Podcasts about Bianchi

Puntata del Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:59:27 UTC

CITR 101.9FM (Vancouver)'s 24 HOURS OF RADIO ART in a snack size format! Difficult music, harsh electronics, spoken word, cut-up/collage and general CRESPAN© weirdness. Tonight's broadcast features MODELBAU | M.B. (MAURIZIO BIANCHI) | LAMASZ / GRANDBRUIT | BRUNO DUPLANT | CHERYL DUVALL | TÖNKY HÖNK | NOSTALGIE ETERNELLE | MERZDOW SHEK | BASQUADECK SHELF | ALISON COTTON | BURIAL CAKE | JÉRÓME NOETINGER / LES PERSÉCUTIONS DE STRASBOURG | ANDREAS TILLIANDER | DAMAGE CONTROL / LEAETHER STRIP | GLYN MAIER | SYLVAIN CHAUVEAU | SPEED OF LIFE | PSYCHOPATH | THE STATE | MICK HARVEY / AMANDA ACEVEDO | IAN WILLIAMS, and CALDON GLOVER.

Puntata del Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:00:21 UTC

Bianchi and Kravitz are on top secret assignment but the show must go on! The Grimes takeover Game On for the rest of the week! Should rookie contracts be less years to avoid this hold out nonsense? Tony Romo might be the only man who can get charged with a DUI and get positive press. Our favortive NBA analyst from Rotowire.com Nick Whalen, and Former Miami Hurricanes wideout and cohost of Canesinsight Ahmmon Richards joins Game On!

Baker told the media today how he truly feels about this contract situation with the Bucs and he is feeling disrespected and undervalued but the Bucs could be onto something maybe they want Baker to play with a chip on his shoulder. Bianchi isn't here but we still do his favrotive day of the week Poll-A-Palooza, we also get a Mic'd Up! Its Still a Grimes takeover on Game On!

