Podcast appearances and mentions of Ken Gordon

Zach is joined by Ken Gordon and co-host of the Git Rec'd podcast, Micah Henderson, to talk the graphic novel, "The Prox Transmissions." Written by Starset lead singer, Dustin Bates, "The Prox Transmissions" begins the science fiction tales told within the music of the band Starset.---------------------------------------------------Want to hear more from Thor and Micah?Check out the Git Rec'd Podcast!Follow them on Instagram!---------------------------------------------------Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcast!TFD: NerdcastAnd I am also part of the team over at...I Read Comic Books!---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!@Z_Irish_Red

Zach and guest, Ken Gordon discuss the all-time classic graphic novel about an astranged father and son finding rocky common ground through the story of the father's survival of the Holocaust in Poland during World War II.Trigger Warning: This episode covers a lot of heavy themes and some of the scenes discussed are very unsettling.  ---------------------------------------------------Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcast!TFD: NerdcastAnd I am also part of the team over at...I Read Comic Books!---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!@Z_Irish_Red

Principle Season 03 Ep 15 :Ken Gordon speaks on the responsibility of men during and after divorce, the power of a father's love for his children, and the importance of the engagement of a father. Ken is an advocate for men and an advocate for fathers.FIND KEN HERE: https://www.dadsoffaith.com/- Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/EksAyn/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/eksayn_anderson/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/eksayn/ Twitter- https://twitter.com/eksayn Get my book! https://www.amazon.com/What-Want-Children-Know-Before/dp/0990395219/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P0K3R788DSIN&keywords=what+i+want+to+know+before+my+children+die&qid=1687799921&sprefix=what+i+want+to+know+before+my+children+di%2Caps%2C254&sr=8-1

Rev. Dr. Ken Gordon Jr., The Power of an Engaged Dad Dadsoffaith.com About REV. DR. KEN GORDON JR., or Pastor Ken, as he is called by his members, is a pastor, business executive, husband, father, and community leader, whose entire life has been dedicated to the service of others. A graduate of The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina, he is a highly sought-after speaker on leadership, public service, civil rights, youth mentoring, and community engagement. ​In 2016, Pastor Ken and his wife, Leslie, founded the House of Light Church in Burlington, NJ where they established a Divorce and an Outreach Ministry. After much prayer, God led Pastor Ken to develop the Dads of Faith Ministry. The couple, now living in Birmingham, AL, are continuing God's work for Couples, Divorcees , Youth, and those who have "hearts hurts". Their church, the House of Light Church (HOLA) is focused on showing love, serving others, and letting their light shine through their good works.​ In 2018, Pastor Ken and Leslie launched the "Commitments with Ken+Leslie" show. This weekly two-hour show aired for two-years on WXJC Radio FM 101.1 ~ AM 850 Birmingham/Huntsville AL, and focused on providing hope, healing and help to those who are divorced or going through divorce and those who are in fruitful or dysfunctional relationships. Stay tuned for Pastor Ken and Sis Leslie's next media venture! ​ Pastor Ken and Leslie have four "adulting" children, two beautiful grandchildren, and live in an empty nest, with their chocolate Cockapoo.

In this episode we talked about the importance of a father's love and how it differs from a mother's love. About Ken Ken Gordon speaks on the responsibility of men during and after divorce, the power of a father's love for his children, and the importance of the engagement of a father. Ken is an advocate for men and an advocate for fathers. Ken calls on men to lean into their responsibilities and proactively banish the narratives of a "deadbeat dad". Ken also speaks to the power of positive relationships, whether they are familial, intimate, or spiritual. Ken also speaks about the scourge of racism and calls on people to be victors, not victims. Ken is inspiring, enthusiastic, motivating, and profound. He provides practical tips on how to navigate situations, as opposed to just talking about them. Ken speaks the truth and does so in a non-confrontational, non-compromising manner that is funny and entertaining. Learn more from Ken at: https://dadsoffaith.com About Theresa Inman A wife and a mother to two children, Theresa Alexander Inman is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Infant Toddler Development Specialist. She was introduced to the field of behavior analysis in 2007 after working in many capacities in thejuvenile justice system. Her goal is to improve the lives of children and families by helping them strategize child develop skills to prevent or reduce the effects of possible delays while having fun! Theresa is also an author, having published “How Can I Help My Child Communicate?” in 2022. Connect with Theresa today! Instagram | Theresa Inman LinkedIn | Theresa Inman BabyBoomer.org | Theresa Inman YouTube | Parenting with Confidence Tiktok | Parenting Bytes Spotify via Anchor.fm | Parenting with Confidence About Parenting with Confidence Parenting with Confidence with Theresa Alexander Inman presents you with answers if you are a tired and frustrated parent with a child diagnosed with a developmental delay. We aim to lift you up from the pressure of doing it right and provide you with the resources to set you and your child up for success! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theresa-alexander-inman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theresa-alexander-inman/support

What is the difference between a present father and an engaged father?It wasn't until I met this week's guest that I had ever really thought about that question. I've spoke on occasion about the statistics that clearly show the detrimental effects of not having a strong, influential male figure in the life of a child. It was not until I had this conversation with my new friend Ken Gordon though, that I really thought about how just being present, and truly being engaged in a child's life, differ so greatly. Do you know the difference between a present father and an engaged father?Who is Ken Gordon?REV. DR. KEN GORDON JR., or Pastor Ken, as he is called by his members, is a pastor, business executive, husband, father, and community leader, whose entire life has been dedicated to the service of others. A graduate of The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina, he is a highly sought-after speaker on leadership, public service, civil rights, youth mentoring, and community engagement. Be sure to check out Ken Gordon's website below to find out more about his books and his ministry.Visit Pastor Ken's Website or find him on social media:website: https://www.dadsoffaith.com/​What have you done today to make your life a better life? What have you done today to make the world a better place? The world is a better place if we are better people. That begins with each of us leading a better life. Be kind to one another. Be grateful for everything you've got. Make each and every day the day that you want it to be!Please follow The Derate The Hate podcast on Facebook, MeWe, Instagram, Twitter . Subscribe to us wherever you enjoy your audio. Please leave us a rating and feedback. Send me a message on any media platform or subscribe directly from our sites. Let us know about someone you think should be on our podcast. If we book them for a conversation, I'll send you a free gift! Not on social media? You can share your thoughts directly with me at wilk@wilksworld.comI look forward to hearing from you!Please check out our affiliates page by clicking HERE!

Pastor Ken, as he is known by his members, is a pastor, best-selling author, business executive, husband, father, and community leader, whose entire life has been dedicated to the service of others. That sounds like just a line from a bio, but as you will hear in this conversation it is quite real for him--dedicating himself to the service of others. Here is the cool part though, he fully acknowledges that being "helpful" and serving others is not natural for him, it is a struggle, and the only reason he is able to do it is because he's been working at it his entire life. There is something so fascinating about that to me; the idea that helping others or being a "good" person can take so much work. Ken is the author of 4 books and a children book series mainly focused on divorce and fatherhood, so we spent a good bit of time talking about those topics. It was really interesting to hear Ken talk about his value of "helpfulness" and how it played out in the context of his own divorce. It illustrated that tension of trying to be good and do the right thing by your family while managing your own ego and pain. I often say the math doesn't seem to check out. When we run the calculation in our minds of what it takes to be a good person, it seems to spit out an answer that says you are better off being more selfish than you are being helpful to others. So we tried to explore that and understand what made someone like Ken able to go against the "math." Obviously faith plays a role in this, but what I found really impactful was Ken's openness to acknowledge he is not entirely sure why he does it. There are some lived experiences and influence from his family, but if he's really honest he's not sure why he decided to focus on it so much. And if you think about it that is a really profound idea, because it suggests everyone has the potential to focus their lives on helping others. It is a choice we all get to make every day, not an easy choice, but a choice none the less. The question then becomes how can we know that helping others is actually the "right" choice--but that is a conversation for another day.

