Podcast appearances and mentions of laura summers

In this episode of the Conceive Baby podcast, I am thrilled to welcome Jon and Laura Summers, the powerhouse couple behind Infertility Man. Jon and Laura's journey through infertility has been one of resilience, hope, and a shared commitment to helping others. After Jon's battle with testicular cancer, he was told he could never father a biological child. Together, he and Laura embarked on a challenging fertility journey—27 egg retrievals, two surgeries, thousands of injections—and, against all odds, welcomed their daughter in 2021.Their story has resonated with thousands, as they openly shared the highs and lows of their experience online, building a supportive community for couples facing similar struggles. In this personal, proactive and practical discussion we talk through the emotionally tumultuous 'two-week wait'—the period between ovulation or IVF transfer and finding out if you are pregnant! Together we discuss how couples can navigate their way through this challenging phase, maintain their mental health, and nurture relationships amid the anxiety and uncertainty. John and Laura bring their personal journey to the forefront, offering a unique and deeply personal perspective filled with resilience and hope, whilst also offering practical strategies to help you.John and Laura also open up about the emotional toll of their infertility journey and share their insights to help support you on your journey. We talk about proactive strategies, such as focused distractions, planned communication, and supportive companionship. Jon and Laura bring to light the importance of selecting a supportive network and having open, blame-free communication between partners. Key Takeaways:Proactive Medical Consultation: Seek medical advice early if there are concerns about fertility. Do not wait the recommended six months to a year.Strategise and Support: Use planned distractions and supportive measures like "baby making meetups" to deal with emotional stress.Stay Hopeful: Holding on to hope is crucial during the two-week wait and beyond, as it won't lessen the pain but can provide strength.Blame-Free Relationship: It's important to work as a team and not assign blame to one's partner for fertility issues.Curate Your Support Network: Be selective about who you allow into your fertility journey, ensuring they can provide the right support.Notable Quotes:"We're still in the game, we're still in the game." – This mantra helped John and Laura maintain hope and resilience throughout their fertility journey."If you want to be a parent, you will find a way to be a parent." – Laura emphasises hope and determination in achieving parenthood."There's nothing you can do, it's done." – John advises surrendering to the process during the two-week wait."Love people, but have some boundaries." – Laura underscores the importance of setting boundaries with those not sensitive to your journey.Resources:Connect with John and Laura Summers and explore more about their advocacy work at Infertility Man on Instagram. Learn more about navigating male and female infertility with their book, "The Man's Guide to Infertility," available at various booksellers.Mentioned in this episode:Fertility Over 40 GuideLearn the 5 Things you need to do NOW to boost your chances of pregnancy over 40! If you have been told your eggs are ‘old'. You have low AMH. You've struggled with miscarriage. You have been recommended IVF or had failed cycles. It's been suggested to use donor eggs. Then this guide is for...

On this episode Kat talks about mental health and positive habits with a variety of guests at Somerset Cricket Ground as part of World Mental Health Day which took place on the 10th October 2024. KEY TAKEAWAYS My best mate killed himself when we were 19. I never got over it and always wanted to try to help and support him. At my wedding recently I didn't have a best man because Max was always supposed to be my best man, but we had a charity box for MIND set up for people to donate to. I was homeless for a while and had a drug addiction and struggled with my mental health. I wanted to give back and show people that there are people out there who do care and can help, so I started a company and got trained in biohazard cleaning and now we support hundreds of people who are struggling. On a daily basis, in my role, I lead people, so it's really important to me that my staff are in the best place themselves, personally. But that isn't always going to be the case everyday so I'm there to support them support when they need it and recognising when they need it because they might not always be brave enough to tell you. Exercising is a great positive habit. I tend to gym and run and have even got into boxing recently. I get the Monday blues after having a great weekend and it's always a real struggle getting back into the routine. But I find, when I go for a run or to the gym, it gives me so much fun and joy and you feel good about yourself. It gets me right back on track.   BEST MOMENTS “Seven of my mates have killed themselves in the past 15 years, the mental health of young people is something we really need to do something about.” “Helping other people makes me feel happier inside.” “Just be kind, that's really important.” “We never know when we may need support and help and the other thing we must always remember is not to judge people because you never know what's going on in someone's life.” ABOUT THE GUESTS Harry Everett, Cricket commentator for Somerset CCC & live text for BBC Sport Sports reports for Dorset Echo, Devon Cricket, Sportsbeat, Genius Sports etcFreelance Badminton reporter & Yonex All England media centre manager for Badminton England L2 Cricket coach-private 1-1s etc & for Topsham SJCC, Wembdon CC, Devon youth & Chagford CC X InstagramBlog Laura Summers, Founder of The Sleek Easy Clean Ltd.Laura Summers is the founder of The Sleek Easy Clean Ltd., a cleaning company known for its commitment to supporting social causes and making a positive impact in the community. Laura shares her insights about her journey in building the company and its strong social values. The company recently sponsored a mental health walk for Mind Somerset, underscoring their dedication to supporting mental health awareness and well-being. Laura's leadership is rooted in her personal experiences, having overcome significant challenges, which drives her passion for creating a business that not only excels in service but also fosters a supportive environment for those with lived experience of mental illness and disability.   Julie, Michelle and Emma, Nationwide Nationwide Karina Parsons, Yeovil Hospital Charity Facebook  Connie Freeman, Community Liaison Officer, Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust LinkedIn ABOUT THE HOST Kat started her career as a teacher, before moving into Tech where she worked in different executive roles within teaching and consulting working across the globe, both in the public and private sector. Despite appearing 'successful' on the outside, she paid a heavy ‘life' price. In 2016, her whole world collapsed. The reason? The compound effect of years of unhealthy and toxic habits that destroyed her health, relationship and career. She suffered a severe breakdown and lost everything. In the middle of this she got headhunted for her first CEO role. She rebuilt herself by changing just one small habit, and built a series of positive habits which has transformed her professional and personal performance, resulting in becoming the healthiest and happiest version of herself. She is a positive habits international keynote speaker and teacher, giving talks and delivering high impact programmes to organisations across the globe. LinkedIn Instagram  

