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American Insanity
I smoke therefore I am.

American Insanity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 3:33


God created weed because he felt bad that we had to die. He snuck it in there before he could catch it. He made weed so we could be like him. He double crossed Adam and Eve with satan and we haven't been the same since. No serious: God created us to live forever. I guess we were in heaven already and somehow he snuck some bomb ass stanky herb into heaven where everything was perfect and nobody died and shot. and god told them not to smoke it. They could look at it and walking and steal its sweet aroma. But not smoke it. Hey you could probably touch it and watch as the herb sprouts buds, but don't smoke it. See that herb over there Adam and Eve? What herb god? That herb, here let me walk you over to it. Of yeah we see it. It looks cool and smells great. Well don't even think about smoking it. Wait you can smoke this? Wow that sounds awesome. Yeah I know it does and it is super awesome but don't smoke it ok? Sure ok god but why is that rainbow snake looking at us smiling and smoking the herb? Oh don't pay him no mind he has no power but he looks great don't he? I shot him down from the sky like lightning because he was trying to challenge me. he can sing better yeah and has amazing hair and shiny skin but who makes the world go round? This guy here exactly! But god the snake is flying Now and singing beautiful songs! Sure but ignore him if you smoke you'll end up just like him. But then the devil started talking and of course women are to blame so Eve smoked some of that stank ass weed with satan. Imagine that smoke sesh! So Eve and Stan toked it up nasty style without Adam right. Then Eve felt bad because she left Adam out of the crazy ass smoke sesh so she offered him some and he was like Craig on Friday at first like no but then why not? So Adam smoked that stank weed and they both realized they were naked! So being naked they ran to get clothes and God got mad at them for doing what he knew they were going to do anyway. God got mad at himself for sneaking in some bomb weed into the garden so he went nuclear and gave them death. Now we die. Because Adam and Eve smoked weed. We suffer and watch others do the same because god knew we were going to smoke weed. I smoke in the morning and at night and I always wonder what a smoke sesh with Jesus would've been like. Or a smoke sesh with the big G in the sky. But i hope to find out one day. I hope heaven is one big smoke sesh where god begs for forgiveness and I laugh hard and uncontrollably at his long beard and fire eyes. God knows weed. God smokes weed that's why he's god. We created alcohol and now drive under its influence. We drink alcohol to satisfy our urge to be Gods. We believe in ghosts but not in each other. Especially the Holy Ghost man that motherfucker sneaks into your soul through your Asshole and makes you speak in different languages. Like the Babylonians or the ancients who smoked dust and threw their kids into the fire beneath the golden calf. Religion is a man made artifact. Women were consulted but their advice was ignored, ursurped. Women are so busted! They caused death because they smoked that bomb weed with satan. Women are always the bad ones in the Bible go figure. God raped the Virgin for her sweet juice but it's her fault we die. If women had invented religion there would be none. Women couldn't even write a book in the Bible! They can't even preach or be pastors! Women can't wear jeans or be alone with white men because of their sweet juice and lustful thoughts. It's ok women are God's with a womb. We bow down to their power. To their superiority. Man made religion just brings more conflict and penis size arguments. Religion sucks like rancid meat tacos. Like spoiled milkshakes. Religion is maggots swimming in your vomit as you die a slow painful death knowing god created weed and made us die. C'mon god why would you do that to me? Your best buddy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wisdom For Working Mums
The Sh*t I Do! How To Navigate The Invisible Load of Motherhood With Fair Play

Wisdom For Working Mums

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 61:10


Have you ever felt resentful towards your partner for all the mental and emotional load you carry as a working mum?   Or do you feel like the she-fault parent in your house?  The default parent carrying the domestic load?  If you have, then the latest episode of Wisdom For Working Mums is for you!   My guest is Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, the game-changing approach to sharing the mental load, rebalancing your relationship and transforming your life.  It's a real world solution for sharing the domestic and emotional load at home.   After experiencing the pain, frustration and exhaustion of being the she-fault parent in her own home, Eve has channeled her amazing experience in law, organisation management and family mediation into creating Fair Play.  Reese Witherspoon describes Fair Play as a hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button-issues so many families struggle with.   And 2020 has been the year that has highlighted even further the load that working mums carry  During the pandemic the burden of housework, home learning and parenting has fallen unequally on mothers.  It seems that the gender inequalities that might exist in our homes have got worse during COVID-19.  So Eve's message and her Fair Play approach are more important than ever.   In this episode Eve shares: Powerful and relatable stories about her life that led her to write the book Fair Play The toxic time messages we receive as women that perpetuate the 'having it all means doing it all' paradigm How the private issues that we experience in our homes that cause blame, guilt and shame, are actually public issues based on our society and cultural issues How you can bring your partner to the table to engage in rebalancing the domestic load Practical ways to use your voice for more effective communication A proven framework to create fairness in your home You can find further information over on the podcast show page: http://wisdomforworkingmums.co.uk/45  

Women in Tech Podcast, hosted by Espree Devora
Putting People First Through Accessibility featuring Eve Andersson, Director of Accessibility at Google: Women In Tech San Francisco

