Podcast appearances and mentions of rebecca martinez

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Welcome to the Green Rush, a KCSA Strategic Communications Production, a weekly conversation at the intersection of cannabis, psychedelics, the capital markets and culture.  This week Phil Carlson and Anne Donohoe talk to Rebecca Martinez, Founder and Executive Director of Alma Institute. Rebecca joins us to discuss the key moments and influences that brought her from regenerative farming to drug policy, to the founding of Alma Institute, a nonprofit psychedelic training and education facility located in Portland Oregon. In this episode, our hosts learn more about Alma's Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate Program, which is open to participants from across the US, Rebecca's book, “Whole Medicine,” and the formation of Oregon's Measure 109's psilocybin services framework.  If you are interested in learning more about Rebecca and her work with Alma Institute, visit the links in our show notes. Also, be sure to follow Alma and Rebecca on LinkedIn and Instagram. So, sit back and enjoy our conversation with Rebecca Martinez, Founder and Executive Director of Alma Institute. Links, mentions, and socials: Alma Institute: https://www.almatraining.org Donate to Alma Institute: https://www.almatraining.org/donate Alma Institute Psychedelic Facilitator Certificate Program: https://www.almatraining.org/programoverview Alma Institute Newsletter Sign-up: https://www.almatraining.org/email-signup Alma Institute LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alma-institute-non-profit Alma Institute Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almainstitute “Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities” Rebecca Martinez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-martinez-396ab622b Rebecca Martinez Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccamartinezwrites   Show Credits: This episode was hosted by Phil Carlson and Anne Donohoe of KCSA Strategic Communications. Special thanks to our Program Director Shea Gunther. You can learn more about how KCSA can help your cannabis and psychedelic companies by visiting www.kcsa.com or emailing greenrush@kcsa.com. You can also connect with us via our social channels: X: @The_GreenRush Instagram: @thegreenrush_podcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thegreenrushpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/TheGreenRushPodcast  YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCuEQkvdjpUnPyhF59wxseqw?disable_polymer=true

Rebecca Martinez is the founder and executive director of Alma Institute, a nonprofit educational institution equipping students from marginalized communities to become legal psychedelic facilitators. She's served as an advisor to the National Psychedelics Association, the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, and the Plant Medicine Healing Alliance. Her new book, Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities, is featured in the January/February 2024 issue of Spirituality+Health Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Martinez is the founder and executive director of Alma Institute, a nonprofit educational institution equipping students from marginalized communities to become legal psychedelic facilitators. She's served as an advisor to the National Psychedelics Association, the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, and the Plant Medicine Healing Alliance. Her new book, Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities, is featured in the January/February 2024 issue of Spirituality+Health Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The riveting Rebecca Martinez in a conversation about her new book, Whole Medicine! In this episode you will hear about the natural world as central in the conversation about people, plant medicine, ethics and expanded states; Alma Institute; being on both sides of the altar; power, harm and responsibility; normalizing conflict; a wish for this book to educate and empower the psychedelic naive; shrinking the power dynamics between facilitators and journeyers; and a pondering of, how are the medicines doing? Finally, Rebecca reads an excerpt from Whole Medicine for us. I highly recommend the book! Link to purchase in the show notes. Rebecca Martinez is a Chicana parent, writer, community organizer, and social entrepreneur living in Portland, Oregon. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Alma Institute, a nonprofit educational institution that equips trainees from marginalized communities to become legal psilocybin facilitators. She is also the author of Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities, published by North Atlantic Books in 2024. She is a voice on psychedelic justice and has been featured in NPR, Business Insider, STAT News, Lucid News, and Psychedelics Today. Links: Order Whole Medicine Alma Institute Rebecca's Website Rebecca's Instagram https://www.psychedelicsafetyflags.com/

Explore the uncharted territories of the mind with Rebecca Martinez, a visionary in psychedelic therapy. In a world where ancient wisdom meets modern healing, this episode delves into the ethical labyrinth of psychedelic use. Martinez, author of the revolutionary Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities, offers a rare glimpse into the future of mental wellness. Discover how these powerful substances are not just altering minds, but reforming therapy itself. Join us for a journey beyond the consciousness, where healing and ethics intertwine in the most fascinating ways.   Guest Bio Rebecca Martinez is a Chicana writer, community organizer, and social entrepreneur who from and lives in Portland, Oregon. Martinez explores the intersections between collective healing, systems design, and expanded states of consciousness. She is a student of transformative justice, Emergent Strategy, Somatic Abolitionism, and regenerative landscape design. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Alma Institute, a nonprofit educational institution that equips students from marginalized communities to become legal psilocybin facilitators. She's a Co-Founder of Fruiting Bodies Collective and a staff member of the Measure 109 campaign which produced the Psilocybin Services Act, the first-ever state program to provide community-based, legal access to psilocybin services. Martinez is an advisor to the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, the National Psychedelics Association, and the Plant Medicine Healing Alliance. She is a voice on psychedelic justice and has been featured in Business Insider, STAT News, Lucid News, and Psychedelics Today.   For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode285    Mentioned in this Episode Guest's book: Whole Medicine: A Guide to Ethics and Harm-Reduction for Psychedelic Therapy and Plant Medicine Communities Paperback – January 16, 2024 https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Medicine-Harm-Reduction-Psychedelic-Communities/dp/162317855X    Guest's website: https://www.almatraining.org/    Host Bio Kristen Manieri is a coach who works with teams to increase both productivity and wellbeing. She also helps individuals navigate transition with clarity and confidence. Her areas of focus are: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, habit formation, rest rituals, and self-care. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 200 authors about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional and joyful life. Learn more at kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me.    Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com  Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/

Amanda Santimaw is the Director of Clinical Research for the 9 locations of Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology, plus 4 external physician locations. She is responsible for the oversight of over 180 current clinical trials, 17 Principal Investigators, 24 dedicated research staff working in rheumatology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and internal medicine. She has 15 years of experience working in Phase I-IV clinical trials, observational studies, and retrospective data analysis. Amanda received both her Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science in Clinical Research Management from Arizona State University. When Amanda is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter and new baby, going hiking, camping, and traveling Rebecca Martinez is the Operations Manager of Clinical Research and is Amanda's co-pilot for all the locations. She has over 10 years' experience in the clinical research field in rheumatology and gastroenterology.  She is responsible for the successful study start-up, recruitment, and maintenance for all the ongoing trials. She too received her masters of science in clinical research management from ASU. This week we discuss the challenges of managing site level documents, making the jump to electronic regulatory with Veeva, CTMS, eSource and so much more.

