Podcasts about Plimpton

On this episode Samantha Rowe, partner in the London office of Debevoise and Plimpton, joins the podcast to discuss the recent Trump executive order aimed at jumpstarting deep seabed mining, the role of the International Seabed Authority, and evolving custom in the law of the sea.

Claudia Gold, M.D. is a developmental pediatrician who has just published her fifth book Getting to Know You: Lessons in Early Relational Health From Infants and Caregivers. She has previously been on this podcast when we talked about her book The Developmental Science of Early Childhood (2017). Dr Gold discusses how early infant-caregiver relationship serve as a prototype for all the relationships that follow. She talks about the importance of just observing your infant and that relationships are always messy. As a pediatrician she is well versed in practical advice, however in this interview and in her book she talks about what do when nothing seems to work. She illustrates how taking a stance of "not knowing" can often help relationship heal and move on

With Passover around the corner our minds are on the many preparations required to join our families around the Seder Table—and yet, who can forget the events of five years ago, when so many of us were isolated, locked-down, sheltering in place during that COVID Pesach of 2020. We're pleased to share this episode of R. Moshe Kurtz's “Shu”t First, Ask Questions Later” podcast, examining the COVID Zoom Seder controversy. Kurtz is joined by R. Yehuda Halpert, who takes us back to the pandemic halakhic literature, identifies important topics that the Jewish world wrestled with during those unprecedented days, and shows how those questions are still resonant for Jewish practice in 2025. Readers of TraditionOnline.org know Moshe Kurtz as the author of our “Unpacking the Iggerot” series, exploring the responsa of R. Moshe Feinstein zt”l. His “Shu”t First, Ask Questions Later” podcast can be found at Spotify and all other platforms—search it out and subscribe now. It's an engaging weekly discussion about response literature and fascinating halakhic curiosities; it has also hosted many of TRADITION's regular authors. Stay tuned! Yehuda Halpert will be returning to TraditionOnline right after Pesach as the guest editor of a series on COVID+5, in which rabbis, educators, mental health professionals, and communal leaders will be sharing with us their takes on how the landscape has changed in the half-decade since the pandemic, what we got right and what we got wrong, and some of the enduring lessons and challenges of that time on the Jewish world. Yehuda Halpert is Rabbi of Congregation Ahavat Shalom in Teaneck, NJ, and is an attorney and tax counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP. Moshe Kurtz serves as the Assistant Rabbi of Agudath Sholom in Stamford, CT, and is the author of Challenging Assumptions.

Episode #65 with Tom Fox & Malcolm Nance, plus Philip Rohlik This episode is devoted to discussing the recent executive order signed by US President Donald J. Trump instructing the Department of Justice to halt enforcement of the decades old, much-dreaded Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) pending a one-year review. In our initial “Regulatory Ramblings Spotlight” segment, we speak with Philip Rohlik, an American attorney in mainland China with the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton to get a sense of what the president's decision means for Hong Kong and the broader Asia-Pacific. Following that, we have a lengthier chat on the global implications of President's Trump's move with Tom Fox, a veteran compliance and anti-corruption lawyer, noted FCPA specialist and podcaster, as well as Malcolm Nance, a former US naval intelligence officer, counterterrorism specialist and author. About the guests. Philip Rohlik is a counsel in the Shanghai office of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. He is a member of the firm's White Collar & Regulatory Defense and International Dispute Resolution Groups whose practice focuses on international investigations, securities law and dispute resolution. He is recognized by “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Greater China” (2024-2025) for his anti-corruption and compliance practice and has been described as “very thorough and hands on," and "excellent investigation lawyer". Based in Asia since 2011, Philip leads the firm's dispute resolution team in Shanghai. He joined Debevoise in 2000, having received his J.D. magna cum laude from the New York University School of Law that same year. He received a B.A. summa cum laude with honors from St. Louis University in 1997. Tom Fox is based in West Texas and a prominent member of the compliance community and one of the most well-known legal practitioners when it comes to the FCPA. Over the past 15 years, he has been a general counsel and chief compliance officer. He is now an independent consultant, assisting companies with anti-corruption, anti-bribery compliance, and international transaction issues. He is also the author of the award-winning FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog and the international best-selling book “Lessons Learned on Compliance and Ethics.” His podcasts have won numerous w3, Davey, Communicator, and Webby awards for podcasting excellence. Tom is the author of the seminal text “The Compliance Handbook,” now in its 5th edition published by LexisNexis. In addition to his blog and podcast, he is a columnist for “Corporate Compliance Insights” and a contributing editor to the “FCPA Blog.” He is a well-known and frequent speaker on compliance and ethics issues, social media use, and corporate leadership. In the interests of full disclosure, Tom is founder of the Compliance Podcast Network which also carries this program. Malcolm Nance is based in upstate New York. He was a 20-year veteran of the US Navy where he was an intelligence officer and cryptographer, and a Russian and Arab language specialist. In his capacity as a master chief, he was responsible for discipline all throughout the ranks. He is best known for his appearances on MSNBC where he warned about Russian interference in the run up to the 2016 and 2020 US Presidential elections. Malcolm is also a best-selling author – with his books “The Plot to Hack America,” “The Plot to Destroy Democracy,” “The Plot to Betray America” and most recently “They Want to Kill Americans” – all of which are well worth reading. Given the radical actions of the second Trump administration, his two most recent books seem eerily prescient. HKU FinTech is the leading fintech research and education in Asia. Learn more at www.hkufintech.com.

When Ernest Hemingway was interviewed by George Plimpton in 1958, he listed Johann Sebastian Bach fourth among those forebears he learned the most from. “I should think,” he told Plimpton, “what one learns from composers and from the study of harmony and counterpoint would be obvious.” It isn't. So, to help us understand how Bach influenced Hemingway's writing – in particular the first page of A Farewell to Arms – we welcome organist and Bach scholar, David Yearsley.With an expert to guide us, we explore Bach's biography and connections between these two artistic titans, discussing which of Bach's works Hemingway responded to most powerfully and how the music of “Mr. Johann” finds its way into Hemingway's WWI novel as well as other writings, such as To Have and Have Not. We are also privileged that David Yearsley agreed to play some Bach for us to illustrate counterpoint and other related ideas, so we hope you enjoy this special show!

گردآوری و روایت: ارشیا عطاری تدوین: طنین خاکسا  موسیقی تیترا‌ژ: مودی موسوی (اینستاگرام | توییتر) طراح گرافیک: تارا نباتیان اسپانسر: رایان توسعه پایا   حمایت مالی از چیزکست اینستاگرام چیزکست | توییتر چیزکست | تلگرام چیزکست  وبسایت چیزکست منابع این قسمت Brock, A. J. (1997). A history of fireworks. Dover Publications. Kelly, J. (2004). Gunpowder: Alchemy, bombards, and pyrotechnics—the history of the explosive that changed the world. Basic Books. (This book covers fireworks as well as gunpowder.) Plimpton, G. (1984). Fireworks: A history and celebration. Doubleday. Needham, J. (1986). Science and civilisation in China: Volume 5, Part 7: Military technology, the gunpowder epic. Cambridge University Press. Buchanan, B. (2006). Gunpowder, explosives and the state: A technological history. Routledge.  

Is it possible to carve out a meaningful career in law by following your passions? What's harder: building a non-profit or a business? What do lawyers have to learn from animators?Join Adam Stofsky, CEO of Briefly and founder of the New Media Advocacy Project, as he shares how he used high-production documentary video to advocate for human rights across the globe and started a company to help lawyers better communicate with their clients.Listen as Adam discusses the challenges of non-litigation career paths, founding nonprofit and for-profit companies, the trauma of human rights work, working with creative professionals like animators and voice actors, the importance of bearing witness to human rights abuses, and much more.Read detailed summary: https://www.spotdraft.com/podcast/episode-84Topics:Introduction: 0:00Why Adam wanted to become a lawyer: 2:29Starting your career at Debevoise & Plimpton: 5:48Transitioning into human rights work: 7:20Founding the non-profit New Media Advocacy Project: 10:48Dealing with the challenges of human rights advocacy: 17:52Adam's biggest accomplishments at NMAP: 23:18Living on a farm in Upstate New York: 26:20Founding Briefly: 33:38Helping lawyers communicate better: 43:46Lessons from creative professionals: 47:26Expanding Briefly's customer base: 50:27Rapid-fire questions: 56:33Book recommendations: 59:20Connect with us:Adam Stofsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstofsky/Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinnSpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraftSpotDraft is a leading contract lifecycle management platform that solves your end-to-end contract management issues. Visit https://www.spotdraft.com to learn more.

Fala Galera!Apertem os cintos e preparem-se para viajar! Neste episódio lotado de história e matemática, os professores Rainha e Amadeo te conduzirão por uma jornada que começa mais de 2.000 anos antes do Teorema de Pitágoras.Nossa expedição começa na Mesopotâmia, a terra dos primeiros escribas e das tabuletas de argila, onde exploraremos quem fazia matemática naquela época e como o sistema sexagesimal moldou os cálculos da antiguidade. Mas a grande estrela desta viagem é a Plimpton 322, um enigma matemático que intriga estudiosos até hoje. Seria ela a primeira tabela trigonométrica da história? Ou apenas um recurso para cálculos administrativos?Entre interpretações e controvérsias, mergulharemos na importância dessa tabuleta e em outras descobertas que revelam o impacto da matemática mesopotâmica. Pegue seu chapéu de explorador e venha com a gente desvendar os mistérios da Plimpton 322!Sejam bem vindos ao maravilhoso mundo da matemática.Participantes: Marcelo Rainha ( Professor UNIRIO) Ronan Fardim (Aluno CEDERJ/UNIRIO - Polo Belford Roxo) Marcello Amadeo (Professor UNIRIO) Juliana (Mestranda UERJ) Igor Munis (Aluno CEDERJ/UNIRIO -Magé)Edição e sonorização: Alessandro Marcatto (Aluno UNIRIO)Dicas culturais:Dica Marcelo: Dr Stone NetflixDica Ron: https://www.youtube.com/@VerveCientificaDica Ju: Gerra civil Prime videoDica Igor: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/mesopotamia DIca Marcello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZVs6wF7nC4 Referências: Eleanor Robson; Words and Pictures: NewLight on Plimpton 322; The American Mathematical Monthly, 2002,109,105-120, DOI: 10.1080/00029890.2002.11919845Tatiana Roque; História da matemática: Uma visão crítica desfazendo mitos e lendas, Zahara 1-39,RJEsse podcast faz parte do Programa Jogos & Matemática e é coordenado pelo Professor Marcelo Rainha. Todo material dos jogos desenvolvidos pela equipe JOGOS & MATEMÁTICA está disponível GRATUITAMENTE no nosso site:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.jogosematematica.com.br/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Acompanhem nossas mídias e não percam nenhuma novidade! :) Inscrevam-se no nosso canal do YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/JogosMatemática⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Curtam e sigam nossa página no FACEBOOK:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/jogosematematica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sigam nosso perfil no INSTAGRAM:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jogosematematica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sigam nosso perfil no SPOTIFY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/65i8uB46F07p4WaTYqkb5Q?si=AtewFx8vRWqWnfHWvt-xKw&nd=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dúvidas, críticas, sugestões, informações? Escrevam para: jogosematematica@gmail.comA EDUCAÇÃO PRECISA DE TODOS NÓS!JUNTOS SOMOS MAIS FORTES!MUITO OBRIGADO A TODOS!

Film critic and writer Andrew Plimpton returns to the pod to talk about one of the greatest American films of all time—Chinatown—which also happens to be a canonical film about the politics of energy. We dive into the film's themes, noir as a genre, Jack Nicholson as a writer, and much more. Nuclear Barbarians is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at nuclearbarbarians.substack.com/subscribe

Este capítulo es un poco especial, porque la actualidad de la DANA pidió paso y se instaló en nuestra sección. Grabado sólo día y medio después de la catastrófica riada de Valencia, en él hablamos sobre predicciones meteorológicas, del sistema de avisos a los móviles y cómo actuar en caso de aviso rojo en el lugar en que vivimos o trabajamos. Como "legado" de lo que pretendíamos hacer antes de que la dana lo hiciera todo irrelevante, también hablamos sobre dos documentos de la Antigüedad: la tablilla Plimpton 322, que recoge la trigonometría más antigua de la que tenemos noticia, y la piedra de Rosetta, que aunque no tiene contenido científico, sirvió para descifrar los jeroglíficos egipcios. Este programa se emitió originalmente el 31 de octubre de 2024. Podéis escuchar el resto de audios de Más de Uno en la app de Onda Cero y en su web, ondacero.es

The "bad guys" as Jim Pastore, Partner with Debevoise and Plimpton, call them, are getting even badder with the advent of AI. Pastore, shared frightening trends in cyber attacks -- targeting leaders' children among them -- in a recent Vanguard Network GC Forum session.

