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Have you ever felt a presence you couldn't explain? That quiet knowing that someone you loved was near, even when nothing about it made logical sense? My guest is Courtney Dawson, an evidential psychic medium who has been seeing spirit since she was a toddler, and spending most of her life terrified of it.  She grew up in a devout Christian home where what she was experiencing had no language, no permission, and no safe place to land. That fear became anxiety that stayed with her for decades, until the moment everything cracked open. We get into evidential mediumship, what it actually looks and feels like to receive messages from the other side, and how her dad, who never fully came to terms with her abilities while he was alive, showed up clairaudiently within hours of passing.  He told her about his new shoes for the journey and something else that would take your breath away… Stay with us to the close. Courtney opens it up to a live collective message from spirit, and it is worth every single minute. ✨ Let me know what resonated. I always love hearing from you. Be kind, gentle, and loving with yourself! With so much love, P.S. A 90-minute Soul-Alignment Intensive Session is absolute alchemy and exactly what it sounds like. If you're ready for a real breakthrough, let's go. ✨ juliereisler.com/calendar ✨   Key Topics Courtney Dawson's journey from childhood to mediumship The nature of spirit and soul progression How everyone has innate intuitive abilities The importance of evidence in mediumship Connecting with loved ones in spirit The role of divine and source in spirituality Healing through mediumship and spirit communication The impact of religious beliefs on mediumship Developing and trusting your intuitive gifts The multi-dimensional nature of spirit entities   About Courtney Dawson Courtney Dawson is an Arthur Findlay-trained evidential psychic medium, ordained spiritualist minister, and founder of the Connected Spirit School. She trains developing and working mediums worldwide to deliver accurate, ethical, and specific evidence in every reading -- with clarity, confidence, and grounded integrity. She's also the host of The Connected Spirit Podcast.   About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You.   Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode!   Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie   You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU!   FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset   FREE Intuition Test - Your Intuition on Demand Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest   Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 50% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 50% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation    Julie's Private Soul Circle Membership on YouTube is Here! If you've been craving a deeper connection to your intuition, spiritual guidance, and heart-centered community, this is your invitation.

If you've been paying attention over the last year, you've observed tremendous change, chaos, and uncertainty roiling higher education.  Behind the scenes, things are even crazier than they seem, which affects every single applicant. Amy and Mike invited educational consultants Aly Beaumont and Meg Joyce to unpack college enrollment trends for 2026 and 2027. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the big theme for college admissions right now? What two pathways do students need to decide between in selective admissions? How are adverse economic conditions affecting colleges and financial aid? What are the unforeseen benefits to applicants from the endowment tax? How can students and families navigate the current enrollment climate? MEET OUR GUESTS Aly Beaumont is the founder of Admissions Village, a family-focused, affordable, one-on-one college guidance consultancy. Aly is deeply committed to making the college admissions process less stressful, and her success in this objective can be measured by both the growing number of referrals she receives and the repeat business from family members. Aly is also a founder and advisor to The College T, a website connecting high school students with college students and recent graduates so that first-hand information and experiences can be shared. Aly is a graduate of Tufts University, where she majored in History with a concentration in Modern Women and African American History, and was captain of the Equestrian Team. She lives in Wilton, CT, with her husband Perry, their two dogs Buddy and Buzz, and their three sons. Two of their sons are currently in college at The University of St. Andrews in Scotland and Kenyon College in Ohio, and one graduated from Santa Clara University. Aly is a Professional member of IECA, and she has her certificate as an Independent Educational Consultant from the University of California, Irvine. Aly previously appeared on this podcast in episode 212 to discuss PREPARATION FOR HIGHLY SELECTIVE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, in episode 341 to discuss COURSE SELECTION FOR HIGHLY SELECTIVE ADMISSIONS, in episode 406 to discuss WHAT DOES UNHOOKED MEAN IN ADMISSIONS?, in episode 537 to discuss WHAT DO TRULY TEST OPTIONAL COLLEGES FOCUS ON?, and was the subject of an IEC PROFILE in episode 264. Meg Joyce works with Aly at Admissions Village, helping students and their parents navigate every step of the college search and application process. A self-professed research and detail geek, her favorite part of her job is watching students grow in skills and confidence as they work their way through high school and eventually college applications. Meg wants every student to feel supported and heard, and most of all - special - because when students feel that, it comes through not just in their applications but in everything they do.  Meg is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she studied finance and English and worked in the alumni office, talking to alums to learn about their time on campus and later volunteering for many years as an alumni interviewer. Meg works with Aly at Admissions Village helping students and their parents navigate every step of the college search and application process. A self-professed detail geek, her favorite part of her job is watching students grow in skills and confidence as they work their way through high school and eventually college applications. She likes to say she treats every student as she would want her own child to be treated (she's got four grown ones of her own). Meg is a Professional member of IECA, a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and has a certificate as an independent educational consultant from the University of California, Irvine. Meg and Aly previously appeared in episode 630 to discuss THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS PROFILE. Find Aly and Meg at https://www.admissionsvillage.com. LINKS Trends in Admissions and Higher ED, Part 1 - Colleges are Following Two Pathways Trends in Admissions and Higher ED, Part 2 - Admissions is Competitive Not Just For You, But Colleges As Well Trends in Admissions and Higher ED, Part 3 - Students Should Follow One of Two Pathways FAQs: How the 2025 Net Investment Income Tax ("Endowment Tax") Rate Increase Affects Harvard University RELATED EPISODES THE DEMOGRAPHIC CLIFF IS HERE WHAT IS THE CSS PROFILE? POWER DYNAMICS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright, Roots2Words, and College Eagle. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and LEAP. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, get in touch through our contact page.  

What's the first thing you do when you want to take a trip? Look through Instagram to find things to do? Or Yelp for restaurants that serve local cuisine? Today travelers can follow social media influencers and websites that promise to give you an insider's look at places to stay or the best discounted hotel rates. But for Black travelers in the Jim Crow era through the 1960s, it wasn't easy to find places to eat or stay overnight. In this episode, we are going to talk about two national guides for Black travelers, both published beginning in the 1930s, and places that were included from New London, Connecticut.  Our guests, Nicole Thomas and Tom Schuch, are part of the team that produced the New London Black Heritage Trail, designated as one of 20 Connecticut History Gamechangers by Connecticut Explored magazine in 2022.  Nicole Thomas was born and raised in New London. She is the Assistant Site Administrator at the Hempstead Houses Museum for Connecticut Landmarks and is instrumental in the interpretation of the life of Adm Jackson who was enslaved at the Hempstead Houses. You can hear that story on Grating the Nutmeg episode #175 Sleeping with the Ancestors with author Joe McGill.  Tom Schuch is a New London native and a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.  He has a special interest in forgotten local history. This interest led to the discovery of several of the New London Green Book sites, as well as other sites that are now part of the New London Black Heritage Trail. Tom was featured on Grating the Nutmeg episode #149 New London and the Middle Passage.   Be sure to go to the Connecticut Landmarks website to plan your visit to the Hempstead Houses.    Learn about the mid-20th century Green Book guides that Black Americans used to find welcoming lodging and other services whether traveling for work or pleasure on Preservation Connecticut's website Architecture of the Green book in Connecticut: https://preservationct.org/architecture-of-the-green-book-in-connecticut   And find Tom Schuch's blog All Schuch Up on Substack.com   To see the Green books, visit    https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/03/24/schomburg-treasures-green-book   To listen to Nicole and Tom's other Grating the Nutmeg episodes. Visit: https://gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com/175-sleeping-with-the-ancestors-in-connecticut https://gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com/149-the-middle-passage-west-africa-to-connecticut    Grating the Nutmeg is partnering with Preservation Connecticut to bring you summer and fall episodes on saving historic barns, New London sites found in the historic Green Book guide for black travelers, Mid-Century Modern architecture, and sites that reveal the state's LGBTQ+ history.  Connecticut's historic places matter! Visit Preservation Connecticut's website to learnmore and become a member at https://preservationct.org/   ----------------------- This episode of Grating the Nutmeg was produced by Mary Donohue and engineered by Patrick O'Sullivan at www.highwattagemedia.com/   Follow Grating the Nutmeg on Facebook and Instagram. Follow executive producer Mary Donohue on Facebook and Instagram at West Hartford Town Historian. Join us in two weeks for our next episode of Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history. Thank you for listening!

