Best Cairo Smith Podcasts (2024)

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Sisi Wei: data stories at The Markup and CalMatters 29:10

29d ago29:10

29:10

Sisi Wei is the Chief Impact Officer at CalMatters & The Markup, based in New York. Sisi founded the DEI Coalition For Anti-Racist, Equitable, And Just Newsrooms and was the Assistant Managing Editor at ProPublica. She has also won the Gwen Ifill Award. Alberto chats with Sisi about her work and how she approaches telling stories with data. The⁠ ⁠⁠…

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AI and data journalism: the AP's Garance Burke 33:13

2M ago33:13

33:13

Garance Burke is a global investigative reporter for the Associated Press, with a focus on reporting around Artificial Intelligence. She wrote the chapter of the AP style guide around reporting on AI and leads a team which works with data to tell stories every day. She joins Simon and Alberto to discuss the implications for data journalism. The⁠ ⁠⁠…

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How the Pulitzer Center does data journalism 27:23

3M ago27:23

27:23

How does the Pulitzer Center create such great data journalism? Alberto and Simon are joined by Doménica Montaño, the Center's program coordinator for environmental investigations. Working with terrific data journalists like director Gustavo Faleiros and Kuek Ser Kuang Keng, the team produces groundbreaking data work. Doménica explains what it take…

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The Cool Grey City of Data: inside the San Francisco Chronicle's data team 49:17

4M ago49:17

49:17

Dan Kopf and Nami Sumida join Simon and Alberto to discuss how the SF Chronicle tells data stories, such as Sumida's recent exploration of the city's Japantown (sub required) and the WW2 internment that nearly destroyed it. The team discuss what makes the Bay Area such a rich source of data journalism and how the Chron approaches it each day. The⁠ …

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TikTok’s Obsession with Beauty 13:43

7M ago13:43

13:43

In today's episode, I’d like to dive into the world of TikTok and its obsession with beauty, changing your looks, and trying to fit within very tight or unattainable beauty standards. Looksmaxxing, plastic surgery, unrealistic TikTok beauty filters, etc. Along with all the trends that are seemingly endless in pointing out even the smallest detail o…

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Anna Brand: data journalism for CNN 26:57

8M ago26:57

26:57

Anna Brand is the Managing Editor for Data and Graphics at CNN Digital. She chats with Simon and Alberto about building a data journalism team at the news outlet, explains how it works and what inspires her. The⁠ ⁠music this week⁠⁠, made with⁠ ⁠TwoTone⁠⁠, is based on the data behind this CNN Digital story about Halloween candy.…

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National Signing Day 2024 All-Name Team | Coffeetown Christmas Special 37:17

8M ago37:17

37:17

National Signing Day 2024: Some 5-Star NAME TALENT out there across the country Coffeetown Christmas Special: Taking a look and a listen back at the best moments in Coffeetown football history. Coffeetown team store: www.gocoffeetown.com/team-store Submit your own high school football story: www.gocoffeetown.com/got-a-story Twitter: @GoCoffeetown /…

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Holiday special: why data storytelling matters 44:11

8M ago44:11

44:11

It’s a different kind of podcast this week: Simon and Alberto talk about Alberto’s latest book, The Art of Insight, why data journalism is still a dream job and our approaches to working with numbers to tell stories. Find out what books got us here - and what we care about most, when it comes to data storytelling. The ⁠music this week⁠, made with ⁠…

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Marty Smith Loves High School Football | Coffeetown State Championship 47:39

8M ago47:39

47:39

Marty Smith talks about his experience as a high school football state champion in Virginia. Coffeetown plays for a state title. Bill Belichick's favorite high school football coach is back to work in Arkansas. Manchester High School (Georgia) honors a fallen teammate in its state championship game. ____ Bionic Arm GoFundme: https://www.gofundme.co…

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Barstool's Captain Cons on Army – Navy, High School Football Career 51:36