Women in Tech Podcast, hosted by Espree Devora

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 45:06


Don't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://womenintechshow.com. Be featured in the Women in Tech Community by creating your profile here http://womenintechvip.com/ Eve Andersson of Google “Putting People First Through Accessibility” #womenintech Show is a WeAreTech.fm production. To support the Women in Tech podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/womenintech To be featured on the podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/feature Host, Espree Devora https://twitter.com/espreedevora https://www.linkedin.com/in/espree Guest, Eve Andersson of Google https://www.linkedin.com/in/eveandersson Be featured in the Women in Tech Community by creating your profile here http://womenintechvip.com/ In LA? Here’s some awesome resources for you to become immersed in the LA Tech scene - For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, http://WeAreLATech.com Get Podcast Listeners, http://getpodcastlisteners.com/ Resources Mentioned: Google, https://www.google.com/ Google Maps, https://www.google.com/maps Tinkercad, https://www.tinkercad.com/ Freakonomics, https://freakonomics.com/ Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/386162.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy Spacetime Physics, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1000529.Spacetime_Physics Ada Majorek on Dasher, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvHQ83pMLQQ Dasher on GitHub, https://github.com/dasher-project/ Eve on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/eveandersson/ EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Putting People First Through Accessibility featuring Eve Andersson, Director of Accessibility at Google: Women In Tech San Francisco Eve Andersson: I think it's important to think of things you do in life as an experiment. And it's almost true, no matter what you do, as long as it's not life or death. As long as you don't burn bridges on the way out. It's okay to step out on a limb. Espree Devora (Host): My name's Espree Devora, host of the Women in Tech show. The show means a lot to me. The reason why I wanted to create the Women in Tech show is I wanted to create a positive piece of content. Something where people can listen and say, "If she can do it so can I." Espree Devora: If you too want to connect and collaborate with more incredible women in tech, remember you can go to the Women in Tech Facebook group at womenintechvip.com. That's womenintechvip.com. The best business resource I have is my mentors private Facebook group. I've never found a community that cares more about one another's success. It inspired me to create the same thing for podcasters. If you're a tech company or startup looking to grow your podcast audience, I created getpodcastlisteners.com, a private group specifically to discover how other podcasters have grown their audiences so we could do the same. Check out, getpodcastlisteners.com. That's getpodcastlisteners.com. Espree Devora: For those of you who listen regularly know I am obsessed with software and tools to make you more efficient and productive. So new tool discovery of the week is things to No-Code MVP. Discovered a website builder called Carrd CA-R-R-D. It does look really cool. Admittedly, I have not used it myself, but I've watched tons of ways that it's been used. Like to recreate the buffer, the famous buffer landing page and all other ways. So check out C-A-R-R-D .co. They do not know I'm saying this, but it is really cool the power that is has. Espree Devora: Another website builder that I've come across is called web flow. That one looks so dope too. That's webflow.com, W-E-B-F-L-O-W .com. And it looks awesome. I think out of the two, the one I'm going to play with first is Webflow. No particular reason why. I just feel that way, but maybe after watching a bunch of YouTube videos, I'll go back and I'll play with Carrd. I don't know. We'll see. I'm looking for the one that is the easiest, easiest, fastest to do without any code and without any trouble. Hope that helps the little discovery, and enjoy the next episode. Espree Devora: Welcome back to the Women in Tech podcast, celebrating women in tech around the world. So excited for our next interview, welcoming Eve from San Francisco. Hello, Eve. Eve Andersson: Hi Espree. It's great to be here. Espree Devora: Oh my gosh. I am so excited to have you on. I can't wait for you to share your story. Why don't we kick things off with you telling us a little bit about who you are and what you do? Eve Andersson: I am Director of Accessibility at Google. And by accessibility, I mean that we create software that helps people with disabilities. I am also a mother to a beautiful three-year-old boy named Oliver. Espree Devora: And if you're comfortable, one thing that I love to touch in on is how to be a driven leader and committed to your family at the same time. The whole do it all. I think it's important to remember that no matter our gender, we can do it all. And I like to share examples of that. Espree Devora: But to kind of ignite the conversation, working in a space that definitely needs more attention. And especially in the podcasting world, that's something that we could improve on as an industry as a whole. Can you tell us more about that? How do you work with the disabled community and how do you empower them? Eve Andersson: It is all about listening to people and understanding what's important to them. What are the needs that aren't being solved? I think sometimes, people start with the technology and try to fit that into solutions. Whereas it should really be the opposite. Working with people, making sure that people with disabilities are part of the community working on the products in the company. Doing outreach to people around the world who don't work at your company. And really understanding and listening. That's the most important thing. Espree Devora: What's your day to day look like? Eve Andersson: Every day is very different, which works for me. I love it that way. I think my role, I'm overseeing accessibility across the company. Which means I'm working with hundreds of colleagues across Google. Who work on product development, who do engineering, who do marketing, or communications, or education. So many different things. So a lot of my time is spent talking with people, working with people, figuring out ways in which we can collaborate and just do things together. Eve Andersson: This is kind of off the cuff and something I've definitely never brought up on the Women in Tech podcast, but I think it would empower all of us. Can you share with us some things that we could do as a community to be better listeners and to make things more accessible? Like podcasting. What's something I can do as a podcaster, not to put you on the spot Eve. But if you don't mind, what's something I could do as a podcaster to make the women in tech podcast more accessible to everyone? Eve Andersson: Well, I think podcasting is a fairly verbal means of communication. There is no video component to it. So of course the most important thing is to have transcripts available to people. But there's also making sure that the words are clear. Because every disability, there's a range. It's not deaf or hearing. It can be anything in between. So sure that there's good audio quality, that there's not too much distracting noise, or music, or other things. Espree Devora: And are there certain terms that are empowering terms that we should be using as a community? Like earlier I used the word disabled. Is that not an appropriate word? Should I be using a different word? Eve Andersson: Well, there's no consensus on this really. There are things that some people prefer. Often people prefer what's called person first language. So you would say a person with a disability as opposed to a disabled person. Espree Devora: A person with a disability. I will remember that indeed. And when did you get started on this journey in becoming passionate about being supportive, about spending a lot of attention on accessibility? Eve Andersson: Well, I got started working on it seven years ago. And in a way, it was by chance. I was working at Google and I had a friend named Raman. He's a blind engineer at Google. And I just happened to run into him in one of Google's famous cafeterias. We had