What happens when life doesn’t go according to plan? In this award-winning podcast, cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar explores how we experience change and strategies we can use to better navigate moments of upheaval. Maya’s life took a dramatic turn when an injury ended her career as a violinist and inspired her to study the science of change. Named Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year, A Slight Change of Plans features deeply personal stories and scientific insights about who we are an ...
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The intent of this show is to engage with all types of people and build an understanding that anyone who has any kind of success has achieved that success because they are creative thinkers. So whether you are an artist, a cook, a bottle washer, or an award-winning journalist, everyone has something to contribute to the human conversation.
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The boys just getting together and telling stories. Make you laugh, cry and want to go eat all at the same time. Cover art photo provided by Joel Filipe on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@joelfilip
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Now in Season 5! We are still breaking down complex issues of workers' compensation into bite-sized nuggets, one conversation at a time, with one slight twist. We are finally doing what we set out to do when we started: discuss the nuances of our fascinating system in "Cliff Notes" style summaries. Yvonne Guibert and Rafael Gonzalez approach workers' comp conversations from different backgrounds. Still, they share many similar things, such as their love for family and friends, a passion for ...
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Just 4 guys telling the world what they like about wine. From beginners to wine vets, something for everybody. Come get Slightly Toasted with us!
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Join Mike, Tyler, and Domingo as they pull back the curtain on the sign industry with real insider knowledge. Get the scoop on industry happenings, sign shows (the good and the skippable), sign shop stories, musings, and more as they sit down with manufacturers, reps, sign shop owners, and even our competition to talk and learn about sign makers' favorite products, new products, tips and tricks, and everything else under the sun in the biz. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out ...
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Yahtzee Croshaw, Jack Packard and Marty Sliva do a deep dive into strange or hot topics in the games industry every Tuesday, live on YouTube. Audio episodes are made available on Thursday morning.
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Photography has evolved into something more than an aggregation of pixels. Photographer/Photo Editor Sarah Jacobs and PhotoShelter co-founder Allen Murabayashi discuss photography and its intersection with culture and technology in this weekly podcast. From facial recognition to the photographers capturing Beyoncé, Vision Slightly Blurred will help you see photography through a new lens.
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This is a listening experience created by an average-ish man for your listening pleasure. My name is Chris Parsons, I am a husband and father, a writer, a tabletop game designer, former musician and content creator. I started podcasting in 2016 and haven't looked back. This show is about lifting the veil of the mundane and revealing that which is exceptional and enchanting in every day life. If you want to talk about something you heard on the show or set up a time to be on the show, feel fr ...
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Mentally Healthy ranges from fighting off actual creatures of the night to baking brownies with your boyfriend and pretty much everything inbetween. If you like mystery, slight horror, and gay content, this is a podcast for you.
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College graduate in Education. Paramedic. Physical Therapy Tech. Certified Personal Trainer. College cheerleader. Lifeguard at Disney. Military Veteran. Married 14 years. Father of two (7 and 4). I am slight slightly ADHD with OCD as well as a busy body who loves his quiet time. Just here to talk about random things on diverse topics with those that I find interesting. I love to learn new things and pick other peoples brains to point out that no matter how different we are that we all have s ...
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Welcome! This is a new venture of mine. I've always wanted to make podcasts. And this is me, finally getting to! I've begun with a slight introduction. In the podcasts to come, I'm gonna share my take on stuff. It'll include stories, conversations with some friends and a lot more.
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Looking for some solid advice? Direction? Guidance? Tips? These guys might get to it. Off the Rails: A Podcast offers the insight you need when it comes to family, finances, self-help and much more! What can you learn from a 20-something high school student minister and a wrong-side-of-forty car mechanic? Probably something! The most entertaining, unedited, unscripted pointers via podcast you can find.
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George's Random Astronomical Object is a biweekly astronomy podcast featuring science discussions about astronomical objects at randomly selected locations in the sky. The wide range of topics discussed in the show include stars, variable stars, variable variable stars, supermassive black holes, ultracool dwarf stars, exoplanets, howler monkeys, infrared radiation, acronyms, more acronyms, starbursts, measurements of less than 12 parsecs, jellyfish galaxies, diffuse ionized gas, and general ...
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The Art Exchange is a series of conversations with artists about the research and ideas behind their works. The first season focuses on artists coming towards the end of their time at Central Saint Martins, providing a forum for young artists to talk about their ideas and projects at a very exciting and experimental time in their practice. Hosted by curator Tilly Slight, The Art Exchange is an informal oral exhibition of artists’ process, practice and the ideas driving them. See work from th ...