Guest Host: Marty Carpenter Utah, known for its stunning landscapes and vibrant communities, faces a hidden challenge that touches the lives of many of its residents: mental and behavioral health. With rates of mental illness and youth suicide surpassing national averages, the Beehive State finds itself at a critical juncture in addressing these pressing issues. Despite the growing need, access to mental health services remains a significant hurdle, compounded by a shortage of mental health professionals, particularly in rural areas. Laura Summers from The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute into this crucial topic, we'll explore the unique challenges Utah faces and the potential pathways forward to ensure the well-being of all its citizens.

In this episode I chat with Laura Summers, founder of The Book Machine, to learn from her key lessons in the transition from teacher to entrepreneur. You will learn: Different ways to juggle kids and a business The benefits of growing a team slowly Resources:Book a 1:1 Business Coaching Power Hour with me: https://calendly.com/claire-riley-ebc/business-coaching-hour Join Education Business Club: https://www.educationbusinessclub.co.uk/join-education-business-club Apply for Education Business Mentoring: https://www.educationbusinessclub.co.uk/mentoring Join the Education Business Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/educationbusinessclub Education Business Newsletter: https://www.educationbusinessclub.co.uk/newsletter My website: https://www.educationbusinessclub.co.uk Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clairerileyentrepreneur/ https://www.facebook.com/education.business.club Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairerileyteacherentrepreneur https://www.instagram.com/educationbusinessclub Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-riley-entrepreneur The Teachers' Podcast: https://podfollow.com/the-teachers-podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Councils are the curators of cities." Are you interested in councils as the curators of cities? What do you think about the requirements of a good place? How can we improve cities with small steps? Interview with Bruce Marshall, the Coordinator Economic Development & Smart Cities at Maribyrnong City Council. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, smart communities, good spaces, using data strategically, and many more. Bruce Marshall is the Coordinator Economic Development and Smart Cities at Maribyrnong City Council in Melbourne's Inner West, and is also currently the President of the Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA). His team at Maribyrnong delivers a range of business support and economic development programs and he has responsibility for driving the municipality's Smart City program. Over his 14 years working in the Local Government sector Bruce has had a number of roles relating to Economic Development, Investment Attraction, Place Making, Visitor Economy promotion and more recently in Smart Cities. Whilst still relatively new to the Smart Cities space, he is passionate about exploring how Smart City initiatives can play an active role in place making, place activation and improving the convenience and quality of life for residents. Prior to Local Government he ran a small business in the international tourism sector, and previously lived and worked in Japan for nearly 4 years. Find out more about Bruce through these links: Bruce Marshall on LinkedIn; Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) website; Bruce Marshall at ASCA; Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.051 - Interview with Laura Summers about the serendipity of cities; No.138 - Interview with Luis Natera about vehicles in the urban context; No.156 - Interview with Fanni Melles about smartness being improvement and adaptability; No.225R - Positioning place-making as a social process What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠@WTF4Cities⁠ or on the ⁠wtf4cities.com⁠ website where the ⁠shownotes⁠ are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠Lesfm ⁠from ⁠Pixabay⁠

Nick Thorpe & Ethan Thorpe join the show to discuss the launch of the Live Music Locator - a new website service tracking every gig in every venue across Naarm, partnering with the City of Yarra as well as the Leaps & Bounds Festival.Later, Laura Summers & Linda McIver from the Australian Data Science Education institute chat about teacher guides for AI, a survey for teachers to fill out to help guide their resources.