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Ti è mai capitato di parlare in italiano e sentirti bloccato sulle stesse quattro frasi di sempre? È normale: quando parliamo, tutti tendiamo a usare le espressioni più semplici e conosciute. Ma per suonare davvero naturale e sentirti a tuo agio in ogni situazione, hai bisogno di un vocabolario più ricco. In questa guida trovi 25 frasi utilissime per la conversazione di tutti i giorni, organizzate in cinque momenti tipici: salutare, aggiornarsi, conoscere meglio qualcuno, mantenere i contatti e congedarsi. Sono espressioni un po' più ricercate delle solite, che gli italiani usano spesso nella vita reale e che ti aiuteranno a fare un salto di qualità nel parlato. Parla come un Vero Italiano Quando impari una lingua, all'inizio ti concentri sulle basi: "Come stai?", "Piacere di conoscerti", "Devo andare". Sono frasi utilissime, ma dopo un po' rischiano di far sembrare il tuo italiano un po' scolastico. Il segreto per suonare più naturale è avere diverse alternative per dire la stessa cosa, e scegliere quella giusta a seconda del contesto, del tono e della persona con cui parli. Per un ripasso sulle frasi base della conversazione, puoi consultare la guida dedicata. Frasi per Salutare Qualcuno Cominciamo con le frasi da usare quando incontri qualcuno, che lo conosci o meno. Sono i primi secondi di una conversazione, e valgono tantissimo: una buona apertura mette subito a proprio agio la persona che hai davanti. Per approfondire le forme di saluto, puoi consultare la guida sui saluti in italiano. 1. "Che Bella Sorpresa Incontrarti Qui!" Si usa quando incontri qualcuno che conosci in modo inaspettato: per strada, al supermercato, in una città lontana. Trasmette entusiasmo e piacere per l'incontro casuale. È una frase calorosa che rompe subito il ghiaccio. "Marco! Che bella sorpresa incontrarti qui! Non ci vediamo da mesi!" (incontro casuale con un vecchio amico al bar) "Ma guarda un po', che bella sorpresa incontrarti qui a Parigi!" (incontro casuale in un luogo lontano da casa) 2. "Finalmente Ci Conosciamo di Persona!" Perfetta quando hai comunicato in precedenza con qualcuno solo a distanza, via email, videochiamata o telefono, e finalmente lo incontri dal vivo. La parola "finalmente" trasmette il piacere dell'attesa e dà valore all'incontro. "Buongiorno dottor Bianchi, finalmente ci conosciamo di persona! Dopo tante email, che piacere!" (incontro di lavoro dopo mesi di corrispondenza online) "Ciao Anna, finalmente ci conosciamo di persona! Le videochiamate sono un'altra cosa!" (incontro con una collega straniera in visita in Italia) 3. "Parli del Diavolo e Spuntano le Corna" Un vero classico. Si dice quando qualcuno arriva proprio nel momento in cui se ne stava parlando. È un modo simpatico e leggermente scherzoso per riconoscere la coincidenza. Per approfondire questa e altre espressioni simili, puoi consultare la guida sui proverbi italiani. "Stavamo giusto parlando di te… parli del diavolo e spuntano le corna!" (mentre si chiacchiera con un amico, arriva la persona di cui si stava parlando) "Ecco Giulia! Parli del diavolo e spuntano le corna, dicevamo proprio che dovevamo chiamarti." (in ufficio, appare la collega che si stava per contattare) 4. "Ho Sentito Parlare Molto di Te" Quando incontri qualcuno per la prima volta con cui hai amici o conoscenti in comune, che probabilmente hanno raccontato molto sul suo conto. È una frase che valorizza la persona che hai davanti e crea subito una connessione. "Piacere di conoscerti finalmente! Ho sentito parlare molto di te da Luca." (in una festa, incontro con l'amico di un amico comune) "Tu devi essere Sara! Ho sentito parlare molto di te, tutte cose buone!" (a cena, presentazione a una collega del proprio partner) 5. "Non Credo che Ci Siamo Mai Incontrati" Un modo educato ed elegante per far capire a qualcuno che non lo conosci, invitandolo a presentarsi senza sembrare scortese. Utilissima nei contesti sociali dove non vuoi ammettere direttamente "non ti conosco" ma vuoi comunque aprire la conversazione. "Scusi, non credo che ci siamo mai incontrati. Sono Paolo, e lei?" (a un evento professionale, a qualcuno che sembra conoscerti) "Un attimo, non credo che ci siamo mai incontrati, giusto? Come ti chiami?" (a una cena tra amici, a un ospite mai visto prima) Frasi per Aggiornarsi "Aggiornarsi" in italiano, in questo contesto, significa raccontarsi cosa è successo dall'ultima volta che ci si è visti. È il cuore di molte conversazioni tra amici, colleghi o familiari: sapere come chiedere e come rispondere ti permette di sostenere questi momenti con naturalezza. 6. "Come Vanno le Cose?" Una domanda aperta che lascia all'altro la libertà di scegliere di cosa parlare. È molto più generosa di un semplice "come stai?", perché invita l'altro a raccontare qualcosa di sé. Perfetta con amici e colleghi in un contesto informale. "Ciao Marco, allora, come vanno le cose? Da quanto non ci vediamo?" (incontro casuale con un amico che non vedi da tempo) "Ehi, come vanno le cose in ufficio? Ho saputo del nuovo progetto." (a un collega che non vedi da qualche settimana) 7. "Cosa Hai Combinato di Bello?" Frase amichevole e informale per chiedere cosa qualcuno ha fatto ultimamente. Il verbo "combinare" qui non ha significato negativo: al contrario, suggerisce curiosità simpatica per le attività dell'altro. Da usare con amici e persone con cui hai un rapporto confidenziale. "Allora, cosa hai combinato di bello questo weekend?" (il lunedì mattina, a un amico o collega) "Non ci sentiamo da secoli! Cosa hai combinato di bello negli ultimi mesi?" (a un vecchio amico ritrovato al telefono) 8. "Cosa Mi Sono Perso? Raccontami Tutto" Si usa quando sei stato assente per un po' — magari in vacanza, o solo lontano dal gruppo — e vuoi essere messo al corrente di tutto quello che è successo nel frattempo. Trasmette interesse genuino e voglia di riconnettersi. "Sono stato via due settimane, cosa mi sono perso? Raccontami tutto!" (rientro dal viaggio, con gli amici del gruppo) "Ero in malattia, cosa mi sono persa in ufficio? Raccontami tutto!" (dopo giorni di assenza dal lavoro, a una collega) 9. "Abbiamo un Sacco di Cose da Raccontarci" Si usa quando è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ci si è visti e sono successe tante cose da entrambe le parti. È un modo caloroso per dire "abbiamo tanto da recuperare". L'espressione "un sacco di" è colloquiale e significa "molto, moltissimo". "Dai, vieni a prendere un caffè con me, abbiamo un sacco di cose da raccontarci!" (invito informale a una vecchia amica) "Non ci vediamo da un anno! Abbiamo un sacco di cose da raccontarci, dove ci sediamo?" (a una cena tra amici dopo tanto tempo) 10. "Ci Sarebbe Tanto da Dire, ma non È Né il Momento Né il Posto" Utilissima quando non è opportuno entrare nei dettagli in quel contesto — magari perché ci sono altre persone che ascoltano, o perché il momento non si presta. La frase implica che c'è molto da raccontare, ma lo si farà in un'altra occasione più adatta. "Guarda, ci sarebbe tanto da dire, ma non è né il momento né il posto. Ne parliamo la prossima settimana?" (in ufficio, davanti a colleghi, su una questione delicata) "Con la storia con Luca ci sarebbe tanto da dire, ma non è né il momento né il posto. Ti chiamo domani." (a un evento pubblico, a un'amica curiosa) Frasi per Conoscere Meglio Qualcuno Queste sono domande aperte pensate per far parlare le persone di sé. Sono ottime nelle conversazioni con qualcuno che hai appena conosciuto, quando vuoi andare oltre le solite domande scontate come "che lavoro fai?" o "di dove sei?". Per approfondire l'uso delle domande in italiano, puoi consultare la guida dedicata. 11. "Come Ti Sei Avvicinato a Questo Campo?" Un modo educato e curioso per chiedere come qualcuno è arrivato al proprio lavoro o alla propria passione. Rispetto al più banale "perché hai scelto questa professione?", questa formulazione invita a raccontare un percorso, un'evoluzione, magari con qualche aneddoto. "Interessante quello che fai. Come ti sei avvicinata a questo campo?" (a una conferenza, con una relatrice appena conosciuta) "L'archeologia è affascinante. Tu come ti sei avvicinato a questo campo?" (a una cena, con un nuovo conoscente) 12. "Cosa Fai nel Tempo Libero?" Apre la porta a conversazioni su hobby, sport, interessi e passioni. È una delle domande più utili in assoluto per trovare argomenti in comune con qualcuno. Da tenere sempre pronta quando la conversazione rischia di spegnersi. "Cosa fai nel tempo libero? Hai qualche hobby particolare?" (a un primo appuntamento o incontro sociale) "Con tutto il lavoro che hai, cosa fai nel tempo libero per rilassarti?" (con una persona molto impegnata, per conoscerla meglio) 13. "Cosa Ti Appassiona Davvero?" Chiede cosa muove una persona nel profondo, cosa la entusiasma e la coinvolge emotivamente. È una domanda intima ma non invadente, che apre a conversazioni molto interessanti. Da usare quando c'è già un minimo di confidenza. "Al di là del lavoro, cosa ti appassiona davvero?" (in una conversazione più profonda, dopo aver parlato di lavoro) "Dimmi, cosa ti appassiona davvero nella vita?" (a un amico dopo qualche bicchiere di vino, in una serata tranquilla) 14. "Cos'È che Ti Fa Alzare la Mattina?" Domanda che va alla radice della motivazione di qualcuno. È una formulazione molto italiana che chiede in modo poetico "qual è il tuo scopo, cosa ti spinge?". Perfetta in conversazioni profonde, magari davanti a un caffè o dopo cena. "Dopo tutto quello che hai fatto, cos'è che ti fa alzare la mattina ancora oggi?" (a una persona di successo, dopo una lunga chiacchierata) "Sei sempre così pieno di energia, cos'è che ti fa alzare la mattina?...

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Its Melt Down Mood Check Monday on Game On! Is Bryson becoming a problem or does the PGA Tour need someone to play the villain role? Bianchi and Kravitz go through their Champs and Chumps from the pass weekend and we get a Monday edition of Mic'd Up! Bianchi was working in that Kmart supply closet he may be the reason for their shut down.

Puntata del Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:01:16 UTC

Puntata del Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:53 UTC

durée : 00:08:07 - Le masque et la plume - par : Rebecca Manzoni - Carolina Bianchi conclut sa trilogie sur les violences sexuelles avec "Uma Luz Cordial". Ce spectacle mêlant théâtre, poésie et archives littéraires explore les liens entre le sexe et l'écriture, au cœur d'une scénographie fragmentée. L'artiste referme sa trilogie sur un "geste sublime". - équipe : Stéphane Le Guennec, Ilinca Negulesco - invités : Fabienne Pascaud Journaliste chez Télérama, Sandrine Blanchard Journaliste au Monde, Laurent Valière Producteur, Pierre Lesquelen Critique à I/O Gazette et Détectives sauvages, dramaturge et enseignant-chercheur Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Bianchi and Kravitz talk World Cup, FSU, and updates from the British Open!