been friends for years, but on this fateful day, he mentioned that the accessibility team was hiring. And for me, it was pretty much a no brainer. It just seemed so exciting to me to be able to have an opportunity to work on something that helps fulfill Google's mission of making the world's information available to everybody. Eve Andersson: So I decided to do it. That was seven years ago, and I haven't looked back. It's been so fulfilling. Of course emotionally fulfilling, but also just intellectually fulfilling. Because accessibility isn't just about a checklist of things that you're supposed to do when you make software or hardware. It's also about innovation. And now that machine learning has taken off so widely and capabilities of machines are greater than ever before, this presents a lot of opportunities for building really innovative things for people. Espree Devora: It's funny is that I'm just going to call myself out and I'm sorry for anybody that may get upset with me. But I'm so ignorant. I've never thought that you could be blind and still code. That's so ignorant of me and it makes me want to champion more engineers who are blind and code. I'm really moved that really we could achieve anything we want to achieve, as long as we know that the resources that are in place. It's one of the reasons why I created this Women in Tech podcast. So what are some of the resources that exist for people with a disability to move forward in an engineering career? If we could talk about that just for a second. I think it's awesome. Eve Andersson: Yeah. Well, I love the broader point that you're making, which is that technology really can be something that helps level the playing field for people. As long as the people who are involved in creating the technology and deciding what technology to use in their schools, in their workplaces. As long as they actually take into account building and buying accessible software, we can enable people to do whatever they're good at doing and not be held back. Eve Andersson: So there are a lot of different assistive technologies. That's what we call technologies that help people with disability. So there are technologies that help blind people for example, understand what's on the screen, it can be a screen reader, it can be braille output. It really depends on the person's preference. Or if a person has low vision, magnification tools for example, or contrast. Eve Andersson: For people with motor impairments, which means that they might have trouble using their hands or other parts of their body. You can use things like mechanical switches. You can use voice control of applications. Eve Andersson: So really, a lot of assistive technologies are about changing a mode of input. So not having to tape, not having to use a mouse. Or changing a mode of output. So not having to see, or not having to hear. So really if it's done right, nobody should face limitations in the work that they do. Espree Devora: I love that. I love that. And something I am inspired to ask is one that's something I think about all the time with the community I work in Los Angeles tech and women in tech globally. I have this desire to get to understand as many people's perspectives as possible, so that we could be a good representation. It's hard to describe, I feel like I still don't do the job that I desire to do and end that I strive to do. The question I want to ask is how do you feel you've evolved in the last seven years pre working in accessibility and now? What's something opening that we could all learn from so we could evolve too? Does that make sense? Eve Andersson: Oh yeah, it definitely makes sense. And I think I continue to evolve, even though I've been working in this area for seven years. I continue to learn about different people and their stories, and what they care about. And it really is about listening and meeting people, and talking to people, and not generalizing. Not thinking that everybody with a disability or really anybody from any group is the same. So I have some really great colleagues who I just love spending time with. Eve Andersson: I'll tell you about one of them. His name is Dimitri Kanevsky, and he's a research scientist at Google. Brilliant mathematician. He has been deaf since he was very young, I think age of two or so. And he was having difficulty having conversations with his colleagues at work. And one of his colleagues decided, "Well, let's build something. Let's create something to help." Eve Andersson: And so he started engineering this thing, which we actually released last year. It's called Live Transcribe. And it transcribes the words that somebody is saying when you're talking with them live, or even over video conference you could use it. So it's made such a difference for Dimitri. And for me, when I'm with him. For example, before this lockdown started and I was having lunch in Google's cafeterias, I ran into him one day. And I was able to just sit down with him at the table in the cafeteria. And we just had a normal conversation. And previously, we would have had to schedule somebody to do remote captioning, or something else to be able to understand each other, especially in a noisy environment. So that was really meaningful. And I think the coolest story for me is that he is able to use this now to communicate with his twin six year old grandchildren. Espree Devora: Oh wow. That's so cool. And that's for several reasons, it's so important to understand a diverse range of human beings. Because we're able to more effectively communicate with one another if we understand that, on top of every other reason that it's important too. But the innovation that comes out from having the desire to understand more people and having that desire to serve and to help creates innovation like you're talking about. That's really, really cool. So what were you doing before this seven year evolution? What was your dream in tech before then? What were you working on? Eve Andersson: I've done a whole bunch of different things. My job immediately before this one was pretty exciting too. And if accessibility weren't something I'm so passionate about, I don't know if I ever would have wanted to leave that either. Eve Andersson: I was leading technical partnerships for Latin America, for Google. I was living in New York at the time, but I got to fly down all the time to various countries, especially in South America. My team was in Argentina and in Brazil. and we were working with partners all around the continent to help them have better technical integrations with Google's ad products. So that was lots of fun too. Espree Devora: And we're going to get into the very, very beginning. But just before we go there, what was the spark that you had before you were presented the opportunity to work in the division you're in now? Did you have a spark in that subject matter beforehand? Or did it come with the role? Because you have a sincere passion. I see the smile on your face, and it's awesome. It's bright and it's vibrant, and so genuine. But was it an educational process and you developed that passion, or was it a curiosity that developed into that passion? Eve Andersson: I grew up with family members with disabilities. So I think it was always in my subconscious that people with disabilities deserve to have the same opportunities in life as everybody else. Eve Andersson: Growing up, my favorite aunt, Aunt Sandy. I loved her so much. She was in a wheelchair. She had muscular dystrophy. And my dad actually, my dad was an engineer. And he built an attachment for her wheelchair. So I never thought that I was following in my dad's footsteps, but I guess my dad actually did accessibility engineering too. Espree Devora: I mean, I've said it on podcast episodes before that my dad had a huge influence. I mean, the influence in my journey into tech. It's a perfect transition. Let's jump into that. So when do you first remember being curious about technology? Was it when your dad engineered this, you called it an accessory for the wheelchair. Is that how you said it? Eve Andersson: I think I said attachment, but same thing. Espree Devora: Attachment. Yeah. Was it then, or was there another point after that or before that, that you really felt that spark? Eve Andersson: Well, I grew up with technology and I always liked it from the very beginning. I remember my dad sitting down with me at his computer. He had a really