Podcasts about Tarrant County College

Ann and EJ sit down with Daryl Davis II, a candidate for City Council District 6, this week for the big story. We also discuss how anti-DEI is impacting TCU and TCC. We give you updates on redistricting talks at the county level as Tim O'Hare's voter fraud law firm gets approved for tens of thousands of our tax dollars.SHORT STORY #1: Anti-DEI impacts TCU and TCC:- TCU cuts Diversity & Inclusion office amid funding cut threats, higher-ed politicization- Tarrant GOP attacks TCU- Texas DEI ban leads to NAACP event abruptly moving from Tarrant County CollegeSHORT STORY #2: Updates on Redistricting- Tarrant County Republicans' plan to redraw commissioners' precincts worries Democrats- Tarrant County takes steps to redraw commissioners' precinctsSHORT STORY #3: State vs. Local Control- Legislation could overturn downtown Fort Worth district's authorityBIG STORY: Interview with Daryl Davis II City Council Candidate for District 6WINS AND LOSSESAnn:

Meet Lourdes Ramboa, an expert in entrepreneurial mindset education and design thinking principles that is bringing a new course to healthcare professionals in Fort Worth. Lourdes is a Senior Program Manager at HSC Next, where she works with students to help them think more like innovators and entrepreneurs that can solve real world problems and advance solutions for a healthier community. Originally from Panama, Lourdes most recently taught business and entrepreneurship at Tarrant County College and worked at buy.com, Elevate and with clients such as YUM brands, The Dannon Company, and the US National Guard. She shares about her experience in training all of us, yes, all of us, about how we can think and act like an entrepreneur, no matter what our background or experience level may be. To learn more about HSC Next, visit https://www.hscnext.com

Today, you'll hear straight from a dental hygiene school professor! Everything from studying tips to managing stress while in dental hygiene school. This episode shares advice to help get you through school. We touch on finding patients, mental health, imposter syndrome and more. Even if you are half way through the program, you will still benefit from this episode. Melissa Calhoun, a 2005 graduate of Pensacola State College's dental hygiene program, is a distinguished professional with extensive experience in pediatric, implant, and general dentistry. In 2021, she earned her master's in dental hygiene with an education focus from MCPHS University. Based in Keller, TX, Melissa is an educator at Tarrant County College in their Dental Hygiene Department, where she teaches Radiology, Oral Anatomy and Histology, and Pharmacology. Melissa is also a clinician, a faculty member with Sanders Board Preparatory, a professional educator with Church and Dwight, and an SDA trainer with EMS Dental. In leadership roles, she serves as the President-Elect of the American Academy of Dental Hygiene. Melissa's dynamic contributions highlight her commitment to advancing oral health education and professional growth. The AADH (American Academy of Dental Hygiene) has not begun accepting student membership yet. I encourage students to join our emailing list (LINK HERE ) to be the first to learn when registration begins. Once they accept students, the mentorship program will be opened to them. Contact Melissa: mcalhounrdh@icloud.com Additional recommended episodes: 54. Hygiene School Advice 32. Pressure of Hygiene School 25. Navigating Hygiene School 22. Managing Hygiene School 12. Working While in Dental Hygiene School 3. Finding Patients 2. Six Tips for Starting Dental Hygiene School

In this episode, Casey Green – creator of the Campus Computing Project and award-winning industry analyst in higher ed – dives deep into past myths, present trends, and future practices that for higher ed leaders to consider as they drive their institutions' strategy, evolution, and operation. Casey covers all the bases from multiple perspectives, exploring these topics and their impacts on CIOs, provosts, CFOs, presidents and governing boards.   References: Casey Green – creator of the Campus Computing Project and award-winning industry analyst in higher ed https://www.campuscomputing.net/caseygreenCampus Computing Project ​https://www.campuscomputing.net/ ​On moving only certain applications to the cloud:​Dr. Miloš Topić, Vice President for Information Technology & Chief Digital Officer, Grand Valley State University, TRANSFORMED Episode 66, 9:05​Article summarizing latest Wavestone survey on data analytics:​Survey: GenAI Is Making Companies More Data Oriented, Thomas H. Davenport and Randy Bean, Harvard Business Review, 1/15/24​On funding a data scient program centrally to incent collaboration among deans:​Dr. Anthony Wutoh, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Howard University, TRANSFORMED Episode 47, 17:25​Articles summarizing how Georgia State University dramatically improved student retention across all demographic categories:​Still Not Using Data to Inform Decisions and Policy, Kenneth C. Green, Inside Higher Ed/Digital Tweed Blog, 2/25/20​Georgia State, Leading U.S. in Black Graduates, Is Engine of Social Mobility, Richard Fausset, New York Times, 5/15/18​On higher ed executives needing to get a technology tutor:​Presidents and Digital Learning: Get a Student Tutor, Kenneth C. Green, Inside Higher Ed/Digital Tweed Blog, 4/12/18​On faculty members innovating with subdivided classrooms:​Dr. Bill Coppola, President, Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus, TRANSFORMED Episode 50, 4:22

Joe Gonzalez  is an aviation instructor at Tarrant County College. In this conversation, we'll examine the current state of aviation education. What new challenges do advancements in technology, such as ForeFlight, present to fledgling aviators? Joe will tell us about the landscape of the industry for new pilots, and why he believes that now is the perfect time to get a foot in the door. 

In this episode, Dr. Bill Coppola - President of Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus - describes how a faculty idea to use more whiteboards ten years ago has evolved into an ongoing transformation of methods and work spaces throughout the institution

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Are men harder to help?, published by braces on December 26, 2022 on LessWrong. Of Boys and Men is a new book about how the outcomes of American men and boys are lagging in several ways. Most of it concerns aggregate trends that are irrefutable, such as the gender gap in college graduation. But books like these are often useful for testable hypotheses rather than reliable facts. Case in point: Reeves makes the odd claim that "men are hard to help": [A] startling number of social programs seem to work well for girls and women, but not for boys and men — among which are a student-mentoring scheme in Fort Worth, Texas; a school-choice program in Charlotte, North Carolina; an income boost to low-wage earners in New York City; and many more. The failure of these programs to help boys and men is a big problem, given that in many cases they are the ones who need the most help. But the problem rarely receives any attention, not least because almost nobody knows about it. (source) I was startled when I read this because it seemed like such a textbook example of cherry-picking. Of the many studies out there we should probably have priors that the effects are about even on average. Reeves cites around eight individual evaluations that found larger benefits for females compared to males, but he never points to any attempt at aggregation. The cited studies cover four broad areas: Free college tuition with other supports (Kalamazoo Promise and Stay the Course at Tarrant County College in Forth Worth, Texas) Pre-school programs (a study of the Abecedarian, Perry, and the early Training Project and one of Project READS in North Carolina) Mentoring programs and boarding schools (just mentions that they are in New Hampshire, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.) Wage subsidies (the Paycheck Plus pilot) These all find the effect difference that Reeves claims to have discovered. The problem is that “men are harder to help” doesn't seem to be true in general. For each of the four areas, I looked for meta-analyses or similar studies that estimated gender differences in the treatment effects: Free college tuition: a rigorous trial of the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which gives large grants to Nebraska high schoolers planning to attend public colleges in the state, finds if anything larger impacts on men compared to women. A meta-analysis discussing this question finds a mix favoring men, women, or neither and concludes that there's not enough evidence to say. Pre-school programs: there was already a meta-analysis of this looking at all trials of early childhood interventions. There's no clear advantage for girls. Papers citing the meta-analysis also show a tilt towards bigger effects for boys. Mentoring programs: a meta-analysis of 70 studies finds larger effects for those with a higher proportion of men. A smaller meta-analysis focused on disruptive behavior problems finds the same. Wage subsidies: Here he is perhaps right. Evaluations targeted at women tended to have larger effects in the most recent meta-analysis I could find, but by a small margin. This isn't meant to be an exhaustive evaluation of the question, but men do not seem to be harder to help and the evidence presented by Reeves is underwhelming. It's a little disappointing that this easily checkable claim made it into the book. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Are men harder to help?, published by braces on December 26, 2022 on LessWrong. Of Boys and Men is a new book about how the outcomes of American men and boys are lagging in several ways. Most of it concerns aggregate trends that are irrefutable, such as the gender gap in college graduation. But books like these are often useful for testable hypotheses rather than reliable facts. Case in point: Reeves makes the odd claim that "men are hard to help": [A] startling number of social programs seem to work well for girls and women, but not for boys and men — among which are a student-mentoring scheme in Fort Worth, Texas; a school-choice program in Charlotte, North Carolina; an income boost to low-wage earners in New York City; and many more. The failure of these programs to help boys and men is a big problem, given that in many cases they are the ones who need the most help. But the problem rarely receives any attention, not least because almost nobody knows about it. (source) I was startled when I read this because it seemed like such a textbook example of cherry-picking. Of the many studies out there we should probably have priors that the effects are about even on average. Reeves cites around eight individual evaluations that found larger benefits for females compared to males, but he never points to any attempt at aggregation. The cited studies cover four broad areas: Free college tuition with other supports (Kalamazoo Promise and Stay the Course at Tarrant County College in Forth Worth, Texas) Pre-school programs (a study of the Abecedarian, Perry, and the early Training Project and one of Project READS in North Carolina) Mentoring programs and boarding schools (just mentions that they are in New Hampshire, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.) Wage subsidies (the Paycheck Plus pilot) These all find the effect difference that Reeves claims to have discovered. The problem is that “men are harder to help” doesn't seem to be true in general. For each of the four areas, I looked for meta-analyses or similar studies that estimated gender differences in the treatment effects: Free college tuition: a rigorous trial of the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which gives large grants to Nebraska high schoolers planning to attend public colleges in the state, finds if anything larger impacts on men compared to women. A meta-analysis discussing this question finds a mix favoring men, women, or neither and concludes that there's not enough evidence to say. Pre-school programs: there was already a meta-analysis of this looking at all trials of early childhood interventions. There's no clear advantage for girls. Papers citing the meta-analysis also show a tilt towards bigger effects for boys. Mentoring programs: a meta-analysis of 70 studies finds larger effects for those with a higher proportion of men. A smaller meta-analysis focused on disruptive behavior problems finds the same. Wage subsidies: Here he is perhaps right. Evaluations targeted at women tended to have larger effects in the most recent meta-analysis I could find, but by a small margin. This isn't meant to be an exhaustive evaluation of the question, but men do not seem to be harder to help and the evidence presented by Reeves is underwhelming. It's a little disappointing that this easily checkable claim made it into the book. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Adam Parkhurst is a Driver/Engineer with the Euless, TX Fire Department. He started his career in 2006 and worked for 10 years as a Field Training Paramedic. He is a Swift water rescue technician, a medical specialist with a federal USAR team, and a Paramedic Instructor at Tarrant County College. He holds a Master Degree in Sociology and has published articles or culture building, improving training within the fire service, as well as depression and mental health. He lives in Dallas with his wife and 2 sons. Sponsorship: @southwest_fire_academy Editing Credit: @bradshea Marketing: @premiummixmarketingco @m.pletz Admin: @haileyfirefit

Chris Lee is the president of EarthWorks and has over 24 years of green industry experience. He has worked for EarthWorks since 1998 and is a certified apartment supplier, licensed irrigator (LI 18300), and licensed pesticide applicator (#078546). Chris studied business at the University of Arkansas, and horticulture and landscape design at Tarrant County College. In 2000 Chris completed a Certificate in Financial Planning from Florida State University. He also is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program and of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Institute. He is also pursuing ongoing education through the Texas A&M Agrilife System.