Puntata del Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:23 UTC

Ti sei mai chiesto da dove venga il tuo cognome? E ti è mai capitato di imbatterti in un cognome italiano e di pensare: "Ma perché qualcuno dovrebbe chiamarsi così?". Dietro ogni cognome si nasconde una piccola storia fatta di mestieri, luoghi, caratteristiche fisiche e perfino auguri. Scopriamo insieme da dove vengono i cognomi italiani e perché alcuni sono davvero curiosi. Da Dove Vengono i Cognomi Italiani e Perché Alcuni Sono così Strani? I cognomi italiani sono come piccoli libri di storia: raccontano da dove venivano i nostri antenati, che lavoro facevano e perfino com'erano fatti fisicamente. Imparare a "leggerli" è anche un ottimo modo per arricchire il vocabolario con nomi di mestieri, aggettivi e nomi di luoghi. Quando Sono Nati i Cognomi in Italia? I cognomi, in Italia, sono diventati obbligatori e ufficiali solo in epoca relativamente recente. Fu il Concilio di Trento, nel 1564, a stabilire che le parrocchie dovessero tenere un registro dei battesimi con nome e cognome. Lo scopo principale era pratico: evitare i matrimoni tra parenti. Prima di allora, una persona era semplicemente "Giovanni", e se in paese c'erano dieci Giovanni ci si arrangiava con i soprannomi. L'usanza del cognome esisteva comunque già da prima, soprattutto tra le famiglie nobili e i commercianti, e nelle campagne ci furono famiglie senza un vero cognome fisso addirittura fino all'Ottocento. Proprio dai soprannomi nasce gran parte dei cognomi italiani. Le Quattro Grandi Categorie dei Cognomi Italiani La maggior parte dei cognomi italiani deriva da quattro grandi categorie. Vediamole una per una, con tanti esempi pratici. 1. Cognomi che Derivano da un Nome di Persona (Patronimici) Sono cognomi che indicavano "il figlio di…". Si chiamano patronimici quando si riferiscono al padre, e matronimici (molto più rari) quando si riferiscono alla madre. L'esempio più chiaro è Di Stefano, cioè "(il figlio) di Stefano". Allo stesso modo abbiamo De Angelis, D'Antonio, Di Marco. Come esempio di matronimico possiamo citare De Maria o Di Maria, costruiti su un nome femminile. A volte la preposizione è scomparsa e il nome è rimasto da solo, magari al plurale: Martini, Bernardi, Mariani. Quella "-i" finale spesso significa proprio "appartenente alla famiglia di…". C'è un dettaglio bellissimo per chi studia l'italiano: tantissimi di questi cognomi nascono da un nome alterato, cioè modificato con un suffisso. Da "Giovanni" non nasce solo Giovannini, ma anche Nannini, Vanni, Giannetti. La particella Di all'inizio di tanti cognomi (Di Marco, Di Paolo, Di Pietro) è particolarmente diffusa in regioni come l'Abruzzo. Per approfondire questo meccanismo linguistico, puoi leggere la guida sugli alterati in italiano, tra diminutivi e accrescitivi. 2. Cognomi che Derivano da un Mestiere Questa categoria è perfetta per imparare vocabolario, perché molti cognomi raccontano semplicemente che lavoro facevano i nostri antenati. Per approfondire il lessico del lavoro, puoi consultare la guida sui mestieri e le professioni in italiano. CognomeMestiere d'origineFerrari, Ferraro, Fabbri, FabbroFabbro (chi lavora il ferro)PastoreChi si occupa delle pecoreSarti, SartoriSarto (chi cuce i vestiti)BarbieriChi taglia barba e capelliMolinari, Munari, MunaroMugnaio (chi lavora al mulino)VaccaroChi alleva le vacche Tra i cognomi di mestiere, quello legato al fabbro è il più diffuso in assoluto. Fabbri e Fabbro (dal latino faber) sono diffusissimi in Emilia-Romagna e in Friuli. Una curiosità: spesso uno stesso mestiere ha generato cognomi diversi a seconda della regione, perché c'era la forma in dialetto e quella in italiano. Il mugnaio, per esempio, in alcune zone del Nord è diventato Munari o Munaro. 3. Cognomi che Derivano da una Caratteristica Fisica o del Carattere Qui gli italiani del passato sono stati molto sinceri: tantissimi cognomi descrivevano com'era fatta una persona. Erano una specie di "etichetta", a volte affettuosa, a volte un po' ironica, data dal paese. Per ampliare il vocabolario, puoi consultare la guida su come descrivere qualcuno in italiano. CognomeCaratteristicaRossiCapelli rossi (il cognome più diffuso d'Italia)BianchiCapelli bianchi o pelle chiaraBassi, BassoPersona bassaLongo, LungoPersona altaMoretti, BrunoPelle o capelli scuriRicciCapelli ricciGrassiPersona robustaMagroPersona magra Non tutti i cognomi di questa categoria descrivevano l'aspetto fisico: alcuni raccontavano il carattere o un comportamento. Chi era sempre allegro diventava Allegri, chi era forte e robusto Forte o Forti, chi era gentile Gentile. Ricevere un cognome così, in fondo, era anche un piccolo complimento. Per arricchire il lessico, puoi leggere la guida sugli aggettivi italiani per descrivere il carattere e la personalità. 4. Cognomi che Derivano da un Luogo di Origine L'ultima grande categoria comprende i cognomi che indicano da dove veniva una persona. Se un uomo arrivava da un altro paese, gli abitanti lo identificavano proprio così. Questi cognomi si chiamano anche toponimici, dal greco tópos, che significa "luogo". Per ripassare la geografia italiana, puoi consultare la guida sulle regioni e i capoluoghi d'Italia. Da qui nascono cognomi come Romano (da Roma), Lombardo e Lombardi (dalla Lombardia), Calabrese (dalla Calabria), Pugliese (dalla Puglia), e perfino Messina o Genova dai nomi delle città. C'è poi una sottocategoria legata non a una città, ma a un elemento del paesaggio. Chi viveva vicino a una fontana diventava Fontana, vicino a una valle Valle o Della Valle, su una collina Collina, vicino al mare Costa o Marina. Il cognome diventava così una piccola fotografia del posto in cui si abitava. I Cognomi Italiani più Strani e Particolari In Italia esistono davvero dei cognomi che fanno sorridere. Dietro ognuno si nasconde una storia sorprendente, a volte divertente e a volte commovente. I Soprannomi Diventati Cognomi Gli italiani del passato amavano descrivere le persone con espressioni intere. Così troviamo Bevilacqua ("bevi l'acqua") e Tagliaferro ("taglia il ferro", probabilmente dato a qualcuno molto forte). I Cognomi Augurali Sono nomi che esprimevano un augurio, un ringraziamento o uno scongiuro per il neonato. Ecco perché esistono cognomi come Benvenuti (perché il bambino era benvenuto) e Bonaventura ("buona ventura", cioè buona fortuna). Un esempio particolare è Bencivenga: tipico della zona di Napoli e Caserta, era un nome-augurio col senso di "che ci venga del bene". C'è anche Tornincasa, cioè "torna in casa", un nome commovente che veniva dato a un figlio nato dopo la morte di un altro figlio, come a dire "bentornato in famiglia". I Cognomi di Origine Religiosa Molto diffusi, soprattutto al Sud, riprendevano feste, preghiere o simboli della tradizione cristiana. Troviamo quindi Santoro (dal latino sanctorum, spesso legato a chi nasceva nel giorno di Tutti i Santi), Natale (per chi nasceva il giorno di Natale) e De Angelis ("degli angeli"). Molti di questi cognomi sono legati alle festività: per scoprirle meglio, puoi leggere la guida sul Natale italiano e le sue tradizioni. I Cognomi dei Bambini Abbandonati C'è un capitolo speciale, un po' triste ma molto importante: i cognomi dati ai bambini abbandonati. In passato, i neonati lasciati negli istituti di carità ricevevano cognomi "inventati". Il più famoso è Esposito, che viene dal latino expositus, cioè "esposto": indicava il bambino "esposto" alla pubblica assistenza, lasciato spesso nella cosiddetta "ruota degli esposti". Non a caso oggi Esposito è il cognome più diffuso in Campania, in particolare a Napoli. Con lo stesso significato troviamo Proietti, tipico di Lazio e Umbria. Ci sono poi cognomi-augurio commoventi dati ai trovatelli, come Diotallevi ("Dio ti allevi", cioè "che Dio ti faccia crescere"), Diotaiuti ("Dio ti aiuti") e Degli Innocenti, diffuso in Toscana, legato all'Ospedale degli Innocenti di Firenze. C'è perfino Colombo, diffuso a Milano e in Lombardia, legato anch'esso in molti casi all'accoglienza dei trovatelli, con riferimento alla colomba, simbolo cristiano. Esiste Perfino un Museo del Cognome Un'ultima curiosità: esiste davvero un Museo del Cognome. Si trova a Padula, in Campania, ed è interamente dedicato alla storia e all'origine dei cognomi italiani. Per altre scoperte di questo tipo, puoi consultare la guida sulle curiosità sull'Italia. Tabella Riassuntiva delle Categorie Ecco una tabella che riassume le principali categorie dei cognomi italiani con qualche esempio. CategoriaSignificatoEsempiPatronimici"Figlio di…"Di Stefano, De Angelis, MartiniMestieriLavoro degli antenatiFerrari, Barbieri, MolinariCaratteristicheAspetto fisico o carattereRossi, Bianchi, AllegriToponimiciLuogo di origineRomano, Pugliese, FontanaAuguraliAugurio per il neonatoBenvenuti, BonaventuraReligiosiFeste e simboli cristianiSantoro, Natale, De AngelisTrovatelliBambini abbandonatiEsposito, Proietti, Colombo Domande Frequenti Qual È il Cognome più Diffuso in Italia? Il cognome più diffuso in tutta Italia è Rossi, che deriva probabilmente dal colore dei capelli. A livello regionale, però, ci sono cognomi dominanti diversi: in Campania, per esempio, il più diffuso è Esposito. Quando Sono Diventati Obbligatori i Cognomi in Italia? I cognomi sono diventati ufficiali e obbligatori con il Concilio di Trento nel 1564, quando si stabilì che le parrocchie dovessero registrare i battesimi con nome e cognome. L'usanza esisteva però già prima tra nobili e commercianti. Cosa Significa il Cognome Esposito? Esposito deriva dal latino expositus, cioè "esposto". Veniva dato ai bambini abbandonati, "esposti" alla pubblica assistenza. Oggi è il cognome più diffuso in Campania. Cosa Sono i Cognomi Patronimici? I patronimici sono cognomi che indicavano "il figlio di…" e si riferivano al padre,...

