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Richard Parker has spent his life reading America through two lenses most people keep apart: economics and religion. The throughline is that faith, money, and power did not grow up in separate rooms. They grew up together. An Oxford-trained economist who has taught at Harvard's Kennedy School since 1993, Parker co-founded Mother Jones, helped build Greenpeace USA, and helped Norman Lear start People for the American Way. This conversation runs from an abolitionist ancestor who helped fund John Brown's raid, through the Reformation's long shadow over capitalism and the corporation, to a president reaching into the economy in ways the country has not seen since it had kings. Calls to Action ✅ Leave a rating and review: lovethepodcast.com/politicsandreligion ✅ Subscribe on Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Watch and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion ✅ Share this episode with someone who reads the news and someone who's given up on it Key Takeaways The abolitionist in the family tree. Richard's ancestor, the Rev. Theodore Parker, was one of the Secret Six who bankrolled John Brown's raid. He also coined lines later borrowed by Lincoln ("of the people, by the people, for the people") and Martin Luther King ("the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice"). Not since kings. When a president takes government equity stakes in companies like Nvidia, Parker argues, he folds the state into his own person and pushes presidential power into the economy in a way America has not seen since it had monarchs. Only about six presidents. Borrowing from political scientist Stephen Skowronek, Parker says just a handful of presidents ever reset the country's governing terms. He does not think Trump is one of them. The same fights in new costumes. Most of our arguments recur generation after generation. Parker's aim is not to win them but to help people see the landscape they are arguing from, which is how a divided country starts talking instead of accusing. About Our Guest Richard Parker is an economist, author, and Senior Fellow and Lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School, where he has taught since 1993. He co-founded Mother Jones, helped build Greenpeace USA, helped Norman Lear launch People for the American Way, and has advised figures including Senator Edward Kennedy. He serves on the boards of The Nation and the Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. Links and Resources Richard Parker and Diane Winston (USC) at Faith Angle West in Park City, Utah (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFNCAbZIKjo&t=139s Faith Angle Forum, which helps journalists cover religion in public life: https://faithangle.org/ Connect with us Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, X, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn: @coreysnathan Partners Proud to be part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts examining what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it. More conversation, less accusation. Now go talk some politics and religion with gentleness and respect.

Have you ever been passed over for a promotion?Are you wondering whether you're ready for the CEO role—or your next big career move?Are you struggling to figure out when it's time to leave for good?In this episode, CEO Coach and Advisor, Damien Faughnan, joins host, Muriel Wilkins, to answer questions from the Coaching Real Leaders community.For further reading: Learn more about Damien: https://damienfaughnan.com/Rewriting the Playbook: Leading Through Compounding Uncertainty: https://www.russellreynolds.com/en/insights/articles/rewriting-the-playbook-leading-through-compounding-uncertaintyLeaders, It's Time to Build Your Tolerance for Uncertainty: https://hbr.org/2026/01/leaders-its-time-to-build-your-tolerance-for-uncertaintyHow to Become a First Time CEO: https://www.russellreynolds.com/en/about/careers/careers-with-our-clients/how-to-become-a-first-time-ceoThe Midlife Chrysalis: https://www.meawisdom.com/podcast/Connect with Muriel:Website: murielwilkins.comLinkedIn: @Muriel Maignan Wilkins Instagram: @CoachMurielWIlkins Join the Coaching Real Leaders Community: coachingrealleaderscommunity.comRead Muriel's book: LeadershipUnblocked.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Isaac Harris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomolecular Sciences and the Center for Discovery in Cancer Research at McMaster University. Isaac's research examines the roles of antioxidants in health and disease, including how they are produced and used in cells. He is particularly interested in how cancer cells rely on antioxidant pathways to survive and grow. Isaac is working to understand why high-dose antioxidant supplements may sometimes promote cancer rather than prevent it, and whether blocking cancer cells' natural antioxidant systems could slow tumor growth. When he's not working, Isaac enjoys spending time with his wife and five-year-old daughter, doing things like coloring, playing outside, visiting the park, or eating ice cream. He also likes cooking, reading, relaxing, watching TV, and introducing his daughter to some of his favorite childhood shows like The Simpsons. He received his bachelor's of engineering degree in chemical engineering and PhD in molecular biology from the University of Toronto. Next, he conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard medical school before joining the faculty at the University of Rochester and Wilmot Cancer Institute in 2019. In 2024, he was awarded the Wilmot Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) Innovator Award. He very recently moved his lab and joined the faculty McMaster University. In this interview, Isaac shares more about his life and research.

Anika sat down with Andrew Bolton, CEO and co-founder of Tech Rescue, to explore the massive cultural and corporate shift currently prioritizing artificial intelligence over human connection—and why it's a losing bet. Starting from a moment of intense frustration while trying to help his grandmother with technology, Andrew bootstrapped a 24/7, human-only tech support company that has defied the "chatbot era" of Silicon Valley. Andrew's journey offers a masterclass in recognizing the power of empathy in business, building culture in a service company, and why trusting the basics of customer care is the ultimate growth hack.   In This Episode   The origins of Tech Rescue: Why a simple email forward sparked a fast-growing business How the tech industry has abandoned the 14% of Americans who struggle with modern devices The psychological and physiological benefits of talking to a human over a robot Why implementing a strict "no AI, no chatbots" policy became their greatest competitive advantage Bootstrapping the company with his mother as CFO after getting rejected by traditional VCs The connection between lowering a caller's cortisol levels and boosting corporate retention rates Why the modern education system's failures present a massive threat to the U.S. workforce How Tech Rescue grew from answering calls at 2 AM to a team of 78 employees in three years The danger of monopolies and the slow creep of corporate mediocrity Why real success isn't just about billions—it's about protecting creativity, connection, and culture   Timestamps   00:00 Introduction: Solving a human problem in an AI world 01:34 The origin story: Watching an 80-year-old struggle to forward an email 04:47 How the relentless pace of tech has left 14% of the population behind 09:21 The death of customer service: Why optimization actually means abandonment 11:24 The ultimate value proposition: Choosing humans over chatbots 16:01 Walking away from Wall Street to build a business with his mom 18:51 The fundamental truth: How you treat your customers is how they treat your wallet 22:15 Building a 24/7 call center powered by psychology majors, not IT techs 24:01 The science of empathy: Lowering cortisol to reduce call times and save money 26:27 Smacking the "Palo Alto 5-year plan" and proving empathy is profitable 33:13 Why hiring for emotional intelligence is harder—and more important—than hiring for tech skills 36:31 A warning about the U.S. education system and the future of the workforce 43:25 Why becoming a billionaire in a mediocre world means absolutely nothing 48:44 Conclusion: The core mission of connecting people   Key Insights & Takeaways   Insight 1: "Optimization" Often Just Means Abandonment   For the last decade, companies have used terms like "optimization" or "streamlining" to justify firing their HR, sales, and customer service departments, replacing them with endless phone trees and chatbots. This has created a massive void in the market where customers are desperate to speak with a real human—a void that human-centric businesses can easily and profitably fill.   Insight 2: Empathy is a Quantifiable Metric   Tech Rescue hires psychology and sociology majors rather than IT professionals because teaching tech is easier than teaching empathy. According to medical studies, simply addressing a caller by their name can lower cortisol and adrenaline levels by 13%. In a call center environment, a calmer customer translates directly to a conversation that ends seven minutes sooner, vastly reducing operational costs and boosting retention.   Insight 3: The "No Chatbot" Guarantee is a Growth Strategy   While VCs and marketing agencies constantly pressure companies to adopt AI to save money, Tech Rescue found that their greatest selling point is their strict refusal to use it. In a world where consumers are fatigued by automated voices and generic AI outputs, guaranteeing a human interaction builds a level of brand trust and loyalty that algorithms cannot replicate.   Insight 4: Generational Tech Gaps Require Psychological Safety   Older generations aren't just confused by rapidly changing tech (like Meta rearranging its settings menus multiple times a year); they are often embarrassed to ask for help. Tech Rescue provides a psychologically safe space for users to ask questions—whether it's about online banking or setting up a dating profile on Bumble—without feeling rushed or condescended to.   Insight 5: You Can Make Money by Doing Good in the World   Andrew pushes back against the modern corporate mandate of "alpha at all costs," which he argues leads to monotonous, poor-quality products and a lack of innovation. His core philosophy—often repeated as "Business 101"—is that if you solve a genuine problem and treat people with respect, the financial success will naturally follow. Monopolies prevent competition, but incredible customer service shatters monopolies.   Resources & Links Mentioned Tech Rescue   About Andrew Bolton   Andrew Bolton is the CEO and co-founder of Tech Rescue, a 24/7 human-powered tech support company. A Harvard-trained strategist with Wall Street roots, Andrew walked away from traditional corporate America to build a business centered entirely around empathy, trust, and connection. He co-founded the company alongside his mother after witnessing firsthand how the modern tech industry disregards the elderly and the less tech-savvy. Today, he manages a growing team of 78 employees out of a call center in Colorado, proving that human connection is the ultimate competitive advantage.   Connect with Andrew Bolton Website: https://techrescue.io/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I talk with Harvard professor, DANIELLE ALLEN about (1) her latest book, RADICAL DUKE, about the third Duke of Richmond who inspired the colonies' independence and their establishment of representative democracy; and (2) her ongoing work on the promise and challenges of democracy today. She's Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and the Democratic Knowledge Project at Harvard  and Founder and Chairperson of Partners In Democracy, where she advocates for progress towards a new social contract that serves and includes us all. Learn more at danielleallen.scholars.harvard.edu, The Atlantic Magazine and The Renovator  Substack.