Featured Guest: Theresa Griego, MSRC, RRT-RCP To Celebrate Respiratory Care Week- October 23-30 Respiratory Care Week highlights the information we need to keep us breathing well so we can enjoy a great quality of life.   On this edition of Exhale we talked Theresa Griego who has a passionate look at Respiratory Care.  A Respiratory Professor at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Tx. Theresa a respiratory therapy instructor discusses heroic work on the front lines of respiratory care. Growing threats to respiratory health like COVID-19 - amid the struggle to care for an aging U.S. population. Be sure to check out her video. RT OUTLOUD Twitter- https://mobile.twitter.com/outloudrt LinkedIn-   https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresagriegomsrc/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/rtoutloud/?fbclid=IwAR1flpfWzyKJoZDC9cGif2rXlE-s7rPOwdyRCz2bTEccoUKex6_y383Nli4

Professor Des Robinson began studying dolphins in the Florida Keys but has since devoted his career to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and maximizing student learning and understanding. He has worked at Tarrant County College for over 20 years and is currently Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology. He was awarded TCC's 2021-2022 Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching and also won the 2022 Frank Costin Memorial Award at the National Institute for Teaching of Psychology. Professor Des' Book recommendations: "Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning" "Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning" "An Evidence Based Guide to College and University Teaching: Developing the Model Teacher" "Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning" "Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes" "Understanding How we Learn: A Visual Guide" Helpful Links: Nitop.org Teachpsych.org http://teachpsych.org/conferences/act.php http://teachpsych.org/page-1862920 *Note: As always, this psych related podcast is for educational purposes only, so please rely upon and seek relevant professional help in your community if needed. Resources: 988lifeline.org https://khn.org/news/article/social-media-posts-criticize-988-suicide-hotline-calling-police/ How to support the podcast: - Please share, follow/subscribe, and rate/review in your favorite podcast app. - Buy the Doc a cup of coffee! Join our Discord Community for great Psych conversations! Email: PsychExplained@duck.com Twitter: @PSYCH_EXPLAINED Video Lectures --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychexplained/support

With March Madness in town, Jimmy and EJ discuss the idea of Fort Worth becoming a sports city. Several journalist in the area has wrote articles about this strategy for economic growth and if its a good one to grow a city.Tomorrow is the last public meeting for redistricting so the guys also go through the three versions of Map X that is being discussed.

Hi, I'm Bianca Vinther, creator of The Pointless Artist. On Tuesday, 15 February 2022, I had an exciting and very funny conversation with Joshua Goode, an American artist who teaches fine arts at Tarrant County College in Forth Worth, Texas (USA), manages The Carillon, the college's art gallery, and is also in charge of the college's artist residency programme. Joshua has been connected to Spielberg's Indiana Jones many times before (he loves the character and movies by the way, so he's always flattered by the comparison). He has often been referred to as “Indiana Jones of Art”. Listen to this podcast episode to learn why. We spoke about his motivation as an artist, the red-thread of his work, the way he sees, and his creative process. We also spoke about how he shares his work with others, the process of interpretation of the objects he creates, and the intricacies of producing a story and of conveying a personal narrative to others. In this art talk, Joshua reveals his secret to transforming everyday objects into meaningful ones that others can connect with. He also discusses inspiration and artist block, which are at the heart of The Pointless Artist Blog, and shares what he finds most important in life. Via The Pointless Artist Blog, I support the creative energy of life and the artists who contribute to transforming this world into a freer, kinder, more inclusive, caring, transparent, and compassionate place to live. I firmly believe in the passion for art, the importance of sharing knowledge and experiences, and the power of personal stories to bring us together. www.thepointlessartist.com

The top headlines from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 including a Tarrant County College lawsuit, a Colleyville rabbi testifies before Congress, and updates in the trial of a Major League Baseball executive accused of providing a controlled substance that caused the death of a Los Angeles Angels player in Southlake.

Meet my special guest LaNette KincaideLaNette is a Christian, an author, and also a Writing Coach. She received a Bachelors of Science from Texas Wesleyan University and Associate of Arts from Tarrant County College and I was selected to be a part of Sigma Kappa Delta {English Honors Society} and Alpha Kappa Delta {Sociology Society}.In 2019, LaNette wrote and self-published four books, and one of her books was noted as a top-seller on Amazon in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. She has been featured on FOX, NBC, and CBS, and Voyage Denver Magazine.Check out her website: https://writingcoachlk.com

With political gridlock in Washington DC at an all time high, government shutdowns–or the threat of them–have become a routine occurrence. National parks close. Federal paychecks stop going out. The National Institute of Health stops admitting new patients. How did we get to the point where it has become normal for the US Government to halt in its tracks? The history, in this case, is quite recent.In the live finale of season 2 of our podcast The Past, the Promise, the Presidency: Presidential Crises we invited three special guests to discuss the first government shutdowns of the 1990s, the political showdowns between Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton, and what the political environment of the 1990s can tell us about gridlock in Washington today.Dr. Julian Zelizer, a Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, CNN Political Analyst, and author of Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, The Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party.Dr. Leah Wright Rigueur, the SNF Agora Institute Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the award-winning study, The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power.Finally, we have one of your favorite voices from season one, The Past, The Promise, The Presidency: Race and the American Legacy.  Dr. Sharron Wilkins Conrad is joining us from Tarrant County College, where she is now an Associate Professor of History.

About Wes Keeling and Sector K9 Foundation: Wes Keeling has a total of 17 years of Law Enforcement and the last 10 years specializing in Criminal Interdiction, Narcotics, and K9 Handler/Trainer. Wes has served on many different levels of Law Enforcement including supervision, SWAT, field Training officer, K9 trainer, and K9 handler. Wes has proven over the last several years any dog can be trained for detection work, the dog must possess the proper drives and characteristics. He has trained several detection, apprehension, and/or tracking dogs throughout his training career. Wes has also assisted many agencies with their K9 team, by fixing issues and adding to their existing training. Wes organized a group of Police Department's and their K9 teams to train with each other several years ago. Wes still contributes a full day a week to that group and ensures every K9 team in the group is adequately trained, trains not only to a standard but beyond the standards. Wes is the founder of Sector K9 Foundation and serves as the President of the organization. Experienced Handler with a demonstrated history of working in the law enforcement industry. Skilled in Hands-on Training, Law Enforcement Instruction, Law Enforcement, Teaching, and Dog Training. Strong education professional graduated from Tarrant County College. 16 year Law Enforcement professional Our mission at Sector K9 is to provide accurate and reliable training for Police K9's, their handlers, and departments at no cost. We service municipal, county, and school district law enforcement agencies across the country and place a significant emphasis on honesty and integrity with our interactions with clients meeting their unique needs. We provide unsurpassed and the most progressive training at no cost to agencies providing dual purpose patrol K9's, narcotics detection, and explosive detection training. SectorK9 Foundation is a non profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to protecting communities around the nation. We leverage our 40+ years of law enforcement to make K9 units accessible to departments, communities, and schools around the country. We achieve this by providing our K9s for free, making the only expense training and maintenance classes.

Today's episode is brought to you by ThePICoach.com. There you can find info about my PI Coaching services and my books, both of which will help you take your PI business to the next level. Shaun received his Ph.D in Experimental Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterHe was an Adjunct Professor at Tarrant County College and Navarro College before getting his PI hours with another PI. He opened Red Door Investigations two weeks before the Pandemic hit in March of 2020. This is a great interview of planning and persistence and I am glad to have Shaun on the show.https://www.reddoorinvestigations.com/ Make Sure to Subscribe:Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-rocket-your-pi-business-podcast/id1507578980?mt=2&app=podcastSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/3XyqgbdrlWbBpnTBYvFYDk?si=SP9VDO0XS4KielIdWLWMyQStichter:https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/duckman-production-services/how-to-rocket-your-pi-business-podcast Thank you for listening. If you have a moment to spare please leave a rating or comment on Apple Podcasts as that will help us expand the circle around our campfire.

This bonus episode is a journey into vulnerability and reflections on the personal effects the past year has had on Chris Blevins (BIO), director, Surgical Technology Program, Tarrant County College, Ft. Worth, Texas. For access to this episode's written material, please click HERE. Share, subscribe and enjoy!

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #75. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Kenya Ayers-Palmore, President, Tarrant County College! Keyna talks about literally changing the life trajectory for students and their families in one of the largest community college systems in the country. She discusses paying attention to and scaling the opportunity for women of color to ascend to greater roles in higher ed. Kenya also talks about the value of higher education and, specifically, the economic impact of community colleges and their impact on the national stage. She also talks about what higher ed can learn from Carvana - you don't want to miss this! Prior to assuming the presidency with TCC, Dr. Ayers served for three years as Vice President and Chair of the Board for the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success (NECSS). NECSS is a partnership organization which unifies William Rainey Harper College and its three feeder school districts (D211, D214 and D220) in Chicago's northwest suburbs. As chief executive officer of NECSS, Ayers helmed many cutting edge initiatives that were instrumental in Harper's accomplishments in the area of student success for the K-14 pipeline. Harper College is winner of the 2016 Leah Meyer Austin Award and a 2017 Aspen Prize eligible institution. Ayers has managed multi-million dollar budgetary resources and has led multiple institutional initiatives responsible for forward momentum and sustainable transformation. Ayers was featured on the cover of the June/July 2016 edition of the Community College Journal in an article, “The Mentorship of Kenya Ayers.” Another episode sponsored by our great friends at MDT Marketing! Get your free marketing consultation today! mdtmarketing.com/edup Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening!

Karina, Kelsey, and Stephany, students in the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program Class of 2021, will be touching on the topic of orthopedic surgery. Learn about the most common breaks, reasons for joint damage and why/when amputations must be performed. A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on https://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/season-4-episode-four/

Season 4 of The Scrub Life Podcast features 7 episodes created by the Class of 2021. All episodes are available now! A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on http://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com

Caroline, Mayce, and Kimberly - Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program Class of 2021 students podcast episode based on the umbrella topic of COVID 19 in the world of surgery. Caroline will speak first about lung transplants for patients with severe COVID symptoms. Mayce will be interviewing her mother who is an NP and a midwife who works in the hospital. Kimberly will interview two prior TCC Surgical Tech students that are now employed: Karla and Shalee. A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on https://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/season-4-episode-one/

Stephanie, Tara, and Diana - Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program Class of 2021 students will talk about the history of surgical technologists and how areas of medical professions relate to it, dating back from ancient cultures to today's period of modern technology. A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on https://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/season-4-episode-two/

Michala, Elizabeth, and Alondra - students in the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program Class of 2021 will speak about the OR team, and their responsibilities, along with their thoughts on the ideas of surgical consciousness, and how it relates to patient safety. A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on https://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/season-4-episode-three/

Fabiola, Maria, and Yazmin - students in the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program Class of 2021 will speak about being the "new kid on the block" in the operating room to include their expectations, what really happens, and the skills they've learned. A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on https://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/season-4-episode-five/

Jamie, Jocelyn, and Stoney - students in the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program Class of 2021 will be discussing “evil” surgeons, and how these incidents could have possibly been avoided if the surgical team was more aware and used their surgical conscience. A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on https://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/season-4-episode-six/

Jennifer, Michelle, and Stephanie - students in the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program Class of 2021 gathered wonderful people to interview and will ask them questions about Renal Transplants. Questions will be split between three perspectives, a patient, a donor, and a certified surgical first assist. A forum for Surgical Technologists and Health professionals. Interviews, Stories, and Entertainment! Episodes are created by the seniors in Tarrant County College's Surgical Technology Program. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thescrublifepodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tccsurgtech/ For more information on the Tarrant County College Surgical Technology Program, please visit bit.ly/tccsurgtech. Episode notes and research references may be found on https://thescrublifepodcast.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/season-4-episode-seven/

In this episode, we meet Dr Dwan Bryant, author, certified life coach, motivational speaker and host of the T.O.C. Talk, "Table of Confidence" podcast. She is also a Subject Matter Expert of Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness of Corporate Solutions and Economic Development at Tarrant County College. Dr Bryant connected with CBV Services on more than one occasion during her climb to greater levels of success and we are happy she took time from her busy schedule to CONNECT with us again!

Dr. Magdalena de la Teja, Former Vice President for Student Development Services at Tarrant County College, Northeast Campus in Texas, explains how students will develop new skills to effectively operate in an interdependent, interrelated and complex world and confront problems as income inequality, racism and climate change.

For this episode, Zina interviews Rick Hubbard, Executive Vice President at Origins Behavioral HealthCare and new member of the NAATP Board of Directors. Rick discusses his journey to recovery that led to his long career in SUD treatment, the issues impeding access to treatment for BIPOC communities, and how marketing professionals must examine their outreach and community education practices to move toward an equitable treatment field. Resources: Rick Hubbard began his career in behavioral healthcare in 2002. In 2012, Rick joined Origins Behavioral HealthCare as a Community Relations Representative and enrolled in the Addiction Studies program at Tarrant County College and received a license as a Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern. Rick was promoted to Western Region Director of Business Development at Origins in 2014, and in 2015 he accepted the role of Corporate Director of Business Development. Rick was named Vice President of Professional Relations in 2017, and promoted to Executive Vice President in November of 2018. He is trained in a variety of intervention models and has been instrumental in facilitating hundreds of structured interventions over the years. My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem Thank you to our episode sponsor, Webconsuls!Webconsuls is a digital marketing agency that understands addiction treatment. They're effective and ROI-focused. Their mission? To expand your impact by reaching new audiences. Visit webconsuls.com to take advantage of special pricing for NAATP members.Have feedback? Contact us at info@naatp.org

Inner Moonlight is the poetry reading series for the Wild Detectives in Dallas! Join us the second Wednesday of every month for reading and conversation with one brilliant writer. In this episode, host Logen Cure talks to novelist and poet, Rebecca Balcárcel. Rebecca Balcárcel's debut novel, THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY is a Pura Belpré Honor Book and ALSC Notable Book that was named one of the Top Ten First Novels of 2019 by the American Library Association. Rebecca took her MFA from Bennington Writing Seminars. St. Mary's University published her book of poems, Palabras in Each Fist in 2009. Find her on YouTube as the Sixminutescholar. She loves popcorn, her kitty, and teaching her students at Tarrant County College as Associate Professor of English.

