Best Michael Stefano Podcasts (2024)

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381. New England OCR Expo! (Part 1: Vendors) 1:20:30

1d ago1:20:30

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It's the third New England OCR Expo that has been put on and it is easily the most involved Mike has been! In 2020 we were just vendors with a table, last year Mike helped with getting athletes to show up and give short talks. This year Mike was on the board, attended biweekly meetings for months, and worked to help get more vendors and sponsors ou…

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Episode 500: Some reflections on the last 13 years 44:57

4h ago44:57

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In today’s episode of the Punk CX podcast, there is no interview. Why? Because today, I am celebrating the 500th edition of the podcast! Woop! Woop! Now, I thought long and hard about how to commemorate the occasion and how I might be able to use an interview format to do so. I did toy with the idea of having someone interview me but then didn’t ge…

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James Thompson - Advisor WrkPod 33:51

8h ago33:51

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James has had a long career in agriculture running both chicken and duck processing businesses. He now runs his own consultancy and is working as an advisor to WrkPod - his sons business in the Philippines.By Mark and Bill

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Jordan Grant Live @ Techno Prisonerz 002 (SHVDZ & Parsa Nani) 1:02:44

7d ago1:02:44

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Thank you for checking out my warm up set recorded live from Techno Prisonerz night at Glasgow's Classic Grand with SHVDZ and Parsa Nani!Enjoy!By J G

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Jordan Grant - Loaded EP/81 (Feb-24).WAV 2:01:01

8d ago2:01:01

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Jordan Grant - Loaded EP/81 (Feb-24).WAV by J GBy J G

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#55 - Collapse of Civilizations and the Aftermath (w/ Eric Cline) 53:39

3d ago53:39

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What was the Late Bronze Age Collapse? What happened to the grand civilizations of the time, including Egypt and Greece? Archaeologist and best selling author Eric Cline joins to discuss.By Patrick Garvey

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Carl STONE - Kamiya Bar + guests

9d ago

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Podcast de Carl Stone pour websynradio : Aux alentours du Kamya bar, Carl Stone convoque pour ce programme original webSYNradio tout un ensemble d'oeuvres (Ros Bobos, Annie Gosflield, David Toop, Tanner Menard, Joseph Hammer, Ben Neill, Roger Kleier, Saunter Chihei Hatakeyama, Yann Novak, Robert Crouch, Chas Smith, Sawako, Richard Lainhart, et des …

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380. Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Weekend 3 and 6 Hour Multi Lap Live Coverage! 1:55:21

7d ago1:55:21

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Mike finally traveled to New York to participate in and cover Obstacle Wonderland's Boogie Wonderland Event! Wanting to both support a small northeast race and get some good mileage in, Mike registered for the 6 hour race. He ran 3 laps, interviewed the 3 hour finisher athletes with some midrace brain fog, ran another lap, interviewed the 6 hour fi…

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Nat Anson - Director Urbis Geelong 30:01

7d ago30:01

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Nat has a great story on how he has become the driving force for development change in Geelong as the Director of Urbis Geelong. Nat is passionate about what he does and where he lives.By Mark and Bill

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Leadership, storytelling and why it is an art and it needs to be taught - Interview with Gareth Higgins 1:09:41

7d ago1:09:41

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Today’s interview is with Gareth Higgins, who writes and speaks about the power of storytelling to shape our lives and world, peace and justice, and how to take life seriously without believing your own propaganda. Gareth joins me today to talk about what makes a good story, whether good/effective storytelling be learnt, how people can start a jour…

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379. Deka Mile Live Coverage at Underdog Fitness! 1:27:19

10d ago1:27:19

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Back in the day Spartan Stadium races were our favorite to both run and cover as media. We remember seeing a large man in a clown mask doing well at most of the events that we went to. Over more recent years Kevin Gregory/Bubbles the Clowne has grown to be even more of a threat in the hybrid racing scene! Kevin has also become a friend of the show,…