If you ever studied modern Chinese history, you likely met the “century of humiliation” in your first class. In 1840, British gunboats shattered the pride and legitimacy of the Qing empire, and the decades of semi-colonization that followed inaugurated a century of reform and revolution — all aimed at restoring an ancient, creaky civilization to unity and to the top of the world. The Kuomintang and the Communist Party told the same story and drew the same conclusion: the mandate belongs to whoever ends the humiliation.In China, history has never been merely academic. Where elections do not exist, leaders seek legitimacy in historical title deeds — which is why the Party still teaches the story in every classroom and invokes it in every speech on national rejuvenation. The battle crossed the Pacific, too. John King Fairbank absorbed the nationalist framework in wartime China and canonized it at Harvard, organizing American understanding of modern China around two dates: 1840 and 1949. He built the field of China studies as we know it, and generations of his students inherited the framework with it, until American scholarship was teaching China's nationalist mythology back to itself — and to Washington, where it still underwrites op-eds casting Xi Jinping as the new emperor. How America tells China's story shapes how America makes China policy.Dr. Alice Miller thinks we have the story wrong. From 1974 to 1990, she was a senior CIA analyst of Chinese foreign policy and domestic politics, and later a division chief supervising analysis of China, North Korea, Indochina, and Soviet policy in East Asia. She is now a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where she edited and contributed to the China Leadership Monitor from 2001 to 2018. She published as H. Lyman Miller before her gender transition.In part two of our conversation — edited for clarity and brevity — we trace her formation at Princeton under Fritz Mote, the ferocious “Who lost China?” debates of the 1950s, the eternal feud between historians and political scientists, and her heterodox verdict on engagement: it didn't fail — it worked so well that Xi Jinping had to stomp on it. We close with a story of a different kind: her transition in 2006, and the unexpected grace with which the CIA, Hoover, and the Naval Postgraduate School received it. Part one, on her years decoding Beijing for the CIA, is here.Enjoy!LeoMusic: Carnaval Op. 9 No. 18 - “Aveu”, Bishara Haroni, Artlist Classics, Robert SchumannFor quick navigation to the specific sections:* Early sinologist debates about “who lost China?”* The fallacy of “The Century of Humiliation”* The battle between historians and political scientists over contemporary China studies* “How Did We Get China So Wrong?”* An identity transition from Harold to AlicePeking Hotel is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.About usThe Peking Hotel podcast and newsletter are digital publications in which Liu He interviews China specialists about their first-hand experiences and observations from decades past. The project grew out of Liu's research at Hoover Institution collecting oral history of China experts living in the U.S. Their stories are a reminder of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming.We also have a Chinese-language Substack. We hope to publish more conversations like this one, so stay tuned! Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe

This week's Live Well Be Well Moment with Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor and New York Times bestselling author.We delve into meaning, suffering and what Viktor Frankl's story teaches us about finding purpose in the hardest moments of our lives and why the things you don't put on social media might be the most important things of all.My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5This episode is sponsored by:NOWATCH: The compassionate health tracker Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today.

For my 500th (!) podcast episode, I have a super fun treat for you all – I am sharing an interview I did recently on the BRAVE Southeast Asia podcast with my HBS classmate, Jeremy Au!We go in full depth into my own career journey (I don't think I've ever shared it in so much detail before).We talk about the biggest lessons I've learned along the way. And as always, I share some of my favorite frameworks and tools for…

Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day.On today's podcast:(1) President Donald Trump said new Iran talks would begin Monday afternoon after he called off a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from US allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia.(2) The yen rallied sharply on Monday amid speculation that authorities may have intervened to prop up the currency again after coordinated action between the US and Japan last week.(3) The UK government has more than doubled the number of crime agency officers deployed to combat human smuggling in the past 18 months as it steps up efforts to stop the gangs behind illegal migration.(4) The Spanish port of Ceuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on edge, but residents were still rattled by the events of last week. Nearly all of the around 60,000 people who crossed have been returned to Morocco, but the humanitarian crisis has reignited a debate around immigration in Europe.(5) AstraZeneca has explored an acquisition of Bristol Myers Squibb, a megadeal that would create one of the world’s largest drugmakers, according to people familiar with the matter.(6) Two helicopters collided in Greece’s Attica region, as they fought to contain a wildfire sweeping through a mountainous coastal area bedecked with forests.(7) The evidence suggests that devolution is no panacea. But studies from Harvard and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development are backing up new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's central theory of putting power in the hands of regional governments. Podcast Conversation: AI Adoption Is Dividing Friends, Families and Co-WorkersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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One motto — it only takes one yes — and the resilience habit that turned 100 rejections into a career before age 24. Simar Bajaj sent 100 cold emails to Stanford surgeons as a 16-year-old with zero research experience. One said yes — and that's the whole philosophy: resilience isn't about not getting rejected, it's about reducing rejection to a task and staying in motion anyway. In this episode, Dr. Juna talks with the award-winning health journalist and incoming Stanford med student about the mindset that he had to publish over 90 peer reviewed medical papers most while an undergraduate at Harvard, publish health reporting for the New York Times, and win scholarships to Oxford and Stanford. They also dive into how Simar's radiologist uncle and immigrant parents shaped that resilience long before any of it. It's a RELAX TO SOAR™ conversation built entirely around the “TO”: try, get told no, adjust and try again. Control your time and cognitively offload your health with the 6month RELAX TO SOAR™ system. Signup now to get free email support with your planner:mindbodyspace.com/storeMindBodySpace is hosted by Dr. Juna, Mom · MD · EdM — a Harvard-trained educator and NYU-trained physician, double board-certified in diagnostic radiology and lifestyle medicine. She's on faculty at The Juilliard School, where she created and teaches “RELAX TO SOAR” and has taught resilience and peak-performance skills at institutions including corporations, organizations, schools, (Achievement First Charter, NYU School of Medicine, Columbia Law School), plus to tens of thousands more online. New episodes weekly — follow along and head to mindbodyspace.com/store for the RELAX TO SOAR™ Resilience System to put your wellness habits on autopilot.