LEARN TO CHERISH LITTLE BEGINNINGS by James Kwaku Gbanaglo In this book, we wish to discuss how to cherish little beginnings, as human beings. Little beginnings are the door-openers to everything in life. Many people we see today, who have made it big or have become famous, all started little. Little beginnings involve a lot of trials and errors. You may not get a solution to what you intend doing. You may pick something to do and try several times, but all will prove unsuccessful. You may take many steps to arrive at that solution, but everything may appear to be unsuccessful. Well, if you try something, and it does not work, keep trying. James Kwaku Gbanaglo was a teacher by profession for nineteen years back in Ghana. He became a devoted Christian since the year 1992. he began his ministry work in Grace Outreach Church, where he joined the evangelistic and counseling team. He won souls for the Lord. Later he was made a sheepfold leader in grace outreach Church. He later relocated and joined Love Community Chapel and still played his role as a sheepfold leader. He assisted in a branch church in Love Community Chapel in Dansoman branch in Accra, Ghana. James combined his church ministry with his education and achieved his diploma in English Language in University of Cape Coast in 2003-2005. James and his family relocated to the United States in the year 2005. In the United States, James joined The International Charismatic Church In Grand Prairie (Dallas) in Texas. There he was appointed as a Shepard and was heading part of South Arlington and Euless. He was holding that title and pursing his bachelor's degree in nursing in Tarrant County College in the year 2011 and unfortunately was involved in a fatal, life-threatening car accident on his way from school that rendered him paralyzed. James Kwaku Gbanaglo and his wife, Janet Gbanaglo, now live in Arlington, Texas, with their two children, Ewoenam and Elinam Gbanaglo. After his accident, James was unable to work nor continue his education. God gave him the gift of writing and has since authored a number of books. https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Cherish-Little-Beginnings-Gbanaglo/dp/1951193873/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=james+kwaku+gbanaglo&qid=1605731969&sr=8-1 http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/jgbanaglo.mp3

This edition of Mic Checka with Darryl Frierson welcomes higher education administrator and fellow Iowa state graduate Dr Dantrayl Smith Coordinator of Intellectual Talent at Tarrant County College. He discusses his unlikely journey from North Memphis to becoming a higher education administrator at a community college (Tarrant County College). He drops jewels on how your journey is not necessarily paved directly in front of you and how he instructs his students to embrace the change that life gives you.   Subscribe to the show on any podcast catcher or streaming service Follow us on twitter @straightolc, IG at @SOLCNetwork email the show at straightolc@gmail.com  Hit the Voicemail at 641-715-3900 Ext. 769558    

