Podcast appearances and mentions of urban engagement

Story of the Week (DR):Berkshire board names Greg Abel as CEO, Buffett to remain chairWarren Buffett says he'll propose Greg Abel take over as Berkshire Hathaway CEO at year-endWarren Buffett makes surprise announcement: He's stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEOOpenAI backs off push to become for-profit companyIn a nutshell, with help from its chatbot: “OpenAI has restructured into a hybrid model with a nonprofit parent company, OpenAI Inc., and a for-profit subsidiary now called a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). This shift allows for investment while keeping a focus on its mission of developing AGI for the benefit of humanity. The change responds to previous criticism about reducing nonprofit oversight.”OpenAI's nonprofit mission fades further into the rearviewSam Altman urges lawmakers against regulations that could ‘slow down' U.S. in AI race against ChinaKohl's CEO Fired After Investigation Finds 'Highly Unusual' Business Deal with Former Romantic PartnerKohl's CEO Ashley Buchanan was fired after an internal investigation revealed he violated the company's conflict-of-interest policies. The probe found that Buchanan directed business to a former romantic partner, Chandra Holt, who is the CEO of Beyond Inc. and founder of Incredibrew. Holt secured a multimillion-dollar consulting deal with Kohl's under unusually favorable terms, which Buchanan failed to disclose.As a result, Buchanan was dismissed for cause, forfeiting equity awards and required to repay a portion of his $2.5 million signing bonus.This marks the third CEO departure at Kohl's in just three years, highlighting ongoing leadership instability amid declining sales.Proxy Firms Split on Harley-Davidson Board Shake-Up MMGlass Lewis= Withhold; ISS = What's happening at Harley exactly?We have a fun twist at the proxy cage match between Harley Davidson and H Partners, who are 9% shareholders and have started a withhold vote campaign against long-tenured directors Jochen Zeitz, Thomas Linebarger, and Sara Levinson: Glass Lewis says “withhold” but ISS says “support”?Through lackluster reasoning based on hunches and not performance analytics, ISS revealed, without satire, that "[T]here are compelling reasons to believe that as a group [the targeted directors] still have a perspective that can be valuable” and, in discussing the candidacy of departing CEO Jochen Zeitz: “[I]t appears that his time in the role has been more positive than negative, which makes it hard to argue that his vote on a successor is worthless.”Testimony in House Hearing: “Exposing the Proxy Advisory Cartel: How ISS & Glass Lewis Influence Markets”A 2015 study found that 25 percent of institutional investors vote “indiscriminately” with ISS [1].In 2016, a study estimated that a negative recommendation from ISS leads to a 25-percentage point reduction in voting support for say-on-pay proposals [2].A 2018 study demonstrated that a negative recommendation from ISS was associated with a reduction in support of 17 percentage points for equity-plan proposals, 18 points for uncontested director elections, and 27 points for say-on-pay [3].In 2021, a study examining “robo-voting”—the practice of fund managers voting in lockstep with the recommendations of ISS—identified 114 financial institutions managing $5 trillion in assets that automated their votes in a manner aligned with ISS recommendations 99.5% of the time [4].A 2022 study provided further evidence that institutional investors are highly sensitive to an opposing recommendation from a proxy advisory firm. Opposition from ISS was associated with a 51 percent difference in institutional voting support compared with only a 2 percent difference among retail investors [5].During the 12 months ending June 30, 2024, negative recommendations from the two proxy advisory firms were associated with (1) a 17-percentage point difference in support for directors in uncontested elections at the S&P 500 (96.9% with the firms' support vs. 79.7% without); (2) a 35-percentage point gap for say-on-pay proposals (92.8% vs. 58.0%); and (3) a 36-percentage point difference for shareholder proposals (42.4% vs. 6.6%)Why Leo XIV? Pope's chosen name suggests commitment to social justicePope NamesLeo: Many Pope Leos were reformers or defenders of Church teachings.John: often linked to pastoral care and modernization.Paul: Reflects missionary zeal and intellectual work.Gregory: Reform, liturgy, and missionary outreach.Benedict: Benedict XVI emphasized faith and reason in a skeptical age.Pius: Emphasis on traditional piety and Church authority.Clement: Reconciliation and peacemaking.Innocent: Ironically, several Popes named Innocent wielded immense political power.Urban: Engagement with worldly and civic matters.Francis: Poverty, simplicity, ecological concern.CEO NamesWarren: cuddly billionaires who control everything, put family members on board, and say pithy thingsJamie: blowhard control freaks bankers who think they should be President and have something to say about everythingMark: college dropout social media dictators who have no oversight while charting humanity's demiseElon: arrogant and childish Wizard of Ozzian leaders who pretend to be company founders with world domination delusionsSundar: East Asian stewards meant to distract from actual Tech dictatorsTim: Genteel Southern cruise ship captains who keep a steady hand after replacing legendsEtc.Goodliest of the Week (MM/DR):DR: Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045, says Musk is 'killing' world's poorest childrenDR: This Subaru has an external airbag to protect cyclists: The design helps protect both pedestrians and cyclists in a crash MM DRMM: Proxy Firms Split on Harley-Davidson Board Shake-UpThe other major proxy firm, Glass Lewis, reached a different conclusion. It