In this episode Andrea Samadi explores Phase Three of the Brain's Operating System — how movement acts as the essential input that activates the brain, sharpens attention, boosts learning, and improves social and emotional readiness. Drawing on Dr. John Ratey's insights and related neuroscience research, she explains the chain reaction from exercise to brain activation, learning, and adaptation. The episode also emphasizes the vital role of recovery in consolidating gains so movement leads to lasting performance improvements, and invites listeners to adopt movement as a daily catalyst for clearer thinking, better learning, and greater resilience. Dr. John Ratey and The Movement Loop On this episode 404, we will: Explore where Dr. John Ratey's groundbreaking research fits within the Movement Loop. Understand how movement activates the brain and prepares us to learn. Discover why attention is the gateway to learning and performance. Connect Dr. Ratey's work with Dr. Chuck Hillman, Dr. John Medina, Kristen Holmes, and Jason Whitrock to see the bigger picture. Learn how movement becomes lasting human performance by building our capacity over time. How Movement Becomes Human Performance Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast. I'm Andrea Samadi, and on this podcast, we bridge the science behind social and emotional learning, emotional intelligence, and practical neuroscience so we can create measurable improvements in well-being, achievement, productivity, and results. If you've been following along through Season 16, you'll know we've been building what I call The Brain's Operating System for Human Performance—a neuroscience-based framework that explains how movement, recovery, and adaptation work together to improve our health, learning, leadership, and performance. Over the past seven years and more than 400 episodes, I've had the privilege of interviewing neuroscientists, physicians, psychologists, educators, and high performers from around the world. As I looked across those conversations, I realized they weren't isolated ideas—they were pieces of a much larger system. I've organized that system into five interconnected phases that mirror how we grow and develop throughout life. And as we work through each of these phases, we are sharpening our saw for productivity, learning and high performance, really, with the brain and body in mind. Phase 1 is Regulation and Safety, we launched on EP 384[i] with Dr. Baland Jalal on Sleep, Safety and Curiosity. This phase is where we build the foundation by understanding the nervous system, stress, emotions, and the importance of creating internal and external safety before learning or productivity can take place. Phase 2 is Neurochemistry and Motivation, where we explore how dopamine, reward, purpose, and emotional regulation influence our choices, habits, and sustained effort. Today, we're in Phase 3: Movement, Learning, and Cognition. This is where movement becomes the catalyst that prepares the brain to pay attention, learn, adapt, and ultimately perform at a higher level. In Phase 4, we'll discover how perception and social intelligence shape the way we understand ourselves, communicate, build trust, and strengthen relationships. And finally, in Phase 5, we'll bring everything together through integration and meaning—understanding how our experiences become wisdom, resilience, purpose, and lifelong growth. Each phase builds on the one before it, because meaningful human performance isn't created in a single breakthrough—it's built one system at a time. Together, they create what I believe is the brain's operating system for human performance. If we want to improve the entire big picture of our results, we can dive deeper into these 5 phases to see what areas we could sharpen a bit. I've put the individual episodes of each phase in the show notes for a deeper dive. Today's episode is one of those foundational pieces of Phase 3. Because before we can improve performance, we first need to understand how movement changes the brain. In Episode 402[ii], we introduced The Movement Loop, built around one simple idea: Movement is the input—it's what we do. Recovery enables adaptation—it's how the brain and body grow stronger. Performance is the outcome—the results we can see, feel, and measure. Every cycle expands our capacity to learn, lead, and perform. Every movement we make sends a signal to the brain and body. That signal activates the brain— increasing blood flow, neurotransmitters, and neuroplasticity—preparing us to pay attention and learn. When movement is followed by adequate recovery, the brain and body adapt. Those adaptations become the foundation for better performance—whether that's learning more effectively, thinking more clearly, leading with greater confidence, or improving our physical health. Then, in Episode 403[iii], Dr. Chuck Hillman helped us understand why movement changes the brain. We learned that every step increases blood flow, stimulates the release of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor—BDNF, often called fertilizer for the brain—and prepares the neural networks responsible for attention, learning, memory, and executive function. But understanding why movement changes the brain is only part of the story. Today's episode answers a different question: What does that actually look like in real life? How does movement change our brain? To answer that question, we're returning to one of my favorite interviews from March of 2021 with Harvard psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. John Ratey, whose groundbreaking book Spark helped change the way millions of people think about exercise and the brain. Now, you might be wondering... "Andrea, didn't we already review Dr. Ratey's work in Episodes 375[iv] and 376[v]?" We did. But today isn't simply another review. Today we're looking at Dr. Ratey's work through an entirely new lens. When we first interviewed Dr. Ratey in 2021, I knew movement was important. But after spending the past several years interviewing experts like Dr. Chuck Hillman, Dr. John Medina, Dr. Kristen Holmes, Jason Whitrock, and hundreds of others—and measuring my own health and performance data that we'll explore throughout this season's bonus episodes—I now understand exactly where Dr. Ratey's research fits inside the Movement Loop. As I looked across all of those conversations, I realized they weren't isolated ideas. They were pieces of one much larger system. Today we're in Phase 3: Movement, Learning, and Cognition—the phase where movement becomes the catalyst for attention, learning, adaptation, and ultimately, human performance. In the coming phases, we'll discover how perception shapes our relationships, and finally how everything integrates into meaning, purpose, and lifelong growth. Today's conversation with Dr. Ratey is one of the foundational building blocks of Phase 3. Why This Matters If you've listened to this podcast for a while, you've probably heard me talk about movement as one of the few true non-negotiables in my day. Before my workday begins, I've already made time to move—not because I'm training for a race or trying to burn calories, but because I know how profoundly movement changes the way my brain performs. The research is clear. Movement prepares the brain to pay attention, learn more effectively, regulate emotions, solve problems, and perform at a higher level. I've experienced these benefits firsthand. On the days I move first, I think more clearly, I'm more productive, and I'm better equipped to handle whatever challenges the day brings. And I imagine many of you listening have experienced the same thing. Once you begin noticing how movement changes your thinking, it becomes much easier to make it a consistent part of your life. Why This Season Exists That's why my hope for Season 16 isn't simply to convince you that exercise is good for you. My goal is much bigger than that. It's to demonstrate why movement is the first step in The movement loop—and to show how every movement you make begins a chain reaction that improves learning, health, leadership, and performance. With every cycle, we don't just improve today's performance. We expand our capacity for tomorrow. As we continue exploring the Movement Loop, I hope you'll begin to see movement differently—not as another item on your to-do list, but as the input that starts an entire system of growth. Because movement isn't the goal. Movement is the beginning of everything that follows. CLIP 1: Movement Primes the Brain for Learning CLIP 1: Social Connection Reflection: Where This Fits in the Movement Loop Let's review Clip 1 with Dr. Ratey. When we listen to his clip through that lens, every sentence he shares fits into a specific step of the process. Reviewing Dr. Ratey, through the lens of The Movement Loop. Step 1: Movement — The Input Everything begins with movement. Movement is the signal we send to the brain and body that says: "It's time to wake up. It's time to adapt." Without movement, nothing else in the loop begins. As Dr. Ratey says, movement is what "turns on the thinking parts of the brain." Step 2: Brain Activation — The Brain Wakes Up This is exactly what we learned from Dr. Chuck Hillman in Episode 403[vi]. Movement immediately increases blood flow to the brain. It activates neurotransmitters. It stimulates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, or BDNF, helping create the ideal environment for learning. Dr. Hillman explained what is happening biologically. Dr. Ratey in this clip explains what we experience. You suddenly feel more alert. More awake. More ready to think. These are two perspectives describing the same process. Step 3: Attention — The Gateway to Learning This is where Dr. Ratey's words become especially powerful. He says movement helps us: stay with an idea, focus longer, evaluate information, scan our memory, and even simply stay seated long enough to think through something difficult. That isn't just better concentration. That's improved attention, and attention is the gateway to learning. Without attention, very little learning takes place. Movement prepares the brain to pay attention. At this point in the interview, he was referencing the fact that I had told him that I couldn't write podcast episodes on this topic without moving my body first. In the early days of this podcast, I found the science very difficult to understand. A couple of times I did think that this topic was over my head, and almost considered giving up. Almost, but very grateful for where the learning took me that I stuck it through. Step 4: Learning — Building New Neural Connections Once attention improves, learning becomes possible. Now the brain can: process information, make connections, strengthen memories, and solve problems more effectively. This is why Dr. Ratey says movement helps us become better learners, better thinkers, better workers, and better students. Movement isn't improving muscles first. It's improving the brain's ability to learn. Step 5: Social and Emotional Readiness One part of this interview that has become even more meaningful over time is Dr. Ratey's explanation of social connection. Exercise doesn't only improve cognition. It also changes our emotional state. We're more motivated. We regulate our emotions more effectively. We become more socially connected. Dr. Ratey explains that movement increases oxytocin—the hormone associated with bonding and trust—making us more open to connecting with others. That's important because learning has always been social. Whether we're in a classroom, at work, or with our families, our ability to connect with other people influences how well we learn, communicate, and perform. Movement prepares us socially as well as cognitively. Step 6: Recovery and Adaptation — Where Lasting Change Happens Now here's the part I didn't fully appreciate back in 2021. Everything Dr. Ratey has described prepares the brain for learning. But those immediate benefits only become lasting improvements if they're followed by recovery. Recovery is when the brain consolidates learning. It's when new neural connections are strengthened. It's when adaptation occurs. This is where Kristen Holmes' work on recovery fits perfectly into the Movement Loop. We recently reviewed our 2021 interview with Kristen Holmes on EP 390[vii] “What Gets Measured Improves: Sleep, Recovery and Strain” and it was Dr. Holmes who was (not the first person to notice I could improve my recovery scores) but was stern enough with me about how important that it was, and how I was leaving a lot off the table by not getting enough sleep/recovery to match the strain I was pushing towards each day. Movement starts the process. Recovery completes it. And together (this won't happen if one is missing) they create adaptation—the biological changes that make us stronger, healthier, and more resilient over time. The Big Takeaway When I first interviewed Dr. John Ratey in 2021, I thought he was teaching us why exercise is good for the brain. Today, after years of interviewing neuroscientists, physicians, performance experts, and educators, I see something much bigger. Dr. Ratey wasn't simply describing the benefits of exercise. He was describing the beginning of a biological process. Movement is the input. Movement activates the brain. The activated brain becomes ready to focus, learn, regulate emotions, and connect with others. Learning, when supported by recovery, leads to adaptation. Adaptation creates better performance. And every time we move through that cycle, we expand our capacity to meet tomorrow's challenges. That's the Movement Loop. It's not just a framework for understanding exercise. It's a framework for understanding how the brain changes, how we grow, and how human performance is built—one movement at a time. Review and Conclusion: The Movement Loop and Dr. Ratey To review and conclude what we've learned today. Dr. Ratey's interview wasn't simply about why exercise is good for the brain. It was about how movement begins a chain reaction that changes the way we learn, think, and perform. We discovered that: Movement is the input. Every movement sends a signal to the brain and body that it's time to change. Movement activates the brain. Blood flow increases. Neurotransmitters increase. BDNF begins preparing the brain for learning. The activated brain becomes ready. Attention improves. Executive function sharpens. Emotions become easier to regulate. We're even more prepared to connect with other people. That readiness makes learning possible. New neural pathways begin to form. The brain starts building stronger and more efficient networks. But learning doesn't end when the workout ends. Recovery allows the brain to consolidate what movement started. Recovery creates adaptation. Adaptation creates better performance. And every time we complete that cycle, we expand our capacity for whatever challenge comes next. That's the Movement Loop. This is something I've learned through years of interviewing experts, but also through measuring my own health and performance. The days I move first are always the days I think more clearly. I'm more creative with what I write as well as making connections that are important to me in my day to day life. More productive- with the entire day (family and work). More patient (with my kids and family) More present and clear. Movement doesn't solve every problem. But it prepares us to solve problems better, and increases our capacity and productivity. And that's a lesson I'll keep coming back to throughout this season. Coming Next… But there's still one important question we haven't answered. If movement activates the brain... why do some people consistently improve --while others seem to work just as hard without seeing the same results? Is it genetics? Motivation? Discipline? Or is there something happening between today's effort and tomorrow's performance? Next week, in Bonus Episode 2, we'll answer that question. We'll explore what I call The Predictable Performance System and look at years of my own recovery data to understand why recovery isn't simply the opposite of training—it's the bridge between today's habits and tomorrow's performance. Because the difference between predictable and unpredictable results... isn't luck. It's recovery. It's how we are balancing how much we push with how much we are able to rest/recover. Until next time... Keep moving. Protect your recovery. Build your capacity. And continue designing your brain's operating system for lifelong learning, health, leadership, and human performance. Thanks for joining me. I'll see you next week. RESOURCES: Clip 1 Movement and the Brain Dr. Ratey https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bbB4NzsnyQ0 Clip 1 Social Connection Dr. Ratey https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bbB4NzsnyQ0 Phase 1: Regulation & Safety The Foundation Core Question: Is the nervous system safe enough to learn? Everything begins with regulation. Before we can focus, learn, lead, or perform, the brain first asks one fundamental question: Am I safe? Throughout Phase 1, our guests showed us that regulation isn't simply about reducing stress—it's about creating the biological conditions that allow the brain to learn, adapt, and thrive. Together we explored: Baland Jalal – how sleep, curiosity, imagination, and creativity prepare the brain for learning. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/hypnagogic-genius-capture-your-best-ideas-at-the-edge-of-sleep/ Dr. Bruce Perry – why regulation, rhythm, and relationships form the foundation of every healthy nervous system.  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/safety-first-why-a-regulated-brain-is-the-key-to-learning/ Dr. Sui Wong – how lifestyle medicine and autonomic balance build lifelong brain resilience. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/your-eyes-the-brain-s-early-warning-system/ Rohan Dixit – how heart rate variability gives us real-time feedback on our ability to regulate stress. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/breathe-to-reset-how-hrv-tech-reveals-hidden-stress/ Dr. Kristen Holmes – how recovery metrics reveal our physiological readiness to perform. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/kristen-holmes-from-whoopcom-on-unlocking-a-better-you-measuring-sleep-recovery-and-strain/ Dr. Antonio Zadra – how sleep and dreaming consolidate memories, regulate emotions, and generate insight. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/when-brains-dream-how-sleep-integrates-emotion-insight-and-creativity/ Together these conversations taught us that sleep and stress regulation aren't optional—they're the operating system that allows every higher brain function to work. Phase 2: Motivation & Neurochemistry The Direction Core Question: What moves us into action? Once the brain feels safe, it becomes ready to pursue goals. In Phase 2, we explored the internal chemistry that transforms intention into action. Our experts helped us understand that sustainable motivation isn't about willpower—it's about aligning our beliefs, thoughts, attention, energy, and movement. Together we discovered: Bob Proctor — our beliefs determine the direction of our lives. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/belief-first-the-neuroscience-of-motivation/ Dr. Carolyn Leaf — our thinking literally changes our brain chemistry. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/thoughts-as-biology-how-your-mind-shapes-neurochemistry/ Dr. John Medina — attention determines what the brain encodes and remembers. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/theory-of-mind-the-missing-link-between-attention-reward-and-motivation Dr. Anna Lembke- Dopamine, Motivation and Why the Brain Repeats Behavior https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/dopamine-nation-the-pleasure%e2%80%93pain-balance-that-drives-motivation/ Dr. Friederike Fabritius — managing our energy allows high performance to become sustainable. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/fun-fear-focus-closing-the-motivation-loop/ Dr. Chuck Hillman & Paul Zientarski — movement activates the brain, preparing it to learn. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/move-to-learn-how-movement-activates-the-brain-and-fuels-motivation/ By the end of Phase 2, we introduced what became The Motivation Loop, showing how beliefs influence thoughts, thoughts influence actions, actions create results, and results reinforce future beliefs. Phase 3: Movement, Learning & Human Performance The Transformation Core Question: How does movement change the brain—and how does recovery transform that change into performance? Now we're taking the next step. Phase 3 builds on everything we've learned so far. If Phase 1 created a regulated nervous system... If Phase 2 created motivation and direction... Phase 3 explains how the brain and body actually become stronger. Together we've explored this process through conversations with: Dr. Chuck Hillman & Paul Zientarski — why movement activates the brain before learning. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/movement-first-how-a-20%e2%80%91minute-walk-lights-up-the-brain/ Dr. John Ratey — how exercise builds a healthier, younger brain. Dr. Kristen Holmes — why recovery determines adaptation and readiness. Dr. John Medina — how attention transforms movement into lasting learning. Jason Whitrock — how metabolism and cellular energy fuel long-term performance. WHERE WE ARE GOING NEXT Phase 4 — Connection, Emotion & Social Intelligence The Human System Core Question: How do we thrive with other people? The brain didn't evolve in isolation—it evolved through relationships. In Phase 4, we'll explore emotional intelligence, empathy, communication, trust, leadership, and psychological safety to understand how our relationships shape learning, well-being, and performance. Phase 5 — Integration & Human Performance The Complete System Core Question: How do all the systems work together? In our final phase, we'll bring everything together—regulation, motivation, movement, emotion, relationships, learning, and recovery—into one integrated framework. We'll discover how these systems work together to create measurable improvements in our well-being, achievement, leadership, productivity, and results. REFERENCES: [i] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 384 https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/hypnagogic-genius-capture-your-best-ideas-at-the-edge-of-sleep/   [ii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 402 “Phase 3 Intro: How Movement Builds the Brain https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/movement-loop-how-everyday-action-rewires-your-brain-and-boosts-performance/   [iii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 403 “How movement Activates the Brain and Learning”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/movement-first-how-a-20%e2%80%91minute-walk-lights-up-the-brain/   [iv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 375 https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/how-exercise-primes-the-brain-insights-from-dr-john-rady/     [v] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 376 https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/move-eat-connect-3-science-backed-keys-to-brain-health-ep-376/   [vi] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 403 “How movement Activates the Brain and Learning”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/movement-first-how-a-20%e2%80%91minute-walk-lights-up-the-brain/   [vii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 390 https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/what-gets-measured-gets-improved-sleep-recovery-peak-performance/  