9M ago51:36

51:36

Barstool Sports talent Connor Crehan (AKA Captain Cons) talks his High School Football and Army – Navy Support for a high school football player's bionic arm Arizona refs ruin a state championship game A Mississippi player that has Smokey and the Bandit in his blood Voice of the Braves Ben Ingram submits his own Mississippi High School Football all…

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"Hungary is a data journalism superpower" 33:02

9M ago33:02

33:02

Attila Bátorfy is a data journalist operating in Viktor Orbán's Hungary, heading up ATLO and pioneering the field in the country as a teacher and practitioner. Find out why he believes Hungary is the country to watch for data storytelling. Music by ⁠TwoTone⁠, based on data about rising Hungary's falling population. You can hear the ⁠full (long) tra…

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Jason Witten can COACH, son | ELITE Radio Call | Pretzels mascot 28:19

9M ago28:19

28:19

Jason Witten's high school football renaissance. Sinkhole chaos in Rhode Island. ELITE Arkansas high school football radio call. High School Football Mascot of the month: Freeport Pretzels Playoff Matchup Names of the week ____ Witten: https://gocoffeetown.com/jason-witten-high-school-football-coach-one-win-away-from-state/ Sinkholes: https://www.w…

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Paul Finebaum on the time his gym coach kicked him | Hogshooter vs. Pork Chop 45:50

9M ago45:50

45:50

Paul Finebaum stops by to talk about covering Charles Barkley in high school and getting kicked by his high school gym teacher. Blake Hogshooter, Pork Chop and Myka Nipple. All real names in high school football. A cheating scandal that rocked Pittsburgh high school football. Outdoor wrasslin' in Georgia. Player smugglin' sodas in his high school f…

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Michael Jordan high school story revisited: 45 years later | High school football coaches get physical 32:04

10M ago32:04

32:04

Revisiting the infamous Michael Jordan 'cut from his high school basketball team' story, 45 years later. Are physical high school football coaches the last of a dying breed? Unsportsmanlike penalties brought to you by Liberty Baptist Church. How to get kicked out of the chain gang. The best high school football matchups in the country according to …

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Jesse Plemons Varsity Blues / Friday Night Lights connection | High School Football Playoffs season 28:39

10M ago28:39

28:39

Digging deeper on Jesse Plemons and his Landry Clarke / Tommy Harbor connection in multiple fictional high school football productions. Illinois team wakes up coach to celebrate high school football playoffs. North Dakota high school holds snow tarp down with whatever it can find. Deer evades referee on the field. Scariest things y'all ever saw at …

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LeBron James High School Football, Coffeetown vs. Briarton 44:23

10M ago44:23

44:23

Braves Radio Network play-by-play voice Ben Ingram joins the show to talk about his high school football radio rootsl. A player named Butter. Michigan gets a much-needed win from a female head coach. LeBron James wants you to recognize his high school football accomplishments. Coffeetown High School Football plays for the region title at Briarton. …

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David Pollack, WE NEED MORE DAWGS, Cairo Syrupmakers 38:31

10M ago38:31

38:31

David Pollack joins the show to talk about playing Georgia high school football. A coach goes "WARP ZONE" and puts 94 points on his opponent in an Alabama revenge game. David Bennett, viral 'WE NEED MORE DAWGS' sensation is retiring from South Carolina high school football. Tipping the cap to him. A fullback with a FULL HEART runs wild. The amazing…

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Data journalism at The Guardian 1:00:22

11M ago1:00:22

1:00:22

The Guardian's Pamela Duncan and Ashley Kirk join Simon to talk about how data journalism has changed since he was there, how the news organisation works today and what is coming next. Music by TwoTone, based on data from this story about rising surface temperatures. You can hear the full (long) track here.…

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Cole Cubelic, Coach's Wife SpyGate, Haunted Field in Texas 42:23

