Best Michael Lindquist Podcasts (2024)

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Podcasting’s Obsession with Obsession (Neil Verma) 52:19

2M ago52:19

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Today we discuss how narrative podcasts work, the role they’ve played in American culture and how they’ve shaped our understanding of podcasting as a genre and an industry. Neil Verma’s new book, Narrative Podcasting in an Age of Obsession, offers a rich analysis of the recent so-called golden age of podcasting. Verma studied around 300 podcasts an…

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Second Line: Footwork in New Orleans (Lowlines by Petra Barran) 32:39

2M ago32:39

32:39

Today we feature the first episode of a new podcast called Lowlines, which follows host Petra Barran as she travels solo through the Americas, meeting people with profound connections to the places they’re from. This episode takes place in New Orleans and focuses on Second Line, the brass band tradition that comes out of Black funeral processions a…

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Beyond Listening: The Hidden Ways Sound Affects Us (Michael Heller) 1:00:01

3M ago1:00:01

1:00:01

There are sonic experiences that can’t be contained by the word “listening.” Moments when sound overpowers us. When sound is sensed more in our bodies than in our ears. When sound engages in crosstalk with our other senses. Or when it affects us by being inaudible. Dr. Michael Heller’s new book Just Beyond Listening: Essays of Sonic Encounter (2023…

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Noise and Affect Theory (Marie Thompson) 48:36

3M ago48:36

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Feminist sound scholar and musician Marie Thompson is a theorist of noise. She has also been one of the key thinkers in integrating the study of sound with the study of affect. Dr. Thompson is Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the Open University in the UK. She is the author of Beyond Unwanted Sound: Noise, Affect, and Aesthetic Moralism (Bloomsb…

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From HAL to SIRI: How Computers Learned to Speak (Benjamin Lindquist) 50:42

4M ago50:42

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Today we learn how computers learned to talk with Benjamin Lindquist, a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University’s Science in Human Culture program. Ben is the author “The Art of Text to Speech,” which recently appeared in Critical Inquiry, and he’s currently writing a history of text-to-speech computing. In this conversation, we explore:…

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Publishing for Nonfiction Authors (Jane Von Mehren) 1:06:41

4M ago1:06:41

1:06:41

Join Our Patreon! Send us a voice message! Rate this podcast! Today’s episode provides a thorough walkthrough of the publishing industry for aspiring nonfiction writers. Our guest is Jane Von Mehren, Senior Partner at Aevitas Creative Management and a former Senior Vice President at Random House. Jane explains the structure of the publishing indust…

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Noise and Information in the Office (Joseph L. Clarke) 1:08:48

4M ago1:08:48

1:08:48

Join Our Patreon! Send us a voice message! Rate this podcast! Ever wonder who’s to blame for the noise and distraction of the open office? Our guest has answers. Joseph L. Clarke is a historian of art and architecture and an associate professor at the University of Toronto. His 2021 book Echo’s Chambers: Architecture and the Idea of Acoustic Space …

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Robin Miles: Talking Books 1:10:45

5M ago1:10:45

1:10:45

Today we bring you a masterclass in audiobook narration and acting with acclaimed actor, casting director, audiobook narrator and audiobook director, Robin Miles. Miles has narrated over 500 audiobooks, collecting numerous industry awards and, in 2017, was added to the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. She’s the most recognizable voice in literary Afr…

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Radiophilia (Carolyn Birdsall) 1:06:47

6M ago1:06:47

1:06:47

Today’s guest is Carolyn Birdsall, Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam. If you’re a scholar of sound or radio, you likely know her work, particularly her monograph Nazi Soundscapes (AUP, 2012) which was the recipient of the ASCA Book Award in 2013. Her new book, Radiophilia (Bloomsbury, 2023), examines the love of radio th…

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Cosmic Visions in Sound 21:43