In a new play, the tension simmers between two Puerto Rican sisters over a hot pot of sancocho. Playwright Christin Eve Cato, director Rebecca Martinez and actress Shirley Rumierk, who plays Renata, the younger sister, joins us to talk about the show, “Sancocho,” which runs through April 23.  

Your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the comedic Legend Lisa Lampanelli, who shares how she booked her first Comedy Central Roast, the importance of artists making mental health a priority and how she is returning to the stage in her cabaret show ‘LISA LAMPANELLI: BIG FAT FAILURE' on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at Trevi Lounge in Fairfield, CT. The show is filled with stories and songs in which the former Queen of Mean comes clean about all the things she f'ed up! Before closing out the episode with a fun game of ‘Toasts Rather Than Roasts'', the comedy icon reflects on her thirty plus year career and why she decided to devote her time to only things that she finds “cute”! Tickets for Lisa's cabaret show are currently on sale and can be found on here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lisa-lampanelli-big-fat-failure-tickets-405476439947 The episode opens with Samantha and Jason sharing a mic check where they discuss the Door McAllen Church's unauthorized production of ‘HAMILTON' and the world premiere of the original play ‘'RANDY'S DANDY COASTER CASTLE' written by Alexander Perez, directed by Rebecca Martinez and produced by the Egg and Spoon Theatre Collective! The exclusive video can be found here on Broadway World and the audio only can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or any of your other favorite podcast apps.  You can support the podcast and the hosts at www.buymeacoffee.com/SurvivalJobsPod and on Instagram at @surivaljobspod | @SammyTutz | @JasonACoombs.    Please excuse any sound issues, Friends! We are still in a pandemic!! Info on Lisa Lampanelli:  Get Tickets to Lisa's Cabaret "Lisa Lampanelli: Big Fat Failure" Here Follow Lisa on Instagram  Check out Lisa's Official Website  Mic Check Links: Survival Jobs Broadway World Video/Article Broadway World Article on Unlicensed 'HAMILTON' Production Egg and Spoon Theatre Collective Keenan Thompson as 'Pierre Escargot' on All That Important Links: Abortion Funds Website Plan C Pills Website National Write Your Congressman Link How to help Uvalde families NPR Article Check out Six Ways to Help the Buffalo Shooting Victims Check out Nine Ways to Be a Better Ally to Black People Support Women's Rights: Register to VOTE here Where to Donate to Support Access to Abortions Right Now Info on Your Hosts:  Follow Samantha:  Instagram.   |  Samantha's Official Website here Follow Jason on Instagram  | Twitter. Broadway World Article on our Season 2 Launch Party Check out Jason's Official Website here Check out and support The Bridgeport Film Fest Support Us... Please!  If you're feeling generous, Buy Us A Coffee HERE! Please don't become complacent: Support the Black Mamas Matter Alliance Support Families Detained and Separated at the Border.  Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund. Support Black Trans Folx here Donate to the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) Support the People of Palestine How to be an Ally to the AAPI Community 168 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color The New York Times: On Mexico's Border With U.S., Desperation as Migrant Traffic Piles Up PBS: How to help India during its COVID surge — 12 places you can donate Covid quarantine didn't stop antisemitic attacks from rising to near-historic highs Opening and Closing Theme Music: "One Love" by Beats by Danny | Game Music: "Wake Up" by MBB.   If you enjoy Survival Jobs: A Podcast be sure to subscribe and follow us on your preferred podcast listening app! Also, feel free to follow us on Instagram and Twitter! Thank you!!

Join your cohosts, Dr. Starlin and Sarah, as they interview Kate Tyner, Jody Scebold and Rebecca Martinez about all things hand hygiene. This episode will make you want to stop what you're doing and wash your hands! This podcast is brought to you by Nebraska ICAP. This team is grant funded to provide infection control and infectious disease support for facilities across Nebraska. You can find more information about Nebraska at https://icap.nebraskamed.com/ Don't forget to follow us on Twitter at @dirty_drinks and reach out to us if you want to be a guest on the show!

Tribe Alumni Rebecca Martinez shares her recruiting journey as a libero, which will have parts that may sound a little different than the process that some of you are going through right now, and there will be some situations that she went through that hits really close to home. During her playing career, Rebecca earned some amazing individual accolades and experienced a championship level, as a three-time All-American, and playing in the NCAA Tournament. She also had to fight through what could have been a career ending injury, and she shares the humbling experience that she had to endure, as she had to relearn the basics. Rebecca reflects on how her injury helped shape her future job choice after her playing days were done, and offers some advice to young players going through the recruiting process. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brett-sikora-downtheline/support

Tonight we are joined live from New Jersey by Chigozie Onyema, a North New Jersey DSA endorsed candidate for City Council in Newark. We will also be speaking to Rebecca Martinez and Julian Mesri from the Radical Theatre collective about their production of Songs About Trains. We also caught up with State Senator Julia Salazar to talk to her about the New York State budget, why she voted against it and what socialist in Albany are fighting for with just six weeks left in the legislative session. For more info on Chigozie Onyema visit: www.chigozieonyema.com

Hi everyone! Welcome to another spooky episode of the pod! Join Rebecca Down and Rebecca Martinez as they discuss M. Night Shyamalan's most beloved masterpiece so far, The Sixth Sense. You don't want to miss this one!Feel free to email us at TTIEFpodcast@gmail.comFollow the podcast on twitter & instagram @ttiefpodcastFollow Becca Down on twitter @becca_down and on instagram @_rebooksFollow Becca Martinez on twitter and instagram @rebeccaadele__

