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A Matter of Degrees

Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

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Give up your climate guilt. Sharpen your curiosity. Join Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson as they tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change — and the tools we have to fix it. This show makes sense of big climate questions and critical topics. Our episodes are filled with stories of bold climate leadership, groundbreaking campaigns, and people doing their best to be part of the solution. A Matter of Degrees is produced in partnership with FRQNCY Media, The 2035 I ...
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Is your marriage everything that you want it to be? Are you ready to make a change? Join Tony and Alisa DiLorenzo to create a strong marriage so you can have mind blowing intimacy inside and outside the bedroom. Marriage is not always easy but it's so worth it. Come and make your marriage EXTRAORDINARY!
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Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Friederike Ernst, Meher Roy and Felix Lutsch. Since 2014, our episodes have been downloaded over 8 million times.
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We are passionate about helping leaders, HR, and ethics professionals build healthy cultures that enable mission success, a thriving workplace and responsible impact. Every other Thursday we post insightful and actionable conversations with leading thinkers, researchers, and practitioners on culture, values, ethics, and transformational change.
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Urban Kube

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Inspire FM’s creative arts and culture show showcasing the work of creatives from around the world. Listen to lively discussions, inspiring interviews and quirky ideas. Inspire FM – Positively Inspiring the Community.
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The Created for Greatness Podcast

STRIVE Initiative

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This podcast is recorded at Pottstown Middle School in partnership with the Pottstown School District and the STRIVE Initiative. Join us every week as our students explore their hopes, dreams, and passions in episodes that were created entirely by them.
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This is Rocket Science

Justin J. Chang, Sanya Gupta, Eileen Lin, Deborah Melanie Esme McDougall

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Run by the Columbia Space Initiative and hosted by Justin J. Chang, Sanya Gupta, Eileen Lin, and Deborah Melanie Esme McDougall. "This is Rocket Science" explores all things space-related. New episodes are released every other week on Thursday! Previously hosted by David Tibbits and Henry Manelski, we continue the show for its fifth season. We hope you enjoy it.
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Culture Change RX

Capstone Leadership Solutions

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Embark on a journey to the heart of healthcare, where we dissect the driving force behind every thriving organization: its culture. Drawing on her executive background and extensive work as a strategic coach, Capstone’s co-founder Sue Tetzlaff and guests will share actionable insights and practical steps for successfully navigating the people side of the business of healthcare. Join weekly to be equipped and inspired to uplevel the culture and unlock the next level of potential in your healt ...
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Climate Changers

Ryan Flahive

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Climate Changers features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis. Climate Changers is for people who are tired of feeling helpless and want to hear real stories from thoughtful and effective leaders who are on the front lines of building the products and coalitions that will create change The future is worth fighting for, so join me in this weekly celebration of the heroes who ...
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Food Pod for Humanity

Jochebed Louis-Jean

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Brought to you by the Columbia Climate School's Food for Humanity Initiative, the Food Pod for Humanity will bring you limited series on topics that highlight the inter-dependencies of climate change and food systems.
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Climate Sense

The Brookings Institution

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From hurricanes and floods, to wildfires and extreme temperatures, climate change is happening all around us. In this podcast series, energy and climate expert Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution, sheds light on the essentials of climate change and how to deal with it. She talks to other experts in various climate-related areas to help you understand the issue. How serious is climate change and what causes it? How does our energ ...
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Women in Data Science Worldwide

Professor Margot Gerritsen, Chisoo Lyons

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Leading women in data science share their work, advice, and lessons learned along the way. Hear how data science is being applied and having impact across domains— from healthcare to finance to climate change and more. Hosted by Professor Emerita Margot Gerritsen from Stanford University and Chisoo Lyons, Chief Program Director of Women in Data Science Worldwide.
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The Four Score Project Podcast is a crucial initiative of the New Majority Foundation, dedicated to exploring the complex challenges and promising opportunities facing American democracy in the 21st century. Through insightful interviews with leading thinkers, policymakers, and change-makers, along with in-depth discussions of current events and trends, this podcast serves as a vital platform for fostering informed dialogue and civic engagement.
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The story of our environment may well be the most important story this century. We focus on issues facing people and the planet. Leading environmentalists, organizations, activists, and conservationists discuss meaningful ways to create a better and more sustainable future. Participants include EARTHDAY.ORG, Greenpeace, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, PETA, European Environment Agency, Peter Singer, 350.org, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, Ci ...
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COACHECast

