing. Jeff practices with his long-time law partner, Clint Butler, with the …

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Episode 135 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Jonathan Lusk 44:32

5M ago44:32

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This podcast features attorney Jonathan Lusk. Jonathan is a highly respected attorney with offices in both Huntsville and Guntersville, Alabama. As you’ll hear on this episode of the podcast, Jonathan’s firm goes back to 1895 when it was started by his great-grandfather, John Lusk. The law practice was then continued by his grandfather, Marion Lusk…

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Is This Radical? Canadian Politics with Nora Loreto 55:27

6M ago55:27

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In this interview episode I talked to Nora Loreto, Nora is a well known podcaster, writer, and journalist who has done amazing work covering politics from a left perspective. She did work on Covid that was truly instrumental to understanding the impact of the pandemic on Canadian long term care homes. She often doesn't get the credit she deserves b…

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Episode 16: Takeaways from NY Climate Week 2023 37:05

6M ago37:05

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SCN host Julia Strong and field correspondent Morrison Mast report from New York Climate Week 2023, bringing listeners voices from the Brazilian Amazon, London, New York, and more to experience one of the climate community’s biggest weeks and understand the state-of-play of nature-based solutions during this tumultuous time in carbon markets. In th…

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Episode 134 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring David Hodge 46:04

6M ago46:04

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As you’ll hear on this episode of the podcast, attorney David Hodge has really benefitted from his humble roots working throughout his childhood into his college years on his father’s farm. Interestingly enough, his farm background has greatly benefited his clients with a number of plaintiff’s cases he has brought just because of what he knows and …

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Everyone Deserves Healthcare 1:21:56

6M ago1:21:56

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In this episode Justin and I talk about the book, Health Communism. We talk about how American culture in particular is designed to leave people desperate and on the verge of bankruptcy so that there’s always a surplus of workers. We also talk about how this works with the dignity in dying movement. It’s a big topic and we barely touch on the surfa…

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Episode 133 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring David Holt 44:56

6M ago44:56

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David Holt is a founding partner of Loftin Holt, a law firm he started with Bartley Loftin. You can hear Bartley’s episode of the Next Lawyer Up podcast here. David is a highly respected lawyer who gives back to many organizations in our community. He is past president of the Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program and the President-Elect of the H…

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Big Tech Destroys Creativity: a review of Chokepoint Capitalism 1:17:59

7M ago1:17:59

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In this episode Justin and I talk about the book Chokepoint Capitalism by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow and as an extension we discuss some of the ways that capitalism and the drive for profit limits artists and can actually harm the creative process. We also spend some time thinking about Michael Brooks and the impact he had and how his absence…

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Episode 132 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Elie Honig 58:01

7M ago58:01

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If you watch CNN at all, you have undoubtedly seen attorney Elie Honig, CNN Senior Legal Analyst, especially over the past several months. Elie always comes off very knowledgeable about any legal matter that he is asked about and he has an easy going and affable manner about him that allows him to help explain complicated and nuanced legal situatio…

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The Ghost of Anarchism with Margaret Killjoy 1:01:14

7M ago1:01:14

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In this episode I talked to the amazing Margaret Killjoy, anarchist author and podcaster. We talked about how she got into podcasting, how long she's been doing it, and why as well as what anarchism means to her and whether Kropotkin was wrong about World War One or not. It was a wonderful discussion and I hope you enjoy it. Check out all of Margar…

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Episode 131 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Mark Zaid 59:08

7M ago59:08

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I have known of attorney Mark Zaid by reputation for many years, given my own security clearance practice. I recently ran across Mark’s name again in the July/August 2023 issue of the Washington Lawyer Magazine which gets distributed to all DC bar members. The article was titled “Keeping Up with Pioneers in Evolving Practices” and it discussed Mark…

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Episode 130 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Robert Lockwood 44:42

7M ago44:42

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Robert Lockwood is a well-known and highly respected attorney in Alabama. He practiced with a large Huntsville law firm for over 25 years before deciding to go out on his own earlier this year. You can find Robert’s information at his two websites, LockwoodLawyers.com and EmployingAlabama.com As I mentioned to Robert on the podcast, I don't know wh…

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American Socialism: a review of The S Word 1:16:55