Puntata del Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:01:02 UTC

This hour Steve Thomson (in for Henry Lake) and Chris Tubbs talk about ice cream (because why not), Steve talks NASCAR Writer Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic, plus we have This Day In Sports History.

After 37 years David Steele has decided to put down the microphone. Bianchi & Kravitz discuss his life and career with him on Game On.

Haworth began in the 1940s as a maker of office partitions and grew into a commercial furniture giant. But today the company is also home to a robust portfolio of high-end design brands, including Janus et Cie, Poltrona Frau, Cassina, Luminaire, Heller and more. On this episode of the podcast, Haworth CEO Franco Bianchi speaks with host Dennis Scully about what the American luxury landscape is missing out on, the company's slow-and-steady acquisition process, and why he wants Haworth to go faster.  This episode is sponsored by Loloi and KohlerLINKSHaworthDennis ScullyBusiness of Home

This episode features a conversation with Professor Diana Bianchi, former Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), who is noted for her pioneering research on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We got new imagines on the ideal new stadium for the Tamap Bay Rays but how many times have we seen these mock pictures are they really staying Tampa? Even though Bianchi isn't here we honor is favorite day of the week Poll-A-Palooza! Florida Gators Insider Edgar Thompson, and Orlando Magic beat writer Jason Beede joins Game On!

Bianchi is out on top secret assignment for the next week, While gramps is gone we get to talk fantasy football in July! FIFA suspended the controversial red card issued to Folarin Balogun and apparently President Trump made a call about this red card. The boys run through their Champs and Chumps! MLS Apple TV analyst Calen Carr joins Game On!

durée : 00:41:11 - Les émissions culturelles de France Culture - par : Chloë Cambreling - Au 80ᵉ Festival d'Avignon, Carolina Bianchi clôt avec “Uma Luz Cordial” sa trilogie “Cadela Força” sur la violence, la sexualité et la création. Tiphaine Raffier présente quant à elle “L'Hors-Présence ou chimères au pays de Morsan”, un huis clos familial autour de la fin de vie. - équipe : Olivier Bétard, Zoé Couppé, Louis Cosnard, Alice Puydebois, Louan Chailleux - invités : Carolina Bianchi autrice, metteuse en scène, interprète , Tiphaine Raffier Autrice, actrice et metteuse en scène., Oriane Delacroix Collaboratrice à France Culture Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Amy Boddy, Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara and head of the Boddy Lab, a human evolutionary biologist whose work asks why cancer varies across the animal kingdom, how pregnancy reshapes the body, and what it means that nearly all of us carry living cells that originated in someone else. In this episode, Amy explains microchimerism, the phenomenon in which foreign cells can invade and persist in our bodies for decades, turning up in the blood, bone marrow, and pancreas; sometimes with a benefit. Amy makes the case that microchimeric cells deserve a central place in how we think about health and inheritance, and in what it means to be an individual when the boundaries of the body prove so porous. ------------------------------ Find the papers mentioned in this episode: Chua, K. J., Quilang, R. C., Sallinger, K., Aktipis, C. A., Arck, P., Bianchi, D. W., Chang, D., Eikmans, M., S Fjeldstad, H. E., Haig, D., Harrington, W. E., Horsnell, W., Jacobsen, D. P., Kanaan, S. B., Khosrotehrani, K., Lambert, N. C., Nelson, J. L., Olsen, M. B., Pan, T. D., . . . Boddy, A. M. (2025). Identifying Key Questions and Challenges in Microchimerism Biology. Advanced Science, 12(48), e14969. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202514969 Boddy, A. M., Fortunato, A., Sayres, M. W., & Aktipis, A. (2015). Fetal microchimerism and maternal health: A review and evolutionary analysis of cooperation and conflict beyond the womb. Bioessays, 37(10), 1106. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201500059 ------------------------------ Contact Dr. Boddy: boddy@anth.ucsb.edu ------------------------------ Contact the Sausage of Science Podcast and Human Biology Association: Facebook: facebook.com/groups/humanbiologyassociation/, Website: humbio.org Chris Lynn, Host Website: cdlynn.people.ua.edu, E-mail: cdlynn@ua.edu, Twitter:@Chris_Ly Cristina Gildee, Co-Host & Co-Producer Website: cristinagildee.com, E-mail: cgildee@uw.edu

Lebron James has informed the LA Lakers he will not be returning to the team in the 2027 season. Where will he end up? We think the King needs to come to Kingdom. Realistically the big off season move for the Magic is bringing back JI. Mid show Kawhi Leonard was traded back to the Raptors! We get to see how the stock market is looking with Bianchi's Stocks, And we hear from the movers and shakers around the sports world with Mic'd Up! Max Chadwick from PFF.com joins Game On!