In this episode of Elevate Your Event, we dive into the world of capital campaigns with Sarah Plimpton, Director of Client Happiness at Capital Campaign Pro. Sarah breaks down the seven key phases that every nonprofit should know when planning a capital campaign. From early-stage planning to the all-important “quiet phase” and the art of the big public kickoff, Sarah offers actionable insights to make your next campaign a success. Whether you're building a new facility or expanding programs, these tips will help you secure those big donations while fostering donor confidence. Plus, we talk about the importance of a well-thought-out stewardship phase, ensuring long-term donor relationships!If you're looking to take your nonprofit's fundraising to the next level, you won't want to miss this episode!

Check out our recap and breakdown of Season 3 Episode 21 of the Big Bang Theory! We found 5 IQ Points!00:00:00 - Intro00:09:38 - Summary Begins00:12:35 - Universal Inflations...or Inflatons?? 00:26:20 - Sheldon should not being pre-emptively taking antibiotics! 00:31:14 - Products marketed for women 00:57:02 - Extragalactic Distance Ladder, Wilson-Bappu Effect, Pulsating Variable Stars, and Hubble's ConstantFind us everywhere at: https://linktr.ee/theoreticalnonsense~~*CLICK THE LINK TO SEE OUR IQ POINT HISTORY TOO! *~~-------------------------------------------------Welcome to Theoretical Nonsense! If you're looking for a Big Bang Theory rewatch podcast blended with How Stuff Works, this is the podcast for you!  Hang out with Rob and Ryan where they watch each episode of The Big Bang Theory and break it down scene by scene, and fact by fact, and no spoilers! Ever wonder if the random information Sheldon says is true? We do the research and find out! Is curry a natural laxative, what's the story behind going postal, are fish night lights real? Watch the show with us every other week and join in on the discussion! Email us at theoreticalnonsensepod@gmail.com and we'll read your letter to us on the show! Even if it's bad! :) Music by Alex Grohl. Find official podcast on Apple and Spotify https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theoretical-nonsense-the-big-bang-theory-watch-a/id1623079414