In this episode, Ken Gordon of Purple Plains Farm LLC, provides a highly engaging and detailed overview of "value-added small farm agriculture" and shares the story of his farm. Specific topics include overview of small value-added agriculture, the Purple Plains Farm operation of growing Lavender, Mushrooms, producing of hickory syrup, future trends in the field and much more! You will want to catch this value-added show!

Home, they used to say, is where the heart is. Now it's also where people do an enormous amount of shopping. We learned all about this in the most recent installment of our *Consumers Unmasked* report, and our experts—Jen Jones, the Chief Marketing Officer at commercetools, and Mario Crippa, Head of the Physical Experience Practice EMEA at EPAM Continuum—employ these insights to fuel an animated conversation with *Resonance Test* producer Ken Gordon. The group talks about a number of relevant issues including how small local retailers are transitioning in the post-pandemic world. “Many local retailers built strong relationships with their customers and their communities throughout the pandemic,” says Jones adding that they must be sure to “build on that and extend that relationship into our post-pandemic world” because “We all know that consumers have very short memories.” This is seconded by Crippa, who says that after the pandemic, “We all need a little a little bit of human touch, some human contact,” and that small local business are well-positioned to reach out. They definitely have the ability “to come up with better propositions or sharper positions,” to “show off their values, what they believe in.” As an example, Jones talks about a local restaurant that sold curbside family pickup meals during the pandemic: ”They've sort of shifted that to a pick-up-on-your-way-home-from-work [offering] and have a nicely prepared meal with instructions.” Jones and Crippa think through the falling value of being able to physically view products. Crippa says “the entire way to create desire has changed,” with the advent of product drops and the continuous digital campaigns consumers encounter. “People just click ‘buy.' They feel like they're missing out, so they buy. They buy immediately.” Jones suggests that smart online retailers employ a combination of “emerging technologies, which are continuing to improve and evolve, plus great customer service” and that together this “can basically eliminate the need to see something in person.” The conversation also looks at how Amazon—“one of the very few companies that is basically a bank of consumers desires,” Crippa says—has been approaching home shopping (“They're testing, testing, testing to see what sticks and then rolling it out to a bigger market,” says Jones). They even touch on gaming. Says Jones: “people are leaving their houses again doing other things like concerts and travel; that would take you away from being at home gaming.” So many insights, at no cost to you! Bring them into your home. Just hit “play.” Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Ken Gordon speaks on the responsibility of men during and after divorce, the power of a father's love for his children, and the importance of the engagement of a father. Ken is an advocate for men and an advocate for fathers. Ken calls on men to lean into their responsibilities and proactively banish the narratives of a "dead beat dad". Ken also speaks to the power of positive relationships, whether they are familial, intimate, or spiritual. Ken also speaks about the scourge of racism and calls on people to be victors, not victims. Ken is inspiring, enthusiastic, motivating, and profound. He provides practical tips on how to navigate situations, as opposed to just talking about them. Ken speaks truth, but does so in a non-confrontational, non-compromising manner that is funny and entertaining. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-chestnut5/support

If you have a child (a young sibling, cousin, student, or even friend) in your life, chances are you know about Scratch—the wildly popular graphical program language that kids use to dream up interactive stories, games, and animations. But it's entirely possible you don't know the man behind Scratch, Mitch Resnick, the LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, or that the Scratch Foundation has a strong, long-term relationship with EPAM. After listening to the latest iteration of *The Resonance Test,* in which Resnick and Shamilka Samarasinha, EPAM's Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, answer questions from producer Ken Gordon, that ignorance will instantly evaporate. The episode digs into the reasons why Scratch is, and always has been, a free program (“We didn't want there to be barriers for young people to get access to Scratch,” says Resnick) and how Scratch helped children during Covid (the first year of the pandemic saw the number of Scratch projects double and the number of comments the kids wrote on each other's projects increase fivefold). You'll hear about Scratch and the kids of Ukraine. Says Resnick: “In early March, 10 days after the invasion of Ukraine, I got a message from an educator in Ukraine named Olesia Vlasii.” Vlasii had the idea to use Scratch to create what she called Waves of Kindness. The result: A Waves of Kindness gallery on the Scratch website “where kids from around the world could upload projects about how you could spread kindness,” says Resnick. Within days, Waves of Kindness featured “literally thousands of projects from kids around the world.” The conversation also touches on how Scratch engages a wide ecosystem of learners to promote diversity and inclusion in expanding education and how EPAM's partnership with Scratch fits into our other ESG activities. “In the social impact space, obviously education is one of our core areas,” says Samarasinha. Finally, Resnik and Samarasinha talk about the evolving relationship between the Scratch Foundation and EPAM—our EPAM E-Kids program has expanded from four to 19 countries—and the upcoming virtual Scratch Conference. It's a conversation that your kid will want you to hear. So listen! Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

This episode is a call to men to lean into their responsibilities and proactively banish the narratives of a "dead beat dad".Ken Gordon speaks on the responsibility of men during and after divorce, the power of a father's love for his children, and the importance of the engagement of a father.He is known by his members, is a pastor, best-selling author, business executive, husband, father, and community leader, whose entire life has been dedicated to the service of others. The Kingdom Investor | PodcastTake your generosity to the next level, impact more lives and build a godly legacy! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Sales Bluebird for leaders and go-to-market teams at cyber security startupsTips, tricks, ideas and inspiration from legendary cyber security CEOs and CROsListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Today in Manufacturing Inside the biggest stories impacting U.S. manufacturing.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

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Every organization has silos—even ours. But EPAM's culture is unique in that it allows, even encourages, individuals to disregard silos, take initiative, and connect deeply with others. Lynn Rivenburgh, a VP of Business Consulting at EPAM, is a superb practitioner of silo busting, and in this episode of *Silo Busting,* she talks producer Ken Gordon through her process. While interviewing, Rivenburgh, who was hired in June 2021, asked her interlocutors whom she should connect, and after collective some relevant names: “I did reach out to people on LinkedIn [and] they were super receptive.” Since then, she built on this networking and set up monthly meetings with a number of organizational leaders. Listen and learn about her work with the Women's Circle, a self-regulated, cross-functional EPAM community: “It's different people all over the organization, at different levels, and [colleagues] not within my practice necessarily, which has been great.” Rivenburgh has enjoyed Circle life—whose Circle is one of eight—because it opens a window into “other parts of the org and how they operate.” The Circle clearly provides much psychological safety (“Whatever is said in the group stays in the group; it's confidential,” says says) and builds a terrific amount of trust. Her group includes a man, who happens to be the person to whom she reports. Mentorship junior practitioners is a big theme for Rivenburgh. “I think it's not just it's not just the most important thing I do on a daily basis, but I think it's the most rewarding as well,” she says, adding: “My job is to find my successor so I can elevate myself personally within my career.” When Rivenburgh talks about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work or her—and her six-year-old daughter's involvement—in the EPAM eKids program https://www.epam.com/careers/blog/learning-from-scratch (“They're reaching out to millions and millions of kids across the globe; the breadth and depth of what they've done from programming language is absolutely incredible, “) you'll be inspired. In terms of advice for listeners and colleagues: Rivenburgh suggests we willingly banish themselves from the comfort zone and learn to become better networkers and listeners. She concludes with some words about how all her internal networked applies to the outside world as well. She's insurance expert, she says, but “I'm not a cloud expert, not necessarily a data analytics and predictive modeling expert.” But because she has a great internal network, “I'm able to bring those resources to the table with me to have those conversations with clients.” Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