David Hunsicker spent two decades at USAID building the institutional capacity for what came to be called Strategic Religious Engagement. That work culminated in the 2023 policy Building Bridges in Development, a framework for partnering with religious communities and faith-based organizations around shared goals. In this conversation, Hunsicker traces the path from a Pennsylvania Dutch upbringing, through conversion to Islam and graduate study in Central Asia, to an unexpected pull into US government work after September 11. We discuss the policy work that followed, what was lost when USAID was closed in 2025, and the new Strategic Religious Engagement Hub at Georgetown's Berkley Center. Show Notes:Building Bridges in Development: USAID's Strategic Religious Engagement Policy (https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/publications/building-bridges-in-development-usaid-s-strategic-religious-engagement-policy/)Send us Fan Mail

Politics cast a big shadow over several big sporting events this week. The President's immigration policies are affecting players' and fans' plans to travel to World Cup events in the U.S., the Administration hosts a UFC event on the White House lawn, and Trump caused disruption and was met with boos when he visited Madison Square Garden for an NBA Finals game.We dig into the all-important senate race in Maine where Democrat Graham Platner won his party's nomination despite a series of damaging revelations about his past.Also, could counting votes a little faster in California and elsewhere help head off conspiracy theories about voter fraud in the future?Producer: Leo DuranHost: David Greene Guests:  Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons

Award-winning communication coach, corporate trainer, and financial educator Victoria Ferrer joins Tes of Revolutionary Woman to discuss confidence, public speaking, executive presence, cultural intelligence, financial education, and women in leadership. Victoria shares how personal experiences shaped her passion for helping people communicate with impact, build financial security, and lead with purpose. Maria Victoria “Vicky” Ferrer is an award-winning Corporate Trainer and Communication Coach who empowers adults and teens to rise with confidence, clarity, and cultural intelligence. With a career spanning continents, she transforms how people speak, lead, and perform by blending behavioral science, improvisation, executive presence training, and deep global insight. A four-time Distinguished Toastmaster and recipient of Toastmasters International's prestigious 2022 President's Citation Award, Vicky leads with both vision and heart. Having lived in the Middle East for more than two decades, she served as a training consultant to five American university branch campuses—Georgetown University, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon, Weill Cornell, and Virginia Commonwealth University—where she designed and delivered programs in leadership communication, intercultural competence, professional presence, classroom facilitation, and high-stakes presentations. Across corporate and academic environments, Vicky has trained business owners, senior leaders, managers, women professionals, and emerging talent in executive communication, persuasive storytelling, negotiation presence, crisis communication, team dynamics, emotional intelligence, stakeholder engagement, and speaking with authority under pressure. She is known for helping high performers articulate ideas with impact, navigate multicultural workplaces, influence decision-makers, and step confidently into visible leadership roles. Through powerful training, mentorship, and advocacy for lifelong learning, she champions the belief that every voice deserves to be heard and every individual has the capacity to lead with purpose. Vicky isn't just building speakers or leaders—she's building changemakers. To learn more about Victoria Ferrer: Website: https://victoriaferrerllc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriamferrer/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vmferrer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vferrerbdbamboo . . . . This episode used the following music: Time to Shine by tubebackr & Popsicles https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr https://soundcloud.com/popsiclesmusic Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/tubebackr-and-popsicles/time-to-shine Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Cvbjhx6X4ZY

In this episode, I'm joined by Renée DiResta, Associate Research Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy and author of Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality, who studies social media, online manipulation, AI, misinformation, and how messages move across the internet.This conversation started with a simple question: how do we stay safe online? But it quickly became about something much bigger. How do we protect our attention? How do we know what is real? How do we keep our values intact in online spaces that are often designed to make us reactive, anxious, outraged, or hooked?Renée explains how social media platforms are not neutral. They are built around growth, engagement, data, advertising, and keeping us there. Every scroll, pause, like, and click teaches the system more about us, which means the content we see is not random. It is selected, tested, and pushed towards us because the platform thinks it might hold our attention.We talk about AI slop, scams, fake images, old videos being recirculated as new, online manipulation, audience capture, online conflict, and why it is becoming harder to tell the difference between what is real, what is fake, and what is technically real but being used in a misleading way.One of the biggest ideas from this conversation is that discernment is now a practice. It is not just about fact-checking something after the fact. It is about noticing when something is trying to bypass your judgement in the first place.Renée also shares how she talks to her own children about technology, online safety, chat platforms, privacy, and the importance of keeping communication open when something goes wrong.This is a conversation about the internet, but really it is about agency. About slowing down, paying attention, and remembering that a bountiful life is one where your time, your attention, and your choices still belong to you.Episode HighlightsHow Renée came to study social media, misinformation and online manipulationWhat platforms and algorithms are designed to do with our attentionWhy AI is making scams, fake content and deception harder to spotHow to tell the difference between what is real, true and misleadingWhy discernment is now an essential life skillHow the internet can make us more reactive, performative and disconnected from our valuesWhat audience capture means for creators and online behaviourHow to talk to children about privacy, trust and online safetyWhy a healthier relationship with technology begins with awareness, not fearTimestamps00:00 Why the internet makes everything feel urgent01:35 Renée's path into studying social media and misinformation09:18 What platforms and algorithms are really designed to do18:10 Online communities, loneliness and rabbit holes19:45 AI scams, fake content and online deception26:51 Discernment, truth and learning to pause before reacting31:08 Online manipulation and how new technology gets exploited40:12 Audience capture and staying authentic online47:53 Online behaviour, values and taking back your attention55:33 Kids, online safety and open conversations about technology01:00:18 AI chatbots, companionship and emotional risk01:04:23 What it means to Renée to live a bountiful lifeGuest BioRenée DiResta is an Associate Research Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy and the author of Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality. Her work focuses on adversarial abuse online, including social media manipulation, misinformation, scams, AI-generated content, influence operations and child safety. Before joining Georgetown, she was the research director at the Stanford Internet Observatory, where she studied the abuse of online platforms and how digital systems shape public conversation.Bountifull Podcast Bountifull is a podcast exploring joy, wellbeing, creativity, connection and what it means to live a more meaningful life.

Can't concentrate? What about thinking deeply? Attention spans are shrinking rapidly. Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of the bestselling book 'Deep Work' says we're facing a crisis — an attack on our ability to think. He's calling for what he calls a revolution in defence of thinking. He outlines the steps for reclaiming your attention.