said Tuesday that the directors had “overseen starkly suboptimal shareholder returns,” and that removing them from the eight-person board likely wouldn't create any problems.MM: 80% of Gen Z, Millennials Plan to Increase Allocations to Sustainable Investments: Morgan Stanley SurveyAssholiest of the Week (MM):All Zuckerberg editionCertified watch guy ZuckMark Zuckerberg is a certified watch guy. Here are some of his standout timepieces, from a $120 Casio to a $900,000 Greubel Forse.These are the stories as Trump, whose ass Zuck's lips are firmly planted on, says you should only have 3 dolls - Zuck's watches, C.E.O. Pay Raise Sparks Outrage Among Teachers and Public Officers, 58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump's meme coin. 764,000 have lost money, data shows, The best and worst looks billionaires wore to the 2025 Met GalaFriend maker Zuck DRMark Zuckerberg wants you to have more friends — but AI friendsMark Zuckerberg destroyed friendship. Now he wants to replace it with AI.Meanwhile, no wonder: Mark Zuckerberg says his management style involves no 1-on-1s, few direct reports, and a 'core army' of 30 running MetaMan with no friends says you need more and will provide fake ones?Human picker ZuckZuck's version of human friends probably the reason he wants to make you fake ones - hand-selected fake friends on the board (Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to Join Meta Board of Directors):4 tech bro dictators (Tan, Houston, Collison, Xu)3 tech bro suck ups (Andreessen, Alford, Songhurst)1 nepo baby dictator (Elkann)1 family dictator suck up (Travis)2 DJT suck ups (White, Powell McCormick)2 US govt suck ups (Killefer, Kimmitt)Prediction - Zuck to have the first true AI board member?Empathetic ZuckGaslighting, golden handcuffs, and toxicity: Former Meta employees shared what it was like to be laid off as low performersA former senior machine learning engineer at Meta described the shock of being laid off, only for a Meta recruiter to invite her to reapply three days later and skip the interview process.Two weeks before the layoffs, he said, his new manager told the team everyone was "safe." Then came the termination email — and a performance rating of "Meets Some Expectations," low on Meta's end-of-year rating scale. "How could they evaluate my performance when I'd only worked 10 weeks in 2024?" he said, adding that an HR director had said he was "too new to evaluate."An engineer was laid off after five months of leave for a serious health crisis while in the middle of disability-related negotiations.Meta exec apologizes to conservative activist Robby StarbuckLover ZuckMark Zuckerberg's Wife Was Weirded Out by His Strange Gift to HerHe made it for her not out of love, but because…The billionaire is apparently a huge fan of the sculptor behind the statue, the pop artist Daniel Arsham, but decided to go with his wife's likeness, he said on the podcast, because a statue of himself would have been "crazy."Academic ZuckMark Zuckerberg says college isn't preparing students for the job marketHeadliniest of the WeekDR: Olivia and John Randal Tyson Named to Tyson Foods Board of DirectorsDR: This new mental health service targets burned-out content creators: CreatorCare offers affordable therapy tailored to influencers and digital creators—addressing the rising mental health toll of life online.DR: Costco co-founder still goes into the office weekly at age 89: ‘To be successful, you've got to be pretty focused'Costco co-founder Jim Sinegal stepped down from his role in 2012. But Sinegal still goes to the office some TuesdaysDR: Billionaire KKR cofounders say 'emotional intelligence' should be a focus for young investorsKKR leadership page:1 of 8 are women: It HAS to be head of marketing, head of people, or head of legal stuff: so which is it? It's Chief Legal Officer Kathryn SudolBoard is 14:4F; no F in leadership role MM: Elon Musk's Urgent Concern: That the Earth Is Going to Get Swallowed by the Sun"Mars is life insurance for life collectively," Musk said. "So, eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the Sun. The Sun is gradually expanding, and so we do at some point need to be a multi-planet civilization because Earth will be incinerated."It is slated to happen in 6 billion yearsMM: Elon Musk is responsible for “killing the world's poorest children,” says Bill GatesWho Won the Week?DR: Pope #-267, duh. The world's greatest vampire CEO. And Villanova students (who are not openly gay or have vaginas), who all suddenly now believe they will eventually be the pope. MM: Your shitty washer/dryer, which no longer looks horrible: E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star ProgramPredictionsDR: Open AI's CEO, Mark VII, creates a deepfake video showing the country of China eating his baby at one of his homes in Hawaii causing the Trump administration to completely dismantle the SEC.MM: Sit tight for this, I have two: Euronext rebrands ESG in drive to help European defence firms - “energy, security, and geo-strategy” flops, so to LSEG rebrands its ESG Scores to “Emitting, Smoking, Gambling” so that investors can finally do ESG investing and feel good about itMusk gets his Texas wish. SpaceX launch site is approved as the new city of Starbase - I predict in 12 months, Musk is offering SpaceX employees that live in Starbase (a company town) crypto tokens instead of pay that are redeemable at stores in Starbase. To avoid them being called scrips, which were outlawed in the US in 1938 but still used anyway through the 1960s, Musk will list them on crypto exchanges that can be used to trade for dollars (but are totally worthless). Eventually, so indebted to the space plantation and Musk, there is a new renaissance of “resistance music” (a la “We Shall Overcome” and “Sixteen Tons”) with a song ranking number 1 in the US by the end of 2026.