“Therapy is always conducted at a distance,” writes Hannah Zeavin in her original, unusual new book, *The Distance Cure: A History of Teletherapy.* The volume is an historical closeup on teletherapy, a term she defines as “those therapies facilitated by a class of techniques and tools that allow patients to communicate with clinicians or volunteers or machines, not in their physical proximity at the time of communication.” With this subject, it seemed natural for our Boston-bound producer, Ken Gordon, to record a digital, long-distance conversation with Zeavin (who spoke to us from Oakland, California). Zeavin reports that teletherapy is hardly a new phenomenon; the first analytic encounter involved Freud himself, in his written correspondence with Wilhelm Fliess. It has, she says, “accompanied the entire history of clinical psychology in many forms.” She catalogues the various forms of teletherapy—radio broadcasts, call-in shows, e-therapy—but insists we remember that “no matter what, communication is nearly impossible, whether it's two-way and synchronous or one-way and asynchronous, and that's really at the core of what people deal with in psychodynamic treatment.” Zeavin notes that communication issues are, generally speaking, “also what we deal with as daily habitual users of media.” Zeavin and Gordon probe the ways in which teletherapy has threatened the expertise of therapists and empowered patients, experimented with artificial intelligence, raised issues of privacy and confidentiality, given the vulnerable more access and made them vulnerable, and changed the participants in and business model of therapy (“teletherapy has long been free and low fee and therefore served a sort of larger group of patients, including those who are marginalized and traditionally underserved”). They talk of Winnicott, Freudmania, the anxiety of mediation, Shakespeare, Harold Bloom, even Fran Lebowitz! So what kind of progress have we made? Well, Zeavin had this to say this about how Microsoft Teams can record and instantly transcribe meetings: “It can really arrest creativity and spontaneity to have that much feedback. There's a reason why the analyst is enjoined not to interpret immediately but to allow for a kind of free association, and that to me sounds like the death of it.” One of Zeavin's central concepts is auto-intimacy, which is “a closed-circuit of self-communication, ruth through a relationship to a media object.” She says it “has been increasingly encouraged. It's part of gamification, right?” But can that kind of auto-intimacy lead to deep psychological healing? Not really. “All of the kinds of therapies that rely on this kind of auto-intimacy, don't care,” she says. “They're not interested at all, in something called the unconscious or interested in that kind of psychodynamic work.” We think Zeavin's work will help both therapists and their patients move forward in this blended century. People are, she says, “in and out of their offices, and they're really looking for some guidance as to how to do that. It really changes almost everything about therapy.” Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

In the brand-new book, *SuperSight: What Augmented Reality Means for Our Lives, Our Work, and the Way We Imagine the Future,* David Rose writes: “*SuperSight is this decade's convergence technology.* It inherits the last thirty-plus years of enabling technologies like machine learning, computer vision, wearables, edge computing, 5G wireless, deep personalization, affective computing, and new interaction paradigms like gesture and voice—packaged in the familiar wear-all-day form of glasses.” In the brand-new episode of *The Resonance Test,* Rose—a friend and former EPAM Continuum colleague—unpacks that statement with producer Ken Gordon, pulling out a long chain of colorful conversational insights. SuperSight is an integrated technology, Rose says, that can “orchestrate and help simplify and tune and customize a lot of other systems, as long as there's open standards for how things talk to each other.” Operating at systems level can help us with in a variety of almost magical ways, such as personalized digital coaching, enhanced accurate medical diagnosis, and augmented learning. But it's not all good news—or a simple story. Rose walks through though the garden of dramatically named SuperSight Hazards—Social Insulation, State of Surveillance, Cognitive Crutches, Persuasive Persuasion, Training Bias, and SuperSight for Some—taking the time to explain the real dangers of this developing tech. Rose shuttles us all around the SuperSight universe, talking about creating prototypes to help people with handwashing during the pandemic (one of which involved “using cuteness to seduce people into washing for 20 seconds”), the possibilities of glanceable commerce (will we go from eye tracking to the shopping cart?), the challenges of diminished reality, SuperSight city planning, even using AR to read his book. So listen to this SuperSight-flavored conversation. It'll augment your intelligence. Host: Kenji Ross Editor: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Zach is joined by Ken Gordon for part two of the sci-fi, western, apocalypse comic East of West by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin. The Apocalypse is nigh, and the Four Horsemen have returned. There are many in power who know of the end times, but still focus on the pursuit of power and wealth in the face of annihilation. Hear their stories, as well as a love story about Death. Yes...like, Horseman, Death.---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected!https://www.patreon.com/tctwlWant to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpaTune in here for every episode of the show!https://kite.link/the-comics-that-we-loveJoin our mailing list for updates and sneak peaks!https://www.tinyurl.com/tctwlpodFollow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Twiter!@Z_Irish_Red

Have you dreamed of seeing the world and learning a new culture? Do you have a passion for agriculture? This week on #sorghumsmarttalk we bring on Ken Gordon with IFYE to discuss the grant recently approved by USCP to fund one participant in the IFYE international commodity leadership program for the sorghum industry! Tune in to learn more about this international exchange experience and how YOU can apply today!

It's playtime on *The Resonance Test.* Let's welcome Ricardo Álvarez, MIT researcher and co-author, with Fábio Duarte, of *Urban Play: Make-Believe, Technology, and Space,* into the magic circle of our podcast. We're going to talk about how playing with new technologies is what enables real transformations to happen. Ken Gordon, our producer, goes hyper-ludic for this conversation and jumps with Álvarez on the big podcasting trampoline. They get into the interactive narrative of Disneyland (“This is storytelling in physical form,” says Álvarez), the co-designing of video games (“You effectively give players the tools not just to play the game, but ultimately to hack the game and express themselves through gameplay”), and the extremely flexible nature of the metaverse: “Because it's virtual it comes with the advantages of virtuality, which means not only can it be infinite, but it can be whatever you want. It doesn't need to subscribe to the laws of physics, the laws of nature.” At one point, Gordon actually pretends to be an annoyed client, an inveterate optimizer, who doubts the value of all this playfulness. “When you push for optimization, you're pushing towards specialization of these technologies, which means that your evolutionary path for that technology becomes constrained,” replies Álvarez, cool as a whole salad of cucumbers. Álvarez brings up the idea that playfulness “is the attitude that helps us differentiate between ethical self-deception and sheer manipulation” and the challenges of going beyond prototypes in Fab Labs (“How do you move output for a Fab Lab to scale?”). He also chews on the fact that we're at an inflection point in VR history: “We're sitting at a moment in time when we are fundamentally designing the language of the new medium” and the responsibilities this creates for those at the table. Well, what are you waiting for? Join the fun. Leap in. Hit Play. Host: Kenji Ross Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Zach is joined by Ken Gordon to talk the sci-fi, western, apocalypse comic East of West by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin. The Apocalypse is nigh, and the Four Horsemen have returned. There are many in power who know of the end times, but still focus on the pursuit of power and wealth in the face of annihilation. Hear their stories, as well as a love story about Death. Yes...like, Horseman, Death.---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected!https://www.patreon.com/tctwlTune in here for every episode of the show!https://kite.link/the-comics-that-we-loveJoin our mailing list for updates and sneak peaks!https://www.tinyurl.com/tctwlpodFollow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Twiter!@Z_Irish_Red