Pocas veces reparamos en el alto número de castillos que existen en España y aún menos conocemos sus historias y las de sus caprichosos fantasmas. Esto, si ha sido casi siempre así, es porque no existía un libro que ahora lo relata, el de Vicente G Olaya, "El emir que se apellidaba Martínez y veinte historias de castillos de España", quien ha venido al programa esta mañana a contárnoslo. Además Eduardo Barba, nuestro jardinero fiel,  nos ha hablado de las plantas más adecuadas para plantar en interior, balcones y terrazas. Finalmente con el gran Martín Bianchi hemos repasado los momentos más destacados de la crónica social. 

Martín Bianchi despide los 15 minutos de fama con Jose Luis Sastre hablando del posado de Ana Obregón de cada verano, un posible nuevo amor de Shakira, la cancelación del concierto de Isabel Pantoja en Sevilla, el estreno del documental de Rocío Jurado y mucho más de la crónica social de España y el mundo. 

On a tous une grand-mère. Peu d'entre nous découvrent, trente ans après sa mort, qu'elle a vécu l'une des plus belles histoires d'amour du siècle, en plein cœur d'un camp de concentration.Dans ce nouvel épisode décryptage de Crush - C'est quoi l'amour ?, je reçois Sylvie Bianchi-Vos, autrice du livre Ravie au monde. Pendant quinze ans, des malles de souvenirs sont restées fermées dans son grenier. Jusqu'au jour où une photo trouvée par hasard sur internet la lance dans une enquête qui va bouleverser tout ce qu'elle croyait savoir sur sa grand-mère Nelly.Sylvie Bianchi-Vos est la petite-fille de Nelly Mousset-Vos, cantatrice et résistante belge, arrêtée par la Gestapo en 1943. Dans le journal que sa grand-mère a écrit en captivité, elle découvre l'histoire d'amour de Nelly avec Nadine, rencontrée à Ravensbrück en décembre 1944, un amour qui durera trente ans.Pour lire Ravie au monde, Éditions Les Léonides :• L'acheter sur internet • Instagram Les Léonides Ensemble, on explore :• Pourquoi des malles de souvenirs sont restées fermées pendant quinze ans• Comment une photo trouvée par hasard rouvre toute une histoire familiale• Ce que le journal de déportation de Nelly révèle sur sa rencontre avec Nadine• Comment l'amour a permis à deux femmes de tenir au cœur de l'horreur• Ce que cette histoire change dans le rapport de Sylvie au silence familialUn épisode pour celles et ceux qui se demandent : est-ce que l'amour peut vraiment naître n'importe où, même là où tout devrait l'empêcher ?Correctifs :08:43 : ce sont les journalistes des actualités cinématographiques qui filment l'arrivée des bateaux dans le port de Malmö1:03:33 : Carmen d'Aubreby travaille à l'INR, l'Institut National de Radiodiffusionl'année de la mort de la mère de Nelly est 1924, pas 2024

Martín Bianchi comenta con Jose Luis Sastre los problemas de la crónica social y los famosos, que no dejan de ser los mismos que los del común de los mortales: cambios de trabajo, viajes de verano, mudanzas, desengaños amorosos o problemas reputacionales. 

La última novela gráfica de una eminencia del género, "El viaje", de Paco Roca, nos ha llevado en el Comando Norte con Aitana Castaño y Nacho Carretero, a detenernos en un relato que nos sitúa en el epicentro del dolor,  cuando una pareja rompe y lo que empieza es una reconstrucción personal muy difícil de llevar a cabo. n Mis experiencia hemos conocido a Laura Muñoz, una amante de la música, que tras retirarse para ser madre y cuidar de sus hijos, decidió a los 35 años ingresar en el Conservatorio Superior de Música, lo que después le ha llevado  actuar como soprano en el Palacio Real de Madrid, el Teatro de la Zarzuela o el Auditorio Nacional. En la parte final, Marín Bianchi nos ha comentado las últimas noticias de la prensa del corazón, mientras  Eduardo Barba, nuestro jardinero fiel, se ha hecho en alto todas las preguntas que cualquiera que quiera comprar una planta debe hacerse antes de hacerse con una, 

The Dallas Mavericks have found their new head coach, Michigan head coach Dusty May has agreed to join the Mavs. Is Dusty fatigued with the landscape of college basketball? Why did the Magic not try to get Dusty May in their coaching search? Bianchi and Kravitz run through their Champs and Chumps from the weekend! Have Golf Fans become to much? Bianchi gets upset with the crowd at the US Open.

This week, Dave, Ronan, and new guy Jack chat about Eddy Merckx's new bike and why it's surprised Ronan. The bike provides good fodder for diving into more serviceable cockpits and for understanding why only fashion may limit the uptake of progressive road geometry. There's good news for those who prefer cable-actuated shifting, as Shimano has updated its mountain bike offerings. Dave has other things on his mind, too, including Australia's Spoken bike show and how downhill is teasing future puzzling for disc brakes.Of course, there's plenty more than that, and members of Escape Collective also get Ask a Wrench at the end of the episode (members-only feed).Time stamps: 00:01:30 - The new Eddy Merckx and an exploration into progressive road geometry  00:22:45 - Shimano's mechanical shifting update 00:29:00 - Shimano updates a real classic  00:31:45 - Don't miss Overnight Success  00:33:50 - Downhill tech is on Dave's mind and the pursuit of heat-regulated brakes  00:39:15 - Dave makes a case for why Australia's builder scene is world-class  00:46:00 - Cannondale's nostalgic Team Dream CAAD14s  00:47:15 - Bianchi's new Specialissima  00:51:45 - Ask a Wrench with Colin Williams (Members Only)  00:54:00 - A Shimano mechanical dropbar shifter that's coming undone  01:03:00 - Inconsistent Torx tooling  01:13:45 - Noisy eccentric bottom bracket challenges  01:21:20 - Disc brake pads for high elevation bike packing 

The newest member of the Orlando Magic Head Coach Sean Sweeney joins Game On! Sean has been labeled as a super firey coach how did he get that title? Is it harder as a coach to be tough on your guys compared to the pass? Bianchi is trying to learn from Sean how can Bianchi become a likeable ahole. Is it to much pressure to expect a playoff run in year one or does Sean love the pressure? What happened in San Antonio against the Knicks?