Today's guest is Anne Speckhard, Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism. She's an expert in rehabilitation and repatriation of terrorists and their families, and has consulted with foreign governments on issues of terrorist prevention, interventions and repatriation; and the rehabilitation and reintegration of ISIS foreign fighters, wives and children. Her latest book, Homegrown Hate, examines the deepening threat of domestic violent extremism in the US through in-depth interviews with current and former members of domestic hate groups. In this episode, Alon and Anne discuss the psychosocial dimensions of violent extremism, what attracts people to these ideologies, how terrorists and violent extremists have been able to utilize social media to draw people in, and what can be done to try to prevent people from falling into extremist ideologies. Anne Speckhard, Ph.D., is Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) and served for over 2 decades as Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine as well as an Affiliate in the Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University. She has interviewed over 800 terrorists, violent extremists, their family members and supporters around the world. Over the past 5 years, she has conducted in-depth psychological interviews with 275 ISIS defectors, returnees and prisoners, as well as 16 al Shabaab cadres, studying their trajectories into and out of terrorism, and their experiences inside ISIS and al Shabaab. Speckhard developed ICSVE's Breaking the ISIS Brand Counter Narrative Project from these interviews, which includes over 250 short counter narrative videos that mimic ISIS recruitment videos but contain actual terrorists strongly denouncing ISIS as un-Islamic, corrupt and brutal. Beginning in 2020, she launched the ICSVE Escape Hate Counter Narrative Project, interviewing 54 white supremacists and members of hate groups, developing counternarratives from their interviews, and creating anti-recruitment videos. She has also conducted rare interviews with five Antifa activists. Dr. Speckhard is also an expert in rehabilitation and repatriation of terrorists and their families. In 2007, she designed the psychological and Islamic aspects of the Detainee Rehabilitation Program in Iraq to be applied to 20,000+ detainees and 800 juveniles. This work led to consulting with foreign governments on issues of terrorist prevention, interventions and repatriation; and the rehabilitation and reintegration of ISIS foreign fighters, wives and children. She has also worked on these issues with NATO, OSCE, UN Women, UNCTED, UNODC, the EU Commission and EU Parliament, and to the US Senate & House, Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, Health & Human Services, and the FBI. Dr. Speckhard actively trains key stakeholders in law enforcement, intelligence, elite hostage negotiation teams, educators, and other professionals in countering violent extremism, locally and internationally, focusing on the psychology of terrorism, the effective use of counter-narrative messaging materials produced by ICSVE, as well as studying the use of children as violent actors. Her consultations and trainings include US, Australian, German, Swiss, Belgian, Iraqi, Jordanian and Thai national police and security officials, among others. She also serves as an expert witness, testifying on a variety of topics pertaining to trauma, loss, dissociation, violent extremism and terrorism. Dr. Speckhard is the author of 5 books & has appeared on CNN, BBC, NPR, Fox News, CTV, CBC, and in the New York Times, London Times, TIME Magazine, Daily Beast and more. She regularly writes a column for Homeland Security Today. Her research has been published in Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, Journal of African Security, Journal of Strategic Security, Journal for Deradicalization, Perspectives on Terrorism & more.

I have a question for you… When you pictured "having it all" did you picture feeling empty when you got there? My friend and guest this week, Chantell Preston, built a healthcare company from nothing, sold it to private equity, and hit every marker she'd been chasing since her dad told her (in not-so-kind words) that wanting to be a teacher was not a real career. She brushed off her intuition (now realizing that was a big mistake) and when she got there and hit the money marker of success, she literally didn't recognize herself. She had a five-year-old daughter and didn't even know what she ate for lunch. That moment of "sh*t - did I sacrifice everything for this?" is what cracked everything open. In this conversation, Chantell and I go deep on the success lies most of us have swallowed whole, like "you can have it all," "it's too late," "say yes to everything" and what it actually looks like to stop living by rules you never chose. We also go into intuition. She used to think it was the stupidest idea she'd ever heard. Now she says it's the most underused gift we have. (That part of the conversation — ooh, I know you're going to feel it.) Leave a comment and let me know what's one rule you inherited that you're ready to stop living by. I'm honored to be part of your podcast playlist and so grateful to be on your you-est you journey with you. With so much love, Julie xo   Key Topics Reevaluating societal success standards The role of intuition in decision-making The importance of self-care and boundaries Challenging success myths and lies Living authentically and intentionally     About Chantell Preston Chantell Preston is an entrepreneur, author of The Success Lie, and advocate for rewriting the rules we never agreed to. After building and selling a multi-million dollar healthcare company, she realized the pinnacle she'd been chasing left her more lost than fulfilled -- and that's when the real work began. She now helps high-achieving women reclaim their time, trust their intuition, and define success entirely on their own terms.   About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You.   Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode!   Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie   You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU!   FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset   FREE Intuition Test - Your Intuition on Demand Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest   Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 50% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 50% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation    Julie's Private Soul Circle Membership on YouTube is Here! If you've been craving a deeper connection to your intuition, spiritual guidance, and heart-centered community, this is your invitation.

Welcome to a revamped Everything Compliance Shout Outs and Rants. We have a new host, Adam Turteltaub, and a new panelist, Rebecca Walker, who joins returning regulars Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, and Karen Moore for the next iteration of Everything Compliance Shout Outs and Rants. Adam thanks Tom Fox, critiques his own timing, and notes Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical urging attention to human factors. Rebecca praises Georgetown University's Jesuit values—“men and women for others” and cura personalis—as a reminder that compliance is about values and culture, not just enforcement. Matt echoes interest in the Pope's encyclical, criticizes President Trump's comments about the Pope, and cites Amazon's warning against gaming internal AI leaderboards, arguing companies should prioritize productive outcomes over measuring AI usage. Karen describes her gym's behavior memo and criticizes the shift toward enforcing it on members. Jonathan discusses the SNP embezzlement case involving Peter Murrell and related allegations around Nicola Sturgeon, highlighting compliance lessons: segregation of duties, conflicts of interest, whistleblowers, and culture. Everything Compliance Shout-Outs and Rants is a production of the Compliance Podcast Network.

An interview with Professor VICTOR CHA, Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University and President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The interview draws on his latest Foreign Affairs essay: North Korea as It IsThe Case for a Cold PeaceVictor ChaMay/June 2026Published on April 21, 2026. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/north-korea/north-korea-it-victor-cha

Iowa Republicans picked Zach Lahn over the Trump-backed Randy Feenstra in the gubernatorial primary. Lahn's a farmer who spoke about the pain of high fertilizer prices and cancer caused by pesticides, earning him support from the MAHA. Was this some rebuke of Trump, or just voters looking for the right person to make their lives better? Critics say ICE detainees face horrific conditions. Trump won over a lot of voters arguing that tough immigration policies were needed to keep the country safe. Does what's unfolding at these detention centers cross a line? Plus, the President's short-lived Anti-Weaponization Fund seems to be dead, and one listener asks when AI political ads cross a line. Producer: Leo DuranHost: David Greene Guests:  Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Professor Dana El Kurd (University of Richmond) and Professor Nader Hashemi (Georgetown University) about how the current war increases Iran's “soft power," why Saudi Arabia and the UAE are reacting differently to Iran and Israel, and why American hegemony remains in the Middle East.  ​​Dana El Kurd is an associate professor at the University of Richmond in the Department of Political Science, and a senior nonresident fellow at the Arab Center Washington. Nader Hashemi is the Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, an Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and a non-resident fellow at Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN). Peter Beinart is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He is also a Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York, a Contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, an Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, and an MSNOW Political Commentator. His newest book (published 2025) is Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. He publishes regularly on https://peterbeinart.substack.com/. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

James Mae (they/them) is a local filmmaker, multimedia creative and owner/executive director of the filmmaking company Starlight Productions. They focus on fostering human connection through visual storytelling and uplifting LGBTQA and minority creatives through art. James began in traditional journalism but shifted to photography and filmmaking in 2025, with an emphasis on documentary work. They recently completed their first short documentary, Hidden in the Spotlight, which explores how local theater actors navigate family, love, and sacrifice in pursuit of their dreams. HITS was screened at D.C. Trans Pride and is an official selection for the Signal Film Festival in Silver Spring, MD, and a pride film festival happening in New Mexico in June. Their narrative credits include Bare (director of photography), which is also an official selection of the Signal Film Festival, and Women In Film In Video's 48hr film festival project, Con-Joined at the Hip (director of photography). James is a finalist for the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. Dateline Awards for The Art of Resistance, a photojournalism project documenting protest art in D.C. They are currently a PA on the Off The Hill Comedy Web Series and a contributing arts journalist for The Washington City Paper and the 51st. James received a B.A. in media studies from Wright State University and is pursuing a master's in journalism with a graduate certificate in screenwriting at Georgetown University.

