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The official podcast of TV West. Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCid2eYV59Vqjm8XO58VIHRg. For more information, or links to all of our platforms, visit our official blog at tvwestsavestheworld.wordpress.com
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Shilpi and Mike met through Venture for America, a fellowship program that connects recent grads with startups and growth companies in low-cost cities. As fellows, they are attempting to learn the skills and tactics necessary to be successful entrepreneurs. After trading some insights during a 5 week training camp, they moved to their respective cities in the fall of 2013. Shilpi moved to Las Vegas to work for the Downtown Project, and Mike moved to Detroit to work for an internet company, B ...
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In this episode of Breaking Smart podcast, I want to explore what it means to say that Covid has accelerated everything. If so, it means we’ve done some time travel relative the old timeline. As the cryogenic lab tech said to Philip J. Fry on Futurama, when he landed in the year 2999, welcome to the world of tomorrow! 1/ Let’s set the stage a bit. …
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In this episode of Breaking Smart podcast, I want to explore what it means to say that Covid has accelerated everything. If so, it means we’ve done some time travel relative the old timeline. As the cryogenic lab tech said to Philip J. Fry on Futurama, when he landed in the year 2999, welcome to the world of tomorrow! 1/ Let’s set the stage a bit. …
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In today’s episode of the Breaking Smart podcast, I want to discuss a concept I call demiurgical businesses that I think goes beyond the 3 kinds you may be familiar with: lifestyle, customer-driven, and product-driven. 1/ In the discourse around tech, both on the tech side and the techlash side, you’ll often hear the term “real problems” which shou…
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In today’s episode of the Breaking Smart podcast, I want to discuss a concept I call demiurgical businesses that I think goes beyond the 3 kinds you may be familiar with: lifestyle, customer-driven, and product-driven. 1/ In the discourse around tech, both on the tech side and the techlash side, you’ll often hear the term “real problems” which shou…
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This Listener Newsletter is spearheaded by none other than the legendary Google Assistant. We are treated to updates on our blog, Saint Patrick’s Day, and the TV West Discord server. Remember that? You can join it here: https://discord.gg/JqsKYMYqtW--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tvwest/message…
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This is the 2021 Broadcast Awards Same Day Competition Submission, released in its entirety for you to enjoy. This is just the submission, nothing more. This submission took the Season Two, Episode Seven name for competition purposes only. This is NOT Season Two, Episode Seven. Check out our blog! https://tvwestsavestheworld.wordpress.com Send us a…
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Immure, Alexa, and The WordPress Blog (Season Two, Episode Seven)
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In a seemingly monotonous episode with another one-person cast, we get a pleasant surprise! Amazon Alexa heard about our cast problem and offered her voice to fill out this episode. Enjoy! The word of the day is "immure". Listen to find out more! We have a new blog, available at tvwestsavestheworld.wordpress.com, that is a new listening option for …
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Space exploration has an unusual side effect: giving us a sense of the value of money on earth. 1/ The Perseverance rover, shown touching down on Mars in the photo below, cost about $2.2 billion to design and build, and about $243 million to launch on an Atlas rocket. 2/ Now that it is on the ground, if all goes well, and it is able to operate, it …
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Space exploration has an unusual side effect: giving us a sense of the value of money on earth. 1/ The Perseverance rover, shown touching down on Mars in the photo below, cost about $2.2 billion to design and build, and about $243 million to launch on an Atlas rocket. 2/ Now that it is on the ground, if all goes well, and it is able to operate, it …
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Moonstruck, In-Person Schedule, and COVID-19 Exposure Notifications (Season Two, Episode Six)
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This is another Brogan episode. First, we take a look at the word "moonstruck", and shortly discuss Valentine's Day. Next up was a discussion of the first week of in-person learning at West, with a detailed explanation of the updated Term 3 schedule. Next, there is a very, VERY long segment about COVID-19 Exposure Notifications. There are instructi…
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Serendipity, In-Person Learning, and Sundance Film Festival (Season 2, Episode 5)
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In this one-person episode, Brogan runs the show and introduces us to the West in-person instruction plan. It's quite intricate; you'll have to listen to find out more. We also have a Word of the Day (Word of the Week was stolen by the weekly TV West show), "serendipity". Again, have a listen. Finally, we talked a bit about the 2021 Sundance Film F…
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This Listener Newsletter comes after Term 2 has concluded. In-person instruction resumes for those who wish on February 8. Mandatory COVID-19 testing is required in advance. More information on West's COVID-19 instruction policy can be found on the district website or the school website. A more in-depth look into this policy is coming in Episode 5,…