José Luis Sastre comenta junto a Martín Bianchi el retorno del rey emérito a España durante el verano en distintas competiciones de regatas en nuestro país y distintas ubicaciones europeas. También la subasta de varios lotes de joyas de Corinna Larsen, entre las que pueden incluirse algunas regaladas por Juan Carlos I a la ex princesa. También los horizontes nuevos de negocio de Iker Casillas o María Pombo, o el 80 cumpleaños de Trump. 

The tannest man in sports entertainment has made his glorious return from the beach waves to the airwaves Brandon Kravitz is back! The New York Knicks are NBA champs after 50+ years, and the Hurricanes win their second Stanley Cup, and team USA gets a win! Kravitz and Bianchi go through all of it in Champs or Chumps! Bucs Insider from Pewter Report Scott Reynolds joins Game On to give us some thoughts about Baker's contract.

NBA hall of famer and Orlando Magic Legend Tracy McGrady joins Game On Live In Studio! Bianchi had to man up and say sorry to Tmac. Tmac tells us about his Ones Basketball Legaue! Tmac says the spurs will take it to seven. How does he feel about the Sean Sweeney hire in Orlando?

How Did That Taste San Antonio? The spurs had the worst meltdown in NBA history last night going into the third they were up 29 points and ended loosing by one. Is this NBA finals already over or can the spurs take it to 7? The World Cup kicks off today so we have Joanie Schirm join Game On to tell us when the World Cup was in Orlando in 1994. NBA hall of famer and Orlando Magic Legend Tracy McGrady joins Game On Live In Studio, Bianchi had to man up and say sorry to Tmac!

The Orlando Magic have a new Head Coach and that man is Sean Sweeney! President of Basketball Operations for the Orlando Magic Jeff Weltman joins Game On! why it is that no college baseball team from Florida advanced to an NCAA Super Regional for the first time in history? Bianchi and Kravitz hop into the Rage Cage sorta...

