Best Toshio Podcasts (2024)

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Climate Colonialism | Ann Pettifor & Hamza Hamouchene 1:03:08

19h ago1:03:08

1:03:08

This week on The Verso Podcast we’ll be taking a close look at the political economy of climate breakdown. Along with our host, Eleanor Penny, Ann Pettifor and Hamza Hamouchene discuss climate justice, private equity, degrowth, and the false promise of techno-fixes.Grab Ann's Verso releases here: tinyurl.com/3n3nc6jnSign up to the Verso Book Club t…

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With or Without Hope | Hannah Proctor & Ajay Singh Chaudhary 1:18:14

15d ago1:18:14

1:18:14

This week’s episode of The Verso Podcast centres on the gruelling work of making change happen in an often pitiless world - and the mental toll this can take on people. Along with our host, Eleanor Penny, Hannah Proctor and Ajay Singh Chaudhary discuss how revolutionary movements have balanced the grief of political defeat and lost hope, with the i…

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A Land Without Landlords | Nick Bano & Beth Stratford 1:08:44

29d ago1:08:44

1:08:44

This week on The Verso Podcast we’re putting landlordism under the microscope - how it turns peoples’ homes into poker chips, and the housing market into a casino. Nick Bano and Beth Stratford join our host, Eleanor Penny to discuss the depth and breadth of the housing crisis.Grab a copy of Nick's new book "Against Landlords: How to Solve the Housi…

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Unruly Bodies | Matthew Beaumont & Annie Olaloku-Teriba 1:17:05

1M ago1:17:05

1:17:05

On this episode of The Verso Podcast we’re going on a deep dive into the work of the psychiatrist, political theorist, and philosopher Frantz Fanon. Our wonderful host, Eleanor Penny, sat down with Matthew Beaumont and Annie Olaloku-Teriba to discuss Fanon’s expansive legacy - touching on everything from night walkers and revolutionaries, to radica…

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Dastardly Theology | Andrew Drummond & Eleanor Janega 1:23:13

2M ago1:23:13

1:23:13

Welcome back to the third season of The Verso Podcast! To kick off this run of shiny new episodes we’re taking a bit of a detour into the past, to have a closer look at the protestant reformation. This was a turbulent time in history - of tyrants, merchants, popes, peasants and roving priests - when early capitalist forms of power were just beginni…

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2010-2020: The Decade of Discontent | Anton Jäger & Vincent Bevins 1:10:01

3M ago1:10:01

1:10:01

In this bonus episode of the Verso Podcast, authors Anton Jäger and Vincent Bevins reflect on the previous decade, the mass political movements that took place, and the ultimate failure of these movements to produce meaningful political change. They consider the lessons that can be taken from the 2010s and discuss what will be required of current a…

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The Kindness of Strangers | Lynne Segal & Loree Erickson 1:07:26

4M ago1:07:26

1:07:26

On the last episode The Verso Podcast before the new year, Eleanor Penny is joined by Lynne Segal and Loree Erickson to discuss the myth of total independence, disability as a social construct, and the politics of care. In a conversation that ranges from the gendering, racialisation, and devaluation of caring labour, to abolitionism and disability …

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Love and Money, Sex and Death | McKenzie Wark & Toshio Meronek 1:08:54

5M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

This week on The Verso Podcast Eleanor Penny is joined by McKenzie Wark and Toshio Meronek to talk trans narratives, the politics of desire, and queer family. Together they take a critical look at the medical model of transition, its relationship to transmisogyny, and tactics of resistance.You can find McKenzie's book, "Love and Money, Sex and Deat…

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Breaking Britain | Danny Dorling & Chantelle Lewis 1:06:44

5M ago1:06:44

1:06:44

This week on The Verso Podcast we’re bringing you a deep dive on how Britain’s institutions, infrastructure, and social fabric are faring - and the prognosis doesn’t look good. For this episode Chantelle Lewis and Danny Dorling join our host, Eleanor Penny, to talk public wealth, regional division and failed states.You can find Danny's book "Shatte…

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Cryptocracy | Rachel O’Dwyer & Edward Ongweso 1:14:06