Guest Hosts: Marty Carpenter & Taylor Morgan Utah is facing a growing behavioral health crisis. In a major collaborative effort, the Utah Behavioral Health Coalition has released a new report that outlines steps to improve mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems in Utah. Laura Summers comes on the show to break this plan down.

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In episode #260 of The Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E Podcast, our guest Jon Summers talks about The Man's Guide to Infertility. More about Jon: Jon and Laura Summers learned through experience that infertility affects all areas of life. After having testicular cancer, Jon believed he could never have biological children. With Laura, he embarked on a fertility journey that included 20 IVF egg retrieval cycles, 2 sperm retrieval surgeries, and thousands of injections. Using love and humor, Jon and Laura got through their infertility experience together.⁠ They shared their story online and helped thousands of people struggling to conceive find balance in their health, emotions, finances, and relationships. They wrote ‘The Man's Guide to Infertility', a book for men going through male or female factor infertility. Thank you for listening! This episode is made possible by Puzzle Brew's Fertility Tea: https://coachkela.com/fertility-tea Follow Jon on Instagram: @‌infertilityman Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌kela_healthcoach Get your FREE Fertility Meal Plan: https://coachkela.com/ FTC Affiliate Disclaimer: The disclosure that follows is intended to fully comply with the Federal Trade Commission's policy of the United States that requires to be transparent about any and all affiliate relations the Company may have on this show. You should assume that some of the product mentions and discount codes given are "affiliate links", a link with a special tracking code This means that if you use one of these codes and purchase the item, the Company may receive an affiliate commission. This is a legitimate way to monetize and pay for the operation of the Website, podcast, and operations and the Company gladly reveals its affiliate relationships to you. The price of the item is the same whether it is an affiliate link or not. Regardless, the Company only recommends products or services the Company believes will add value to its users. The Hormone Puzzle Society and Dr. Kela will receive up to 30% affiliate commission depending on the product that is sponsored on the show. For sponsorship opportunities, email HPS Media at media@coachkela.com

250 | [Healing Series] Pet Loss and Grief If you've been around the show for a while, you may remember that almost exactly one year ago Haley said goodbye to her dog, Lucy. We had so many people reach out during that time who had also lost a pet companion and so we started this conversation as a community about how especially weighty the grief can be for an adopted person. Today's guest is Laura Summers, LMFT, an adoptee and therapist, and we are talking how pet loss is a form of disenfranchised grief. Laura holds my hand through this challenging conversation about how dear our pets can be to us, and she teaches us how we can move through grief in a way that honours ourselves instead of trying to get to a finish line of feeling “fine”. Full Show Notes Here This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing stated on it, either by its hosts or any guests, is to be construed as psychological, medical or legal advice. Please seek out professionals in those fields if you need those services. The views expressed by the hosts of Adoptees On or any guests are their own and do not represent the opinions of any organization or other person unless otherwise stated.

Jon and Laura Summers learned through experience that infertility affects all areas of life. After having testicular cancer, Jon believed he could never have biological children. In today's episode, I interview Jon as he shares their story on how they embarked on a fertility journey that included 15 IVF egg retrieval cycles, 2 sperm retrieval surgeries, and thousands of injections. Using love and humor, Jon and Laura got through their infertility experience together.⁠ This is one of the most incredible stories of resilience, partnership, mutual respect and purpose and has been one of the most inspiring interviews I've done so far. Jon holds nothing back and bravely offers his vulnerability to the world for the purpose of helping others. Episode highlights:  Jon's battle with testicular cancer and his infertility diagnosis  How Jon and Laura got through 15 egg retrievals and 2 MicroTESEs to conceive their daughter Why infertility is so emotionally challenging for men What is a baby making meter? How to efficiently and effectively communicate with your partner when experiencing infertility  Why communication strategies are vital in your journey How to set boundaries to prevent fertility burnout Why hope is the best defense mechanism in infertility Jon's book “The Man's Guide to Infertility”  Join the Pathway To Pregnancy Membership here  For full show notes and more information: https://www.naturallynora.ca/blog/41