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Jennifer Conley - Geelong Manufacturing Council 30:51

14d ago30:51

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Jennifer is the CEO of the Geelong Manufacturing Council. Jennifer has had wide experience across Australia and Asia and is passionate about the potential for new and innovative manufacturing businesses.By Mark and Bill

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You don't get promoted for teaching people how to wash their hands - Interview with James Lawther 55:16

16d ago55:16

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Today’s interview is with James Lawther, Director at Squawk Point Consulting and Author of ‘Managed by Morons: The Path to a Thriving Organisation’. James joins me today to talk about his new book, why so many organisations are mediocre, what we should be thinking about when it comes to measuring performance, a story about a Unilever soap factory, …

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Rediscovering Health Sovereignty Through Nature's Simplicity with Tristan Scott (ft. Michael Ruiz) 53:06

17d ago53:06

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Let's talk about the subtle effects blue light, EMFs, and modern technology has on our health & longevity, and how claiming sovereignty over our health is as easy as stepping outside barefoot. Follow Tristan on X: https://twitter.com/bitcoinand_beef Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/sovmindset Follow me on X: https://x.com/jordanurbs CHAPTERS(00:0…

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378. How to Get Fast, Like Crazy AF Fast with Timber and Appa! 23:24

17d ago23:24

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just a totAlly normal ePisode, Really nothIng to see here. compLetely normal! 0:00 – 6:56 – Intro 6:56 – 14:07 – Quick News 14:07 – 14:13 – Content Preface 14:13 - 15:23 - Interview with Timber and Appa 15:23 - End – Outro Next episode is planned to be coverage of the Deka Strong at Underdog Fitness, home of Kevin Gregory aka Bubbles the Clowne (we…

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#54 - History's Holiest City (w/ Jodi Magness) 58:51

17d ago58:51

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Classical and Biblical archaeologist Jodi Magness joins to talk about the history of Jerusalem, a sacred city in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We talk about the city's origins, its development into a major religious site, the lost Ark of the Covenant, and much more.By Patrick Garvey

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Carmel Brown - Proven Group 29:29

23d ago29:29

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Carmel is the founder and Director of the Proven Group, https://theprovengroup.com.au/ that like so many businesses started at the kitchen table. Carmen has grown from writing resumes to providing a full spread of HR services across Victoria and wider. A great story.By Mark and Bill

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DAVID FENECH - Monks to Monk

24d ago

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Podcast de DAVID FENECH pour webSYNradio. Avec des morceaux de The Monks, Andew Liles + Jean Hervé Péron, Glaxo Babies, Renaldo and the Loaf, Felix Kubin, Fritz Muller, Iggy + The Stooges, H.N.A.S, Volcano the Bear, Nervous Norvus, Jac Berrocal + David Fenech + Ghédalia Tazartès, Connan Mockasin, Brigitte Fontaine, Colin Stetson, Jr + His Soulettes…

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377. OCR Events Eulogy: Remembering Warrior Dash, Rugged Maniac, Terrain Race, and Bonefrog! 43:49

24d ago43:49

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We haven't done one of these episodes in a while, and we were totally okay with that! With recent changes in the industry (unfortunately most being negative), we wanted to have an episode where we share our thoughts and feelings on some events that are not with us anymore like Warrior Dash and Rugged Maniac or have extremely unclear futures like Te…

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Nadja Fleet - Editor Geelong Advertiser. 28:31

30d ago28:31

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Nadja has a great story starting with growing up in East Germany and taking a Gap Year to see Australia and stayed. A career through news paper media has led her across the country to Geelong and she is now the Editor of Geelong Advertiser. A really interesting story. https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/…

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What happens when you give data back to people? - Interview with Jamie Smith of Customer Futures 56:53

1M ago56:53

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Today’s interview is with Jamie Smith, who is the Founder and CEO of Customer Futures Ltd, an advisory firm helping businesses seize the opportunity around disruptive and customer-empowering digital propositions, and author of the weekly Customer Futures Newsletter. Jamie joins me today to talk about CustomerTech tools, EmpowermentTech, the emergin…