6M ago1:14:06

1:14:06

On this week’s episode of The Verso Podcast we’ll be taking a close look at the history of tokens across time, and the cultures that have grown up around them in the digital age. Rachel O’Dwyer and Edward Ongweso join our host, Eleanor Penny, to talk Bored Apes, art markets, Ponzi schemes and butter tokens.You can find Rachel's book "Tokens:The Fut…

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Arming Apartheid | Ghada Karmi & Antony Loewenstein 1:18:16

6M ago1:18:16

1:18:16

This week we were planning to bring you an episode about money in the digital age, but with everything that is currently unfolding in occupied Palestine we felt that this conversation between two leading thinkers on the subject was an important contribution to current discourse. In this episode, recorded on October 6th, Ghada Karmi and Antony Loewe…

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C. L. R. James | Brett St Louis & Arun Kundnani 1:05:03

7M ago1:05:03

1:05:03

After a short end-of-summer break we’re happy to bring you season two of the newly relaunched Verso Podcast. This week Brett St Louis and Arun Kundnani join our host Eleanor Penny to discuss the near foundational figure in the domains of decolonial, marxist, and pan-african thought - C. L. R. James.You can find Sakina Karimjee and Nic Watts' graphi…

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Walter Benjamin: The Storyteller | Esther Leslie & Stuart Jeffries 1:03:36

7M ago1:03:36

1:03:36

In this bonus episode of The Verso Podcast, Esther Leslie and Stuart Jeffries discuss the life and legacy of Walter Benjamin. Join them for this fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of one of Western Marxism's most important philosophers.The Storyteller: Tales out of Loneliness by Walter Benjamin is out now: https://tinyurl.com/2p9bta5w…

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How Can the Left Solve the Climate Crisis? | Benjamin Kunkel & Lola Seaton 34:18

8M ago34:18

34:18

In this bonus episode of The Verso Podcast, Benjamin Kunkel and Lola Seaton delve into debates on how to decarbonise the world economy and build a brighter future.Who Will Build the Ark, edited by Benjamin Kunkel and Lola Seaton is out now: https://tinyurl.com/bdzc56wwBy Verso Books

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On Cannibals and Capitalists | Nancy Fraser & Gargi Bhattacharyya 1:11:43

9M ago1:11:43

1:11:43

In the latest episode of The Verso Podcast, Nancy Fraser & Gargi Bhattacharyya join our host Eleanor Penny to discuss exploitation, expropriation, and racial capitalism. Together they probe the very edges of capitalism - examining what lies beyond, what's holding it all up, and reflecting on it is a system that constantly undermines the conditions …

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Labours of Love | Helen Hester & Sarah Jaffe 1:15:56

9M ago1:15:56

1:15:56

On this week's episode of The Verso Podcast, Helen Hester and Sarah Jaffe join Eleanor Penny to discuss the care crisis, and how we might organise care differently for a more equitable and free future.You can find Helen's book "After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time", co-authored with Nick Srnicek, on our website at https://t…

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Bodies Under Siege | Sian Norris & Edna Bonhomme 1:20:17

10M ago1:20:17

1:20:17

This week on The Verso Podcast, Sian Norris and Edna Bonhomme delve into the tactics and goals of fascist ideologies across the globe. They explore how far right movements organise themselves transnationally with the aim of exerting control over individuals' bodies, rooted in a fundamental suspicion of women and their autonomy.You can find Sian's b…

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Walter Rodney: Guerilla Intellectual | Robin D.G. Kelley & Kevin Ochieng Okoth 1:10:57

10M ago1:10:57

1:10:57

In this fourth episode of the newly relaunched Verso Podcast, Kevin Ochieng Okoth and Robin D.G. Kelley join Eleanor Penny to discuss the radical life and groundbreaking work of Guyanese historian, revolutionary, and guerrilla intellectual, Walter Rodney, who was assassinated 43 years ago this week.You can find a selection of Walter Rodney's books …

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Inventing Sexuality | Ben Miller & Amardeep Singh Dhillon 1:11:07