In today's episode we chat to Danielle, the Urban Engagement Officer for Essex Wildlife Trust. As we discuss, Essex Wildlife Trust is devoted to protecting all wildlife, including the wildlife that is found in urban landscapes and the recovery of nature in those areas. Listen on to find out more about the different projects happening this year, including the Urban Wildlife Champions project…

Dr. Laura Brown (Ph.D., the University of Texas at Austin, 2015) is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Communication Studies and serves as Program Director for the University of Texas Semester in New York (UTNY). She teaches the Leadership & Urban Engagement course. To learn more, go to: https://utny.utexas.edu/ or follow @UTNYProgram on Instagram.

On Monday's "The Extra", we brought attention to an important collaboration just announced in conjunction with Arts Month 2020.  It's the Avenue Creative Circuit, a new joint effort designed to bring attention to the "circuit" of arts offerings in three main geographical areas:  Downtown Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs and Old Colorado City.  This Creative Circuit represents our region's highest concentration of historic and creative experiences -- museums, galleries, boutiques, businesses, public art and more.  The Circuit will be a tool to help creatives and entrepreneurs, residents and visitors work together to create a new heritage.  Guests Claire Swinford, Director of Urban Engagement for the Downtown Partnership, and Doug Price, CEO and Executive Director for VisitCOS chatted with host Shannon Brinias about the joint effort, and the Circuit's Solidarity Mobile Mural Project.  More information can be found at creativecircuit.org.  You can also find out all about Arts Month by going to ArtsOctober.com brought to you by Peak Radar.  

The Downtown Partnership's Director of Urban Engagement, Claire Swinford, has great stories to tell about the Springs' thriving downtown! Listen Now!