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy!Jane's Addiction BATTLES on stage.Elon and Rage Against the Machine fight on the internet.Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety.More Neal Gaiman fallout.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsNew Music/VideoAs I Lay Dying - We Are the Dead feat. Alex terrible and Tom Barber https://youtu.be/Z0SA-1rXdw0?si=VkIlMkz_rOV_o1gt  Barber formerly of Lorna Shore, currently of Chelsea Grin. THIS is new AILD!! I don't know if they stepped it up for the guest spots, but whatever they did KEEP IT UP.Whitechapel - A Visceral Retch https://youtu.be/UzsX5pjZggo?si=kgdw9YVhePBRgVfM  I once heard someone say that new Whitechapel material “isn't as heavy” as it used to be… well, this proves them to be silly people.Mastodon V Lamb of God - Floods of Triton https://youtu.be/9glOHT7V2d0?si=C101lgbfQGlHVgZA 2 Heavy hitters in the metal world come together to give us a fairly mid new track. Still good, but is it really up to the standards of EITHER band? Cool vocal stuff too.Dead Icarus - Bearing Burdens and Saving Skin https://youtu.be/hGJbi0nMcRc?si=OSGvIM4cclmu0oJp Summed up by the top comment “Dead Icarus is PEAK Alex…” I couldn't agree more. The mix on this one is a little muddy. But the actual music is KILLER.A Killer's Confession - Voices ( Featuring Aaron Nordstrom) https://youtu.be/m6FR4Ioggmg Finally listening to new Waylon stuff… Not really a MRH sound to it, but that isn't a bad thing. A little butt-rocky though. DEF showing his Nu-Metal roots.Silly Goose - Bad Behavior https://youtu.be/fIlKlsFLDuU to start i dig the punk DIY style. NU METAL??? Not bad, but unexpected.Neon Nightmare - She's Drowning https://youtu.be/teE_1veQ8-0 MORE! I NEED MORE! That bassline is fantastic!Nytt Land - The Lame Rogue https://youtu.be/sW7w_Ri1JEU More story telling than previously assumed. Still has an essence of “If not for Heilung…”LL COOL J - Murdergram Deux ft. Eminem https://youtu.be/50Tl8E0Vvms THIS is a jam. Been a long time since i have dug an LL song.Bleeding Through - Dead But So Alive https://youtu.be/JgR2W_ps1Wc Brandon Schieppati crawled so that Alex Terrible could run. And now it seems that is coming full circle. Really cool to see Marta's vocals shine.Poppy - They're All Around You https://youtu.be/EiG82CSq948 WTF even is this? Is Poppy becoming a metal act?August Burns Red - Exhumed https://youtu.be/iqfh8n24qT4 meh…Tours/FestivalsJane's Addiction - Canceling the remainder of their current tour because Perry Ferrell picked a fight with Dave Novarro over sound issues?Deftones - with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater. Starts Feb 25 in Portland OR, runs through Apr 8 in Boston MA.https://www.deftones.com Bullet for my Valentine / Trivium - Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. NA dates start Mar 30 2025 in Vancouver BC and runs through May 18 in Raleigh NC. Support from August Burns Red, Sylosis, and Bleed From Within. 20th anniversary for both “The Poison” form BFMV and “Ascendancy” from Trivium.https://www.trivium.org/tour Primus - Sessanta V2.0 Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. What was once a celebration of Maynard's 60th birthday is returning to bring this weird line-up back together. Starts Apr 24 in Palm Springs CA, and runs through June 7 Auburn WA.www.tour.puscifer.com Reg ‘ol NewsIce Nine Kills - To provide the next Terrifier movie with its opening song in “A Work Of Art.” Oct 11 in theaters. https://youtu.be/NNLO2gjHBL0 Dead Icarus - FINALLY announces debut album “Zealot.” Out Oct 31 via MNRK Heavy.Elon VS RATM - Sign of the times. Elon asks “Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” and Tom Morello's only response is to mock Elon for looking oddly like the cover image from Evil Empire. “Funny cuz Elon was the kid on the cover of Evil Empire”**honorable mention**Dave GrohlThe Sword to release live album “Live at Levitation Live” after the show on Nov 3.SuggestsSmashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Billy Corgan's “The Wall” is a perfect soundtrack to spooky season. Produced by Alan Moulder and Flood with Billy Corgan. STAND OUT TRACKS: Tonight, Tonight - 1979 - Zero - An Ode To No OneGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsMarvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection - Physical release in NA on Switch will be a proper game cartridge, and not a download code in a box. The EU release will be different for some reason.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-physical-release-good-news-nintendo-switch/ Nintendo Switch - Holiday bundles will be Mario Kart 8 again… Gamestop - Closing ANOTHER chunk of stores. 650? Due to a 30% fall in sales from last year. https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/13/in-response-to-falling-sales-gamestop-announces-plan-to-close-a-larger-number-of-stores-than-we-have-closed-in-the-past-few-years/ TrailersSteam Families - https://youtu.be/b248W74jcFc?si=euWBrHJPsLrEQzAd Seems like a good update for PC gamersStarfield: Shattered Space - To take place only on 1 planet for the expansion, which will make the experience a bit more detailed and handcrafted. https://youtu.be/Br8_YASkfb8?si=Efv9yKt4QOOYkAZY Reg ‘ol NewsThe Crew 2 - Ubisoft announced offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest following the EU's "Stop Killing Games" petition, which protests publishers rendering games unplayable by disabling servers. Ubisoft made the announcement during The Crew showcase, likely in response to this petition, which aims to preserve long-term access to games. This move ensures both titles will remain functional even if servers are taken offline, addressing concerns about game accessibility. The petition seeks to gather a million signatures by 2025.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/in-apparent-response-to-eu-stop-killing-games-petition-ubisoft-announces-offline-modes-for-the-crew-2-the-crew-motorfest/ Microsoft - 650 more jobs lost. This time it appears to be upper management types dealing with the Activision merger.https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242695/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-650-employees Tony Hawk - In talks with Activision again. To what end remains to be seen. https://youtu.be/CIEpU0EF0XI?si=2I3hmhGjek1NzCDN PS6 - Development has begun for the next generation of Sony consoles. Though it is still likely a few years out, signs are pointing to a focus on Backward Compatibility.https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/ SuggestsComic Books/BooksTrailersThe Horseman - https://youtu.be/yNp5yC6GioE?si=5xdnEq8IXKoPXArS Technically a trailer for the animated series that will be behind the Rippaverse paywall. Written by Chuck Dixon and art by Joe Bennett. Based on the comic by the same team.Reg ‘ol NewsThe Horseman - The Rippaverse has launched a new series, The Horseman, written by Chuck Dixon with art by Joe Bennett. The story follows Hector Caballero, a former military operative turned vigilante, who returns to his hometown to combat its criminal underworld. The series promises intense, mature storytelling, focusing on street-level justice similar to Batman or The Punisher. It features collaborations from Rippaverse veterans and offers several variant covers for the first issue.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/rippaverse-takes-on-the-criminal-underworld-in-new-series-the-horseman-from-writer-chuck-dixon-and-artist-joe-bennett-first-issue-now-available/ Walk of Fame - Batman is getting a square on Grauman's walk of fame, right next to Adam West and Bob Kane.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/batman-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-2024-dc-jim-lee-signing-funko/ Civil War - The upcoming X-Men crossover event, Raid on Graymalkin, will unfold across several issues, beginning in December 2024. Written by Jed MacKay and Gail Simone, the story features two distinct X-Men teams—one led by Cyclops in Alaska and the other by Rogue in Louisiana. Both groups launch a mission to raid Graymalkin Prison, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, to rescue a captive Professor X. The prison, now run by a new villain, Dr. Corina Ellis, specializes in capturing and reprogramming mutants.The event will explore deep ideological conflicts between Cyclops and Rogue's teams, leading to confrontations that question the legacy of Charles Xavier and the future of the X-Men. The storyline promises to have lasting repercussions on the mutant community, with emotionally charged battles and complex character dynamics. The event will span four issues: X-Men #8 and #9, and Uncanny X-Men #7 and #8https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/its-x-man-vs-x-man-for-the-future-of-professor-xs-dream-in-new-raid-on-graymalkin-crossover/ Grant Morrison - The famed comic writer is returning to the artform in an Image project. No specific details as to which new Image project.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/image-teases-grant-morrisons-return-to-comics/ Hellhunters - a new comic miniseries that teams up Ghost Rider and Wolverine in a World War II setting. It features Sergeant Sal Romero, who transforms into Ghost Rider '44 after encountering a young Nazi officer, Felix Bruckner, possessed by a demonic force. The series, penned by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by Adam Gorham, brings together a brutal team of soldiers, the "Hellhunters," tasked with fighting Nazis and supernatural threats. The comic blends horror, action, and superhero elements in a gritty WWII narrative.This five-issue miniseries begins on December 15, 2024https://www.comicsbeat.com/ghost-rider-44-hellhunters-miniseries-announced/ SuggestsThe Invisibles - This is Morrison's magnum opus of counterculture, conspiracy theories, and magic. Spanning several volumes, The Invisibles explores rebellion, anarchy, and the metaphysical. It's a dense, psychedelic narrative often seen as a precursor to the modern "mind-bending" comic book genre.TV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsDead Boy Detectives - Canceled by Netflix. This is also due to the Neil Gaiman situation.TrailersThe Penguin - https://twitter.com/TheBatmanFilm_/status/1834613568177684690 so far the critics are liking it. The audience score will be released once the series is released on Thursday the 19th.Dexter: Original Sin - https://youtu.be/f_Q936R8Hwk prequel series on Paramount+ and Showtime. Michael C Hall returns, this time as the inner monologue for the younger version of himself. Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson and special guest star, Sarah Michelle Gellar also star.Reg ‘ol NewsPeter Renaday - The voice actor responsible for Master Splinter in the 87 TMNT series, as well as Richard Ames in MGS2: Sons of Liberty has passed at age 89. It is presumed that the cause could be related to the heatwave in California, though no official cause was given.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-metal-gear-solid-2-voice-actor-peter-renaday-passes-away-at-89/ The Emmys - The Bear won 11 awards.Hot Ones - Netflix is trying to get a live version of the Sean Evans hosted show onto it's platform. SuggestsThe Fall of the House of Usher - Step into the dark, eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece, reimagined in Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix. This haunting series weaves together Poe's iconic tales, exploring the blurred lines between madness, grief, and horror. Flanagan's masterful storytelling brings the author's tortured psyche to life, paying homage to Poe's classic themes while injecting fresh terror and emotional depth. If you're a fan of Poe's works or just love a chilling, thought-provoking story, this series is a must-watch. Experience the unsettling genius of Poe reborn.STREAMING: NetflixMoviesTrailersSalem's Lot - https://youtu.be/QtVzKkv03ic?si=mdBiGwHP-3rUcgNq I think i need to watch the original, and read the book. This looks INTENSE.Venom 3 - Last Dance https://youtu.be/HyIyd9joTTc?si=R1DCSmk6Z8XS5OUH Knull is ACTUALLY happening? How the HELL is this a thing for the final movie?Reg ‘ol NewsFrancis Ford Coppola VS Variety - rancis Ford Coppola has filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against Variety over a July 2024 article that accused him of unprofessional behavior on the set of Megalopolis. The article alleged that Coppola made inappropriate advances toward young female extras and ran a chaotic production. Coppola refutes these claims, labeling them false and damaging to his reputation. His lawsuit asserts that Variety relied on anonymous sources and exaggerated incidents, portraying him as incompetent. Despite these accusations, Variety stands by its reporting, while Coppola emphasizes his lifelong respect for women, vowing to clear his name in courthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/francis-ford-coppola-ap-megalopolis-los-angeles-variety-b2611997.html The Sims - Movie in the works for Amazon? Kate Herron (Director and EP for season 1 of Loki) will direct and co-write, as well as EP the film. Lots of easter eggs from the game promised for the film. (pools with no ladders)https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/the-future-of-the-sims Joan of Arc - Baz Luhrmann is going to be telling the tale of Noah's wife.https://variety.com/2024/film/news/baz-luhrmann-jehanne-darc-joan-of-arc-1236147612/ SuggestsNOPE - Jordan Peele's Nope is a must-watch if you're into genre-bending films that mix horror, sci-fi, and social commentary. Set on a remote ranch, the story follows two siblings who encounter a mysterious presence in the sky, leading to a chilling, visually stunning exploration of spectacle and survival. Peele masterfully blends suspense and thought-provoking themes, offering a modern twist on alien thrillers. If you loved Get Out or Us, Nope delivers the same bold, unforgettable experience.STREAMING: Hulu, or most other services for a rental/purchase fee.Rumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsREFUTE: Knull - According to Knull creator, Donny Cates, Knull will be fighting Venom, presumably, throughout the movie. This kills the rumors that Knull will actually just have a post credit sting cameo.REFUTE: Goonies 2 - Both Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton have shot down claims that the movie is about to hit production. This could be WB being sneaky and not bringing in Feldman or Plimpton, but the rumor says that WB wants to “get it right”, so that seems unlikely. Sean Aston has yet to chime in.New SourcesResident Evil - Another source saying that both Code Veronica and Zero are both in the works to some degree.New RumorsKnull - The symbiote god is going to be a big bad in the MCU proper in the future. With a spot in Secret Wars too. ~ALSO~Norman Reedus is NOT playing the God of the Symbiotes. The rumor is that title will actually go to Rhys Ifans, who is OBVIOUSLY not returning as the Lizard.Spider-Man 4 - Knull to be the Villain, pushing plans for the rumored “street level” Spider-man movie back.~ALSO~ Destin Daniel Cretton rumored for the Director's chair. Cretton was supposed to direct Kang Dynasty. Seems like a lock (IGN) also would mean a boon for the Wonder Man series as Cretton is set to produce. ~ALSO~Still ANOTHER source says that Spider-Man 4 will NOT deal with the multiverse, though still an “Avengers-level event.”Scarlet Witch - Elizabeth Olsen set to return to the MCUX-Men - TWO different projects in the works.~ALSO~Kelsey Grammer said to be returning for Beast. Which would have legacy Beast and legacy Wolverine alongside 2 separate X-Men teams.Nintendo Switch 2 - Manufacturing is reportedly starting now, with a possible trailer this week. Design details are leaking from the factory workers, indicating that the console will look similar to its predecessor and actually be called the Switch 2.MCU - Doctor Strange 3 is expected on February 13, 2026.Possible Scarlet Witch movie on November 6, 2026.SPECULATIONGrant Morrison - returning to the Ice Cream Man crossover book. As alluded to by the post from Image with Morrison's name on top of some ice cream scoops and in a font familiar to the fanbase.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy!Jane's Addiction BATTLES on stage.Elon and Rage Against the Machine fight on the internet.Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety.More Neal Gaiman fallout.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content. MusicFollow-ups/CorrectionsNew Music/VideoAs I Lay Dying - We Are the Dead feat. Alex terrible and Tom Barber https://youtu.be/Z0SA-1rXdw0?si=VkIlMkz_rOV_o1gt  Barber formerly of Lorna Shore, currently of Chelsea Grin. THIS is new AILD!! I don't know if they stepped it up for the guest spots, but whatever they did KEEP IT UP.Whitechapel - A Visceral Retch https://youtu.be/UzsX5pjZggo?si=kgdw9YVhePBRgVfM  I once heard someone say that new Whitechapel material “isn't as heavy” as it used to be… well, this proves them to be silly people.Mastodon V Lamb of God - Floods of Triton https://youtu.be/9glOHT7V2d0?si=C101lgbfQGlHVgZA 2 Heavy hitters in the metal world come together to give us a fairly mid new track. Still good, but is it really up to the standards of EITHER band? Cool vocal stuff too.Dead Icarus - Bearing Burdens and Saving Skin https://youtu.be/hGJbi0nMcRc?si=OSGvIM4cclmu0oJp Summed up by the top comment “Dead Icarus is PEAK Alex…” I couldn't agree more. The mix on this one is a little muddy. But the actual music is KILLER.A Killer's Confession - Voices ( Featuring Aaron Nordstrom) https://youtu.be/m6FR4Ioggmg Finally listening to new Waylon stuff… Not really a MRH sound to it, but that isn't a bad thing. A little butt-rocky though. DEF showing his Nu-Metal roots.Silly Goose - Bad Behavior https://youtu.be/fIlKlsFLDuU to start i dig the punk DIY style. NU METAL??? Not bad, but unexpected.Neon Nightmare - She's Drowning https://youtu.be/teE_1veQ8-0 MORE! I NEED MORE! That bassline is fantastic!Nytt Land - The Lame Rogue https://youtu.be/sW7w_Ri1JEU More story telling than previously assumed. Still has an essence of “If not for Heilung…”LL COOL J - Murdergram Deux ft. Eminem https://youtu.be/50Tl8E0Vvms THIS is a jam. Been a long time since i have dug an LL song.Bleeding Through - Dead But So Alive https://youtu.be/JgR2W_ps1Wc Brandon Schieppati crawled so that Alex Terrible could run. And now it seems that is coming full circle. Really cool to see Marta's vocals shine.Poppy - They're All Around You https://youtu.be/EiG82CSq948 WTF even is this? Is Poppy becoming a metal act?August Burns Red - Exhumed https://youtu.be/iqfh8n24qT4 meh…Tours/FestivalsJane's Addiction - Canceling the remainder of their current tour because Perry Ferrell picked a fight with Dave Novarro over sound issues?Deftones - with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater. Starts Feb 25 in Portland OR, runs through Apr 8 in Boston MA.https://www.deftones.com Bullet for my Valentine / Trivium - Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. NA dates start Mar 30 2025 in Vancouver BC and runs through May 18 in Raleigh NC. Support from August Burns Red, Sylosis, and Bleed From Within. 20th anniversary for both “The Poison” form BFMV and “Ascendancy” from Trivium.https://www.trivium.org/tour Primus - Sessanta V2.0 Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. What was once a celebration of Maynard's 60th birthday is returning to bring this weird line-up back together. Starts Apr 24 in Palm Springs CA, and runs through June 7 Auburn WA.www.tour.puscifer.com Reg ‘ol NewsIce Nine Kills - To provide the next Terrifier movie with its opening song in “A Work Of Art.” Oct 11 in theaters. https://youtu.be/NNLO2gjHBL0 Dead Icarus - FINALLY announces debut album “Zealot.” Out Oct 31 via MNRK Heavy.Elon VS RATM - Sign of the times. Elon asks “Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” and Tom Morello's only response is to mock Elon for looking oddly like the cover image from Evil Empire. “Funny cuz Elon was the kid on the cover of Evil Empire”**honorable mention**Dave GrohlThe Sword to release live album “Live at Levitation Live” after the show on Nov 3.SuggestsSmashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Billy Corgan's “The Wall” is a perfect soundtrack to spooky season. Produced by Alan Moulder and Flood with Billy Corgan. STAND OUT TRACKS: Tonight, Tonight - 1979 - Zero - An Ode To No OneGaming/TechFollow-ups/CorrectionsMarvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection - Physical release in NA on Switch will be a proper game cartridge, and not a download code in a box. The EU release will be different for some reason.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-physical-release-good-news-nintendo-switch/ Nintendo Switch - Holiday bundles will be Mario Kart 8 again… Gamestop - Closing ANOTHER chunk of stores. 650? Due to a 30% fall in sales from last year. https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/13/in-response-to-falling-sales-gamestop-announces-plan-to-close-a-larger-number-of-stores-than-we-have-closed-in-the-past-few-years/ TrailersSteam Families - https://youtu.be/b248W74jcFc?si=euWBrHJPsLrEQzAd Seems like a good update for PC gamersStarfield: Shattered Space - To take place only on 1 planet for the expansion, which will make the experience a bit more detailed and handcrafted. https://youtu.be/Br8_YASkfb8?si=Efv9yKt4QOOYkAZY Reg ‘ol NewsThe Crew 2 - Ubisoft announced offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest following the EU's "Stop Killing Games" petition, which protests publishers rendering games unplayable by disabling servers. Ubisoft made the announcement during The Crew showcase, likely in response to this petition, which aims to preserve long-term access to games. This move ensures both titles will remain functional even if servers are taken offline, addressing concerns about game accessibility. The petition seeks to gather a million signatures by 2025.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/in-apparent-response-to-eu-stop-killing-games-petition-ubisoft-announces-offline-modes-for-the-crew-2-the-crew-motorfest/ Microsoft - 650 more jobs lost. This time it appears to be upper management types dealing with the Activision merger.https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242695/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-650-employees Tony Hawk - In talks with Activision again. To what end remains to be seen. https://youtu.be/CIEpU0EF0XI?si=2I3hmhGjek1NzCDN PS6 - Development has begun for the next generation of Sony consoles. Though it is still likely a few years out, signs are pointing to a focus on Backward Compatibility.https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/ SuggestsComic Books/BooksTrailersThe Horseman - https://youtu.be/yNp5yC6GioE?si=5xdnEq8IXKoPXArS Technically a trailer for the animated series that will be behind the Rippaverse paywall. Written by Chuck Dixon and art by Joe Bennett. Based on the comic by the same team.Reg ‘ol NewsThe Horseman - The Rippaverse has launched a new series, The Horseman, written by Chuck Dixon with art by Joe Bennett. The story follows Hector Caballero, a former military operative turned vigilante, who returns to his hometown to combat its criminal underworld. The series promises intense, mature storytelling, focusing on street-level justice similar to Batman or The Punisher. It features collaborations from Rippaverse veterans and offers several variant covers for the first issue.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/rippaverse-takes-on-the-criminal-underworld-in-new-series-the-horseman-from-writer-chuck-dixon-and-artist-joe-bennett-first-issue-now-available/ Walk of Fame - Batman is getting a square on Grauman's walk of fame, right next to Adam West and Bob Kane.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/batman-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-2024-dc-jim-lee-signing-funko/ Civil War - The upcoming X-Men crossover event, Raid on Graymalkin, will unfold across several issues, beginning in December 2024. Written by Jed MacKay and Gail Simone, the story features two distinct X-Men teams—one led by Cyclops in Alaska and the other by Rogue in Louisiana. Both groups launch a mission to raid Graymalkin Prison, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, to rescue a captive Professor X. The prison, now run by a new villain, Dr. Corina Ellis, specializes in capturing and reprogramming mutants.The event will explore deep ideological conflicts between Cyclops and Rogue's teams, leading to confrontations that question the legacy of Charles Xavier and the future of the X-Men. The storyline promises to have lasting repercussions on the mutant community, with emotionally charged battles and complex character dynamics. The event will span four issues: X-Men #8 and #9, and Uncanny X-Men #7 and #8https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/its-x-man-vs-x-man-for-the-future-of-professor-xs-dream-in-new-raid-on-graymalkin-crossover/ Grant Morrison - The famed comic writer is returning to the artform in an Image project. No specific details as to which new Image project.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/image-teases-grant-morrisons-return-to-comics/ Hellhunters - a new comic miniseries that teams up Ghost Rider and Wolverine in a World War II setting. It features Sergeant Sal Romero, who transforms into Ghost Rider '44 after encountering a young Nazi officer, Felix Bruckner, possessed by a demonic force. The series, penned by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by Adam Gorham, brings together a brutal team of soldiers, the "Hellhunters," tasked with fighting Nazis and supernatural threats. The comic blends horror, action, and superhero elements in a gritty WWII narrative.This five-issue miniseries begins on December 15, 2024https://www.comicsbeat.com/ghost-rider-44-hellhunters-miniseries-announced/ SuggestsThe Invisibles - This is Morrison's magnum opus of counterculture, conspiracy theories, and magic. Spanning several volumes, The Invisibles explores rebellion, anarchy, and the metaphysical. It's a dense, psychedelic narrative often seen as a precursor to the modern "mind-bending" comic book genre.TV ShowsFollow-ups/CorrectionsDead Boy Detectives - Canceled by Netflix. This is also due to the Neil Gaiman situation.TrailersThe Penguin - https://twitter.com/TheBatmanFilm_/status/1834613568177684690 so far the critics are liking it. The audience score will be released once the series is released on Thursday the 19th.Dexter: Original Sin - https://youtu.be/f_Q936R8Hwk prequel series on Paramount+ and Showtime. Michael C Hall returns, this time as the inner monologue for the younger version of himself. Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson and special guest star, Sarah Michelle Gellar also star.Reg ‘ol NewsPeter Renaday - The voice actor responsible for Master Splinter in the 87 TMNT series, as well as Richard Ames in MGS2: Sons of Liberty has passed at age 89. It is presumed that the cause could be related to the heatwave in California, though no official cause was given.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-metal-gear-solid-2-voice-actor-peter-renaday-passes-away-at-89/ The Emmys - The Bear won 11 awards.Hot Ones - Netflix is trying to get a live version of the Sean Evans hosted show onto it's platform. SuggestsThe Fall of the House of Usher - Step into the dark, eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece, reimagined in Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix. This haunting series weaves together Poe's iconic tales, exploring the blurred lines between madness, grief, and horror. Flanagan's masterful storytelling brings the author's tortured psyche to life, paying homage to Poe's classic themes while injecting fresh terror and emotional depth. If you're a fan of Poe's works or just love a chilling, thought-provoking story, this series is a must-watch. Experience the unsettling genius of Poe reborn.STREAMING: NetflixMoviesTrailersSalem's Lot - https://youtu.be/QtVzKkv03ic?si=mdBiGwHP-3rUcgNq I think i need to watch the original, and read the book. This looks INTENSE.Venom 3 - Last Dance https://youtu.be/HyIyd9joTTc?si=R1DCSmk6Z8XS5OUH Knull is ACTUALLY happening? How the HELL is this a thing for the final movie?Reg ‘ol NewsFrancis Ford Coppola VS Variety - rancis Ford Coppola has filed a $15 million defamation lawsuit against Variety over a July 2024 article that accused him of unprofessional behavior on the set of Megalopolis. The article alleged that Coppola made inappropriate advances toward young female extras and ran a chaotic production. Coppola refutes these claims, labeling them false and damaging to his reputation. His lawsuit asserts that Variety relied on anonymous sources and exaggerated incidents, portraying him as incompetent. Despite these accusations, Variety stands by its reporting, while Coppola emphasizes his lifelong respect for women, vowing to clear his name in courthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/francis-ford-coppola-ap-megalopolis-los-angeles-variety-b2611997.html The Sims - Movie in the works for Amazon? Kate Herron (Director and EP for season 1 of Loki) will direct and co-write, as well as EP the film. Lots of easter eggs from the game promised for the film. (pools with no ladders)https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/the-future-of-the-sims Joan of Arc - Baz Luhrmann is going to be telling the tale of Noah's wife.https://variety.com/2024/film/news/baz-luhrmann-jehanne-darc-joan-of-arc-1236147612/ SuggestsNOPE - Jordan Peele's Nope is a must-watch if you're into genre-bending films that mix horror, sci-fi, and social commentary. Set on a remote ranch, the story follows two siblings who encounter a mysterious presence in the sky, leading to a chilling, visually stunning exploration of spectacle and survival. Peele masterfully blends suspense and thought-provoking themes, offering a modern twist on alien thrillers. If you loved Get Out or Us, Nope delivers the same bold, unforgettable experience.STREAMING: Hulu, or most other services for a rental/purchase fee.Rumor MillConfirmations/RefutationsREFUTE: Knull - According to Knull creator, Donny Cates, Knull will be fighting Venom, presumably, throughout the movie. This kills the rumors that Knull will actually just have a post credit sting cameo.REFUTE: Goonies 2 - Both Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton have shot down claims that the movie is about to hit production. This could be WB being sneaky and not bringing in Feldman or Plimpton, but the rumor says that WB wants to “get it right”, so that seems unlikely. Sean Aston has yet to chime in.New SourcesResident Evil - Another source saying that both Code Veronica and Zero are both in the works to some degree.New RumorsKnull - The symbiote god is going to be a big bad in the MCU proper in the future. With a spot in Secret Wars too. ~ALSO~Norman Reedus is NOT playing the God of the Symbiotes. The rumor is that title will actually go to Rhys Ifans, who is OBVIOUSLY not returning as the Lizard.Spider-Man 4 - Knull to be the Villain, pushing plans for the rumored “street level” Spider-man movie back.~ALSO~ Destin Daniel Cretton rumored for the Director's chair. Cretton was supposed to direct Kang Dynasty. Seems like a lock (IGN) also would mean a boon for the Wonder Man series as Cretton is set to produce. ~ALSO~Still ANOTHER source says that Spider-Man 4 will NOT deal with the multiverse, though still an “Avengers-level event.”Scarlet Witch - Elizabeth Olsen set to return to the MCUX-Men - TWO different projects in the works.~ALSO~Kelsey Grammer said to be returning for Beast. Which would have legacy Beast and legacy Wolverine alongside 2 separate X-Men teams.Nintendo Switch 2 - Manufacturing is reportedly starting now, with a possible trailer this week. Design details are leaking from the factory workers, indicating that the console will look similar to its predecessor and actually be called the Switch 2.MCU - Doctor Strange 3 is expected on February 13, 2026.Possible Scarlet Witch movie on November 6, 2026.SPECULATIONGrant Morrison - returning to the Ice Cream Man crossover book. As alluded to by the post from Image with Morrison's name on top of some ice cream scoops and in a font familiar to the fanbase.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Listen as Dr. London Smith (.com) and his producer Cameron discuss Renal Artery Stenosis with special guest Dr. David Plimpton, PhD (Nate Weingarden). Not so boring! https://www.patreon.com/join/jockdocpodcast Hosts: London Smith, Cameron Clark. Guest: Nate Weingarden. Produced by: Dylan Walker Created by: London Smith