Columbus Dispatch reporters Ken Gordon and Céilí Doyle chat with Robin Harris, the executive director of a local Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Board in Appalachian Ohio. Harris serves Jackson Gallia and Meigs counties, and discusses the unique challenges that urban and rural Ohio share, and, what sets them apart in dealing with children's mental health following the COVID-19 pandemic.

There's no business like the idea business. That seems an apt motto for *The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War,* a comprehensive new book by Louis Menand. Menand, who splits his time writing for *The New Yorker* and teaching at Harvard, is fascinated by the culture heroes who successfully brought their wares to market between 1945 and 1965. Also fascinated is producer Ken Gordon and in this episode, he interrogates Menand—who, by the way, snagged a Pulitzer for his 2001 book, The Metaphysical Club*—about his multi-dimensional new volume. Menand admits that his ideal reader isn't some corner-officed CEO, but we think that any executive who aspires to be a systems thinker should consult *The Free World* to appreciate the panoramic context surrounding our famed American innovations. Despite the deep cultural focus, *The Free World* is, from certain angles, a business book. “The ideology of creation is that we don't talk about the business side of it,” says Menand. “But without the business side of it you can't get your product out to people.” *The Free World,* Menand says, details “the growth and maturity of the American culture industries. That would include Hollywood, the music business, book publishing, magazine publishing, and the art world. And also the university. All those industries boom after 1945.” Our interlocutors discuss the social networks that helped the characters in *The Free World* succeed—the *dramatis personae* includes everyone from Jean-Paul Sartre to Susan Sontag to The Beatles to James Baldwin and their many colleagues and friends—and how these compare to today's digital communities. “I'm an analog dinosaur,” Menand says, adding that, during his Zoom-enabled pandemic teaching, his students were busy kibbitzing in the chat: “They're carrying on a separate conversation, most of which is in kind of digital language I don't even understand.” The talk here is smart and informative—the flat nature of the web's cultural landscape (“There's just an endless amount of stuff which all more or less has the same degree of temperature,” says Menand. “It's like heat death in thermodynamics”), the surprises Menand found in writing (“Every time you open a door, there's a whole story behind it”), the psychological importance of feeling free, and more—all of which will make you think about our present moment and how current social networks, market forces, and creative thinkers can and will align to take new ideas and make them real. Host: Kenji Ross Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Ken Gordon died in an accident on the side of Highway 103 in March of 2017. In the months following his passing, his then 10-year old son had asked what they were going to do with his clothes. That's when Matthew and his mother Lorna started a campaign to help others in need. And that has turned into clothes for people fighting addictions through Salvation Army and a bi-weekly support group in Tantallon.

Part 3/3.  Discussion on the Columbus Police Department's ongoing issues with police violence. This episode highlights Andre Hill and Casey Goodson Jr.Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist HexsystemSocial MediaTwitter: @CompulsionCastFacebook: @ CompulsionCastInstagram: @CompulsionPodcastYoutube: @ CompulsionCastThe Columbus DispatchDean Narciso - 12/29/20Céilí Doyle - 02/23/21Bethany Bruner - 12/08/20, 12/04/20, 12/11/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20, 12/26/20, 04/15/21, 04/25/21Danae king - 12/06/20, 12/26/20, 12/29/20John Futty - 12/07/20, 01/16/21, 02/06/21Holly Zachariah - 12/10/20, 12/16/20, 01/18/21, 01/31/21Adam Jardy - 12/10/20Alissa Widman Neese and Ken Gordon - 12/13/20Anthony Polletta - 12/12/20Bill Bush - 12/18/20 Bethany Bruner, Megan Henry , and Dean Narciso - 12/24/20Mark Ferenchik - 01/04/21Eric Lagatta and Bethany Bruner - 02/05/21, 04/16/21Ken Gordon - 04/18/21Max Filby - 04/18/21Allison Ward - 05/03/21The New York TimesWill Wright, Lucia Walinchus and Kevin Williams - 04/22/21Will Wright - 02/03/21, 12/22/20Azi Paybarah - 12/24/20Lucia Walinchus and Richard A. Oppel Jr. - 12/15/20Christine Hauser - 12/08/20Columbus AliveAndy Downing - 12/07/20, 02/25/21, 12/28/20, 04/17/21NBC4Staff - 12/07/20 (3 articles published that day, all listed under staff)Staff - 12/08/20, 12/09/20, 12/10/20, 12/11/20, 12/12/20, 12/16/20, 12/17/20, 12/22/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20 (2 articles), 12/28/20, 12/10/20, 04/20/21, 04/30/21, 04/28/21Kerry Charles - 12/09/20, 02/10/21Dan Pearlman - 12/11/20, 12/26/20Allen Henry - 12/12/20Eric Halperin -12/23/20Karina Cheung- 01/04/21Brian Hofmann - 01/28/21Cynthia Rosi- 02/05/21Daniel Griffin 03/17/21CNNDon Lemon (Host) - 12/08/20Kristina Sgueglia, Taylor Romine, Sonia Moghe and Amir Vera - 12/31/20ABC Quoted Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D25eSY8i7pM The LanternSarah Szilagy, Jack Long, Mackenzie Shanklin, Owen Milnes, Max Garrison and Sam Raudins - 12/11/20Bella Czjakowski, André White and Mackenzie Shanklin - 12/12/20Sarah Trombetti - 01/14/21The Washington PostRobert Klemko -12/26/20Randy Ludlow, Derek Hawkins, Paulina Firozi,  and Toluse Olorunnipa - 04/21/21Randy Ludlow, Paulina Firozi, David A. Fahrenthold, Derek Hawkins - 04/22/21