11M ago1:11:07

1:11:07

In this fourth episode of the newly relaunched Verso Podcast, Ben Miller and Amardeep Singh Dhillon join Eleanor Penny for a deep dive on the historical construction and ordering of sexualities into the categories we are familiar with today.You can find Ben's book "Bad Gays: A Homosexual History", co-authored with Huw Lemmey, on our website at tiny…

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Abolition Geography | Ruth Wilson Gilmore & Dalia Gebrial 1:30:52

11M ago1:30:52

1:30:52

In this third episode of the newly relaunched Verso Podcast, Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Dalia Gebrial join Eleanor Penny to discuss prison abolitionism, racial capitalism, and critical geography.You can find Ruthie's book "Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation" on our website at bit.ly/3OrC5cuBy Verso Books

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The Cult of Churchill | Tariq Ali & Priyamvada Gopal 1:15:07

12M ago1:15:07

1:15:07

On the second episode of our new season of the Verso Podcast, host Eleanor Penny is joined by writer and film maker Tariq Ali, and academic and author Priyamvada Gopal to discuss the cult of Winston Churchill and the insidious rewriting of the history of the British Empire.You can find Tariq's book "Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes" on our …

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Against Nature | Raj Patel & Tina Ngata 1:18:30

1y ago1:18:30

1:18:30

On the first episode of our new season of the Verso Podcast, host Eleanor Penny is joined by author Raj Patel and human rights advocate Tina Ngata to discuss the historical roots that tie together the exploitation of nature and people, and how those roots continue to impact our world today.You can find Raj's book, A History of the World in Seven Ch…

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The Cost of Living Crisis (and how to get out of it) 2:01:31

1y ago2:01:31

2:01:31

The response to the inflation surge by the UK government has been disastrous for working people. Pushing up interest rates, attempting to keep pay rises down, and trying to cut pensions and other benefits, has exacerbated the devastating cost-of-living crisis.The true causes of the crisis have nothing to do with workers asking for pay rises. Rapid …

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What comes after we abolish borders? Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke De Noronha 54:25

1+ y ago54:25

54:25

In this bumper edition of the Verso podcast we talk to authors Gracie Mae Bradley and Luke De Noronha about their new book Against Borders: The Case for Abolition. In it we explore what a world without borders might look like and the intricacies of imagining or advocating for that world. We then talk to Zehrah Hasan of JCWI about practical ways we …

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Abolish the Family | Sophie Lewis speaks to Ben Smoke 1:09:38

1+ y ago1:09:38

1:09:38

Do family abolitionists want to get rid of your Gran? Do they hate love? Are they all killjoys looking to rip the roots of working class resistance apart? Find out all this and more in this episode of the Verso podcast with author Sophie Lewis in conversation with Ben Smoke.Sophie Lewis is the author of Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and …

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The rules of politics have broken | Jeremy Gilbert and Alex Williams 1:25:04

1+ y ago1:25:04

1:25:04

How did we come to live in a world dominated by big tech and finance? In this video, Jeremy Gilbert and Alex Williams explore how these forces have shaped the direction of politics and government as well as the neoliberal economy to benefit their own interests. They discuss the concept of hegemony—the importance of passive consent; the complexity o…

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“Perceived Luck” With Manhattan Real Estate Agent James Maaba 1:02:35

1+ y ago1:02:35

1:02:35

On this week's episode of The Millennials and Money, our guest Manhattan Real Estate Agent James Maaba shares his Money Story. Hear how after high school James found a job earning minimum wage working the front desk at a real estate office where he was “happily unchallenged and content”, that is until he saw the commission checks of the Agents he w…

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“I slang houses for a living” with Tyson Redmond Part 2 46:26

1+ y ago46:26

46:26

On this week's episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast hear part 2 of Tyson Redmond’s Money Story. Tyson shares the driving factor behind his decision to get into real estate after previously swearing it off. Hear how despite it taking 7 months for Tyson to make his first sale as a real estate agent he never quit. 11 years into the business Ty…

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“I slang houses for a living” with Tyson Redmond Part 1 50:38

1+ y ago50:38

50:38

On this week's episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast, our guest and Real Estate Agent with Remax Tyson Redmond shared his Money Story. Tyson grew up in the Bay Area where he was a high school track star, his father was an accountant and his mom was a Real Estate Broker. Growing up so close to Real Estate Tyson was determined to have nothing …