COACHE

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Insights From Leaders in Higher Education COACHECast is a thought-provoking podcast from COACHE featuring provosts and other leaders from top institutions as they share personal insights, reflections and key learnings from their work. Season 2 explores the perspectives of a diverse group of leaders and is hosted by Dr. Todd Benson, executive director and principal investigator at COACHE. Season 1 features five engaging episodes focusing on leading through change, hosted by Dr. Pat Farrell, f ...
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Ground Breaking Podcast

Meister Media Worldwide

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The Ground Breaking Podcast, brought to you by the Global Ag Tech Initiative and Meister Media Worldwide, brings forth voices from across the agriculture technology space to discuss trends, best practices and innovative ideas driving the industry forward in a rapidly changing world. Hosted by Heather Tunstall, Co-Chair of the Global Ag Tech Initiative and Corporate Content Director of Meister Media Worldwide, the podcast is released monthly. Learn more at globalagtechinitiative.com.
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[Previously Culture by Design] The leader is the #1 factor in determining organizational success. If you want to become an effective leader, you have three objectives: First, learn to lead yourself. Then, learn how to unlock the full potential of your team. Finally, build a business where culture is your competitive advantage and innovation is the status quo.
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Climate Insiders

Yoann Berno

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Welcome to Climate Insiders, the top-ranked Climate Tech podcast in Europe. We're right in the heart of the action, connecting with some of the most dynamic founders, investors, and thought leaders taking on climate change. Ever been curious about how game-changers like Ynsect, Tier Mobility, Enpal, or Climeworks began their journey and crafted their unique environmental stories? Want to know what's brewing in the minds of leading climate investors from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercar ...
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Unstoppable Mindset

Michael Hingson

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Inclusion, Diversity and encountering something different and unexpected. We all have reacted to different kinds of people and unexpected situations often with fear and unacceptance. Join blind World Trade Center survivor, No. 1 NY Times Bestseller and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe, Michael Hingson as he talks with thought leaders and others about our often blinding fear of inclusion and our resistance to change. Mike will explore the idea that no matter the situation or different kinds ...
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Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Tennessee

Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care

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The Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC) presents Healthy Mom Healthy Baby Tennessee. This podcast is a discussion with medical providers and other industry experts on all aspects of perinatal health. We will focus primarily on racial disparities and the current opioid crisis effecting moms and babies across our state. Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC) seeks to improve health outcomes for mothers and infants in Tennessee by engaging key stakeholders i ...
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A podcast from the SVRI, the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. Our vision is to see a world free of violence against women and violence against children. Hear from expert guests as we discover how to make that vision a reality. Donate here: http://svri.org/content/donate-0
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U.S.-China Nexus Podcast

Georgetown University | Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues

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In 2022, Georgetown University’s Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues launched the U.S.-China Nexus, a new podcast featuring conversations with scholars and policy experts on the dynamics in China and Sino-American relations. The show’s guests share the development of their careers and insights about the current state of bilateral ties. It also looks forward, providing reflections on how to manage this complex relationship as elements of strategic competition become more prono ...
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Big-time Sustainability

www.thebigsynergy.org

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Welcome to big time sustainability. This show is brought to you by the Centre for Big Synergy. It is a United Nations Global goals initiative. On the show, global leaders share their experiences of addressing the major challenges faced by us. These include climate change, loss of biodiversity, hunger, poverty, inequality and many more. The series aims to inspire millions across the world, to follow these global leaders and create a more sustainable world for us. Please subscribe and share wi ...
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Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs

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Join world-renowned economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs for lively conversations with the authors of scintillating, inspiring and remarkably important books about history, social justice, and the challenges of building a decent world. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Produced by Karena Joslin. Audio editing ...
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TILclimate

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative

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Get smart quickly on climate change. This award-winning MIT podcast, Today I Learned: Climate, breaks down the science, technologies, and policies behind climate change, how it’s impacting us, and what our society can do about it. Each quick episode gives you the what, why, and how on climate change — from real scientists — to help us all make informed decisions for our future.
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LocalLink Hub podcast

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Hello. Welcome to LocalLink Hub’s podcast, a show with local impact for global change. Locallink Hub is the localization and partnership initiative for Terre des hommes. Local Link Hub is a global online platform that provides free e-learning and capacity development resources for local and national actors. Through this platform, Terre des hommes aims to contribute to a power shift to localize aid, making the provision of aid more equal and sustainable. We support our local partners to becom ...
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Adapt: Climate Change and the Built Environment