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376. Paul Lachance on 200+ Spartan Races at the Age of 82! 57:04

1M ago57:04

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Paul Lachance recently ran his 200th Spartan Race at the age of 82 this caught The OCR Report's attention for a post which then caught our eye for a potential episode. We were excited to reach out to him both for the impressive accomplishment, and because he represents a unique age demographic who take on OCR. Older OCR athletes have always been in…

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Lessons From Building an Authentic Personal Brand With Video (with Michael Ruiz) 1:15:06

1M ago1:15:06

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In this livestreamed and unedited conversation, Michael and I discuss the process of building an authentic personal brand and the benefits of building in public. We explore the concept of finding purpose and pursuing alignment in life, as well as the adventure that comes with it. We also discuss the importance of projecting positivity and the power…

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Michael De Stefano - Gartland, Projects by Gartland, Affiliate Studios 39:26

1M ago39:26

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Michael wanted to be an architect but ended up starting a computer science degree and ended up joining Gartland as a commercial property trainee agent. The rest is history. Michael has taken Gartland https://www.gartland.com.au/ forward including launching a digital marketing agency https://www.affiliatestudios.com.au/…

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#53 - The Dangerous Obsession with Human Origins (w/ Stefanos Geroulanos) 1:07:06

1M ago1:07:06

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What is meant by human "prehistory" and how do we understand the story of our species? Historian Stefanos Geroulanos makes the case that modern ideas about human prehistory often say more about us than they do about our ancestors from the distant past.By Patrick Garvey

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A look inside a punk-inspired contact center - Interview with David Powers 1:00:39

1M ago1:00:39

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Today’s interview is with David Powers, who is an author, podcast host, Chief Experience Officer at Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air and a true punk. David joins me today to talk about the need for taking a more punk approach to customer experience and the contact center, what that means in practical terms, some of the big changes he’s seen in the contac…

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375. Alisa Petrova on Hero Race, Winning Tough Mudder Infinity AlUla, Government Games, and More! 57:01

1M ago57:01

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We have been wanting to have Alisa Petrova on the show for a while now with us first reaching out to her back in December 2022 to talk about the Spartan World Championships that year! Her being 9 hours ahead of us made it pretty difficult to plan a good time to record but it was worth recording at 5am our time to finally have her on the show! Alisa…

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Lisa Sweeney - Business in Heels 34:11

1M ago34:11

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Lisa Sweeney as the CEO of Business in Heels is all about championing women in business and life. Lisa started her career with a degree in agriculture but then moved into retail in store operations and then buying women's fashion. Lisa has taken https://businessinheels.com/ to new heights with a passion that is evident in this pod cast.…

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374. Hannah Franciosa on Teaching, Training, Jacksonville Spartan Series Race, and More! 1:01:20

2M ago1:01:20

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This week Katelyn sat down with Hannah Franciosa! They talked about Hannah's exerience both as a special education teacher, as well as a substitute teacher. She shares about being coached by Kirk DeWindt and what a typical training week looks like for her. Hannah also discusses her experinces with completing ultras, marathons, rucks, hurricane heat…

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Fi Mercer - Govern With 26:32

2M ago26:32

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Fi started her career as a nurse, this plus being involved in health boards, led to her quest to better understand governance and to the founding of Govern With https://governwith.com/ Fi is not only an incredibly smart and articulate person but her passion for good governance and her governance tools are a must for any board.…

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The Truth About Ayahuasca with Stefano Quarta 42:10

2M ago42:10

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We generally consider ayahuasca to be this crazy psychedelic with many healing properties, but the truth is that the mind-altering DMT is only one half of the story. The non-psychoactive Caapi vine (B. Caapi, the ayahuasca vine) is actually just as, if not more, potent for transformation. Watch this episode on YouTube for visuals of the research ci…