 Connect with Michael Moore and Bob WieremaThe Climb on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-climb-podcast/Bob Wierema: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-wierema/Michael Moore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpmoore/Connect with Michael DavidsonGen Next: https://gennext.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpdavidson/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mpdavidsonMichael Davidson: From the founding of our country up to the eighties was like conflict after conflict and adversity after adversity. Like we really had to fight to be free over and over and over again. And first in the sixties, and then in the nineties, you just started to see the lack of pressure combined with the complacency that comes with comfort wealth; you started to see a deterioration of these institutions that drew people together and then technology through fire at them. And threw gas on. And so now I think you're seeing this sort of collective temper tantrum, and that's happening today. And so, it's a time for  renewal, which is a good opportunity, but we just don't take a little too kata. When you're at sort of like lowest common denominator, That person's identity is associated with their politics.And that's not true. Human beings are complicated. Michael Moore: Bob and I are joined this afternoon on The Climb with a new really good friend of mine, Michael Davidson. I got the honor to meet him this summer up in Telluride. And it has been a whirlwind journey since getting to know him, getting to know Gen next, becoming a member of Gen Next.And we'll talk all about the mission of Gen Next around education, economic growth and global security. Bob and I are really excited. Michael's one of the most dynamic individuals I've ever met. So, we're going to dive into a lot of different categories and life and pursuits and happiness.Listen to the client.Michael Moore: We're just thrilled to have you today, Michael. Welcome. Michael Davidson: I love it. Thank you. Thank you. Bob Wierema: You got a lot to live up to with that intro there. [00:02:00] Michael Davidson: No pressure. ‘Pursuits'? I mean, you end with, ‘pursuits and happiness'… Michael Moore: We're gonna set the bar high. Michael Davidson: Right. America's on the line! Michael Moore: Then just go higher before we jump into your passions around Gen Next, we want to know about you. So just give us a little background where you grew up, what defines you along the way and got you to where you are today? Michael Davidson: Now I thought I was going to get away. I'll give you a simple, quick bio. Michael Moore: No softballs here. Michael Davidson: Let me give you your current state.My wife and I are living in Southern California. She's from North Carolina. I lived in Texas for a while, but I split between California and Texas. I always felt like I was the bumper sticker. I wasn't born in Texas, but I got there as fast as I could. So, we have four kids. I have a son who's almost 11 and I have two six-year-old girls and I have a one-year-old, baby boy. And so, I think one of the biggest things about me is I've always wanted to be a dad. I've always wanted to be an awesome dad. One of the greatest purposes in life is if you care about the world, care about doing good things, it's just an incredible opportunity.So, I'm very blessed. And then before that though, I grew up doing wrestling, judo, pretty competitively. I have five siblings. I moved to Texas sort of abruptly when I was 16-years-old. And then I got to work and live on a ranch. And so, in Texas, I did a lot with draft horses, almost everything you can imagine to a horse I did. And that was just awesome. I mean, super awesome. That was a tough time in my life, or it was at least leading up to it, and just working with your hands and working with the animals – that was incredible. And I had some great experiences in Texas. I got into ranching. I wrestled at Arlington High School for a year, transferred to Richland High School and I made a massive turn, did some theater. And then I got really into theater. I was [00:04:00] ranching, wrestler, judo, jock, martial arts, and then this theater there. I got exposed to people I never thought I would have been exposed to in my time in Texas, just all across the board. Bob Wierema: Where do you fall in the lineup of five siblings?Michael Davidson: I'm number four. Bob Wierema: Okay. So wrestling and judo was probably really important in the lineup of the kids, right?Michael Davidson: It was a dominant role in the family growing up. It was very, very dominant. I thought for the bulk of my life, that was all I was going to do for my entire life. I never even considered anything different, to be honest. It goes, girl, boy, girl, me, and then girl, boy. I think from the oldest to youngest, about 20 years apart and it was super cool. I'm very blessed. I have got awesome siblings. but what was interesting for me is for a long time, I was the youngest and I guess I take on some of those qualities. And then I was the middle-ish for a period of time. Then I was like the oldest of the youngest, especially when we moved to Texas. I moved with my mom and little brother and sister, and so, took on sort of a large role in my younger siblings' life at that time. So, getting to experience – I think if you're into family of origin stuff, there were a lot of ups and downs, but I'm super blessed because I experienced so much of family of origin from so many different angles.I guess one of the things is after getting into theater, and then I did a program at TCC that was in the Tarrant County College in the humanities and just the power of ideas and leadership and the role that a person could play in other people's lives and in bending history, it just captivated me. And [00:06:00] so that became a real seed that was planted or maybe watered. When I was wrestling, I'd have this experience in Russia. I got to go compete in Russia. I went twice. We went to Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan – and we went before and after following the birth of the Soviet Union. And so being exposed at a young age to people who had no freedom, no idea of freedom, and here I am homesick and obsessed with this idea of going to McDonald's and Red Square. And this is something that was just totally removed from their reality. That really blew my mind. And then I was wearing some Russian warmups and I'm in the Red Square walking around, and this military officer was asking, he says ‘Americanski' and he's asking something in Russian. I asked the translator, ‘what's he asking me?' And he says, ‘he wants to know if you're an American'. I'm wearing my Russian digs. How did he know? And he says, ‘Americans get told this a lot and he could tell you're an American because you walk like you're free'.I was very young, but it never left me, that idea of this sort of very romantic abstract concept could affect the way I move in the world. And so I think at a very early age, the idea of, and then being exposed to a lot of different types of people and a lot of ups and downs in life, I think started to weave into me finding my deep purpose, which is to make a big difference in people's lives and advance ideas that make the world better. So, I guess that's a bit of my story and what shaped me. Michael Moore: No, that's great. My oldest daughter is just completely entrenched in theater and this year has been particularly hard for her, because she normally gets to be on stage and perform in front of all of her peers and her family and friends and grandparents, and because of COVID, she couldn't do that. It was interesting this year because [00:08:00] they did a good job. They ended up making the play into a movie. Then we all got to socially distance in the auditorium and watch the movie. So, kind of an unintended consequence of that. I got to see my daughter in a movie, which was really cool, but it was hard, but with the end products, she was proud of. But I asked her a long time ago, ‘what draws you to theater? Why do you enjoy it so much?' And she said, ‘ you just get to escape and be whoever you want to be up on that stage.' So, I mean, was it an escape for you or are you just curious about it? What, what drew you to it? Cause it's a powerful thing and people either get it or they don't. Michael Davidson: I think just the opportunity to create. I guess similarly themed of being able to create, communicate the creation and see how it lands and affects people. It was a very special thing. And then I think being able to transform your devotees, transforming into a character – because a character, one of the things my original theater director had really talked about is that these stories are about the most important parts and in a characters' life.And so, you're really getting to channel a very important ideal, that's going to relate to a lot of different people. And so, you know, Steven Pressfield, the famous author, incredible novelist. He writes a lot about the muse and there's a higher order that you need to summon and, you know, I'm Catholic, and so, I definitely believe that in my context, that you're tapping into something to create and share, so that experience was really powerful in terms of specific, different roles I got to play. It does take you into different worlds and different identities in ways that you just would never expect.[00:10:00] I remember I played a father who was dying of cancer. And in the audition there was a moment where I had to reunite with my son and I remember feeling that very viscerally. And it's a tough thing to describe for people who haven't experienced that, but just the connection to the character. It's really interesting being a dad now. I still think of that moment on stage of connecting with – the character was my son and then I also got to play – it wasn't a Lorca play. That was really funky. That was at a theater out in Fort Worth outdoors. so, I got to cool different stuff.I went to Sage and Silo theater. They did a lot of like risqué, plays that were really fun and different. I remember we did; you can't take it with you, which is this wholesome, wholesome play, but from about a hundred years ago about just being grateful for what you have. This family did it – written over a hundred years ago. He did just invite all these random people into their home. It was recently on Broadway a few years ago, but the director in Texas, there's a crazy aunt or a crazy guest who ends up coming into the home. He cast a transvestite to play that role.And then just to illustrate that look that all these people come from his different walks of life. And so that exposed me to a lot of different, really incredible life stories and being able to play this romantic lead in a story; I ended up getting lucky because I was signed on as the understudy, but then I ended up getting to do a run of show.It was a super cool experience, but you're in these environments that like if I wasn't doing theater, I would never get to experience some semblance of those realities. So good for your daughter? I hope she continues with it. It's a special thing. It always has to stay with you in some way.Michael Moore: I hope she does too. She's incredibly talented. Michael, you mentioned a couple of times just the impact and [00:12:00] importance of being a dad and I feel the same way. I, made a couple of reconnaissance calls before this podcast. I gotta ask, I think you mentioned that your youngest son is Bo, and y'all adopted right? So, can you talk about that process and how you went through that? Michael Davidson: Oh, it was incredible. Actually, for one of the jobs I tried to get out of college, I ended up going to college in the Bay area in California. And then I wanted to move back to Texas, and I tried to get a job in Gladney, the adoption agency. It didn't work out and I didn't get the job. But, the facet stuck with me and I, growing up, I never had it. I never had really experienced adoption. I didn't know anybody. It wasn't a dominant thing. I just always wanted to. I think the idea of being able to provide sort of an unconditional loving environment just to a little life that may not have otherwise had, it just always  drew to me. And so, a few years ago, my first three kids, and the twins, we were surprised and blessed by them. And so once after my twins were born, it was like, we got to get organized. We have to. And so, we started on the process of figuring out what's the right pathway for us.And so, anybody who has adopted, you look at foster to adopt, foster care, what age? It's a very curious, strange process early on because you're having to articulate and express things that you'd never really thought about. You feel really awkward about it. So, we started that process and then fast-forward, we ended up bringing somebody on and it wasn't a fit with them, it was really bad. The person was pretty negligent. And so, we wasted a lot of time and money early on. So we got recommended to a person by this guy, Dave Hollis. So we got recommended this attorney. And so we start with this attorney, he's like, ‘it's going to take us a year and a half because you have three other kids and it's going to take a while'.So, we went through [00:14:00] all the processes of certifications. We had to do the first aid to get our home studied and all this stuff. And we had our sort of criteria-ish and then fast-forward, last August, we did a Gen X trip to Poland and Germany for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I think I was leaving Auschwitz, it was like something really intense and I got an email saying, ‘baby boy in Nevada'. And so, we scrambled into this process. And so, my son and my wife, because I wasn't able to get back, went to go meet him at foster care. It's technically called cradle care, but basically foster care.So anyways, they go and they meet him and they just they've fallen in love and we're learning about his story. Then we were able to, we brought him home later, right after actually labor day, I think. That has been an unbelievable journey. All of my kids are obsessed with him. Last night they had a dance party and he's loving it. I think adoption transforms anybody whose life it watches. So, if anybody out there that's considering it, do it. I was frightened, completely scared, especially when I became a dad the first time and then a dad to twins.Twin girls and then a dad and then adoption, each time I was frightened about my worthiness to provide and these unique circumstances. You just have faith and keep going, and then you just see how beautiful it is on the other side. So, it's been an incredible experience. My oldest son; I have this book idea about the role that fatherhood could play in building great societies and my son and I were chilling in the jacuzzi and he's like, ‘hey daddy, how's your book going along? And I said to them, ‘I need to prioritize again. It's not good'. And he goes, ‘you should really work on that' as he takes a sip of his drink, that he thinks is a margarita.[00:16:00] I'm like, ‘I know, I know'. And he goes, ‘you think, you know, like when you think that, like before I was born your soul had an interview with my soul? I said, ‘What do you mean? And he goes, I'm chilling with God' and you come up and you're, ‘I want to be your dad'. And you had to do that for me, and for the girls, and for both.And I thought it was the most powerful concept that you have to earn being a father and your whole life purpose is to be reminded that you're really being a father. And so, with all of my kids, I feel that in a really big way. And with Bo, given that he is adopted, there's that heightened sense of duty to make sure that he grows up in a home, that he knows that he is unconditionally loved.And he's a little miracle because his birth mom chose to bring him into this world. And, then now we're stewards of the early stages of his incredible legacy. So, it's for all the kids, it's super awesome. And the adoption has just been – I can't, when I try to articulate it, I feel like I'm exaggerating or embellishing, but every cliche of it changes your life. You can't really understand it unless you experience it. It's incredible. Michael Moore: So, you obviously moved around a lot early on and then ended up at school at Berkeley. Is that correct? Michael Davidson: Yeah. Before was fine. I did this at the cornerstone program at TCC, which is awesome. I got really into being a nerd and ideas. It was so new to me. I always got good grades, but [00:18:00] I was way more of an athlete. It was not like I just got good grades.; that's what you're supposed to do. It wasn't because of some pursuit of your best self, it was just you know, get your stuff together. Bob Wierema: Great. Go get it done.Michael Davidson: So it is more a function of overachieving than it is living. And so, when I went to first theater and then TCC, it did really expose me to ‘wow, there really are big ideas about how to live and how the world should be'. And so, I became very enamored with that. And then I went to Berkeley and I got really involved.I tried to get involved in every group; political group, non-profit groups, all this stuff. And Berkeley is a place where you can't kind of have an idea. You can't have a curiosity; you need to have an opinion. And if you have an opinion, you're going to be under attack.And so, it was like, ‘Whoa'. So, I had to learn pretty quickly to develop a worldview and back it up. Which was good – it forced me to raise my game, but it isn't good for free thought. So,  I got really active in politics, really as a way to sort of help young people, including myself, to live freely.And that became a very important theme to me. And then being there during 9/11, it was a very hostile anti-American place after 9/11, and everywhere else in the country was completely unified and mourning, but in Berkeley, it was not like that. And that scared me and activated me in many ways. And so that, that experience started, it carried with me quite a bit. Bob Wierema: Why was that in Berkeley? Why do you think that specifically in that area, you're feeling that? Michael Davidson: Well, Berkeley has this history of – it's sort of sad because it actually has a great history of being the sort of foundation of the free speech movement [00:20:00] and really having a legacy of freedom – but at some point, it got really taken over by radical hippies and they have a sort of political view that's I think more focused on control unfortunately than it is focused on freedom. And so that just spreads. And so, the whole city is like that. I really feel like you get into the ‘America as a superialist empire and the force of evil throughout its existence.And that's just what the sort of dominant thought is of the city, but also the most of the faculty. And then as a result, the student body ends up reflecting that type of activism. So, it is pretty gnarly. I'm from Texas, right. And I had just been on a ranch and I was sort of weird, especially at that point in my life. I remember. I don't know, it was like, wrestle, judo, and then theater but I have been on a ranch. So, I had a truck and they did not like my truck.I remember I'd walk to my apartment with the American flag on my shoulder, but with my stuff. Because, maybe I came from a meeting and we're hanging up the flag  – and I'd get confronted. And so, all my friends who were really involved in the types of causes, they really cared about American ideals and representing them on Berkeley's campus. And so that was a fun time of activism. That's for sure. It was a really fun time. It's a strange place. But my son, I was telling him about Berkeley, and we took him, and he was like, ‘why would you not love this country?' And I said, ‘we've made mistakes, but it is very sad that they don't love this country in spite of their mistakes'.Just keep [00:22:00] trying to make it great. Michael Moore: So, not to dwell on Berkeley for too long, but just one more point. With all that going on, where in that maturation did you get involved in the college and leading the college Republicans there, because that had to have just kind of been pouring gasoline on the fire?Michael Davidson: Well, there are some folks there who were really organized and active and I think it was a way to sort of have the free thought to speak freely, to organize for that. Remember I was in a class, with someone who knew way more about politics than I did. I didn't know anything, but she's in class. She knew all this stuff. And I remember asking her, ‘you know so much about the stuff. How do you know about this stuff? Are you political? You sounded like you might be like a Republican or something,' and she's like, ‘no, no, no'. And I'm like, ‘what?' And she's like Core Spirit or like something that, a very social sports scene. She just won't talk about politics. And then finally she's like, ‘no, a lot of my people won't be friends with me. If they know that I have these views,' and I was like, ‘that is jacked'.That is absolutely jacked. And so that was one of the first moments early in my time there. And then, they'd bring speakers and people lose their mind just because they disagreed with the speaker. Almost like what the heck is going on. I had a mentor. I had a mentor who was president Clinton's domestic policy advisor.Her name is Carol Roscoe. She's awesome. I got to do a trip to DC, and had an internship with her and she was a prominent Democrat at the time and just incredible mentor. So, I was like, ‘you can like people who have different points of view… How do I understand this?' So it really bugged me. I don't like things that are dogmatic and try to shut people down.People don't grow. I want to be on the side of freedom and dignity and  let's go and have that expectation of people and personal agency started to stir quite a few of my passions. [00:24:00] And so then we just started organizing and being, I think, on the side of freedom and free expression.It definitely ticked a lot of people off. I was sort of funky at that time, and broke. I only shopped at thrift stores. So, I end up like plaid pants and really long shaggy hair and people said, ‘I didn't know you had those views. Why are you Republican?' I'm like, ‘well, why aren't you?'Well, the Republican party at the time was a very different animal. And so, we've got to look at the  politics of the time, I just think I was really attracted to again, ideas and people. I wasn't attracted to this sort of party politics, but I ended up getting a lot of opportunities and being a Republican at Berkeley, it's like a man bites dog type of a story. And so, people give you a shot. Then I ended up helping lead the California youth politics effort. And then I ended up running nationally and just seeing the sort of idealism and passion of young people across the country and be part of that energy.I think it really galvanized to me that I need to be committed to a life of, of service to high ideals. And so over time, that just continue to be a trend. And somewhere in there, I did a lot with a government management consulting on government performance. I was just a social entrepreneur and in different ways, sometimes politics, sometimes nonprofits. We would run teddy bear drives for the children's hospital of Oakland, did all kinds of stuff and that over and over just became this constant kind of theme.But the activism was a lot of fun when you do get people who are very offended by just the idea that your simple view is that millions of people in the country share. And so being able to be an activist was a really fun experience, especially in a place where it's quite hostile. It is sad because the country looks a lot today, or at least on social media, it looks a lot today [00:26:00] like Berkeley's campus does in the sense of people freaking out about somebody's point of view without getting a chance to get to know them, even let alone understand the point of view. And so I always started, I always had this idea in college; it has its own charm and it's crazy, but the rest of the country is not, but now it's that sort of dogma and the theatrics have spread. And I think that's dangerous for the country. Bob Wierema: Why do you think that that is spread so much? Michael Davidson: Oh man. It's a long answer.I'll try to keep it simple. I think there's been a combination of things as our wealth has risen as a country, and with that comfort, and as you just start to remove from things that have drawn you together, so institutions have declined, values which were usually discussed in schools and in families and expected of people in business in government.There's not spaces where those conversations are had as much anymore. And so the combination of people getting comfortable being detached from real kind of character formation, citizen formation, and then the lack of adversity overall. If you just think of from the founding of our country to the eighties was like conflict after conflict and adversity after adversity, you really had to fight to be free over and over and over again. And after the fall first in the sixties, and then I think in the nineties, you just started to see the lack of pressure combined with the complacency that comes with comfort and wealth; you started to see a deterioration of these institutions that drew people together [00:28:00] and then technology through firearms or through gasoline.So now I think you're seeing this sort of collective temper tantrum. And that's happening today. And so, it's a time for renewal, which is a good opportunity, but we just get a little too caught up. And so, when you're at sort of like lowest common denominator, that person's identity is associated with their politics and that's just not true. Human beings are complicated and there's this scene, if you've ever seen the play Hamilton, Ehrenberg when he has his, ‘Oh shoot'. He's like, I should have known that the world was big enough for both of us. And so I think when you don't have adversity and you get too comfortable, you get too caught up. And that has been a problem for individuals. I think it's especially been a problem for leaders in society. I think it's very sad when executives and entrepreneurs don't understand what free enterprise is. They think it means just making a dollar. That's not what it does. It's a very sacred, special system, a dynamic system that's created a lot of opportunity. I think being able to live in a country this special and how it's a study of history and our place in history, that's a drift. And so, I think just a lot of these sort of very sacred ideals are taken for granted. I'm on this binge right now where – I don't know about a binge – but I'm reading as many sacred texts as I can.So, I just finished the whole Bible. And, I'll move into the Qur'an next, but one of the things you do notice when you read these ancient texts is they talked about high ideals and best self and generational progress, posterity, prosperity, duty. It just doesn't compute as much today. This high expectation of it. You see this [00:30:00] stuff on self-help shows, but it's not just a stead of who we are in the way the Russian says to me, ‘you walk like you're free'. Right. I walk with a little pep in my step, but that's very different than I think this idea is sort of walking like you're free and you take that responsibility in a very sacred, very kind of cherished way.So, there's, I think there's a lot of trends, but you know, institutions, complacency, wealth, lack of diversity. We're a victim of our own success. I mean, I think those are the types of technology expediting all that. I think those would be the basic reasons. Michael Moore: So see, Bob, it's an answer like that that just immediately peaked my curiosity.Bob Wierema: This could be a six-hour podcast. Literally. Michael Moore: You know,  he talked about me, walking in and his knowing I was from Texas with a little swagger, it was instantly met with his enthusiasm and this kind of thought process and evaluation and just finding meaning and purpose and just being a better person, the next day, I was like, ‘Hey, I need to sit down with this guy more'. And so pretty quickly after introductions, it was like, ‘well, what do you do?' And he started telling me about Gen  Next and the three pillars. So if we can pivot a little bit, Michael, just start telling us about how you got involved and your climb to CEO.Michael Davidson: Well, it's actually kind of funny when I obviously have this deep purpose in me and, after I finished a lot of these political experiences, I didn't go into it, but I was running into a lot of really corrupt people. The other side, like you thought of everything you didn't like of Republicans and politics. [00:32:00] I've got to experience all of that. And I think there was a lot of pressure to be disenchanted after those experiences. I ran this national political campaign – I'd say I was in a team of people who ran, but I was the candidate. And, it was an unbelievable experience, but it was just pretty sad in many ways and I was trying to figure out, ‘okay, I don't want politics to be my pathway to make a difference'. I don't know. I didn't know what that was. And so, I was trying to get a job. I was thinking, well, maybe I should get away from this jugular stuff and figure out a way to make money, I'm broke.I was trying to get a job at like the Kinsey or boss consulting or something like that, or in real estate. And so somewhere along the way, I met the founders of GenNext who were great human beings, but I met them through the course of this campaign. And so, I got to learn more about their vision, and one thing that always struck me was anything in business and life, it's going to be driven by who shows up.And what I always noticed about politics is the people who showed up were intense activists or socialites. And it wasn't enough of normal citizens or leaders – because they're all the leaders. And by that, I don't mean political leaders. I don't mean ruling class, a political class. I mean leadership class, you're in leadership roles. They all thought they were too busy to pay attention to the thing that enabled them to be free. And it always bugged me to know it. I had no idea how to channel that. And so, I've made the founders of GenNext and these entrepreneurs that are super successful, the main founder is a guy named Paul and he's, survived the Iranian Revolution – almost didn't make it out. Rags to riches story. He built the St. Regis Hotel in Orange County, California. I remember when I met him, I was like, ‘this is the wealthiest person I've ever met in my freaking life'. And I called my mom after my meeting with him. I hope he doesn't mind me telling the story. [00:34:00] I call my mom and I go, ‘Mom. I just met this guy who's so soulful and purposeful and cares so much about this country, but his tie is worth more than, than my life'. And she goes, ‘Oh, I love that you know that because you worked at men's warehouse'. And so, that was just super cool. Here he is very polished, very accomplished, but cares deeply about the world. And when you heard his story and he's survived the revolution. I think that we can't let Americans take for granted that our differentiator is our commitment to freedom and our commitment to achieving freedom together, and leaders in society where the one in the U.S. are very committed to that. And I want to draw other leaders in to be very committed to that. Who knows