11M ago42:23

42:23

Cole Cubelic joins the show to talk about playing Alabama high school football. A coach's wife is accused of SpyGate at a rival high school practice. The Fish Bowl rivalry gets ugly, with a broken jaw and a porta-potty incident. Does Texas have a haunted high school football field? Listener-submitted story about a rest stop football practice. ____ …

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Jeff Francoeur, Coffeetown vs. Holy Cloud, Ref Gone Wild 39:20

11M ago39:20

39:20

Jeff Francoeur joins the show to talk about his legendary high school football career just in time for the MLB Postseason. A ref loses control and rips off a player's helmet. Watch out for deer on the drive home. A Florida football player gets snake-bit during a drill. Take a look at the best high school football mullet in Georgia. Coffeetown footb…

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Booger McFarland, Big Whiskey & Auctioneers 50:21

11M ago50:21

50:21

Booger McFarland joins the show to talk about his role models and Frito pies. Delicious. A NIL mix-up in Alabama high school football gets saucy. Meet 'Big Whiskey,' the offensive linemen with pipes in pregame and at halftime. A California neighborhood literally protests Friday Night Lights. Meet Big Willie & Little Willie: A human / robot pair pai…

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'Friday Night Lights' Film Study | Best High School Football Field Goal Ever? 31:58

11M ago31:58

31:58

'Friday Night Lights' (2004 movie) film review: Best quotes, trivia and goofs. A tribute to a legendary high school football coach courtesy of a listener submission. He just wanted to hang 100 on em. High school football player sings the national anthem before his game, a field goal kick lands in an unlikely place, and a band instructor gets arrest…

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Matt Stinchcomb, Coffeetown vs. Strongbirch 49:08

12M ago49:08

49:08

Matt Stinchcomb talks about his team's unofficial live chicken mascot and a coach who carried telephone poles on his shoulders. Coffeetown takes on Strongbirch. A Colorado double-amputee catches a touchdown, a teacher gets planted by a coach during a game, and a Maui football team refuses to quit. ____ Double-amputee touchdown: https://chsaanow.com…

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Jacob Hester, Funeral Ads & Martians 45:03

12M ago45:03

45:03

Jacob Hester stops by to share how a cramp turned him into a fullback and how Jimbo Fisher used one of his best high school plays at LSU. We spotlight a Martian mascot that really doesn't want you to call it an alien. A Nebraska football team won 98-12, a coach got suspended for showing 7th graders a PG-13 movie, plus funeral ads and spilled nachos…

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Mike Golic Jr., Rush Propst & Horse Manure 49:57

12M ago49:57

49:57

Mike Golic Jr. stops by to share how his teammates vandalized their coach's bumper to manufacture bulletin board material. We take a fan-submitted story about playing a 0-0 overtime game underwater. The lights suspiciously went out during a football game in Tennessee, a horse relieves itself on an Arizona football field, and Rush Propst is back in …

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Ryan McGee, Coffeetown vs. Copper Central & Wild Bears 45:08

1y ago45:08

45:08

ESPN's Ryan McGee stops by to share how high school football shaped his career and explain the difference between a Bulldog and a Devil Dog. Coffeetown opens the season at Copper Central. High school headlines: a TikTok challenge gone wrong, bears on the field, and a quarterback in the woods. ____ TikTok story: https://gocoffeetown.com/tiktok-chall…

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Introducing: GO FIGHT WIN with Wes Blankenship 0:42

1y ago0:42

0:42

GO FIGHT WIN is the show with all the high school football stories you love. Celebrity guests join host Wes Blankenship each week to share stories from their glory days playing high school ball. You’ll also hear the wildest and most absurd headlines in the sport each week from coast to coast – whether it’s the quarterback who threw for 600 yards, o…

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Alan Smith: Inside the FT's data journalism operation 34:31

1y ago34:31

34:31

Alan Smith is a rare breed: he leads the FT's team of data reporters and designers, but has a background in the stuffy world of official statistics as former head of digital content at the UK's Office for National Statistics. Alan is also author of How Charts Work, a handbook on designing with data using the FT's principles. He chats with Simon and…