Kelly Brownell interviews Jon-Paul Bianchi, Director of Systems Change at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, about the foundation's systems-change approach linking food, health, early childhood, and family economic security to address inequities affecting children and families. Bianchi describes his path from PhD research to policy work and then to Kellogg, and explains how integrated grantmaking focuses upstream on policies, practices, resource flows, narratives, and long-term investment in people and relationships rather than isolated programs. He highlights Vermont's inclusion of food quality in childcare ratings and the foundation's Farm to Early Childhood efforts connecting procurement, regional food systems, and state policy, with examples from states like North Carolina, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and notes Brazil's national local purchasing policy as a model for success. Transcript As I was mentioning before we got started, I've long admired the work of the Kellogg Foundation. Working with the concept of food systems or connecting agriculture with nutrition and thinking about regenerative agricultures. There are a lot of places where your foundation was out front. So, I salute you and your colleagues for that. And it'll be interesting to find out what's happening right now. Tell us a little bit about yourself, and how did you get into the philanthropic work and your work with Kellogg in particular? I'm Jon-Paul Bianchi. I'm the director of the Systems Change team at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. And what that essentially means is I'm the director of national programs at the foundation. But we call it systems change because we really do see in the different areas of work that we focus on- health, family economic security, food, and early childhood- that these things are all interconnected by some distinct systems. But also, common systems that overlap across them. And so, that's the approach that we take. And I'll spend some time sort of diving into that today. You know, to answer the question of how I got here... you know, a master stroke of luck. I was set to be an academic researcher. I was working on my PhD at the University of Wisconsin. I was ABD and decided that I didn't want to be a researcher and I wanted to work in policy. And I moved to Colorado to take a job sort of sight unseen, being the policy director of an organization that worked in K-12 and children's health, and food and early childhood education. And did that for a few years and learned to translate research into practice; into policy. And was giving a presentation and got a tap on a shoulder from somebody that worked at the Kellogg Foundation who was interested in what I was saying. And we had one conversation, and six months later, I wound up having a new job and leaving Colorado and moving to Michigan. That was 15 years ago. Well, you went into this with a great background having done the science as a graduate student and then into the policy world. And you're right, the intersection of those two is really where the magic can occur. You began talking about this, but let's talk about it a little bit more. So, when you say that there are systems that cut across different problems like food and health and economic security, etc., and I know you structured your team to reflect that cross-cutting kind of view of things. But tell us a little bit more about that. And how is this different than what's usually done, and how does it affect the way your work gets carried out? So, big picture at the Kellogg Foundation, we envision a society where every child can thrive. But we know that there's too many kids and families that still can't access good food or quality childcare, or their parents can't find quality jobs because of inequities that are embedded in the policies and the practices and narratives that shape our systems. And so, having a multi-issue integrated grant making team, it's made us more effective by better understanding the points of intersection and collaboration across those bodies of work. So, our food systems program officers are in the same team, and they work closely with our program officers in early childhood and family economic security and health. And those collaborations strengthen the work in a variety of ways. We have experts in each of those areas, but because they're spending time with each other and working in the same team, they're exposed to, and they learn about each other's work and each other's worlds. And that creates powerful collaborations in the foundation, but more importantly, out in the field. And it helps us to see that we can't fix any of these systems, including food systems, with surface level or patch kinds of solutions. We really have to work together to get upstream and focus on policies, focus on practices, focus on resource flows and narratives that really sustain the inequities that we see. And so, the foundation partners with organizations to dismantle barriers in food systems in the other areas so that children and families can access quality food. But I think we also recognize that's about investing in people. And it's about investing in people over time to drive transformational change in any of these systems, including food. For people listening to this who aren't in the world of philanthropy or academics or science or policy they might be saying, "Well, this kind of makes common sense. Isn't this the way it's usually done?" And in fact, it's not usually done to have this cross-cutting work accomplished the way you're doing it. It's actually a pretty impressive thing. Yes, thank you. And I have a lot of respect for our philanthropic partners and peers, and we work very closely with a lot of large and small foundations. And I think the adage in philanthropy is you know one foundation you know one foundation. So, we do it this way and somebody else will do it differently. And I think there's a lot of connection for us back to our founder. You mentioned Will Keith Kellogg at the top of the call. He was ahead of his time in terms of understanding the interconnectedness between food and the land and opportunity and people's education. And a lot of that came out of his tradition as a Seventh Day Adventist. But also, I think just as a person coming up in the Depression and seeing what happened afterwards and really beginning to understand in his own community of how these things were sort of connected to one another. And so, for us, both inside and outside the foundation, systems change really means betting on people long term to reshape those systems from the outside in. But also, from the inside out. And that's really what we're striving for. You mentioned the history of Dr. Kellogg. The history of that family is so interesting, and what went on in, you know, the sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, and how the concept of breakfast cereals came about. And how the focus on natural foods was so important. It's worth spending a little time even on just Wikipedia to try to find out what that history is, because I find it fascinating. So, let's go back to food and go a little bit deeper and talk about what this systems approach looks like in practice. You're a philanthropic organization. You exist in the context of a capitalist society where businesses are out to do as well as they can. How is the foundation's work different from, say, funding a food pantry, launching a single nutrition program somewhere, which is what typically might be done? Yes, I think what we intend to do and how I think our systems approach is a little different from, say, you know, funding a single nutrition program, is that we mean to design and redesign practice and policy based on how kids and families actually live their lives. Right? So, where food and health and early childhood and family economic security show up together in a community, right? Families experience these things simultaneously in their everyday lives. They don't experience these things in silos. And so, we try to have our team and our work reflect that. So, instead of treating food as a narrow problem to fix with one program, we try to think about how the entire system around a child and their caregivers works or doesn't work and find those opportunities and levers to move that whole system. I'll give you a concrete example that will bring in our colleague Linda Jo Doctor, who you mentioned at the top of the conversation. Early in my time at the foundation, I was a reviewer for the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant. This was an Obama era competitive grant process for building early childhood systems in states. And the state of Vermont did something really interesting that I had the good fortune to review as part of that team. They included the quality of food and access to fresh, healthy food in childcare centers as part of their quality rating and improvement system for childcare. They didn't just talk about teacher quality or curriculum or reflective practice. They actually said, "If we care about child development, then what children are eating every day in those childcare centers is part of what quality means." That's a systems approach. They connected food policy and procurement directly into early childhood policy and practice so that nutrition and education and child wellbeing were all being advanced simultaneously. I brought that back to the foundation and brought it back to Linda. And we had a really great conversation about it, and then another, and then another, and then another. And that experience helped shape how I think and how many people think about our work at the foundation. And it led to things like the expansion of our Farm to Early Childhood work, which again, leans heavily on procurement as the strategy to drive systems change, but connects it into early childhood policy. Tell us about that. You know, the Vermont example you gave is a terrific one. And you talked about Farm to Early Childhood. What does that mean in practice? In practice for the foundation, it really leaned heavily first on, sort of, understanding the landscape of where there was capacity to connect regional food hubs, farmers and producers and growers to systems of early childhood. At the same time that you have these burgeoning and developing systems of early care and education with regard to financing and sophistication, you have something similar going on in them in the food system movement, depending on the state that you're in. And so, we work diligently in a subset of states to really connect those policy levers, pull them together, and try to create essentially more situations like Vermont, you had partnership at the local community level, at the regional level, and then at the state systems level. So, syncing up the actual practice on the ground, syncing up how the relationships between different organizations are formed and maintained with regards to better food and early childhood. But then also trying to codify that into state policy and practice. And we did that for a number of years and had remarkable success in places like Iowa and Wisconsin and even in North Carolina, and a handful of other states. And we very much saw this as a build off our successful farm-to-school work, but doing it in a system that comparatively in terms of early childhood, was a little more fragile, right? And it wasn't necessarily as easy to do it, but all the more important and helpful because of the age and the vulnerability of the kids and families that we're talking about. The systems approach is very powerful, and so I'm going to ask a question not to be challenging, but to in some ways give you a softball for proving the systems approach. If at the end of the day, the most important thing in a childcare setting is to get healthy food into the bodies of the children so they can thrive intellectually and medically and everything else. Couldn't you accomplish that by just giving a good shopping list, a Costco shopping list to the daycare directors, and they could go buy good foods? And why does it need to be connected with farmers and, you know, the broader connection into the community at large, why is that important? Yes. Well, backing up, I wouldn't want to state, as an early childhood person, that the only thing that, you know, makes an early childhood program high quality would be the quality of the food and that that would, you know, lead to optimal child development and school readiness. I think, you know, there's other things in there that actually matter too. But this is definitely a key component. I would say, you know, to your question, that that system that you named already exists. We have the Child and Adult Care Food Program. We have the ability to subsidize the cost of food, and to have that good shopping list in play. But, I think, what the systems approach does is it asks different questions, right? It seeks to say, where does the food come from? How is it grown? Who is benefiting economically, right? How are schools and childcare centers and farmers and communities connected? And how do we strengthen those, connections and relationships so that we can begin to shift policy and practice so that children and families can reliably have access to good food. And they know that it's coming from the community in which they're situated. And the people on the side that are actually producing the food, the farmers and the folks doing procurement and others, that they're actually connected to it too. And they know where the food is going. And so there is this social kind of interstitial benefit to connecting those systems in a way that I think brings value beyond just you get a healthy meal today. I