(00:00-10:10): President Trump says that he will not even consider re-naming military bases that are named after Confederate soldiers. Brian and Ian talked about how to acknowledge history without celebrating darker chapters. (10:10-30:28): Dr. Noah Toly is the Director of the Center for Urban Engagement and Professor of Urban Studies and Politics & International Relations at Wheaton College. He joined Brian and Ian to share the story of 97 year old Auschwitz Survivor Joyce Wagner and the demonstrations following the death of George Floyd. (30:28-36:24): Pastor Ernie Sanders is the host of “What’s Right, What’s Left” which will be joining AM 1160 Hope For Your Life weekdays 9-11pm starting Monday June 15th. (36:24-46:11): Esau McCaulley wrote about the issue of Christians coming to terms with racism, saying they need to be re-enchanted by the Resurrection. (46:11-56:49): Pastor Chris Hodges, the founder of the Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama is in some hot water for liking controversial tweets. Brian and Ian talked about the tricky area of social media and what people should be accountable for. (56:49-1:07:26): What does a quiet life look like in these strange times? Brian and Ian discussed a piece by Trevin Wax for The Gospel Coalition. (1:07:26-1:14:07): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Monday's "The Extra", we're joined by Doug Price, CEO of Visit COS and one of the people featured in the campaign for Spirit of Community Day, Claire Swinford, Director of Urban Engagement at Downtown Partnership.  They joined us to discuss the impact of the arts and culture community during this time and how the community has embraced Virtual First Friday.  

Dr. Noah Toly is Director of the Center for Urban Engagement and Professor of Urban Studies and Politics & International Relations. He also serves as Non-Resident Senior Fellow for Global Cities at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and teaches about cities and urbanism in the Free University of Berlin’s Center for Global Politics. Dr. Toly currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Thriving Cities Project, and is a frequent speaker on cities, urban life, and the environment.

Brandon Tatum, a former police officer and Director of Urban Engagement at Turning Point USA, joins Candace Owens for an in-depth conversation discussing police brutality, parenting, Blexit, the 2016 Tucson Trump Rally and much more! PragerU is a 501c3 non-profit organization. To help keep our videos free and produce more content like this, please consider making a tax-deductible donation: https://donate.prageru.com/CO

Turning Point USA's Student Action Summit is fast approaching and we talked with the Director of Urban Engagement for Turning Point USA Brandon Tatum about the event as well as the Young Black Leadership Summit that was held earlier this year. Also thoughts on President Trump meeting with Democrat Leadership, Google's hearing in Congress, Kevin Hart ousted as Oscars host and the long awaited trailer for the fourth film, Avengers: Endgame!

Turning Point USA's Student Action Summit is fast approaching and we talked with the Director of Urban Engagement for Turning Point USA Brandon Tatum about the event as well as the Young Black Leadership Summit that was held earlier this year. Also thoughts on President Trump meeting with Democrat Leadership, Google's hearing in Congress, Kevin Hart ousted as Oscars host and the long awaited trailer for the fourth film, Avengers: Endgame!

7:00pm George Upper the managing editor for The Western Journal joins us for a post elecction update and analysis. 7:30pm Stephen E. Strang, author of new book “Trump Aftershock” and “God and Donald Trump” ; CEO of Charisma Media and founder of Charisma magazine.8:00pm Brandon Tatum a former Tucson Police Officer, has become one of the most exciting personalities on social media. He is the Director of Urban Engagement at Turning Point USA.9:00pm Pastor David Lankford