6M ago21:43

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Today we share a podcast episode on the visual epistemology of astronomy by our friends at The World According to Sound. What kind of knowledge do we really gain when we look at images from space? Longtime listeners to this show will remember The World According to Sound. As we referred to them two years ago, WATS is a team of two rogue audionauts …

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Tinnitus Stories 38:39

7M ago38:39

38:39

Tinnitus can be annoying, for sure--and for some people it's much worse than annoying--but it also has a lot to say of interest, if we're willing to listen: "Tinnitus has been my guide in sound studies, my Virgil, leading me through a shadow world of sound. It's taught me how high the stakes can be when it comes to the perception and control of sou…

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Warren Zanes: Rockstar Biographer 1:11:53

8M ago1:11:53

1:11:53

Warren Zanes talks life as a rocker and writer, his new book on Springsteen's Nebraska, how to weave theory into a great story, and why he narrates his own audiobooks. Continue reading → The post Warren Zanes: Rockstar Biographer appeared first on Phantom Power.By Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Making Radio History (Elena Razlogova) 1:03:22

8M ago1:03:22

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Elena Razlogova discusses U.S. radio history, audience research, music recommendation and recognition algorithms, and her current book project, which centers on freeform radio station WFMU and the rise of online music. We also talk about Elena’s research strategies as a historian working in the digital age. Continue reading → The post Making Radio …

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The Audiobook’s Century-Long Overnight Success (Matthew Rubery) 47:49

8M ago47:49

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Today we present the first episode of a miniseries on audiobooks by getting into the history and theory of the medium. Audiobooks are having a moment—and it only took them over a century to get here. Dr. Matthew Rubery, a Harvard PhD and Professor of Modern Literature at Queen Mary University of London, pioneered the study of the audiobook, its his…

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Ed Perlmutter | former member of the U.S. House of Representatives 34:32

9M ago34:32

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."From Cannabis to Banking: Ed Perlmutter's Journey and the Changing Landscape of Cannabis Laws" In this podcast episode, Ross O'Brien from Bonaventure Equity, interviews Ed Perlmutter, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a leading figure in the cannabis reform and regulation space. Perlmutter discusses the long journey to refo…

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Going Public 19:26

9M ago19:26

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In this brief opener for Season Six of Phantom Power, Mack discusses his new project of writing a trade press book, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Continue reading → The post Going Public appeared first on Phantom Power.By Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Michael McCormick | Venture Partner | BVE 42:24

11M ago42:24

42:24

"Exploring the Intersection of Intellectual Property and Emerging Bioactive Compounds in Cannabis and Psychedelics" Ross O'Brien from Bonaventure Equity, is joined by Mike McCormick, a chemist and expert in intellectual property (IP) within the cannabis and psychedelics industries. They discuss the significance of patents and how they grant exclusi…

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Steve Ham | Altmore Capital 31:27

12M ago31:27

31:27

"Unraveling the High-Flying Cannabis Industry's Trends, Challenges, and Success Stories" Ross O'Brien from Bonaventure Equity, welcomes listeners to another episode of the Cannabis Capital podcast and introduces his guest, Steve Ham, founder of Altmore Capital. They discuss the challenges and opportunities in the cannabis industry, including the im…

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Jeremy Burke | Cultivated News 43:47

1y ago43:47

43:47

Unveiling the Cannabis Industry: Insights, Risks, and Regulation Ross O'Brien from Bonaventure Equity welcomes Jeremy Burke, a leading thinker and journalist in the cannabis industry. Jeremy discusses his new venture, Cultivated News, a B2B newsletter providing insights on the cannabis industry for professionals. They also delve into the public hea…

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A Philosophy of Echoes with Amit Pinchevski 58:38

1y ago58:38

58:38

Amit Pinchevski challenges the notion that echo is mere repetition. Instead, echo is a generative medium. Just as a baby first learns to speak by repeating the sounds of others, a philosophy of echoes reminds us that our own agency and creativity reside in repetitions that respond to the past. Continue reading → The post A Philosophy of Echoes with…