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Dr. Evan Medeiros join us to unpack President Putin's visit to Beijing. They discuss what the timing reveals about China's diplomatic strategy after the Trump–Xi meeting, and how both sides used optics to serve their own interests. The conversation explores Russia's growing dependence on China, the limits of the partnership including the stalled Power of Siberia II pipeline, and what to watch for in China-Russia security cooperation. Andrea Kendall-Taylor is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. Evan Medeiros is the Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the School of Foreign Service and the Cling Family Distinguished Fellow in U.S.-China Studies at Georgetown University.

In this episode of the AI Policy Podcast, Wadhwani AI Center Director Aalok Mehta is joined by Arun Gupta, CEO of NobleReach Foundation and experienced venture capitalist, for a discussion on bridging the technology talent gap between the private and public sectors. They will cover the mission and accomplishments of NobleReach, the newly launched US Tech Force and its implications for AI adoption across the federal government, and how AI is reshaping opportunities for the next generation of workers. Arun Gupta is CEO of NobleReach Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young technologists to move between the private and public sectors. He is the co-author of two books, Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society and The Mission Generation: Reclaim Your Purpose, Rewrite Success, Rebuild Our Future. Arun is also a Lecturer at Stanford University and an Adjunct Entrepreneurship Professor and Senior Advisor to the Provost at Georgetown University. This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.

From heat exhaustion to dengue fever - monitoring public health risks at the biggest tournament in football history. With millions of fans travelling to the USA, Canada and Mexico for the men's football World Cup, Claudia Hammond speaks to Professor Rebecca Katz from Georgetown University in Washington DC who is the Director of the newly set up Health Security Operations Center, a surveillance hub to track threats to health, monitoring the risk of diseases such as measles, dengue and chikungunya.With the World Cup coinciding with rainy season in Mexico, which also means mosquito season, our reporter Rogelio Navarro in Guadalajara brings us the latest on efforts in Jalisco state to prevent outbreaks of dengue which is transmitted by mosquitoes.And the potential for health issues due to extreme heat has caused concerns amongst players, spectators and scientists. At the men's FIFA Club World Cup in the USA last year Chelsea and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez spoke out about the difficulties of playing in high temperatures. We hear from Norwegian international midfielder Morten Thorsby and Douglas Casa, CEO of the Korey Stringer Institute and Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Connecticut, who have written to tournament organisers, FIFA, calling for stronger heat protection measures for players and spectators.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Jonathan BlackwellImage: Aziz Behich and Mathew Leckie of Australia drink water during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match between Australia and Denmark at Al Janoub Stadium on November 30, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar

On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, Kristen Collins speaks with Glory Liu about the 250th anniversary of both Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and the Declaration of Independence. Together, they unpack the message of The Wealth of Nations as a critique of Britain's mercantile system rather than a manifesto for laissez-faire economics — illuminating Smith's careful attention to power, class, and state capture. The conversation explores what reception history reveals about the distance between an author's original intentions and what subsequent readers make of their ideas. Glory and Kristen also reflect on what it means to commemorate Smith today, how our current moment of reckoning with concentrated economic and political power is drawing readers back to Smith, and why doing so responsibly requires both historical care and honest self-awareness about what we're really asking Smith to do for us.Dr. Glory Liu is a Provost's Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. She is the author of Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher became an Icon of American Capitalism (Princeton, 2022), which was named a Top 5 Biographies of Economists by the Wall Street Journal and received the 2024 Best Monograph Award from the European Society for the History of Economic Thought.**This episode was recorded on January 22, 2026**Show Notes:Glory Liu, “How Adam Smith Inspired America's Economic System” (WSJ, 2025)Glory Liu, Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism (Princeton University Press, 2022)If you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.Follow the Hayek Program on Twitter: @HayekProgramLearn more about Academic & Student ProgramsFollow the Mercatus Center on Twitter: @mercatus

On this bonus episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with two digital evangelization experts who helped create the Vatican's study group report on the digital environment as part of the Synod on Synodality. Kim Daniels directs the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, and José Manuel de Urquidi runs the Evangelization Lab. Both were synod delegates, along with then-Cardinal Robert Prevost (the future Pope Leo XIV), at the global sessions of the synod in Rome in 2023 and 2024.  They discuss: 00:00 What are the Synod Study Groups? 7:10 How Pope Leo has shaped synodality 15:16 How influencers challenge church jurisdiction 28:30 Accompanying digital evangelizers 33:40 Converting to real communities Links: Study Group 3's final report on the Digital Environment The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life Evangelization Lab Coverage of Pope Leo's encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” You can follow us on X and on Instagram @jesuiticalshow.   You can find us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/jesuitical.  Support Jesuitical by becoming a digital subscriber to America magazine at americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever stayed somewhere, a job, a relationship, a version of yourself, not because it felt right, but because it paid the bills or because it's what you were supposed to do? My friend Spencer West has. And what he did next is one of the most quietly courageous things I've heard in a long time. Spencer was born with a genetic condition that led to the amputation of both legs before he was five. He came out as gay when the world around him said that wasn't an option. He spent years in a career that looked great from the outside and felt completely hollow on the inside.  And then, one day, he said enough, and he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. On his hands. To raise clean water for thousands of people. What got me was the Alchemist quote he shared at the end of our conversation (you'll hear it -- just stay with us to the close).  And the reminder that the universe was calling the whole time. He just had to pick up. Be sure to listen to the calls you're getting from the universe, and please, always be kind, gentle, and loving with yourself.   About Spencer West Spencer West is a motivational speaker, content creator, and author of Breaking Free: Stop Following Expectations and Start Following Yourself. Born with a genetic condition that led to the amputation of both legs before age five, Spencer spent years navigating a world full of expectations that were never his -- until he finally stopped pretending and started listening to his soul. In 2012, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on his hands, raising clean water for 12,500 people in East Africa. Today he travels the world helping others ask the questions that change everything: Why am I here? And what would it look like to actually break free?   About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You.   Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode!   Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie   You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU!   FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset   FREE Intuition Test - Your Intuition on Demand Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest   Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 50% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 50% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation    Julie's Private Soul Circle Membership on YouTube is Here! If you've been craving a deeper connection to your intuition, spiritual guidance, and heart-centered community, this is your invitation.

In this episode of Success is Subjective, Joanna speaks with Annie Tulkin, founder of Accessible College, about supporting students with physical disabilities, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments as they transition into higher education. Annie shares her own nonlinear journey through education, the Peace Corps, disability services at Georgetown University, and entrepreneurship, while offering insight into why so many students struggle to access accommodations and support once they arrive on campus. This conversation is packed with practical guidance for families navigating college readiness, self-advocacy, and disability support services.Annie's Resources:Website: Accessible CollegeInstagram: @accessiblecollegeFacebook: Accessible CollegeConnect with Joanna Lilley  Therapeutic Consulting AssociationLilley Consulting WebsiteLilley Consulting on Facebook Email: joanna@lilleyconsulting.com#TherapeuticConsulting #LilleyConsulting #Successful #TherapeuticPrograms #Therapy #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #Podcast #PodcastCommunity #TheJourney #SuccessIsSubjectivePodcast #TheUnpavedRoad #PFCAudioVideo #Disability #Accessibility #CollegeLife #CollegeConsultant #AccessibleCollege