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The CX value model and linking experience to business outcomes - Interview with Michael Hinshaw of McorpCX 50:37

2M ago50:37

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Today’s interview is with Michael Hinshaw, the founder and president of customer experience consultancy McorpCX. Michael joins me today to talk about the CX value model and why we should be linking experience to business outcomes, some key indicators of a successful customer-centric transformation, why your company might need an experience operatin…

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373. Grey Betties and Roller Derby with Heather Jo Cox! 50:36

2M ago50:36

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Another episode idea from my episode ideas list was to focus on another demographic in the sport that deserves more attention and support and to do this we had Heather Jo Cox from Grey Betties on the show! We discuss how she found the sport, her background with roller derby as well as body building, and all about the Grey Betties which is a team cr…

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Jordan Grant Live @ Techno Prisonerz 001 (KIMMIC) 54:58

2M ago54:58

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Thank you for checking out my opening set recorded live from Techno Prisonerz sold out launch night at Glasgow's Classic Grand! It was an absolute pleasure opening for Dundee lads KIMMIC, who've gone on to smash it all over the world since! Enjoy! 1. ANNA - Where Are You Now (Original Mix)2. Alan Fitzpatrick - For An Endless Night (Jel Ford Remix)3…

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Leadership lessons from the winner of the 2023 CX Leader of the Year - Interview with Roxie Strohmenger of UKG 52:13

2M ago52:13

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Today’s interview is with the winner of the MyCustomer 2023 CX Leader of the Year competition: Roxie Strohmenger, GSO - VP, CX Strategy at UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group). This interview is slightly different this week as I conduct it with Clare Muscutt, Founder and CEO of Women in CX but follows the same format to the one last year where we interviewe…

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372. OCR Adaptive Athletes with Andy Reid! 1:16:59

2M ago1:16:59

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Something that we have had on our potential future episode list for a long time is an episode on adaptive athletes in the sport of OCR. Once I started looking, it seemed like Andy Reid was the man to have on the show to talk about it. He is the founder of OCR Adaptive Athletes and has created a community on facebook to suport each other and to reac…

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#52 - Reaction to Netflix's "Alexander: The Making of a God" 24:07

2M ago24:07

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My thoughts on the controversial new miniseries about the campaign of Alexander the Great.By Patrick Garvey

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Loaded - EP/80 (December 2023) 2:05:43

2M ago2:05:43

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Thank you for tuning in to episode 80 of Loaded Radio! This month's edition is full throttle from the get go, so strap in and enjoy! Tracklist:1. Phoenix Movement - Dark Drive (Original Mix)2. Belocca - Mirage (Original Mix)3. Weska - Alter Ego (Original Mix)4. Beckers - Switch (Alex Stein Remix)5. Joris Turenhout - Mojo (Extended Mix)6. Umek & Mat…

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Loaded EP/49 2:01:41

2M ago2:01:41

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Tracklist:1. The Midnight - Lost Boy (A.M.R Remix)2. Jerro - Coil (Original Mix)3. Jerro - HYE (Original Mix)4. Pryda - Exchange Finale (Original Mix)5. New Order - True Faith (Orkidea Pure Progressive Mix)6. Pryda - The Escort (Original Mix)7. Grum - Tomorrow (Extended Mix)8. Luminary - Amsterdam (Grum Extended Mix)9. Notaker - From Dust & Ashes (…

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The frontline is where you connect EX and CX together in a very natural way - Interview with Joe Tyrrell of Medallia 47:36

2M ago47:36

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Today’s interview is with Joe Tyrrell, CEO of Medallia. Joe joins me today to talk about why brands must consider EX in their journey to CX success, his view on the impact Generative AI is having on the world of experience and where he thinks it is heading, personalization and the big challenges that organizations need to tackle in order to fully r…

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371. Sarah Grippi-Snyder on RV Life, MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team, and 3GX Mental Performance Training! 1:24:01