Scoot talks to "Rally for Peace" organizer Rebecca Martinez about the event's tone and turnout, and what they're looking to do with this momentum

Recorded on Thursday, November 18, 2021 The shutdown of theater due to the pandemic changed the industry and the job of every arts administrator within it forever. Changes in effort, execution, curation and sustainability are now very present questions that are being addressed every day at every institution. Today's podcast pulls back the curtains on that work to reveal some light on the work that often goes unnoticed. In this episode of TA(L)KING DIRECTION, Associate Artistic Director Nilan is joined by the Bold Associate Artistic Director of WP Theater, director, and choreographer, Rebecca Martinez. They discuss the changes that are happening, rebuilding trust within the artistic community, and shifts that are happening. Editing Services: Catalin Media, @catalinmedia

People always say “you don't get to choose your family” but I'm calling BS and have a story today to prove it! Rebecca Martinez is a wife, mother, friend, and preschool director. She also has a knack for making everyone she encounters feel safe, important, and well, like family! Today she is sharing her story of how she has created her family - not only through birth, but through other obstacles and circumstances that she has lived through, along with the beauty and challenges along the way.If you are loving this podcast, the best way to support it is to review, rate, and share the episodes – your positive feedback and shares truly means to the world to me and is what will make this baby grow!You can find me on instagram @thechoosemompodcastWant to be a guest? Reach out at thechoosemompodcast@gmail.com

Only 24% of households in Indigenous communities across Canada have access to modern, highspeed Internet, which means students in these places aren't getting the same new digital learning experiences as kids throughout the most of the country. Now, a program called Connected North is aiming to change all of that.  In this episode, Michael Furdyk joins Erika Van Noort to discuss how Connected North is using two-way telepresence video technology to enhance the classroom experience in Indigenous Communities - through physical technology and interactive software specifically designed for remote access. Best of all, it's leading to lower dropout rates and more empowerment for First Nations students in school and life. Featuring:     Michael Furdyk, Director of Innovation at TakingITGlobal Special thanks to Rebecca Martinez, Karen Buttigieg and Cheryl Stookes for lending their honest thoughts!    The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.      Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice's Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America. 

HELLO! Welcome to this week's episode of TTIEF. As per Rebecca Martinez' request, the Beccas watch Now and Then, a film starring Rosie O'Donnell, Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, and Rita Wilson, and written by Pretty Little Liars showrunner, I. Marlene King. Follow along as they discuss girlhood, friendship, and the necessary lesson of how to discover a murder in one summer. Feel free to email us at TTIEFpodcast@gmail.comFollow the podcast on twitter & instagram @ttiefpodcastFollow Becca Down on twitter @becca_down and on instagram @_rebooksFollow Becca Martinez on twitter and instagram @rebeccaadele__

The team gets together with special guest, Rebecca Martinez, to discuss the requirement of Hepatitis B vaccination as mandated by OSHA as an employer, best practices for vaccines, vaccine hesitancy and ... egg salad? You can find more key takeaways and resources specific to this episode on our dental page under the "Podcast Resources" drop down box. The podcast resources and other general resources that relate to infection control in dentistry can be found on our website; https://icap.nebraskamed.com/dental-facilities/ If you have specific infection control questions you would like to see on our podcast, please call our infection control hotline at 402.552.2881 or send us an email at nebraskaicap@nebraskamed.com.

In this episode, Stuart talks with the Family Crisis Center's newest member of the Prevention Team, Rebecca Martinez, who also serves as the agency's Student Advocate at Stephen F. Austin State University.   Rebecca tells Stuart what exactly a student advocate does, the services the agency can provide for students, and why she chose her career path. 

Your opponent just served its expert disclosures and reports. You then get a deposition notice - they're going to immediately depose their own experts! And since these depositions may be used at trial - experts often meet the test of unavailability - you might be forced to conduct your trial cross-examination prematurely, before you've had a chance to conduct discovery depositions of them. What now? In this episode, Jim Garrity spotlights a June 15, 2021 court ruling in which a federal judge confronted this very situation. The defendant complained the tactic was unfair and thwarted the principles of discovery. The plaintiff disagreed, saying discovery can be conducted in any order, and nothing prevented them from deposing their own experts first. Learn what the judge thought, and listen to Garrity's tips on how to deal with the situation if it arises in one of your cases.The case in the spotlight is Rebecca Martinez v. Coloplast Corp, et al., 2021 WL 2432156 (N.D. Ind. June 15, 2021).

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we speak with Rebecca Martinez and Elan Hagens who are the Founders of Fruiting Bodies Collective, a mission-based resource hub and online platform serving the growing psychedelic healing community. In our conversation with Rebecca and Elan, we discuss how Fruiting Bodies is playing an integral role in helping to develop educational resources that will encourage, inspire, and promote inclusivity for people of color and those from marginalized communities as psychedelic-assisted healing becomes more prevalent throughout society. We also discuss their efforts as it relates to the rollout of the psilocybin-assisted therapy program in the state of Oregon. *To learn more about the company featured in this episode and the work they're doing, visit their website: FruitingBodiesCollective.com*Get the latest industry news around all things psychedelics by visiting our website and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to never miss a thing. Visit our Website: PsychedelicSpotlight.comSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelFollow us on InstagramLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter*This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

The global pandemic gave us so many reasons to feel like giving up. So, when Charlotte-based journalist Sarah Delia went to work telling the story of COVID-19 in her community, she decided to focus on tales of resilience. Guest host Rebecca Martinez talks to Delia about her podcast Still Here from WFAE. | Keep up with WUNC's podcasts and the latest news on Twitter @wunc.