Conversation with Washington Post columnist and political scientist Shadi Hamid on American power, democracy, and the case for hegemony in the 21st centuryIs America a force for good in the world? It's a question that has become increasingly uncomfortable to ask—and even more uncomfortable to answer. In this episode of Due Diligence, I sit down with political scientist, columnist, and author Shadi Hamid to explore one of the central tensions of modern politics: how should we think about American power in a world where power is unavoidable? Drawing from his new book, The Case for American Power, Shadi argues that while America has often fallen short of its ideals, it remains the least bad option in a world where someone will inevitably wield power. Throughout the conversation, we wrestle with a question that sits at the heart of Due Diligence: How do we hold America accountable for its failures without losing sight of what makes the American project worth preserving? Whether you're skeptical of American power, broadly supportive of it, or deeply conflicted about both, this conversation offers a thoughtful exploration of democracy, empire, idealism, realism, and the future of the international order.(00:43) Meet Shadi Hamid(01:56) Why power must be embraced(04:14) Why America is morally superior among great powers(05:28) The Nirvana fallacy (09:28) Is American foreign policy responsive to democracy?(12:09) How Gaza became a progressive litmus test (15:13) James Baldwin's argument(17:37) Why Democratic pride in America collapsed (20:44) Pride in country vs. love of country(25:17) Why American hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug(33:50) Sincerity vs. propaganda(36:21) Why having ideals makes America different(37:53) Why presidents fold on their foreign policy promises(41:15) The Obama tragedy & disappointment(42:59) How Obama obstructed Arab democracy(45:37) The uncomfortable reason America doesn't support Arab democracy(48:02) When America chose the moral path (51:23) Why supporting democracy is in America's self-interest(54:27) Why China's rise has been overstated(59:43) The role of cultural values in democracy(01:03:50) Idealism vs. realism(01:06:35) The challenge of writing this book(01:08:54) Why America's advantage is immigrationAbout Shadi HamidShadi Hamid is a columnist at The Washington Post, where he focuses on culture, religion and foreign policy. He is also a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Previously, he was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. Hamid is the author of several books, including most recently, “The Case For American Power.” In 2019, Hamid was named one of the world's top 50 thinkers by Prospect magazine. He is also the co-founder of “Wisdom of Crowds,” a podcast, newsletter and debate platform. Hamid received his B.S. and M.A. from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and his PhD in political science from Oxford University, where he was a Marshall Scholar.Subscribe & followDue Diligence SubstackDue Diligence InstagramDulma's Instagram

Purti Kanodia Talks Real-World AI Applications. On this episode of OWA Talks, Purti shares a practical, no-hype approach to building AI fluency. Join us as we get beyond the ‘theory' and talk implementation. If you're curious about AI but overwhelmed, this one's for you.About the guest:Purti Kanodia is a fractional AI transformation leader and founder of Clarity Prompts, an AI consulting firm and weekly newsletter that helps executives and senior leaders build AI fluency and lead practical, responsible AI adoption across their organizations.With nearly two decades of experience across optical retail, employer healthcare, management consulting, and biopharma, Purti has worked with companies including National Vision, Crossover Health, Slalom Consulting, and Genentech, always at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and human change. At National Vision, she led the launch of Toku BioAge, the first AI-based retinal imaging wellness product in US optical retail. Earlier at Slalom Consulting, she spent two years in Ophthalmology designing product strategy for AI/ML clinical decision support tools.What sets Purti apart is her whole-picture lens on technology adoption. She starts with the problem, not the technology, and believes that testing without measurement rarely survives the pilot. Getting to real scale means thinking through people, process, and organizational readiness together, not as an afterthought.She has mentored startups through Singularity University Labs, the UCSF Entrepreneurship Center, and HealthTech Capital. Purti holds a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Georgetown University and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.Like this episode? Please subscribe and share!iTunes | Spotify | Overcast | iHeartRadio | AmazonConnect with the OWA:Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook

In this episode, hosts Major DJ Taylor and Major Evelyn Payne sit down with Major General (Ret.) James "Spider" Marks — decorated Army intelligence officer, Georgetown University professor, and CNN military analyst — for a wide-ranging conversation on operational planning, intelligence, and leadership.General Marks draws on over 30 years of service, including his roles as Senior Intelligence Officer during the 1992 LA Riots and Operation Iraqi Freedom, to share hard-won lessons on anticipating threats, bridging the gap between tactical and strategic objectives, and navigating the complexity of modern military operations. He also tackles the growing role of AI on the battlefield, the challenge of controlling the narrative in an information-saturated environment, and what it truly means to keep it simple as a planner and leader.Whether you're a SAMS student, a field grade officer, or a student of strategy, this episode delivers candid, experience-driven insight into the art of operational thinking.Timestamps0:00 — Producer intro / Episode overview1:01 — Show intro & Guest bio (MG Spider Marks)2:27 — Advising operational leaders in a volatile world5:10 — AI, screens, and staying in the loop8:01 — Managing complex organizations and decision-making10:18 — Linking political objectives to tactical goals15:16 — What he'd do differently as a planner17:43 — Understanding the operational environment with limited time (AI, outside experts)22:09 — Formalizing informal relationships25:50 — DSCA & the LA Riots36:28 — How to see around corners today39:20 — Controlling the narrative in the age of instant media42:50 — Who influenced him most46:18 — Parting advice to SAMS students

Cornelia received a PhD in Philosophy from Georgetown University and holds MA degrees in Philosophy and History from Temple University. She is the author of three monographs, "The Orthodox Icon and Postmodern Art: Critical Reflections on the Christian Image and its Theology," "Tradition and Transformation in Christian Art: The Transcultural Icon," and "Icons in Time, Persons in Eternity: Orthodox Theology and the Aesthetics of the Christian Image." Her earlier work includes the edited volume "Reviewing Orpheus: Essays on the Art and Cinema of Jean Cocteau." She is also the translator with M. Spanos of "St. Paisios the Athonite, With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man."In this episode, Cornelia and I explore how the material and relational dimensions of Orthodox worship—from the intimacy of confession to the tactile presence of sacred objects—mediate time, eternity, and divine presence. We also discuss how modernism and postmodern thought intersect with Orthodox theology, including the challenges icons pose to contemporary aesthetics and the ways photography can gesture toward the eternal present.

It was a very big and important week here, especially with the presentation on Monday May 25 of Pope Leo's first encyclical Magnifica humanitas. I'll look at that, of course, but now just a line about my special guests in the interview segment – Frank and Mary Frost, film producers whom I met not long ago in Rome at the screening of one of their premier documentaries “Teilhard, Visionary Scientist.” That's French Jesuit scientist, paleontologist and scholar, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. A truly amazing story! We met again at Georgetown University when I was in Washington, D.C. earlier this month, and spoke about their work and this documentary in particular as both Frank and Mary feel it is time to introduce Teilhard de Chardin to a new generation.Founded in 1985 by Frank and Mary Frost, Frank Frost Productions is, as their site says, an award-winning film and television production company dedicated to producing entertaining and informational programming and independent documentaries. More than 100 million viewers have watched over 30 high-caliber FFP documentaries focusing on historical, biographical, cultural, and religious subjects in pursuit of human understanding across cultures, nationalities, and religions. What is the Teilhard project and film about? In their words: “A captivating human story (Indiana Jones meets Galileo) about scientific adventure (discovery of Peking Man), religious repression, and a love story, with a seemingly tragic end.”

Anders Åslund, adjungerad professor vid Georgetown University, är orolig över utvecklingen i USA. Såväl inrikes- som utrikespolitiskt. Och han har ett tydligt budskap till Europas ledare.

