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Send a textThis episode the guys sit down With Dr. Leah Payne to talk all things Christian Music -- the good, the bad, and the confusing!Leah Payne is an award-winning historian and Professor of American Religious History at Portland Seminary. She holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and her research explores the intersection of religion, politics, and popular culture. Payne is author of God Gave Rock & Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music (Oxford University Press, 2024), the 2024 Christianity Today book of the year for History and Biography, and co-host of Rock That Doesn't Roll, a Public Radio Exchange (PRX) podcast about Christian rock and its listeners. She also hosts Spirit & Power, an Axis Mundi Media podcast about politics and Pentecostal and charismatic Christians, and is co-creator of Weird Religion, a religion and pop culture podcast. Her writing and research has appeared in outlets such as The Washington Post, BBC Radio, NBC News, Religion News Service, Harper's Magazine, The Economist, and Christianity Today.www.drleahpayne.comGod Gave Rock and Roll To You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music. 

In this episode, host Sandy Vance chats with Dr. Sean Kelly, the Chief Medical Officer and the SVP of Customer Healthcare Strategy at Imprivata. Together, they unpack how healthcare organizations can strengthen cybersecurity without slowing clinicians down—exploring everything from mobile device security and passwordless authentication to adaptive authentication, risky user behaviors, and the very real implications for patient safety, workflow efficiency, and ROI for healthcare leaders.In this episode, they talk about:How cybersecurity can be improvedThe impact that Imprivata has on clinicians Why multi-factor authentication systems aren't more prevalent in the healthcare industryThe risky behaviors that open up organizations to security risksThe different things that Imprivata offers organizationsThe risks of patient harm in cybersecurity and privacyAdvice for CIOs or CFOs: workflow implications, security compliance, security and efficiency ROI, and financial valueAdaptive authentication at ImprivataA Little About Sean:Dr. Sean Kelly brings a uniquely well-rounded perspective to healthcare, shaped by a career that spans emergency medicine, healthcare leadership, technology, teaching, and entrepreneurship. An emergency physician at Beth Israel Lahey Health in Boston and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, he is also the Chief Medical Officer and SVP of Customer Healthcare Strategy at Imprivata, where he helps guide product vision, go-to-market strategy, and customer experience after more than a decade with the company from startup through IPO and private equity ownership. He has led high-performing teams in both clinical and executive settings, contributed to care delivery improvements impacting millions of patients, published widely in emergency medicine and medical education, and earned multiple teaching awards. His background includes training at Harvard College, UMass Medical School, and Vanderbilt University, co-founding a concierge medical practice on Martha's Vineyard, international teaching and humanitarian work, and service in roles ranging from hospital administration to disaster relief—all grounded in a deep commitment to learning, mentorship, and collaboration.