The second installment of our podcast launch is here! We've switched roles and put Rebecca in the hot seat. Come get to know our beloved creative director and co-founder, Rebecca Martinez. Rebecca is an Oregon born and raised parent, author, farmer, and community organizer. In this episode, we discuss: Rebecca's origins as a rebellious youth in a strict religious environment and her memoir, Edge Play: Tales From a Quarter Life Crisis (Available now in paperback and audiobook). The ways her experiences with family, police, and psychedelic healing shaped her advocacy around drug policy reform. Rebecca shares her vision for Fruiting Bodies. She explains why she believes embracing shadow is so important and how the healing movement can sometimes become bypassing. ”Having grown up as someone who was seen as rebellious and sneaky... I now recognize these are strengths as much as liabilities. If you are someone who wants to wants think outside of norms, structures and likes breaking rules, that creates a ton of opportunity for innovation. If that's steered in a way that's productive and helpful... rule breakers have shaped the world. Question everything. It's not just to tear things down, but to find the "YES." How are we going to find solutions unless we start asking better questions? To ask better questions, we have to think outside of structures constantly. It's an exercise of imagination. It's a creative discipline as much as it is about fighting the power.” -Rebecca Stay connected by following us on Instagram @fruitingbodiesco. You can also find show notes, contribute to our fundraiser, join our email list and download free guides to microdosing and psilocybin therapy at FruitingBodiesCollective.com. Thank you for supporting our mission! -Elan & Rebecca --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fruitingbodies/support

In this episode of CTU Speaks!, CTU President Jesse Sharkey and CTU organizer Rebecca Martinez join co-hosts Andrea Parker and Jim Staros to review the broad sweep of the campaign that finally compelled CPS to agree to a safe reopening framework. One of the most important elements of the agreement is the creation of safety committees in every school building. Jesse and Rebecca discuss how these will work and the essential role that rank-and-file members will need to play in order to make them function properly. For more information about safety committees, go to www.ctulocal1.org/safety. CTU deputy general counsel also comes on the show to give the latest update about CPS’ retreat from its heavy-handed attempt to punish teachers for (gasp!) contacting parents to let them know about unsafe conditions in the schools. As always, please subscribe to our show on whatever is your favorite podcast platform! And share your thoughts and questions with the CTU Speaks! team by emailing ctuspeaks@ctulocal1.org or calling 312-467-8888.

The COVID crisis has not only stalled the visa application process for immigrants in the U.S., it's made returning home an uncertain option when many borders are closed. Host Dave DeWitt and producer Rebecca Martinez tell a story about Nicolas Duchamp, a world-class flute player from France who hoped to gain permanent residency in the U.S.

BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE. Eve Picker: [00:00:13] Hi there, thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing.   Eve: [00:00:20] My guest today is Katie Faulkner, an architect with a 25-year career. She has traveled a long and winding road to find answers to the design issues she cares about - that design and architecture should be accessible to everyone, regardless of budget, and that all projects should have a net positive outcome. Starting with a master's in architecture degree from Harvard, she added in an MBA and a stint with Kattera diving into the technological aspects of mass timber construction. Her work has earned her many awards. You will want to listen in.   Eve: [00:00:20] Be sure to go to evepicker.com to find out more about Katie on the show notes page for this episode and be sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small change.   Eve: [00:01:29] Good morning, Katie, I'm really excited to talk to you today.   Katie Faulkner: [00:01:32] Good morning, Eve. Thanks so much for having me.   Eve: [00:01:34] Yeah. So last week I was absolutely spellbound by the fabulous presentation you gave to our lovely Women's Design Collaborative on the four ways in which COVID will forever affect design. And that presentation, for our listeners, is posted on the Small Change blog roll if they want to take a look. But I wanted to ask you, what inspired you to research and prepare that presentation?   Katie: [00:02:00] Sure. So, Rebecca Martinez and I did this together. Rebecca is located in L.A. and I'm in Boston. And both of us have lost our jobs during this COVID pandemic so we've had some time to really focus in on member advancement for the Women's Development Collaborative. And that's been great for me because it has opened up a world of development that I've long wanted to participate in, but actually as a designer and architect, haven't done a lot of directly. So, Rebecca and I were brainstorming with Libby, who, you know, is our leader for WDC. And we had been talking about an open letter and a video that Sheryl Durst, who's the CEO of IIDA, had put out there on the future of design. And she made some pretty bold predictions and so Rebecca and I started debating some of them, and that was really fun.   Katie: [00:02:50] We noticed that designers have been prognosticating since March. Some of the prophecies have seemed kind of silly. Some have been extremely elegant. All have called into question the way we go about our lives, how we interact with our fellow human beings, what we consider to be dangerous, what we consider to be fair, how we support one another. And we found that a lot of the changes that we were seeing had been things that had already been in motion before the pandemic. And what we were witnessing was some kind of acceleration. So, I think you've had some of the guests on your show in the past. Even before this you've had MASS Design on. They came out early with some restaurant guidelines and some health care standards. Other firms have done the same. The magazine Architizer, the online magazine, had all these articles of sort of X ways that COVID will change Y, you know, how housing will change, how office will change. And then, of course, I always like to give the last word to The New Yorker, which had this article on how the coronavirus will reshape architecture. So, Rebecca and I kind of sat down and we thought about it from our perspective on the West Coast and the East Coast, what were we seeing?   Eve: [00:03:55] And so, what did you find? Maybe the question should be: what are like the most ground-breaking things that you found, the most interesting things you found?   Katie: [00:04:03] We were all over the map because we felt, like, that we could base our one-hour presentation on so many topics that we found interesting, even if we just looked at how she saw L.A. and how I saw Boston. But given where we were in our careers, given that we were really trying to work with women and women in development, we decided to divide the presentation into four areas. Into work, into home, into the ground floor of what I'll call mixed use development and then in terms of how we were seeing changes on the street. And so that's how we started, and we began to pull together some studies that maybe had already been underway pre-pandemic but were now really being looked at. People like Heinz Development and CBRE were making some predictions about office. And we were seeing other architects kind of talk about the home. One of the things I think we zeroed in on immediately were how changes of work, our preferences in work. We did a poll of our own group, of our WDC membership, and I think you were there. Not one person in that group felt, like, that they would be going back to the office full-time even after a vaccine. I think that was the most startling discovery we made as we were pulling the presentation together.   Eve: [00:05:23] Interesting. Moving forward in your work, how are you going to act on what you found?   Katie: [00:05:30] Well, interesting. I mean, personally, as I'm launching a firm myself, it's really given me pause to think about what to invest in. In a normal situation, I would have run right out and subleased some office space as I have a number of friends and colleagues who have small offices who have been great about offering me desk space and resources. But I haven't needed it because so many of my colleagues and the people I'm collaborating with are not going back to the office. They have families, they've got reasons to stay home. So, I don't think I'll do that immediately. I've spent more time investing in my home office. I've spent more time investing in my technology platforms and learning new tools so that I can produce work by myself or produce work with a series of collaborators. So, it's a little bit of a different model. Again, the technology platforms, I think, were things that we were already all using, but we've really accelerated our investment in ways that we might not have seen before.   Eve: [00:06:33] Yeah, and I think in the same way we've seen acceleration of businesses that were maybe dying. It's almost like a compacted 10 years, isn't it, during this pandemic of things that have changed?   Katie: [00:06:46] Yeah, another thing that surprised us quite a bit was retail. I don't think anybody is surprised that retail is being challenged during this time, because I think we've been watching, over the last decade, retail try to adjust to online competition. But I do think that what we found in a McKinsey report was that, it's thought that we're pushing 10 years early in the acceleration of consumer penetration on digital platforms. And by that, I think they mean that there has been this gradual movement to people doing a lot of business online, even things like their health care, more than just ordering groceries or products, actual real penetration to digital platforms. So suddenly, in three months, we've moved 10 years forward.   Katie: [00:07:36] So what does that mean for our own mixed-use development? I mean, you and I have talked about this before, that in housing developments, there's going to be this assumption that there's an activated street, right? That there's a ground floor that's dynamic. Well, if that's not going to be retail, if that's not necessarily going to be small business, what's it going to be? So that, I think, caused Rebecca and I to really take a deeper dive into things like omnichannel retail and what does that look like? Who's likely to take ground floor? Or maybe things like ground floor housing, maybe? What does that look like? So, that's interesting. And of course, not everybody is in a highly populated urban area, but I think that still does cause to call into question kind of ground floor housing models. So that was a bit of a discovery for us.   Eve: [00:08:23] And what do you think is going to happen with offices on the whole? I mean, we hear people want to go back to office. They want to go back to work. They don't like working in isolation, but also isolation might be a little bit safer and cheaper and all of those things.   Katie: [00:08:40] Yeah, that was confusing. I think for me, I'm still on the fence on how that's going to go. If you look at CBRE or a recent article that I read about Heinz, people in commercial are predicting a decrease in overall office demand for sure. But it seems like they're predicting, kind of, a small decrease that I've read as low as two percent. And the reason they say that is because they think that there'll be an overall demand for more space in your office. Maybe offices aren't going to bring the whole group downtown, but when they do, people will want 15 percent more space than they had. I don't know about that. I mean, it isn't that I don't believe people want more space, but the open office was already kind of well underway. That kind of studio model that architects and designers have been used to was really taking over all kinds of office sectors. But that being said, I don't know that everybody, I'm going to go back to that informal poll that we took just with our own group, I think most of my colleagues don't think that they'll go back every day. That maybe they'll check into their office hub once a week, but they won't be showing up every day. Now, that begins to call into question things like the nine to five schedule, right? So many of us work in different time zones and we have colleagues that work maybe overseas. Why limit our work to nine to five? If I've got parents or children or other pressures, I can get just as much done, but maybe I'm restricted by school hours, et cetera. So now we're thinking like, whoa, what about the weekend?   Katie: [00:10:20] It's a really interesting question to begin to think about how we structure our workday. If we don't have to be in that physical office space, that the Headquarters becomes more of a network and less of a physical space to be, I'm not so sure. I mean, we've listened to other people talk about this kind of glut of office space going into the housing market. So maybe two problems get solved at once. I mean, it's all very fascinating. I don't know that the data is there yet, but it certainly gives one pause in terms of how we think about how we're going to structure our work life balance.   Eve: [00:10:54] You know, I couldn't really answer that poll because the question for me would have been, were you going to the office 9 to 5? I mean, I lived two floors above my office, and so my schedule was already sometimes at home, sometimes at the office. And that's going to continue. And I've been using Zoom for years. So, for me, it's really not much of a shift.   Katie: [00:11:17] I have the same issue. I had been practicing with a firm that I co-founded for almost 11 years, and then I'd taken a job with a West Coast construction company with the understanding that I'd move out there when my youngest son graduated from high school. So, from the time I started that job, I was completely remote. I'd go to Seattle a week a month, but otherwise completely Zoom-focused. Because of their West Coast time zone, I'd also adjusted my schedule to match theirs. So, I was already quite comfortable with that as a way of working and it really gave me a sense that people could work almost anywhere as long as they could find the time to come together. So, I think what you're pointing out is something that was already happening. I mean, the real reasons why we're not going to the physical office anymore, but I'm not so sure that we actually have to go back, at least in the way that we did. I think people will feel safe eventually when there's a vaccine, but there'll be other reasons why we'll call into question, I mean, why would I battle traffic? Why would I kind of expend that carbon footprint to drive in if I live out of the city? It begins to not make a whole lot of sense.   Eve: [00:12:24] Yeah, yeah. You're an architect and you obviously care about design very much. And I just wanted to understand why it's important to you and why you think, I believe you think, it should be important to everyone?   Katie: [00:12:36] Oh, that's, yeah, so I have been practicing since the late 90s and almost since the beginning have had a real fascination with prefabrication in construction and the ability for construction to be much more efficient in a way that had a much lower carbon footprint. This was, I think, back before, I think even then we all knew that we had a real responsibility to the climate but maybe the climate as a crisis wasn't screaming at the top of our agenda the way it is now. I think we've always, as architects, had a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. And as time has gone on, it's been clear that we, as an industry and construction, actually contribute to a good deal of the carbon emissions globally. So even though we, I think, have always been trained to make the world a better place, and I really do fundamentally believe in the power of design to do so, as we've matured as designers, as I think data has been made more available to us, we realize that we've been as much of the problem as any other industry, if not more so.   Katie: [00:13:48] And I think that we cannot alone, as designers, make a change. But if we begin to look at the way we deliver projects, if we begin to look at the materials that we use and the way that we work as industry, developers, manufacturers, we could do a great deal better in in reducing carbon footprints to the point where our buildings would have not only a zero carbon footprint, but actually would have the ability to be productive. And we've seen people do that. What's been the challenge is that it's expensive. It's not for everybody. I think as I've gotten to what I think is probably the sort of, you know, final yards of my career, the sort of next 20 years, it's so important to me that the work that I do be moving us all in a positive direction. And I know that most of my colleagues feel the same way. We're all looking at issues of storm surge. We're all looking at issues of climate. We're all looking at the responsibility of making the world a more sustainable, a more fair and inclusive place. And I'm definitely not alone in that. I think designers kind of bring that passion. I hope so anyway.   Eve: [00:15:00] But I think you've gone a little bit further because you worked with, for Katerra, right?   Katie: [00:15:05] I did.   Eve: [00:15:05] On timber housing solutions.   Katie: [00:15:09] That's right.   Eve: [00:15:10] What is mass timber construction?   Katie: [00:15:13] Oh, well, I'm happy to talk about that. So, in 2011, I launched a firm with a couple of partners called NAADAA. One of them is the designer, who's fairly well known, Nader Tehrani. And that practice was really focused on design excellence, but design excellence with a really profound engagement with the materials of construction and how construction, kind of the means and methods of construction. So, we were very interested in mass timber when people started talking about that. And it has been a common material in Europe for decades. There are housing, there are examples of schools. Europeans, Austrians, Germany in particular, have done a magnificent job in turning that into an affordable and sustainable way to do all kinds of construction. The US has been behind that, meaning lagging, in that our zoning codes, our building codes did not necessarily make it easy for us to use the material. It's also not been cost effective. What it is, is mass timber incorporates everything from cross-laminated timber, which is a series of what we'll call lam stock, general old two by four construction, glued up into layers and then layered upon layers so that it becomes a pretty robust material that can compete with concrete.   