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code KCRW at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/KCRWTexas Republicans are pinning their hopes on Senate candidate Ken Paxton, the state attorney general who was impeached for abusing his office. Maine Democrats are pinning theirs on Graham Platner, who's had to explain an old tattoo that looks like a Nazi symbol. Welcome to the 2026 installment of the race to control the U.S. Senate.  Pope Leo used his platform to warn about the dangers of A.I. It's a big topic here in the U.S., but neither the Trump White House nor Congress seem eager to do much. Plus, a listener incensed over taxpayer dollars being used for Trump's “Anti-Weaponization Fund” asks what he should do with his anger.   Producer: Leo DuranHost: David Greene Guests:  Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons

What happens when you spend 18 years building a company to $5 million in revenue across 80 countries, finally sell it, and then wake up with no idea who you are without it? Fiona Macaulay knows that moment intimately, and what she built from it is changing how thousands of accomplished women think about what comes next. In this episode, Lori Adams-Brown sits down with Fiona Macaulay, founder of The Wild Network, co-author of Aim High and Bounce Back, and creator of the Next Chapter Accelerator, to explore the real terrain of midlife reinvention: identity loss after success, the shame women carry around failure, and the practical tools that make starting over less lonely and more intentional. What you will hear in this episode: Why selling a thriving company felt like "perceived failure" and what that reveals about how we define success What being "stuck" actually looks like for accomplished mid-to-senior career women, and how to tell the difference between needing a rest and needing genuine change The three things every woman in transition needs: process, community, and a new chapter network Why Fiona takes women on a walking retreat on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, and what movement unlocks that a boardroom simply cannot The Leadership Fail Lab that sparked a book: what happened when successful women from across the globe started sharing their biggest failures on stage Four types of failure (including "circumstantial failure" and "perceived failure") and how naming the right one changes your recovery Why the biggest failure of all is the one you never attempted About Fiona Macaulay: Fiona Macaulay is a three-time entrepreneur, global leadership expert, and founder of The Wild Network, a community of 25,000 purpose-driven leaders across 115 countries. She is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and co-author of Aim High and Bounce Back: A Successful Woman's Guide to Rethinking and Rising Up from Failure. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction: building $5M across 80 countries, then waking up lost 0:38 - Selling Making Sense and the reality of perceived failure 3:25 - What "stuck" looks like for accomplished mid-career women 7:59 - Why walking the Camino de Santiago unlocks what workshops cannot 11:06 - Follow your fascinations: building a new chapter network 13:21 - Experimentation over planning: taking small steps toward big goals 15:57 - Why failure hits women harder: the social science behind the shame 18:00 - The Leadership Fail Lab and the origin of Aim High and Bounce Back 20:22 - Four types of failure and how to name what you are experiencing 22:46 - What successful leaders do differently with failure 24:29 - Where to find Fiona and her work Find Fiona Macaulay at: Website: fionamacaulay.com The Wild Network: thewildnetwork.org Leadership for Social Impact Forum: wildleadershipforum.org Next Chapter Accelerator (Camino retreat, 4 spots remaining for late September 2026): nextchapteraccelerator.com Book: Aim High and Bounce Back, available online and at your local bookstore If this conversation stayed with you, here are two ways to go deeper: Become a Difference Maker on Patreon: patreon.com/aworldofdifference $7/month for bonus conversations and community. $25/month to join me live every quarter. Read the full essays and join the monthly live on Substack: loriadamsbrown.substack.com Or support the show with a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/loriadamsbr Share this episode with one person who needs it. That is how we grow this. Subscribe, leave a review at https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com/reviews/new/, and share this episode. Visit https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com for more resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know that feeling when you're playing out the voices, beliefs, and views of those who raised you, then one day you realize it was never yours? That's where my friend Anjie Hipple's story begins. She grew up in a fundamentalist Christian household focused on rules, strict devotion and giving her power away. After a serious u-turn in life and crumbling of her marriage and life as she knew it, something cracked open. What came through was Judah, an angelic collective that now speaks through her, offering guidance that is clear, grounded, and stunning. This week's episode is a good one, soul family. We talk about what sovereignty actually looks like when you stop asking for permission and what spiritual codependency costs us.  And here's something EXCITING I want you to know about! Anjie and I are co-leading the Truest You-est You® Retreat at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC this July 10-12. Think channeled meditations, sound healing, ancestral clearing, heart coherence -- all in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have been there before and it is truly its own kind of magic.

Spine Health Researcher, Clinician, and Professor, Dr. Christine Goertz shares her life's work in her new book Take Your Back Back. RESEARCH & HEALTH POLICY CAREER I'm Christine Goertz, D.C., Ph.D. I have spent 35 years working with multi-disciplinary teams to conduct research studies and implement best practices designed to optimize care for patients with low back pain. CURRENT ROLE I am a Professor in Musculoskeletal Research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Vice Chair for the Implementation of Spine Health Innovation in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University. I am also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health at the University of Iowa.  WHERE IT ALL BEGAN I received my Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Policy and Administration from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota in 1999. ACCOMPLISHMENTS I have extensive experience in the administration of Federal grants, both as a PI and as a program official at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). I have received nearly $45 million in federal funding, as the principal investigator or co-principal investigator, primarily from NIH and the Department of Defense. I have also co-authored more than 135 peer-reviewed scientific papers. MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT I am honored to have delivered invited lectures, keynote talks, clinical grand rounds, and plenary presentations worldwide. Topics include "Research, Its Not Just for Scientists Anymore," "In Search of the Holy Grail in Low Back Pain Treatment or Anything that Works at All," and " Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management." Venues include the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Annual Meeting, Georgetown University, Duke University School of Medicine, the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting, the American Chiropractic Association Summit, the World Federation of Chiropractic Research Congress, and the European Chiropractic Union.  Resources: Dr. Goertz's website The Back Pain Chronicles Pain Trainer Take Your Back Back The Cox 8 Table by Haven Medical Find a Back Doctor  

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Christopher Rufo. Rufo is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. A contributing editor at City Journal, author of the New York Times bestseller America's Cultural Revolution, and 2025 Bradley Prize recipient, he also serves as a New College of Florida board member and Distinguished Fellow at Hillsdale College. He is also co-host of the podcast Rufo and Lomez. Raised in Sacramento, California, Rufo graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service in 2006 and a Master of Liberal Arts in Government from Harvard Extension School in 2022. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children. Razib and Rufo first discuss his California upbringing and the idyllic environment of the Golden State. They discuss what they both love about California and why it matters for the US as a whole. Razib brings up the contrast with Texas, where the weather and scenery are less attractive, but pro-business and pro-housing regulatory framework has attracted many migrants from California. Rufo then details exactly what he's uncovered about the poor governance in his home state under Gavin Newsom. They also discuss the prospects in the current governor's race, and whether California's pathologies can ever be fixed.

What happens when the “golden boy” becomes national headlines overnight?On this episode of Nightmare Success In and Out, host Brent Cassity sits down with former Georgetown University tennis coach Gordie Ernst for one of the most honest conversations yet about the infamous Varsity Blues Scandal.Gordie opens up about growing up as Rhode Island's “golden boy,” becoming a respected college coach, working with the Barack Obama family, and how his life exploded after the college admissions scandal became national news.This is more than a story about indictment and prison. It's about identity, shame, family, survival, rebuilding, and finding purpose after public failure.Show sponsors: Navigating the challenges of white-collar crime? The White-Collar Support Group at Prisonist.org offers guidance, resources, and a community for those affected at prisonist.org. Protect your online reputation with Discoverability! Use code NIGHTMARE SUCCESS for an exclusive discount Visit Discoverability.co. Auto Plaza Direct "Your personal car concierge!" Let them handle every detail to find your perfect car autoplazadirect.com. Author Saffron Gustafson, "My Name is Saffron." Author Nevin Shetty, "Second Chance Economics: How Hiring The Formerly Incarcerated Can Unlock $1 Trillion in GDP." www.secondchanceeconomics.com

Professor Rebecca Katz, Georgetown University, explains the Health Security Operations Center, the remarkable initiative she has spearheaded with others to enhance protection against dangerous outbreaks during the FIFA World Cup June 11-July 19 in the US, Mexico and Canada. She speaks to its genesis, mission, and coalition partners. Give it a listen! 