Last week, an international court issued a major decision that could impact how nations around the world address climate change and protect the ocean. On May 21, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), also known as “The Oceans Court,” delivered an advisory opinion holding that countries must take all necessary measures to prevent, reduce, and control pollution of the marine environment from greenhouse gas emissions. This is the first time that an international court has ruled directly on countries' international legal obligations to mitigate climate change. The European Court of Human Rights found similar State obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights in April. The ITLOS decision is a major victory for the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law, COSIS, a coalition of nine nations from the Caribbean and the Pacific. For small island States, climate change is an existential threat. Protecting the world's oceans, which act as important heat and carbon sinks, is key to maintaining fish stocks, reducing the frequency and intensity of devastating storms, and preserving plants and wildlife. What exactly did the Tribunal decide? How might this groundbreaking ruling impact future climate policy? Joining the show to discuss the Tribunal's decision and its potential impact are Catherine Amirfar and Ambassador Cheryl Bazard.  Catherine is Chair of the Subcommittee on Litigation Management of COSIS's Committee of Legal Experts and the Co-Chair of the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton's International Dispute Resolution Group. She is also the Co-Chair of Just Security's Advisory Board. Ambassador Cheryl Bazard serves as The Bahamas' Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union. The Bahamas is one of the nine COSIS States that sought the opinion. Show Notes:  Ambassador Cheryl BazardCatherine AmirfarMegan Corrarino (@MeganCorrarino)Paras Shah (@pshah518) Catherine and Duncan Pickard's Just Security article “Q&A: ‘The Oceans Court' Issues Landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change”Rebecca Hamilton's Just Security article “The ‘Year of Climate' in International Courts” Just Security's Climate Change coverageJust Security's International Law coverageMusic: “Broken” by David Bullard from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/david-bullard/broken (License code: OSC7K3LCPSGXISVI)

Alan Alda plays George Plimpton in Paper Lion, the 1968 film based on Plimpton's book of the same title.  The book and film chronicle his attempt at joining the Detroit Lions during pre-season training for a story in Sports Illustrated.  Several real life football players appear as themselves in the film inlcuding Alex Karras (who starred two more times on film with Alda in Springtime and M*A*S*H*), Frank Gifford, Joe Schmidt, and Lem Barney.  In the shortest Hot Date to date and after many technical snafus, Dan and Vicky discuss the film along with some recently seen.  New horror Immaculate and Late Night with the Devil get the spotlight but also look for reviews for the new Ghostbusters, Godzilla x Kong, and the reality franchise Traitors on Peacock.  Check us out on all our socials:  hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta:  hotdatepod

A decade ago, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, anxiety around unknowns was still rippling through financial markets, including within secondaries. Similarly, there was a great deal of concern around the Volcker Rule that came into effect in 2014, which essentially prohibited banks from investing in private equity with their own funds. In 2013, secondaries volume sat at around $28 billion. The following year, volume leapt to $42 billion. While regulation should not be overplayed, the Volcker Rule and Solvency II – a regulation affecting insurance companies and the percentage of risky assets they can hold on their balance sheets – played a big role in this increase. In 2014, "There was suddenly... a lot more publicity being given to what people had been doing," Katherine Ashton, partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, explained. "With the increased publicity, with the increased knowledge of the market, that fed on itself and led to outdoing some of the predictions [for the growth of the market] because the more people realised that there were willing buyers and sellers, the more it allowed the market to develop." Welcome to the Decade of Secondaries Investing miniseries, where we celebrate 10 years of Secondaries Investor with reflections on key trends that have shaped the market, as well as a glimpse into what likely lies ahead. In this first episode, we sit down with Ashton as well as Michael Granoff, chief executive and founder at Pomona Capital. Each give insight into how the Volcker Rule and other post-GFC legislative frameworks spurred secondaries sales. For full coverage of our Decade of Secondaries Investing series, including all podcast episodes and an interactive timeline, click here.

From new launches, private and public, into outer space to the growing challenge of “space debris,” space is a growing challenge for international lawyers. We discuss some of the current and emerging issues with Ina Popova, partner in the international dispute resolution group at Debevoise and Plimpton.

Welcome to Connect, a podcast featuring one-on-one interviews with some of the top movers and shakers in the mortgage industry. This week we welcome Jehan Patterson, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton Topics of Discussion: 1:44 - I always like to get started with our journeys to the mortgage industry. Tell us how you got into legal representation for financial services. 5:35 - You have recently joined the Board of Directors of the DC Bar Foundation - how did you react when you got that news? Tell us a little bit about the Foundation 6:39 - You were an Enforcement Attorney at the CFPB, what were some of the top compliance areas that seemed to trend the most? 9:01 - What are the legal trends that mortgage lenders should be paying attention to right now? 12:08 - You will be speaking at our Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance conference that's coming up December 11 – 12 in Irvine. Can you give us a sneak peek at what you'll be covering? To learn more about the California MBA visit www.cmba.com and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode!

