A Word with Tom Merritt

Tom talks to architect and founder of Kara Water Cody Soodeen about how a beetle inspired him to fix the world's supply of fresh water.Featuring Tom Merritt and Cody Soodeen. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom talks to Craig Porter who just took a job in Antarctica, about what it's like to be on the least populated continent in the world.Featuring Tom Merritt and Craig Porter.djfission.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary Fisher talks about his experiences with empathy throughout his life.Featuring Tom Merritt and Gary Fisher.Gary's link:http://seniorgeek.substack.com/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editor and producer of A Word with Tom Merritt, Anthony Lemos, aka Amos talks about his perspective as a veteran, on the word veteran.Featuring Tom Merritt and Anthony Lemos.anthonylemos.com@ethancaine77 on TikTok#ask-amos in the DTNS Discord Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Donnelly of Ice Cream Social joins us to talk improv. Yes and he tells us how it's done right and how it can go wrong.Featuring Tom Merritt and Matt Donelly.Matt and Mattingly's Ice Cream Social Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Gail Carriger is known for comedy-of-manners fantasy like the Parasol Protectorate or Finishing School. But she also is a huge fan of K-pop and has worked it into her Tinkered Starsong series.Featuring Tom Merritt and Gail Carriger.Visit Gail Carriger's site for more information about them!My 90 Year Old Dad Likes Kpop & This Says Something About Living Long & Joyfully10 Songs Behind the Tinkered Starsong Series & Why – The Divine Kpop Playlist (BTS, GOT7, BTOB)10 Great Kpop Singers & Why They're Inspiring (Tinkered Starsong Character Influences) Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allison Sheridan joins us to talk about demos. From Steve Jobs to Douglas Englebart to her own demo experience in her career. Why do we do them and why doe we enjoy watching them?Featuring Tom Merritt and Allison Sheridan.podfeet.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our first return guest, we talk to creator/influencer Lamarr Wilson about the word career. Lamarr talks about changing his career later in life from education to content creation. Why he switched and how his early interests and experiences with tech really set the stage for who he is now.Featuring Tom Merritt and Lamarr Wilson.https://www.lamarr.tv/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zipline has been delivering medicine and other things by drone for more than a decade and just keeps on expanding. Tom talks with the CTO of Zipline, Keenan Wyrobek, about the word drone. What does it mean to him, why do they call their drones "zips" and what is the future for unmanned aerial vehicles delivery? Can it really become commonplace?Featuring Tom Merritt and Keenan Wyrobek.flyzipline.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom wraps up the first season of "A Word" and asks for your suggestions for season two!Featuring Tom Merritt.Send us your suggestions: feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Code switching. What is it? Why does it happen? Is it necessary? Robb Dunewood shares his personal experience to help us understand what it is and what it isn't.Featuring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.Links:SMR PodcastThe Tech Jawn Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hawaii is a paradise but there's more to it than meets the postcard. Ryan Ozawa is a native and advocate and talks to us about his perspective on the island and what makes it great.Featuring Tom Merritt and Ryan OzawaLinks:https://twitter.com/hawaiihttps://www.instagram.com/hawaii/https://www.linkedin.com/in/hawaii/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Humanity is facing a threat and a possible replacement from machines. But is it as bad as we might think? Ruby Justice Thélot talks to us about the philosophy of the future of humanity.Featuring Tom Merritt and Ruby Justice Thélot.Ruby's Links:https://twitter.com/being_on_linehttps://www.instagram.com/being_on_line/www.asterisques.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author and venture capitalist Rob Reid talks to us about danger. He's done whole books and podcasts about future dangers so it's fair to say he has some thoughts. But how do you make people take danger seriously? We'll explain.Featuring Tom Merritt and Rob Reid.Links:After On PodcastRob Reid on TwitterRob Reid's Substack Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is fear the mind killer? Can we live without fear? We talk to pilot Captain Brian Hoffman about his perspective on fear. He also has some good tips for dispelling it, espeically when on a plane. “No real Zombies were harmed in the making of this podcast.” Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Hoffman.Read Brian's Substack here. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derrick Goold, baseball writer and lead beat writer for the St. Louis Cardinals at the St. Louis-Post-Dispatch talks about what makes sports so popular. Especially spectator sports. Why do so many of us care so much about what other people are doing on a field or pitch.Acast+ members will get bonus content!Links:@dgoold on TwitterBest Podcast in BaseballBo Jackson's Wall Climb Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manipulation is the name of the game in tech. Is there any escape? How do we identify when we're being manipulated? Tom talks to Natalia Antelava about that and her thoughts on how to fight it.Coda StoryUndercurrents: Tech, Tyrants, and Us Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom talks with the first guest to have also visited the actual front rooms of yore, his sister Meg, and they discuss avoiding issues with intent.Featuring Tom Merritt and Meg Sybert.Link:Marios Pizza Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom uses the word authority to have a talk about how we don't always differentiate the medium from the message. Featuring Tom Merritt.https://www.tommerritt.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Johnson talks about what he thinks makes a good Dad, how he tried to be that and what he learned from his Dad.Featuring Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson.https://www.frogpants.comTwitter Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega.The Middle Ages: A Graphic HistoryThe Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in SocietyGoing Medieval.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do we learn? What role does empathy play in it? How we unlearn and why that's important. We talk about learning with YouTube educator Michael Kinney. Yeah, he was also Coach Armstrong in Degrassi. Don't worry. We'll address that too.Featuring Tom Merritt and Michael Kinney.YoutubeTwitter Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to immigrate? We talk to Josh Grisdale who immigrated from Canada to Japan.Featuring Tom Merritt and Josh Grisdale.Links:Accessible JapanTabiFolk@JoshGrisdale on TwitterTurning Japanese Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to be scared? Cass Khaw talks to us about what scares them, and when it's good and when it's bad to be scared.Featuring Tom Merritt and Cass Khaw.Breakable ThingsNothing but Blackened Teeth Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Identity? Political scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy talks about how we decide our identities, what they mean how complex they are and whether they are as important as we think they are. Also why her neighbors keep playing New York New York!Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrea Jones-Rooy.Links:http://www.jonesrooy.com/https://twitter.com/jonesrooyhttps://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are we fascinated by disasters/ Is it survival or superiority or both? Host of Congressional Dish, Jennifer Briney shares her love of disaster porn. If you want to hear two people explain why they like movies like 2012, this is your show folks!Featuring Tom Merritt and Jennifer Briney.Links:Congressional Dish PodcastWe're Not Wrong PodcastThe Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's just Tom this time, talking about how driving is an example of how people follow rules even if they don't really need to.Featuring Tom Merritt. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