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John Cage: Echoes of the Anechoic 26:17

1y ago26:17

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Today we explore the mythology around John Cage’s visit to the anechoic chamber. The chamber was designed to completely eliminate echoes. Ironically, the tale of Cage’s experience in that space has echoed through history, affecting our understanding of silence, sound, and the self. But what do we really know about what happened there? Continue read…

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Sonic AI: Steph Ceraso & Hussein Boon 34:12

1y ago34:12

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Today we hear two scholars reading their recent work on artificial intelligence. Steph Ceraso studies the technology of “voice donation,” which provides AI-created custom voices for people with vocal disabilities. Hussein Boon contemplates the future of AI in music via some very short and thought-provoking fiction tales. And we start off the show w…

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Alleh Lindquist | FloraWorks 49:05

1+ y ago49:05

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Just because you're in a frontier market doesn't mean there aren't fundamentals. Alleh Lindquist the Co-Founder & CEO of FloraWorks Holding Inc a Global Supplier of Wholesale CBN Isolate and other hemp-derived minor cannabinoids joins Ross O'Brien the CEO of Bonaventure Equity. They discuss both general entrepreneurial challenges and those specific…

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Words and Silences: The Thomas Merton Hermitage Tapes 44:58

1+ y ago44:58

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Musician and sound artist Brian Harnetty breathes new, musical life into the analog meditations of 60s Catholic mystic Thomas Merton. Continue reading → The post Words and Silences: The Thomas Merton Hermitage Tapes appeared first on Phantom Power.By Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Westerkamp: The Unedited Interview [excerpt] 6:42

1+ y ago6:42

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Here is a preview of Mack Hagood’s full one hour and forty minute interview with soundscape composer Hildegard Westerkamp, which includes many details and stories we couldn’t fit into the three public episodes we featured her in. If you’re a … Continue reading → The post Westerkamp: The Unedited Interview [excerpt] appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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The Sound World of Harriet Tubman 41:30

1+ y ago41:30

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Just in time for Black History Month, we share an episode we've been excitedly working on for a number of months now. Ethnomusicologist Maya Cunningham brings us “The Sound World of Harriet Tubman.” Maya Cunningham is an activist and jazz singer currently completing a Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in Afro-American studies with …

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Hildegard Westerkamp: A Life in Soundscape Composition 40:27

1+ y ago40:27

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Hildegard Westerkamp is a pioneering composer, radio artist and sound ecologist. Today we speak to her about her career and listen to excerpts of six soundscape compositions. Continue reading → The post Hildegard Westerkamp: A Life in Soundscape Composition appeared first on Phantom Power.By Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Bonus Episode: Jonathan Sterne [excerpt] 24:04

1+ y ago24:04

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Today we feature an excerpt from our nearly 2-hour bonus episode for Patrons. In the full interview from last season's episode "Dork-o-Phonics," Jonathan Sterne discusses topics such as the early days of sound studies, how his upbringing and a music school rejection led him to sound, his illness and vocal impairment, and a lot of fascinating ideas …

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Spacing Out with Dallas Taylor of 20,000 Hz 45:58

1+ y ago45:58

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Today we talk to Dallas Taylor, host of the most popular sound podcast on the planet, 20,000 Hertz. He provides an anatomy of his episode "Space." Continue reading → The post Spacing Out with Dallas Taylor of 20,000 Hz appeared first on Phantom Power.By Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Listening in the Afterlife of Data (David Cecchetto) 1:17:48

1+ y ago1:17:48

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David Cecchetto is a media theorist, artist, and musician who creates strange sonic experiments for understanding our computer-driven lives. Continue reading → The post Listening in the Afterlife of Data (David Cecchetto) appeared first on Phantom Power.By Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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(Re)Making Radio with Shortwave Collective 53:04

2y ago53:04

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The Shortwave Collective--an international group of feminist radio artists--teach you how to make your own radio with found materials! We talk about play, experimentation, failure, community, and open listening in their feminist radio practice. Continue reading → The post (Re)Making Radio with Shortwave Collective appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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In One Ear, Out The Other (Jacob Danson Faraday On Cirque du Soleil) 43:05