Katie: [00:16:31] It's also glulam which is very typical. Lots of people have been using glulam for years, which is again another glued-up means of using just regular timber stock into something that has a lot more resilience, both structurally and with fire protection. If done well, mass timber can be very sustainable and work very well with forestry management and actually help bring industry to parts of the country that have not necessarily had productive forest for a long time but have a lot of timber. There's a whole wealth of research that's being done by the Carbon Leadership Institute or the Carbon Leadership Forum. There are companies like Katerra that have been founded on bringing cross-laminated timber into the mainstream of construction.   [00:17:20] It can be done as a hybrid. It can be done with steel, it can be done with concrete, and even then, still very much lowers the carbon footprint. It isn't just the material itself, but it's the ability to do a lot of the fabrication offsite. So, when it comes on site it can get erected relatively quickly. We at NADAAA put together and successfully delivered the first mass timber student residence for Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. That is a hybrid. It's not completely mass timber and by that, I mean the structure itself is steel, meaning the columns are steel, but the slabs are cross laminated timber. So, you can leave those exposed with certain construction types so you get beautiful ceilings and you can really appreciate the natural wood. Goes up very fast, has much less dust and waste than concrete. It's a wonderful material and we could do a very deep dive on that in this podcast. I know we've talked about the WDC doing something on it. There's no shortage of information on it. It's a really fascinating material and I think the challenge now is to find ways to bring it into the market so that everybody can access it, so that it really can be cost effective for housing, for schools, for all kinds of typologies that really need not only carbon with a low footprint, but with a cost price point that that makes it accessible to everybody.   Eve: [00:18:44] You know, I was interviewing an architect in Amsterdam, Superlofts.   Katie: [00:18:49] Oh, yes.   Eve: [00:18:50] In my podcast. And he also brought up another aspect of mass timber that I thought was really fascinating from a design point of view. He was designing communities where he expected people to want to change their spaces, you know, add maybe another unit or subtract a room over time. And mass timber gives you the ability to break through and change the space that someone occupies much more easily than other materials, which I thought was really interesting.   Katie: [00:19:21] You know, we talked a little, we've talked a little bit about this, that, again, just getting back to this discussion of acceleration, pre-COVID if we were talking about housing, I would have said the biggest challenges to housing in the next decades are social justice, the delivery method, and then, of course, climate. I mean, those three things could be put to just about any construction type. But that social justice component it's exactly that. That way that we could deliver housing to people that would give them the flexibility to grow so that maybe when you're just starting out, it's just a small household. Maybe it grows to have a family or have a multigenerational component where parents move in or people stay.   Katie Faulkner: [00:20:05] And you're completely right, mass timber allows for that because it's this, kind of, terrific almost plug and play kind of construction that you can have the slabs put in place would have structural integrity themselves and have a pretty decent span. And you can kind of leave it as a shell and then outfit it as time goes on with either a timber construction or a hybrid construction of something that's more of a lighter frame. And it is exactly that. It's extremely flexible. So, you can build this kind of grid system that's quite elegant, that allows itself to be a studio, a one bedroom, a two bedroom, a three bedroom. It can be townhouses. So, we're not yet doing a lot of that here and again, I think that the barrier is market driven. It's that it's not yet cost competitive with other construction types. But I think that that's coming. I think you're going to see that in housing, this ability for people to get a housing unit, a housing type, and then grow into it. So, your Amsterdam architect is spot on and I think the U.S. will catch up.   Eve: [00:21:10] Yeah, cool. Shifting gears, do you think architecture offers the same opportunities for women as men?   Katie: [00:21:19] I do. I'm very optimistic about architecture, where I'm less optimistic is architecture within the integrated delivery process. So, I really, as an architect coming up, feel that I had a lot of opportunity to grow. I had a lot of support, even though I would often find myself the only woman at the table. When we would get on the job site, as soon as the project would leave the office and expand into the what really is, I guess if I could back up, what really is a project has a great deal more than architecture. Architecture has the ability to bring some vision and really help clients see the potential of their project. But you can never do that without engineers, without the funds, whether that be developer funds or client funds, and certainly without contractors. The world of construction is not necessarily as supportive of women as architecture has been. Architecture is by no means without problem. But I think that if you look at where we are, there are a lot of women in leadership positions and more all the time. I have a lot of role models in architecture who have been women who I've looked up to, both well-known and not. But as soon as we leave the office and we go into that world of project delivery, whether it be development or construction, it's discouraging.   Katie: [00:22:54] I think that I've wanted, my leaving NADAAA was difficult to do because I loved it. I love architecture but I really wanted to make an impact and I thought the best way, I think the best way to do that, is to somehow move a little bit more directly into construction and development. That has been extraordinarily difficult as a middle-aged woman or frankly, as a woman at all. That is challenging. And I'm frustrated. I think that women in development, there aren't very many, you and I have talked about this before. If we really want to look at women run projects, there are great examples where a lot of the leaders are women. But if you dig deep, they're often backed by firms that are led by men. I'm not saying that that's a bad thing. There are plenty of very enlightened men. But for women to have these opportunities, I just think that the barriers are huge. We often don't even really know about development. And when we get there, I don't know. there's just, this topic is so rich, but the short answer is, is it's a challenge for sure.   Eve: [00:24:03] You know, for quite a long period of time I think that was the only female developer in Pittsburgh, which was a little startling to me.   Katie: [00:24:11] That doesn't surprise me at all. I mean, that's frankly, before I even knew about WDC, I had researched you and had seen a project on Small Change and gotten really excited about you as a woman developer. I mean, I've contacted women developers all over the country just to meet them, just to kind of find out more, to see how I can get started. Fortunately, I mean, what I will say is that when you do meet people in development who are women or who want to see women succeed, there are a lot of tremendous resources for us. Finding those, though, is difficult. And kind of finding the capital and the wherewithal to start a project, as you know, is challenging.   Eve: [00:24:54] Yes, but don't give up because it's a lot of fun.   Katie: [00:24:57] Well, I'm trying, I do, I'm very optimistic and I'm extremely grateful for WDC and for our members because there's a lot of support there.   Eve: [00:25:05] Yeah, it's great. Well, I'm going to shift gears again and ask you, I think I know the answer, do you think socially responsible real estate is necessary in today's development landscape? Essential, not necessary?   Katie: [00:25:19] Oh, I think it's essential. It really is. I mean, I don't think that where we are today with our issues of equity and diversity and inclusiveness, I don't think that's any accident. I think that the tragedies that brought it to the forefront, that brought people out to the street, that was just something that was waiting to happen. There have been so many challenges to housing, to work, to various industries. I just cannot see that the social challenges and the environmental challenges that we have are not inextricably linked, that when we build anything, we have to look at the neighborhood that it goes in, the group that it is meant to serve. You cannot come into an area as a developer or an architect or a constructor without having the very people that the project is meant to serve at the table. And you cannot but think about the impact of the building on the neighborhood and the neighborhoods of the neighborhood, it's just not a question anymore.   Katie: [00:26:26] You know, you put something up and the hope is that you make the place better than it was, that you're giving people opportunities that they didn't have. We talk about kind of a scorecard, right.? And sort of, how do we look at a project? There's the environmental component, there's a jobs component, there's an inclusiveness component. There's just such a complex, three-dimensional web. We cannot not do that, no matter what it is that we're building - a factory, a distribution center - it's long past time. And I think that as developers, as architects, as builders, we can only do so much. We're going to have to take a really good look at our land-use restrictions, at our zoning requirements, at the building codes. There's going to be a lot of work. But I think that the louder the conversation is, the more people that are standing up and saying, hey, wait a minute, I think this is an extraordinary time. I think in many ways we will look back at 2020 as being a year of sea change, a real pivotal year.   Eve: [00:27:29] No, I agree with that. But I think probably my biggest frustration is still finance and...   Katie: [00:27:35] So true.   Eve: [00:27:35] You know, what's happened in the last month, it's a very odd phenomenon. Over a period of four months, things were pretty quiet as people grappled with their own situations around the pandemic and whether or not to move forward with their projects. But now, all of a sudden, everyone's gotten very busy. And I had a conversation with a developer yesterday who is doing a really interesting, worthwhile little project, not so little, actually, and wants to raise money for it. And the proportion of money he wants to raise is actually pretty high. So, my first question is always, can you get a bank loan? Because bank financing is the cheapest money you're going to get. You should always look for a bank loan before you look for equity. And he said no. The banks here have stopped lending, there's nowhere for me to go. So, we're in this time of change, right? And we need to be thinking about the new next things and the way we're going to live. And our financial institutions seem to be shutting down. That's big.   Katie: [00:28:47] That is big.   Eve: [00:28:48] They were already not amenable to new ideas because money is lent based on performance of projects just like it before. So, if you're doing something new, it becomes very difficult to finance something. And we need new now, right?   Katie: [00:29:04] Yeah, I second that. I find that the most frustrating part, well, one of the most frustrating parts about trying to launch new businesses, there is a lot of lip service to supporting new businesses, small businesses, women-run businesses. There aren't a lot of financial resources there. And you're right, the first place I would go would be a bank. But if you haven't done a project before, if you don't have a track record as a developer, even pre-COVID, you're just not going to get that loan. So, I don't know how to solve that problem. I mean, I think that, again, there's all kinds of places that I can go to offer me training, to offer me, kind of, coaching but where to get the money? Difficult. Very difficult.   Eve: [00:29:54] Very difficult. So, at Small  Change we try to do a little bit of that, but it's a really big problem to solve. As big as zoning and everything else. Now, I feel really depressed.   Katie: [00:30:05] But you shouldn't because I actually think that you have stood as an example of what's possible. I mean, you know, all of these things that crowdfunding brings opportunity to people who a) might not have had access, even just to the equity, but b) wouldn't have the wherewithal to know how to do it. So even though I think it's challenging and we're looking at, we have ambitions maybe to do bigger projects, the fact that you have allowed a group of people who might not have even had access to it, the notion to better understand how to get a project developed, that's huge. And if those rules change, I mean, that's really something.   Eve: [00:30:44] Yeah. Yeah. Well, final question. What's next for you? Well, you're in the next, right?   Katie: [00:30:51] I think so. I mean, I'm really trying to make lemonade. I, again, I was, it was a little bit of a, well is very much an unplanned shift. I had joined Katerra, which was a big change. I mean, I've been an architect in conventional practice for, I like to say over twenty-five years, because as we get to 30 years, that's starting to sound kind of ridiculously old, but it's been a long time. So, the notion of moving to a construction company was a really big change and for a number of reasons that didn't work out. So, I'm trying to go back to kind of what my ambitions always were, were to do an impactful, sustainable, socially responsible architecture and development. I think that architecture as an art can only go so far. And to really be impactful, I'm going to have to enter the world of development and that's new to me. So, I've spent most of the last four months trying to learn more about development, trying to partner with others who are small enough to want to kind of take on a collaboration. It's very, very challenging in Boston. But to begin to maybe look outside the well-developed metropolitan areas to some other Opportunity Zones that are well served by public transit. It's been a learning curve for sure, but I'm optimistic. It's also an incredibly exciting time. I think people are motivated. As you said, we need a new new. That being said, it's a bit of a, it's a bit of a cliff that I'm trying to scale. So, let's check back in a few months. But I'm hopeful that we'll see some progress.   Eve: [00:32:27] We should try and do a project together. And if there are any, anyone else out there that wants to join us, that would be amazing.   Katie: [00:32:33] It would.   Eve: [00:32:34] My big dream is, sorry gentlemen, but an all-woman-run development project would be just amazing.   Katie: [00:32:45] It would, it would. I think we have a shared ambition there and I believe, I believe we're going to see it. I'm going say in 2021. So, let's cross our fingers.   Eve: [00:32:53] I hope so. Well, thank you very much for joining me. I really enjoyed the conversation.   Katie: [00:32:58] Oh, thanks for your interest. It was a pleasure.   Eve: [00:33:07] That was Katie Faulkner. Many architects stay within the confines of prescribed architectural roles. Katie has really stretched herself and now she wants to stretch herself more. She sees real estate development as the ultimate way to take control of the physical landscape. And I'm right there with her. Let's hope she succeeds and brings her wealth of knowledge and compassion to the real estate development world.   Eve: [00:33:42] You can find out more about impact real estate investing and access the show notes for today's episode at my website, evepicker.com. While you're there, sign up for my newsletter to find out more about how to make money in real estate while building better cities.   Eve: [00:33:59] Thank you so much for spending your time with me today and thank you Katie for sharing your thoughts. We'll talk again soon but for now, this is Eve Picker signing off to go make some change.