antiquated computer, or probably modern by those standards. The five and a quarter inch diskettes. And I remember him showing me how to program in BASIC. So writing spaghetti code- Espree Devora: That is so awesome. Eve Andersson: I know. I mean, looking back- Espree Devora: That's really cool. I'm so jealous. Eve Andersson: It was BASIC code, so it was really, really bad what we call spaghetti code because you can't really follow it. The syntax of BASIC is really, really bad. Espree Devora: How old were you? Eve Andersson: I don't remember exactly, but I was young. I was really, really young. And that was so much fun. And I remember hanging out with my dad in the workshop. He would do woodworking. And I was standing there with him. I think we weren't so protective about kids in those days. So I was helping him cut things with a bandsaw and drill things with the drill press. It was so much fun. So I feel like it was integrated into my life. Here's a story about my dad's personality. Espree Devora: Please. Eve Andersson: So he was from Sweden. And he had what's known as Swedish humor, which sometimes people say or lack thereof. Swedish people really like bad jokes. And I know I'm overgeneralizing. Sorry to any Swedish people out there. But a joke that he made up is the following. How do you brainwash someone? Espree Devora: How? Eve Andersson: With an IQ tip. Espree Devora: I didn't know if you would laugh or groan, you're kind of doing something in between. Eve Andersson: Here's another dad thing. So instead of making Swedish meatballs like a normal Swedish parent would, he didn't want to thought of the hamburger meat. That was too much effort. So he would chop it up into blocks, and he called it meat parallelepipeds. Espree Devora: Honestly, I love them. It's like what. I find these jokes oddly relaxing. Eve Andersson: I love it. Espree Devora: Okay. You're making me think about Europe in general. I love it. So going in, so your dad was this huge influence in your life. And I feel connected to the stories that you're sharing so much so. And then when was the first four way into it professionally? Did you start studying it in school, or was it an internship out of school? What were those beginning pathways? Eve Andersson: Actually when I started college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I was always the kind of person who was interested in everything. I liked literature, I loved math, physics, everything. Eve Andersson: So I ended up stunning engineering and applied science. Which is a pretty general major encompassing a lot of things. And I specialized in mechanical engineering. And the reason I did that, I didn't really think about it at the time. But looking back, I think it was probably because of a professor I had. Professor Melany Hunt at Caltech. And I just saw this amazing woman teaching mechanical engineering classes and doing research, real world class research. And I thought well, maybe I can follow in her footsteps. Eve Andersson: So that's what I studied. I wasn't even studying computer science. But then while I was a student, the internet really started to take off. The web did. So that was when I saw that computing was more than calculations and other things. That it was really becoming something that was about communication, that was about connecting people. And that's when I really started becoming interested in it. And I started getting paid gigs doing it while I was a student. Espree Devora: How did you do that? Did you apply? I just think it's important for people to see the connection. Did you apply, did you find them, were they on a job board? How did you connect to those paid gigs? Eve Andersson: Yeah. Well, this was a while ago. And there weren't that many people with personal websites back then. They mostly found me. Espree Devora: Because you had the one personal website on the web? Eve Andersson: I had a website all about the number pi, which I was madly in love with. Espree Devora: Oh my god. I love it. I absolutely love it. So jumping forward, how did you end up being connected into this opportunity with Google? What did you love about the culture at Google and wanting to be part of that ecosystem? Eve Andersson: I think almost every opportunity I've ever had was about connections with people. The story of how I got into Google is really no different from that. So at the time, I was living in Salt Lake City and I was doing an executive MBA part time. So I was flying to San Francisco a couple of times a month to take classes. Eve Andersson: And one of my classmates was at Google. And I had never thought of myself as a Google type of person before. I always thought I was a startup type of person, entrepreneur. Like you. But Google of course was a company that I admired a lot, because it was really changing the way that people interacted with content on the web. Eve Andersson: So he just told me about his job, and I got interviews through that connection. And that's how I ended up at Google. And I loved it. If you can just imagine walking into Google. all of these really smart people, energetic people, innovative people. I felt like a kid in a candy store, just too many interesting conversations to choose from. Espree Devora: I completely understand that feeling. And one thing I want to touch on. Before we started recording, you mentioned that you've listened to the Women in Tech podcast and that you really like it. And I was curious, and I have an intent in asking this. What is it about you that makes you moved by the content? Why do you like the show? Eve Andersson: Well, I really like that you've gathered together this amazing group of women around the entire world, who have really vastly different experiences. Some of the people grew up knowing that they were going to work in technology, some majored in computer science. Others did completely different things and then found themselves on this path. But they all come at it with a genuine love for what they do. And an appreciation of it. Also Espree, the other reason I really enjoy it is because of you. Espree Devora: I'm going to blush. Eve Andersson: I know. I apologize. But your energy and positivity, and how you draw out these stories from so many people. Espree Devora: Thank you so much. I'm obviously very flattered. My intent though, that I thought would be helpful as part of the conversation is, so I have a lot of questions that come up. I'm sure they come up with you too, is what is it to be in tech? What does that mean? And then some people say, "I have a lifestyle podcast." And I think it's important to understand our journey where other people say, "Well if it's in tech, it has to be a conversation about coding." What is your point of view? Why do you or don't you think it's just as important to tell the story of our journey throughout technology, in addition to having a conversation of what is it to code? Eve Andersson: Yeah. Coding is just one little piece of it. There's so much more. A lot of tech is about people. It's about understanding people and finding a way to help people through what you create. So it's not about coding, it's about an entire ecosystem and communities, and things that you can create together. Espree Devora: So what does being in tech mean to you? It means the word community? Eve Andersson: I don't think it means the word community, because I think community, there's some overlap between community and tech, but it's not the same thing really. I think technology is about creating new things that somehow enhance people's lives. Espree Devora: Do you think the term in tech means to code? Eve Andersson: No, it's much, much, much broader than that. And people of all different types of roles are in tech. There are people in marketing and finance, and communications, and user experience design, and research, and just so many different things. And coding is one tiny piece of the puzzle. Espree Devora: I think it's a really important little micro conversation to have because I connect with so many women that say, "I can't be on your show. I don't code." And I'm like, "I don't need you to code to be in tech. You founded a tech company," or whatever it may be. So I think it's interesting to kind of take a beat every now and again, to have that reminder of ... I don't know, this is going to sound so hokey. But of acceptance. Of empowerment and acceptance that you don't have to code to be in tech. And you are worth being