Host Jeremy C. Park interviews Amy Cotta, Founder and Executive Director of Memories of Honor, a nonprofit organization honoring fallen service members and their families through living memorials and various programs that provide meaningful experiences for the bereaved and opportunities for communities to pay their respects and learn from stories of courage, service, and sacrifice. During the interview, Cotta discusses the organization's 10-year history and its mission to ensure fallen service members and their families are remembered beyond Memorial Day. She highlights programs such as MD365, Music Remembers, Boots of Honor, and collaborations with Vanderbilt University and Gibson Gives. Cotta shares the impact of these initiatives on families and the community, emphasizing the importance of remembering fallen service members. She also outlines upcoming events, including a Salute to Service 5K, an Honor the Fallen 5K, and the Boots of Honor Memorial, inviting community involvement through volunteering and financial contributions.SummaryAmy Cotta discusses the 10th anniversary of the nonprofit organization, Memories of Honor, which is based in Franklin, Tennessee, and has a national reach. She explains their mission to honor, remember, and recognize fallen service members and their families beyond just one day a year. Amy highlights the gap in support for surviving families of fallen service members, noting that while there are organizations providing housing and education, there is a need for ongoing recognition and support beyond immediate post-loss assistance.Amy discusses the organization's mission to support surviving families and connect them with veterans and the community through various programs. She highlights MD365, which stands for Memorial Day 365 days a year, and mentions upcoming events for community engagement. She mentions a collaboration with Charlie Daniels in 2019 for the Music Remembers project, which provided family members with private meet and greets. Recently, Memories of Honor partnered with Gibson Gives to gift families with laser-engraved Epiphone guitars, serving as heirloom items with detailed information about the fallen service members.Amy discusses a program providing guitar lessons and highlights a successful initiative launched in February that pairs combat veterans with surviving families to create songs. She mentions the song "I'm Good," which tells the story of a fallen service member, their father, and the combat veteran, and notes its recent inclusion in an international Veteran Film Festival in Sydney, Australia.Amy discusses the upcoming installation of the Boots of Honor Memorial in Franklin, Tennessee, in May. The memorial, which has been in existence since 2012, will feature 7,470 individual combat boots representing fallen service members, each with a hard card containing the service member's photo and information. The memorial will be accessible to the public in a covered open-air area at Bicentennial Park, allowing for easy access for families, children, and individuals with disabilities.Amy discusses the importance of acknowledging fallen service members and their families. She shares an example of how Vanderbilt University honors fallen service members by wearing their names on jerseys during games. Amy emphasizes how meaningful it is for families to know that their loved one's name is being remembered, as it helps prevent them from feeling forgotten and alone. She shares stories about Gold Star families, who have lost loved ones in military service, highlighting how some soldiers remain unrecognized despite living near military bases. She describes how a woman's husband was finally acknowledged, and mentioned a similar experience from the Vietnam era where a brother broke down in tears at his brother's memorial sign during the Honor the Fallen 5K race.Amy expresses her hope that people who experience "Boots of Honor" will take away a meaningful message, particularly for military families. She emphasizes that freedom comes at a cost and that the pain of war continues for veterans and their families. Amy emphasizes the importance of remembering the families of fallen soldiers beyond Memorial Day and encourages attendees to reflect on the significance of the holiday. She urges people to avoid saying "Happy Memorial Day" and instead focus on gratitude and remembrance.Amy discusses upcoming events to support the community, including a Salute to Service 5K on April 11th with Vanderbilt University, the 11th annual Honor the Fallen 5K on May 2nd at the Grove Club, and the Boots of Honor Memorial project in June. She emphasizes the need for volunteers and financial contributions to make these events successful.Visit https://memoriesofhonor.com to learn more about Memories of Honor.Get Involved

  We are continuing our miniseries where we pay tribute to one of my favorite podcasts, Revisionist History, hosted by the well-known author Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell describes Revisionist History as a podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. There are many injuries or problems we see in the office or on the sidelines that patients, parents, coaches, and even health care professionals give a generic label or diagnosis. In some situations, it may be correct, but often things get lumped into a simple category which may lead to things not being treated or managed most effectively. This is episode 9 of this series I am affectionately calling “Revisionist Sports Medicine”, a series about things in Pediatric Sports Medicine overlooked or misunderstood.   Connect with The Host! Subscribe to This Podcast Now!     The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! 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Be sure to chime in with your thoughts, perspective sand more.  Share your insight and experiences with Dr. Mark by clicking here!   The Host of this Program: Mark Halstead:  Dr. Mark Halstead received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He stayed at the University of Wisconsin for his pediatric residency, followed by a year as the chief resident. Following residency, he completed a pediatric and adult sports medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He has been an elected member to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and the Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM). He has served as a team physician or medical consultant to numerous high schools, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Washington University, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Athletica, and St. Louis Rams. He serves and has served on many local, regional and national committees as an advisor for sports medicine and concussions. Dr. Halstead is a national recognized expert in sport-related concussions and pediatric sports medicine. — Dr. Mark Halstead on Facebook — Dr. Mark Halstead on LinkedIn — Dr. Mark Halstead on X — Learn Why The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Exists...     Sarah Kinsella:  Dr. Sarah Kinsella is a sports medicine physician at M Health Fairview Orthopedics in both Blaine and Wyoming, Minnesota. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. She is the co-chair of the Minnesota State High School League Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and also serves nationally on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Connect with Dr. Sarah Kinsella: https://providers.mhealthfairview.org/provider/sarah-kinsella/2239919      