Part 2/3.  Discussion on the Columbus Police Department's ongoing issues with police violence. This episode highlights Andre Hill and Casey Goodson Jr.Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist HexsystemSocial MediaTwitter: @CompulsionCastFacebook: @ CompulsionCastInstagram: @CompulsionPodcastYoutube: @ CompulsionCastThe Columbus DispatchDean Narciso - 12/29/20Céilí Doyle - 02/23/21Bethany Bruner - 12/08/20, 12/04/20, 12/11/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20, 12/26/20, 04/15/21, 04/25/21Danae king - 12/06/20, 12/26/20, 12/29/20John Futty - 12/07/20, 01/16/21, 02/06/21Holly Zachariah - 12/10/20, 12/16/20, 01/18/21, 01/31/21Adam Jardy - 12/10/20Alissa Widman Neese and Ken Gordon - 12/13/20Anthony Polletta - 12/12/20Bill Bush - 12/18/20 Bethany Bruner, Megan Henry , and Dean Narciso - 12/24/20Mark Ferenchik - 01/04/21Eric Lagatta and Bethany Bruner - 02/05/21, 04/16/21Ken Gordon - 04/18/21Max Filby - 04/18/21Allison Ward - 05/03/21The New York TimesWill Wright, Lucia Walinchus and Kevin Williams - 04/22/21Will Wright - 02/03/21, 12/22/20Azi Paybarah - 12/24/20Lucia Walinchus and Richard A. Oppel Jr. - 12/15/20Christine Hauser - 12/08/20Columbus AliveAndy Downing - 12/07/20, 02/25/21, 12/28/20, 04/17/21NBC4Staff - 12/07/20 (3 articles published that day, all listed under staff)Staff - 12/08/20, 12/09/20, 12/10/20, 12/11/20, 12/12/20, 12/16/20, 12/17/20, 12/22/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20 (2 articles), 12/28/20, 12/10/20, 04/20/21, 04/30/21, 04/28/21Kerry Charles - 12/09/20, 02/10/21Dan Pearlman - 12/11/20, 12/26/20Allen Henry - 12/12/20Eric Halperin -12/23/20Karina Cheung- 01/04/21Brian Hofmann - 01/28/21Cynthia Rosi- 02/05/21Daniel Griffin 03/17/21CNNDon Lemon (Host) - 12/08/20Kristina Sgueglia, Taylor Romine, Sonia Moghe and Amir Vera - 12/31/20ABC Quoted Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D25eSY8i7pM The LanternSarah Szilagy, Jack Long, Mackenzie Shanklin, Owen Milnes, Max Garrison and Sam Raudins - 12/11/20Bella Czjakowski, André White and Mackenzie Shanklin - 12/12/20Sarah Trombetti - 01/14/21The Washington PostRobert Klemko -12/26/20Randy Ludlow, Derek Hawkins, Paulina Firozi,  and Toluse Olorunnipa - 04/21/21Randy Ludlow, Paulina Firozi, David A. Fahrenthold, Derek Hawkins - 04/22/21

Jeffrey Schnapp's career is a study in professional interoperability. He's Faculty Co-Director at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and the Founder and Faculty Director of metaLAB (at) Harvard. He's the Carl A. Pescosolido Chair in Romance Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature and teaches at the famed Graduate School of Design. His business card identifies him as the Chief Visionary Office of Piaggio Fast Forward and, while we're at it, he's authored or edited 25 books. Whew. “It's not good enough to be a generalist but if you are *only* a specialist, it's unlikely that you're going to see where the great areas of opportunity lie,” Schnapp tells producer Ken Gordon in the latest episode of *The Resonance Test.* At EPAM Continuum, we feel this idea. Profoundly. We also live in the world of multidisciplinary activity and saw a vast area of opportunity in creating a dialogue with Schnapp—about robots and the future of cities, loneliness, Dante, digital communities, the revitalization of public dialogues, libraries, and the psychopathologies of devices. Whew (again). Much to learn from a man has made his living as a “learner-in-chief.” Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Part 1/3.  Discussion on the Columbus Police Department's murder of Casey Goodson Jr. and Andre Hill. Songs used are The Ballroom and Before by artist HexsystemSocial MediaTwitter: @CompulsionCastFacebook: @ CompulsionCastInstagram: @CompulsionPodcastYoutube: @ CompulsionCastThe Columbus DispatchDean Narciso - 12/29/20Céilí Doyle - 02/23/21Bethany Bruner - 12/08/20, 12/04/20, 12/11/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20, 12/26/20, 04/15/21, 04/25/21Danae king - 12/06/20, 12/26/20, 12/29/20John Futty - 12/07/20, 01/16/21, 02/06/21Holly Zachariah - 12/10/20, 12/16/20, 01/18/21, 01/31/21Adam Jardy - 12/10/20Alissa Widman Neese and Ken Gordon - 12/13/20Anthony Polletta - 12/12/20Bill Bush - 12/18/20 Bethany Bruner, Megan Henry , and Dean Narciso - 12/24/20Mark Ferenchik - 01/04/21Eric Lagatta and Bethany Bruner - 02/05/21, 04/16/21Ken Gordon - 04/18/21Max Filby - 04/18/21Allison Ward - 05/03/21The New York TimesWill Wright, Lucia Walinchus and Kevin Williams - 04/22/21Will Wright - 02/03/21, 12/22/20Azi Paybarah - 12/24/20Lucia Walinchus and Richard A. Oppel Jr. - 12/15/20Christine Hauser - 12/08/20Columbus AliveAndy Downing - 12/07/20, 02/25/21, 12/28/20, 04/17/21NBC4Staff - 12/07/20 (3 articles published that day, all listed under staff)Staff - 12/08/20, 12/09/20, 12/10/20, 12/11/20, 12/12/20, 12/16/20, 12/17/20, 12/22/20 (2 articles), 12/23/20 (2 articles), 12/28/20, 12/10/20, 04/20/21, 04/30/21, 04/28/21Kerry Charles - 12/09/20, 02/10/21Dan Pearlman - 12/11/20, 12/26/20Allen Henry - 12/12/20Eric Halperin -12/23/20Karina Cheung- 01/04/21Brian Hofmann - 01/28/21Cynthia Rosi- 02/05/21Daniel Griffin 03/17/21CNNDon Lemon (Host) - 12/08/20Kristina Sgueglia, Taylor Romine, Sonia Moghe and Amir Vera - 12/31/20ABC Quoted Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D25eSY8i7pM The LanternSarah Szilagy, Jack Long, Mackenzie Shanklin, Owen Milnes, Max Garrison and Sam Raudins - 12/11/20Bella Czjakowski, André White and Mackenzie Shanklin - 12/12/20Sarah Trombetti - 01/14/21The Washington PostRobert Klemko -12/26/20Randy Ludlow, Derek Hawkins, Paulina Firozi,  and Toluse Olorunnipa - 04/21/21Randy Ludlow, Paulina Firozi, David A. Fahrenthold, Derek Hawkins - 04/22/21

The world is finally, *cautiously,* about to reopen. This is much-needed good news for the beleaguered retail industry. Question is: How can retailers design a shopping experience that will truly work for this brave new world? According to Buck Sleeper, leader of our Restaurants and Retail Vertical, the answer is Blend Space, a recent proof-of-concept project about “not just brick-and-mortar shopping but how we shop online, emerging trends in edge retail distribution, and what this space is going to look like in the future when we are fully recovered from this global pandemic and enter our new normal.” In this conversation with producer Ken Gordon, we learn how Blend Space is *not* omnichannel, where the outlines of Blend Space's geography reside, what happens when cloud floats onto the scene, and how companies can start blending. Ultimately, says Sleeper, Blend Space gets to the point where “You can have your shopping experience and I can have mine, both within the same brand but on our own terms.” Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Hey, Herspiration Happy Hour fans did you miss the last LIVE show on April 21 at 7 pm EST on our FB channel for Season 4 Episode 8. Catch up now with the conversation with our featured guest @dadsoffaith (Ken Gordon), who is a pastor, business executive, and published author. We have all kinds of things to discuss with him (faith, fatherhood, divorce, relationships, and social justice). Yes, it was one heck of an hour!!Don’t forget you can be a part of the conversation during the show!!Connect with us on IG:@herspirationhappyhour@iamdpgurley@thewoweffect2020@thebluephoenixheals