Hosts Paul Callaghan, Laura Summers and Jo Eaton speak to Professor Nicholas Davies from The Human Technology Institute at UTS, on building Australia's capability in ethical and responsible use of AI and facial recognition technology; Dr Brett Kagan and Dr Nhi Tran from Cortical Labs explain their research developing 'DishBrain', an experimental setup where in vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world. Plus, all the latest tech news from around the globe.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Jon and Laura Summers learned through experience that infertility affects all areas of life. Just like women, men can experience a fertility diagnosis. And just like women, that diagnosis brings it uncertainty, fear, guilt and all sorts of emotional turbulence. Many men feel negative emotions as they watch their partners suffer, both with the burden of fertility treatment and also the pain that they may feel for their missing baby.After surviving testicular cancer, Jon and his partner Laura went through 15 IVF cycles, 2 sperm retrieval surgeries and thousands of injections. They discovered that infertility is a marathon that requires strength and resilience.Jon's pragmatic yet jovial approach to the challenge of infertility helps to ease a bit of the burden, especially for men.They share stories and information for people who are experiencing infertility through videos and social media and their book, ‘The Man's Guide to Infertility' helps people navigate this very challenging time in their lives.Jon and Laura Summers chat on The Simone Feiler Podcast about their journey through infertility, how they decided to write their book and how being considerate to each other's needs was paramount to surviving both journeys.Find out more about Jon and Laura Summers hereGet 'A Man's Guide to Infertility' hereInstagramTikTokWhat's your story?I'd love to chat!Contact me here

"It's actually interesting to observe the things people are trying to do with data as a way of assessing our civilisational maturity."

Join us in an interview with our guest speaker Jon Summers!   Jon had testicular cancer and thought he was infertile, but with the help of a microTESE surgery to find sperm, he now has a daughter. Jon shared his story online, particularly to help men who feel isolated by infertility. He has a book coming out in mid-2022 for men about infertility.   Jon and Laura Summers learned through experience that infertility affects all areas of life. After having testicular cancer, Jon believed he could never have biological children. With Laura, he embarked on a fertility journey that included 15 IVF cycles, 2 sperm retrieval surgeries, and thousands of injections. They shared their story online and helped thousands of people struggling to conceive find balance in their health, emotions, finances, and relationships. Using love and humor, Jon and Laura got through their infertility experience together. And you will too.   Follow Jon on: Website: https://www.infertilityman.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infertilityman Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGrsjWJzFTqm5foP_85dj1w,  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infertilityman/   Free gift to listeners: Download their IVF Milestone Cards from their website. Follow me on: Instagram @holisticfertilitydoctor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrAumatmaNd Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/HolisticFertilityExpert

Interview with Laura Summers, design engineer. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, urban revitalisation, the fear-FOMO pendulum, and many more. Laura is a multi-disciplinary designer researching technology ethics and building tools to promote fair machine learning. She's the founder of Debias AI and is the human behind Ethics Litmus Tests, fairXiv, the Melbourne Fair ML reading group. Most recently she released the open-source library "Sweet Summer Child Score", a risk assessment tool for automation and machine learning. Laura is passionate about feminism, digital rights and designing for privacy. She speaks, writes and runs workshops at the intersection of design and technology. You can find out more about Laura through these links: Laura Summers on LinkedIn; @summerscope as Laura Summers on Twitter; Debias AI website; Ethics Litmus Test website; fairXiv website; Fair ML Reading Group website Sweet Summer Child Score open-source library on GitHub; What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on twitter @WTF4Cities! I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

Hosts Warren Davies, Laura Summers, and Rowena Murray discuss all things climate tech on this episode with guest Jas Moore, RRR presenter and graduate of UTAS Sustainability course, focusing on sustainable living; and Olympia Yarger, co-founder of GOTERRA talks about innovative tech in food waste management.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Dan Salmon, Laura Summers and Vanessa Taholka interview Viveka Weiley from CSIRO about data ethics and the ethics of invention; host Laura Summers puts her guest hat on to talk about an open source resource she's put on GitHub which is a risk assessment quiz about automation and machine learning.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Hosts Dan Salmon, Laura Summers and Warren Davies talk to Digital Strategist, tech expert, and author Olivia Yallop about her new book 'Break the Internet: In Pursuit of Influence'; and artist Ellis Moseley tells the team about his exhibition 'The Work is not the Work' which is showing at Linden New Art gallery in St Kilda.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

People have a lot of ideas and thoughts about what adoption looks like today. They might have seen things on television or in movies or heard stories about what the adoption process entails.Unfortunately, there are some common misconceptions about adoption. On this episode, Laurie Poole welcomes Laura Summers, LMFT to unpack what some of these are and discuss the truth about the family-building option that is today's modern adoption.Therapist Unplugged is brought to you by The Montfort Group. Each episode will feature the unplugged views of guests and fellow therapists as we navigate hot topics, therapy trends and the world around us. *The Montfort Group provides a serene, calming setting where you can feel challenged, supported, and motivated. Our skilled therapists bridge specialized backgrounds and varied philosophies together to create one unified strategy. Rather than steer you away from your own natural abilities, we help you maximize your unique strengths. We do not view a broken history as the end of a story, we see it as an opportunity for a new beginning.