Writer and film critic Andrew Plimpton returns to the pod to speak with me about Scorsese's latest film, which centers around oil rights and a covert assault on the Osage tribe. We discuss the merits and demerits of this epically long film, Scorsese's legacy, the American project, and more. Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at nuclearbarbarians.substack.com/subscribe

Where'd you go, Bernadette? (2 BZ)Our episode discussion includes Plimpton herself and whether she was well written, our changing feelings on the episode when it aired vs now, Leonard and Penny and if he was in the wrong (spoiler alert - no), and more!Download hereRunning time: 48:27, 29.2 MB

Writer and film critic Andrew Plimpton joined me for a new running series we're doing: Energy Cinema. For our inaugural episode, we decided to talk about the new Oppenheimer movie. Hope you enjoy it! Get full access to Nuclear Barbarians at nuclearbarbarians.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to today's interview on the Emotional Kids Summit. In this interview, Edward, a clinical psychologist, discusses his background in studying mother-infant interaction in non-human primates and his shift to focusing on early infant development and working with anxious children after his son was diagnosed with OCD. He shares that his interest in understanding anxiety in children led to the creation of his podcast, where he interviews experts in the field. Edward emphasizes the importance of developing Islands of Competence in anxious children, such as engaging in sports, playing a musical instrument, or being a helpful individual. These activities provide children with a sense of competence, self-worth, and teach important skills like persistence and embracing discomfort. He also explores the foundations of mental health, including attachment styles, temperament, sensory processing, and the retention of primitive reflexes.If you'd like to see The Worry Motel and the interview, join the Companion Course to this series. Here is the link.Inside the Companion Course, we are offering amazing bonus materials. Some of these resources include:Complimentary call with CheriA chance to join the Math DYSConnected book launch teamAccess to The Purple X mini-courseComplimentary ticket to the Introduction to Dysgraphia WebinarComplimentary ticket to Small Group Math InterventionsComplimentary ticket to Saturday MathTwo-part on-demand webinar on dysgraphia and dyscalculia with the option to receive CEUsFree downloadable resourcesSubscribe to the podcast so you know when new episodes drop.Share this episode with friends and colleagues. ★ Support this podcast ★

Join us at our YouTube channel to join in LIVE for upcoming author interviews!  https://tinyurl.com/dabbleyoutube Dwyer Murphy is the author of An Honest Living, a New York Times Editors' Choice selection, and the editor-in-chief of CrimeReads, Literary Hub's crime fiction vertical and the world's most popular destination for thriller readers. He practiced law at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Columbia Law Review. He was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction. https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Coast-Novel-Dwyer-Murphy-ebook/dp/B0BJNXCJT7?ref_=ast_author_mpb  

Join us at our YouTube channel to join in LIVE for upcoming author interviews!  https://tinyurl.com/dabbleyoutube The Stolen Coast: A Novel Dwyer Murphy is the author of An Honest Living, a New York Times Editors' Choice selection, and the editor-in-chief of CrimeReads, Literary Hub's crime fiction vertical and the world's most popular destination for thriller readers. He practiced law at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Columbia Law Review. He was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction. When you click a link on our site, it might just be a magical portal (aka an affiliate link). We're passionate about only sharing the treasures we truly believe in. Every purchase made from our links not only supports Dabble but also the marvelous authors and creators we showcase, at no additional cost to you.  

Jonathan Levitsky, an M&A and PE partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, discussed clerking on the Supreme Court, working on the Kosovo peace accords and transitioning to an M&A and PE practice.

Lecture summary: Just over a year ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought public comments on a bold and thoughtfully framed rule proposal for the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosure. It was a move that signaled to many that the US was finally responding to the global shift amongst investors and asset managers toward the integration of ESG data into fundamental value analysis. Today, however, as ESG issues in the US have become politically polarized and as litigation challenges loom large, the possibility of meaningful change appears more remote. Now is therefore an ideal time to spotlight the new ESG disclosure requirements in the UK and EU and, against this backdrop, to refute the claim that ESG disclosure involves “major questions” that transcend the SEC’s longstanding and clear authority to impose new reporting requirements on publicly traded companies. The UK and EU experiences likewise provide valuable perspectives in connection with other hot-button issues in the US, including: closing the public-private disclosure gap, broadening the traditional concept of materiality, and imposing mandates that require real-time disclosure as opposed to disclosure primarily at periodic intervals. Donna M. Nagy is the C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She teaches and writes in the areas of securities litigation, securities regulation, and corporations, and has served for eight years as the law school’s Executive Associate Dean. Her scholarship includes two co-authored books, one on the law of insider trading and a casebook on Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and Compliance. She has published extensively in distinguished law journals on matters including insider trading and fiduciary principles; securities disclosure and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information; government officials and financial conflicts of interest; and securities enforcement remedies. She is also a frequent speaker on securities regulation and litigation topics at law schools and professional conferences. Professor Nagy is a member of the American Law Institute and served as a member of the National Adjudicatory Council of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and as an appointed member to the ABA Corporate Laws Committee. She began her teaching career in 1994, and prior to that, was an associate with Debevoise & Plimpton in Washington, D.C. She earned her law degree in 1989 from New York University School of Law and her BA in Political Science in 1986 from Vassar College.

Lecture summary: Just over a year ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought public comments on a bold and thoughtfully framed rule proposal for the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosure. It was a move that signaled to many that the US was finally responding to the global shift amongst investors and asset managers toward the integration of ESG data into fundamental value analysis. Today, however, as ESG issues in the US have become politically polarized and as litigation challenges loom large, the possibility of meaningful change appears more remote.Now is therefore an ideal time to spotlight the new ESG disclosure requirements in the UK and EU and, against this backdrop, to refute the claim that ESG disclosure involves “major questions” that transcend the SEC's longstanding and clear authority to impose new reporting requirements on publicly traded companies. The UK and EU experiences likewise provide valuable perspectives in connection with other hot-button issues in the US, including: closing the public-private disclosure gap, broadening the traditional concept of materiality, and imposing mandates that require real-time disclosure as opposed to disclosure primarily at periodic intervals.Donna M. Nagy is the C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She teaches and writes in the areas of securities litigation, securities regulation, and corporations, and has served for eight years as the law school's Executive Associate Dean. Her scholarship includes two co-authored books, one on the law of insider trading and a casebook on Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and Compliance. She has published extensively in distinguished law journals on matters including insider trading and fiduciary principles; securities disclosure and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information; government officials and financial conflicts of interest; and securities enforcement remedies. She is also a frequent speaker on securities regulation and litigation topics at law schools and professional conferences. Professor Nagy is a member of the American Law Institute and served as a member of the National Adjudicatory Council of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and as an appointed member to the ABA Corporate Laws Committee. She began her teaching career in 1994, and prior to that, was an associate with Debevoise & Plimpton in Washington, D.C. She earned her law degree in 1989 from New York University School of Law and her BA in Political Science in 1986 from Vassar College.

Lecture summary: Just over a year ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought public comments on a bold and thoughtfully framed rule proposal for the enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosure. It was a move that signaled to many that the US was finally responding to the global shift amongst investors and asset managers toward the integration of ESG data into fundamental value analysis. Today, however, as ESG issues in the US have become politically polarized and as litigation challenges loom large, the possibility of meaningful change appears more remote.Now is therefore an ideal time to spotlight the new ESG disclosure requirements in the UK and EU and, against this backdrop, to refute the claim that ESG disclosure involves “major questions” that transcend the SEC's longstanding and clear authority to impose new reporting requirements on publicly traded companies. The UK and EU experiences likewise provide valuable perspectives in connection with other hot-button issues in the US, including: closing the public-private disclosure gap, broadening the traditional concept of materiality, and imposing mandates that require real-time disclosure as opposed to disclosure primarily at periodic intervals.Donna M. Nagy is the C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. She teaches and writes in the areas of securities litigation, securities regulation, and corporations, and has served for eight years as the law school's Executive Associate Dean. Her scholarship includes two co-authored books, one on the law of insider trading and a casebook on Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and Compliance. She has published extensively in distinguished law journals on matters including insider trading and fiduciary principles; securities disclosure and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information; government officials and financial conflicts of interest; and securities enforcement remedies. She is also a frequent speaker on securities regulation and litigation topics at law schools and professional conferences. Professor Nagy is a member of the American Law Institute and served as a member of the National Adjudicatory Council of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and as an appointed member to the ABA Corporate Laws Committee. She began her teaching career in 1994, and prior to that, was an associate with Debevoise & Plimpton in Washington, D.C. She earned her law degree in 1989 from New York University School of Law and her BA in Political Science in 1986 from Vassar College.

Johnny Johnson was one of the early champions in off-road racing. With 112 career victories, and eight Baja 1000's where he proudly claims “l never got out of the car!” Johnson was one of the very very best in the dirt. He was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2010. Revered by his fellow racers for his fabrication and tuning skills, it is his humility and willingness to help anyone, anytime, that his friends say is his defining trait. Famed writer, George Plimpton chose Johnson, to star in his 1971 television special “Behind The Wheel.” In the feature, Plimpton interviewed Formula One racer Jackie Stewart at the Monaco Gran Prix before jumping into Johnny's buggy for the Baja 1000. Thanks to Carol Mears, and Lynn Chenowth for arranging this Slow Baja conversation.

The Jack Daniel's brand is at the heart of the US Supreme Court's latest intellectual property dispute that pits free speech protections against trademark concerns. Debevoise & Plimpton's Megan K. Bannigan joins “Cases and Controversies” in search of a middle ground for the justices ahead of arguments March 22. The Tennessee whiskey company says pet toy maker VIP Products is tarnishing its brand with potty-themed dog toys called “Bad Spaniels.” “Jack Daniel's loves dogs and appreciates a good joke as much as anyone,” the company said in its brief. “But Jack Daniel's likes its customers even more, and doesn't want them confused or associating its fine whiskey with dog poop.” Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Greg Stohr Guest: Megan K. Bannigan, Debevoise & Plimpton Producer: Matthew S. Schwartz

In this podcast episode, FTI Consulting experts Todd Renner and Adriana Villasenor are joined by Erez Liebermann, partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, to discuss the updates to the Part 500 cybersecurity rules from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Together, the group debriefs the changes from a cybersecurity, communications, and legal perspective, and considers the broad implications of the regulation nationally and globally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roller skates, most readily associated with the 1970s, were actually first patented in the US on 6th January, 1863, by New York furniture salesman James Plimpton. Plimpton developed the shoes after being advised by his doctor to take up ice skating, yet finding himself with nowhere to skate in the Spring and Summer months. He guarded his innovation zealously, and created a leasing model for the novelty boots in specially sanctioned roller parks. America's first ‘rinking' craze - dubbed by the press “Rink-O-Mania!” - was born. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly learn about an earlier skate-maker, who literally ‘crashed the party' in 1760s London; explain why roller-skating found a market in the prudish Victorian dating scene; and recall how the first ‘Roller Derbies' would test their participants to grim exhaustion…  Further Reading: • ‘Wonderful Things: Roller Skates, 1880' (Science Museum, 2015): https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/wonderful-things-roller-skates-1880/ • ‘Roller Skating in the 1900s - Hilarious Photos of Humanity on Wheels' (The Vintage News, 2018): https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/03/photos-of-roller-skating-1900s/?edg-c=1 • ‘Charlie Chaplin in “The Rink”' (Mutual Film Corporation, 1916):  https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9i4KwCz0Sz1pmewu_KA5fA8YdPEmoM4O #1800s #inventions We'll be back on Monday - unless you join 

Tanya, Angie and Mary Ellen speak with Zila Acosta Grimes, Associate at Debevoise & Plimpton. Zila's roots in New York's Latinx community and legal community run deep. She shares her own immersive upbringing in those communities, and shares her playbook for building affinity groups that make inclusive and powerful spaces for communities not traditionally represented in the law. Make an impact by being a part of our work: Join the City Bar (admission fee waived) using this membership form: bit.ly/3qEJqbV Join a City Bar committee: bit.ly/3xqT8SI Sign up for our newsletter to keep up on all ODEIB programs, events, and news: bit.ly/3qE5raK

Navigating Myriad Cyber Regulations with Erez Liebermann With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Erez Liebermann, a litigation partner and member of Debevoise & Plimpton's Data Strategy & Security Group, who served as Chief Counsel of Cybersecurity & Privacy at Prudential and spent 10 years investigating and prosecuting global cyber and white collar crimes as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, joins host Richard Levick of LEVICK. He provides extraordinary insights into new and proposed cyber regulations, balancing privacy and security, monitoring insider risks, evolving regulations and trends in ransomware and extortion and what to expect next on the cyber-front. His firm produces the Debevoise Data Blog, one of the world's most authoritative blogs on cyber issues. He is widely acknowledged as a leading cybersecurity and data privacy professional and is ranked among the leading lawyers by Chambers USA (2022).