Monika Serrano; Jessica Mederson

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Hosts Monika Serrano and Jessica Mederson interview people across the private and public sectors to discuss adapting the built environment to a changing climate. While sustainability/mitigation still receive the lion's share of the attention, ensuring that we are adapting to more extreme weather events and changing weather patterns requires us to reexamine what it takes to make our buildings, infrastructure, and communities resilient, so that people, buildings, and businesses can continue to ...
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New Security Broadcast

Environmental Change and Security Program

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Tune in to our podcast to hear expert speakers on the links between global environmental change, security, development, and health. The Environmental Change and Security Program is a part of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the living, national memorial to President Wilson established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in the District of Columbia. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs ...
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Green IO

Gaël DUEZ

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Green IO with Gaël Duez explores how to reduce the environmental impact of our digital world. Twice a month, on a Tuesdays guests from across the globe share insights, tools, and alternative approaches, enabling all responsible technologists, within the Tech sector and beyond, to build a greener digital world, one byte at a time.
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City Cast is the daily, local audio companion you knew DC needed. Washingtonians are gritty, proud, and resilient — necessary qualities for a community facing issues that range from an affordability crisis to the fight for statehood to the movement for racial justice… and useful qualities for a region full of whip-smart people, dynamic culture, and constant change. Washingtonians are deeply passionate about our city, whose story is still being written, and City Cast DC is here to tell it. Ev ...
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The Change

Adam Baruh

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Join Mackenzie Rose Gorman on 'Our Greatest Performance', a journey into the art and science of living well, where every moment is an opportunity to gain perspective, create meaning, and transform your life. It’s more than just a show; this is a movement toward embracing your highest self in health, impact, and personal growth. Mackenzie, an entrepreneur and passionate coach, guides you to align with your purpose, tap into ancient wisdom, and unleash your fullest potential. This podcast is a ...
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Rocketship.fm

Rocketship.FM

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Essential listening for Product Managers, Entrepreneurs, and anyone working in tech today. We break down the concepts you need to know, from Product Management to Growth, Sales to Funding, we'll bring you stories that will inspire and insights that will change the way you think about product and business. Rocketship.fm, produced in partnership with Product Collective, has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc, Entrepreneur, and many more business publications as a top business podcas ...
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The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). As part of APORDE’s agenda of influe ...
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Procurement Initiative Leaders Podcast

Richard Mc Intosh / Martina Buchhauser

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The Procurement Initiative Leaders Podcast delivers industry-leading insights and trends to propel your organizations procurement strategy forward. With hosts Richard McIntosh and Martina Buchhauser, respective Partner and Senior Advisor at H&Z (Europe's leading Management Consultancy) this podcast is your go-to resource to up your game as CPO. Join Richard and Martina as they sit down with industry leaders and experts to uncover the latest trends and insights in procurement, from exploring ...
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Climate Confident is your go-to podcast for the latest in climate innovation and sustainable solutions. Hosted by Tom Raftery, this weekly series explores the cutting-edge strategies and success stories driving our global journey toward a cooler planet. Every Wednesday at 7 AM CET, Tom engages with industry leaders, climate scientists, and sustainability pioneers to uncover actionable insights and transformative approaches to reducing emissions and revitalizing our environment. Whether you'r ...
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EWN - Engineering With Nature