In this 41st show, Jo Stanley is joined by co-host Zoe Daniel, who we find out is a great amateur photographer and a lover of dumplings!WE talk with special guests , President of the Melbourne Football Club, Kate Roffey, who's still on a high after the Demons took home the AFL flag after 57 long years. Kate shares her ideas about how to lead with compassion and what a difference that makes to the culture of a club, and her philosophy on getting things done!Our second guest Laura Summers, from RRR radio's Byte IT, talks us through tech, and with facebook going down on the morning of our show, we have a look at what it means for one tech company to have so much of the market cornered. Laura also shares her thoughts on the surveillance and data collecting that happens when we interact with devices like Alexa and Hey Google. Scary!!And just to get our mouths all a watering we talk with comedian and TV presenter Jen Wong, about her TV show in I view 'Chopsticks or Fork?' it's a delightful show looking at the role of Chinese restaurants around Australia and their influence on our lives.Don't forget to ☎️ Join the conversation live each Tuesday morning 9-10am AEST on the phones too on 1300 8 BROADAND...Find out more at www.broadradio.com.auFollow us on FB and watch live www.facebook.com/BroadRadioAusOr Subscribe at Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOjourcDAVPhXcGBoEKxPDQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dark Art of Facebook MarketingMonash University Communication & Media Studies Lecturer Dr Robbie Fordyce talks about his recent research into the impact of Facebook marketing on our individual worldviews; plus, all the latest news in tech, gaming and development news with presenters Vanessa Toholka, Jo Eaton and Laura Summers.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Author of ‘Design for Safety' Eva PenzeyMoog talks designing digital products with the most vulnerable users in mind; and Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law at the Melbourne Law School, addresses Tik-Tok's controversial attempt to harvest and use the biometric data of their users. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon, Paul Callaghan, and Laura Summers.

ENGLISH LITERATURE - QA - UX DESIGN - STARTUPS - ETHICAL AI FOUNDER Having graduated from Cornell with a degree in Literature, Laura found herself in the middle of a recession. Gap year travels lead her to Australia for a few weeks and is still here! Her career led from one opportunity to another - from quality assurance testing to UX designing (before it was even termed that!) to diving into the start up world. From amazing colleagues to toxic workplaces and startup challenges - Laura has seen it all and has kindly shared it all with us today. Check out her work at her startup: https://debias.ai/

The team talk ingestible tech and gaming with artist Zhuying Li ahead of her exhibit at RMIT's Future U; and a chat with Professor Mark Andrejevic, from Monash University's School of Media, Film and Journalism, about a new collaborative research project focusing on how we use search engines. With presenters Warren Davies, Laura Summers and Dan Salmon.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Australian Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow speaks about the just-released 2021 Digital Rights Report, exploring the fairness of emerging technologies and how that could impact human rights. Also featuring the latest tech news with presenters Warren Davies, Dan Salmon, Maize Wallin, and Laura Summers.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

The team catch up with Dr Kim Lee, a psychiatrist specialising in technology and gaming addiction in children and adolescents, to talk about the impact of smartphone addiction on well-being, changing our behaviour with our smartphones, and his role as host of Are You Addicted To Technology? which is available to watch via SBS On Demand. The team also check in with Scott Bennett, team lead at Monash University's DeepNeuron, a volunteer student team that works on artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) research projects. Scott and the team discussed DeepNeuron's current research projects and the ethical dilemmas that surround the use of artificial intelligence. With presenters Warren Davies, Laura Summers, Jo Eaton.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itDr. Kim Lee asks Are You Addicted to Technology? | SBS High-Performance Computing Projects | DeepNeuron.Org Follow Byte Into IT on TwitterLike Byte Into IT on Facebook

My guest today is Laura Summers, Founder of BookMachine.  You can get in touch with me on twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraSummersNow If you would like to be involved with the podcast you can email at slumberingslothbooknook@gmail.com Intro and Outro music, "Out And About" by David Renda. Please DO NOT add this audio content to the Youtube Content ID System. I have used background music which is owned by FesliyanStudios.