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Data journalism in Kenya, with Eunice Magwambo 37:10

1y ago37:10

37:10

This week we meet data journalist Eunice Magwambo, whose team has trained over 2,000 journalists in data journalism and visualisation and is part of a new movement of talented data reporters in the region. She talks about how data journalism in Africa is different, the appetite for data-led stories and the importance of sharing those visuals. You c…

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The Exploitation of Black Athletes and Entertainers 7:04

1+ y ago7:04

7:04

In today's episode we will be talking about the history and modern instances of the exploitation of the black community by society. This also encompasses other communities as well but in today's episode the black community is what’s mainly highlighted. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uptownaudio/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uptownaudio_ Yo…

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Live from Perugia: Data Journalism in Small Newsrooms 51:53

1+ y ago51:53

51:53

Recorded live at the International Journalism Fesitival in Perugia, Italy on April 21, 2023. This panel brought together some great practitioners producing award-winning data journalism in small newsrooms and sometimes on their own. Moderated by Simon, the panel includes: Yvette Cabrera, Center for Public Integrity Miguel Angel Dobrich, Dobcast, Ur…

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Live from Perugia: The State of Data Journalism Today at the International Journalism Festival 53:40

1+ y ago53:40

53:40

It's a different kind of episode! Live from the 2023 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, this session features co-host Simon plus the following great speakers: Tara Kelly, data editor at the European Journalism Centre Sondre Solstad is The Economist’s Senior Data Journalist Moderated by Lars Boering, director of the EJC The session looks …

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Public Interviews: Perpetuating Stereotypes 5:13

1+ y ago5:13

5:13

Today we talk about how public interviews can sometimes be problematic and toxic and in what ways certain things can make these types of videos this way. Maybe even in some ways we gloss over or don’t even really think about.By Cairo Smith

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The Sigmas: inside the world's data journalism awards 31:20

1+ y ago31:20

31:20

How do you judge data journalism in 2023? The Sigma Data Journalism Awards is the only global award for the field and this episode sees Simon and Alberto chatting with Gina Chua, Aron Pilhofer, Kuek Ser Kuang Keng and Marianne Bouchart to discuss the state of data journalism today, the point of the awards and what's happening next. The music is bas…

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Chrisean and Blueface: Definition of Toxic 6:07

1+ y ago6:07

6:07

In today's episode, we’ll be talking about the rapper Blueface and his on and off girlfriend and also rapper and reality tv show personality Chrisean Rock. How their relationship is toxic and how their situation has issues with how they treat one another within their own relationship. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uptownaudio/ TikTok: https:…

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Police Violence: Enough Is Enough 12:22

1+ y ago12:22

12:22

This episode is about police violence and what’s been going on in the wake of Tyre Nichols death, past occurrences of violence done by the police against people and talking about ways that this can be lowered.By Cairo Smith

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Rani Molla: data for journalism 26:25

1+ y ago26:25

26:25

Rani Molla is a senior correspondent at Vox Media, reporting for Recode on the intersection between work, technology and the future. She uses data to tell stories every day, whether it's about our return to the office (or lack of), the impacts of AI on our world or the rise of burnout. In the latest episode of the pod, we chat about how she uses da…

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Megan Thee Stallion: Protecting Black Women 6:17

1+ y ago6:17

6:17

In today's episode, we’ll be talking about the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez shooting situation which occurred back in 2020 but has now resurfaced as court cases and retrials have been ongoing. This’ll transition us into the meat of the topic which is protecting black women overall and reasons this is needed.…

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Florence Nightingale and the history of dataviz 41:10

1+ y ago41:10

41:10

RJ Andrews is the founder of data design studio Info We Trust and author of a new series of books delving into the deep history of of data visualisation and storytelling. In this episode of the pod, he talks about three significant parts of the history of data visuals: Florence Nightingale, Emma Willard and Étienne-Jules Marey. While Nightingale cr…