celebrated. Well for many reasons, but also working in the tech space and moving things forward even if you're not an engineer. It still means you're an important part of the bigger puzzle. Espree Devora: Speaking of the bigger puzzle, since you listen to the show, you probably know I ask this question all the time. It's my favorite question to ask. What is a huge obstacle you've successfully overcome? And how did you overcome it? Speaker 3: Stick around. We'll be right back after the break. Espree Devora: We would not be able to support and celebrate women in tech around the world if it weren't for you. Thank you so much for being a listener and a fan of the show. To contribute and donate, simply go to womenintech.fm on the upper right hand side and click donate, which empowers us to continue celebrating women in tech around the world. Thank you for being a part of our journey. Espree Devora: What is a huge obstacle you've successfully overcome? And how did you overcome it? Eve Andersson: There have been so many over the course of my career. Actually, how I like to think of my career is like a rubber band. So I stretch myself almost to the point of breaking, and then I let it relax and I can feel competent for a little while. And then I stretch, and then I achieve competence over, and over, and over again. Eventually the rubber band becomes bigger. Eve Andersson: But I think one of the places where I really stretched myself was the year I spent on assignment in Argentina. So I had this technical partnerships role. But at this point, I was living in London. I hadn't even started the Latin American role that I told you about. So I was living in London, and I saw this posting internally for a one year assignment in Argentina. It was in the sales department. It was a job role that I had never done before in a completely different department, working with people who I didn't know. And speaking 100% Spanish. And I applied for it. Espree Devora: Of course you did. Of course you did. I love it. Eve Andersson: Well, and they gave it to me. And at first I wondered was I the only one who applied. But apparently there was competition for the role. Espree Devora: I love it. Eve Andersson: And you know how women do tend to not apply for roles until they feel like they have 100% of the qualifications. And I think we're really limiting ourselves when we do that. I think just apply. And whoever's doing the hiring decision, they can decide if you have enough transferrable skills to do the role. Eve Andersson: So I applied. I got it. I moved to Argentina, and I felt so useless. For the first three months, I spoke some Spanish, but I did not speak it well. I couldn't really follow the meetings. I was trying to catch up on the notes afterwards. I was studying Spanish every night when I got home. The role was completely different. There was nobody in that job function with me in Argentina. My colleagues were- Espree Devora: This is so interesting- Eve Andersson: Were scattered. So I was learning the role and living in a new place. The first few weeks, I was in a hotel that was a little bit sketchy. So that was probably very much the deep end of the pool because I was doing so many things at the same time that I had no idea how to do. But even with that over time, I learned. And I think by the end of the assignment there, I was actually pretty good at that job. Espree Devora: Wait, but how did you not quit? What was your head space? What did you hold onto that you just didn't quit? Eve Andersson: Yeah, I think it's important to think of things you do in life as an experiment. It was an experiment. I tried that role. If I needed to, I could have gone back to the previous one. And it's almost true no matter what you do, as long as it's not life or death. As long as you don't burn bridges on the way out, it's okay to step out on a limb, see what happens. And you have some kind of safety net. Other companies you can go to. You're not going to just find yourself unemployed because you have this one hard experience. Eve Andersson: So I think I approached it with that kind of mindset. And that gave me the confidence that I could just try to do it. And if it didn't work okay, but might as well give it a shot. Espree Devora: I think that is so cool. That's so cool. I think making it through those months where it just felt torturous and hanging in there anyway, it's very inspiring. Espree Devora: One thing that I brought up at the beginning of the interview that I'd like to touch note on is I think at the tech culture, we have this hustle, hustle, harder, grind. All these words, grind, grind, hustle, hustle. And there's no space for self-care. There's no space to be a loving family member, to be a friend, to prioritize eating well. That's just notorious. Ramen and startups, and tech is notorious with one another. What kind of insight can you give us on what it takes or how to think in order to make enough time for both our personal priorities as well as our professional priorities in tandem? Eve Andersson: Well, I think women feel like they have to be perfect. Which really is shooting ourselves in the foot. Because you don't have to get 100% of the way there. You can achieve 90% of a lot of things in half the time. So I think if we can get over that, that can really help a lot. Eve Andersson: For me, I think one of the best pieces of advice that I ever heard came from one of the leaders at Google at one of the internal conferences. He said to the entire room, "Take care of yourself. You're in this for the long run. This is not a short term thing. You have a long career ahead of you. And if you don't take care of yourself now, then you're not going to be able to achieve nearly as much as you will in the long run." Eve Andersson: So I really took that to heart right then and there. And started to think like that. And I say similar things to my team members as well. It's about wellbeing and about having happy, productive team members. And in the end, the results are going to be better. Espree Devora: I love it. I think I learned the hard way, and I'm still learning. I still feel a lot of resistance to it. If I don't take care of myself, I'm not able to serve others. And I still fight it. And then I retreat. I'm like, "Okay, I have to go slower." Somebody recently said something like to go slow is to go fast. Or something. I'm like man, working on it. Working on it. What are some of your favorite tech tools? Eve Andersson: Well, I think my favorite one to play with is Google Maps. I've just always loved maps, and I like cartography, and I love the old maps where things are out of proportion. And it's interesting. You get in the mind of the person creating the map. Why are things not to scale? What were they thinking? Why did the world seem this way to them? So I think that's really fascinating, and it's fun to just explore the world. Eve Andersson: But the other technology that I just tried for the first time last weekend, and I loved it, is called Tinkercad. Tinkercad lets you build 3D models that then you can print with your 3D printer just using a web page. And it's pretty intuitive and really fun. Eve Andersson: And the reason that I thought to try it out was that I was playing with my three-year-old. And he has Legos. He also has a marble run. Which is lots of fun. You put marbles in, you can build these really complicated structures. And he wanted a connecter between them. And they weren't connecting. The pieces just slide off of each other. And I thought wow, they can build some really cool things if we can connect these. So I designed a Lego marble run connector, where now the different types of pieces can be held together. And I printed it out on a 3D printer, and it worked. Espree Devora: I love it. I love it. I hear from a lot of parents that there's this curious playfulness that comes by being a parent. That for some reason, if you don't have children, you're not an easy access to. And it helps expand the mind and create more solution in ways you wouldn't have thought of before. I'm probably not describing it well. But I hear it a lot on interviews with people who have children. That this curious playfulness, I know that I'm usually so stressed out. I need to spend more time learning how to be playful. Eve Andersson: Just have a kid. Espree Devora: Yeah, exactly. Right? Eve Andersson: Or play with somebody else's. That's easier. Espree Devora: And I always