Episode 2601: Nicole Joseph from Vanderbilt University discusses the open access article "Conceptualizing intersectional harm in mathematics classrooms: An analysis of high school Black girls' experiences," published in Urban Education (Vol. 60). Co-authors: A-A Douglas, M. T. Harmon. Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00420859241293377  Nicole's Professional Webpage List of episodes

Yascha Mounk and Daniel Diermeier examine how elite institutions created the backlash that now threatens their future. Daniel Diermeier is Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, where he has served since 2020.  In this week's conversation, Yascha Mounk and Daniel Diermeier discuss why American universities are simultaneously world-leading and losing public trust, whether elite higher education creates dangerous separation between the professional class and ordinary Americans, and how the shift from regional to national universities has reshaped American society.  Polarization is at an all-time high. It can feel daunting—perhaps even misguided—to engage in meaningful dialogue with those holding starkly different views. What does it mean to champion pluralism in such a moment? Persuasion's new series on the future of pluralism, generously supported by the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, features essays and podcast interviews that make the case for civic dialogue and highlight inspiring examples of it in practice. You can find past installments here. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following ⁠⁠⁠this link on your phone⁠⁠⁠. Email: leonora.barclay@persuasion.community Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Google⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠@Yascha_Mounk⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@JoinPersuasion⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Yascha Mounk⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Persuasion⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠Persuasion Community⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tate is joined by Wally Conyers, representing the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame of Middle Tennessee, to discuss their upcoming 60th annual banquet. The event, scheduled for Sunday, February 22nd, at the Cool Springs Marriott, celebrates the achievements of 77 high school and college football players, along with six adult honorees who have demonstrated excellence as students, citizens, and athletes. Key Honorees and Awards The conversation highlights several notable award recipients: Candace Lee (Fred Russell Distinguished American Award): The Athletic Director at Vanderbilt University and the first female AD in the SEC, Lee is recognized for her leadership through significant challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the NIL era. Jackson Loft (Barem Leak Spirit Award): A four-sport athlete from Stratford High School and a West Point signee, Loft is honored for his maturity and athletic prowess. Porter Ragel (Admiral Lawrence Award): An all-state defensive lineman from Montgomery Bell Academy with a near-perfect ACT score of 35, Ragel is set to play for Davidson College. Nate Fleming: A multi-sport athlete and talented musician from Battleground Academy, Fleming will join the Vanderbilt football team next season. David Harrison: An interior lineman from Eagleville High School with a perfect 36 ACT score. Cooper McFarland (Worden Redgren Courage Award): A kicker and punter from Providence Christian Academy, McFarland is honored for his courageous return to the field and subsequent All-State honors after battling cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tate is joined by Wally Conyers, representing the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame of Middle Tennessee, to discuss their upcoming 60th annual banquet. The event, scheduled for Sunday, February 22nd, at the Cool Springs Marriott, celebrates the achievements of 77 high school and college football players, along with six adult honorees who have demonstrated excellence as students, citizens, and athletes. Key Honorees and Awards The conversation highlights several notable award recipients: Candace Lee (Fred Russell Distinguished American Award): The Athletic Director at Vanderbilt University and the first female AD in the SEC, Lee is recognized for her leadership through significant challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the NIL era. Jackson Loft (Barem Leak Spirit Award): A four-sport athlete from Stratford High School and a West Point signee, Loft is honored for his maturity and athletic prowess. Porter Ragel (Admiral Lawrence Award): An all-state defensive lineman from Montgomery Bell Academy with a near-perfect ACT score of 35, Ragel is set to play for Davidson College. Nate Fleming: A multi-sport athlete and talented musician from Battleground Academy, Fleming will join the Vanderbilt football team next season. David Harrison: An interior lineman from Eagleville High School with a perfect 36 ACT score. Cooper McFarland (Worden Redgren Courage Award): A kicker and punter from Providence Christian Academy, McFarland is honored for his courageous return to the field and subsequent All-State honors after battling cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South (Vanderbilt University, March 2024) is the tenth anniversary edition of this author's award-winning, New York Times bestselling biography. Maraniss has authored nonfiction sports and social justice books for adults, teens, and children, and his books have received numerous honors, including the Lillian Smith Book Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Special Recognition Honor. He has been named to the American Library Association's Rainbow Book List, the RISE Feminist Book List, and Esquire's 100 Best Baseball Books Ever Written. Maraniss directs special projects at the Vanderbilt University athletic department and manages the university's Sports & Society Initiative. BIO member and BIO podcast producer Jenny Skoog interviewed Andrew Maraniss.