A futurist who designed the car-dependent world we're all trapped in, an economist who deregulated Wall Street and helped cause the 2008 crash, and the CEO of Spotify who pays artists $0.003 per stream. Meet the people who built our dystopia.This five-hour vacation special revisits Norman Bel Geddes (the industrial designer whose 1939 World's Fair vision of highways and suburbs became reality), Larry Summers (Treasury Secretary, Harvard president, and architect of the financial deregulation that broke the global economy), and Daniel Ek (the man who convinced the music industry to give away its product for almost nothing). Perfect long-form listening for a long journey or falling asleep to.⁠https://www.patreon.com/HistorysGreatestIdiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/historysgreatestidiots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Artist: Sarah Chey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fiverr.com/sarahchey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artificial intelligence is changing America faster than most people realize—and the price tag is staggering.Corporate America is projected to invest **$700 billion** into AI data centers, with companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta racing to build the infrastructure that could define the next generation of technology. But who benefits, who pays the price, and what does it mean for your community?In this special two-hour edition of **Habari Live**, Damon and Iesha take a deep dive into the AI revolution, examining the environmental, economic, and social impacts of America's data center boom.Tonight we discuss:

O Brasil está caminhando para uma crise da dívida? A inteligência artificial está destruindo nossa capacidade de distinguir verdade e mentira? E uma guerra envolvendo Estados Unidos, China e Taiwan poderia ameaçar o domínio global do dólar?Neste episódio do Market Makers, Thiago Salomão recebe Niall Ferguson, um dos historiadores mais influentes do mundo, para uma conversa sobre o futuro do Brasil e as grandes transformações econômicas, políticas e tecnológicas do nosso tempo.Ferguson analisa o crescimento da dívida pública brasileira, o peso dos juros reais, a possibilidade de reformas semelhantes às realizadas por Javier Milei na Argentina e os obstáculos políticos que o Brasil enfrenta.A conversa também aborda a corrida de inteligência artificial entre Estados Unidos e China, os riscos da desinformação algorítmica, o uso de IA nas universidades, o futuro da educação e a dificuldade de preservar a verdade histórica em um ambiente dominado por plataformas e algoritmos.No cenário internacional, Niall Ferguson explica por que guerras modernas podem durar mais do que o esperado, como drones mudaram o equilíbrio entre adversários e quais acontecimentos poderiam transformar as guerras regionais atuais em um conflito global.Neste episódio:-O verdadeiro risco fiscal do Brasil.-Por que juros reais elevados tornam a dívida mais perigosa.-O que o Brasil poderia aprender com Javier Milei.-Como a IA pode modificar nossa compreensão do passado.-A corrida tecnológica entre Estados Unidos e China.-O futuro do dólar como moeda de reserva.-O risco de uma guerra por Taiwan.-Por que guerras são mais fáceis de começar do que de terminar.-A crise das universidades tradicionais.-Os sinais de uma possível Terceira Guerra Mundial.

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Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://lewishowes.com/podcast/live-a-longer-life-and-reverse-aging-with-dr-david-sinclair/ David Sinclair's lab mice are not fat, and they are not aging fast either. The Harvard longevity scientist tells Lewis comfort might be the thing quietly killing us. Constant food. No exercise. Never getting cold. All of it speeds up how fast the body breaks down. His research found something stunning. Calorie restriction alone can slow aging enough to add fifteen, maybe twenty five years. Lewis has his own proof it works outside a lab. A freezing hike up a mountain, wind whistling at sixty miles an hour, hands going numb through frozen gloves. He calls it life changing. Turns out the mind matters as much as the body here. What gets said out loud on that climb can decide whether the body pushes forward or shuts down. Discomfort, on purpose, might be the closest thing to a fountain of youth. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Researchers at Harvard analyzed the tax records of 40 million Americans to answer one of the most debated questions in the country: does the American Dream still exist? The good news is that the dream is alive, but where you grow up dramatically shapes your odds of reaching it. In this Shop Talk, Bill breaks down the 4 factors researchers found that consistently predict whether children will flourish. Turns out, 3 of them aren't programs or policies. They're things that An Army of Normal Folks can actually help build for our families and for those most at-risk of not achieving their dreams! ARMY ACTIONS Subscribe to the podcast and rate & review us! Signup to join the Army, visit NormalFolks.org Follow us on social media @ArmyofNormalFolks Join or start an ANF local service club at https://normalfolks.org/service-clubs/ Take The 10 Level Challenge, "the hero's journey for service" at 10LevelChallenge.org Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/#joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel with students changes what a school leader sees. Karen Spencer, principal of Parkview Baptist School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, treats travel as part of her school's mission rather than an add-on — a sixth grade overnight, a seventh grade STEM and history trip to Boston, Washington D.C. in eighth grade, and international travel in high school. In this conversation she walks through how the Boston trip started, what it costs a principal in effort, and what she gets back that nothing inside the building can give her. In this episode, you'll learn: How a single teacher's push to "bring more STEM to the school" became an annual seventh grade trip to Boston Why the trip grew from STEM-only into STEM, history and fun — MIT, Harvard, robotics, the Freedom Trail, Lexington and Concord What a grade-by-grade travel ladder looks like when each grade builds on the last What hands-on learning looks like abroad — cooking classes, flamenco lessons, hiking and biking Karen's honest answer to administrators who ask why she'd take on the headache, and the mindset she says you have to bring Full show notes, resources and the complete transcript: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e959  Sponsor. Today's show is sponsored by EF Explore America and their STEM Tours. Lead your students on a STEM tour to places on the cutting edge of innovation to show them how STEM thinking often shows up where you least expect it. Imagine your students coding robots with MassRobotics at MIT, exploring marine ecosystems in Florida's coral reefs, or even sitting down to talk with a former spy in Washington DC. If you want to inspire your students and give them a fresh perspective on the power of STEM, visit efexploreamerica.com/STEM. If this episode gave you something useful, share it with a teacher or administrator who's been thinking about taking students somewhere.

Science Nonfiction: Behind the Scenes in University Research by Prof Darren Lipomi https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYGPWWPF Lipomigroup.org Every year, the United States spends roughly $60 billion—about 1 percent of the federal budget—on university research. Though this research has far-reaching effects and benefits the public at large, most people are unaware of the inner workings of academic research. Who bears the risk for new discoveries? What role do graduate students play in innovation? What are the shortcomings of academic research, and can the system be fixed? In Science Nonfiction: Behind the Scenes in University Research, Darren J. Lipomi, PhD, a scientist and educator, offers readers an insider's perspective of scientific discovery in academia. Drawing on two decades of experience in elite labs and universities, he reveals a system few outsiders ever see. By examining his own career trajectory—from humble beginnings to prestigious universities like Harvard and Stanford to academic leadership—Lipomi illustrates the impact that incentives, power, and politics have on knowledge production. Science Nonfiction captures both the ingenuity and absurdities of life in the lab. With this book, Lipomi hopes to shed light on the often-overlooked human side of scientific research, purporting that while the system is certainly imperfect, there is hope for a better future. Indeed, even with its immense flaws, academic research represents a significant societal investment in the future. As this investment faces greater scrutiny, limitations, and political interference, understanding the utility of academic research becomes more important than ever before. About the author Darren J. Lipomi, PhD, is chair and professor of chemical and sustainability engineering at University of Rochester. Lipomi earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry with a minor in physics as a Beckman Scholar at Boston University in 2005, and in 2010, he attained his PhD in chemistry at Harvard University, working alongside Professor George M. Whitesides. His research interests include molecular engineering of electronic and electroactive polymers, particularly the mechanical properties of semiconducting polymers for flexible solar cells, biomechanical sensors, and phenomena that occur at the intersection of materials chemistry with human perception and cognition. He is the recipient of the AFOSR Young Investigator award, the NIH Director's New Innovator Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), and the NSF BRITE-Pivot award. He hosts a podcast, Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi, which has an associated YouTube channel, Darren_Lipomi. These platforms serve as valuable resources to students, postdocs, and other early-career researchers.