Dr Linda Mclver joins the team to discuss the skepticism people have towards data, how it is used, and what we can learn from it. Dr Lina Mclver is the Executive Director at the Australian Data Science Education Institute and is the author of the upcoming book "Raising Heretics: How Data Science Education Can Change the World”. Also on the show is Angie Abdilla, CEO of Old Ways, New, an Indigenous design practice focusing on design for place and country. With presenters Warren Davies, Laura Summers and Jo Eaton.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Dr Lea Frermann from the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne talks about bias in tech language; and PhD researcher Emma Ahmed-Rengers from the University of Birmingham discusses her work on the CAIDE summer program. Hosted by Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon and Laura Summers.Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Julian Burnside, QC, human rights advocate and contributing author to the new book ‘A Secret Australia’, reflects on the impacts of Wikileaks; Venessa Paech, community expert and University of Sydney academic, discusses new resources to support female journalists and their employers in confronting online threats and abuse. With presenters Warren Davies, Laura Summers & Dan Salmon. Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Special guest Rob Kovacev of Norton Rose Fullbright questions whether freedom of speech can be applied to the language of computer programming. And Karen Bentley, CEO of WESNET, shares findings of how perpetrators of domestic violence are misusing technology and how best to combat this.  Hosted by Laura Summers, Dan Salmon & Warren Davies.Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

We speak to The Sizzle reporter Anthony Agius and learn about the big trends in renewable energy and where Australia is at with the NBN rollout. Then, Joseph McMahon, Program Director at Suas Rov, a remote pilot license and drone training consultancy, talks about what makes a good remote drone pilot and how unmanned vehicles are being deployed to solve all sorts of problems. Hosted by Vanessa Toholka, Laura Summers and Dan Morganti.Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Nicola Nye, Chief of Staff at FastMail, explores the rise of spam and scams in the time of COVID; and Stefan Schutt and Alan Morgan from The Lab Network, talk about the technology clubs they run supporting young people on the Autism spectrum. Hosted by Vanessa Toholka, Laura Summers and Dan Morganti. Website:  https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Good Things Foundation's Jess Wilson tells us about Get Online Week, a campaign to support the 2.5 million Australians who are not online; and we speak to Noon van der Silk and Gala Camacho, to find out what we might learn if Melbourne conducted exit interviews for people who move overseas for work. Hosted by Vanessa Toholka, Laura Summers and Dan Morganti. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Professor Neil Selwyn Of Monash University’s Education faculty discusses a nationwide survey of Australian attitudes to artificial intelligence; and the team talk about the highs and lows of being a reddit moderator. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Laura Summers and Dan Morganti. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/byte-into-it/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Dr. Jenny Kennedy, co-author of new book The Smart Wife, explains why Siri, Alexa and other smart home devices need a feminist reboot; And the team critique The Social Dilemma, a documentary about the perils of modern social media applications. With presenters Warren Davies, Laura Summers and Dan Salmon.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/byte-into-it/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Journalist and author Emily J Brooks asks the question: Do successful women face a penalty in romance? She explores this in her new book 'The First Move: Break The Dating Rules to Find a Bigger Love and a Better Life'. And Elizabeth Croft, Dean of the School of Engineering at Monash University, and a leading expert on artificial intelligence and human-robot interactions, discusses socially aware robots. Hosted by Warren Davies, Dan Morganti and Laura Summers. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/byte-into-it/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Dr Sarah Moulds, co-founder of the Rights Resource Network SA, discusses the proposed national facial recognition system which the Federal Government plans to share across States; And a conversation with Dr Robbie Fordyce, lead researcher of Monash University’s nation wide survey examining how Australians feel about facial recognition software. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon and Laura Summers. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/byte-into-it/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Sacha Molitorisz, author of Net Privacy shares his insights into individual freedom in this age of high surveillance; and Cade Diehm talks about how the new design congress think tank is researching the impact of new technologies. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon and Laura Summers. 

Dr Vanessa Teague discusses the tracking applications on our mobile phones and the implications of it. The crew also chat with Down Syndrome Australia about a new app released to help the community build stronger connections. Plus tech discussion and more.  With presenters Laura Summers, Dan Morganti, and Warren Davies.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Wednesday, April 15, 20204:20 pm: Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, joins the program to discuss how HUD is responding to the coronavirus4:35 pm: Ginette Bott, President and CEO of the Utah Food Bank, joins the program to discuss the transition in clientele the food bank has seen since the onset of the pandemic and the needs of the food bank going forward5:05 pm: Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman and Utah Senator Mike Lee join the show to discuss Lee’s endorsement of Huntsman in his current campaign for governor as well as a conversation about the state and nation’s response to the coronavirus6:05 pm: Anne Schlafly Cori, Chair of the Eagle Forum, joins the program to discuss a new television series from the FX network on Hulu that she says attacks the life story of her mother Phyllis Schlafly, who helped lead the charge against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s6:20 pm:Laura Summers, Senior Health Care Analyst at the University of Utah’s Gardner Policy Institute joins the show to discuss some of the ethnic and socioeconomic demographic data that shows Utah’s Hispanic population has been the hardest hit by the Covid 19 pandemic6:35 pm: Steve Berman, a contributor to The Resurgent, joins the program to discuss his piece asking if the World Health Organization can be reformed

Dr Steven Conway from Swinburne University discusses gaps between hype and reality; and Rashina Hoda from Monash University breaks down agile methodology and what an agile community looks like. Plus discussion about Clearview AI, Amazon, Telstra and more. With presenters Dan Salmon, Laura Summers, and Rowena Murray.