love to ask, I know it's a little bit of an archaic question, but I still think it's so much fun. What books are your favorite? Eve Andersson: Well, I have a whole bunch of paper books that I have not put out in on the corner, even though I am always trying to make space. And the reason is I'm saving them for my son for when he gets older. So there are a few I'm really excited about reading with him. Eve Andersson: One is Freakonomics. Because I love anything that turns something that seems intractable, societal things into something that can actually be analyzed and understood. Another one is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Also, there's one called Spacetime physics, which explains special relativity in the most intuitive way possible. Which might not sound like it's that doable. But this book really does. It's amazing. Eve Andersson: And then all of these travel books. Because of course you can look things up online these days. But he likes to flip through them and look at pictures. And it just creates these opportunities for serendipity and what you learn, and what you see. So I'm going to keep them, even if all of the guides are out of date. I don't care. Espree Devora: I love it. I love it. I have tons of bookshelves with real books, and all my friends make fun of me. But I just, I don't know. I love ... my mentor is actually 19 if you could believe it. I don't care who I learn from as long as I get to learn. And he's extremely successful. And he said the way that he became successful is he read a book a week starting at 14. His books were his mentors. He's amazing. So yeah, I'm a big book fan. So is there anything you wanted me to ask that I didn't ask yet? Eve Andersson: I'd love to tell a story about somebody I knew and loved, who I think can teach your listeners something really important. I had a colleague at Google named Ada Majorek. And she was a software engineer. She was diagnosed with ALS while she was working at Google. And she wasn't working on accessibility, but she decided that for the end of her life, she wanted to really do something that was going to contribute to society and help people's lives. Eve Andersson: So she joined my accessibility team. And she worked on the software called Dasher. Which even though she was day by day losing the ability to speak, the ability to use her hands. Dasher allowed her to create written words which could then be spoken out using really minimal movements. And she actually worked on it and wrote a lot of the code for it. Eve Andersson: And after she passed away, I was talking to her husband. And her husband said that Ada told him that she felt like being able to work on this prolonged her life by another year. Eve Andersson: So I guess my lesson to people is no matter what your values are, what your passions are, just understand what's important to you. And then choose that, and that's going to make your life so much more meaningful. Espree Devora: I love it. That was absolutely beautiful. So Eve, you have super inspired me for something that I haven't thought about before. No self-hate, let's just table the self-hate and I'm just going to go. I want to do something about it now. You have inspired me that I want to champion more women in tech who are living with disabilities. And if you could help expose me to that community so I can support and celebrate them, I would absolutely love that. Because I have not done that enough on this show. And I'd like to do it a lot more. Eve Andersson: I think that's a great idea. I know some amazing people to introduce you to. And there's so many more people also. So what a great idea. Thank you. Espree Devora: Yeah no, thank you. This is a show about connectivity. It's not just about connecting women. It's about connecting people. And I know I tell the story of women and women in tech. But for me, the message is just so much bigger. It's just about being a global voice and really peeking in on a point of view you wouldn't have had otherwise. So that we could all walk away empowered, evolved, and understand one another more. I know I'm getting a little bit sentimental. Espree Devora: So Eve, if you could go back to the beginning of your career and give yourself one piece of advice, what piece of advice would that be? Eve Andersson: I think I would give myself wellbeing advice for early in my career. I was really, really driven. And I pushed myself to the limits. I had my company. I was writing code day and night. I would fall asleep in my chair and wake up with computer keyboard marks all across my forehead. Eve Andersson: And that was fine, because I got a lot done and had no social life. But I really didn't treat my body well enough. And I still have RSI or repetitive strain injury because of that. Because of how much I was typing over 20 years ago. Eve Andersson: And thank goodness for assistive technologies, because I actually use my voice to do a lot of typing now. Because typing can be painful. But if I could go back and tell myself one thing, I think that would be the biggie. Espree Devora: Oh wow. Wow. It's crazy how similar our paths have been between our fathers and overworking young, and then having this self-care realization. And I think a lot of people share that trajectory in their journey. Thank you for sharing that with us. And how about in the future? Where do you see yourself five, 10 years from now? Eve Andersson: Well, I love what I'm doing now. So I won't be disappointed if I'm still working on accessibility. Though there is one area that I really love and would like to do more of, and that's education. It goes back to what I said earlier about leveling the playing field. And I really feel like there's an opportunity to help people all over the world, wherever they are, whatever their ability, or disability, or race, or gender, or all kinds of different factors that people are born into. I feel like education is the big leveler. And I would love to do more in that area. Espree Devora: I love it. How can people connect with you? Are you on LinkedIn? What's best? Eve Andersson: Yeah. LinkedIn is my main place. Espree Devora: Can you spell your name for everybody? Eve Andersson: Eve Andersson, E-V-E A-N-D-E-R-S-S-O-N. Note the two S's please. Espree Devora: Eve, thank you so much for hanging out with the Women in Tech podcast. To connect and collaborate with more women in tech around the world, go to the Women in Tech Facebook group at womenintechvip.com, takes you straight there. Womenintechvip.com. Say hello on social at Women in Tech show on Twitter, on Instagram, on Facebook. I will see you guys. Talk to you guys here, you guys in the next episode. Bye. Eve Andersson: Bye. Eve Andersson: Hi, this is Eve Anderson. I work at Google. I'm Director of Accessibility, building technology to help people with disabilities. I'm based in San Francisco, California, and you're listening to Women in Tech. Arlan Hamilton: Hi, this is Arlan Hamilton author of It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage. And you're listening to WeAreLATech. Espree Devora: I feel so grateful. I've had the privilege of getting an advanced copy of Arlan Hamilton's new book It's About Damn Time. She is one of the most inspiring venture capitalists I've ever come across. Her story from having absolutely nothing and being completely broke, to being one of the most influential venture capitalists in the world blows my mind. And her book is insanely well written. Right when I picked it up, I didn't want to put it down. She teaches me and us how to become the asset, how to be our best selves, and how to be a person that not only creates opportunity for ourselves, but creates an abundance of opportunity for others. I'm so proud to share her book with you, and I hope you'll pick it up. And I know for sure, you'll be just as riveted as I was with each page you turn. Arlan Hamilton: Get It's About Damn Time at itsaboutdamntime.com. Espree Devora: The women in tech podcast is hosted and produced by me, Espree Devora. Janice Geronimo: With help from Janice Geronimo. Adam Carroll: Edited by Adam Carroll. Espree Devora: And music from Jay Huffman live and Epidemic Sound. The women in tech podcast is a wearetech.fm production. Credits: Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.com Story produced, Edited and Mastered by Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/ Short Title: Putting People First Through Accessibility