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“Birthing a Dream” With Labor and Delivery Nurse Cindy Nguyen 1:17:33

1+ y ago1:17:33

1:17:33

On this week's episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast our guest, Labor and Delivery Nurse Cindy Nguyen shares her Money Story. Cindy grew up in a household with a dad who was very frugal and financially responsible, traits that Cindy learned and still carries today. Cindy shares how seeing the impact the 08 financial crisis had on her par…

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“If I can think it up, I can do it”- With Keisha Kee Mathews 1:06:26

2y ago1:06:26

1:06:26

On this week’s episode of the Millennials and Money Podcast our guest Real Estate Broker and owner of Mathews & Co. Realty Group as well as Urban Core Rentals Property Management Keisha “Kee” Mathews shares her Money Story. Despite growing up in project housing in Sacramento Kee never felt financial stress. In childhood, Kee's mom encouraged he…

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Grow Florecita Grow Part 2 36:49

2y ago36:49

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In Part 2 of this two-part episode, we hear the second half of Mayra Stewart's Money Story. Mayra shares what it's been like being married and merging two different cultures and Money mindsets into one. Hear Mayra share how 2020 impacted her as a Hispanic woman raising black children. We also get into what led Mayra to make the pivotal decision to …

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“Grow Florecita Grow Part 1” With Mayra Stewart 40:10

2y ago40:10

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On this weeks episode of Millennials and Money our guest, Author of children's novel “Grow Florecita Grow” Mayra Stewart shares her Money Story. On Part One of this two part episode we hear what money was like for Mayra as she grew up, she shares how her father worked hard to move her and her siblings out of Oakland and into the suburbs. Despite li…

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“The Middle Man Always Gets Paid” with insurance broker James Catchings 52:02

2y ago52:02

52:02

On this week's episode of the millennials and money podcast our guest insurance broker with guaranteed rate insurance James Catchings shares his money story. James learned the benefits of a hard work ethic from his dad who was a truck driver throughout his youth, but when James turned 21 he was forced to rely on his work ethic to provide for him an…

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“Working in the business to Working on The Business" With Ryan Contos Owner of Contos Builds 1:03:03

2y ago1:03:03

1:03:03

On this week's episode of Millennials and Money, our guest and owner of Contos Builders share his money story. Ryan shares how after seeing his dad own a business he knew business ownership was going to be his route to success. After high school, he went straight to work in the construction industry where his work ethic fast-tracked him to a role i…

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F.R.E.E with Keith Mickey 55:48

2y ago55:48

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On this week's episode of Millennials and Money our guest Mortgage Professional and owner of Real Estate Investor Group F.R.E.E Keith Mickey shares his money story. Keith shares how working in the private banking division of Wells Fargo and seeing how the ultra-wealthy utilized and leveraged the assets inspired him to do the same with his family. H…

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Who do the police protect? | Ben Smoke speaks to Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone 47:39

2y ago47:39

47:39

Since the 1980s police have been allowed to suppress protests by using aggressive tactics—from batons to horse charges to kettling. New military-style tactics were sanctioned by the Thatcher government, in secret. Over the next forty years those protesting against racism, unfair job losses, draconian laws, or for environmental protection were subje…

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What is ecofeminism, and why is it necessary in the fight for climate justice? 41:29

2y ago41:29

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What is ecofeminism, and why is it necessary in the fight for climate justice? by Verso BooksBy Verso Books

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Listen With Amir Carraway 1:19:37

2+ y ago1:19:37

1:19:37

On this week's episode of Millennials and Money our guest and Publishing Director with Social Publication Magazine Amir Carraway shares his Money Story. Hear what money was like for Amir throughout his life, Amir shares what life was like growing up in the Bay Area in a single-parent household and how he learned at a young age that if he wanted som…

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Level up with Colby Bell 58:13

2+ y ago58:13

58:13

On this week's episode of Millennials and Money our guest, Liberty Mutual Insurance Agent Colby Bell Share his Money Story. Colby began his working years selling shoes something he is still passionate about today and he credits much of his success in the insurance business to the things he learned in retail selling shoes and serving customers. Colb…