“Having come out of months and months *starved* of human connection… our need and desire and *demand* for shared, in-person experience with others is going to really rise.” This is one of the many true remarks Noreena Hertz makes, in speaking with producer Ken Gordon, on the latest episode of *The Resonance Test.* Hertz, a British economist and bestselling author of *The Lonely Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World That's Pulling Apart,* effortlessly spins out stories and data and insights about the job loneliness is doing on us. In her book Hertz writes: “A lonely body is not a healthy one” and in conversation she adds: “When we're lonely our blood pressure goes up. Our heart rate goes up. Our levels of cortisol, our stress levels in our body, go up. All of these essentially signaling to our body: ‘Stop being lonely. Go and find people to hunt and gather with. Go and find your tribe.'” But loneliness isn't merely bad for our health; it's bad for business. “Lonely workers are less productive, less motivated, less efficient, more likely to quit a company than workers who are not,” says Hertz. Hertz draws our attention to what she calls the loneliness economy and says it can be a win-win for us all: “If you can sell people authentic communities that speak to their needs to connect with others, you're gonna have a significant customer base.” Ultimately, Hertz hopes we will use our experience as lonely people to create a more relational form of capitalism. Let's hope she gets many readers. Humanity can use the help. Host: Kenji Ross Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

No doubt about it: COVID has *educated* us. The pandemic has taught the education ecosystem—students, parents, teachers, administrators, publishers—to review our educational tools and systems and say, “These could be better!” The big question is: How? To begin answering it, we spoke with two men who are deeply enmeshed in questions of EdTech. Our latest episode of *Silo Busting* features Kevin Labick, our SVP of Digital Engagement, and Dmitry Krasovskiy, our Head of Education & Learning, who are both present and ready with some A+ answers to producer Ken Gordon's queries. Together they talk about how education's traditional a B2B2C business model is no more. “That broke when learning [went] virtual, en masse,” says Labick. For educational publishers and content creators, this means a focus on the leaners, and when end users become buyers, Krasovskiy says, “You need to change the way you approach product building and product implementation.” Take a seat in the virtual classroom of this episode and you'll learn about the part design thinking plays here, the competencies educational publishers must take on, and even the future roles educators might play in our digital future. Host: Alison Kotin Editor: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Let's talk about vulnerability, and not the Brené Brown sort. We mean software. Sam Rehman, our Chief Information Security Officer and SVP, says in a new #CybersecurityByDesign episode of *Silo Busting:* “Software *will* have vulnerabilities… The only question is: Can they be used?” In an informative conversation with producer Ken Gordon, Rehman argues for reconfiguring software development lifecycle—or SDLC, as they say in the vernacular—“so that security is actually engrained into the process, not as a stop-and-go, stop-and-go method but it's actually built in and is continuous.” Rehman believes in incessantly reassessing one's organization's threat profile, as inputs and outputs change over time. Why? The moment any organization, including yours, releases a piece of software—“That's an entry point to the enterprise.” Rehman says that secure SDLC “is for everybody.” Question is: Is that a group to which you and your organization belong? You know the answer. Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kip Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

People, generally speaking, have the wrong idea about disability… or so says Sara Hendren, author of a sharp new book called *What Can a Body Do?* The Olin College professor insists on making us see disability in a more human light and learning from our improved sight. She writes, for instance, that “disability is not a fixed or permanent label that belongs only to some people; it arrives for each of us,” adding that while misfit situations—“a disharmony that runs both ways, body to world and back”—are inevitable, they should ideally be met with resilience and creativity. (Her book teems with story after story of such meetings.) In this *Resonance Test* conversation with producer Ken Gordon, Hendren expands on her book and explains, among other things, how misfit scenarios don't have to be isolating but can, in fact, build community. She talks about aging—“In our own country old age is a really an under-imagined moment of life. We tend to make it super passive, and we tend to patronize older adults in a way that's pretty shameful”—and about the idea of incessant adaptation: “Adaptation is the fundamental state.” Above all, Hendren's words enjoined us to pay attention—to our bodies, the bodies of others, and the environment in which they move about. The point of doing so: Striving to give everyone access to a more pleasurable life and even a richer language. “My hope is that by paying attention, we get better language, meaning, non-jargony, non-expert, non-technical language but just language that is ready to hand for the things in our lives.” Host: Kyle Wing Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

The good news and bad news of a connected world is that we are more connected. In that lies the question of how we create and maintain meaningful connections that feel real. Given the ‘flame wars’, tribalism and trolling of Twitter and Facebook, it can be difficult to find threads of humanism in the digital age. To explore these questions, we have on today’s show Ken Gordon, Principal Communications Specialists at EPAM Continuum. EPAM Continuum, located in Boston, has an over 30 year history of delivering design solutions for clients across industries. It is Ken’s job to communicate the work they do, the successes they have, and to create content that stimulates thought and engages readers.We chat with Ken not only about his current work, but his journey through working with the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, his teaching of creative writing, and his work as a freelance author. We also explore the challenges of conducting ethnographic-based design work in a pandemic, and how EPAM Continuum maintains their unique approach in virtual environments. Finally, we discuss keeping a beginner’s mind and democratic innovation working with clients, as well as how to create psychological safety to encourage creative solutions.

The cloud is an opaque space. Few people know how to migrate safely upwards. Fortunately, in the first of our #CybersecurityByDesign episodes of *Silo Busting,* we talk with an expert who skillfully navigates the cloud: Sam Rehman, our Chief Information Security Officer and SVP. Rehman breaks through the nimbus surrounding the topic and explains to producer Ken Gordon the special nature of cloud security, the importance of data strategy, the smart way to fly through multiple clouds, the cloud's agile dynamism and elasticity, and the cloud-based fear many people feel (and how to disarm it). Truth is, the cloud is complicated and organizations need to cultivate a more realistic understanding here. Says Rehman: “A lot of people move to the cloud not thinking about ‘What exactly is the boundary? What exactly is the protection?'” Pay attention, and you'll be soon floating such essential questions yourself. Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kip Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Clayton Rose got the upper hand on COVID-19. Rose is the President of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and he has overseen the successful reopening of his school for the Fall 2020 semester. By reducing the on-campus student population; implementing strict testing, social distancing, and masking policies; and producing a stream of clear and continuous health reporting, the school's COVID cases dropped from three to, as of the airing of this episode, zero. (Yes, *zero.*) Rose humbly says: “The congratulations really belong to our students and faculty and staff here” who complied. Rose acknowledges that redesigning the fall student experience required being iterative, knowing that “there are going to be things that we're going to try that aren't going to work exactly right, or sometimes are not going to work at all. And you have to be open minded to adjusting or changing or just putting aside” whatever fails to make the grade. In this back-to-school episode of *The Resonance Test,* producer Ken Gordon, who recently sent his own daughter to Bowdoin, throws a series of questions at the president. They talk about the importance of having first-year students on campus (and how non-first-years feel about this), reconfiguring collegiate space in the pandemic era, the intricacies of designing an effective COVID dashboard, and why his community needs to stay vigilant if they're to keep the virus off campus. Host: Kyle Wing Editor: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Over the last 40 years, says Jit Agarwal, our VP of Enterprise Products, supply chains have “become very strung out, very long, very complicated, very convoluted, and very, very diverse.” This has made them brittle, a fact that the pandemic has brutally exposed. Denis Grishin, our VP and Supply Chain Practice Leader and Agarwal's interlocutor for this episode, adds that for the longest time, “the name of the game was productivity”—but supply chains' efficiency “did us a disservice.” Plug in your earbuds to hear their ideas about creating more resilient supply chains today (Grishin says, for instance, that you should “try to cut out the complexity that's not really contributive or additive to your business”). The pair toss up some agile answers to the questions of the inquiring Ken Gordon, on topics such as demand partnerships, streamlining, future-proofing teams, and forecasting (“Forecasting is ultimately an inexact science. The forecast is always wrong,” says Grishin. “The reality always is something else”). Tune in, and you'll learn not just about where supply chains are headed—you'll also discover Agarwal's secret nickname! Well, sort of. Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