AI is changing work fast enough to give every project manager emotional whiplash. New tools, new workflows, new expectations… and somehow you're still expected to hit deadlines, manage stakeholders, and explain for the fifth time why the project scope changed after leadership changed the entire business strategy. In this episode, Kim and Kate sit down with Kelly Heuer from Project Management Institute to talk about the skills that actually survive industry shifts, changing technology, and whatever shiny new buzzword LinkedIn is obsessed with this week. They unpack why "soft skills" are actually the hardest skills in project management, how business acumen separates strategic PMs from task trackers, and why learning to navigate ambiguity matters more now than memorizing formulas from the PMP exam. The conversation also dives into the uncomfortable reality that project success is rarely about perfectly following the original plan. Sometimes the real job is realizing the plan should change in the first place. Along the way, they cover durable vs. perishable skills, why varied career experience is secretly a superpower, how PMs can become more effective strategic partners, and why "say the thing" might be the most important career advice you'll hear all year. Grab a drink, question your project charter, and let's get into it. Guest Bio As Vice President of Learning at the Project Management Institute (PMI), Dr. Kelly Heuer brings over two decades of experience in higher education to lead PMI's Learning division. She oversees a global portfolio including professional standards, publications, live and enterprise training, and digital learning products that equip project professionals worldwide to drive project success. Kelly holds multiple degrees in philosophy, including an AB from Harvard and an MA and PhD from Georgetown University. She began her career at Georgetown, helping launch the university's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in bioethics and co-founding its ethics and social innovation lab. She most recently served as Vice President of Learning Experience at edX, driving learning strategies and digital innovation across the company's portfolio. As the first in her family to pursue higher education, Kelly is passionate about mentoring first-generation students, coaching formerly incarcerated individuals, and supporting colleagues exploring alternative career paths. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner, Arjun, and their two children, chess enthusiast Kiran and aspiring explorer Ryan.

If you have back pain, you are not alone. According to Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute, nearly 65 million Americans report a recent episode of back pain, and 16 million adults — 8 percent of all adults — experience persistent or chronic back pain and are limited in everyday activities. Dr. Marcus Mazur at Pacific Neuroscience Institute sees people living with back pain and works to find a solution, whether that's through surgery or through some of the many other available options, including medication, physical therapy, chiropractors and, interestingly, exercises in a swimming pool. In today's episode, Dr. Mazur discusses all the options, when surgery can help, and things you can do to prevent back pain from affecting you in the first place.

In this episode of ART IS CHANGE, theater artist and educator Derek Goldman shares how performance can become a civic practice — not simply entertainment, but a way for people to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the deeper responsibilities of citizenship.This episode is part of a special Art in Action series we're producing in partnership with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation's Democracy and the Arts program. In these episodes we'll be speaking with artists, cultural organizers, and arts leaders who are navigating and challenging current efforts to limit free creative expression and free speech. Together, we'll explore what freedom of expression means in practice, not as an abstract right, but as a lived responsibility at the heart of democratic life.Drawing on his In Your Shoes™ methodology, Goldman explores how storytelling and embodied listening can open surprising pathways for mitigating polarization, isolation, and fear.At the center of the conversation is a deceptively simple process: Two people talk deeply with one another, transcribe the conversation, and then publicly perform each other's words. The result is not debate, but encounter. From collaborations between conservative Christian and progressive theater students to work in prisons, hospitals, public health spaces, and global conflict zones, Goldman describes how theater can function as “relational fitness” — strengthening the neglected civic muscles of empathy, attention, and human recognition.This episode explores three interconnected ideas:How the In Your Shoes™ process transforms strangers into collaborators through radical listening and embodied storytelling,Why Goldman believes democracy depends not only on freedom of speech, but on the freedom to speak vulnerably and be heard without fear, andHow artists can work across sectors — from diplomacy to public health to incarceration settings — to rebuild trust, connection, and civic imagination in communities.Notable MentionsPeopleDerek Goldman – Laboratory for Global Performance & PoliticsTheater director, educator, and co-founding director of Georgetown University's Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics. Goldman is the creator of the In Your Shoes™ methodology and the co-leader of the Art of Care initiative discussed in this episode.James Thompson – University of Manchester / Care Aesthetics ResearchApplied theater scholar and author whose work on care aesthetics explores the artistic dimensions of caregiving, humanitarian performance, and social practice.Thornton Wilder – Author of Our TownPulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose classic meditation on everyday life and human presence became an unexpected touchstone in Goldman's work with incarcerated students.Studs Terkel – Oral Historian and BroadcasterLegendary oral historian and radio producer whose conversational storytelling approach echoes through Goldman's ensemble-based methods of testimony and listening.Tony Kushner Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright referenced in relation to actor Tom Story's reflections on drawing strength from performing the role of Prior Walter in Angels in America during his own medical recovery.Organizations & ProgramsCenter for the Study of Art & CommunityThe home of ART IS CHANGE, dedicated to research, training, and storytelling at the intersection of arts, democracy, community development, and social change.The Charles F. Kettering FoundationHeadquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, operating foundation with a mission to advance inclusive democracies worldwide by fostering citizen engagement, promoting government accountability, and countering authoritarianism.Democracy and the ArtsThe Kettering Foundation's focus area for integrating the power of the arts into democratic life locally, nationally, and globally.Laboratory for Global Performance & PoliticsGeorgetown University initiative co-founded by Derek Goldman that connects artists, diplomats, activists, scholars, and community leaders using performance as a tool for civic dialogue and global engagement.Georgetown UniversityA Jesuit university in Washington, D.C. where Goldman teaches and where many of the projects discussed in this episode were developed.Mosaic Theater CompanyWashington, D.C. theater company that collaborated with Goldman on The Art of Care, an ensemble-based performance exploring personal and civic dimensions of caregiving.Belarus Free TheatreInternationally recognized theater company founded in Belarus in resistance to political repression and censorship. Goldman references their influence on his thinking about freedom of expression and artistic risk.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthPublic health institution partnering with Goldman's team to integrate arts-based relational practices into healthcare and community wellbeing initiatives.Projects & InitiativesIn Your Shoes™ – Laboratory for Global Performance & PoliticsDerek Goldman's signature relational storytelling methodology in which participants interview one another, transcribe conversations, and publicly perform each other's words as a practice of empathy, listening, and civic connection.The Art of Care Initiative – Laboratory for Global Performance & PoliticsCross-sector initiative exploring care as both an artistic and civic practice, connecting artists, healthcare workers, educators, and community leaders through workshops and performance.The Art of Care – An In Your Shoes™ Workshop Experience – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: An example of the expanding application of Goldman's methods within healthcare and public health environments, focusing on storytelling, listening, and relational care practices.Publications & PlaysOur TownWilder's landmark play about everyday life, mortality, and human awareness became a powerful framework in Goldman's theater work with incarcerated communities.Angels in AmericaSeminal American play exploring illness, identity, politics, and care during the AIDS crisis; referenced in relation to actor Tom Story's recovery narrative.

Across Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and now the Gulf, water systems are no longer just collateral damage. They are becoming targets and tools of coercion. Dams, desalination plants, pumping stations, rivers, reservoirs, and electricity grids are being pulled into the battlespace, with civilians paying the highest price.This matters far beyond the battlefield. When water infrastructure is attacked, the consequences ripple through food security, energy production, public health, migration, fertiliser markets, political stability, and the legitimacy of states themselves. In a world already shaped by climate stress, fragile governance and geopolitical escalation, attacks on water and our access to water are becoming yet another significant international risk.Today on The International Risk Podcast, we are joined by Dr Marcus King, Professor of the Practice in Environment and International Affairs at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service, Vice Chair of the Council on Strategic Risks, and one of the world's leading experts on water weaponisation. Dr King is the author of Weaponizing Water: Water Stress and Islamist Extremist Violence in Africa and the Middle East, and his work has helped define how states and non-state actors use water as a weapon, a bargaining chip, and a tool of control.The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical volatility and organised crime, to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter.Dominic Bowen is the host of The International Risk Podcast and Europe's leading expert on international risk and crisis management. As Head of Strategic Advisory and Partner at one of Europe's leading risk management consulting firms, Dominic advises CEOs, boards, and senior executives across the continent on how to prepare for uncertainty and act with intent. He has spent decades working in war zones, advising multinational companies, and supporting Europe's business leaders. This episode was produced by Anna KummelstedtTell us what you liked!