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Sound Stage is a platform to find out some new stuff, without death by powerpoint. Each episode has an expert guest who shares their knowledge on a genuinely useful knowledge. Sound Stage is brought to you by Sound Media, so there's a slight podcast edge to proceedings - podcasting is what we do, afterall. Do you need to have a podcast to get something from the sessions? Nah, not at all. Each one is crafted in a way that there'll be useful stuff for our businesses and everyday lives, as well ...
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Interviews, book chat and everything about the short stories and graphic fiction from all around the world appearing in Fictionable. "Storytellers, readers and creatives alike will love" – The Independent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Booklist awarded Maya’s upcoming book, The Other Side of Change, one of its coveted starred reviews, saying “It’s impossible not to be moved.” The Other Side of Change hits shelves on January 13th and is filled with a rare combination of scientific wisdom and powerful stories (not featured on this podcast!) that will help you enter 2026 with greate…
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Tech Team with Andres Contreras and Luke Kolarik
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45:05Ep 97: Faster support, less downtime, and true peace of mind — that’s what matters when you invest in equipment for your shop. Your business is important to you, which is why it’s important to us to back every purchase with our own Certified Tech Team. In this episode, Wensco Techs, Andres Contreras and Luke Kolarik join the boys to talk about the …
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Baade's Window is an unusual hole through the interstellar dust in the Milky Way's disk through which astronomers can very clearly see the stars near the center of our galaxy.By George Bendo
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Ep 96: Brad Bies of Summa stopped by after Grand Rapids Demo Day '25 to talk about Summa cutters, drag knife technology vs tangential knife technology, and disco light shows. What!!? Episode 100 Live Q&A January 19th 10 am EDT Submit your questions here Check out the featured products: Arlon DPF V9500 Nekoosa NextBond Nekoosa RTape MetaMark Product…
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Send us a text Yvonne and Rafael take time to reflect on Season 5, their accomplishments, and the time they spent with guests. They also discuss new features of Deconstructing Comp, including the launch of the Work Comp Changemaker Awards, a new website, a monthly newsletter, a YouTube channel, and so much more! Grab your headphones, your favorite …
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Ep 95: The boys travel to the HP Graphics Experience Center in Alpharetta, Georgia to talk with John Stevens of HP about Latex Printers. Episode 100 Live Q&A January 19th 10 am EDT Submit your questions here Check out the featured products: Arlon DPF V9500 Nekoosa NextBond Nekoosa RTape MetaMark Products "Your podcast is the best podcast in the bus…
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Earlier this season Jen dedicated an episode to her Dad. Now it is her Mom’s turn. Fight on Linda. www.slightlyprod.comBy Slightly Disappointed Productions
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Object 164: Not Just Any Quasar But The Quasar
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11:05Markarian 231 is now widely recognized not only as the closest quasar to Earth but also as a very bright ultraluminous infrared galaxy.By George Bendo
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Ep 94: Fun with A.I., Thanksgiving recap, the premiere of the first video of Wensco's 12 Days of Christmas Sale, and more. Episode 100 Live Q&A January 19th 10 am EDT Submit your questions here Check out the featured products: Arlon DPF V9500 Nekoosa NextBond Nekoosa RTape MetaMark Products "Your podcast is the best podcast in the business." - Jare…
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Therapist Meg Josephson learned early on to put others’ needs before her own. It was a way for her to stay safe in a home that didn’t feel emotionally stable. But over time, she saw that her people-pleasing habits were eroding her sense of self, and straining the very relationships she was trying to protect. On today’s show, we explore how we can s…
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Darrell Mathis: O-Block Grit and Work Comp
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48:06Send us a text In this episode, Yvonne and Rafael talk with Darrell Mathis, Director of Workers’ Compensation for the City of Chicago, and explore his work to modernize and manage one of the nation's largest municipal programs. Darrell shares his 33-year journey from the private sector to public service, offering candid insights into program reform…
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Ep 93: Tyler and Domingo sit down to rehash Thanksgiving Dinner and ask the question, do people even really like turkey? They also drop the 12 Days of Christmas Sale items and implore you to take advantage of the Cyber Monday Sale (12/1/25). Episode 100 Live Q&A January 19th 10 am EDT Submit your questions here Check out the featured products: Arlo…
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Why It’s Never Too Late To Bet On Yourself
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37:45After a turbulent adolescence and decades of reinvention, Zarna Garg found her voice somewhere she never expected: stand-up comedy. On today’s episode, she tells Maya why she believes courage is a skill you can learn, and how failure has been a key to her success on stage and off. Register for Maya’s virtual book event with Brene Brown at changewit…