if Iran had had that, there may not would have been a revolution and the world would look very different, and you can see that there's a lot of recent historians who had a multi-volume set up evaluating all major civilizations throughout history. And he concluded that if leaders abdicate, the society is going to fail and he saw this trend, and this was about 15, over 15 years ago. And I was very taken by this and I was really passionate, and I was like, ‘Okay, let's turn this into like a business model'. And so, I was on my friend's wife's parents' couch and I had no place to live.So, as I said, I was super broke and I'm like, well, let's write this up. And so, we turned it into something that would be a community that would draw people who are wildly accomplished, but who actually cared about the world beyond their own financial success. And how do we create an experience that helps them be more generational in the way they think about their own life and the society around them? How they get connected to big ideas? How they [00:36:00] connect and get connected with deep purposeful people and how we could create experiences that draw that out of them?And so, along the way, it's now been attracting really incredible entrepreneurs, executives, thought leaders, authors, and we help expose them to I think the core values that build a free society and help equip them to leave a better legacy, but live it today. And then expose them to issues where they could make a difference. And that could be like on counterterrorism, or education or some other issue. So, we started out early on building that out. Now I've been at it over 15 years and we have a community across the country of all these really exceptional humans. And we've been able to travel around the world to be exposed to some of these big ideas.I mentioned before going to Poland and Germany, and seeing what it's like to have freedom shock therapy in Poland after they're on the boot of the Soviets and the Nazis and how committed they could be to freedom. But what the threats are today to their own pursuit of that go to countries like Rwanda, and you could see how otherism to raging, severe bigotry that could lead to a million people being slaughtered in a hundred days. And then how do you rebuild a country that way? Or just here, in the United States, you're seeing a generational regress, in terms of opportunity and how do we restore that dynamism that we have felt that ambition, to be exposed to those really big ideas with some of the most talented people in the country?I know it's obviously become biased, but that gives me hope about it. And so, my starting premise with GenNext was how do you harness the power of leadership and core ideals, and then translate that into an awesome experience that helps make the country better over time? It was a very attractive thing to me. And so we have been having these founders who were all these impressive entrepreneurs that achieve levels of financial success that I never could even fathom. [00:38:00] It was a pretty cool gig. Obviously, a lot of people, a lot of young people, especially my age, they don't stay at one job for a long time and I don't have any desire to leave. They're probably going to have to kick me out, or I'll try to secure. I'm deeply committed to turning this into a lasting institution that can get really advanced generational leadership in our country and play a big role in helping us make sure the 21st century is the best century we've ever had.Bob Wierema: Well, you can just feel your passion when you talk about it. So awesome. And when you talk about people doing something, I feel like you're just like this is it, you can tell you love what you're doing for a cause that you so deeply care about and is thought so passionately about. It's awesome to just hear you talk about all that because you don't see that in a lot of people, a lot of it's the nine-to-five and, ‘I can't do anything about this world, so I'm just going to live in my little space and control what I can control'.Michael Davidson: Yeah. It has its trade-offs though to be the Kool-Aid man, because my wife will be like, ‘let's go to this event with some neighbors or friends', and they're like, ‘what are you doing? Trying to change the world? What does that mean?' And then I kind of get into that, but I have to be undeterred and, just the right people will be into it. Bob Wierema: So you mentioned Michael, I think maybe you said it was the three pillars of it. What are the three pillars? Michael Davidson: Yeah, the three issues. So, let me give it a go further upstream, right?Like the theory of change is attract people with disproportionate influence that they may or may not be aware of and help [00:40:00] create an experience that builds relationships and knowledge that helps them live out a more effective legacy, and all that is the bank of a freer society across generations.The issues that we've tackled are economic opportunity, education security, because those are issues. I have this rubric that I go through to deconstruct and thiknk about the world and I'll look at what are the core principles? Then what are the issues that would have policies, politics? Then call it history or zeitgeists, whatever the pressure point is on this thing.And so, the principles are really, how do you build a free society across generations? That's the American experiment. Every generation has to commit to that over and over and over and over again in order for freedom to progress. Then the next is okay, now what issues do we do to take those values and see them through? Those issues, the three stools of prosperity are are we economically dynamic? Are we educating our kids? It's a moral and economic issue. And then are we safe and principled? And you could debate which one of those issues is more important. No. I don't know.  There's a book called antifragile and he has a section in there where he makes the argument that economic freedom is the first one.You don't get anything else unless you get economic freedom. And he assessed these other societies that start to invest in education. You need resources to invest with, and that's a product of free society or economic freedom. But I think at a point of our stage of social development, there really are three. Unfortunately, you get too many people who will say, ‘I just really care about education', but then you go further and say, ‘Oh, well, what do you mean?' ‘Well, you know I just want the kids to be better'. And it's like, ‘okay, so how are you getting involved?' He gave all the politics. I hate politics. But you don't care about education because education is a highly regulated thing by [00:42:00] politicians. And so being able to deconstruct these issues and see how they play off of each other, I think is a necessary thing for all citizens, but especially people who are leaders in a free society.Michael Moore: So one of the things that I've gotten to experience in just the short time that I've been involved that I want you to tell our audience about is the Jeffersonian dinners, and how that came about and the maturation of it. And then I'll share some insight on my first one. Michael Davidson:  You know, it's an interesting thing today to my point previously about there's less spaces today where individuals are brought together to go deep, to learn, to reflect, to even draw out their own values. I do think too many people just end up on autopilot and it's too easy to end up on autopilot nowadays. So, we really wanted a way to take our members who are all influential, powerful people. There's a lot of people who want their attention. So, creating a space where they feel like there's a place where I'm going to go deep with other impressive people. It's a super important ingredient. And so, we needed a model for that, and we were looking at who were the best builders of raging talent – an entrepreneurial thought and the founding fathers were a good example. And, Thomas Jefferson used to do this where he in his home in Monticello, he would get some of the most talented minds and have them discuss a set of values or issues.And we just decided to model that with our own community members. So, we'll draw you in, we have a prompt, that prompt might be a time of adversity and the character shaped, the prompt might be American values, and what your experience with them is, it might be gratitude. It might be ambition, [00:44:00] might be wealth. And what you find is to take some of those things that I just riffed on that are thrown around, but to say, ‘no, no for about three hours, you're going to like, think and reflect and share these things that people gloss over all the time'. You find that people get really deep and they grow as people and they grow in relationships. So that's, that's a big part of our experience for our own community to get people thinking. Michael Moore: It's an amazing experience. Back to your point, whether you call it your bubble or your comfort zone or your friend network, real quickly, you can just hang out on the surface and you can still have a good conversation, but it's not a great conversation.It's the passion that Bob and I have for this podcast; we want to have great conversations, not what you see on a headline – or I was counting this morning on the political ads. I saw, ‘liar' and ‘doesn't tell the truth', 15 times in 10 different commercials. I mean, it's bombarding every day of every minute up until this election. But I sat down in this backyard. It was a beautiful night and we dove into American values. And it was that feeling like – Bob, you know this because you've learned Spanish – when your mind just clicks and all of a sudden you're just going in Spanish and you're having dreams in Spanish and you just can't turn it off.I got home that night. I don't think I went to bed until three o'clock in the morning, just thinking through all the cool points that were made, how my point of view changed 50 different times in the course of the dinner. Where has this been? Thank you guys so much for providing that platform. It was just fantastic. Michael Davidson: I love that metaphor of drawing you into a new language. A new wavelength in many [00:46:00] ways. And I do think it's important and it doesn't just make the country better. I think it raises your game in the way that I think you start to approach your family, that you start to think about your priorities, your employees get new ideas about things that you never thought you would have picked up on.And so, we do this in a way that we have our own sort of method for doing it. The idea of getting people together to talk, that's not novel, but the way we go about doing it, of how we curate the topics, how we curate the people in it, how we structure the evening, sort of have a very distinct approach to it. And I've seen more grown men and women cry in these experiences than I ever would have thought imaginable, and it's just super cathartic – it's needed. And in today's world where everybody's expected to be on and brand and blah, blah, blah. It's like, ‘Hey, I want, I want the real you, because I am not going to sharpen iron otherwise.'Michael Moore: Another amazing by-product that I didn't even really understand going into it – and Michael, it goes back to raising your children and the importance of that and talking to them and the amazing conversation you had in the hot tub with your son. The evening before, when we had gotten the topic, I took my family to dinner and brought it up to them. And getting a 14-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old daughter's perspective on what American values meant to them, it just blew my mind how quick they were able to pivot and go deep and really think about it. And it was a 180 degree. Different than the normal conversation we would have had over dinner.And at the end of it, they enjoyed it too. We've got to do that and pierce it in the minds of these kids because they've got it. We've just got to bring it out. Michael Davidson: Exactly. I think the powerful thing too, is that [00:48:00] they see you thinking about that and our kids are not observing us being deep and purposeful collectively. They don't, they don't see that, we know that. Time at dinner is down and family-focused family time is down. Everybody's attention is very divided. And so, kids are not seeing their parents or just adults really thinking deeply about the type of world they want to create and the values they want to live by at all. And I don't think schools are doing this all that well either. And so, then where are you going to learn it? And if you don't learn it, it's going to be lost. Bob Wierema: Have you read a book called Meditations by Marcus Aurelius? Michael Davidson: Yeah. Yeah. Bob Wierema: So that book is literally with me all the time. I'm going to get a second copy because I've gone through it just so many times. And, and you talk about, if you read that book and you really dive into that and you go, ‘Oh, the stuff this guy was thinking about and how he was reflecting on things compared to the way I think before I started to have a lot of love for studying the Stoics, and my executive coach now that I work with today, really has pushed me on doing this'.And it's like, listen, I don't need you in business books. This is where you get to spend your time. You got to spend your time on you, spend your time on your worldviews, figuring out what your purpose is. I heard you like deep thinking and free thought that stuff is so important. And then you also like having the ability to like, I love this idea of these dinners because just to sit there and listen to other people and get their thoughts and not interrupt them and just ask questions and not just immediately jump to, going back to your saying earlier with the society today, like jumping and being like, ‘well, this is my opinion, I believe this. And I, I'm not even hearing what you're saying'. It's crazy. Michael Davidson: It's amazing how in human interaction nowadays [00:50:00] of one thing we've done with our team, when we have retreats is, we'll do this exercise where you just ask somebody and you all should try this. It's a very interesting experience, but you basically take two people on your team or just two people, and have one person talk, just tell us about themselves or their day for 60 seconds, but the other person cannot say a word. They just listen and then the other person does it. And what you become aware of is how much your thoughts are as loud as their message to you and that's noise. And so, getting your head clear I think is obviously very important, but in terms of the marcus aurelius, ancients and the Stoics, and, even just going post-Renaissance, take a system like free enterprise and capitalism and the opportunities that it's afforded billions of people throughout the world now. That followed deep, deep thought by Adam Smith, not about the invisible hand and the price and manufacturing of a pin or a pencil; it followed thought about human beings and what they value, and how they interact with one another. He had another book. Adam Smith has The Wealth of Nations and he had The Theory of Moral Sentiments. If you want a good summary for a contemporary audience of The Theory of Moral Sentiments, there's a book called Adam Smith Can Change Your Life. What he comments on – both Adam Smith and then Russ Roberts who wrote the other book – is that human beings want to be lovely and they want to be loved. For some reason, being loved is completely out of whack from being lovely today. And so, what the markets with really a sense of the world challenge us to do is to figure out what does it mean to be lovely? What does it mean to be good? What does it mean to stand for something? [00:52:00] It's unfortunate that a crisis or adversity is what brings that out of us. As a parent, that freaks me out.I don't want my kids to be raised the same way I was. I want my kids to have a really good life, unconditional love, and just be the best version of themselves and be expected to be the best version of themselves. And therefore, I'm going to shield them from adversity. So, as a society, we live in this wealthy period of time. We're being shielded from a lot of adversity. We're not stopping to think about what matters. It's the only way that you could make sure that you could grow in the absence of adversity is by constantly being reminded that you've got to commit to those values over and over and over again, you've got to think about it. Otherwise, someone's going to threaten you and attack you into being that way. I mean every war, every war throughout history I think has had a spring out of it of, ‘Oh shoot. I should've been better. It should've been higher ideals and I just – as a parent and as a society – I don't want us to go down that road'.Michael Moore: So, thinking about the election being right around the corner, and the mission of Gen Next and possible future Gen Next members listening to this podcast, what would you tell them? What do we need to be thinking about? What do we need to be doing and where are we headed? Not, not just for the next four years, but for the next 40.Michael Davidson: Yeah. Thank you for that. I think that's exactly it. I think for anybody out there, any entrepreneurial person – well, any person – my wheelhouse set for people in leadership roles is to seek wisdom, to really be introspective on your own sense of purpose and to really think about the long view.One of our members had a saying, ‘I want to see, I don't want to look at the moment. I want to see through the moment'. And I think leaders have to do that more than anybody right now. And so, stop, think, reflect, build community. Look for [00:54:00] things that structure this into your life.And so, we're one way of doing that, but there's other ways to do it and you constantly hear from entrepreneurs, ‘Oh, I'm really busy. I'll do that when I retire'. Screw that. It is absolutely something that needs to be woven into your life completely. Otherwise your legacy will lackluster. Your sense of fulfillment later in your life will lackluster. But I think most importantly, society is going to be worse off today. I think the reason why the election feels so nuts is not because of politics. It's because of our culture; politics reflects our culture and that's just how it works.So, if you really, really want a better political discourse, think about how you discourse with others. Do you have an opinion? Are you shutting down other people's opinions? Are you treating people really well? Are you trying to learn? And if you do do that, but you want to see things different in politics, then start financially supporting people who are in it because it's really expensive to run campaigns.It's hard to get your message out. Get out your checkbook and help good people. Go volunteer, run for office yourself. But I think the real space, the highest leverage longer-term space to make a difference – which is not sexy in today's world of instant gratification and scale – it is really just, are you being? Are you informed? Are you clear on your values? And are you surrounded with other people that are going to hold you accountable to those?In aggregate, if we do that as a country, everything starts to get better. You have a network effect, a flywheel of kind of goodness. And so, I would say that for anybody who's caught up in the election. And so, for me personally, I do not watch the news. I pay very [00:56:00] little attention to sort of what's on social media. So, I try to wait a few days to get caught up. But most of the things that I try to read are much deeper, more developed thoughts, but it does take effort. Everybody's really, really busy. You've got to carve it into your life.It's just, I think that's important. And I don't want to come across cynical about politics. I think it's really important to be politically involved, super important to be politically involved. Somehow, we got the idea in this country that that's the way, and that has not been – that's what all-encompassing politics was for dictators, not for free societies. For free societies, everybody does all kinds of things, and it's more dynamic and humans flourish. That's how it should be. Michael Moore: You know, I was thinking back, just thinking about this selection to conversations that I would have with my grandfather, who was a very, very stout Democrat, you know, back 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, that really his beliefs and his way about going about life and his family and his faith mashed a little bit more to at least the center version of the Republican party today. I can see there's been that shift, but what's the next shift? Is there going to be a third party or a fourth party or something that comes out of nowhere that nobody thought about? What are your thoughts around that? Michael Davidson: I don't know about a third party, but there are opportunities for reform. I think there's new ideas percolating: choice rank voting and trying to get more diversified representation. There's interesting stuff like that, but I think going a little further upstream, the Republican party for Trump was basically the Reagan [00:58:00] coalition and that coalition doesn't really exist anymore. And the issues, they were organized against them. I mean the Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore. And so, some of those issues I think have gone adrift and then there's a similar dynamic with the Democratic party. I think we're living in a time – this is another factor I think of why things are so messy, I think this explains the least – but we're living in a time of political realignment and so there's new coalitions being formed. There's new interests being formed because society is being reordered in many ways.The gig economy is on the rise. There's much more movement of information, enough people, relationships have broken down, institutions especially have broken down. I don't know what the crystal ball is. I would just bet that neither party is going to look the same today or look the same in 20 years or to your 40 year horizon as it does today.That's not a crazy statement. Look throughout history. That's just got to be a trend. And so, I think that there is real alignment going on. Trump is a disruptive force, like him or not, in politics, and government, and in society. And I think he's not only a disruptive force in and of itself, he's representative of disruptive forces.So, I think that the more that we could see that and just see it for what it is and chill, and identify issues that I think people really care about, we'll be better off as a people and as a country.Bob Wierema: I was talking to a friend and, he made the comment of, ‘man, it would have been great this year'. As we look at this election that's coming up, this was such a year to [01:00:00] have some leader, a great leader, step up to really bring this country back together. It is a divide and things seem to be pushing further and further apart. It's like, man, it would have been great. This would have been such a pivotal year to have somebody to step up. But you look at that role of the president and that used to be something when you're a kid and go, ‘man, I really want to grow up and be the president'. And he's like, ‘do you have kids saying that anymore?' Because of all the noise that's there. Michael Davidson: After the first presidential debate, my son wanted to listen to the Band of Brothers soundtrack, because I think he wanted to cleanse himself. I think that I have mixed feelings about that. On the one hand, obviously, we love the great leaders because they're an archetype and they help clarify a lot of what's going on individually and collectively. I actually think, let's say you look through the lens of the great leaders, and let's say in the United States, they all, if you study history, they followed  pre-existing movements and efforts, like they were risen in a tide. That's the thing that we're missing. And so, it's not so much that we need a leader to come clarify for us. Look, I love what Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan and, JFK were able to do and give us confidence and vigor and vision.So, I don't want to discount that. I think it's important, but what is more important is the sense of vision and entrepreneurship. Well, civic entrepreneurship that our citizens have, that's way more important. So, what I would say to anybody who's like, ‘man, I wish we had a better leader', you ever seen the South park episode? This was during the 2000 election of the douche bag and the turd sandwich running against each other? [01:02:00] I totally get that. It's a bummer that we don't have that turd sandwich and the douchebag, but look at the student body, what is the student body paying attention to? That's why you have a turd sandwich. So, if it's the same thing in the country, if you're dissatisfied with the options, really take stock of, ‘where am I spending any time and attention in my life to learn? To be in community relationships that are there based on those sorts of values and vision? Am I thinking about the type of country that I want to live in?' And that doesn't just mean the political position that I want to tackle or issue I want to tackle. It just means, ‘am I thinking about that? Do I represent that? Do I vote? Am I informed when I vote?' And if the answer is no, which statistically it's mostly no today, then, of course, you're going to get that. But if the answer starts to be a yes, and there's this sort of civic renewal – I think especially if people with high leverage in society, and those are entrepreneurs and executives who have a deep sense of purpose, that we all say that like being an executive is a lonely job. Being a CEO is a lonely job. We know that. And so, go deep with that loneliness. Don't just go deep. It sucked laying these people off or hiring these ton of people or doing my business repositioning or my P and L or which acquisition… Go deep on what does it mean to be a capitalist in the most prosperous country in the world? How do you represent free enterprise? How do you represent being a leader in a free society? How do you draw people in to being deeper in their own sense of values? What do people think when they think of you and do they think ‘that person's a super impressive entrepreneur?'Or do they think, ‘that person has character,' and somewhere it turned into status and [01:04:00] it wasn't about values. We can turn back time, especially with entrepreneurial humans – a lot of the people you guys have had on your podcast, I think they share this, but like attracts like, and I think that we're not seeing enough of that in the country right now.Michael Moore: Well Michael, turning back to you, and we talked about this on our prep call, this has just been hitting me more and more that this medium and capturing these stories and bringing on incredibly interesting people like yourself, we're capturing it, and it's going to be there forever. And your kids can go listen to this 10 years from now, when they're off at college, when they're traveling around the world, whatever they're doing.Bob Wierema: When your son's running for president down the road, I'm voting for him. I like him. Michael Moore: When he's either running for president or hanging out at that Hot Springs without any clothes on, right?Michael Davidson: He'll be running a kegger at the, at the White House, who knows.Michael Moore: But in thinking about the power of being able to capture words and stories and meanings and truth, what would you say to your kids?Michael Davidson: We try to talk to our kids a lot. I get family dinner – right now, we're reading a book, it's a would you rather book for kids. One of my good friends sent it to us and they love it. And so, it's simple things like, would you rather live on a plane or on a boat, and for little kids to be like, ‘why, why?' And to not just get their answer, but ask them why and ask them why a few times and get them drawn out.And so, I think trying to find a way to teach kids that every single one of them has a purpose to [01:06:00] deliver in this world. Every day should be an effort to be very conscious of that. And in order to do that, you've got to be aware of your thoughts. You have to be aware of what's going on around you. You have to be aware of your trend, your trajectory overall. Another way of saying that is, ‘what's your story? And what is this character made up of and what does this character stand for?' This character being you. One thing that being a parent has started to really draw out of me, and it's a purpose that you guys are really fulfilling with your podcast, is to be more aware of my own story and be more aware of where these things come in and shape me. There's a lot of my life that I've blocked out. And, just recently I've started trying to really dig in more on what were these moments? What did they mean to me? I'm learning a lot about my mom right now and trying to ask her more questions about her upbringing. And I learned that there were stories about adoption in her life and how if you're not aware of them and you don't have these stories and you don't learn about your story, and you don't share them with other people, then they're going to be lost.So, I really hope my kids are very aware and committed to a life well lived. And I make it a point to show them that. In a very extreme case, we took a group of D-Day veterans to Normandy for the 75th anniversary, and it was so stunningly beautiful and sad how surrounded these veterans would get. These guys are in their nineties, a hundred years old, and they're getting surrounded. A ten-year-old girl ran up to the soldiers, to the elderly men, hugged them and said that you saved and [01:08:00] liberated my grandmother. And the grad looks over and the grandmother's crying and that was stored over and over and over again.And they had not been back, and it made them emotional, the soldiers. And one of them was like, ‘how is this special for you?' And all of them said, ‘these stories need to be told. We'll forget about what can be lost or what's going to be required if these stories aren't told'. So, the stories need to be told based off of a theme and some greater way of living.And so, I hope that my kids are very aware of that and committed to that. Be a good story. Make sure your life is a good story. Michael Moore: That's a hell of an answer again, knocking them out of the park. Michael we're incredibly appreciative of your time. Just the way you go about thinking through things, we need a lot more of that in society, and leadership, and business, and politics, just across all the mediums that we talked about. So, we really appreciate your time, your insight, your wisdom, your knowledge, your passion, and just keep doing what you're doing, it's powerful. Michael Davidson: You guys too. Thank you. Thank you so much for doing this. You're going to get a time of purpose and connection, then real thoughtfulness is missing. You are filling a pretty good void. So, thank you. Bob Wierema: Awesome. Thank you very much. It was great to great to spend time with you today.Michael Moore: Thanks so much for tuning into this episode of The Climb. If you enjoyed the episode, please consider subscribing. And if you know someone who you would think would enjoy the podcast, feel free to share this with [01:10:00] them. Thanks again. And we'll see you on the next step. 

