Best SPARCK Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 5 - A Chat with Katherine Kinder 29:54

5d ago29:54

29:54

In the first ever guest episode on Byte Club, Aks and Beth take the backseat as Katherine (Kat) Kinder explains a day in the life of a photonics engineer, delves into the future of physics in Australia, and breaks down Interferometry. If you want to learn more from Kat or say hello: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-kinder/ The Interferometer e…

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Episode 4 - Radia Perlman & Spanning Tree 40:30

25d ago40:30

40:30

Before Google, before even DOT COM, was Radia Perlman, and in this episode Beth takes us through the genius idea which was so simple that even drunken monkeys could understand it. Useful Links! Hidden Heroes Article: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/radia-perlman A helpful technical explanation of STP: https://youtu.be/GSKoQ8ZR8rw?si=Ow6suUMtYS9pTq…

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Ep 5: Value academic researchers bring to UX 20:37

28d ago20:37

20:37

Unleash the untapped potential of academic expertise in UX research. This insightful episode spotlights professionals transitioning from academia, exploring the unique skillsets and fresh perspectives they contribute. Hear from Abdur Rahman, Emily Whewell, Kyle Brown, Laura Musgrave, Magdalena Kowal, and Monica Costa on navigating this enriching ca…

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Episode 3 - Hedy Lamarr & Frequency Hopping 36:40

1M ago36:40

36:40

In this exciting new episode, Akshaya takes us into the exciting double life of Hedy Lamarr, starlet by day, inventor by night (or any spare time she had)! Tune in to know more about Hedy's rollercoaster ride of a life and take away some valuable lessons. Hedy & George's Infamous Patent: https://www.history.com/news/hedy-lamarr-inventor-frequency-h…

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Ep 4: Crafting accessibility with research 19:28

2M ago19:28

19:28

Unlock accessibility's strategic business advantages. In this info packed episode, the ever-insightful Kirsty Ramsay-Hogan and Karen McIntyre share invaluable tools and approaches for infusing accessibility into product/service development from inception through UX research. Discover the value of prioritising accessibility as a moral and commercial…

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Episode 2 - Katie Bouman & CHIRP 30:37

2M ago30:37

30:37

In this episode, Beth takes us through the mind of Katie Bouman, who, with her team of researchers, made it possible to take the first-ever picture of the Black Hole. All Things Katie! Bouman’s TED Talk https://youtu.be/BIvezCVcsYs?si=h7-GcT3VZDwQRXNB Bouman’s Caltech Lecture/Symposium https://youtu.be/UGL_OL3OrCE?si=sZ-VtBEAz_1X5tCJ Bouman’s PhD T…

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Ep 3: Go Agile With Research 14:57

2M ago14:57

14:57

Embrace agility to amplify UX research's impact. Join SPARCK's Head of Design Paul Bailey and Senior Researcher Cecilia Mir as they unveil expert strategies for going agile by seamlessly integrating rapid, iterative research into traditional design and development teams. Learn how to overcome resistance and elevate your agile workflow with invaluab…

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Episode 1 - Karen Spärck Jones & TF-IDF 36:18

2M ago36:18

36:18

In this episode, Akshaya takes us through the life and times of Karen Spärck Jones, whose ground-breaking algorithm discovered in the 70s drives the mechanisms of search engines like Google even today. Here are some articles that will help you understand TF-IDF! 1) https://www.semrush.com/blog/tf-idf/ 2) https://monkeylearn.com/blog/what-is-tf-idf/…

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Episode 0 - What Is Byte Club 11:30

2M ago11:30

11:30

Welcome to Byte Club! In this episode, Beth Curran and Akshaya Parthasarathy will be taking you through a quick tour of themselves, the origin of Byte Club and what to look forward to! Audio Credits Uppbeat: Intro: Summertime Jam by All Good Folks End Credit: I Don't Need Your Love by Adi GoldsteinBy byteclubpodcast

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Ep 2: UX Research & AI 14:25

3M ago14:25

14:25

Discover how UX research remains vital in the age of AI. This compelling episode unravels the delicate balance between leveraging AI capabilities and prioritising human-centric insights for ethical, useful AI development. Featuring industry experts Laura Musgrave and Mark Branigan, who guide businesses and researchers in navigating the changing tid…

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Ep 1: The Strategic Evolution of UX Research 17:41