 In April this year, the US Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's voting map on the grounds that state lawmakers had violated the constitution by creating a second district with a majority of Black voters.  This was followed by a similar decision by the court in June, giving Alabama the green light to eliminate a Black majority district. At the same time, President Trump has called for more restrictive voting laws and cast doubt on the legitimacy of the upcoming midterms. To discuss what the decision in Louisiana v. Callais means for future US elections and the long erosion of voting rights protections, from the limitations of the 15th amendment to the evisceration of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Adam Shatz is joined by Mara Gay, a staff writer at the New York Times, and Randall Kennedy, a professor of law at Harvard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much is the ball? If you said ten cents, you're in good company, because more than half the students at Harvard, MIT, and Princeton said the same thing. It's wrong. This episode is about why the wrong answer arrives so fast and feels so finished, and it starts with a seven-year-old boy in occupied Paris who turned his sweater inside out to hide the yellow star, and the SS officer who stopped him on the street.Crossroads Publishing Group is my press. If you're sitting on a manuscript, a proposal, or an idea you can't shake loose, take a look at crossroadspublishing.group. And if you decide it isn't for you, that's a real answer and a good one. The difficulty in life is the choice. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadprevost.substack.com

President and Senior Financial Planner Paul L. Moffat and Director of Financial Planning Jordan Naffa explore lessons from Harvard's long-running study on happiness and what decades of research can teach us about living a meaningful and fulfilling life. While wealth management often focuses on investments, retirement, and financial security, true wealth extends far beyond the numbers in a portfolio.Paul and Jordan discuss eight important components of happiness, including the quality of our relationships, the consequences of loneliness, the importance of purpose, and the connection between health and overall well-being. They also examine the role money plays in happiness, including how financial security can reduce stress and create opportunities without guaranteeing fulfillment on its own.The conversation highlights how technology can be used to strengthen meaningful connections, why positive changes can be made at any stage of life, and how even a small circle of close relationships can contribute to greater happiness. Ultimately, this episode offers a broader perspective on wealth and the importance of creating a financial plan that supports the people, experiences, purpose, and goals that make life meaningful.In this episode:● Why the quality of relationships matters more than quantity● The impact of loneliness and social connection on well-being● How having a sense of purpose contributes to fulfillment● Why financial security matters, but money alone cannot create happiness● The connection between physical health, mental health, and quality of life● Using technology to strengthen relationships rather than replace them● Why it is never too late to make meaningful changes● How introverts can thrive through a few strong, supportive relationshipsThe opinions expressed in this podcast are for general purposes only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual or on any specific security. It is only intended to provide education about the financial industry. It is not intended to provide tax or legal advice. To determine which investments may be appropriate for you, consult your financial advisor prior to investing. Any past performance discussed in this program is not a guarantee of future results. Any indices referenced for comparison are unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly. As always, please remember that investing involves risk and the possible loss of principal. Please seek advice from a licensed professional.Arista Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where our firm and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. No advice may be rendered by Arista Wealth Management unless a client service agreement is in place.

If you run a business that exports to the United States, how big is the tariff you have to pay? In 2025 that question was hard to answer. Between February and December, 53 separate announcements introduced, delayed, reinstated or changed US tariffs, with different countries and products pulled in or exempted each time.Kalina Manova (UCL, CEPR) and her colleagues built a database of every one of those announcements, but they also measured  the confusion that those announcements created. She tells Tim Phillips about how tariff confusion has become a second tax on trade, as confusion puts off exporters: but it's one that raises no revenue. On average, uncertainty about the actual tariff doubled the damage done to trade by the tariff hikes themselves. For some countries it tripled it. Does this result mean that, if the US cleared up the confusion by not changing its tariffs regularly, it could double tariff income for the same impact on trade?The research behind this episode:Manova, Kalina, Dennis Novy, Thomas Sampson, and Aaron Tang. 2026. "Tariff Confusion." CEPR Discussion Paper DP21688 (gated).To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, and Kalina Manova. 2026. "Tariff Confusion." VoxTalks Economics (podcast).About the guestKalina Manova is Professor of Economics at University College London and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Her work spans global production networks and multinational activity, firm productivity and management, trade policy, and the financial frictions that shape international trade and investment. She holds an AB, AM and PhD from Harvard, and has previously held posts at Stanford, Princeton and Oxford.Research cited in this episodeUS Tariff Announcement Database (USTAD). The dataset Manova and her co-authors assembled by hand from US presidential executive orders and proclamations, recording all 53 tariff announcements of 2025 and tracing, for roughly 230 origin countries and more than 18,000 ten-digit product categories, the statutory tariff in place each month.The four confusion measures. With no direct way to measure confusion, the paper proxies it four ways: the cumulative number of relevant announcements a firm had to track; the number of possible tariff calculations those announcements could produce (labelled tariff mess, defined as two to the power of the number of announcements); the highest tariff a firm might infer if it heard only the bad news (tariff max); and how far that worst case sits above the true statutory rate (tariff miss).The firm survey. A survey of roughly 4,500 firms in the US and Canada in March and April 2025 found that around 45% believed tariffs on Chinese goods were below 20%, when the true average was about 42%; at the same time, 87% underestimated how many announcements had postponed or rolled back tariffs. Firms were wrong in both directions at once.Trade policy uncertainty. A prior literature on uncertainty about future tariffs, which tends to find that firms delay forming trade relationships when the future is unclear. The paper's contribution is to separate confusion about current tariffs from uncertainty about future ones, and to show the former bites on its own.Relationship-specific investment and trust. Trade in goods that require buyers and suppliers to customise to one another, or that sit in stickier supply relationships, proved more resilient to confusion; so did trade with countries whose populations report higher trust in foreigners. Informal trust, rather than formal contract enforcement, did the work of cushioning the shock.The IEEPA ruling. In February 2026 the US Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs imposed in 2025 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were unlawful. The paper's data stops before the ruling, which generated fresh policy change and, presumably, fresh confusion.More VoxTalks Economics episodesWorld War Trade. Richard Baldwin on how the April 2025 tariffs settled into a trade Cold War, and why the rest of the world kept trading without the US.Europe in the Middle. Pol Antrà s and Beata Javorcik on where redirected Chinese exports go when they can no longer sell in the US, and what that means for European firms and consumers.How exchange rates responded to tariffs. Giancarlo Corsetti on why the dollar fell after Liberation Day when tariffs should, in theory, have pushed it the other way.Related reading on VoxEU.orgTrump and Tariffs, a VoxEU debate page collecting research on how the 2025 tariffs are reshaping supply chains, trade relationships and market stability.

You've watched a friend go through it. The house, the filing, the number the lawyer gave him. He built that business staying up late for years, and now he's watching half of it get divided by a stranger in a courtroom. You went home and did the math on your own situation that same night. Two years in with a partner who seems good, but still no proposal. You tell people it's timing. But you know it isn't just timing. This episode is for the person who sat down with the numbers, the way he sits down with every serious decision, and concluded the downside can't be insured against. The caution is intelligent. The costs are real. Nobody should tell you the fear is silly. But the fear is pointed at the wrong object. The research shows what he should be afraid of instead. By the end of this episode, the question stops being whether to marry, which never had a good answer. It becomes a harder question about a particular person, and that one you can answer this week. Start the episode here. Show Highlights Include: Why 40 year old men think they're afraid of marriage when they're really afraid of this… (2:29)  The cold, hard facts about what divorce costs you (and the reason to marry anyway) (3:44)  How the "argument" against marriage, even as a man with real assets to lose, falls apart in three steps (7:20)  The weirdest way to increase your lifespan by making one decision (backed by a Harvard research study that's also the longest-running study on human happiness) (7:51)  Why most men miscalculate the "Marriage Variable" and how it dooms them to a life of isolation and emptiness (11:42)  How Aristotle's "3 Types of Human Connection" method can help you identify, long before you get on one knee, whether you should marry your partner or keep searching (14:43)  The surefire way to prevent the inevitable heartbreak that follows when you're served the divorce papers and only then realize how your spouse contributed to your life (17:11)  5 rules that tell you exactly the type of woman you should not marry (19:41)  For more about David Tian, go here: https://www.davidtianphd.com/about/  Feeling like success in one area of life has come at the expense of another? Maybe you've crushed it in your career, but your relationships feel strained. Or you've built the life you thought you wanted, yet there's still something important missing. I've put together a free 3-minute assessment to help you see what's really holding you back. Answer a few simple questions, and you'll get instant access to a personalized masterclass that speaks directly to where you are right now. It's fast. It's practical. And it could change the way you approach leadership, love, and fulfillment. Take the first step here → https://dtphd.com/quiz

This week's Live Well Be Well Moment with Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor and New York Times bestselling author.We delve into the four idols — money, pleasure, power and fame, why your brain is hardwired to chase them, and why none of them will ever give you what you're actually looking for.My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5This episode is sponsored by:NOWATCH: The compassionate health tracker Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today.

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"MK Confidential" picks up with the phone call that changes everything. On April Fools' Day, 1982,  a Harvard law professor takes a call from a high society man convicted of trying to murder his wife — twice. He thinks it's a prank. He nearly hangs up. Over the next three years, Alan Dershowitz and eighteen law students will take the most famous conviction in America and turn it inside out.  In this episode, Megyn Kelly sits down with Dershowitz himself to hear how he engineered one of the most stunning reversals in American legal history. His team digs into the prosecution's prime evidence, and finds support for an entirely different conclusion.  Notes from the family's lawyer. The needle encrusted with insulin. A laboratory that reported false positives. And Truman Capote's claim that Sunny had been injecting herself for years — a story the jury who convicted Claus never heard.  Megyn presses Dershowitz on the hardest question of all: if you can frame a guilty man, what does a frame-up actually prove? In April 1984, the Rhode Island Supreme Court gives its answer, but what does it mean for the Great Dane's future? This is Episode 3 of the Claus von Bülow story. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/megyn and use promo code MEGYN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: https://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: https://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: https://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow 
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Bridging Two Worlds: An American Immigrant's Story of Faith, Anxiety, and Political Calling   Today, we are sharing a conversation between Curtis Chang and Lee C. Camp on the Signal Award-winning and 2026 Ambie Award-nominated podcast No Small Endeavor. Hosted by award-winning teacher and Professor of Theology and Ethics Lee C. Camp, No Small Endeavor explores what it means to live a good life through conversations about culture, ideas, and the habits that help people flourish.   In this episode, you'll hear from Curtis Chang as he reflects on his experience as a Chinese American immigrant, former pastor, and public theologian, and argues that anxiety sits at the root of America's political crisis. Chang explains how anxiety is rooted in a fear of future loss, and offers actionable ways to name, face, and move through that anxiety with compassion rather than avoidance.   You'll also hear Chang and Camp dig into how institutions are made up of people rather than systems, why that means they're capable of being healed rather than torn down, and why refocusing on the how of politics rather than just the what is essential to moving beyond our current moment of division.   Follow and listen to more episodes of No Small Endeavor   00:00:19 - Introducing You to No Small Endeavor 00:04:07 - What Is Curtis Chang's Earliest Memory? 00:05:26 - Immigrant Curtis and Cultural Displacement 00:07:24 - The Subtle Art of Bridge Building 00:11:44 - Henry Kissinger and Harvard 00:16:32 - Reconciliation Work in South Africa 00:20:20 - Is Anxiety an Opportunity? 00:27:54 - Anxiety in American Politics 00:39:20 - Are Institutions Multipliers of Humanity? 00:43:44 - The "How" vs. The "What" of Politics 00:50:21 - Curtis Navigates Cynicism 00:54:23 - Pessimism, Hope, and the Resurrection 00:59:40 - The Practice of Contemplative Prayer     Mentioned in This Episode: Listen to episodes and follow No Small Endeavor Lee C. Camp's Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians  Curtis Chang & Nancy French's The After Party: Toward Better Christian Politics  Curtis Chang's The Anxiety Opportunity: How Worry Is the Doorway to Your Best Self    Projects and Courses: Video Course: The After Party Video Course: The Anxiety Opportunity   Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook   The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.  