Anthony Aisenberg, Founder and Director of CrowdSpot, speaks about cycling in Melbourne. And Andy and Hon from Cortical Labs, chat about their work on a hybrid computer chip that integrates human neurons. Plus discussion about tracing apps, and more. With presenters Warren Davies, Laura Summers, and Dan Morganti.

Last show for 2019 brought to you by the lovely Vanessa Toholka, Laura Summers and Dan Salmon. Kicking off discussing the new center for artifical intelligenec and digital F at the Univeristy of Melbourne. Followed by a chat on the unfortunate story that came out about the popular app Tik Tok. Followed by more tech and Australian news!

This week is brought to you by Vanessa Toholka and Laura Summers, with Dan behind the desk. Starting with an insightful conversation on why we might create personalities for artificial intelligence. Followed by a discussion on how internet technologies are changing the operation of democracies.

This episode is presented by Laura Summers and Vanessa Toholka. Guests include Thomas Drake, US based former NSA employee and a whistleblower speaking about surveillance. Followed by a discussion on the recent La Trobe University Academic report on incidents regarding cyber crime in Australia.

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Laura Summers and Milly Schmidt have been active contributors in the Australian tech scene for a while now. Both have strong backgrounds in design, development, user experience, copy writing and product management. They’ve also mentored dozens of young women and have both spoke at numerous events. In this two part episode we have a wide ranging discussion including, defining your skillset and handling imposter syndrome, how to navigate interviews, diversity at all levels, handling toxic cultures and how to build positive ones, salaries and more. Follow True North on Twitter or subscribe to be notified of new episodes.

Laura Summers and Milly Schmidt have been active contributors in the Australian tech scene for a while now. Both have strong backgrounds in design, development, user experience, copy writing and product management. They’ve also mentored dozens of young women and have both spoke at numerous events. In this two part episode we have a wide ranging discussion including, defining your skillset and handling imposter syndrome, how to navigate interviews, diversity at all levels, handling toxic cultures and how to build positive ones, salaries and more. Follow True North on Twitter or subscribe to be notified of new episodes.

Laura starts on the Mansfield 103.2 Breakfast Show on March 18th 2019

In this episode, Megan and Casey chat with Laura Summers, a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Dallas, TX. She is one of three therapists including Courtney Hicks, and Leigh Mann, that make up North Texas DBT Associates - a group practice providing Dialectical behavioral therapy. Laura has received intensive training from Behavioral Tech in DBT and continues to hone her skills as a behavioral therapist. During the episode we covered: When should a person seek therapy? What is DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy)? Why would someone seek DBT? What do you do if you are suicidal? What about someone you know? To find out more information visit: https://behavioraltech.org/ https://ntxdbt.com/

For this very special 25th anniversary show of Byte Into IT, our hosts Warren Davies and Vanessa Toholka reflect on the past 25 years of the show live from North Melbourne Meat Market as part of Melbourne Knowledge Week. We spoke to three amazing guests in this jam packed hour,Aimee Gonzalez - Aimee Gonzalez is a specialist in technology education who has worked with Academy Xi, Le Wagon, non-profits, and traditional academia. Along with Laura Summers, the Byte Into It team will discuss how teaching and learning about technology has been changing.Marco Ryan - Marco is a multimedia artist and interaction designer, specialising in augmented reality.David Colls - David is a software manager and consultant who recently worked on a project with Guide Dogs Victoria to prototype a cane to help vision impaired people cross the road safely.

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Vanessa and Simon in the studio for this episode of Byte Into IT, speaking about all things technology, computing, gaming and startups.We begin with an interview with Amanda Derham, the Co-CEO of Scale Investors, a female focused investment network. She speaks about how Scale equips women to become successful investors and helps them in their early stages of entrepreneurship.We then continue our interview from last week with Josh Aas of Let's Encrypt, conducted by the wonderful Laura Summers.

Dan and Warren in the studio this episode to talk about all things technology, computing, gaming and startups. Our guests this week are Seb Chan, Chief Experience Officer at ACMI, discussing their new exhibition space Future Lab and how mixed reality is being integrated into our lives.Following this we have a interview by our dedicated reporter on the scene Laura Summers, speaking with Josh Aas of Let's Encrypt.

Byte Into IT has Vanessa and Dan in the studio to fill you in on all of the news in technology this week.Our first guest this week is R&D lead at Veneziano Coffee Craig Simon, speaking about his role and what it involves.We followed this with an interview with Laura Summers and Lea Verou from MIT, who are building an O/S framework to allow people to program their own apps without learning Javascript.