2y ago43:05

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On today’s show, we address a performer’s nightmare—the nightmare of not being able to hear yourself onstage. My guest is ethnomusicologist Jacob Danson Faraday, who takes us behind the scenes of the famed Cirque du Soleil to learn how even … Continue reading → The post In One Ear, Out The Other (Jacob Danson Faraday On Cirque du Soleil) appeared f…

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Season Four Trailer 1:53

2y ago1:53

1:53

Get ready for Season Four of Phantom Power, where we study sound in the arts, music, and culture! On Phantom Power, we’ve got an ear to the ground—listening to the subterranean rats of New York… We’ve got an ear on … Continue reading → The post Season Four Trailer appeared first on Phantom Power.By Mack Hagood, sound professor and audio producer

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Fela Kuti and the Black Atlantic (Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert) 1:17:13

2y ago1:17:13

1:17:13

This month, we are preparing for the launch of Season Four of the podcast in September. Lots of fascinating topics on deck, as we double our output with a semi-monthly format. We are also about to officially launch a Patreon … Continue reading → The post Fela Kuti and the Black Atlantic (Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert) appeared first on Phantom Po…

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Awfully Viral (Paula Harper on Will Robin’s Sound Expertise) 50:59

2y ago50:59

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Will Robin interviews Dr. Paula Harper about her work on viral music videos and taste, specifically that terrible Rebecca Black video "Friday" that's probably still rattling around in some dark recess of your brain. Continue reading → The post Awfully Viral (Paula Harper on Will Robin’s Sound Expertise) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Voices Pt. 3: Dork-o-phonics (Jonathan Sterne) 39:18

2+ y ago39:18

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Jonathan Sterne is one of the most influential scholars working on sound and listening. His 2003 book, The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction, had a formative influence on the then-nascent field of sound studies. His 2012 book, MP3: The Meaning of a Format, was both a fascinating cultural history and a deep meditation… Continue re…

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Voices Pt. 2: The Sound of My Voice (Stacey Copeland) 51:04

2+ y ago51:04

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In part two of our three-part series “Voices,” we feature an exciting new voice in the world of sound studies, Stacey Copeland. In part one last month, we examined the role voices play in professional sports and unpacked some of … Continue reading → The post Voices Pt. 2: The Sound of My Voice (Stacey Copeland) appeared first on Phantom Power.…

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Voices Part 1: Hut-hut-hike! (Travis Vogan, Jonathan Sterne) 28:43

2+ y ago28:43

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In this first episode of a three-part series called Voices, we’re listening to the sound of American football—specifically the role of voices in the NFL. We start with a rather quirky story from NFL history that speaks to how the voice … Continue reading → The post Voices Part 1: Hut-hut-hike! (Travis Vogan, Jonathan Sterne) appeared first on Phant…

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How Our Sonic Sausage Gets Made (Mack Hagood w/ Dario Llinares & Lori Beckstead) 1:02:37

2+ y ago1:02:37

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This episode, we take you behind the scenes of Phantom Power. Producer/host Mack Hagood was invited by Dario Llinares and Lori Beckstead to be a guest on their show, The Podcast Studies Podcast. As you may or may not know, … Continue reading → The post How Our Sonic Sausage Gets Made (Mack Hagood w/ Dario Llinares & Lori Beckstead) appeared first o…

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Caitlyn Krebs | Nalu Bio - Encore 32:09

2+ y ago32:09

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Learning from nature, delivering through chemistry. The end of cannabis prohibition has made cannabis research possible which has generated a wave of cannabis biotech start-ups. Caitlyn Krebs the co-founder and CEO of Nalu Bio joins Ross O'Brien and Maggie Kelly from Bonaventure Equity to talk about the challenges and opportunities of being at the …