Building real community as an adult is quietly one of the hardest things about modern life, and it gets harder when you're Childfree. The friends you assumed would always be around get busy, have kids, or move away, and one day you look up and realize the built-in social life adulthood promised never actually arrived. Maddy Roche sits down with four people who got tired of waiting and built the communities they couldn't find. Kari Cardinale of the Modern Elder Academy, Florence Wlodarski of Parallel Social Club, and Charlie and Ali Higgins of DINK Social each started from the same quiet ache, wanting people whose weekends were free and whose lives looked like theirs, and turned it into something thousands have now joined. Underneath it all sits a striking finding: the single biggest predictor of a long life is not diet or exercise, but the quality of the friendships you build in midlife.In This Episode, You'll Learn:Why finding your people gets harder in your 40s and beyond, the specific friction points that make adult friendship so difficult, and how these community builders designed around every one of themHow three very different organizations approach the same need, from a midlife wisdom school to an in-person social club to an app built specifically for Childfree couplesWhy the first hangout is only the entry point, and how structured, smaller gatherings create the deeper "third vault" conversations that actually bond people togetherWhat it takes for an introvert to walk into a new community and get the most out of it, including why small, vetted, interest-based groups beat big networking-style eventsThe 80-year Harvard finding that the quality of your midlife friendships predicts a long life more than diet or exercise, and why that reframes community as a health priorityEpisode Guests:Kari Cardinale is a partner and Chief Content Officer at MEA (Modern Elder Academy), a midlife wisdom school with campuses in Baja, Mexico, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, plus a digital campus and an alumni community of 8,000 people across 60 countries, all built around navigating midlife and building new friendships.MEA (Modern Elder Academy): meawisdom.comFlorence Wlodarski is the co-founder of Parallel Social Club, a social wellness community in Los Angeles built for DINKs, SINKs, Childfree, and childless adults. Parallel hosts around ten small, curated in-person events a month, designed to remove the friction from adult friendship and help busy professionals actually connect.Parallel Social Club: parallelsocialclub.com Charlie and Ali Higgins are the co-founders of DINK Social, a social app built exclusively for Childfree couples to connect, discover events, and build real friendships. Launched in early 2026, the community-driven platform has already surpassed 2,500 couples.DINK Social: dinksocial.com Episode Host:Maddy Roche is the Chief Growth Officer at Childfree Trust®, where she leads all sales, marketing, and partnership initiatives and brings sharp insight to estate planning, LGBTQ+ legacy considerations, and Childfree financial decision making.About Childfree Insights:Childfree Insights delivers education for financial and estate planning without children. It supports people with no kids in making informed decisions about retirement, legacy planning, beneficiaries, and long-term care. Home of Childfree Wealth® and Childfree Trust®.Connect with Us:Ready to work on building better financial habits? Connect with our financial planning team at childfreewealth.com or learn more about estate planning at childfreetrust.com.Follow Childfree Life by Design on your favorite podcast platform and join the conversation on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/childfreeinsightsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChildfreeInsights/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/childfreeinsightsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChildfreeInsightsDisclaimer: This podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes. Please consult your advisor before implementing any ideas heard on this podcast.

Can AI actually help you stand out on admissions essays? Ellin Lolis is the founder of Ellin Lolis Consulting, one of the most successful MBA admissions firms in the world, with a 98.9% success rate, helping applicants get into top programs like Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, and beyond. In this episode, Ellin talks about how to leverage AI to help your writing stand out, avoiding obvious AI tells, and using effective prompts to produce the best results.    Achievable GRE uses AI-powered adaptive learning to target your weak areas and boost your score - visit https://achievable.me/exams/gre/overview/#s=podcast to try it for free.

In this episode of the STS Thinking Thoracic podcast, host Dr. Jeff Yang is joined by thoracic surgeons Dr. Seth Krantz and Dr. Christopher Seder, along with Harvard medical student Alexandra Potter, to discuss three landmark studies using the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database that are reshaping how lymph node evaluation is performed in lung cancer surgery. The panel explores current guidelines, quality standards, and how more comprehensive nodal evaluation can improve staging accuracy while maintaining patient safety. The discussion highlights national trends in surgical quality, the importance of surgeon-pathologist collaboration, and the future of personalized lymph node evaluation, including the potential role of emerging technologies such as radiomics, genomic markers, and AI.

Dr. Zarya Rubin trained for fifteen years to become a doctor, then walked away from medicine at the height of her career. On this episode of Coaching to Flourish, the Harvard-educated former neurologist known as "The Burnout Doctor" tells hosts Raj Anderson and John Andrew Williams what it took to recognize her own burnout, and why so many high achievers miss the signs until a crisis forces the issue.Zarya breaks down the three pillars of burnout first defined in the 1970s: exhaustion that sleep and vacation cannot fix, cynicism, and a drop in professional efficacy. She explains why calling burnout a "workplace problem" puts too much of the burden on the individual, how moral injury and compassion fatigue build in caring professions, and why we treat exhaustion like a badge of honor until our bodies force a reckoning.The conversation covers the antidotes too: giving people more control and clearer decision rights, recognition over criticism, putting the right people in the right seats, and Zarya's own TEDx mantra, "do one thing less." The episode closes with a candid look at "AI fry," the new mental fatigue that comes from processing information faster than our brains were built to handle.If you lead a team, coach high performers, or you have ever said "I'll sleep when I'm dead," this one is for you.Connect with Dr. Zarya Rubin:Website: https://drzarya.comFree Outsmart Burnout Toolkit: https://drzarya.myflodesk.com/outsmartburnouttoolkitBook a 1:1 SOS Session: https://drzarya.myflodesk.com/Watch her TEDx talk: https://bit.ly/TEDxBurnoutInstagram: @drzaryarubin and @theburnoutMDHer podcast, Outsmart Burnout, on Apple Podcasts and SpotifyCoaching to Flourish is hosted by Raj Anderson, founder of Coachability, and John Andrew Williams, founder of Coach Training EDU and creator of Top Coach.For more information on Coach Training EDU, please visit https://www.CoachTrainingEDU.com. For more information on Coachability, please visit https://www.Coachability.usIf you're interested in becoming an ICF-credentialed coach, check out Coach Training EDU's programs and schedule a call with our team today.

This wonderful episode features three members of the generation that came of age in the 50's and 60s.  They are a shining example of this show's mantra... PROGRESS DESPITE OBSTACLES. They deliver a powerful message to this generation of what life was like for them growing, the obstacles they faced as they reached the pinnacles of success in their lives. Walter Beach was a member of AFL and the NFL. He was the starting cornerback on the 1964 World Champion Cleveland Brown with Jim Brown. But most importantly,  he became a Yale trained lawyer after football. Dr. Richard Allen Williams is a Harvard trained world known cardiologist, who founded the Association of Black Cardiologists. But, he is a professional Jazz trumpeter,  mentored by both Clifford Brown and Miles Davis. Bobby Hunter is a Stanford University train sociologist, who was a member of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters from 1966- 1974. He travel the country speaking at schools, colleges and other youth oriented venues. Their advice based on their education, life experiences and observations should be received with open arms. It is truly a marvelous episode. Don't miss viewing it!

Title: Growing in Understanding Through the Holy SpiritSpeaker: Pastor Tim CopeDate: 4th May 2025Location: Perth, Australia Summary:"Get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding." This episode digs into a word the Bible treats as something bigger than knowledge or even wisdom: understanding. It's framed as something that grows in a person over time, through the Holy Spirit, rather than something learned in a single sitting. The episode opens in John 13 with Jesus washing His disciples' feet, then takes an unexpected detour into a New York Times piece on a seventy five year Harvard happiness study. The findings line up surprisingly closely with principles found throughout scripture: avoid comparing yourself to others, stay positive toward people, learn to be content with your circumstances, and don't dwell on the negative. From there the episode moves through Psalm 73, where Asaph wrestles with envy over the apparent ease of the wicked before finding clarity in God's presence, and finishes in John 3, using Nicodemus's conversation with Jesus about being born again as a picture of stepping into an entirely new way of understanding the world. This is a solid episode for anyone wondering why growth in faith feels slow or hard to explain, and how genuine understanding differs from simply knowing facts about God. Key Points: Understanding is presented as distinct from knowledge and wisdom, something that develops gradually through the Holy Spirit rather than arriving all at once Modern happiness research and biblical teaching point to the same practical habits: don't compare yourself to others, stay positive toward people, accept your circumstances, and avoid dwelling on negativity Being born again is described as a genuine shift into a new way of understanding, similar to how a baby has no concept of the world before birth Reference Scriptures: John 13:14-17 2 Corinthians 10:12 Luke 10:29-37 Philippians 4:6-7, 11-13 James 3:14-18 Ecclesiastes 7:1-4 Hebrews 12:11 Psalm 73 Proverbs 4:1-9 John 3:1-8, 23-30 Listen to the entire Podcast Revival library by visiting https://podcastrevival.com The Revival Fellowship is a Bible-directed, Spirit-filled Church and we welcome visitors to our meetings at any of our locations worldwide. To find your nearest venue visit https://therevivalfellowship.com © 2026 The Revival Fellowship. All Rights Reserved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“MK Confidential” takes Claus von Bülow to trial in a case that has everything: a comatose heiress, a multimillion-dollar fortune, a loyal maid, a glamorous mistress, a mysterious black bag, and an aristocratic husband accused of trying to murder his wife twice. In February 1982, the state of Rhode Island has just begun allowing television cameras into its courtrooms, turning the trial into a national obsession. Reporters swarm Newport, viewers tune in by the hundreds of thousands, and spectators debate whether the impeccably dressed defendant is a wronged husband or a fortune hunter who finally went too far. Claus pleads not guilty, refuses to testify and watches silently as his wife Sunny's stepchildren accuse him of trying to murder their mother. Megyn Kelly traces the prosecution's explosive case: the maid who found insulin and syringes in Claus's closet, doctors who believe Sunny was secretly injected, and a financial motive worth roughly fourteen million dollars. The defense insists there was no crime, that Sunny's drinking, medications and secretive habits caused her comas, and that the evidence was gathered by a family determined to destroy Claus. After six days of deliberations, the jury reaches its verdict. But just when the case appears closed, a Harvard law professor receives a phone call that will turn the prosecution upside down. This is Episode 2 of the Claus von Bülow story. Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/megyn and use promo code MEGYN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection. Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow 
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What's the vaginal microbiome? How do we know if it's healthy? In this episode, I asked a Harvard and MIT trained Gynecologist these vaginal microbiome questions + the questions you've been too embarrassed to say out loud about your own vagina. My guest is Dr. Sara Szal, a board-certified gynecologist and functional medicine practitioner with 30 years of clinical experience. She is one of the most prominent voices at the intersection of hormones, the vaginal microbiome, and women's health. We get into every question you've ever had that's related to your vaginal health.