How did Ideal Personnel get over 250 reviews on Google, averaging 4.8 stars? On this week’s episode of You Own the Experience, Robert Mann interviews cofounders Rebecca Martinez and Justin Brandt about Ideal Personnel’s 10 year anniversary and their journey towards earning all those positive reviews.Ideal Personnel built their stellar reputation in part through their use of social media to develop relationships with both clients and candidates, their continued investment into their internal talent and their use of the latest staffing tech. The result — 3 out of 5 of Ideal Personnel's candidates come from referrals.In the episode, Robert, Rebecca and Justin discuss:The strategy behind and benefits of Ideal Personnel’s social media presenceWhy they became an early adopter of video conferencing software and how it can be used to maximum effectHow building great relationships has been a through-line in Ideal Personnel’s 10 year historyCheck out the episode to hear more.

Midday theater J. Wynn Rousuck joins us now with another of her weekly reviews of the Maryland stage. Today, she spotlights Miss You Like Hell, the timely, 2016 musical about immigration now in production at Baltimore Center Stage.With book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes and music and lyrics by composer Erin McKeown, Miss You Like Hell takes us on the cross-country road trip of Beatriz, an undocumented immigrant (played by Lorraine Velez) and her troubled teenage daughter Olivia (played by Stephanie Gomu233urez), and introduces us to the constellation of characters they meet along the way. Directed by Rebecca Martinez, with music direction by Tiffany Underwood Holmes, the musical explores themes of escaping and belonging, the power of the mother-daughter bond, and the wrenching challenge of the migrant experience.Miss You Like Hell continues at Baltimore Center Stage through Sunday, October 13. For directions and ticket info, click here.