You know that feeling when you've been trying to release something for a long time and it just keeps coming back?  I've been there more times than I can count, wondering what I was doing wrong. Well, my friend Danielle LaPorte is back on the show and she gave me one of those mind glown moments I wasn't expecting. If you're watching, I give it away with my facial reaction. She said that the whole idea of letting go as we've been taught is actually working against us, because energetically, we can't destroy what we're feeling. We can only transform it (and that's everything).  Tune in to learn exactly how to do this, from her newest book, Bless and Release. We also go deep into her centering practice, which she leads live in the episode and involves working with color and vibration as real healing tools. It's beautiful and one of my favorite parts of this episode. We talk about free will versus divine blueprint, what's quietly cluttering your auric field, and she says something about joy and the divine that I think you're going to want to write on a sticky note and put on your mirror. I love growing, learning, transforming, and flourishing together. We're not meant to do life alone, and I hope you know I'm grateful for you!   Get Danielle's newest book:

Min-Ah Cho is an associate teaching professor at Georgetown University, where she specializes in constructive theology and Christian spirituality. She recently published a fascinating and thoughtful book titled The Silent God and the Silenced: Mysticism and Contemplation amid Suffering that explores the implications of reckoning with God's silence for our spiritual and ethical lives.

Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Georgetown University's Katie Keith and Deputy Editor Chris Fleming back to the podcast to unpack a new court case over mifepristone that could alter telehealth access to medication abortion and test the boundaries of FDA authority.Join us on June 23 for an exclusive Insider virtual event examining how antitrust policy in health care is evolving at both the federal and state levels, featuring insights from Katherine Gudiksen, Leemore Dafny, and Nathan Hostert.Related Links:Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling Barring Telehealth And Pharmacy Access To Mifepristone (Health Affairs Forefront)The US Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Mifepristone (JAMA)Sign up for Health Affairs' free newsletter to catch up on our new articles, podcasts, and events.

Have you ever wondered if the people you've lost are still with you somehow? My guest this week, Mark Anthony, known as the Psychic Lawyer, is a fourth-generation psychic medium AND a practicing attorney. Such a fascinating combo, right?  We talk about the electromagnetic nature of the soul, what near-death experiences actually tell us about consciousness, and the heart-touching work he does with Helping Parents Heal. Fair warning: some of his stories gave me full-body goosebumps, and I was in the middle of a peri-menopause hot flash.

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Russ Greene, who promoted the idea of "Total Boomer Luxury Communism." Greene currently serves as the Executive Director of the Prime Mover Institute, a public interest organization and think tank he launched to advocate for American energy dominance. Previously, he was a Senior Fellow for the Economy at the Stand Together Trust. In this role, he managed a grantmaking portfolio centered on federal regulatory affairs and strategic litigation, with a strong focus on classical liberalism and critiques of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) corporate frameworks. Greene also directed brand defense and government affairs for CrossFit Inc. He has a Bachelor of Science in International Politics from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. Greene and Razib talk about the fiscal insolvency of Social Security in six years, and the shift of the federal budget to focus on transfers from younger generations to older ones. Greene also talks about the fiscal situation in the developed world more generally, out of the United States, and the general issues engendered by massive pension systems. They discuss the history of past changes to benefits programs for senior citizens, and how it puts the squeeze on all other areas of the budget.  

Abortion is back at center stage in our politics after a federal appeals court halted access to a mail-order abortion medication. We'll talk about next steps in the Supreme Court and the decision facing both parties on whether to lean into this issue at this moment. Democrats know it can galvanize their base, but do they want to take attention away from affordability? On the right, could this expose President Trump's failure to deliver the strong message on abortion that many supporters wanted? As we go deeper into this midterm election year, we're also learning that President Trump can still dictate how some elections play out. He sank some incumbent Republicans in Indiana who refused to stand with him on redistricting.  And in Texas, if the President doesn't decide soon who to endorse in the U.S. Senate, the two GOP candidates risk draining their resources. And there's a chaotic mess for Democrats in the race for California's governor. It's a mess that could lead to a Republican replacing Gavin Newsom.  Producer: Leo DuranHost: David Greene Guests:  Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons

Economists and politicians have turned him into a mascot for free-market ideology. Some on the left say the right has badly misread him. In this updated replay of a 2022 episode, we hold a very Smithy tug of war.   SOURCES: Eamonn Butler, co-founder and director of the Adam Smith Institute. Glory Liu, a political scientist and Adam Smith scholar at Georgetown University. Mariana Mazzucato, professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London. Dennis Rasmussen, a professor of political science at Syracuse University. Russ Roberts, president of Shalem College in in Jerusalem; host of the EconTalk podcast; and author. Craig Smith, Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in the Scottish Enlightenment at the University of Glasgow.   RESOURCES: Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism, by Gloria Liu (2022). "Henry and Adam: A Deep and Special Friendship," by Benny Higgins (Adam Smith Panmure House Perspective, 2020). "Rescuing Adam Smith From Myth and Misrepresentation," (The Economist, 2018). The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought, by Dennis C. Rasmussen (2017). How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness, by Russ Roberts (2014). "British Privatization — Taking Capitalism to the People," by John Moore (Harvard Business Review, 1992). Free to Choose: A Personal Statement, by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman (1990). The Essential Adam Smith, edited by Robert L. Heilbroner (1986). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith (1776). The Theory of Moral Sentiments, by Adam Smith (1759).   EXTRAS: "In Search of the Real Adam Smith," series by Freakonomics Radio (2022). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Supreme Court gutted a key piece of the Voting Rights Act, and Louisiana lawmakers are moving fast to redraw district maps ahead of this year's midterms. The decision could help Republicans' chances to hold on to their House majority, while delivering a blow to Black representation in Congress. Conspiracy theories spread fast after last weekend's attempted attack on the president. Some people said without any evidence that it was staged as a distraction from the Iran War or Trump's approval numbers, or even a ploy to get the White House ballroom built. What do you do when conspiracy theories move faster than facts?Plus, King Charles III's charm offensive to mend U.S.-U.K. relations, which are at an historic low because of Britain's lack of support for the Iran War. We look at if that can be fixed with a royal touch. Mo Elleithee joins on the left, and Sarah Isgur is with us from the right.Producer: Leo DuranHost: Susan DavisGuests:  Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons

In the United States, recidivism rate, or the likelihood that a criminal re-enters the prison system after being released, is among the highest in the world. The state with the highest reincarceration rate (within 3 years) is Delaware at 55.9 percent. While the lowest is Virginia at 17.9 percent. Earlier this month, Make Me Smart host, Kimberly Adams, moderated the 2026 Second Chance Forum at Georgetown University on the importance of second-chance employment programs to lowering recidivism rates in the United States. Adams sat down with two top law enforcement officials from across the aisle: Delaware Attorney General and Democrat, Kathy Jennings and Pennsylvania Attorney General and Republican, Dave Sunday.Today's podcast is an edited version of their conversation. To listen to the full panel discussion, click the link below:2026 Second Chance Forum: Barriers to Breakthroughs — How Second Chances Are Driving SuccessWe love hearing from you. Leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART or email makemesmart@marketplace.org.