USACE and Story Studio Network

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For more than 10 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working on an initiative called Engineering With Nature that uses natural processes and systems to deliver a broad range of economic, environmental, and social benefits. EWN, as it is called, is developing and implementing nature-based solutions for infrastructure, engineering, and water projects. EWN brings together a growing international community of scientists, engineers, and researchers, from all kinds of disciplines to c ...
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Send us a Message In this second of a series of planned quarterly episodes on Culture Change RX, host Sue engages with Ben Davis, President and CEO of Glencoe Regional Health, to discuss the ongoing transformational initiatives within his organization. They explore the challenges and successes of implementing structured teams, the importance of dat…
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Survivors hold the key to bringing about empowering and systemic change in the field of gender-based violence. Their stories and their voices must be at the forefront of decision making and policymaking. That’s why, in this episode, we hear the stories of two extraordinary survivors who are now leading activists, Kolbassia Haoussou MBE and Jac sm K…
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Learn the value of being up close and personal in order to deepen the relationships that we have with each other and with others that want to do marriage well. | "Relationships are harder now because conversations become texting, arguments become phone calls and feelings become status updates." —Anonymous Is it really possible to rekindle the spark…
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October was a crazy month in D.C.! In fact, there were so many stories that we couldn’t get to all of them. So today on City Cast DC, we’re recapping the wildest stories you missed, from the poop memorial on the Mall to Metro’s latest big problem. Vote on our City Cast 6 awards shortlist here, to help select the six Washingtonians who have transfor…
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They both went to this job interview to hone their skills, and got a dream job at Microsoft! In its fast-growing and AI-pioneered Azure division. With a romance on top of it… Yet several years later, they decided to both resign. Why? On sustainability ground, and more specifically for the lack of support on “enabled emissions” issues. Holly and Wil…
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Derrik was a 16 year old student when he was given a walk-behind trenching machine to guide through through a field. Derrik was earning school credit with the Battle Ground School District for his work off site with the construction company Rotschy. With no training or oversight, Derrik was severely injured by the machine, eventually losing both of…
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The Boeing machinist’s strike is now in its seventh week. Last Wednesday, the machinist's union rejected the latest contract from the company. A major sticking point continues to be union members’ insistence that the company reinstate a pension, also called a defined-benefits plan. This is a long-held grievance. Union president Jon Holden said that…
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In a world where everyone chases every basis point of marginal return, core values are often overlooked. The emergence of liquid staking protocols made stake delegation a norm rather than an exception. The hassles of running their own node and dealing with slashing risks were often too much of a burden for regular users. Dappnode offers both hardwa…
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Washington voters will decide next week is who will fill the lone open seat on the Washington Supreme Court. Supreme Court Position 2 is an open race - the incumbent, Justice Susan Owens, is retiring at the end of this year due to the state constitution’s requirement that all justices retire after the year they turn 75. The position is non-partisan…
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“So there's something about this flowy synchronousness in nature and us as part of that nature that has been efficient, for example, for the social connectedness of beings. So if I feel more connected to you, I will be more willing to do something for you to collaborate with you and funny enough, we seem to be more coordinated and also solving prob…
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How can we unlock a state of flow in our daily lives? How does connecting with nature influence our mental and physical well-being? How do movement, dance and play help us feel more creative, connected, and content? Dr. Julia F. Christensen is a Danish neuroscientist and former dancer currently working as a senior scientist at the Max Planck Instit…
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COACHECast speaks with Dr. Mark Rieger, who is currently on sabbatical from his position as Executive Vice President and Provost at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in Fort Myers, FL. Prior to joining FGCU, Dr. Rieger Dean and Director of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Delaware, and held leadership positio…
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With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development econ…
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As of this week, most of the Crystal City underground shops are shutting down for good. The owner of Total Party, a store that’s been there for nine years, joins us to talk about when the Crystal City Mall thrived, why it’s died, and what’s next. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey DC. You can also becom…
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She is indeed a book whisperer and a great storyteller. Our guest this time is Bridget Cook-Birch. Bridget grew up, as she says, being a tom boy. However, she also had an insatiable appetite for reading as much as she could even from an early age. She will tell us about her growing up years and So I will leave that for her. She had a near death exp…
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Go to www.CountTheKicks.org to find these FREE Resources (and so much more!) · Order Materials - Materials are available for FREE in Tennessee · Count the Kicks App - a FREE Hallmark tool with no ads or pop-ups - available in 21 languages · Academy for Parents - A suite of resources to help maternal healthcare professionals educate expectant parent…
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We’re talking about the new Capital One Arena plans for downtown with the Washington Post’s Michael Brice-Saddler, the controversy over a Marion Barry-themed snack, and the new NatGeo Museum of Exploration. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey DC. You can also become a member, with ad-free listening, for …