Brandon Tatum got his start as an All-American high school football player out of Fort Worth, Texas. Tatum was featured in the US-Army All-American Game, which showcases the top 78 high school football players in the nation. Tatum accepted a full athletic scholarship from the University of Arizona in 2005. Tatum played at Arizona for 5 years and entered the NFL Draft in 2010. God had other plans for Tatum, and he joined the Tucson Police Department a year later. Brandon Tatum served 6 years with the Tucson Police Department. During his tenure, Tatum became a SWAT operator, field training officer, general instructor, and a Public Information Officer. In late 2016, Brandon Tatum became popular from viral videos he made, which dealt with social issues, politics, and law enforcement. In late 2017, Tatum made another ultra viral video that nearly broke the internet. Tatum gave his critique regarding Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem and it got as many views as the 2017 NFL Super Bowl! A short time later, Tatum left law enforcement and followed his passion to speak (The Truth) full time. Tatum holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in Sociology and is actively working on his Masters in Business Leadership from Grand Canyon University. He thinks that Trump supporters face the same kinds of oppression and discrimination that gay people do. Ironic coming from a man who constantly complains about victimhood culture. He thinks celebrities shouldn't talk about politics unless they're conservatives. He says that racism isn't even a thing anymore, but the Democratic Party is the most evil and racist party in America. He claims that laws banning guns won't curb behavior but also says that Alabama's abortion ban saved millions of unborn babies. He claims to not divide people and that everyone should be loved the same yet insists that there's a crucial difference between legal and illegal immigrants. He claims that the Democratic Party demonizes white people but also claims that it is the party of the KKK. According to him, Democrats hate white people but also think that they're superior. Weird, isn't it? He claims that taxation is theft but blames people that he doesn't like for not being victims of that same kind of "theft." He claims that Donald Trump can't possibly be a racist because a lot of people voted for him. When Harvard rescinded its admission to Kyle Kashuv for using the n-word back in 2017, Brandon was more than happy to accept an apology. But, when Democratic governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam was caught wearing blackface in the 1980s, Brandon claimed that an apology wasn't enough. If Northam was a Trump sycophant, his apology would have been accepted. He claims to fully embrace the Second Amendment but claims that having a firearm is enough of a reason to be shot by the police. He claims to support prison reform despite also claiming that innocent people (Central Park Five) should be in prison. Update as of 4/11/2020: Tatum assumed the role of Director of Urban Engagement for Turning Point USA in early 2018. With the help of his co-workers and fellow tokens, Candace Owens and Rob Smith, he embarked on a mission to spread the gospel of conservatism and police apologia. However, by early 2019, it had appeared that Brandon was no longer employed by Turning Point USA. Brandon currently has his own radio show that's based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Tatum is also a co-founder of BLEXIT, a campaign founded by his partner in crime, Candace Owens, that seeks to get more African-Americans to vote for Republicans. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nikimarieradio/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nikimarieradio/support

Brandon Tatum got his start as an All-American high school football player out of Fort Worth, Texas. Tatum was featured in the US-Army All-American Game, which showcases the top 78 high school football players in the nation. Tatum accepted a full athletic scholarship from the University of Arizona in 2005. Tatum played at Arizona for 5 years and entered the NFL Draft in 2010. God had other plans for Tatum, and he joined the Tucson Police Department a year later. Brandon Tatum served 6 years with the Tucson Police Department. During his tenure, Tatum became a SWAT operator, field training officer, general instructor, and a Public Information Officer. In late 2016, Brandon Tatum became popular from viral videos he made, which dealt with social issues, politics, and law enforcement. In late 2017, Tatum made another ultra viral video that nearly broke the internet. Tatum gave his critique regarding Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem and it got as many views as the 2017 NFL Super Bowl! A short time later, Tatum left law enforcement and followed his passion to speak (The Truth) full time. Tatum holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in Sociology and is actively working on his Masters in Business Leadership from Grand Canyon University.He thinks that Trump supporters face the same kinds of oppression and discrimination that gay people do. Ironic coming from a man who constantly complains about victimhood culture. He thinks celebrities shouldn't talk about politics unless they're conservatives. He says that racism isn't even a thing anymore, but the Democratic Party is the most evil and racist party in America. He claims that laws banning guns won't curb behavior but also says that Alabama's abortion ban saved millions of unborn babies.He claims to not divide people and that everyone should be loved the same yet insists that there's a crucial difference between legal and illegal immigrants. He claims that the Democratic Party demonizes white people but also claims that it is the party of the KKK. According to him, Democrats hate white people but also think that they're superior. Weird, isn't it? He claims that taxation is theft but blames people that he doesn't like for not being victims of that same kind of "theft." He claims that Donald Trump can't possibly be a racist because a lot of people voted for him.When Harvard rescinded its admission to Kyle Kashuv for using the n-word back in 2017, Brandon was more than happy to accept an apology. But, when Democratic governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam was caught wearing blackface in the 1980s, Brandon claimed that an apology wasn't enough. If Northam was a Trump sycophant, his apology would have been accepted. He claims to fully embrace the Second Amendment but claims that having a firearm is enough of a reason to be shot by the police. He claims to support prison reform despite also claiming that innocent people (Central Park Five) should be in prison.Update as of 4/11/2020: Tatum assumed the role of Director of Urban Engagement for Turning Point USA in early 2018. With the help of his co-workers and fellow tokens, Candace Owens and Rob Smith, he embarked on a mission to spread the gospel of conservatism and police apologia. However, by early 2019, it had appeared that Brandon was no longer employed by Turning Point USA. Brandon currently has his own radio show that's based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Tatum is also a co-founder of BLEXIT, a campaign founded by his partner in crime, Candace Owens, that seeks to get more African-Americans to vote for Republicans.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nikimarieradio/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nikimarieradio/support