The goals that matter to us most are so often the ones we resist the hardest. Maybe you can relate? You set a goal that genuinely excites you. Then somehow… you struggle to get started. This could be finishing music, reaching out to labels, starting your long overdue social media account… In this episode of the Finish More Music Podcast, we dig into why resistance surfaces, and a powerful shift in strategy and thinking that beats it, every single day. There's a way to set ambitious goals AND enjoy the daily climb toward them. And this is more than a hunch — it's backed by Harvard research. In this episode we explore: Why the goals that matter most trigger the most resistance How "just break it into steps" can set you up to feel worse How to dial down resistance and anxiety to make taking action easy Why this works on a huge life goal and getting through a challenging day alik So it's a choice: keep white-knuckling your way toward goals… Or learn how to enjoy the journey, and watch the results take care of themselves. If that's the way you'd rather be, this episode is for you. I really appreciate you joining me and I hope you're enjoying the topics and taking some real value into your music sessions. If this episode resonated with you and you feel it will have a positive impact on the people you know, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this page. To make sure you are always the first to know when a new episode lands: Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-finish-more-music-podcast/id1461659936  One of the things that help people decide if a podcast is for them, is the review section. If you're enjoying the episodes and feel they will add value for other music producers, please leave a 60 second review and rating. Thank you

On this week's episode of Tying it Together, Rye Barcott joins host Tim Boyum to talk about his new book, "Courage Can Save Us," which highlights 10 Americans he believes exemplify courage to help us through these tough political times. Barcott is a Marine Corps veteran, Harvard graduate and an ABC News Person of the Year. He founded With Honor, which aims to fight polarization by supporting veterans in public service and public office.

Episode Summary:"Why do so many push for open borders?"Our guest's answer: "Power. Not love. Not justice. Power. Not compassion. Not empathy. Power."Immigration is one of the most controversial issues of our time. In this episode, Kelly Monroe Kullberg, author, speaker, and co-founder of the American Association of Evangelicals, joins Scott and Luke Allen to move beyond political talking points and ask a more important question: What does the Bible actually teach about immigration?In this episode:The biblical purpose of nations and bordersThe dignity of every human being and caring for the foreignerCommon misconceptions about immigration and border securityWhy open borders could lead to the next Tower of BabelHow Christians can pursue both truth and compassionPractical ways Christians can engage one of today's most important issuesIf you've ever wondered how to think biblically about immigration, this conversation will challenge assumptions on every side of the debate.Who is the Disciple Nations Alliance (DNA)? Since 1997, DNA's mission has been to equip followers of Jesus around the globe with a biblical worldview, empowering them to build flourishing families, communities, and nations.

What does it truly mean to raise caring, moral, and engaged young people?In this episode of unMASKing with Male Educators, Ashanti sits down with Harvard educator and Making Caring Common founder Professor Richard Weissbourd to discuss empathy, morality, purpose, civic responsibility, and the pressures shaping educators and students today.They explore why schools must look beyond academic achievement, how listening builds empathy, why young people need help finding truth in a divided media landscape, and why we cannot afford to become indifferent.This conversation is for educators, parents, and anyone committed to helping young people become thoughtful, compassionate, and engaged human beings.Connect with Professor Richard WeissbourdEmail: richard_weissbourd@gse.harvard.eduLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/making-caring-common-at-hgseConnect with Ashanti BranchInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaksX: https://x.com/BranchSpeaksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/Support the Podcast & Ever Forward ClubHelp us continue creating spaces for young men to be seen, heard, and supported:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/supportConnect with Ever Forward ClubInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclubFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclubX: https://x.com/everforwardclubLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/#UnMASKingWithMaleEducators #MaleEducators#SocialEmotionalLearning #EmotionalSafety #MoralDevelopment #CivicEngagement #StudentWellbeing #PurposeAndMeaning

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Erez Levin spent nearly a decade inside Google's ad tech world before becoming one of the loudest internal voices warning that the industry was built to reward quantity over quality — and that those same broken incentives are what fuel outrage, fear, and grievance across the wider internet.Now Erez writes at Holding the Line, where he makes the case for what he calls principled ostracism: real social consequences for people who cross clear moral lines, paired with a genuine path back for anyone willing to own it. He draws a hard line between that and cancel culture, which he says punishes disagreement instead of actual hatred.Wilk and Erez dig into how norms actually change, why celebrating political violence deserves real cost, and how a single memo from a Wall Street investor got a group of Harvard students to retract a petition within three days. It's a conversation about where accountability ends and cruelty begins — and why courageous citizenship means holding a line without writing people off for good. We've forgotten what it feels like to have a real conversation.The week of August 10th, join AllSides for a live conversation about the American Dream — how we're thinking about it and navigating the challenges.Your insights will be anonymized and included in a report to help leaders better understand how people see this issue.Sign up today at allsides.com/derate-hate The world is a better place if we are better people. Be grateful for all you've got. Make every day the day that you want it to be!Please follow the DTH podcast on:Facebook, Instagram, Twitter(X) ,  YouTube,  Substack Subscribe to us wherever you enjoy your audio or from our site. Please leave us a rating and feedback on Apple podcasts or other platforms. You can share your thoughts or request Wilk for a speaking engagement on our contact page: DerateTheHate.com/ContactThe Derate The Hate podcast is proudly produced in collaboration with Braver Angels — America's largest grassroots, cross-partisan organization working toward civic renewal and bridging partisan divides. Learn more: BraverAngels.orgWelcome to the Derate The Hate Podcast!*The views expressed by Wilk, his guest hosts &/or guests on the Derate The Hate podcast are their own and should not be attributed to any organization they may otherwise be affiliated with.

In this episode of the Women Emerging Podcast, Julia Middleton sits down with Fatou to explore one of the most profound influences on how we lead: growing up with poverty as part of our essence.For Fatou, poverty is far more than a lack of money. It is a way of seeing the world that can shape generations, convincing people that scarcity is inevitable and possibility is out of reach. Drawing on her own journey—from growing up in poverty in Africa to studying at Harvard and teaching at MIT—she reflects on what it has taken to challenge those deeply embedded beliefs and discover a different way of leading.Together, Julia and Fatou explore how experiences of scarcity can lead to overachievement, burnout and an overwhelming need for control. They discuss the difference between leading from fear and leading as a steward, why personal transformation must come before public influence, and how confronting our deepest fears can become the foundation for wiser leadership.This is a deeply personal conversation about identity, resilience, responsibility and the courage to imagine possibilities beyond the circumstances we inherit.About the Guest:Fatoumata (Fatou) Fall is an entrepreneur, a business coach, and strategist who helps top scientists and executives in tech overcome fear and self-sabotage at the moments that matter most in industry: the negotiation table, the public stage, and high-stakes business trips.As co-founder of Teamrora, she facilitated over 400 negotiation coaching sessions co-creating a cumulative $5 million USD in wealth transfer to candidates. She also trained more than 1,000 professionals, opening doors for underrepresented talent in tech and business along the way.A Harvard-trained mathematician and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, she blends analytical rigor with a deeply human approach to coaching. Fluent in five languages and shaped by her work across Africa, LatAm, and the U.S., she helps professionals walk into these rites of passage with clarity, confidence, and cultural intelligence.

Raheel Raza is a Pakistani-Canadian author, journalist, and president of Muslims Facing Tomorrow. She'll help you understand everything you'd like to know about Radical Islam. She's testified at the UN, spoken at Harvard and Oxford, and visited Israel 14 times. She also happens to be one of the warmest humans you'll ever meet.This is the conversation where Margarita finally gets to ask the questions that feel too "icky" to ask — about dhimmitude, about why Western Muslim leaders skew extreme, and about how Jews and Muslims can actually still be friends. Raheel answers every single one with patience and zero PC filter.Learn more about Raheel's work at www.raheelraza.comSupport our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss:00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda02:30 From Karachi to Canada — finding the Jewish world through Anne Frank05:10 Why the Jewish-Muslim conflict isn't religious07:40 Inside the Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism11:00 Defeat radical Islamism, defeat antisemitism15:30 Hadith-based Islam and the politics of extremism20:00 What the Palestinian diaspora gets wrong, and the promise of the Abraham Accords24:30 What Jews can actually do — Rabbi Sacks, samosas, and culinary diplomacy32:00 Canada's "polite pogrom" and the Mamdani problem38:00 Dhimmitude vs. reform Islam44:00 Raheel's three-question litmus test for any Muslim you meet49:00 Closing Remarks

All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show will be back with new episodes soon. In the final part of this two-part interview, Steven Pinker, an experimental psychologist and Harvard professor, again joins hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen to discuss his new book When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life. In this episode, Jonathan and Jules break down more revelatory examples from Steven's book that demonstrate how common knowledge is a first order explanatory variable for how humans behave. They also explore the role common knowledge plays in financial markets, particularly when it comes to speculative trading, and examine common knowledge in an academic freedom sense, highlighting the del Find All Else Equal on the web:  https://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/allelse/ All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of the UPenn Wharton Lauder Institute through University FM. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dr. Tony Ebel sits down with Andrea — a board-certified pediatric nurse turned integrative practitioner — for a raw, deeply personal conversation about her family's seven-year journey through PANS/PANDAS. Andrea shares how her daughters were injured at a routine vaccination appointment, how a "divine appointment" led her to the physician who finally diagnosed her daughter, and the long road of therapies, setbacks, and small breakthroughs that followed. The conversation turns to what happens to a parent's own nervous system during a child's chronic illness — including the radical, aggressive self-care Andrea had to learn the hard way — and explores the differences in how moms and dads experience that stress. The episode closes with an honest, unfiltered discussion of faith: what it looks like to fall apart, be angry with God, and find your way back to Him in the middle of the storm.-----Links & Resources:Register for the free Breaking the Cycle of School Struggles Webinar HEREJoin Andrea's community for parents raising neurodivergent/special needs kids: HEREGrab Andrea's book: HERE-----Key Topics & Timestamps06:00 Lessons from the NICU: becoming your patient's advocate11:00 Andrea's story begins: a healthy kindergartner, then a vaccine injury16:00 The "divine appointment" that led to diagnosis20:00 First real hope: homeopathy and learning to pace with her daughter26:00 Andrea's own nervous system breakdown, three years in29:00 What "radically aggressive" self-care actually looks like40:00 HRV testing: moms "red-lined," dads "tanked"45:00 Faith in the storm: anger, honesty, and meeting God in the mess51:00 The Harvard research on perspective, stress, and healing-- Follow us on Socials: Instagram: @pxdocsFacebook: Dr. Tony Ebel & The PX Docs NetworkYoutube: The PX DocsFor more information, visit PXDocs.com to read informative articles about the power of Neurologically-Focused Chiropractic Care.Find a PX Doc Office near me: PX DOCS DirectoryTo watch Dr. Tony's 30 min Perfect Storm Webinar: Click Here