Listen in on Mark Keppler's conversation with Rebecca Martinez, Clerk/Recorder/Registrar of Voters for Madera County about Madera County's new voting process.

Who are the culture keepers? Heritage holders? Wolf at the Door author and director Marisela Treviño Orta and Rebecca Martinez, respectively, talk about this, and so much more, including demystifying Cinco de Mayo, and could art heal 45? Don't be left behind. Share and subscribe in order to open your mind to, and hear more the voices that are being heard at Milagro Theatre. We talked about photography as an inspirational jumping off point: www.diegohuerta.com, www.gracielaiturbide.org What do you think? Thanks for your great question Emilia Smart Denson!

Dmae talks with two directors opening plays soon. We hear from Rebecca Martinez who’s directing Wolf at the Door at Milagro Theatre (May 2 – 25) and Lava Alapai director of The Revolutionists at Artists Repertory Theatre. While it’s more common for female directors of color, they’re still underrepresented in Portland theatre. Both give insight into the […]

In 1977, a young woman named Robyn Davidson set out to pursue what she called a "lunatic idea" -- to lead a group of camels 1,700 miles across western Australia, from the center of the continent to the Indian Ocean. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow Davidson's remarkable journey alone through the Outback and learn what it taught her. We'll also dive into the La Brea Tar Pits and puzzle over some striking workers. Intro: O.E. Young of Petersburg, Va., assembled a two-story house from the marble headstones of 2,000 Union soldiers. In 1946 Stan Bult began recording the faces of London clowns on eggshells. Sources for our feature on Robyn Davidson: Robyn Davidson, Tracks, 1980. Paul Smethurst, Travel Writing and the Natural World, 1768-1840, 2012. Robert Clarke, Travel Writing From Black Australia: Utopia, Melancholia, and Aboriginality, 2016. Amanda Hooton, "Travels of the Heart," Sydney Morning Herald, Feb. 8, 2014. 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