Yolanda Parker shares how she helps her students, including prospective mathematics teachers, get more comfortable with their mathematical identity and develop a relationship with mathematics. She advocates for the use of manipulative materials, and works to engage students in discussion to build their understanding. Yolanda is a Professor in the Mathematics Department at Tarrant County College, South Campus. In 2017, she was one of ten women selected by the National Society of Black Engineers DFW chapter for the "Hidden Figures of Dallas: Top Women of of Color in STEM" award. Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians (https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Count-Honoring-Mathematicians/dp/1470448890) by Shelly M. Jones, PhD Pi Before Dinner (https://www.pibeforedinner.com/) from Dr. Lou Matthews Selected resources for developing a relationship with mathematics Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/parent) NearPod (https://nearpod.com/) National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (http://nlvm.usu.edu/) NCTM Illuminations (https://illuminations.nctm.org/) Special Guest: Yolanda Parker.

As a high school student, Kieran was involved in theatre, art, track and field, and fashion club! She is currently attending Tarrant County College to achieve her Associates degree in Social Work, and she plans to transfer to a university afterwards. She is also super ambitious and while she is in school, she is preparing to launch her small business called MadeByKCharee within the next handful of months or sooner!You are going to love her valuable insight as to how she was able to rise above the "norm" at her high school and succeed!You can find her on social media on Twitter and Instagram @madebykcharee!