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The pulsar PSR J1022+1001 is one of a small subclass of pulsars named millisecond pulsars because they rotate one every few milliseconds.By George Bendo
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Wholesale Sign Production with Gene Hamzhie and James Hamzhie of FireSprint
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43:56Ep 92: Tyler takes a roadtrip to Omaha, Nebraska to chat with Gene Hamzhie and James Hamzhie of FireSprint right there on the FireSprint production floor. Gene and James take you on a print journey that began in the basement and scaled to a wholesale print business very quickly. Plus a motto to live by: D.F.I.U. FireSprint Website FireSprint YouTub…
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Jeff Adelson: Soft Skills in a Tough System
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47:45Send us a text In this episode, co-hosts Yvonne Guibert and Rafael Gonzalez talk with expert defense attorney and educator Jeff Adelson in a candid conversation about two often-overlooked forces in workers’ compensation: ethics and empathy. Together, they explore how small shifts in behavior, perspective, and communication can create better outcome…
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Ephameron: 'My work is always at the crossroads between literature, graphic arts, painting, comics'
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18:06This Autumn series of podcasts has already brought us Helon Habila, Caroline Clark and Kasimma. We round it off with Ephameron and her graphic short story . This enigmatic comic imagines a couple divided by distance but reaching for connection by talking about the weather. So when Ephameron joined us down the line from Antwerp, we beg…
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Some careers read like a straight line. This one is a map of brave detours, timely breakthroughs, and the stubborn belief that story and technology belong together. Vicki Dobbs Beck—VP of Immersive Content at Lucasfilm and ILM—to unpack how a kid from Kirkland, Washington, rode a love of books and big ideas to help launch ILMxLAB and push real-time…
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Application Tape with Tim Shake of ABI Tape (American Biltrite, Inc.)
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57:02Ep 91: Tim Shake of TransferRite/ABI Tape (American Biltrite, Inc.) fresh off his pickleball win against the Hull brothers - yes, Tayton "Tater" Hull is here too - stops by to talk application tape do's and don'ts. Watch the Full Video: Paper or Plastic Tape? Easy Window Graphics Wet Application!: https://youtube.com/shorts/U8vMF9b8O2k?feature=shar…
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Kasimma: 'Because I’m writing fiction, I can get away with anything'
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21:10We've already heard from Helon Habila and Caroline Clark in this Autumn series of podcasts, and we'll be rounding out the set with Ephameron in the next couple of weeks. But this time we welcome Kasimma and her short story Mama Taught Me That. This story is set in the 16th century. "We are not really sure what life was like then," Kasimma explains.…
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Object 162: Slightly More Interesting Than a Medieval Anglo-Gallic Coin
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9:26The lenticular galaxy NGC 1172 contains two different populations of globular clusters, which indicates something about the history of the galaxy.By George Bendo
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Electrify Your Sign ⚡ with Alan Nicholson of Electro-Matic Visual
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1:01:38Ep 90: Does Digital Signage baffle you? Do you think, yeah it looks great and would totally help scale my business, but you have reservations? Well, today's your lucky day. Alan Nicholson of Electro-Matic Visual is here to demystify digital signage and show you how it's not as scary as it seems. And how you can sell it to your customers! Get in tou…
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Send us a text In this episode, Yvonne and Rafael catch up with Judge David Langham, Deputy Chief Judge of the State of Florida, and a prolific writer, blogger, educator, and speaker. If you're curious about the history of Florida’s workers’ compensation system, and you want to learn what "stare decisis" is, don’t miss our conversation with Judge L…
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What happens when rhythm, science, and vulnerability collide inside one artist? We sit down with Ahmed Best to explore a creative life that refuses boxes: a South Bronx kid raised by drums and physics, a performer who treats movement as first language, and an educator who teaches students to design for feeling rather than stumble into it. Ahmed ope…
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Caroline Clark: 'This story completely surprised me'
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17:31This Autumn series of podcasts started with Helon Habila confronting the difficult legacy of slavery in the US. Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking with Ephameron and Kasimma. But this time we welcome Caroline Clark and I Will Go. Clark tells us she isn't really sure where this haunting story started. "I could tell you a story about how this …
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Printing United '25 Recap or: Do Distributors do Tradeshows Anymore?