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There’s one seat up for grabs on Seattle’s city council this November. Typically city council seats are filled during odd-year elections. But, when former councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council in 2023, she left a vacancy that needed filling. Tanya Woo was appointed by the council to fill the seat, until this year’s sp…
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There’s one seat up for grabs on Seattle’s city council this November. Typically city council seats are filled during odd-year elections. But, when former councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council in 2023, she left a vacancy that needed filling. Tanya Woo was appointed by the council to fill the seat, until this year’s sp…
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With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development econ…
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Avery Roslansky is a climate activist from San Francisco, California, studying architecture at UC Berkeley. Her work in climate activism ranges from public policy to aquatic insect research, and she's enthusiastic about doing whatever she can to stop the crisis. Currently, she is working on building mycelium-engineered living materials to replace c…
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There’s a trial going on in a case that has transfixed the city. A group of teenage girls are accused of beating a disabled man to death because they were bored. Keith Alexander from the Washington Post was in the court and is here to talk us through the story. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter Hey DC. You…
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On this episode of A Matter of Degrees, we tell the story of how a powerful grassroots movement, ambitious lawmakers, and Governor Tim Walz turned Minnesota into a climate leader. Then, we talk about using the Minnesota blueprint to make change everywhere else. It’s election season, but the federal government isn’t the only venue for climate action…
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In our last episode, we kicked off our digital book launch series with a conversation featuring Alison Taylor, Rob Chesnut, and Ellen Hunt. Today, we have another exciting panel lined up… this time with some of Europe’s leading voices on culture and ethics. Our discussion will focus on common pitfalls and transformative strategies in shaping corpor…
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Activists and civil society groups are very focused on climate change. They use a number of different tactics, from peaceful marches to more disruptive acts of civil disobedience to further their cause. Host Samantha Gross speaks with Dana R Fisher, director of the Center for Environment, Community, and Equity at American University about the goals…
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In this episode, Mike Belsito sits down with Dan Blumberg, founder of Modern Product Minds and former product leader at The New York Times, LinkedIn, and Citi, to explore how product discovery works in traditional enterprises. While we often hear stories from cutting-edge tech startups, most product managers work at "normal" companies dealing with …
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In 2018, The North American Post, Seattle’s oldest Japanese-language newspaper, printed the final strip of Seattle Tomodachi, a comic created by Sam Goto. Goto was a second generation Japanese-American, born in the Seattle area in 1933. He raised two girls here, working for most of his life as a dental technician. He passed away at the age of 84, j…
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Despite rapid technological advancements, increasing affluence and population growth continue to strain our planet. Currently not a single country in the world is operating at sustainable level of resource use – and yet that is what we need to aspire to if we’re going to slow climate change, reduce inequality and increase our quality of life. So, h…
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Grant Smith is the director of the Washington, DC-based Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep). He is the author of the 2016 book Big Israel: How Israel’s Lobby Moves America and Divert! Numec, Zalman Shapiro and the Diversion of U.S. Weapons-Grade Uranium Into the Israeli Nuclear Weapons Program (2012). Smith has also written two hi…
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Send us a Message In this Solo Byte episode of Culture Change RX, Sue Tetzlaff discusses the importance and impact of trust and confidence in an organization’s senior leadership. The episode explores the complexities of trust, its foundations, and how it can be built and maintained through consistent actions and relationships. Sue emphasizes that t…
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Rich Lesser, Global Chair of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), shares how BCG is helping clients walk the walk with net-zero commitments, transition to sustainable practices, and how it is partnering with global organizations to amplify their impact. He also delves into the challenges businesses face in adapting to climate risks and the role of AI in …
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There’s not a lot of competitive races on your November D.C. ballot, but there’s a very interesting referendum that could go either way: Initiative 83, which would bring ranked choice voting to the District, and open up our blue city’s primaries to independent voters. Brian Strege is one of the organizers of the initiative, and Dierdre Brown has be…
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Send me a message In this week's episode of the Climate Confident podcast, I’m joined by Lew Blaustein, founder and CEO of EcoAthletes, an organisation dedicated to inspiring athletes to lead the charge on climate action. We delve into Lew’s fascinating career pivot, from sports marketing to environmental advocacy, sparked by the events of 9/11 and…
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Perinatal Support Washington is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The organization was started in 1989 as a way for parents to connect and find support during those really tough and bewildering years after a new baby arrives. The organization may be best known for its “Warm Line,” where callers are connected with peers to talk about the c…
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Let’s do a quick exercise. How are you feeling? Heart rate good? Optimistic about the rest of the day? Now, how do you feel after I say the words: JURY DUTY? Ugh! What is it about that summons in the mail that makes us cringe so much? The disruption to our schedule? The waiting around? The other jurors? One thing that certainly doesn’t help is the …
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For over a century, the deli meat company Boar’s Head has built its brand on a promise to customers - to only sell products based on the most exacting standards. Boar's Head is ubiquitous in the Pacific Northwest, especially if you shop at Kroger stores. You know that logo. But in September, Boar's Head liverwurst was uncovered as the source of the…
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