In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles' Victoria Reese speaks to Deborah Farone, a strategic marketing consultant in for professional services; a former chief marketing officer of two global law firms, Cravath, Swain & Moore and Debevoise & Plimpton; and the author of Best Practices in Law Firm and Business Development and Marketing. Reese and Farone discuss the importance of building a personal brand and networking for an in-house counsel and what skill sets are most important to highlight as they do so. Farone also shares some misperceptions around in-house legal talent and what highlights the importance of having a good reputation. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of The Literary Life, Mitchell Kaplan is joined by Dwyer Murphy to discuss his debut novel, An Honest Living, out now from Viking. Dwyer Murphy is a New York-based writer and editor. He is the editor-in-chief of CrimeReads, Literary Hub's crime fiction vertical and the world's most popular destination for thriller readers. He practiced law at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Columbia Law Review. He was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction. His writing has appeared in The Common, Rolling Stone, Guernica, The Paris Review Daily, Electric Literature, and other publications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Dwyer Murphy, author of An Honest Living. Dwyer Murphy is a New Yorklorida-based writer and editor. He is the editor-in-chief of CrimeReads, Literary Hub's crime fiction vertical and the world's most popular destination for thriller readers. He practiced law at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Columbia Law Review. He was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction. His writing has appeared in The Common, Rolling Stone, Guernica, The Paris Review Daily, Electric Literature, and other publications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE from 1996 it's Totally Rad! Join guest Vice Principal Doug Plimpton (@bencassil), 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 14-year-old Intern Miranda Rae Hart (@miranduhhartheartsyou), 16-year-old bandleader Janine (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) as they talk about divorce, frisbee solitaire, and sing a perfect country song! Follow Ben Cassil on IG and Twitter @bencassil, and check out his improv team "Cosmo" performing at WE Improv every Wednesday at 10 at the Clubhouse in LA!Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow @totallyrad1996 on IG and Twitter for video content! TotallyRad1996@gmail.com is our email!

The Break is part of Muddhouse Media, a diverse podcast network, created in part by Hollywood producer Kris Meyer, who joins Taniya on this episode to tell his remarkable story. After 5 years in Hollywood trying to ‘make it', Kris was working as a bouncer and ready to move back to Boston when his first big break finally appeared.  Kris is an Emmy nominated and award winning producer who has worked for the comedic duo The Farrelly Brothers under their production banner, Conundrum Entertainment, for over 20 years.  He has worked as a creative executive, production executive and producer on such blockbuster hits as “There's Something About Mary,” “Me, Myself & Irene,” “Shallow Hal,” “Fever Pitch”, “Hall Pass”, “The Three Stooges” and “Dumb & Dumber To”. Conundrum's body of work has resulted in over $2 billion in box office sales. He continues to work with The Farrelly Bros. on joint ventures.  Kris has independently worked on a number of films and tv shows ranging from the Sports Emmy nominated ESPN/THE LOST SON OF HAVANA to PLIMPTON! which aired on PBS/American Masters.   Under his own banner, BlackEagle, Kris's most recent movies THE DO OVER starring Adam Sandler was released on NETFLIX, and most recently SUPERTROOPERS 2 was released nationwide.  Muddhouse Media combines niche expertise to create compelling, engaging and appealing storytelling. Muddhouse strives to present the most passionate individuals discussing the subjects they live for, with people who either share their zest, or can offer a novel or unique take or opinion on the subject

No matter where you're from or your walk of life, everyone can find a niche in NYC. It's a one of a kind city that focuses in on inclusivity.  This episode focuses on just that.Join in on this discussion, with our guests:Yin Kong, Founder of Think!ChinatownPeter H. Kostmayer Former CEO of Citizens Committee for New York Doug Hirn, Counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLPFind out how community leaders and neighborhood businesses can take advantage of resources available for those working to improve New York City.CitizensNYC is now accepting applications for its grant programs.Learn more here: https://www.citizensnyc.org/grantmaking

In conversation with Danielle M. Conway The Nation's legal analyst and justice correspondent, Elie Mystal is an Alfred Knobler fellow at the Type Media Center and is the legal editor of More Perfect, Radiolab's podcast about the U.S. Supreme Court. A Harvard Law School graduate and former litigator at Debevoise & Plimpton, he was the executive editor of Above the Law, a news site sharing details and original commentary about the legal profession. Mystal is a frequent guest on MSNBC and Sirius XM. Referred to by Don Winslow as ''a powerful and important book of brightly alive ideas,'' Allow Me to Retort is a guidebook for how the U.S. Constitution should accurately be interpreted in opposition to Republican claims. Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, Danielle M. Conway is an expert in procurement law, entrepreneurship, intellectual property law, and licensing intellectual property. She formerly was the dean of the University of Maine Law and served on the faculties at several other law schools. The author of numerous books, articles, and essays, Conway is the co-recipient of the Association of American Law Schools' Impact Award, and in 2016 she retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel after 27 years of service. (recorded 3/15/2022)

The SEC and Securities-Related Regulatory and Enforcement Matters With Kristin Snyder, Formerly the SEC's Deputy Director of the Division of Examinations and Now With Debevoise & Plimpton With Host Richard Levick of LEVICK: Kristin Snyder, who has just joined Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in the firm's San Francisco office in their White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK. She most recently served as Deputy Director of the Division of Examinations at the SEC. She discusses securities-related regulatory and enforcement matters, particularly for private investment firms and other asset managers; ESG enforcement for investment managers and private funds; a look forward at 2022 SEC trends and more. With a distinguished 18-year career at the SEC, Kristin brings extensive experience and insights into all aspects of financial regulation and joins a distinguished roster of former senior federal prosecutors, SEC lawyers and regulators at the firm.

Avi Gesser is partner in the Data Strategy & Security practice at Debevoise & Plimpton, a global law firm based in New York. He advises companies on privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence matters, including incident response and data minimization. Avi has represented international financial services firms, private equity firms, hedge funds, and media organizations through large-scale data breaches and AI incidents, including coordinating with law enforcement, responding to regulatory investigations, advising boards and executives on liability issues, and defending against civil lawsuits. Avi is the primary author of the firm's Data Blog and the architect of the Firm's Data Portal, an online tool that helps clients quickly assess and comply with their cyber breach notification and AI obligations. From 2010 to 2013, Avi was the Counsel to the Chief of the Justice Department, Criminal Division's Fraud Section. Connect with Avi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avi-gesser/ Learn more about our mission and become a member here: https://www.womenindata.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/women-in-data/support

In this episode of “Bring Out The Talent,” we shake it up a bit and speak with Kris Myer an Emmy nominated and award-winning producer and co-founder and CEO of Muddhouse Media. In this off-the-cuff episode, Kris discusses his 20+ year career working in the entertainment industry. From his work with the comedic duo The Farrelly Brothers on blockbuster hits such as “There's Something About Mary,” “Me, Myself & Irene,” “Shallow Hal,” “Fever Pitch,” and “Dumb & Dumber To.” To his independent ventures on a number of films and tv shows ranging from the Sports Emmy nominated ESPN show “THE LOST SON OF HAVANA” to “PLIMPTON!” Kris also discusses his most recent venture in podcasting with his new production company “Muddhouse Media.” Tune in for a fun look behind the scenes of some of the best tv shows, movies, and podcasts of our time!