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast
230. Eve Ensler (Jason Plays Favorites #2) – no way out but through

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 62:17


[From February through March 22, 2020 (his last day hosting Think Again) Jason will be revisiting favorite past episodes. Jason's new show, starting May 12th, is Clever Creature with Jason Gots.] -- Note: I feel I should let listeners know that this episode of Think Again is about surviving and thriving in the face of unspeakable trauma and sexual violence. And in order to get to the thriving, we have talk about the trauma, which may be painful for some listeners and inappropriate for kids. But I don’t want to scare anybody off—I think it’s one of the most valuable conversations we’ve ever had on the show.  -- For a human child growing up, trust is the foundation of everything. We learn how to regulate our emotions, how to see the world as relatively stable and safe through the connection with the people who care for us. Severely neglected children can suffer all kinds of harm to their ability to think, connect with others, and learn. But what happens when the caring bond is not only missing, but is horribly abused? Distorted through incest and sexual violence? How do you build a self and life after that? And let’s say you somehow manage to survive to adulthood…to thrive, even. How do you fill the place in your heart where the love and the trust is supposed to be? My guest today has had to answer all these questions for herself. She is the playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler. You may know her as the creator of the Vagina Monlogues. What you might not know is that all the horrors I’m talking about happened to her as a kid. Let me take that out of the passive voice: her father did that to her, and more. And he died without saying anything remotely close to “I’m sorry”. So Eve wrote his apology for him—her book THE APOLOGY is a letter to her—to Eve—in the imagined voice of her dead father, retelling what happened, why it happened, and trying to figure out in these twisted circumstances what an apology would even mean… Surprise conversation starters in this episode: Jared Diamond on immigrants and innovation  -- Thoughts on relistening:  This episode with Eve Ensler means a lot to me. I came late to the feminist conversation about patriarchy and masculinity. About the ways men are taught to be ashamed of vulnerability, and how all that fear and shame can lead to violence. Listening back I’m struck again by this one thing she says: “Language changes everything. It’s like the word 'vagina'. If you can’t say it, you can’t see it. If you can’t see it, a lot of things can happen to it in the dark without your permission.” There is so much hope and power in the work Eve does to break the silence and encourage others to do the same. As a man, I hear it especially loud and clear when she says it’s time for men to “...make a choice. Whether they’re going to maintain allegiance to the male code or step into the next paradigm. Stopping the domination so they get to be free in this lifetime.” I hear it and I personally, enthusiastically accept that call.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not Another Mummy Podcast
Eve Rodsky On Rebalancing Emotional Labour

Not Another Mummy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 44:46


Do you have total equality in the home? Do you manage to divide domestic and childcare tasks fairly between you and your partner? If your answers are yes, you get a massive gold star and you don’t need to listen to this episode of the podcast! If, however, you feel like things are a bit imbalanced and one of you does a lot more than your fair share, this episode is for you.My guest this week is Eve Rodsky, who embarked on a seven year research project after she realised that there is a massive imbalance in most homes, with the woman often bearing the brunt of the domestic tasks and childcare duties, regardless of whether she has a job outside of the home. So Eve created a game which will revolutionise how you allocate these tasks, and in her book Fair Play, she talks through how the game works, and how it will help you.In this episode – her only podcast interview while visiting the UK - I chat to Eve about why this is such a problem for women and how the Fair Play game works.Buy Fair Play here, and read more about Eve on her website. You can also download Fair Play cards here.Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and blogger Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people on parenthood on the podcast. Go check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: @iamalisonperry or on Twitter: @iamalisonperryMusic: Epidemic SoundArtwork: Eleanor Bowmer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast
197. Eve Ensler (author, activist) – No way out but through