C-SPAN Communications Director and author Howard Mortman talks about Transparency. Can you have too much transparency? What is the role of transparency in your everyday life. And why is transparency important at all?Featuring Tom Merritt and Howard Mortman.Links:whenrabbisblesscongress.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mallory O'Meara doesn't just do research, she enjoys it. We find out about data legitimacy, filtering through multiple resources, and why Mallory has an empty shelf in her office.Featuring Tom Merritt and Mallory O'Meara.Links:http://www.malloryomeara.com/Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and AlcoholThe Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Brushwood is one of the most ambitious people we know, so we launch with he word ambition and travel through Brian's experiences with magic, family, independence from work and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Brushwood.Links:Twitter:@shwoodWebsite:World's Greatest ConPodcast:World's Greatest Con Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom uses the word Fan to launch a discussion with Ron Richards of iFanBoy and Marvel fame. They talk a lot about what it means to be a fan in music, comics and more.Featuring Tom Merritt and Ron Richards.Links:Twitter:@ronxoWebsite:MarveliFanboyScorbitPodcast:iFanboyAll About Android Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Ibbott shares with Tom the story of how his love of a niche music genre became a podcasting career and how his audience has fed his musical knowledge.Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Ibbott.Links:Twitter:Brian Ibbott (@Coverville) / TwitterWebsite:CovervillePodcast:Coverville: The Cover Music Show (AAC Edition) on Apple PodcastsAdam Curry - Daily Source Code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Source_CodeDrive Time: http://ravijaindrivetime.blogspot.com/2005/10/episode-one_10.htmlEvil Genius Chronicles: https://evilgeniuschronicles.org Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom is joined by Annalee Newitz, author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, to discuss our propensity to categorize each other and ourselves and how it can be useful and detrimental depending on intent and circumstance.Featuring Tom Merritt and Annalee Newitz.Links:Twitter:https://twitter.com/AnnaleenWebsite:https://www.techsploitation.comOur Opinions Are Correct Podcast:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-opinions-are-correct/id1359930653 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lamarr Wilson has never been comfortable with the title of 'Creator', so why does he feel 'Influencer' more accurately describe what he's been doing for more than a decade? The CEO of Unboxing discusses how the terms have changed over the years and how to define your own path.Featuring Tom Merritt and Lamarr Wilson.Notes and Links:Lamarr Wilsonhttps://twitter.com/LamarrWilsonhttps://solo.to/lamarrwilsonhttps://tiktok.com/@lamarrwilson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Dave Brodbeck has got pigeons to categorise pictures of cats and cars and talks to us about why he's a Wundt stan and why we don't have free will. By the end of this conversation you'll be craving turkey crepes.Featuring Tom Merritt and Dave Brodbeck.Notes and Links:Dave Brodbeckhttps://twitter.com/dbrodbeckhttp://davebrodbeck.com/about-me/The Tangential Convergence Podcasthttp://www.tangentialconvergence.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is tribalism, where does it come from, and is it necessary for modern life in a global world? Host Tom Merritt discusses all this and more with comedian, writer, and podcaster Andrew Heaton.Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrew Heaton.Notes and Links:Andrew Heaton:Andrew Heaton

Tom Merritt introduces his new podcast bringing you conversations, not about what to think, but how to think.Featuring Tom Merritt, Dave Brodbeck, Andrew Heaton, Annalen Newitz, and Lamarr Wilson. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/a-word-with-tom-merritt. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.