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55:11Ep 89: Do Distributors do Tradeshows Anymore? That's the question the boys are kicking around today after Mike went to Printing United recently. Also, surprise pickleball rematches, gripes, and eating too much when you're on the road. Episode 100 Live Q&A January 19th 10 am EDT Submit your questions here Check out the featured products: Arlon DPF V…
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How to Stay Hopeful (When It Feels Impossible)
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38:56The world feels especially heavy these days, and it’s easy to feel cynical. So today, Maya is revisiting her conversation with psychologist Jamil Zaki, who offers an alternative to cynicism: a mindset he calls “hopeful skepticism.” Jamil explains why hopeful people are more resilient, more successful in accomplishing goals, and more willing to tack…
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Helon Habila: 'What fiction does is make you live the life of the other'
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22:53Here in the northern hemisphere it's getting misty and mellow all over again. Time for Autumn 2025 and another fruitful harvest of podcasts, ripened to the core. Over the next few weeks, we'll be hearing from Caroline Clark, Kasimma and Ephameron. But we launch into autumn with Helon Habila and his story Paradise. Habila tells us how, after twenty …
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Send us a text In this episode, Yvonne and Rafael chat with friend and colleague Rosa Royo, Director, Workers' Compensation and Loss Prevention at Miami-Dade County Public Schools. This is Rosa's second time visiting us at Deconstructing Comp. This school system is the third largest school system in the country with 450 school sites, 335,000 studen…
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Dy Pegasi is an SX Phoenicis type variable star, and SX Phoenicis type variable stars are a subset of Delta Scuti type variable stars, and this episode explains why that is confusing but what it also actually means.By George Bendo
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Ep 88: Beware, those lower prices some sign supply distributors are telling you might not be what they seem. Tyler and Domingo break down what's behind those "prices" and why cheaper isn't always cheaper. Check out the featured products: Arlon DPF V9500 Nekoosa NextBond Nekoosa RTape MetaMark Products "Your podcast is the best podcast in the busine…
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A loud Cleveland house. Nine kids. A basement full of drums and harmony guitars. We sit down with Jerry Becker, Train’s multi-instrumentalist and music director to trace a winding creative path—from a rejected teenager who formed his own band to a music store employee who told a stranger in a Steelers hat that his team “sucked,” then sold him a sax…
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Price Shoppers with Tim Horvath of HD Five
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1:07:31Ep 87: Tim Horvath of HD Five returns to talk about building a quote for your potential customers - aka dealing with price shoppers. Also, pet peeves, racing, and more. Check out the featured products: Arlon DPF V9500 Nekoosa NextBond Nekoosa RTape MetaMark Products "Your podcast is the best podcast in the business." - Jared Granberry, President, G…
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It’s been more than a decade since Malala Yousafzai, then a 15-year-old student and advocate for girls education, survived an assassination attempt. Malala is 28 now, and she’s written an intimate new memoir called “Finding My Way,” revealing sides of her the world has never seen before. In today’s episode, Maya sits down with Malala to explore the…
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Gina Jacobs: Defending Claims With Purpose
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45:35Send us a text In this episode of Deconstructing Comp, Yvonne and Rafael welcome Gina Jacobs, a defense attorney with Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel LLP, to share what it’s like navigating workers’ compensation from the defense side. Joining from Orlando, Gina brings a candid look at how defense counsel approaches claims, collaborates with employers …
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Object 160: A Spiral Galaxy Using a Non-Standard Font
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8:47The spiral galaxy NGC 3718 has an unusually weird spiral shape, which belies its unusual history.By George Bendo
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Happy, Happy, Happy! with Desmond Damoth and Yolanda Cain
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40:09Ep 86: Desmond Damoth (Customer Service Manager) and Yolanda Cain (Inside Sales) get tricked into being on the podcast today (they secretly wanted to be on) to talk about how much more caring people are for their customers when they themselves are cared for and treated well at their job. Check out the featured products: Arlon DPF V9500 Nekoosa Next…
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** Episode Note: We did have some audio issues with this episode, but it was too good a conversation to keep on the shelf! Tech visonary Kim Liberi, walks us through the mindset that carried him from early console graphics and London VFX labs to the painterly breakthroughs of What Dreams May Come, where live action became living brushstrokes using …
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What If Finding Community Wasn't So Hard?
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45:29When Dr. Vivek Murthy first appeared on the show a few years back, he and Maya discussed the science of loneliness and its impact on our long term health. Now, the former U.S. Surgeon General is back to share simple, practical steps we can take to nurture more meaningful relationships—and why making even small changes can help us feel more connecte…
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In the run up to the release of her book, The Other Side of Change, Maya is starting an Ambassadors Program! Ambassadors will get access to all sorts of exclusive content – like a companion journal, an invitation to an intimate conversation with Maya, sneak peaks of the book, and more. Join a community of people who are passionate about change and …
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Paolo Longo: Inside First Responder Claims
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44:37Send us a text In this episode of Deconstructing Comp, Yvonne and Rafael talk to Paolo Longo, a claimant attorney based in Florida, to explore the realities of representing injured workers, especially first responders. Paolo shares how his career path led him from the state attorney’s office to becoming a dedicated advocate for employees navigating…
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Object 159: That One Very Famous Double Star
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8:58While amateur astronomers know that Albireo is a very spectacular-looking double star, professional astronomers are more interested in the dynamical complexities of Albireo's two star systems.By George Bendo
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