Financial literacy is such an important topic and one that many community banks offer to their communities in some fashion. For Lucas Sawyer and Worthington National Bank, this started with a simple ask to have a booth at a local community college workshop and has grown into part of a full financial education class offering.   Join us in Episode 6 as we learn more about the evolution of Lucas’ involvement & creation of Tarrant County College’s financial literacy session and how you may want to consider starting your own program or partnering with a local organization.   Tarrant County College Worthington National Bank Fitech

Dr. Dantryl Smith shared his story of how he overcame obstacles to graduate from college and ultimately finding his passion for mentoring students. Dantryl is currently working at Tarrant County College in Texas and has experience working with high school students, college students, and graduate students from diverse backgrounds. Dantryl Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantrayl-... Connect with your Host Venki on Social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkimandapati/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venki.mandapati/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VenkiMandapati DrivenByDoing Social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/driven-by-doing-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Drivenbydoing/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/driven_by_doing/ Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/drivenbydoing CareerQuo Social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/careerquo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Careerquo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1Careerquo Twitter: https://twitter.com/Careerquo

Paige Carr Lovelace is a mother of three and teaches Speech Communication at Tarrant County College in Ft. Worth, Texas, where she serves as the Language Arts Department Chair. Her background, experience, and healing around trauma is rooted in real life experiences, her strong spiritual connection, and the sincere desire to contribute to authentic connection and healing through teaching and learning.

This episode is sponsored by Deadly Grounds Coffee "Its good to get a little Deadly" https://deadlygroundscoffee.com Watch Eden NOW! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ec17KqrnA4 As three friends head home after a late-night, they find themselves being stalked by a man's greatest weakness. Stars: Benjamin Abiola, Charles Brakes III, Bobby Coston | Check out Bobby https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10328015/ https://www.bobbycoston.com/ How the film was made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwvhS6tj4Yk I88 Films https://www.i88films.com/ https://www.instagram.com/i88films/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkItZylvZb0BvxKX_54mVJA Kevin @Aknuckle Tony @Tonyhas9fingers Yo Yo https://www.facebook.com/yossarian.norman https://www.instagram.com/boymeetsphone/ https://twitter.com/BoyMeetsPhone Leo @LeoPond The Dorkening Podcast Network https://TheDorkening.com Facebook.com/TheDorkening Youtube.com/TheDorkening Twitter.com/TheDorkening Instagram.com/TheDorkening IMDB Bio Bobby James Coston Jr. was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Michelle Johnson, and Bobby James Coston Sr. on April 21st, 1996. His mother is also an Oklahoma native of African American and Native American descent. His father is originally from Texas and is of German and African American descent. Bobby is the youngest of two siblings, Kenise Hollins Johnson and Kendell Coston. He graduated from Mansfield Timberview Highschool in 2014 before attending and graduating with his Associate's degree at Tarrant County College. Bobby grew up always showing interest in the creative arts. He showed most of his enthusiasm for television and music when watching shows like the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In high school, he took a genuine interest in choir and theater. He was also apart of the football and basketball team. Bobby began participating in state-wide choir and theater competitions. Once in college, he began curating content for YouTube and creating his own short films. Bobby made his film debut in 2018, as "Jaceon" in Semone Brown's 'Snapshot' and "Paul" in Travis Messersmith's 'Good Intentions'. Bobby gained small notoriety for his work in 'Good Intentions' as the responsible older brother of a sick child willing to stop at nothing to help his younger brother. He subsequently has made a name as a leading man in many indie shorts like "Marc" in Ian Guthrie's 'Fallen/Evermore'. He has also garnered sizeable principle work in a number of commercials in the Texas region. Find out more at https://wicked-horror-show.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/wicked-horror-show/cd45bcaf-8904-4dd9-942b-88f33594ba76

How we first identify ourselves begins within the womb, our first known world. Let's explore that a bit in today's episode. Our special and first guest today is Janjura Robins, my wife of 4+ years. Quote: "My humility is the offset to my confidence." Gary V (Vaynerchuk) of Vayner Media Gen 1:26 - "Let us make man into our image and likeness." Jeremiah 1:5 - "I knew you before you were formed in your mothers womb." Janjura Robins currently serves students in the testing center at Tarrant County College (Northeast campus). In December of 2018 she graduated from Texas Wesleyan with a masters in Marriage & Family Therapy. Her Bachelors of Sociology & Criminology was also earned at the same institution. While her Associates was achieved at Tarrant County College.

Raised in a one-room log cabin in a small North Texas town, Amon G. Carter (1879–1955) rose to become the founder and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a seat of power from which he relentlessly promoted the city of Fort Worth, amassed a fortune, and established himself as the quintessential Texan of his era. The first in-depth, scholarly biography of this outsize character and civic booster, Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) chronicles a remarkable life and places it in the larger context of state and nation. Though best known for the Star-Telegram, Carter also established WBAP, Fort Worth’s first radio station, which in 1948 became the first television station in the Southwest. He was responsible for bringing the headquarters of what would become American Airlines to Fort Worth and for securing government funding for a local aircraft factory that evolved into Lockheed Martin. Historian Brian A. Cervantez has drawn on Texas Christian University’s rich collection of Carter papers to chart Carter’s quest to bring business and government projects to his adopted hometown, enterprises that led to friendships with prominent national figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Will Rogers, H. L. Mencken, and John Nance Garner. After making millions of dollars in the oil business, Carter used his wealth to fund schools, hospitals, museums, churches, parks, and camps. His numerous philanthropic efforts culminated in the Amon G. Carter Foundation, which still supports cultural and educational endeavors throughout Texas. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Texas Tech University, a major contributor to Texas Christian University, a key figure in the creation of Big Bend National Park, and an art lover whose collection of the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell served as the foundation of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life testifies to the singular character and career of one man whose influence can be seen throughout the cultural and civic life of Fort Worth, Texas, and the American Southwest to this day. Dr. Brian Cervantez is Associate Professor at Tarrant County College in Texas, where he specializes in the history of the American South. Rob Denning is the host of the excellent podcast Working Historians. Subscribe to Working Historians here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raised in a one-room log cabin in a small North Texas town, Amon G. Carter (1879–1955) rose to become the founder and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a seat of power from which he relentlessly promoted the city of Fort Worth, amassed a fortune, and established himself as the quintessential Texan of his era. The first in-depth, scholarly biography of this outsize character and civic booster, Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) chronicles a remarkable life and places it in the larger context of state and nation. Though best known for the Star-Telegram, Carter also established WBAP, Fort Worth’s first radio station, which in 1948 became the first television station in the Southwest. He was responsible for bringing the headquarters of what would become American Airlines to Fort Worth and for securing government funding for a local aircraft factory that evolved into Lockheed Martin. Historian Brian A. Cervantez has drawn on Texas Christian University’s rich collection of Carter papers to chart Carter’s quest to bring business and government projects to his adopted hometown, enterprises that led to friendships with prominent national figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Will Rogers, H. L. Mencken, and John Nance Garner. After making millions of dollars in the oil business, Carter used his wealth to fund schools, hospitals, museums, churches, parks, and camps. His numerous philanthropic efforts culminated in the Amon G. Carter Foundation, which still supports cultural and educational endeavors throughout Texas. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Texas Tech University, a major contributor to Texas Christian University, a key figure in the creation of Big Bend National Park, and an art lover whose collection of the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell served as the foundation of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life testifies to the singular character and career of one man whose influence can be seen throughout the cultural and civic life of Fort Worth, Texas, and the American Southwest to this day. Dr. Brian Cervantez is Associate Professor at Tarrant County College in Texas, where he specializes in the history of the American South. Rob Denning is the host of the excellent podcast Working Historians. Subscribe to Working Historians here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raised in a one-room log cabin in a small North Texas town, Amon G. Carter (1879–1955) rose to become the founder and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a seat of power from which he relentlessly promoted the city of Fort Worth, amassed a fortune, and established himself as the quintessential Texan of his era. The first in-depth, scholarly biography of this outsize character and civic booster, Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) chronicles a remarkable life and places it in the larger context of state and nation. Though best known for the Star-Telegram, Carter also established WBAP, Fort Worth’s first radio station, which in 1948 became the first television station in the Southwest. He was responsible for bringing the headquarters of what would become American Airlines to Fort Worth and for securing government funding for a local aircraft factory that evolved into Lockheed Martin. Historian Brian A. Cervantez has drawn on Texas Christian University’s rich collection of Carter papers to chart Carter’s quest to bring business and government projects to his adopted hometown, enterprises that led to friendships with prominent national figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Will Rogers, H. L. Mencken, and John Nance Garner. After making millions of dollars in the oil business, Carter used his wealth to fund schools, hospitals, museums, churches, parks, and camps. His numerous philanthropic efforts culminated in the Amon G. Carter Foundation, which still supports cultural and educational endeavors throughout Texas. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Texas Tech University, a major contributor to Texas Christian University, a key figure in the creation of Big Bend National Park, and an art lover whose collection of the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell served as the foundation of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life testifies to the singular character and career of one man whose influence can be seen throughout the cultural and civic life of Fort Worth, Texas, and the American Southwest to this day. Dr. Brian Cervantez is Associate Professor at Tarrant County College in Texas, where he specializes in the history of the American South. Rob Denning is the host of the excellent podcast Working Historians. Subscribe to Working Historians here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raised in a one-room log cabin in a small North Texas town, Amon G. Carter (1879–1955) rose to become the founder and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a seat of power from which he relentlessly promoted the city of Fort Worth, amassed a fortune, and established himself as the quintessential Texan of his era. The first in-depth, scholarly biography of this outsize character and civic booster, Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) chronicles a remarkable life and places it in the larger context of state and nation. Though best known for the Star-Telegram, Carter also established WBAP, Fort Worth’s first radio station, which in 1948 became the first television station in the Southwest. He was responsible for bringing the headquarters of what would become American Airlines to Fort Worth and for securing government funding for a local aircraft factory that evolved into Lockheed Martin. Historian Brian A. Cervantez has drawn on Texas Christian University’s rich collection of Carter papers to chart Carter’s quest to bring business and government projects to his adopted hometown, enterprises that led to friendships with prominent national figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Will Rogers, H. L. Mencken, and John Nance Garner. After making millions of dollars in the oil business, Carter used his wealth to fund schools, hospitals, museums, churches, parks, and camps. His numerous philanthropic efforts culminated in the Amon G. Carter Foundation, which still supports cultural and educational endeavors throughout Texas. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Texas Tech University, a major contributor to Texas Christian University, a key figure in the creation of Big Bend National Park, and an art lover whose collection of the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell served as the foundation of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life testifies to the singular character and career of one man whose influence can be seen throughout the cultural and civic life of Fort Worth, Texas, and the American Southwest to this day. Dr. Brian Cervantez is Associate Professor at Tarrant County College in Texas, where he specializes in the history of the American South. Rob Denning is the host of the excellent podcast Working Historians. Subscribe to Working Historians here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raised in a one-room log cabin in a small North Texas town, Amon G. Carter (1879–1955) rose to become the founder and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a seat of power from which he relentlessly promoted the city of Fort Worth, amassed a fortune, and established himself as the quintessential Texan of his era. The first in-depth, scholarly biography of this outsize character and civic booster, Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) chronicles a remarkable life and places it in the larger context of state and nation. Though best known for the Star-Telegram, Carter also established WBAP, Fort Worth’s first radio station, which in 1948 became the first television station in the Southwest. He was responsible for bringing the headquarters of what would become American Airlines to Fort Worth and for securing government funding for a local aircraft factory that evolved into Lockheed Martin. Historian Brian A. Cervantez has drawn on Texas Christian University’s rich collection of Carter papers to chart Carter’s quest to bring business and government projects to his adopted hometown, enterprises that led to friendships with prominent national figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Will Rogers, H. L. Mencken, and John Nance Garner. After making millions of dollars in the oil business, Carter used his wealth to fund schools, hospitals, museums, churches, parks, and camps. His numerous philanthropic efforts culminated in the Amon G. Carter Foundation, which still supports cultural and educational endeavors throughout Texas. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Texas Tech University, a major contributor to Texas Christian University, a key figure in the creation of Big Bend National Park, and an art lover whose collection of the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell served as the foundation of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life testifies to the singular character and career of one man whose influence can be seen throughout the cultural and civic life of Fort Worth, Texas, and the American Southwest to this day. Dr. Brian Cervantez is Associate Professor at Tarrant County College in Texas, where he specializes in the history of the American South. Rob Denning is the host of the excellent podcast Working Historians. Subscribe to Working Historians here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raised in a one-room log cabin in a small North Texas town, Amon G. Carter (1879–1955) rose to become the founder and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a seat of power from which he relentlessly promoted the city of Fort Worth, amassed a fortune, and established himself as the quintessential Texan of his era. The first in-depth, scholarly biography of this outsize character and civic booster, Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) chronicles a remarkable life and places it in the larger context of state and nation. Though best known for the Star-Telegram, Carter also established WBAP, Fort Worth’s first radio station, which in 1948 became the first television station in the Southwest. He was responsible for bringing the headquarters of what would become American Airlines to Fort Worth and for securing government funding for a local aircraft factory that evolved into Lockheed Martin. Historian Brian A. Cervantez has drawn on Texas Christian University’s rich collection of Carter papers to chart Carter’s quest to bring business and government projects to his adopted hometown, enterprises that led to friendships with prominent national figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Will Rogers, H. L. Mencken, and John Nance Garner. After making millions of dollars in the oil business, Carter used his wealth to fund schools, hospitals, museums, churches, parks, and camps. His numerous philanthropic efforts culminated in the Amon G. Carter Foundation, which still supports cultural and educational endeavors throughout Texas. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Texas Tech University, a major contributor to Texas Christian University, a key figure in the creation of Big Bend National Park, and an art lover whose collection of the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell served as the foundation of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life testifies to the singular character and career of one man whose influence can be seen throughout the cultural and civic life of Fort Worth, Texas, and the American Southwest to this day. Dr. Brian Cervantez is Associate Professor at Tarrant County College in Texas, where he specializes in the history of the American South. Rob Denning is the host of the excellent podcast Working Historians. Subscribe to Working Historians here. 