2M ago1:24:01

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She has been mentioned by a couple athletes during interviews and has recently been added to the MudGear-Hannibal Race Pro Team so we were excited to have Sarah Grippi-Snyder on the show! She is pretty new to the sport but has had a great start in both obstacle course racing as well as hybrid racing. We discuss her life traveling in an RV, how she …

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Richard PINHAS - track Inédit

2M ago

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Podcast de Richard Pinhas pour webSYNradio. Track inédit enregistré en studio entre Paris et Tokyo, mixé à Paris, en étroite collaboration avec Oren Ambarchi. Gift from Richard, including a lot of Friends like Joe TALIA, Oren AMBARCHI, William WINANT.http://synradio.fr/richard-pinhas-un-inedit/By RICHARD PINHAS

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Forget the hype. Here's what enterprises are actually doing with generative AI - Interview with Stefano Puntoni and Jeremy Korst 52:54

3M ago52:54

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Today’s interview is with Stefano Puntoni, Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School and Director of AI at Wharton, and Jeremy Korst, President at GBK Collective. Stefano and Jeremy join me today to talk about a new report called The Rise of Generative AI in the Enterprise that they collaborated on and recently released, some of the biggest emer…

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Anniversaire : les 20 ans du label CRÓNICA

3M ago

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Podcast du label Crónica. Pour le vingtième anniversaire du label portugais Crónica, qui s’est imposé comme une "plateforme majeure pour tout ce qui concerne les productions à la limite du conceptuel" (Coda), ses deux initiateurs Miguel Carvalhais et Pedro Tudela ont produit un programme de 3 heures, revisitant chacun des 200 titres du catalogue. h…

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370. The Boston Run Show Part 2 with Kelly Roberts, Danny Dreyer, Bad Boy Running, John Kelly, and More! 2:13:01

3M ago2:13:01

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We returned to The Boston Run Show expo for the second time! Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event! In this part 2 we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Sunday. Th…

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#51 - Songs of Achilles and the Trojan War (w/ Joe Goodkin) 55:08

3M ago55:08

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Modern-day traveling bard Joe Goodkin joins to talk about Homer, Achilles, and the legendary war at the heart of Greek mythology. He also performs a few of his original songs inspired by the Iliad.By Patrick Garvey

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369. The Boston Run Show Part 1 with Russel Hoyt, Pete Kostelnick, Coree Woltering, David Barclay, and More! 1:48:59

3M ago1:48:59

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We returned to The Boston Run Show expo for the second time! Just like last year, we are splitting all of our interviews into two episodes due to how much audio there is, and how much of a break we deserve for working this hard covering such a large and exciting event! In part one we have every vendor and speaker who we interviewed on Saturday. The…

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The raw and honest truth about what agents think about their jobs - Interview with Juanita Coley 43:30

3M ago43:30

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Today’s interview is with Juanita Coley, who is best known as the “Contact Center Whisperer” and is also the CEO and Founder of Solid Rock Consulting, a workforce management consulting firm. Juanita joins me today to talk about the inside track on what customer service agents like or don’t like about their jobs, the implications of those findings, …

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368. Cassandra Gill on Dealing with Failure, Ice Cream, Podium Success in 2023 and More! 1:02:07

3M ago1:02:07

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After reading her name at least a dozen times when reviewing podiums during quick news last year, we finally had Cassandra Gill on the show! She is fairly new to the sport but has found some pretty great success in the sport lately which led to her making the top 5 of Jack Bauer's post highlighting the leaderboard of elite Spartan Race podiums acro…

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367. Garfield Griffiths on Cigars, Bacon, and His History of Race Directing! 1:03:26

3M ago1:03:26

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We are very proud of the number of guests that we have had on the show over the years. A big name in the sport of obstacle course racing that we hadn't gotten around to yet was Garfield Griffiths though! With the news of him no longer being a race director over at Spartan Race, effectively ending his 12 year old career of race directing for brands …

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