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TJ Stouder | MyHi - Encore 39:23

2+ y ago39:23

39:23

Cannabis beverages, A new category of high Imagine a cup of coffee without the jitters, an edible without the sugar or a joint without the smoke TJ Stouder believes that the future of cannabis will be in beverages. As the Founder of HoliSTIK Wellness and Myhi he joins Ross O'Brien and Maggie Kelly to explain why the opportunities for cannabis bever…

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Brianna Kilcullen | Anact 40:07

2+ y ago40:07

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Towels that are better for you and the planet While transitioning from a career as a sustainability expert for large corporations, Brianna Kilcullen identified a need for a better towel. Realizing that hemp fiber is more durable, more absorbent and more odor resistant than cotton she founded Anact to create a hemp towel. She joins Ross O'Brien and …

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Holly Bell | Director of Cannabis, Florida Department of Agriculture 24:46

2+ y ago24:46

24:46

"The cannabis industry is its own best friend and worst enemy." How does a state start from scratch with a new cannabis or hemp program? Where does one even begin? There is enormous pressure to get it right and to create rules that not only align with the law and are implementable, but also make sense for the growers and founders who put these poli…

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The World According to Sound (Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett) 43:48

2+ y ago43:48

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The World According to Sound is the brainchild of two rogue audionauts who rebelled against the NPR mothership: Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett. It began as a micro podcast that held one unique sound under the microscope for 90 seconds … Continue reading → The post The World According to Sound (Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett) appeared first on Phantom Power…

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Eleanor Kuntz | LeafWorks 24:45

2+ y ago24:45

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Know the plants that go into your products Eleanor Kuntz the Co-Founder of LeafWorks, a genetics business specializing in plant DNA testing for the Natural Products industry joins Ross O'Brien and Maggie Kelly from Bonaventure Equity. She explains why cannabis agronomy and genetic science is not up to pace with market needs or demands. They discuss…

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Rachael Rapinoe | Mendi 33:02

2+ y ago33:02

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"Greatness is slow-cooked." Most of the traits found in successful athletes can also be found in successful entrepreneurs. Rachael Rapinoe, former professional soccer star, trainer and health scientist, and the co-founder of Mendi, joins co-hosts Ross O'Brien and Maggie Kelly from Bonaventure Equity to talk about CBD and why a "better recovery mean…

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Peichen Chang | tCheck | Encore 44:20

2+ y ago44:20

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Founders must have a "Failure is not an option" mindset. "Entrepreneurship is hard, entrepreneurship in the cannabis industry is even harder, you better be ready". Veteran entrepreneur Peichen Chang, CEO and Founder of TCheck joins Ross O'Brien and Maggie Kelly to talk about his entrepreneurial journey. He shares the unexpected conversation he had …

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Animal Control (Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Robbie Judkins, Colleen Plumb) [Re-Cast] 36:06

2+ y ago36:06

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In this re-cast, we examine the sounds humans make in order to monitor, repel, and control beasts. Author Mandy-Suzanne Wong’s Listen, We All Bleed is a creative nonfiction book that explores the human-animal relationship through animal-centered sound art. When we … Continue reading → The post Animal Control (Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Robbie Judkins, Col…

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Andrew DeAngelo | Last Prisoners Project 39:45

2+ y ago39:45

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"40,000 people are in prison for doing the same thing that we are doing every day". For most of the country, cannabis legalization is creating enormous opportunities. Unfortunately, many of the people responsible for creating this opportunity can not capitalize on it because they are in prison. Industry veteran and co-founder of The Last Prisoner P…

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Venture Capital - How We VC 19:19

2+ y ago19:19

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"We are in the service of entrepreneurship." In this episode of Cannabis Capital: The Podcast, hosts, Ross O'Brien and Maggie Kelly take a pause to discuss Ross's recent journal article, "How We VC," and publicly share their firm, Bonaventure Equity's, views on venture capital and the 10 core foundations to which their firm adheres. Produced by Pod…

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