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Combining Politics, Venture Capital to Help Startups Survive with Bradley Tusk

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Combining Politics, Venture Capital to Help Startups Survive with Bradley Tusk
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The political weather outside is frightful. Navigating the storms, politically speaking, can be tough for startups — as if they don’t have enough moving parts to contend with, right? Enter: Bradley Tusk. Mr Tusk is a political strategist with a pedigree. He helped Michael Bloomberg… Read More »Combining Politics, Venture Capital to Help Startups Survive with Bradley Tusk

Taking Political Polling to Next-Level Accuracy with Mike Greenfield

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Taking Political Polling to Next-Level Accuracy with Mike Greenfield
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One could forgive Change Research for titling its victory-lap email ‘Nailed It!’ Change Research was the only polling firm to correctly predict the winner of the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Florida, Andrew Gillum. Mike Greenfield, CEO and co-founder of Change Research, joins us this week… Read More »Taking Political Polling to Next-Level Accuracy with Mike Greenfield

Encouraging STEM Education at Home with Hank Green

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Encouraging STEM Education at Home with Hank Green
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Technology is integrating it more and more in our lives, with smart devices, improved internet access on the go, and improvements in nearly everything we touch. The jobs are also following the better tech format, and STEM education is the base for these jobs. We… Read More »Encouraging STEM Education at Home with Hank Green

To Buy, or Not To Buy with Kit Yarrow

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To Buy, or Not To Buy with Kit Yarrow
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Succumbing to advertising is common, even if we don’t recognize it as such. So we brought in Kit Yarrow, a consumer phycologist to help analyze consumer manipulation and provide tips for fending it off. Links:

Internet, Internet, Internet High School with Amar Kumar

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Internet, Internet, Internet High School with Amar Kumar
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What if you could have skipped all the awkward social situations from school and just do the learning bit? Did you ever find the classes lasted so much longer because the teachers had to move at a pace slower to your liking? Or that they… Read More »Internet, Internet, Internet High School with Amar Kumar

Fixing the Backlog at Veterans Affairs with Dave McLenachen

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Fixing the Backlog at Veterans Affairs with Dave McLenachen
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The Department of Veterans Affairs gets a spotlight during every election cycle as part of many politicians’ platforms, but what is actually going on behind the scenes? We talk to Dave McLenachen, Director of VA’s Appeals Management Office, about actual modernization and reforms that impact… Read More »Fixing the Backlog at Veterans Affairs with Dave McLenachen

Trump vs Climate Change and the EPA with Jeff Alson

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Trump vs Climate Change and the EPA with Jeff Alson
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When the battle between cost effective and environmentally sound is fought during budget season, concessions are expected. But do the short term savings outweigh the long term effects? We talk to retired EPA Climate Change expert Jeff Alson about what it means for people if… Read More »Trump vs Climate Change and the EPA with Jeff Alson

The Fresh Catch of Frutti di Mare with Jessy Ryan, Austin Klein

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The Fresh Catch of Frutti di Mare with Jessy Ryan, Austin Klein
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This is a story all about how the sustainable seafood provider, Fresh Catch, brings impossibly fresh fish to people in the Bay Area. We catch up with Jessy Ryan and Austin Klein about their latest seafood adventures. Links:

When do I get my Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car? with Charlie Vogelheim

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When do I get my Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car? with Charlie Vogelheim
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In light of the possible rollback of fuel economy standards, will car companies continue to compete with the likes of Tesla? What other options are out there for fuel efficient vehicles? We talk to Charlie Vogelheim, host of The Flying Car (which you can also… Read More »When do I get my Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car? with Charlie Vogelheim

Wisdom at Work with Chip Conley

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Wisdom at Work with Chip Conley
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As the workforce continues living longer, and retirement gets pushed further and further back, careers are also progressing in a different direction. We talk to Chip Conley, author of “Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder,” about his trajectory change from CEO to… Read More »Wisdom at Work with Chip Conley