Dr. Bradley Borougerdi, a professor at Tarrant County College, joins us today to discuss the history of cannabis as a commodity, and we may talk about a few other things too. Full show notes & links to resources mentioned in the episode can be found at www.cannabishealsme.com/60 Help us get these stories out to more people! Become a Patron http://www.patreon.com/chmpodcast Rate/review us on your podcast app Tell THREE people about the show every week --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Interactions between students and faculty in online classes are mediated through a digital interface. Students are more successful in classes, though, when they feel connected to their instructor and classmates. In this episode, Allegra Davis Hanna and Misty Wilson-Merhtens explore a variety of methods that can increase the social presence of all participants in online courses. Allegra is an English professor and the department chair of English and Humanities at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas. Misty is a history professor and social sciences chair at Tarrant County College. Allegra and Misty have been running The Profess-Hers Podcast since October 2018. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.  

Dr. Brian Cervantez is Associate Professor at Tarrant County College in Texas, where he specializes in the history of the American South. Today he discusses the subject of his forthcoming book, Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life, to be released in 2019 by the University of Oklahoma Press. For more information, visit the publisher’s website: https://www.oupress.com/books/15070738/amon-carter

For this special bonus episode I recorded three interviews in the exhibit hall at the 2018 Texas Music Educators Association Convention. The guests are composer Jack Wilds, composer Haley Woodrow, and Keith Kelly, the founder of the Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra. Links: Jack Wilds Wilds: Legacy Fanfare Wilds: Solstice Dance Haley Woodrow Woodrow: And It Begins Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less Hindemith: Symphonie in B-Flat Celtic Horizon Tours Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra Gaelic Athletic Association Artane Band Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry Biographies: Jack Wilds' music has been performed at state educators’ conferences across the country and in international venues including the Midwest Clinic, the International Trombone Festival, and the Slider Asia Clinic in Hong Kong. His works for concert band have been selected to the J.W. Pepper Editor’s Choice List and the Bandworld Top 100. In addition to his career as a composer Mr. Wilds is an active clinician and music educator. He lives in Kyle, Texas with his family. ---- Haley Woodrow loves to partner with performers in crafting musical experiences that offer listeners an active role. Her music reflects a broad range of influences and genres, and combines styles as a primary objective.  Haley’s compositions have received awards from the National Band Association (for And it Begins), the Texas Music Educators Association (for And it Begins and March for Jazz), the MACRO Composition Competition (for Place of the Pike: Then and Now) and the Noteflight Big Band Composition Contest (for Something Entirely Different). Alfred, Hal Leonard, Barnhouse and MurphyMusicPress offer published versions of several of her compositions and she also actively self-publishes through her company, Woodrow Music.  As an educator, Haley currently is an Adjunct Instructor for both Tarrant County College and Weatherford College. Haley served as the staff Orchestra Director and Arranger for Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, completing approximately 500 arrangements and establishing a home production studio in 2012. Haley began her musical journey as a trumpet player, and has performed professionally and taught many students privately for well over a decade.  Haley graduated with a Bachelor’s of Music in jazz studies from the University of Texas at Arlington, and earned her Master’s of Music in composition from Texas Christian University. She currently lives in Bedford, Texas with her husband Jonathan Woodrow and is an avid CrossFitter and contributing member of Gateway Church of Southlake. ---- Having studied clarinet and saxophone in Dublin’s Artane School of Music, Keith Kelly joined the Irish Defence Forces Band in 2004. Here he served as principal clarinetist of the Band of the Western Command for over 10 years and featured as a clarinet and saxophone soloist on many occasions. During this time, Keith was actively involved within Irish community banding. As a conductor and administrator, Keith assisted in the founding of successful Irish concert bands such as the Clara Town Band and Midlands Wind Ensemble, both of which would go on to win national awards at the IABCB and South of Ireland Band Championships. In 2014, Keith and a team of other passionate music educators and performers founded the Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, an ensemble of almost 100 performers from throughout Ireland. This ensemble was formed to promote the highest quality of wind band repertoire, and after only 3 years has worked with international icons such as Johan de Meij, Philip Sparke and Mark Heron. In 2017 Keith was privileged to be part of this ensemble as it represented Irish community banding on the world stage at WASBE in Utrecht, Netherlands. Keith now works in the performing arts department of Celtic Horizon Tours, working with an experienced and dedicated team in bringing performing arts groups from around the globe to visit Ireland and experience its unique musical heritage  

We discuss the "release the memo" scandal, Cory Booker's tears of rage, the hijab hoax confirmed, Jordan Peterson v Cathy Newman on Channel 4, the fake news awards, Chelsea Manning's campaign ad, plus a bizarre story about a professor in Texas.  To celebrate the new artwork, we're giving away three t shirts or mugs. Enter the drawing here: https://goo.gl/forms/pOTZYP8q6Pz6ku3f2 (winners to be selected at the end of January). Support the show and help us make it better! Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/beautyandthebeta Make a one-time contribution on PayPal: http://www.paypal.me/beautyandthebeta Blonde's channel: http://bit.ly/23RrR3z Blonde's Twitter (RIP): http://bit.ly/2t41Wvc Blonde's Gab: http://bit.ly/2jQFS4a Matt's Twitter: http://bit.ly/2ib6eKr Email the show: beautyandthebeta@gmail.com Beauty & the Beta on demand: http://bit.ly/1TUcepj Listen on iTunes: http://apple.co/23YM9rM Listen on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2iFWOqD Listen on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1TUce8E Listen on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/1TlubhE Listen on Podbean: http://bit.ly/1TUcnJ8 ARTWORK by Facepalm Reality Facepalm Reality's Twitter: http://bit.ly/2AZfI4V Facepalm Reality's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2uxbrr9 MUSIC Cry Me a River remix: https://youtu.be/xJosqduqvm0 Bearing and SugarTits' cover of "Catch the Wind" http://bit.ly/2fu9qUO "Dog Park" and "Odahviing" written and performed by AENEAS: http://bit.ly/2sibPZ7 ITEMS REFERENCED Facepalm's art: http://bit.ly/2mXB1il Story on the FISA memo: http://bit.ly/2Dx32bB Cory Booker's tears of rage: https://youtu.be/D7VVVsGRvuc HHS' Secretary's exchange with Durbin: https://youtu.be/LL-viaR6u1I Update on the hijab hoax: http://bit.ly/2B7liSU Jordan Peterson v Cathy Newman: https://youtu.be/aMcjxSThD54 "Death threats" against Cathy Newman: http://dailym.ai/2Dt7aJz The fake news awards: http://bit.ly/2mRLk7v Washington Post's fact check of the awards: http://wapo.st/2Dv8Dz4 Chelsea Manning's campaign ad: https://youtu.be/RAXo1Y7AK_I Crazy professor at Tarrant County College in Texas: https://youtu.be/alfRDPQY2YM

According to the TalentIndex, which compiles dozens of data points on growth, trends and challenges, more than 70% of higher ed institutions don't track talent management performance or can’t report results. Tarrant County College is one of the 29% that do track metrics, and Associate Vice Chancellor of HR Ricardo Coronado, Ph.D., says measuring performance benefits his college and HR department. Visit www.peopleadmin.com/talentindex16/ to download the TalentIndex.

Brett Dyer was born in Dallas, and grew up in East Texas. After high school, Brett attended Kilgore Junior College for two years under a full Presidential Merit Scholarship for his talent and creativity in art. He later was accepted at The University of Texas at Tyler. There, Brett received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in painting and printmaking.Brett started graduate school at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas in January 2003. There he received his Masters of Fine Arts degree December 2005. His major was in painting, and his minor was in intermedia arts. Brett currently lives and works in the Dallas area, where he has been working as a full time art professor teaching courses at North Lake College since 2012. In addition to his full-time position, Brett also offers various art workshops at museums, galleries, art centers, and art events in the DFW area. Brett has been teaching in higher education since 2006 and has previously taught at El Centro College, Tarrant County College, and Collin College. Brett has won numerous awards for his teaching such as the 2015-16 Presidential Scholar of North Lake College, 2014-15 Faculty of the Year at North Lake College, the Excellence in Teaching for Adjunct Faculty Award at El Centro College in 2012, and the 2012 NISOD Excellence Award given by a national organization. 2015 was Brett's 10th year of teaching.Brett Dyer continues to work as an artist and favors working with acrylic and encaustic paint, printmaking, photography, and collage. Brett has exhibited all around Texas; has won awards and scholarships for his artwork; and consistently exhibits in local galleries and museums. His work can also be found as part of permanent collections at multiple universities and colleges in Texas.  Brett continues to create art and vows to never stop. His work is his life, and his life is his work. They would not exist without each other. 

Brett Dyer was born in Dallas, and grew up in East Texas. After high school, Brett attended Kilgore Junior College for two years under a full Presidential Merit Scholarship for his talent and creativity in art. He later was accepted at The University of Texas at Tyler. There, Brett received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in painting and printmaking.Brett started graduate school at Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas in January 2003. There he received his Masters of Fine Arts degree December 2005. His major was in painting, and his minor was in intermedia arts. Brett currently lives and works in the Dallas area, where he has been working as a full time art professor teaching courses at North Lake College since 2012. In addition to his full-time position, Brett also offers various art workshops at museums, galleries, art centers, and art events in the DFW area. Brett has been teaching in higher education since 2006 and has previously taught at El Centro College, Tarrant County College, and Collin College. Brett has won numerous awards for his teaching such as the 2015-16 Presidential Scholar of North Lake College, 2014-15 Faculty of the Year at North Lake College, the Excellence in Teaching for Adjunct Faculty Award at El Centro College in 2012, and the 2012 NISOD Excellence Award given by a national organization. 2015 was Brett's 10th year of teaching.Brett Dyer continues to work as an artist and favors working with acrylic and encaustic paint, printmaking, photography, and collage. Brett has exhibited all around Texas; has won awards and scholarships for his artwork; and consistently exhibits in local galleries and museums. His work can also be found as part of permanent collections at multiple universities and colleges in Texas.  Brett continues to create art and vows to never stop. His work is his life, and his life is his work. They would not exist without each other.