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In this first 2021 episode of the Breaking Smart podcast, I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind a lot lately that I call anti-network effects. 1/ As I am recording this, governments around the world are working out the logistics problems of distributing billions of vaccine doses. It feels like a symbol of the times we are entering i…
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In this first 2021 episode of the Breaking Smart podcast, I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind a lot lately that I call anti-network effects. 1/ As I am recording this, governments around the world are working out the logistics problems of distributing billions of vaccine doses. It feels like a symbol of the times we are entering i…
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Well, I guess 2020 is a wrap. I’m going to do a quick round-up of everything I published on Breaking Smart this year, and try to tease out the larger themes, but obviously no look back at the year can begin without acknowledging the 800lb virus in the room. To quote J. Peterman on Seinfeld, in the episode where he takes back the reins of his compan…
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Well, I guess 2020 is a wrap. I’m going to do a quick round-up of everything I published on Breaking Smart this year, and try to tease out the larger themes, but obviously no look back at the year can begin without acknowledging the 800lb virus in the room. To quote J. Peterman on Seinfeld, in the episode where he takes back the reins of his compan…
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Welcome back. The Breaking Smart newsletter and podcast is starting up again after a very refreshing 6-week break. I want to kick off the post-break programming with a podcast on a big question: if we are headed at least partially towards a post-scarcity world, as we seem to be, does it look more like the Star Trek universe, or the universe in Iain…
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Welcome back. The Breaking Smart newsletter and podcast is starting up again after a very refreshing 6-week break. I want to kick off the post-break programming with a podcast on a big question: if we are headed at least partially towards a post-scarcity world, as we seem to be, does it look more like the Star Trek universe, or the universe in Iain…
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Mr. Mystery, Truculent, and Voting (Season 2, Episode 4)
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In this shorter episode, we have a limited cast but a full roster of fun. We open with Will introducing our show and Traiton introduces us to Mr. Mystery, the Mystical Master of Mystery. Mr. Mystery gives us a blow-by-blow on the 1960's classic sci-fi horror film The Slime People, along with a movie review, just a little too late for Halloween. Aft…
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This is the first in a monthly newsletter series aimed at updating you on what's what and who's who at TV West Saves the World. Enjoy! There will be more episodes of this series in the first week of each month (other than summer, of course).--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tvwest/message…
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Sinuous, TikTok, and Moment of Silence (Season 2, Episode 3)
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The third installment in the StW saga's second year includes a myriad of great content, including our new WotW (Word of the Week), "sinuous". Don't look it up yet unless you like spoilers! We delve into more controversial topics in this episode, providing commentary on the recent events surrounding popular social media platform TikTok and its relat…
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More Advice with Baca, Logorrhea, and Will's Memes (Season 2, Episode 2)
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This episode features Mr. Baca's 2020-21 debut on the podcast with a bonus three-part Advice with Baca segment; we are treated to a new Word of the Week, hinted in the title; Traiton treats us to a roughly 10 minute review of the 1997 Kevin Costner film The Postman; we transition to a weekly Wednesday release schedule; and Will announces a plethora…
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In today’s episode, I want to talk about an idea I call fifth-generation management. 1/ Fifth-generation management is an emerging style of management we don’t know much about because it doesn’t actually exist yet. But it is guaranteed to emerge post-Covid because historically, big sharp disruptions have reliably triggered discontinuous changes in …
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In today’s episode, I want to talk about an idea I call fifth-generation management. 1/ Fifth-generation management is an emerging style of management we don’t know much about because it doesn’t actually exist yet. But it is guaranteed to emerge post-Covid because historically, big sharp disruptions have reliably triggered discontinuous changes in …
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Zoom School, The Utah Hurricane, and Console Wars (Season 2, Episode 1)
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This is the first episode of the second season of TV West Saves the World. We discuss how West has switched to a different system for remote learning and how it affects students; the massive windstorm that further delayed the opening of school by an additional week; and the console wars between the Xbox Series X/S and the PS5, as well as the games …
