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Westward chronicles the history of basketball in the NBA and how the city of Los Angeles not only saved the fledgling league by bringing the Lakers from Minneapolis, but gave birth to the modern NBA with “Showtime.” Told through the lens of Jerry West, who helped build the dynasty of the Lakers, “Westward” now follows the former Hall Of Famer as he attempts to build a dynasty with L.A.’s other NBA franchise, the Clippers. Narrator – Keith David, Tim Livingston, Bobby Glanton-SmithFrom the Da ...
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Join Zeitguide CEO and Founder Brad Grossman as he guides you through what matters in a constantly changing culture. Each week, CEO and Founder of ZEITGUIDE, hosts a weekly virtual "Culture Class" for Cultural Leaders who want to stay smart, relevant and inspired to the future. Those enrolled meet Brad on Zoom Video once per week for an hour to learn what they need to know as Brad connects-the-dots amongst 50+ cultural happenings, events, media and ideas from the week. He is then joined by Z ...
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At the center of the podcast series "Westward" has always been Jerry West. This bonus episode features raw audio of original interviews with the basketball legend as he talks about a variety of subjects, from his days with the Lakers and stories about some of his fondest moments with icons like Richard Pryor, to what he looks for in scouting player…
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As the Clippers and Lakers head towards the 2019-20 playoffs, the unprecedented happens when the NBA suspends all games due to the Coronavirus. During the lockdown, players across the league join a crusade for social justice in the Black Lives Matter movement after a number of tragedies involving police shootings. In attempt to salvage the season, …
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The city of Los Angeles and the world, is left in shock after the sudden death of Kobe Bryant. Friends of former superstar, George Lopez and Byron Scott, share some of their stories and Jerry West reflects on what Kobe meant to him. Episode chronicles Kobe Bryant's unlikely landing to L.A. and how his play captured the fan base in Los Angeles just …
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In 1981, while the “Showtime” era was in the early stages of launching the entire league into the stratosphere of cultural and commercial relevance the San Diego Clippers under Irv Levin, make a final play for NBA dominance when they make the ill-fated trade for center Bill Walton, a San Diego-native. In the wake of that mistake, Levin sells the te…
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Long before Jerry Buss came up with the idea of “Showtime,” there was a coin toss that gave the Lakers the Number One pick in the 1979 Draft. Misfortune then strikes the new Jerry Buss-owned Lakers twice, but with interim coach Paul Westhead, the team goes on to make history on and off the court. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea…
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The roots of the troubled Los Angeles Clipper franchise are traced back to Buffalo, where, as the Braves, the team is sold and then swapped for another franchise. The new team relocates to San Diego and rebrands itself as the Clippers. But the team continues to struggle as the NBA as a whole goes through a dark period. Despite the league’s problems…
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After losing Elgin Baylor to retirement just weeks into the ‘71-‘72 season, the Lakers go on an historic winning streak, culminated by their first championship in L.A. Jerry West bonds with Wilt Chamberlain. But while West and the Lakers were making history, the team that would become the Los Angeles Clippers, the Buffalo Braves, were on the brink …
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While the Laker franchise tries to heal after their sixth loss to the Celtics in the Finals, the city of Los Angeles tries to heal in the wake of the Watts Rebellion. Amidst the racial strife, the league suffers with both sponsors and national relevance. Owner Jack Kent Cooke then makes the trade that changes the landscape of the NBA when his Laker…
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The Lakers take a massive step forward in building a championship team when drafting Jerry West in 1960. Together with Elgin Baylor, the pair begin a furious decade-long struggle to wrest basketball supremacy from the East coast stranglehold of the Boston Celtics. In the middle of this struggle, the seeds of "Showtime" are established and Bob Short…
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After narrowly averting catastrophe in Carroll, Iowa in January of 1960, Bob Short and his Minneapolis Lakers relocate to Los Angeles. Though they would struggle with the extended travel and limited exposure of being out West, the franchise flourished on the back of the late, great Elgin Baylor. This episode chronicles Mr. Baylor's journey from sma…
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In Los Angeles, at the center of one of the most compelling and complicated rivalries in basketball, is Jerry West. Having spent the first forty years of his career with the Lakers, and his last three with the Clippers, West has become an icon for fans of both and a personification of the phantom thread that runs through the city and the sport it l…
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Westward chronicles the history of basketball in the NBA and how the city of Los Angeles not only saved the fledgling league by bringing the Lakers from Minneapolis, but gave birth to the modern NBA with “Showtime.” Told through the lens of Jerry West, who helped build the dynasty of the Lakers, “Westward” now follows the former Hall Of Famer as he…
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ZEITGUIDE Founder and CEO, Brad Grossman, makes a special "zeitguiding" presentation on the final episode of Summer Semester Culture Class. Brad synthesizes both the macro and micro themes of the past 21 weeks that have shaped shaped our lives and have brought the world towards an awakening consciousness. After covering the trends of the week, Brad…
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ZEITGUIDE Founder & CEO Brad Grossman interviews Matt Seiler (Managing Director, Raines International) on the NEW way of finding a job in a NEW constantly changing work culture. Then, Dr. Tiffany Jana explains how companies can truly create a culture of Diversity and Inclusion. Join the final summer class at zeitguide.com/culture.…
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ZEITGUIDE Founder and CEO Brad Grossman zeitguides us into the new "Cultural Renaissance," inspired by Lawrence Wright's NEW YORKER article “How Pandemics Wreak Havoc – and Open Minds.” Brad distills how we are consuming and producing art throughout the pandemic, and the innovations in communication and entertainment that accompany it. Brad then le…
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After ZEITGUIDE Founder & CEO Brad Grossman goes through the latest cultural developments, we will learn about Ending Toxic Masculinity and then about Fundraising in A Time of Covid. First, Brad interviews Dwayne Ashley, Founder & CEO of Bridge Philanthropic Consulting. Bridge Philanthropic is the nation's largest and only full-service African-Amer…
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Focusing this week's Culture Class on "The New Domesticity", our Founder and CEO, Brad Grossman, discusses the state of the healthcare industry in the United States and Covid's Tragic Truth with Nicole Friday, an innovative hospital administrator committed to eliminating healthcare disparities. Followed by an eye opening conversation with Dr. Roxan…
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After "Zeitguiding" you through the cultural developments of the week, our CEO Brad Grossman interviews Lindsey and Nkrumah Farar, founders of the groundbreaking editorial CRWNMAG, on the evolving narrative of Black women in print and entrepreneurship. Followed by a no holds barred conversation with Felix Salmon, Chief Financial Correspondent at Ax…
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Keep hearing the word "platform" being used but don't really know what it is? This week one of the many dot-connections from ZEITGUIDE'S Culture Class came from a question one of his students asked. Good question, because when you read many of the stories on today's streaming products, whether it's Netflix, Disney + or the new NBCUniversal "Peacock…
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Politics in the workplace? This week one of the many dot-connections from ZEITGUIDE'S Culture Class was what Brad calls "The Workplace (R)evolution. The workplace has been "evolving" with open spaces and ping pong tables, and now we are embarking on several examples of employees initiating "revolutions" against their employers. Just this week, Amaz…
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