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2019 60:49


Note: I feel I should let listeners know that this episode of Think Again is about surviving and thriving in the face of unspeakable trauma and sexual violence. And in order to get to the thriving, we have talk about the trauma, which may be painful for some listeners and inappropriate for kids. But I don’t want to scare anybody off—I think it’s one of the most valuable conversations we’ve ever had on the show.  -- For a human child growing up, trust is the foundation of everything. We learn how to regulate our emotions, how to see the world as relatively stable and safe through the connection with the people who care for us. Severely neglected children can suffer all kinds of harm to their ability to think, connect with others, and learn. But what happens when the caring bond is not only missing, but is horribly abused? Distorted through incest and sexual violence? How do you build a self and life after that? And let’s say you somehow manage to survive to adulthood…to thrive, even. How do you fill the place in your heart where the love and the trust is supposed to be? My guest today has had to answer all these questions for herself. She is the playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler. You may know her as the creator of the Vagina Monlogues. What you might not know is that all the horrors I’m talking about happened to her as a kid. Let me take that out of the passive voice: her father did that to her, and more. And he died without saying anything remotely close to “I’m sorry”. So Eve wrote his apology for him—her book THE APOLOGY is a letter to her—to Eve—in the imagined voice of her dead father, retelling what happened, why it happened, and trying to figure out in these twisted circumstances what an apology would even mean… Surprise conversation starters in this episode: Jared Diamond on immigrants and innovation  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well Well Villanelle; A Killing Eve Podcast
Killing Eve Snackisode 205.5 - Sapphic Zen, Villanelle’s Thigh & the Missing Kitchen Scenes

Well Well Villanelle; A Killing Eve Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 156:25


CHAPTER LIST::32 - Villaneve Zen Intro5:20 - The Correction Segment6:08 - The “Egg Ghost” is Korean!16:11 - Terrance Polastri everybody16:52 - Eve’s Herbal Essence moment18:25 - Who told Villanelle about Oxford?20:35 - Villanelle at the flower shop!23:30 - Revelations24:00 - @SorryNotSorryBabyx thank you!!25:03 - So maybe Niko leaves Eve after all ???31:57 - Bill is not Jon Wick & thusly should’ve chilled38:29 - Villanelle finally wears hear hair down45:28 - That lace dress is everything46:40 - So one of Carolyn’s hobbies is fencing48:48 - Emerald says Villanelle is in love51:34 - Pranking is a Villaneve dating tradition53:52 - Musings54:10 - Why is Niko is like this??1:05:51 - What’s Villanelle’s plan with Niko?1:12:32 - So Eve get’s competition in 207? YES!1:24:30 - But can Villanelle really be swayed?1:32:45 - The Villaneve love languages1:39:58 - The many meanings of “I’m expensive”1:43:50 - How many seasons of this glorious show1:52:10 - Spotted on Twitter/Tumbler1:53:00 - Shoutout to @villanellesstrap!!1:55:45 - Why is Villanelle crying again??2:00:27 - Shoutout to @vivala-swanqueen & @killingevedaily2:01:30 - WHAT HAPPENED EN ROUTE TO FOREST DEAN2:03:50 - Pulitzer for @weirddyke2:04:53 - Did Villanelle use Eve as leverage in the locker?2:11:19 - Was this past episode like an actual wedding?2:16:00 - @kikublue Terrance appreciates the hug2:16:40 - Did some thangs do down at the sink?2:20:05 - A rubbed one out submission! @brownsugarlaws2:22:25 - Final Takes2:28:35 - Does Eve get the house in the divorce?2:30:32 - Favorite Lines of the Week!2:33:40 - Thank you for being a friend See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ReWatchable, Agent Carter: A TV Re-Watch Podcast
ReWatchable Episode #265: 'Angel' 5x17 and 5x18 - Memory Games

ReWatchable, Agent Carter: A TV Re-Watch Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 97:35


Join ReWatchable as we get closer to the end with our discussion of Angel 5×17, “Underneath,” and 5×18, “Origins.” Superfan: Caitlin and Maj  Newbies: Mitch and Brittany Fun Facts: Despite his protests, Mitch got a Nintendo Switch! Brittany has Royal Wedding fever. Maj is watching Sweden and Switzerland in a hockey shoot out (which is the most exciting thing right now). Caitlin turned 30! (Everything’s okay, you’ll be fine!) Angel season 5, episode 17, “Underneath”: -Newbie reactions to Illyria -Wait, this was cancelled? -Synopsis -Roll call – everyone is dead, drinking, or babysitting -We’re having a hard time with Wes -Let’s talk about how to tell a joke -Can anyone reach out for help? -So Eve is a creation, huh? -Who has spare oven light bulbs? -Giles can’t stand these people -Favorite Scenes -Favorite Lines Angel season 5, episode 18, “Origins”: -Synopsis -FREAKIN’ CONNOR is back -Lorne is the Tara of Angel -You can’t ignore the memory thing forever -This episode sends Wes into even more of a spiral than he’s already headed down -Connor is still super into Angel’s fight skills -“I can’t sweep this up!” -Did Connor get his memories back? -And that ends the argument -Favorite Scenes -Favorite Lines Listener Feedback: -Stop hiding that beautiful neck, Wes Brittany’s Brainstorms/Mitch’s Musings: –Angel season 5, episode 19, “Time Bomb” –Angel season 5, episode 20, “The Girl in Question” Contact us! Email: rewatchable.podcast@gmail.com Twitter: @Re_Watchable Tumblr: ReWatchablePodcast.Tumblr.com Comment on this post! Please rate and review us on iTunes!

Dragons in Genesis
005_Adam's Penis, Cain and Abel, and Demigods

Dragons in Genesis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2016 22:51


So Eve may have been created from Adam's penis, Yahweh played favorites with Cain and Abel for no apparent reason, and then Yahweh's children (a bunch of younger gods) came down to earth and had sex with women to create a race of demigods called the Nephilim.