3M ago17:41

17:41

Unlock the secrets of strategic research that drives business success. In this gripping opener, you'll learn how to transcend traditional usability testing and harness user research insights that mitigate risks, overcome biases and fuel innovation. Featuring SPARCK’s in-house experts Dr Abdur Rahman and Dr Kyle Brown, who reveal the transformative …

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Beyond Usability: SPARCK Research Podcast 0:56

3M ago0:56

0:56

Go beyond usability with SPARCK’s podcast series 'Beyond Usability' - unlocking UX research's power to drive business breakthroughs. Join our expert guests sharing invaluable insights on leveraging UX research to drive innovation, shape strategy, and revolutionise technology. Follow us to stay updated and elevate your understanding of UX research.…

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Episode 23: Boarding Schools in AK 1:25:29

1y ago1:25:29

1:25:29

Radio check, anybody copy? Hello Quaqtis, I’m Alice Qannik Glenn. This is Episode 23: History of Boarding Schools in AK, featuring the Alaska Native Heritage Center’s Indigenous Researcher Benjamin Jacuk on Coffee & Quaq. Coffee & Quaq is a podcast I created to celebrate and explore contemporary native life in Urban Alaska. This episode focuses on …

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Episode 22: GOTNV with Michelle Sparck 45:41

2y ago45:41

45:41

This episode features Michelle Sparck who is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Get Out the Native Vote (GOTNV) and focuses on the 2022 election process, ranked choice voting, and some of the barriers AK Native people may face throughout the voting process. Michelle Sparck from GOTNV walks us through the basics.…

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Episode 21: Congressional Candidate Mary Peltola 36:34

2y ago36:34

36:34

This episode features one of Alaska’s 2022 Congressional Candidates (D) Mary Peltola and focuses on her campaign for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District position which was vacated with the passing of Congressman Don Young. We get to know Mary a little more, what motivates her to run for office, and why more and more millennials are feeling the…

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Episode 20: Congressional Candidate Tara Sweeney 58:37

2y ago58:37

58:37

This episode features one of Alaska’s 2022 Congressional Candidate Tara Katuk Sweeney (R) and focuses on her campaign for Alaska’s At-Large Congressional District which was vacated with the passing of Congressman Don Young. We get to know Tara a little more, what seat she is running for and how Alaska got here. Be sure to tune into future episodes …

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Episode 19: Native Earring Creators (Part 2) 58:32

2+ y ago58:32

58:32

This episode features Delaney Thiele, the artist and creator behind AK Cloudberry. Cloudberry is the catalyst for Delaney's reconnection with her culture and has contributed to strengthening her identity as an Indigenous woman. Some questions that guided this conversation were: How do you feel about cancel/consequence culture and what role does soc…

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Episode 19: Native Earring Creators (Part 1) 1:05:34

2+ y ago1:05:34

1:05:34

This episode features Kawahine Danner, the artist and creator behind Kawahine Creations an Indigenous handmade earrings, merchandise art, designs, and clothing shop based in Utqiagvik, AK. Some questions that guided this conversation were: How does culture & heritage influence your work? How do you feel about cancel/consequence culture and what rol…

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Village City - Ep. 3 Jenilee Donovan 17:01

3y ago17:01

17:01

This episode features Jenilee Donovan a basketball and volleyball star, hunter, and the youngest person to strike a whale in Utqiagvik last Fall. She shares about her family whaling crew, the importance of subsistence whaling to her community, and her advice for the next generation. This is her story. Welcome to Village City: A lifestyle campaign c…

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Village City - Ep. 2 feat. Katlyn Smith 29:14

3y ago29:14

29:14

This episode features Katlyn Smith who is Miss Teen Arctic Circle 2021 with big dreams hailing from Kotzebue and Nome, Alaska. She shares her love for the land and the ocean, her journey to Miss Teen Arctic Circle, and finding her voice to speak up on issues Native youth face today. This is her story. Welcome to Village City: A lifestyle campaign c…

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Village City - Ep. 1 feat. Kahayla Green 22:54

3y ago22:54

22:54

This episode features Kahayla Green a thoughtful rising sophomore and Yup'ik Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program Acceleration student living in Anchorage, AK. She shares her thoughts on coming to understand her identity as a Native person living in the city, her concerns for youth homelessness, and leaves us with a few words of wisdom for a…