Hour #2 Guests: Aki Stant & Ashely Drew Aki Stant is the Director of Legal Services & Senior Attorney, overseeing all Never Again Foundation legal representation. Through his work, Aki provides victim representation in criminal court, and represents homicide victims in civil and probate lawsuits to keep killers from profiting from murder. Ashley Drew is the Community Impact Director of the Never Again Foundation. Ashley works closely with victims’ families to create victim impact statements and media releases, in addition to securing grants and sponsorships to build community partnerships to provide FREE legal services to victims of domestic violence. Brandon Tatum – is the Director of Urban Engagement at Turning Point USA, CEO/Founder/Owner at Tatum Motivation. Brandon is a former Tucson Police Officer, and has built an avid media following due to his dynamic personality, authentic message, and his natural ability to relate to the everyday American. Responsibly Armed Citizen Report Dan’s Calm-mentary This show is a proud member of the Self Defense Radio Network. Find out more and check out all of the great content at SelfDefenseRadioNetwork.net Sponsored by AZFirearms

Hour #1 Guests: - Sgt. Andy Brown – Author of Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base. Andy is a 10-year Veteran of the Air Force as a law enforcement specialist, and he will be here with us to look at Our History to Understand Violence and Mental Illness, Leadership and Accountability, Trauma and Recovery. - Alishia Wolcott – Refused to sing the National Anthem in a “Gun Free Zone” where she felt her Constitutional Rights were being infringed on. - Brandon Tatum – Motivational Speaker who isn’t afraid to tackle the uncomfortable topics such as racism, or to express his value of our Constitutional Rights. Brandon is the Director of Urban Engagement at Turning Point USA, CEO/Founder/Owner at Tatum Motivation and Spokesman, Special Contributor at Conservative Tribune.

A part of our "Stories of Opportunity" campaign, where young people from all walks of life share what "opportunity" means to them. Charlie is the founder of, "Turning Point USA" and Candace is the Director of Urban Engagement for the organization.

Ep: 107 - Candace Owens and Cabot Phillips. Candace Owens at Turning Point USA discusses victicrats, the death of Hollywood, CNN, and how using social media is resulting in students and millennials becoming 'red-pilled' - (80 Million downloads on her YouTube channel). Candace is also a Vlogger (video blogger). Director of Urban Engagement for @TPUSA http://WWW.TPUSA.COM/JOIN. Follow Candace on Twitter at @RealCandaceOWe also speak with Cabot Phillips who is the Media Director for Campus Reform about the attack on free speech at our universities, where anyone with an opposing idea is insulted, intimidation and violence. You’ve like seen Cabot on Fox News, Fox Business OAN, and other networks. Prior to joining Campus Reform he spent time working on numerous campaigns—including Digital Grassroots Director for Marco Rubio’s Presidential bid. Phillips is also a YouTube Partner, creating and starring in numerous videos which have amassed over 100 million views. In 2016, Phillips was named to Red Alert Politics "30 Under 30" list of the nation's most influential young conservatives. Follow Cabot on Twitter at @cabot_phillips.Recorded at CPAC 2018.Subscribe to Hillsdale College's Imprimis.Out Music: The Kids Are Alright, The Who.

Brail describes the issues she's most looking forward to tackling in her new role as U pf T's Presidential Advisor on Urban Engagement. Brail is a Senior Lecturer in the Urban Studies Program at the University of Toronto. She holds a BA in Urban Studies / Geography, an MA in Urban Planning and a PhD in Geography. Brail enjoyed a career in management consulting and as a senior policy advisor to the Ontario provincial government following the completion of her PhD, and prior to joining the University of Toronto. She is cross-appointed to the Department of Geography and Program in Planning and is a Research Fellow at the Munk School's Innovation Policy Lab. As part of her teaching, and through the incorporation of experiential learning initiatives in the Urban Studies Program, she has placed more than 500 U of T undergraduate students in internships and service learning placements at urban-focused organizations across the city over the past ten years.