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Daring to Hope: Sheila Rowbotham speaks to Gary Younge 53:46

2+ y ago53:46

53:46

In 'Daring to Hope', Sheila Rowbotham looks back at her life as a participant in the women’s liberation movement, left politics and the creative radical culture of a decade in which freedom and equality seemed possible. She reveals the tremendous efforts that were made to transform attitudes and feelings, as well as daily life. In this podcast epis…

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Owning the Transition: David Hughes, Mika Minio-Paluello & Thea Riofrancos 51:03

2+ y ago51:03

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Who owns these resources, who builds and controls renewable energy infrastructures and ultimately who will access and benefit from them, are key questions to address if we want to understand what is at stake when we speak about the energy transition. In this discussion David Hughes, Mika Minio-Paluello and Thea Riofrancos focus on the question of w…

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Underneath COP26, The Beach! Andreas Malm, Kate Aronoff & Sabrina Fernandes 1:00:51

2+ y ago1:00:51

1:00:51

What could direct action look like in the context of COP26? Our second episode, recorded in Glasgow at COP26, is hosted by Kate Aronoff, staff writer at The New Republic, author of Overheated and co-author of A Planet To Win: Why We Need A Green New Deal. Kate is joined by Andreas Malm, author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline and White Skin, Black Fuel…

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Artificial Intelligence - Is it worth it? 1:00:56

2+ y ago1:00:56

1:00:56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad79nYk2keg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhCzX0iLnOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dMTAQM4cw Special thanks to Kentaro Ide for making the intro and outro music. Check out his site at www.kentaroide.com --- New episodes released weekly at https://www.superrespectable.com You can get in touch with us at: Faceboo…

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Podcasting about podcasting 48:46

2+ y ago48:46

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https://www.onefineplay.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-podcasting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_podcasting https://toppodcast.com/top-podcasts/ Special thanks to Kentaro Ide for making the intro and outro music. Check out his site at www.kentaroide.com --- New episodes released weekly at https://www.superrespectable.com You can get in touch…

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Climate justice: from narrative to action. Dalia Gebrial, Mathew Lawrence and Harpreet Kaur Paul 44:20

2+ y ago44:20

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How can the left build power in times of crisis? Our first episode, recorded by the beach in Brighton at The World Transformed festival, is hosted by writer and journalist Dalia Gebrial. Dalia is joined by Mathew Lawrence, co-author of Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown, and Harpreet Kaur Paul, human rights lawyer an…

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The World of Board Games 1:02:21

2+ y ago1:02:21

1:02:21

https://brandonthegamedev.com/the-10-most-popular-board-games-of-all-time-and-why-they-made-board-gaming-better/ https://moneyinc.com/highest-selling-board-games-of-all-time/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeB-1F-UKO0 Special thanks to Kentaro Ide for making the intro and outro music. Check out his site at www.kentaroide.com --- New episodes relea…

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The Art of Dressing Well - Les Sapeurs 1:16:14

2+ y ago1:16:14

1:16:14

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54323473 https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2013/05/07/181704510/the-surprising-sartorial-culture-of-congolese-sapeurs https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/aug/27/congolese-dandies-meet-the-stylish-men-and-women-of-brazzaville-in-pictures https://youtu.be/66HuFrMZWMo Special thanks to Ken…

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Real Life Monopoly with Justin Kusu 32:19

2+ y ago32:19

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On this week's episode of Millennials and Money, our guest is Air BNB investor and Coach Justin Kusu. Justin shares how from a young age he was always taught to grind to get the things he wants. Listen how Justin went from selling magazines door to door to working for Grant Cardone as one of his top Sales and Marketing Manager. Despite achieving to…

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“Trading Security for Opportunity with Seth Owen” 36:11

2+ y ago36:11

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Seth Owen was raised by a single mother and since a young age, he has always felt the need to provide for himself and help provide for others. Seth shares how he's been able to take the skills he learned at Fresno State and serving in leadership roles both in the US Military and at Enterprise and combine those skills to land his dream job at Hagert…

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