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Village City - Ep. 4 Teaser feat. Ezra Elisoff 0:55

3y ago0:55

0:55

TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode features Ezra Elisoff, a proud Tlingit athlete and World Eskimo Indian Olympics champion fro…

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Village City - Ep. 3 Teaser feat. Jenilee Donovan 0:55

3y ago0:55

0:55

TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode features Jenilee Donovan a basketball star, hunter, and the youngest person to strike a whal…

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Village City - Ep. 2 Teaser feat. Katlyn Smith 0:57

3y ago0:57

0:57

TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode features Katlyn Smith who is Miss Teen Arctic Circle 2021 with big dreams hailing from Kotze…

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Village City - Ep. 1 Teaser feat. Kahayla Green 0:57

3y ago0:57

0:57

TEASER: Welcome to Village City - A lifestyle campaign connecting rural and urban youth across the state of Alaska brought to you by Native Time in partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum. Native Time is now and Village City is right here. This episode teaser features Kahayla Green, a thoughtful rising sophomore and Yup'ik AK Native Science & …

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Episode 18: Mental Health Awareness Month 59:57

3y ago59:57

59:57

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this years' theme is "You are not alone." This episode features the North Slope Borough Health Department team: Muriel Katuk Brower, Katrina Watson, Mariah Utuga, Daniel Thomas, Ruby Donovan, and Mariam Valanzuela. The NSB Health Dept team is located in Utqiagvik, AK and we all gathered to have a discussion …

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Episode 16: Sobriety Awareness Month 59:39

3+ y ago59:39

59:39

This episode features Jené Thompson, a 29-year-old Alaska Native woman who is on a journey of healing and sobriety. She grew up between Utqiaġvik and Fairbanks and is now living in Anchorage, where she works full-time in the Alaska Army National Guard. She is in love with life and all things healthy living. This episode is sponsored by Recover Alas…

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AK Natives on the Front Line: Behind the Story 35:00

3+ y ago35:00

35:00

Alaska Natives on the Frontline is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Inupiat in the face of climate change, done in partnership with journalist Jenna Kunze. We travelled up to Utqiagvik early last year in 2020, at the peak of winter when the sun had just returned back to the Arctic after polar nig…

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AK Natives on the Front Line: Higher Education 56:26

3+ y ago56:26

56:26

This episode features Iñupiaq Studies professor Jerica Niayuq Aamodt and Iñupiaq studies coordinator Katie Qaggun Roseberry from Iḷisaġvik College. Iḷisaġvik translates to a place to learn. Operated by the North Slope Borough, it is the only tribal college in Alaska and is the northernmost accredited community college in the United States. Alaska N…

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Episode 15: Decolonizing Beauty 59:46

3+ y ago59:46

59:46

This episode explores the idea of beauty and what it means to reclaim and revitalize our Inuit standards of beauty, featuring tattoo artist Paninnguaq Lind-Jensen and filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril.By Alice Q Glenn

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AK Natives on the Front Line: Hunting & Whaling Practices 1:02:51

3+ y ago1:02:51

1:02:51

This episode features brothers Jack and Brower Frantz, Iñupiaq hunters and whalers born raised in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. AK Natives on the Front Line is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Iñupiat in the face of climate change, a project funded by the Putlizer Center Connected Coastlines program, done i…

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Alaska HD40 Forum 1:04:30

3+ y ago1:04:30

1:04:30

This episode was originally broadcasted on KBRW 680 AM/FM programming on Thursday October 29, 2020 and features Alaska House District 40 candidates Elizabeth Ferguson and Josiah Patkotak, sponsored by The Arctic Sounder and Coffee & Quaq. Remember to get out the Native Vote on Tuesday November 3rd!By Alice Q Glenn

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Resolve Ep. 4: E.O. 13898 44:47

4y ago44:47

44:47

Resolve is part of an ongoing series about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women in Alaska created in partnership with Affinity Films, a non-profit media organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. This episode features Tara Katuk Sweeney, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Department of the Interior, designee for the Secretary of the Interior and J…

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AK Natives on the Front Line: Water & Sewer Infrastructure 50:36

4y ago50:36

50:36

This episode explores how the unique water and sewer infrastructure operates in an Arctic environment like Utqiagvik, Alaska and how permafrost thaw and coastal erosion are affecting these systems. Alaska Natives on the Frontline is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Inupiat in the face of climate …