This week I had the pleasure to speak with THE Ken Gordon. He is an ultra runner with an interesting back story and has come to host the Mount Taylor 50k and a few other spur of the moment events. Most recently, he gathered a small group to run from the Rio Grande to the Crest.It was fun to talk to him about about his ultras and the decision to cancel the Mt. Taylor race this year. I look forward to talking to him more and maybe doing the green dress run one of these St. Patrick's Days.

In our remote present, people—a group that includes *you*—have been left to their own devices. This means we must all develop a capacity for learning. Fast. Today's guests have a deep understanding of why we should reskill ourselves in the next normal. Sandra Loughlin, our Head of Learning Practice, and Jit Agarwal, VP of Enterprise Products, give *Silo Busting* Producer, Ken Gordon, 762.5 earfuls of what it means for contemporary workers to experience and harness facilitative anxiety. The pair talk about many relevant topics, including the shift in mindset needed for this moment. Loughlin says the explosion of remote work has led to the rise of “a different mindset of management. Instead of thinking about seat time or being visible, their focus is shifting to outcomes.” In this environment, she says, employees must think about agility and resilience. Agarwal adds that they should think about their particular jobs, companies, and industries and figure out how can stay ahead of the curve by developing a “bleeding-edge skillset.” They also talk about mentoring in the age of “figure it out” or FIO and discuss common online training tools and the importance of feedback. This learning is as easy as listening, so unclog your ears and get smart. Host: Alison Kotin Engineer: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

We're not talking about your grandfather's cybersecurity. In our remote present, cybercriminals have many—too many—new opportunities to inflict damage on our vast out-of-the-office workforce. To obtain some much-needed perspective on security during our inherently insecure era, we brought in our Sam Rehman, Chief Information Security Officer and SVP, and Jit Agarwal, VP of Enterprise Products, to answer some questions from SILO BUSTING producer Ken Gordon. Their informed, pointed, and occasionally scary answers—on topics such as cybersecurity training and education, automation, and trust—have arrived just in time. As Rehman says: “The attack surface is just expanding.” With criminals phishing and impersonating their way into our digital lives, infecting our computers with malware and ransomware, we'll need to rethink cybersecurity. Seriously. Trust us. Better yet, trust but verify. Host: Alison Kotin Editor: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

The good news is: We're open for business! The less-than-good news: It's not a smooth process. The staggered, partial, uncertain return to our old professional haunts has arrived. Sort of. For some of us. It's complicated. To sort out what's actually happening in our offices, we brought together Jitin Agarwal, VP of Enterprise Products for EPAM, and Ken Gordon, EPAM Continuum's Principal Communications Specialist and *Silo Busting*'s Producer, and got ‘em kibitzing. Together they hash out what executives are worried about regarding the reopening, contact tracing at the office, the demise of the business handshake, the tricky matter of office access, open sourcing our way through the pandemic, and more! Host: Macy Donaway Editor: Kyp Pilalas Producer: Ken Gordon

Retail is—slowly, slowly—reopening. The industry has been walloped, but it's striving mightily to rally. What will retail's next normal look and feel like? What will it take to make the restart safe, human-centered, and economically viable? To find out, we turned to Buck Sleeper, Directo of EPAM Continuum's Restaurant and Retail Innovation vertical, and Jitin Agarwal, VP of Enterprise Products for EPAM. Since Agawarl recently wrote about the rebirth of retail and Sleeper has long been interested in retail's physical and digital merge, our Ken Gordon thought it was an appropriate time to toss some questions in their direction. Together the guys are optimistically cautious, or cautiously optimistic, about throwing an open sign on the industry's big door. But they recognize that the industry is moving into new extremely new territory, and it must move with care. As Sleeper says about his most recent shopping experience: “I'll admit, I made it about 10 feet in the door, turned around, drove home, and completed my purchase online.”

Our guest this week is writer, humanist, and self-described enthusiast, Ken Gordon. I met Ken a few years ago at a Business Innovation Factory conference, and was immediately drawn to his quick wit and authenticity. In fact, authenticity will be a big part of today’s conversation. When I asked Ken for a topic, he naturally chose writing--he’s been published by outlets like The Atlantic and New York Times, and is a true believer in the power of writing. What you’ll soon realize though, is nobody puts Ken in a corner, as no job title can easily nail down what he brings to the Boston-based innovation and design consultancy, EPAM Continuum, where he works. What Ken really cares about, and what we unpack in this conversation, is how writing can serve as a tool for exploration and a portal for self-discovery. We hope you’ll enjoy as much as we did.

I first became aware on Nick Zukin when in early 2011 I was researching the market for Jewish delis. There was a newly born interest in delis happening and I was working with a client in Minneapolis who wanted to jump into the pool. Nick had opened Kenny and Zuke's in Portland, Oregon about 3 years earlier with partner Ken Gordon. So, over the years I've followed Nick on Facebook with the opening of his current restaurant Mi Mero Mole and several well documented and photographed research trips to Mexico. During this time, I got to know and appreciate his irreverent and “tell it like it is” style. I invited him to be guest on my podcast several times for that reason…but something always got in the way. Then Covid-19 struck and as the weeks went on Nick's voice on several subjects concerning the devastating affect the shutdown became louder and more focused. The subsequent incomplete and ill managed attempt to help the industry by the government was top of the list but he was out there telling it like it was on several other counts. So finally, I got him to sit down and talk about his experiences.

I first became aware on Nick Zukin when in early 2011 I was researching the market for Jewish delis. There was a newly born interest in delis happening and I was working with a client in Minneapolis who wanted to jump into the pool. Nick had opened Kenny and Zuke’s in Portland, Oregon about 3 years earlier with partner Ken Gordon. So, over the years I’ve followed Nick on Facebook with the opening of his current restaurant Mi Mero Mole and several well documented and photographed research trips to Mexico. During this time, I got to know and appreciate his irreverent and “tell it like it is” style. I invited him to be guest on my podcast several times for that reason…but something always got in the way.Then Covid-19 struck and as the weeks went on Nick’s voice on several subjects concerning the devasting affect the shutdown became louder and more focused. The subsequent incomplete and ill managed attempt to help the industry by the government was top of the list but he was out there telling it like it was on several other counts. So finally, I got him to sit down and talk about his experiences.