Warren Davies and Laura Summers fill us in on controversial changes to census taking place this year, laptops made from smart phones and silicon valleys uber investor Peter Thiel's eyebrow raising behaviour.Guest Wilfred Gee talks about the search for exoplanet's and Project Panoptes, Panoptic Astronomical Networked Observatories for a Public Transiting exoplanet Survey. Designed to empower amateur astronomers across the globe.Laura Summers shares conversations from the Web Directions conference with Kate Mclaughin and Rob Howard.

Cassia Wright, Vanessa Toholka and Laura Summers speak with Nicholas Therkelsen-Terry from Max Kelson Data Analytics company in Brisbane about his work with social media data sets. Emily Siddons and Arieh Offman speak about their event at ACMI the Retrolympiad.

This week we hear from the founder of Aussie start up Max Kelsen, Nicholas Therkelsen-Terry on large data collection and analysis. Emily Sittons and Ari Offman from ACMI talk us through the upcoming Olympic inspired RETROLYMPIAD, "an evening of food, drinks and Olympics inspired retro videogames from the 80s through to the 2000 Sydney Olympics". RETROLYMPIAD will be happening July 23rd. And of course the globe sweeping craze PokemonGo. Hosted by Vanessa Toholka, Cassandra Wright and Laura Summers, what's not to like about this weeks Byte Into It!?

On this week's Byte: Guests: That Startup Show is a local webseries poking fun at the huge (and extremely earnest) startup culture in Melbourne. It's filmed at the Savoy Tavern in the city, and producer and co-creators Sally Gatenby and Ahmed Salama joined the team in studio. It's awesome - check it out. Laura recently was in Paris (yeah, it's a hard life) for OuiShare Fest, a conference celebrating the sharing economy and a huge range of ideas, and caught up with a few interesting peeps: Dennis Boehresof GoPopUp, linking client's pop-up ideas with spaces to play them out in cities around Europe; Rajesh Makwana of Sharing As Our Common Cause, creating a platform to build a global sharing economy; Allison Cook of The Story of Stuff, the documentary-turned-movement based around the lifcycle of material goods. News in Depth: The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), founded by Tim Berners-Lee and tasked with developing standards to ensure the future of the web, is setting up a branch in Australia, which will be hosted at the Australian National University in Canberra. We're one step closer to ISP monopoly, with iiNet shareholders approving a takeover by TPG, having recently also merged with Internode. The ACCC will be reviewing the deal before it any approvals happen. Chinese police have shut down a huge counterfeit iPhone factory, after complaints from customers. Events and Opportunities: Registrations of Interest are open for International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Women in Engineering, Victorian Section's Wearable Technology and e-Textile challenge, RMIT Story Hall, Swanston St Melbourne, Saturday August 22, 2:00pm Rocketconf 2015 for modern web development, is happening in Amsterdam - excellent excuse to head to the Netherlands, .November 11-13 Presented by Warren Davies, Laura Summers and Dan SalmonKeep up with all things Byte on Twitter, Facebook, and G+ - see you next week!

On this week's Byte: Guests: Dr Fiona Tweedie and Damien Irving join the team to discuss the Research Bazaar conference, aiming at getting technologists and researchers to work better together, and helping researchers develop their tech skills. Director of the Mozilla Science Lab Caitlin Thaney has been in town for the Research Bazaar, and spoke with Vanessa earlier in the week. News in Brief: HTTP/2 is done! Finished! Complete! Or at least according to Mark Nottingham, chair of the Internet Engineering Taskforce's HTTP working group. News in Depth: Google pioneer Vince Serf has warned that we need to start thinking of ways of storing and accessing data in the long term, so that future generations have ways of accessing and experiencing the data that we use and produce. On a related note, did you get a chance to play any of the game emulators that were released by internetarchive.org? Pretty sweet... Events and Opportunities: Webstock is on in Wellington NZ. If you didn't get a ticket, follow it on Twitter. The Connected Community Hacker Space has heaps of stuff going on at the moment - check some of it out. The Melbourne Machine Learning & AI Meetup group has plenty of things coming up, workshopping machine learning Remote Control Terrorist Coffin, discussing the ethics of design, among many other issues, RMIT, Thursday 26 Feb to Thursday 26 March Data Flow is a creative exploration of how data flows in the production of Art in an increasingly digital world. Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery, 360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn, Tuesday 3 March to Sunday 12 April. A new open coworking space in Melbourne's west is opening - Kindred Studios. The Docklands Library has so much stuff going on - check it out. Presented by Vanessa Toholka, Laura Summers and Simon Leo Brown.Keep up with all things Byte on Twitter, Facebook, and G+ - see you next week!