Billy Collins '63 was U.S. Poet Laureate in 2002 when Congress gave him what seemed like an impossible assignment: commemorate the nearly 3,000 victims of 9/11 in a poem. In the inaugural episode of the Holy Cross Magazine Podcast, Collins talks about why he balked at first and why he changed his mind, and details how he wrote the historic piece, "The Names." More on Collins and "The Names" Collins profile: “The Making of an American Poet" Holy Cross Magazine, Summer 2020 Collins' website Collins' Facebook page, home of his live broadcasts Collins' "The Names" notebooks and drafts The Paris Review Interview with George Plimpton, Fall 2001 Podcast interview with Cheryl Strayed, May 2020 Holy Cross Remembers Lost Alumni on Anniversary of Sept. 11, September 2016 Transcript of this episode: Melissa Shaw: Hello and welcome to the Holy Cross Magazine Podcast. I'm your host Melissa Shaw, Editor of Holy Cross Magazine. This podcast takes a deeper dive into stories covered in our latest quarterly issue or examines a timely topic in between publication. In this episode, we'll be focusing on the latter with the man the New York Times has called the most popular poet in America, Billy Collins, class of 1963. Collins was serving as Poet Laureate of the United States on September 11th, 2001, and was later asked by the Library of Congress to write a poem to commemorate the victims of the attacks. Melissa Shaw: He read the resulting poem, The Names, at a special joint session of Congress in September 2002. It was a work the best-selling writing doesn't discuss much. But today, in light of the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Collins reflects on the assignment and the poem with writer Marybeth Reilly-McGreen, class of 1989, who profiled the native New Yorker and former New York Poet Laureate in the summer 2020 issue of Holy Cross Magazine. Here are Billy Collins and Marybeth Reilly-McGreen. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Thank you, Billy Collins, for being here today. And we are anticipating the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the attacks on America. At the time of the attacks you were U.S. Poet Laureate. Billy Collins: Correct. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: You were asked to write a poem, The Names, which you then presented to a joint session of Congress on September 6th, 2002. If you would, we would love it if you would read it for us now. Billy Collins: Right. I'd be happy to read it then we can... and even happier to talk about it. The poem is called The Names and there is a parenthetical epigram below the title, and it reads, for the victims of September 11th and they're survivors. Yesterday, I lay awake in the palm of the night. A fine rain stole in, unhelped by any breeze. And when I saw the silver glaze on the windows, I started with A, with Ackerman, as it happened. Then Baxter and Calabro, Davis and Eberling, names falling into place as droplets fell through the dark. Names printed on the ceiling of the night. Names slipping around a watery bend. Twenty-six willows on the banks of a stream. Billy Collins: In the morning, I walked out barefoot among thousands of flowers heavy with dew like the eyes of tears, and each had a name. Fiori inscribed on a yellow petal. Then Gonzalez and Han, Ishikawa and Jenkins. Names written in the air and stitched into the cloth of the day. A name under a photograph taped to a mailbox. Monogram on a torn shirt, I see you spelled out on storefront windows and on the bright unfurled awnings of this city. I say the syllables as I turn a corner, Kelly and Lee, Medina, Nardella, and O'Connor. When I peer into the woods, I see a thick tangle where letters are hidden as in a puzzle concocted for children. Billy Collins: Parker and Quigley in the twigs of an ash. Rizzo, Schubert, Torres, and Upton, secrets in the boughs of an ancient maple. Names written in the pale sky. Names rising in the updraft amid buildings. Names silent in stone or cried out behind a door. Names blown over the earth and out to sea. In the evening, weakening light, the last swallows, a boy on a lake lifts his oars. A woman by a window puts a match to a candle, and the names are outlined on the rose clouds, Vanacore and Wallace, let X stand, if it can, for the ones unfound. Then Young and Ziminsky, the final jolt of Z. Billy Collins: Names etched on the head of a pin. One name spanning a bridge, another undergoing a tunnel. A blue name needled into the skin. Names of citizens, workers, mothers and fathers, the bright-eyed daughter, the quick son. Alphabet of names in green rose in a field. Names in the small tracks of birds. Names lifted from a hat Or balanced on the tip of the tongue. Names wheeled into the dim warehouse of memory. So many names, there is barely room on the walls of the heart. Billy Collins: To talk about the poem a little bit, I was asked by Congress, well, not everyone at once, in Congress, but I was, I received a phone call I was appointed Poet Laureate in June of 2001. And, of course, that was not too far away from September. And so being the Poet Laureate then, Congress, it wasn't Congress, it was really a group of people who were organizing this event, which was a congressional event. Congress was meeting outside of New York City, extremely rare in the history of the country. I think, maybe the second or third time that it happened. One of them occasion by the British, when the British burned down the capital. That's something we might not think of when we're buying Burberry raincoats and stuff. Billy Collins: But anyway, so they asked me if I'd write a poem to read to Congress and I balked. I mean I was sort of, "A homina, homina homina." I didn't know what to say. I wanted to say, "No, I don't think so." Because my poems are about such small things, such small matters, leading to larger matters. But this was just facing a larger matter head on, instead of telling it slant, instead of finding a way into a topic. This was facing the topic head on. And that's sort of the nature of an occasional poem, a poem that's on a certain subject, a certain event, really. Billy Collins: So I said, I did say, "No." I didn't say wouldn't show up, because you really can't say that to Congress. But I said, "I don't think I could write a poem like that." I kind of bargained my way out of it, but it took a while. I said, "I'm honored to attend and I will read something. I will find something appropriate to read and powerful." And I thought, "Walt Whitman will somehow come to my aid." But then they continued, I thought that would be the end of the conversation. They being at least three people on this conference call. Billy Collins: One of them said, "Well, if you did, just saying, if you did right upon, please include the heroism of the first responders." Another person said, "Well, yeah, if you happen to change your mind, please mention something positive about the future of our country." I mean, it's on and on like that. So the more they kind of jumped on me with all these parts that I should, the more I thought I couldn't write that poem. But one morning, like a week or so later, I woke up, startlingly, about five in the morning, it was still dark. And I thought I really should get off the bench here. I mean, this was the duty of all poets laureate in the past. Billy Collins: The reason to have a poet laureate, and is a British condition and invention, which is about 370 years old at this point. The whole idea of having a poet laureate was to preserve in writing, in rhyme and meter, which were the preservatives of ice and salt, that Yeates calls rhyme and meter, preserving sentiment and preserving national events. We didn't have videotape cameras, recorders, any of that. So the poet was to store in the national memory some event rendered in poetry. So that sort of, thinking of that at five in the morning, got my attention. That I would join this sort of noble tradition of poets laureate who wrote occasional poems. Billy Collins: But then I figured out, and this is sort of more interesting for people who write poetry than not, I figured out a way to do it. I figured out a strategy, because I was writing on demand and I figured out two things. I figured out I could write an elegy, so that's a specific genre and English literature and literature. And if you're an English major, if you get to graduate school anyway, you'll know by heart the probably six or seven great elegies in the English language. By choosing the elegy, that meant I could circumscribe the fields of my endeavor or play. It's a poem for the dead. That's what an elegy is. Billy Collins: That's why the little epigram, for the survivors, that's there, because it declares that the poem is an elegy. So I could stay within these elegy boundaries without dealing with geopolitics, the uncertainty. I mean, by then we were at war. I mean, war was declared, I think, nine or 10 days after September 11th. It was a pretty hair trigger response. And who knows where that war was going to go? Well, we know something about that now. The other thing, the other device I used was I could use, going through the dead, I could use one letter of the alphabet to stand for, to symbolize, to represent all the people, all the victims, the 3,000-and-something victims of 9/11 by the letter of their surname. Billy Collins: So there, I had two things to hold on to, the enclosure of the elegy, where I'm writing a poem for the dead and then the alphabet, and then this whole sense of the tolling of the bell of the names. I haven't counted it up, but the word names must appear 30 times in that poem. It's kind of names doing this, names doing that. That kind of repetition, as it turned out, created this rhythm in the poem. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Talking about the repetition of the names, I remember, in watching C-SPAN, watching you give the poem to America really. But in watching you read it, Senator Moynihan looks spellbound. He looks absolutely enraptured. His mouth is a little bit ajar and he just looked so, so attentive. Billy Collins: Yeah. Well, he's crying. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Mm-hmm (affirmative). So there was that- Billy Collins: His eyes were watering up. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: And Jack Reed and John McCain are sitting next to one another. You could see, there was something happening in that room. It was magical. Billy Collins: For some. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: For some. Billy Collins: I mean, it was a very strange occasion. I'm kind of poetry reading hardened, or a veteran, I've done hundreds of poetry readings. But this is before everyone in Congress, and so you see, and you stand among, of these people that usually just see on television. And what happened was there were a number of speakers, of course, and they were senators and they were giving serious speeches, of course, to fit the occasion. They were speeches about, they mentioned, there was a kind of recycled vocabulary. Billy Collins: I mean, the words, tragedy, and national interest, and protecting our, et cetera. And when I got up to read, it was very formal. And, "Blah, blah, blah, Poet Laureate of the United States," or something, and I got up and started. As you've just heard, the poem starts with, "It's nighttime and it's raining." And, "What's this? We're supposed to be talking about 9/11 and this guy's talking about how he's lying awake at night and it's raining." Well, that's poetry. It starts with imagery. Billy Collins: It starts with, at least my poems, tend to start with a place and even weather and a time of day, some kind of locator from which to begin. And at that point, as I've said before, many of the people in Congress were cocking their heads as sort of like a border collie hearing a whistle or something. They just couldn't place it, they were... And then it became clear that it's a poem. And then at that point, the audience kind of divided into two sections. Those who were actually interested in hearing a poem and those that kind of checked out and deployed their anti-poetry shields that have been installed in high school, or at some point. Billy Collins: It made a very strong point in my mind about the difference between political and poetic language. And you're right, whenever I had some doubts, I would always look over to Senator Moynihan. On a scale of one to paying attention, he was paying a lot of attention. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: He was. He was. Cheryl Strayed drew you out on her podcast talking about this poem, and you said that it was nerve racking. You can't see that on the C-SPAN tape, that there's any, your delivery is classic you, very controlled. I'm just wondering, was that an unusual experience for you to be keyed up and nervous? Because I've never seen you, and I've seen you live many times, I've never seen you look nervous. Billy Collins: You haven't seen me get on a roller coaster. A lot of things make me nervous. But no, my heart was racing. I was holding it together. I think I pulled it off. I mean, I've looked at the tape and I seem to be in control. I believed in the poem, I think. I revised the poem a lot, I read it out loud a few times, and I believed in the correctness of the poem. And I believed in the, if I can say this modestly, the strength of the poem. And so I had that in front of me. It wasn't like I was trying... I didn't have to make anything up on the spot. The poem was there and it was solid. And that kept me going, but I was glad when I was over. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Did this one take longer from conception to finished form? Billy Collins: It was done pretty quickly, actually. I didn't have the list of the dead before me, and I made up names as I went along, just as they occurred to me. I was trying to aim for some diversity. But later, it was odd, when I got the list of the names, which was available on the internet, I had picked some common ones that were represented there. Once I had the elegy and the alphabet, it really didn't take that long. I think I wrote the poem in a number of hours that morning. But I went back and meticulously went through every line, and mainly for say ability, and rhythm, and sound ability. Billy Collins: Like even in the beginning when I say the glaze on the windows. I'm awake, and then blaze and rain. And then I started with A and Ackerman, and happened, and then Baxter and Calabro, right, how it's all that A, A, A. So I was going for trying to make it sound and rhythm made sense there. But yeah, it was nerve wracking. It was a pretty tough audience. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Well, yes. And so I went to the Ransom Center to look at your notebooks, and saw the pages, and the asterisks by certain names. Billy Collins: Right. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: One of which was Quigley, which is, I believe, the name of Beth Quigley who was a Holy Cross graduate. Billy Collins: Oh, I didn't know that. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Yeah. What I'm wondering is it, after you read this, and it had its circulation on the internet, did you hear from any families or- Billy Collins: I heard from two families. And frankly, it was long time ago, I forget the names. But I should remember, but they're probably in with my other papers. But I did hear from them and they were very happy to be included. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: You also [crosstalk 00:18:52]- Oh, sorry. Billy Collins: That seemed to be something they did at Ground Zero, was the all the names were read to a tolling bell. In many instances, it's not a very difficult thing to come up with. I mean, what else are you going to do with it besides say their names. If you have over 3,000 people that need mourning, they can't be named individually. And even here, I only mentioned 26 names actually or 25 actually, because the X, there was no one whose name began with X. So I said, "Let X stand, if it can, for those un-found." And as we know, 20 years later, there are still people whose remains are being uncovered just on last night's news. Billy Collins: Then that's another odd thing about... or thinking about 9/11 now, which we are, because it's the 20th anniversary. But now, we see that we've had the, well, the embarrassment of this shabby ending to the war, which is so reminiscent of the helicopter leaving the rooftop of the hotel in Saigon. We've spent I think $2 trillion. $2 trillion is 2,000 billion dollars. Trillion is a little beyond our reach I think of our imagination, but 2,000 billion. We've suffered losses. I mean, 1,000s of people will have been lost in the war. I think something like they estimate 47,000 Afghan citizens, and the Taliban are back, and have reclaimed the entire country in a way that they didn't even have that kind of power before. Billy Collins: Well, I guess for my sake, I'm saying... I'm thinking, I'm not saying, but I will say it now, that choosing [inaudible 00:21:03] was a very smart play, because I did not get into politics, didn't want to get into too, "Let's get back, serve any note of revenge," which really was the emotion that drove us into Iraq. Getting back at the terrorists. I don't see... Where did that get us? Well, there's arguments that we get into with friends. Billy Collins: We got Osama bin Laden, et cetera. Now, we're closing [inaudible 00:21:35] and we're also getting out of Afghanistan. Afghanistan, as we know, always had the reputation of the I think it's called the burial ground of empires, because no one gets it. No one wins in there. We had the Russians as an immediate example just prior to us, and they didn't get anything, it's where are you go to lose a war. But that's something we didn't know then and that just kind of puts all of this into a greater perspective. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: One of the things I remember in a very early conversation that we had is you told me you don't read the names that often. Billy Collins: Well, no, I don't, I don't make a habit of it. I was reading out of a book... I think since the poem was written, I published maybe three books of poems, maybe even four, probably three. I didn't put it in any of those books and I didn't read it. I was at a school on I guess maybe it was the third anniversary of September 11th. I read it then. I've read it a couple of times, but I didn't... I finally thought, well, this book was published in 2013. It's called Aimless Love and I waited over 10 years to publish it, because as I say, I didn't want to make just another poem in my reading. I would have felt that I'm kind of disrespecting the dead and making it part of my poetry show. It was a very special poem for me and it seemed completely and inextricably tied to that occasion. I still don't read it. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: It holds a place of honor in “Aimless Love.” It is the very last poem. Billy Collins: Yes, that was really intentional, that it's not trying to make it not part of the other poems, but having that special place. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: When you received this request, this was only I think you told me the second or third commissioned poem you had ever... Billy Collins: Yeah, there was one poem on the 300th anniversary of a school in New York, the Trinity School. I can't think of another one that I've... I've rarely written on demand. I think anyone who ends up being a poet or chooses to be a poet does so because you will never be asked to write. It's the opposite of on demand, there are no deadlines, no one's waiting for your next poem. It's a very... It changes... I mean, the main thing about writing on demand is you have to stick to the topic. That's something we learn as students in writing compositions, the five paragraph composition, introduction and conclusion, three something's in the middle, three points. Billy Collins: You have to stick to the topic. With an occasional poem, it's the same thing. If it's a poem about the death of the Queen Mother in England, you can't just drift off in the middle of that and talk about how your dog has fleas or something, whereas you can do that in a poem that's not on demand. It's fun to always drift away from the topic in poetry, for me at least, and to discover a topic in the process of writing. That's the imaginative freedom that poetry graces us with or allows you. You don't have that in writing an occasional poem or a poem on demand. However, once I found the word names, and the analogy, and all that, I did have enough imaginative freedom so that I could talk about seeing a name on a monogram on a torn shirt, or seeing a blue name needled into the skin, going into tattoos. Billy Collins: Names silent in stone, like on a gravestone, or the opposite of silent in stone, or cried out behind a door. I kind of charged myself with coming up with one good image after the other. The only one I regret is I think going out of the morning. Also, the poem has a diurnal organization, you might call it. It begins at night, and then this morning, and then in the evening. It kind of goes through an imaginary day, but that line about the flowers heavy with dew like the eyes of tears, I'd like to get rid of that. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Really? Billy Collins: Yeah. Well, there's just too much there. Eyes, tears, and dew, there's too much going on. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: It's funny that you should bring up that line, because when I read the names, and still, I think of I wandered lonely as a cloud, and I know that you're an expert in words worth, and there are... I have always wondered and never asked you if you thought about the poet laureate of 1842 as you thought about writing this poem. Billy Collins: No, I don't think so. I don't think I was thinking of anybody in particular. I was born in New York, and I was a New Yorker then, and I was thinking of the imagery of New York. I have bridges, and tunnels, I have storefront windows, and the awnings, the unfurled awnings of the city. That was names rising in the updraft among buildings. So there's quite a bit of kind of urban imagery. Billy Collins: Now, I just have, in the evening, weakening like the last swallows, a boy on a lake lifts his oars. That has nothing to do with it. I can't just say the names in every line, so let this boy lift his oars in the evening. There's a moment of thoughtfulness there. It was actually pleasurable to write in that once I had the grid and the alphabet, it was, I don't want to say fill in the blanks, but indeed, there was a grid I was filling in with lines, and that made it very readable. Whereas when I got the phone call from Congress, it seemed like a totally impossible task. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: I can't even imagine being in that situation and my response would have been, "No, I don't..." I wouldn't have known how I could approach such a... It's an impossible ask. Billy Collins: Well, that was why I said I couldn't do it, but I figured out... But once the poem was underway, and once I'd figured out these constraints, then it rolled, because once it got moving, it rolled right to the end just about. I got to the final jolt of z, I could've ended it there, but I had more. I wanted names etched on the head of a pin, just an image of that. Then citizens, workers, mothers, names in the small tracts of birds goes back to that kind of Chinese myth I think about writing being invented by a man who watched the tracks of birds in the snow, or in the dirt, and saw those forums as a way of writing. Names lifted from a hat gets at the kind of randomness of who was killed there. Billy Collins: It's like a lottery. Some people I know, a friend of a friend, had to have... Her watch was broken, and she stopped in a jewelry shop to have her watch fixed, and it took a little while. Otherwise, she would have been on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center. It was very much who was sick that day? Who was late for work? Where the plane happened to strike. It's still horrifying. I mean, we watched just the other night this Day in America, I think it's called. It's a long documentary, many part documentary, that's solely about 9/11. It does take you back to the shock of it. But remember that if you teach high school or even college, most of your students, and almost all of your students in high school, weren't born then. Billy Collins: Even many of your college students were toddlers. For a lot of us, it's really in the fabric of our unforgettable parts of our lives. We all remember being overwhelmed by it with fear and uncertainty. For me, it was the two towers had been hit, but then there was... they cut to Washington, and there was a correspondent with a microphone. Well in the background, because he didn't want to get near it, was the Pentagon on fire. That was really a mind blower, because now, it's not new... It was sort of a New York thing, if you will, but now it's the nation that's under attack. The last plan that was forced down, heroically, they still don't know if that was going for the Capitol or the White House, but it could have gone right into the Capitol of the White House. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Were you in the city that day? Billy Collins: No, I was at home in Westchester County to the north, walking the dog. Usually drove the dog for her walk around this lake. So I was back in the car with the dog going back home, just a few miles, and NPR was on, and there was a fire in one of the Twin Towers, just a fire. That's all I knew. I have a really antiquated idea of what an office is. I thought somebody threw a match into a wastebasket, I don't know why I had that image, and that started a fire in some of the offices. When I got home, I didn't think anymore of it. Then, somebody, I forget who, called me and said, as your mother said, "Turn on the television." That's all they said, they just hung up. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: I don't know when exactly it was published, but you had just given George Plimpton a long interview. I have it in front of me, of course, where you talked about commemorative poetry and about the roots of commemorative poetry. Then you find yourself. That, to me, is a stunning coincidence that you should be actually having a conversation with George Plimpton. It was issue 159, came out in the fall of 2001, and then- Billy Collins: I'll look it up, I forgot that coincidence. I never realized that was a coincidence. The other coincidence was that the night before 9/11, September 10th, there was I'd say a pretty big book party for me at George Plimpton's house. My book, Sailing Alone Around the Room, had just come out. Paul McCartney was there and all sorts of interesting people. There was a terrible thunder and lightning storm that night and Plimpton's apartment was right on the East River, on 72nd Street. Billy Collins: The storm was so violent that the party actually kind of quieted down. Many people went over to the windows, and were watching this strobing lightning, and the glass and the windows actually trembling. That storm clear things out so that the next day was crystal clear, beautiful fall, autumn day in New York. For a while, it was called terrorist weather. I think pilots have a word for it. It's like super clear or ideal flying conditions, I guess. Then, many of my friends, I called them during the day of September 11th. They said, "That's the last party people are going to go to for a while." And it was. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Returning to the poem just for a moment. I just want to read this line again, "Let X stand, if it can, for the ones unfound." And just a couple of other lines, "The bright eyed daughter, the quick sun, names wheeled into the dim warehouse of memory, so many names, there's barely room on the walls of the heart." Those lines, they make me choke up. And I'm I'm wondering in the writing, do you have moments where a line stops you? Billy Collins: Yeah. I mean, it does and I don't know where parley is, I don't know where the line comes from exactly. Once a poem is really underway, I think, personally, I feel my mind is on in a way that's it's not on, it's not fully on, and just walking around the house. And that on-ness of the mind really... things do come to you. I just thought sons and daughters, those are the big losses I think, and bright eyed and quick, just wanted to give a sense of what the vitality of a living person, quick, quick on his quick thinker. Athletically quick, but also like the quick in the dead. Quick means alive. And bright eyed is the same thing, a sign of life and also a sign of, well, vitality. I'm not thinking of any of that, the line just... it rolled out. I don't think... It's not exactly like thinking for us. What are some good images of vitality? They just rolled out and later you see what they mean. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: You also said to that you were very careful in the language that you chose for this poem or maybe in what you didn't choose. Billy Collins: I was walking a thin line. I mean, I'm using very basic imagery of named stitched into the cloth of the day. What else? Names outlined on the clouds. I'm avoiding political language, I'm avoiding words like terrorism or freedom. I'm avoiding the big language of politics and the big language of the big Latinate words of public language. I'm sticking with what poets know, which is green rows and fields, small tracts of birds, a hat, the tongue, the warehouse of memory, needles, pins. Notice that the word needle is two lines away from the word pin. Tunnel and bridge. So I'm using concrete language. I chose them carefully, but it's the natural language of poetry. I mean, James Wright I think said big words like constitution and independence, they just scare him. He finds them scary because they're so vague and can be used so loosely. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: You said to her, "It was picture languages, Emerson calls it. It was the language of the world, of rain, and windows, and reality." Billy Collins: Right. Well, that's good. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: That is good. It sounds good. Billy Collins: Who said that? Yeah, it's picture language. Children like picture language. It's the language that... It's that part of your growing up when you don't understand concepts. You understand train, plain, sun, toy, oatmeal. For me, poetry, I like to read poetry that returns to that simple language of childhood now that we are adults that understand more difficult things. Paradoxically, the best way to access those difficult, complex human thoughts, if you will, is really through the language of nature, the language of ordinary things. Billy Collins: The shovel, the toaster, the bookend, the glass of water. Yeah, the one thing you don't want to do is, in a poem like this, or maybe any poem, is to make the language emotional, because that's why the line about the tears I think is a little too emotional. You want the language to be very, very calm, very assured of itself. You don't want to get emotional, you want to make the reader emotional, but you can't do that by being emotional yourself. That actually creates a distance between you and the reader. You can just lure the reader in with more images, more pictures, one picture after the other. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: You say you follow a poem to its end, as opposed to if you come at a poem as, "I'm going to I have an idea and I'm going to write about it in a poem," you should just write an email. Billy Collins: Right. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Right. Billy Collins: And don't send it to anybody. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: No, I would not do that. But did the ending surprise you? Billy Collins: Well, it's got to end somewhere. Names lifted from a hat, balance on the tip of the tongue, I could've kept going from there or not, maybe I'm running out of imagery at that point too, where you're just writing on rims, you've run out of rubber. But something summative had to be said at the end, I thought. You don't want to say in conclusion, but I thought names, plural, and now they're being stored away. They're no longer at play. In my imagination, they are being wheeled into this dim warehouse. Billy Collins: We're seeing them kind of get packaged and stored. Then, it's just so many names. Now, I mentioned 25 names, 25 letters. Well, I don't know how many names I mentioned. Yeah, I mentioned one for each letter, so exactly 25 names. But there are nearly 3,000 who lost their lives. I wanted to make sure that was said, there's so many names that have not been mentioned in this poem. So many it seems. The pro's way to put that would be to say so many names, it's emotionally overwhelming. The poetic way to say it is so many names, there's barely room on the walls of the heart. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: That's a beautiful way to end, unless you have other parting thoughts? Billy Collins: No, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to reflect on the poem, and to think a little bit about the 20 years that have passed since then, and how much has changed, and how much has not changed, really. So I'm very happy to talk about it, especially to a Holy Cross audience or people with Holy Cross interests. Marybeth Reilly-McGreen: Well, it's my honor, and we look forward to your next book, and to watching you on the on the on the broadcast. Billy Collins: Great. Oh, thank you very much. It's been a pleasure. Melissa Shaw: Thank you, Billy, and thank you, Marybeth. In the show notes for this episode, you will find links to Collins's notebooks and notes he used while writing The Names, the 2020 Holy Cross magazine profile of Collins, his website, and his popular Facebook page. Thank you for joining us today. I'm Melissa Shaw.