Columbus Dispatch reporter Ken Gordon speaks with John Ackerman, suicide-prevention coordinator in the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. During this we discuss what his role is with the hospital, how he works with different schools around the area, and what this type of screening looks for in kids. Finally, we talk about what happens once the school’s screening is completed and name which schools currently have this program in place. Read more: School screenings for depression seek to save kids’ lives Center for Suicide Prevention and Research

When Heath Robinson left Iraq in 2007 after a year-long deployment with the Ohio National Guard, he had no idea that 10 years later, he would be diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer that his doctor said had to be caused by a toxic exposure. That exposure, Robinson said, was to open-burning trash pits overseas. More than two and a half years after his diagnosis, Robinson, 38, is struggling. He and his wife, Danielle, recently spoke with Dispatch reporter Ken Gordon and photographer Doral Chenoweth III.

This episode features a conversation with Ken Gordon, community strategist for EPAM Continuum, a global innovation design firm. An accomplished writer and self-described humanist, Ken's views on the medical humanities, doctors on Twitter and creativity made for a fun conversation. We hope you enjoy this tour of topics with one of Twitter's most interesting minds. Show Notes: Keep Going by Austin Kleon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Columbus Dispatch features editor Ryan Smith and reporter Ken Gordon speak with Joshua Jay regarding the 2019 Columbus Magi-Fest. During this episode we discuss what makes magic so powerful, the history of this festival, and why Magi-Fest is home to Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus Dispatch reporters Tim Feran, Kevin Stankiewicz, Ken Gordon, and Mark Ferenchik join us to discuss how a newly proposed ticket tax would affect arts in Columbus, Ohio. During this we speak with Greater Columbus Arts Council members Tom Katzenmeyer and Jamie Goldstein to talk about the details of what this could look like for the city of Columbus.

Paul Brooke, part of the team that creates the butter sculptures at the Ohio State Fair, speaks with Ken Gordon and Ryan E. Smith about the challenges of the job and the time an udder fell off of a butter cow.

Adam Hansen and Ken Gordon are innovation guys. They also like to sing songs and enjoy the finer things in life. Their beards make the world a better place.

Ken Gordon's company helped invent the Swiffer, portable insulin pumps, and much much more. In this episode of Mixed Mental Arts, he shares how his innovation process is based so much on literature and metaphor. Don’t forget to go to https://mixedmentalarts.online for all the updates of what we’re doing! Social media, too! Give us money on Patreon so Bryan Callen invent better sex robots, or something like that, and use our Amazon affiliate links!

Ken Gordon has been a Chef for 40 years, landing in Portland after stints in Boston, San Francisco, Paris and his native New York City. He is currently the owner of Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen, which celebrates its 10th anniversary on October 23rd. Enjoy! Sponsor: Annie Weller, Business Coach & Consultant http://www.annieweller.com Produced and edited by Greg Nibler Recorded at the Funemployment Radio Studios in beautiful Portland, Oregon

Ken Gordon has been a Chef for 40 years, landing in Portland after stints in Boston, San Francisco, Paris and his native New York City. He is currently the owner of Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen, which celebrates its 10th anniversary on October 23rd. Enjoy! Sponsor: Annie Weller, Business Coach & Consultant http://www.annieweller.com Produced and edited by Greg Nibler Recorded at the Funemployment Radio Studios in beautiful Portland, Oregon

We talk about Buster Keaton's first release as a director, the masterpiece ONE WEEK. We then speak with film historian Ken Gordon, followed by a talk with Keaton expert David Pearson, who tell us the secrets of ONE WEEK's amazing house set.

Paul Onion has sneaked off work in order to present his 'machine' at Tragic Land. Despite pleading calls from his Boss, his Nanna and his ex-girlfriend, he is determined to make the journey. Rube Goldberg has become an admirer of Paul's work, but has he really designed something special, or is he a cog in a much larger machine? With Jinni Lyons, Trilochon Chatterjee, Rhiannon Vivian, Katy Schutte & Tony Harris. This destination suggested by ​Ken Gordon.

Charlotte is going to Melting Man Festival despite her father's disapproval, Michael is talking openly on the phone about dealing drugs and Dr Amesh Paval will be cryogenically freezing her Uncle until modern science can fix his tickly cough. With Jinni Lyons, Trilochon Chatterjee, Rhiannon Vivian, Katy Schutte & Tony Harris. This destination suggested by Ken Gordon.

David Michel has the same name as David Michel; the same name as many other David Michels. He has an amazing travelling office with a printer on the roof, but that might be a problem for his car insurance. He's on his way to see the Mayor where he'll be receiving his chocolate key for all of Dudley. With Shaun Lowthian, Rhys Collier and Helen O'Donnell of Do Not Adjust Your Stage and Katy Schutte & Tony Harris. This destination suggested by Ken Gordon

Ken Gordon, chef, restaurateur, co-owner of Kenny and Zuke's (a popular Jewish Delicatessen), columnist of the well read column, Diary of a Formerly Diabetic Chef , and cooking teacher talks with Ellen Goldsmith on Health Currents Radio about his journey from being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and metabolic syndrome, back to health. How did he do it after years of cooking and eating rich food, winning awards for reviving the lost art of Jewish delicatessens, and being the one who smokes 2,000 pounds of pastrami per week in Portland, Oregon? Listen in for a lively interview and some good common sense.

Restorative Justice Rises in MA: Communities for Restorative Justice & Juvenile Court Restorative Justice Diversion Speak Up Erin Freeborn and Jennifer Larson-Sawin (L to R) flanked by Sen. Jamie Eldridge and Rep. Ken Gordon at recent event in MA supporting Restorative Justice Practices. Photo Credit: Communities for Restorative Justice Topic: There is a lot brewing […] The post Erin Freeborn & Jennifer Larson-Sawin, Two leaders in the MA RJ Movement appeared first on Restorative Justice On The Rise.

This episode of Smorgasbord, was produced by PEJE (The Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) In this episode, Ken Gordon sat down with author Dan Ariely to discuss Jewish Day School and the “Free” way. For more context about this conversation, we invite you to visit the PEJE blog where there is a full post. For more information about Dan Ariely’s books please visit his Authors page on Amazon.

Former House of Representatives for the State of Colorado Ken Gordon discusses his role in politics and discusses the public participation of government leaders. Are people powerless in the U.S.?

Former House of Representatives for the State of Colorado Ken Gordon discusses his role in politics and discusses the public participation of government leaders. Are people powerless in the U.S.?

The Book of Life celebrates new beginnings. We talk to Rahel Musleah, author of Apples and Pomegranates, a Family Seder for Rosh Hashanah. We interview Ken Gordon, editor of Jbooks.com, a web site where The Book of Life will soon be broadcast. And we hear from Brenda Ferber, first time author and winner of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award for Julia's Kitchen.