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Resolve Ep. 3 Britney Baier 55:00

4y ago55:00

55:00

Resolve is part of an ongoing series about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women in Alaska created in partnership with Affinity Films, a non-profit media organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. This episode features Britney Baier sharing her story about sex trafficking in Alaska.By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 14: Enslavement of the Sugpiat 53:13

4y ago53:13

53:13

This episode features Dr. Sven Haakanson and was initially recorded for a film documentary titled “The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors” that focuses on the enslavement of Indigenous peoples in what is now known as the United States. It was a project funded by a grant from the Southern Poverty Law Center through the Teaching Tolerance program and…

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Resolve Ep. 2: Amos Lane 36:10

4y ago36:10

36:10

Resolve is part of an ongoing series about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women in Alaska created in partnership with Affinity Films, a non-profit media organization based in Anchorage, Alaska. This episode features Amos Lane sharing his story about the brutal rape and murder of his mother Harriet Lane in Point Hope, AK.…

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Episode 13: AK Native Men's Health & Wellness (Part 2) 57:07

4y ago57:07

57:07

To explore the issues surrounding Alaska Native men's health and wellness, we interview Haida/Tłingit basketball star turned community health advocate Damen Nanggaahlaangstangs Bell-Holter (Part 1) and health worker and local musician Tyler "2essentialz" Young (Part 2).By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 13: AK Native Men's Health & Wellness (Part 1) 52:24

4y ago52:24

52:24

To explore the issues surrounding Alaska Native men's health and wellness, we interview Haida/Tlingit basketball star turned community health advocate Damen Nanggaahlaangstangs Bell-Holter (Part 1) and health worker and local musician Tyler "2essentialz" Young (Part 2).By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 10 (Part 2): Q&A + AKU-MATU 57:51

4+ y ago57:51

57:51

To learn more about the true history of Thanksgiving and how that relates to Native people in Alaska (Part 2), we hold a live Q&A featuring Dr. E.J. Ramos David, Ayyu Qassataq, and Jacqui Igluguq Lambert and AKU-MATU performance featuring Allison Akootchook Warden in front of a live audience on November 30, 2019, at the Writer's Block in Anchorage,…

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Episode 12: Addressing COVID-19 Concerns 1:05:48

4+ y ago1:05:48

1:05:48

To explore healthy practices and current concerns amid the COVID-19 virus pandemic in Alaska, we interview family doctor and traditional healer Dr. Allison Kelliher.By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 11: Exploring 'Floating Coast' 59:18

4+ y ago59:18

59:18

To explore themes and ideas of the book "Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait," we held a pop-up live podcast interview at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center SEED Lab with author and professor Bathsheba Demuth about her upbringing, connection to the Arctic, and goals for writing her book about the environmental history…

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Episode 8: Raised in the Village (Part 2) 46:24

4+ y ago46:24

46:24

By Alice Q Glenn

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Resolve Ep. 1: Anna Sattler 34:45

4+ y ago34:45

34:45

By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 10: #Truthsgiving 58:32

4+ y ago58:32

58:32

By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 9: Museums & Media 1:00:15

4+ y ago1:00:15

1:00:15

This live episode focuses on how museums and media influence the Alaska Native narrative.By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 8: Raised in the Village (Part 1) 1:00:49

5y ago1:00:49

1:00:49

To explore the non-native experience of growing up in rural Alaska, for Part 1 we interview Tiffany Rosamond Creed.By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 7 (Part 2): Conversations with an Inuit Philosopher 59:00

5y ago59:00

59:00

This episode is the continued conversation with Warren Maaruk Jones about Northern Philosophy focused on AK native traditions, awareness, yuuyaraq, cultural evolution, the traditional men’s house, and religion.By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 7: Conversations with an Inuit Philosopher 59:20

5y ago59:20

59:20

To explore his Northern Philosophy, Coffee & Quaq interviews Warren Maaruk Jones.By Alice Q Glenn

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Episode 6: Decolonization 1:00:53

5y ago1:00:53

1:00:53

To explore what it means to be colonized, and how or why this has been detrimental to Alaska Native life; to explore the Alaska Native history with colonization; and to explore Alaska Native resiliency and how we can mend relationships with ourselves and with non-Natives, Coffee & Quaq interviews Ayyu Qassataq and Megan Alvanna-Stimpfle.…

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