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The science of dataviz, with Jen Christiansen 35:04

1+ y ago35:04

35:04

Jen Christiansen is the author of Building Science Graphics (published by A K Peters/CRC Press) and a senior graphics editor at Scientific American. In this episode of the pod, she talks about her approach to visualising scientific stories and to graphics, based on her long career in the field. "For any scientist to have their work in the lab or in…

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CNN's Harry Enten: Data for TV 35:21

1+ y ago35:21

35:21

Harry Enten (@forecasterenten on Twitter) is one of the most-high-profile data journalists in the world. He explains the numbers every day on CNN - whether it's election polling, sports or even his original passion: meterology, specifically snowstorms. "I definitely see myself as a storyteller," says Enten and he chats with Alberto and Simon about …

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Nigel Holmes: the joy of data 31:10

1+ y ago31:10

31:10

Nigel Holmes is a graphic designer, author, and theorist, who focuses on information graphics and information design. He's also the author of a new book, Joyful Infographics, a personal journey through visual design. Alberto and Simon chat with Nigel about why humanity and fun is so vital in graphics. The music this week, made with TwoTone, is is b…

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Performative Activism 11:09

1+ y ago11:09

11:09

Talking about performative activism and its negative effects as well as why it's not acceptable to do when it comes to serious topics or events happening in the world. Or anything for that matter. A deep dive into the negatives and reasons performative activism isn’t an acceptable form of activism. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uptownaudio/ …

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Nathan Yau: the flow of dataviz 23:20

2y ago23:20

23:20

Nathan Yau is behind one of the world's most influential data journalism and visualisation websites: Flowing Data. A statistician, Nathan started the site as a resource for students but it has become a go-to destination to find out the latest in data journalism. We discuss why dataviz matters, how to learn R and the quiz of the week. The music this…

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Let’s Talk About Kanye West 16:04

2y ago16:04

16:04

Deep diving into Ye, formally known as Kanye’s young life, music career and his countless scandals and controversies he’s been involved in. Also going into detail about his struggles with mental health in recent years and it’s affected his status as a celebrity.By Cairo Smith

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Amanda Cox: bringing facts to the people 31:56

2y ago31:56

31:56

Amanda Cox is Head of Special Data Projects at USAFacts, an unrivaled source of public data in the US. She's also an established data journalist and former editor of the NYT's Upshot data journalism section. As the winner of multiple awards, she's been referred to as the "Michael Phelps of infographics". She chats with Simon and Alberto about her c…

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How Axios brings smart brevity to data journalism 37:41

2y ago37:41

37:41

The Axios team have spearheaded 'smart brevity', but how does that apply to data journalism and data visualisation? Alberto and Simon chat with the team that makes it happen: Danielle Alberti, Jacque Schrag and Will Chase about how they work and what makes a project 'Axios'. You can check out the midterms project the team worked on with Google Tren…

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Inside the New York Times Graphics Team 36:12

2y ago36:12

36:12

Archie Tse is the Graphics Director at The New York Times. He has been at The Times since 1995, and he has pioneered graphics reporting, often in person - especially after 9/11, traveling to Iraq to cover the US invasion, and reporting on the capture of Saddam Hussein. He is even credited by some with being an early adopter of identifying Republica…

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Information is Beautiful: an interview with David McCandless 37:30

2y ago37:30

37:30

One of the most successful published data journalists in the world today, David McCandless has a new book out: Beautiful News. His work is innovative, newsy, current and incredibly popular with readers — but sometimes controversial with what he calls the "chart police". Alberto and Simon chat with David about why he gets such Marmite-type reactions…

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Jessica Huseman: data stories for the US Midterm elections 34:03

2+ y ago34:03

34:03

Election reporting has become one of the most important journalism beats in America as we barrel towards the midterm elections. How can data journalism help? Jessica Huseman has become the face of election reporting in America. Editorial Director at Votebeat, she also owns the data journalism training organistion Friendly State News and previously …

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