8M ago1:16:55

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This episode Justin and I talked about the book The S Word by John Nichols. It’s supposed to be a book about the history of American socialism but rather it seems to be a book about democratic socialism of the more reformist type. In this video Justin is very comfortable discussing American history and some of the figures discussed in the book. I t…

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d&k2dcp^zvapRr! 48:20

8M ago48:20

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Joe Milowic is the director of well-being and serves as of counsel for Quinn Emanuel. He has previously been selected as a New York Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property and he was also chosen as a Global Fellow by the Federal Circuit Bar Association in recognition of his commitment to leadership and cooperation in the global legal community. I fir…

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Interview #76 - Means and Ends with Zoe Baker 1:48:34

8M ago1:48:34

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This time around I talked to Zoe Baker aka Anarchopac about her recent book Means and Ends: The Revolutionary Practice of Anarchism in Europe and the United States. I tried to be very professional so that I could be deserving of such a brilliant guest but I'll let you be the judge of whether I succeeded or not. All of Zoe’s links are here⁠https://l…

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Episode 128 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Laura Terrell 48:07

8M ago48:07

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This podcast features attorney Laura Terrell. Laura has a broad legal background to include attending the University of Virginia Law School, “big law” partnerships, and stints serving at the White House and Department of Justice. Interestingly, she has now turned her focus and work into serving as an executive coach. Oftentimes, lawyers, like all p…

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Bonus: Why are we hosting the AI Conclave? 56:36

8M ago56:36

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Palladium editors Wolf Tivy and Matt Ellison join Skinner Layne of Wild Studios. We discuss why Palladium and Wild Studios are hosting the AI Conclave in Spain this November. Learn more and join us: https://aiconclave.io The AI Conclave is a month-long pop-up campus for deep study of the biggest questions—in Mediterranean nature: for healthy bodies…

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Episode 127 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Mac Martinson 32:50

8M ago32:50

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Attorney Mac Martinson is a partner with the Huntsville law firm of Martinson and Beason. I say this a lot on this episode of the podcast and here I go again…Mac and his law firm are highly respected as lawyers and as people who give back to our community. This law firm was founded by Mac’s grandfather back in 1937 and has been in existence ever si…

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Red Reviews #36 - In Praise of Idleness 1:10:54

9M ago1:10:54

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In this episode of Red Reviews Justin talks to me about Bertrand Russell’s non-Marxist view of socialism and the value of a socialist society. You can read it here from libcom https://files.libcom.org/files/Bertrand%20Russell%20-%20In%20Praise%20of%20Idleness.pdf Check out the website for the quotes used in the episode https://www.skepticalleftist.…

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Episode 15: Leading Private Sector Action for a Nature Positive Future with Tim Christophersen, VP, Climate Action @ Salesforce 44:24

9M ago44:24

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Tim Christophersen leads Salesforce’s nature positive strategy - internally defining Salesforce’s nature-related goals and how to meet them, partnering with other corporations to help them advance action for nature, and driving cross-sector partnerships to unlock nature-based solutions at scale. Tim shares the challenges for nature-based solutions …

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Interview #75 - Evolving Beyond Hierarchy with Stafford Grayman 48:32

9M ago48:32

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So I got a message a few weeks ago from Stafford telling me about a book he's writing about the Transendence Movement and anarchism and it sounded great so I got him to go through my process and book an interview. The day that it came to talk to him I was a bit sick but I toughed it out and we made it through, had a great conversation, and happily …

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Episode 126 - Next Lawyer Up with Ron Sykstus featuring Patrick Slaughter 1:15:15

9M ago1:15:15

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As I say on the introduction of this podcast, I have never seen the arc of a career like this – from a longtime professional magician to law school to a successful law firm he founded and now a coach for lawyers and an author on how to start and grow a successful law firm. Those are quite a few accomplishments and transition packed into one career!…

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Episode 14: Creating a Nature Positive Tourism Industry with Megan Morikawa, Global Sustainability Office Director @ Iberostar 51:35

9M ago51:35

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In our first episode featuring a corporate sustainability leader focused on nature-based solutions, we interview Megan about her role at Iberostar, her priorities as they relate to nature-based solutions, and the challenges and opportunities driving innovation for both adaptation and mitigation internally and with partners externally. Megan shares …

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