In 2012 my lawyer extraordinaire guest became the youngest female mayor ever in Japan. This is no small feat and even more so in Japan where at the time only 3% of mayors were women. Naomi Koshi shares her tenacity to accomplish goals that improve people's lives. Whether they are the citizens of the city she served as mayor or in the work she now does on Smart Cities as a partner at Miura & Partners. In this episode, we also discuss the timely topic of diversity on corporate boards and how Naomi is now turning her skills to increase female managers in businesses and promote more women to be elected to these boards. A value packed episode as well as a chance to get to know the woman who is a catalyst for making real changes in Japan. If you enjoyed this episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to leave a review and we'd love it if you would leave us a message here! In this episode you'll hear: What happened when Naomi didn't pass the Japanese Bar exam Her “mic drop” moment that inspired her to run for mayor of Otsu City How she instigated a change that helped women in Otsu City and is an inspiration to other cities in Japan The words that have guided her to her new challenge of supporting more women to be board members of Japanese corporations and become female managers Her favourite author and other fun facts About Naomi Naomi Koshi is a lawyer, an entrepreneur and former two-term mayor of Otsu City, the capital of Japan's Shiga Prefecture. From 2002 to 2011, Naomi practiced corporate law at Nishimura & Asahi in Tokyo and Debevoise & Plimpton in New York. From 2010 to 2011, Naomi was a Visiting Fellow at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School in New York, researching comparative corporate governance matters. In 2012, Naomi was elected mayor of Otsu City, a prefectural capital with over 340,000 residents. Naomi won reelection in 2016, serving a total of eight years until her second term ended in 2020. Naomi was the youngest female mayor elected in Japan's history at that time, winning office at a time when only 3% of mayors in Japan were women (another fabulous woman has recently become the youngest female mayor in Japan) . As mayor, Naomi fought to expand opportunities for Japanese women. In light of the homemaker role traditionally thrust upon Japanese mothers, and observed first hand by Naomi in her own family unit, Naomi successfully expanded Otsu's childcare system, thus making it easier for many Japanese women to return to the workforce. Naomi is admitted to practice law in Japan, New York and California and is now a partner at the Tokyo based firm of Miura & Partners. Naomi focuses her legal practice on cross-border M&A and start-ups, including Smart City projects. In 2021, Naomi Co-Founded OnBoard K.K., a company specializing in diversifying Japanese corporate boards. Naomi serves as CEO of the company. Naomi also serves as an outside director of V-Cube, Inc. Naomi was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2015 and was named an OECD Champion Mayor for Inclusive Growth. She holds multiple degrees from Hokkaido University, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. Connect with Naomi Miura & Partners https://www.miura-partners.com/en/lawyers/00049/ OnBoard K.K. https://onboardkk.com/en/

In Episode 7, we discuss the flight of Larry Walters, a California truck driver who decided, one pleasant Saturday in July 1982, to tie a few dozen weather balloons to a lawn chair and go for a quick float over the Mojave desert. The idea worked...but not quite as expected, sending Larry's airship, "Inspiration 1", into federally-controlled airspace over LAX before crashing into a quiet suburban neighborhood. We'll discuss cluster ballooning (both intentional and accidental), the design and current location of "Inspiration 1" , Larry's balloon obsession, and the amazing luck that led to his safe landing. It's our most uplifting episode yet! Sources for this episode include: “How the Balloon-Borne “Flying Lawn Chair” Got Into the Smithsonian” by R. Maksel, Air and Space Magazine, 2019 “The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair: Why did Larry Walters Decide to Soar to the Heavens in a Piece of Outdoor Furniture?” by G. Plimpton, The New Yorker, 1998 “Larry Walters; Soared to Fame on Lawn Chair”, by M. Oliver, Los Angeles Times, 1993 “The Strange, Sad Odyssey of “Lawn Chair Larry”” by D. M. Brumfield, Medium, 2019 “Great News Photos and the Stories Behind Them”, by J. Faber, 1978 “Interview with Larry Walters”, David Letterman Show, 1982 Wikipedia articles on: Lawnchair Larry Flight Weather balloons