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For today’s episode, I want to share an out-take from my consulting work, something I think might be interesting for anyone working in the technology industry. It’s a set of 20 questions that can help you uncover the current state of play in your business. The questions are mainly useful for technology companies for reasons I’ll get to, and are pro…
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For today’s episode, I want to share an out-take from my consulting work, something I think might be interesting for anyone working in the technology industry. It’s a set of 20 questions that can help you uncover the current state of play in your business. The questions are mainly useful for technology companies for reasons I’ll get to, and are pro…
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A special episode, an audio roundup/summary of the last year’s podcasts. I cover the 19 episodes I did starting in June last year. A year of thinking out loud. * The inaugural episode riffing on the like-new ethos of the industrial age and the transience/aging based ethos of the digital age. June 21, 2019: A Wabi-Sabi Technological Age. * On the pr…
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A special episode, an audio roundup/summary of the last year’s podcasts. I cover the 19 episodes I did starting in June last year. A year of thinking out loud. * The inaugural episode riffing on the like-new ethos of the industrial age and the transience/aging based ethos of the digital age. June 21, 2019: A Wabi-Sabi Technological Age. * On the pr…
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In today’s episode, in honor of Bastille Day next week, and Fourth of July last week, I want to talk about the ongoing evolution in elitism, and the problem of how the emerging new elites can be better than the old ones being toppled. 1/ Elites are a constant and arguably necessary presence in history. Political revolutions that try to do away with…
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In today’s episode, in honor of Bastille Day next week, and Fourth of July last week, I want to talk about the ongoing evolution in elitism, and the problem of how the emerging new elites can be better than the old ones being toppled. 1/ Elites are a constant and arguably necessary presence in history. Political revolutions that try to do away with…
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Today I want to talk about big moods, a phrase you may have seen on twitter, and also a related concept I made up called little moods. 1/ You may have seen the phrase “big mood” on twitter over the last few years, especially used when expressing resonance with a mood someone else has expressed. But it’s gone well beyond social media now, and things…
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Today I want to talk about big moods, a phrase you may have seen on twitter, and also a related concept I made up called little moods. 1/ You may have seen the phrase “big mood” on twitter over the last few years, especially used when expressing resonance with a mood someone else has expressed. But it’s gone well beyond social media now, and things…
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In today’s episode, I want to talk about a new phase in the pandemic, marked by a shift in the role of the pandemic itself from foreground story, to background setting of other stories. I also have a couple of interesting announcements at the end. 1/ So this week, several non-pandemic things are dominating the headlines, the big one in the US of co…
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In today’s episode, I want to talk about a new phase in the pandemic, marked by a shift in the role of the pandemic itself from foreground story, to background setting of other stories. I also have a couple of interesting announcements at the end. 1/ So this week, several non-pandemic things are dominating the headlines, the big one in the US of co…
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How to Social Distance, Hybrid Learning, and TV West StW Says Goodbye (Episode 15)
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The final episode in the 2019-2020 season of the official TV West podcast, Saves the World. NOTE: This episode was recorded over the internet. Audio quality may worsen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tvwest/message
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The very first episode of the TV West podcast, Saves the World.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tvwest/message
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An episode in the 2019-2020 season of the official TV West podcast, Saves the World.Recorded between Episodes 3 and 4 of the same season.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tvwest/message
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How to Smile, COVID-19 Updates, and Teacher Appreciation (Episode 14)
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Enter the Gungeon, Working From Home, and National Treasure (Episode 13)
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How to Stay Sane, The Best Water, and NEVER Give a Pigeon a Laptop (Episode 12)
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Valentine's Day, Wilderness Survival Sneak Peek, and The Moisty Bois (Episode 11)
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Epcot, Holiday Gift Ideas, and Interim Principal (Episode 10)
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Garfield Philosophy, Tarik Won $$$, and Beans (Episode 9)
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Wizard of Oz, "OK, Boomer", and Logan Paul 2 (Episode 8)
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Social Media, Beatboxing, and Football (Episode 7)
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Memes, AirPods Pro, and Cashews (Episode 5)
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Advice with Baca, Tardy Policy, and Belugas (Episode 4)
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