Clayton Callander is the founder of FTL (Field Technologies), a diagnostic platform built to give commercial buildings something like a check-engine light, closing the service gap for the roughly 95% of properties that enterprise vendors like Honeywell and Siemens can't economically reach. Before founding FTL, Clayton spent seven years maintaining nuclear systems aboard a US Navy submarine, worked at SpaceX, and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He built FTL for the people fixing America's commercial buildings because he used to be one of them, and the tool he needed didn't exist yet. Clayton is based in San Francisco, CA.(00:00) - Intro: Why Six Million Commercial Buildings Have No Real-Time Data (01:10) - Meet Clayton Callander, Founder of Field Technologies(02:40) - The Telephone Game: What Happens When an HVAC Unit Breaks (05:50) - Zach's Take: Preventative Maintenance's 20-Year Elusive Goal (07:10) - It's an Access Problem, Not a Technology Problem (09:40) - Why Building Controls Stay Complicated and Expensive (13:10) - What FTL Does (16:50) - Pricing FTL at a Fraction of Traditional Controls (20:20) - Why It's Called Facilities Triage (22:20) - Which Asset Classes Are Ready for FTL (25:00) - What 60 Site Deployments Taught FTL (26:30) - Unlocking the Other Six Million Buildings (29:30) - LoRaWAN Explained: Why Not Wi-Fi (32:30) - Proprietary vs. Open Systems: A VC's View (36:00) - Collaboration Superpower: Immanuel Kant (Wikipedia) and Ding Huan (Wikipedia)

Watch the show on television by downloading the SuperCrowd.tv Channel app to your Roku or Amazon Fire TV or e360tv channel app to your Roku, LG or Amazon Fire TV. You can also see it on YouTube.Devin: What is your superpower?Pierre: Unwavering desire to see everyone win by fostering equitable opportunities and collective success.In a world where communities often find themselves excluded from wealth creation, Pierre Clark has introduced a transformative idea: community wealth building through local ownership and collaboration. During this episode, Pierre, Managing Partner of NuMillennium Opportunity Capital Ltd., shared his bold vision for empowering communities to take control of their economic destinies.Inspired by a 2024 report detailing net worth disparities in Chicago, Pierre's journey began with a simple yet profound question: “Why don't we hear more about this?” That curiosity catalyzed his mission to combat what he calls the “extractive economy,” which strips wealth from communities instead of enabling the people who live there to benefit.“Our communities don't own where they live,” Pierre said. “They don't employ themselves, don't own the land, and don't benefit from the prosperity passing through.” His solution is to mobilize local resources, partnerships, and education to ensure that communities have a stake in their economic infrastructure.Pierre emphasized that there's more capital in communities than many realize, locked in pension funds, retirement plans, and other assets. However, the lack of access for non-accredited investors leaves local residents disconnected from the wealth-building process. Through NuMillennium Opportunity Capital, Pierre is crafting strategies and tools to flip the narrative—helping communities wield their collective resources to achieve ownership and self-determination.These concepts are no longer abstract for Pierre and the people he serves. He shared the exciting news of a forthcoming real estate development project in Chicago, which will be among the first truly community-owned ventures in the country. “The community not only owns part of it,” Pierre explained, “but they gain the return on investment and all the benefits from the cash flow.”For Pierre, this journey is deeply personal, shaped by decades of experience in development, nonprofit work, and collaborative entrepreneurship. With a firm belief that teamwork and local ownership are the future, he leads a growing movement to address wealth gaps through empowerment and education.Pierre's vision for community-driven economics is both inspiring and compelling, offering hope to millions who feel left behind in traditional economic systems.By empowering communities, this model paves a path for others to follow—and it all begins with ownership.tl;dr:Pierre Clark discusses his vision for reversing economic inequity through community wealth building.The concept of the “extractive economy” is explored, highlighting its impact on community ownership and wealth retention.Pierre unveils an upcoming Chicago real estate project, one of the first community-owned ventures.The guest shares insights from working on the Clinton Administration's Empowerment Zone program.Pierre emphasizes the importance of collective success and equitable systems for long-term change.How to Develop Collective Success As a SuperpowerPierre's superpower is his unwavering desire to see everyone win by fostering equitable opportunities and collective success. As he explained, “I truly want everybody to win. Nobody gains when only a few people win.” He emphasized that prosperity and stability depend on cooperation, mutual dependence, and creating systems that benefit whole communities. For Pierre, everyone's success is interconnected—an idea that drives his mission.Pierre recounted his work with the Clinton Administration's Empowerment Zone program in the 1990s, which aimed to give communities control over their economic development. In Chicago, he helped design and win the award for a program that harnessed collective decision-making to direct resources. Despite political resistance and setbacks, this initiative laid the foundation for his current endeavors and illustrated what genuine community empowerment looks like.Tips to Develop This SuperpowerRecognize Interdependence: Understand that every aspect of life is collaborative, from work to daily conveniences.Advocate for Equity: Identify disparities in the systems being operated within and work to level the playing field.Foster Collective Action: Encourage teamwork and create strategies that benefit groups rather than serving individual interests.Educate and Empower: Use education to clarify complex issues and provide tools for others to achieve success.By following Pierre's example and advice, collective success can become a skill. With practice and effort, it can become a superpower that enables positive impact in the world.Remember, however, that research into success suggests that building on your own superpowers is more important than creating new ones or overcoming weaknesses. You do you!Guest ProfilePierre Clark (he/him):Managing Partner, NuMillennium Opportunity Capital Ltd.About NuMillennium Opportunity Capital Ltd.: We are The Development Intermediary For Community Wealthbuilding And Collaborative Entrepreneurship(tm). We provide tools, resources and support in creating The Thrive Economy(tm) and develop the platform for creating community owned wealth management assets leveraging community wealthbuilding.Website: numillenniumcapital.lovable.appBiographical Information: Pierre Clark has worked at the intersection of community development, technology and economic empowerment and community wealthbuilding for residents for 4 decades. Having been a technology consultant and digital access advocate since 1990, in community development as writer/editor/designer of the National Empowerment Zone document which President Bill Clinton cited as one of the best in the country as one of six selected December 21, 1994 by the Clinton administration, and as a community/non-profit/development consultant/founder-co-founder since 1995, Clark has been at the forefront of economic change and resident empowerment.A national columnist on entrepreneurship for 30 years with an estimated 2 million readers, Clark now manages NuMillennium Opportunity Capital Ltd., which champions community wealthbuilding and defines The Thrive Economy(tm), advocates for community investment and ownership, and financial education/empowerment using software based financial tools and resources. Pierre attended Holy Angels, St. Ignatius (honors graduate), Harvard and U. of Chicago, various educational institutions, was a National Merit Finalist/National Achievement Scholar, and is now a proud dad and granddad.LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pierreaclarkSupport Our SponsorsOur generous sponsors make our work possible, serving impact investors, social entrepreneurs, community builders and diverse founders. Today's advertisers include PurposeBuilt100™ Winners and Climatize. Learn more about advertising with us here.Max-Impact Members(We're grateful for every one of these community champions who make this work possible.)Brian Christie, Brainsy | Cameron Neil, Lend For Good | Carol Fineagan, Independent Consultant | Eric Coury, Arthia AI | Hiten Sonpal, RISE Robotics | John Berlet, CORE Tax Deeds, LLC. | Justin Starbird, The Aebli Group | Lory Moore, Lory Moore Law | Marcia Brinton, High Desert Gear | Mark Grimes, Networked Enterprise Development | Matthew Mead, Hempitecture | Michael Pratt, Qnetic | Mike Babbit | Coledger Solutions | Mike Green, Envirosult | Nick Degnan, Unlimit Ventures | Dr. Nicole Paulk, Siren Biotechnology | Paul Lovejoy, Stakeholder Enterprise | Pearl Wright, Global Changemaker | Scott Thorpe, Philanthropist | Sharon Samjitsingh, Health Care Originals | Add Your Name HereUpcoming SuperCrowd Event CalendarIf a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.Join the SuperCrowd Impact League! You can be recognized for making impact investments via Reg CF. See how your activity compares to your peers. It's free. Win valuable prizes. Start now!SuperCrowd Impact Member Networking Session: Impact (and, of course, Max-Impact) Members of the SuperCrowd are invited to a private networking session on August 11th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT. Mark your calendar. We'll send private emails to Impact Members with registration details. Upgrade to Impact Membership today!SuperCrowdHour, August 19, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern. Devin Thorpe, CEO and Founder of The Super Crowd, Inc., will lead a session on “How to Make Money As an Impact Investor Starting with $10.” Drawing on his experience as a former investment banker, impact investor, and crowdfunding expert, Devin will demonstrate how anyone can begin building wealth while investing in companies that create positive social and environmental impact—even with as little as $10. In this session, he'll explore how impact crowdfunding has opened investment opportunities to everyday investors, explain how to identify promising mission-driven companies, and share practical strategies for building a diversified portfolio over time. Attendees will learn how to get started with limited capital, manage risk, evaluate investment opportunities, and avoid common mistakes new investors make. Whether you're completely new to investing or looking for an affordable way to expand your impact investing portfolio, this SuperCrowdHour will provide actionable insights to help you invest with purpose, build long-term wealth, and make a meaningful difference. Register now!SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100™: This August 25–27, founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for a three-day, broadcast-quality global experience focused on disciplined capital formation, regulated investment crowdfunding, and purpose-driven growth. We're bringing together leading voices in impact investing, compliance, digital marketing, and circular economy innovation to deliver practical frameworks, real-world case studies, and actionable strategies. The event culminates in the PurposeBuilt100™ Showcase, recognizing 100 of the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in the U.S. Register now to secure your seat and get all the details. August 25–27, streaming worldwide.SuperCrowd26 Live Pitch: Apply to pitch at SuperCrowd26 if you now have and anticipate having a live Reg CF offering on August 26, 2026. This is a completely free opportunity to expose your offering to a large audience.Community Event CalendarSuccessful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events.Register Now! October 20th and 21st will be the Crowdfunding Professional Association Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit for 2026. 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We start the show by asking listeners what their thoughts were on Trump's White House correspondent's dinner Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discussing cyclospora, being renamed the "MAHA trots" in some circles, as connections are drawn between the federal "anti-government" stance and the outbreak of illness.Shirley Leung, Boston Globe business columnist, discusses the OnlyFans competitor developed in a Harvard lab; and the search for a new economic development chief in Boston.Salt Lick Incubator and Tiny Habits join for a special Studio 3 Live Music Monday. Roger Brown, Salt Lick founder and former president of Berklee College joins with the band to discuss their "Songs of US" series and the success of Salt Lick.Claire Teylouni, co-interim executive director of Repro Equity Now joins with Dr. Chloe Zera, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Beth Israel, to discuss their advocacy for a new reproductive rights bill in the statehouse.We end the show by inquiring Jim's recent decision to shave his head, can bald people be attractive?