think it begins to shift culture. And if you could shift culture in the institutions that people are participating in, you can actually shift culture in people. So, you could see if a parent that potentially wasn't exposed to that before, or maybe didn't have access, or didn't know how to get access to that kind of food, if their expectations suddenly shifted because in their childcare program they're getting access to quality food, that then becomes an opportunity to engage in a different way. But it also becomes an opportunity for that parent to become empowered and to come together with other parents and other community members and begin to insist that's a reality in everyday life for them. That becomes a norm rather than an exception. I really like your answer because, you know, in some ways, people in our country have become distant from their food. You know, it used to be you could just go to the store, and there might've been one agent between you and who grew the food. The farmer would deliver it to, and now there are factories and machines that process the food, and 10 steps, and it comes from different countries, and all that kind of thing. And what you're talking about is shrinking that gap again to decrease the distance, so people are more in touch. And you could easily see that if the food is coming from farmers and the daycare providers know that they're going to feel better about the food. They're more likely to tell a story about it to the children. The farmer might come to the daycare center, or the children go to the farm. And you could see there's a lot more going on here than nutrition, and that's the beauty of this systems approach, isn't it? I mean, the children want to have a garden, right? I mean, how many times have we seen that? It seems like a small thing in early childhood, but just that simple act of having a garden and being able to understand how things are cultivated and grown. Even for a small child, and I have two small kids, we have a small garden in our backyard: it's meaningful. And it also, I think, establishes a norm that the tomato that you pick off the vine or the pole bean that you pick off, that you eat, that you find just unbelievably delicious, then that becomes normative for them. That's a normative experience, and kids are not as frightened by things when they encounter it. And I think we have a real opportunity in the early childhood space to link up those two systems to say, "Yes, we can affect change." And I think that, again, back to this notion of investing in people long term, the investment in those kids long term and what they come to expect will be the norm matters very much to how we think about our work at the Kellogg Foundation. So you're talking about both practices and policies and a cross-sector approach to these things. And let's talk about policy for a moment. Where does policy typically break down? And what kind of people need to be at the table, and what sort of partnerships need to be established in order to have better food policy? I think if we take seriously that food policy is cross-sector, I believe that we need to build tables that look like the food system. And that means not just public health experts or nutrition advocates or academics, but farmers and food workers, and those childcare providers and teachers, and leaders in K-12, and tribal leaders, community organizers, local state government officials, right? And the funders, right? The funders who are willing to invest in the long slow work of doing systems change. And, you know, one place I would highlight is in your home state of North Carolina. For years, there was significant investment that helped really build a dense ecosystem. You established regional food hubs and meat processing infrastructure, and anchor institutions into schools and early childhood centers. And a really strong network of organizers and philanthropic partners. And that made it possible to fully integrate farm to early childhood in your state's definition of early childhood. And as an aside, I would say North Carolina was also one of the leading states back when I was first coming into the field of building out a high-quality system of childcare. North Carolina led that. And so, these two things converging is a very powerful example, but again, we're getting back to local sourcing. We're getting back to bigger things than just doing food education, right? Those things are now built into the system. And they're not just a side project of the system. They actually are the system. So, you're talking about a foundation doing a lot more than getting proposals, seeing what needs to be funded, and then sending money out the door. You're talking about connecting people in innovative and unique ways. And building bridges that didn't exist before. And getting people to understand the systems change approach. And it just can lead to so many interesting and innovative things that just weren't possible using traditional models. So, really my hat's off to the work you do, and I can see why it's creating such powerful outcomes. One piece I would be remiss if I didn't say this, right? What makes all those partnerships work or fall apart? Usually, it's not the brilliance of a single policy idea or practice idea. I. Sort of. Sound like a broken record, but I'm going to come back to this. Investing in that people infrastructure that sits underneath it is really important. And the places that we find that make progress in any of the issues we're talking about, family economic security, food, health, Medicaid, early childhood, K-12, right? The places that make progress really do have varied and diverse voices at the table, and they're able to build real trust. And they're able to cultivate champions and also the next generation of champions and the next generation of champions who can move between those sectors, right? And the funders are involved, but they really understand that they're financing relationships and governance and people. They're not financing programs. And I think as a grant maker, that's an interesting distinction to think about. Think we know it implicitly and we know it when we see it. It's a lot harder to stick it in a white paper and define it and disseminate it in Stanford Social Innovation Review, for example. No, I totally agree. In the work that we've done over the years with, uh, community partners in Durham, it's been my impression that they get this systems thing from the very get-go. That they understand that if poverty is too severe, then nothing else is going to work, and if housing is a problem, then these other things are going to be affected in pretty serious ways. And they understand the importance of these. And in a way you're letting the flowers bloom. You're taking, I think, what some people understand intuitively and would like to accomplish, but they've been forced into silos. And then once a funder comes along and can allow this to prosper, I think it's sort of a natural thing that occurs. I think so. And I think the tricky thing there is to not be seduced by the programmatic solution. Like, do you remember several years ago when the notion of collective impact was this very popular term that folks talked about? And it's a good thing. I mean, I think the framework and the model is powerful, and it's a useful thought exercise. But what I found in a lot of collective impact work was that it focused very much on aligning the programs. Sufficiently funding the programs and aligning the programs, but not the human side of design and redesign of how do those programs function, right? Who do they serve? Who's at the table when building them or rebuilding them? Do you have the ability to change them midstream if you feel that you need to? And I think a slightly different approach with systems change is you're sort of engaging in a loose hold of the policies and the practices and the issues to give people and the people infrastructure and the relationships time to come together and figure out how they want to move them individually, and how they want to move them collectively. And that's a subtle difference. That's a nuance that I think has really worked in our particular corner of the world. One thing I bet some people are interested in is how the Kellogg Foundation might be distinct from Kellogg as a company. You've described beautifully the innovative work you're doing. The company is off doing what it does commercially. How do these two things intersect? And what's been the history of the connection between the foundation and the company? Yes. So, when the foundation was founded in the 1930s, Will Keith Kellogg, as you said, he endowed the foundation and created it separate and apart from the company. So, it's an independent philanthropic organization. And so, while we bear the name of Will Keith Kellogg, the foundation does not have a formal connection or stake in the company any longer. As you may know, the company split into two companies a few years ago, one called Kellanova and one called the W.K. Kellogg Cereal Company. And since then, I believe both companies have been acquired. I think Mars now owns Kellanova, and Ferrero, an Italian company, owns W.K. At present, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation does not have any connection to either of those companies because they've been acquired by other groups. And aside from having some stock with the foundation, that was sold to support our endowment, we don't have any formal connections anymore. But I think the proximity of the foundation to the company in Battle Creek, and I think the shared history of Battle Creek and the shared history of Mr. Kellogg's vision is actually important to note. And I think it does matter to how the two institutions are connected. I said this a little while ago in the conversation, but in the 1930s, Mr. Kellogg knew that you couldn't separate food from health and education, family economic security, and he knew this while he was making cornflakes, right? And so he helped make sure in the late 1930s that children in Battle Creek had access to fresh milk in schools at the same time that he was doing work in soil conservation and in building healthy land. And he had a sense of knowing that how the food is grown and how kids are nourished, it's part of the same story. And I think that DNA has pulled forward into the foundation, and it makes it a really special place to work because we still carry that memory of him, and we still carry that vision of him into the work that we do. Thanks. You know, a long time ago, when I first became familiar with the Kellogg Foundation, I wondered about the history and the independence of the foundation from the company. And I pretty quickly came to learn that the foundation, as you said, is quite independent from the company. But you've enriched my knowledge even beyond what I've known over the years, so thank you. That's a fascinating history. So, let's end with one final question. If you fast-forward and kind of look ahead, what do you think is on the way? And what does success look like to you and your colleagues? Yes, it's a good question. I mean, I think if we got this right, you know, 10- 20 years from now, success would look like children and families living in communities where good food is just a part of everyday life. It's normal and reliable and not something that folks are lucky to find. I talked a little bit about how Mr. Kellogg thought about this in the '30s, but we also see what's possible in other places, right? When that vision can become a reality in terms of policy and practice. So, we had done some work in the country of Brazil. And we see now that national policy in the country of Brazil now requires that at least 50% of school food be purchased from local sources, grown with high-quality standards, right? That one decision reshaped incentives all along the food chain. What farmers grow, what institutions buy, what kids eat. That's a powerful example of institutions using their everyday purchasing power to build healthier and a more just system. So, you know, 10- 20 years from now, if we've done our job, it would mean that the kinds of innovations in places like Brazil or North Carolina or even in Michigan with our 10 Cents a Meal program, that those types of things would have become the norm. That schools and early childhood centers and hospitals and tribal and local governments would be routinely buying good, locally rooted food. And that workers and farmers are earning a fair and stable wage, and they have incomes. And the communities most affected by hunger and inequity are actually at the core of leading and designing new systems. And food policy would no longer be a patch on top of the inequity. It would be one of the main ways that we build healthier and more equitable futures for kids and families. BIO Jon-Paul Bianchi is the Director of Systems change at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, he leads WKKF's national grantmaking strategy focused on early childhood care and education, health equity, employment equity and food systems. As a longtime philanthropic leader and national expert with a focus on early childhood education, Bianchi provides strategic oversight to the foundation's national programmatic work to support thriving children, families and communities. Bianchi holds a doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development, a master's degree in child development and a bachelor's degree in child and family studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He helped found and currently serves on the board of Valley Settlement in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

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