Television is filled with "will they or won't they" couples. Friends had Ross and Rachel. Parks and Rec had Leslie and Ben. The Gilmore Girls, had Lorelei and Luke. But what happens after the couple's kiss? Do we keep watching? One statistician dug into the data behind the kiss effect, and that's the focus of this episode of Stats and Stories with guest Ashley Mullan.  Ashley Mullan is a PhD student and research assistant in Vanderbilt University's Department of biostatistics. Currently, Mullan works on a team focusing on the care children receive in Tennessee's child welfare and juvenile justice systems. She's also interested in pop culture, and in her spare time, analyzes her own consumption of popular media. That led Mullan to author a Significance article on The Kiss Effect, the impact of a "will they won't they?" couple's first kiss on a TV show's ratings.

YouTube says it's cracking down on AI slop in 2026. At the same time, it's rolling out more AI tools for creators. So which is it? Today, we share more of YouTube's upcoming shakeups, including tighter standards around low-quality AI content and monetization shifts that could reshape how podcasters get discovered and paid. Is this a clean-up… or a quiet pivot? Since it's news day, we're also bringing you the latest headlines across the podcasting space. Rumble is pushing short-form video, and Bill Simmons is questioning YouTube's long-term strategy. And a new hosting platform is betting big on paywalls over downloads. If you want to stay ahead of platform shifts instead of reacting to them, this episode will get you thinking.Episode Highlights: [02:47] Vanderbilt University speaking engagement[05:27] Preview of an upcoming podcast evaluation[07:56] Podcast data and industry trends[08:57] Top podcasts on Spotify and Apple[10:27] Events and conferences[12:03] Content creator business tips[20:10] Hulu enters the podcast licensing race[27:52] New podcast trends and AI content removal[29:12] Debate on YouTube's viability for podcasts[39:30] YouTube's 2026 overhaul and built-in AI tools[45:16] True Fans and the paywall-first hosting modelLinks & Resources: The Podcasting Morning Chat: www.podpage.com/pmcJoin The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group:www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting⁠Book A Free Call With Me: https://calendly.com/ironickmedia/freestrategycallJoin The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group:www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting⁠Application To Submit Your Show For Evaluation: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8-Xv6O6lrNPcPJwj3N0Z5Osdl-5kHGz_PiAU45U57S-XgoA/viewform?usp=headerUpcoming Evaluation Movies in a Nutshell: https://pod.link/1156902852/episode/ZjNkYzI4NDUtZDExMi00NTZkLThkZTQtNGFhZTY5NGRlM2Yz?view=apps&sort=popularityPodnews:www.podnews.netMeetup & Match Up Virtual Event Use Code PMC for Free Admission:  https://luma.com/pdeventsEmpowered Podcasting Conference: http://empoweredpodcasting.comBig YouTube Shakeups: https://digiday.com/media/the-rundown-what-youtube-creators-should-expect-to-change-in-2026Previous Episode Discussing Substack: www.podpage.com/pmc/354-how-to-get-more-from-spotify-for-creators-with-chris-stoneHow to Monetize Your Content on Facebook: www.facebook.com/business/help/1049081556813520Remember to rate, follow, share, and review our podcast. Your support helps us grow and bring valuable content to the podcasting community.Join us LIVE every weekday morning at 7 am ET (US) on ⁠Clubhouse⁠: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.clubhouse.com/house/empowered-podcasting-e6nlrk0w⁠⁠Live on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@marcronick⁠Brought to you by⁠ ⁠iRonickMedia.com⁠⁠ Please note that some links may be affiliate links, which support the hosts of the PMC. Thank you!--- Send in your mailbag question at:⁠ https://www.podpage.com/pmc/contact/⁠ or ⁠marc@ironickmedia.com⁠Want to be a guest on The Podcasting Morning Chat? Send me a message on PodMatch, here: ⁠https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1729879899384520035bad21b⁠

Is environmental law entering a new era—one defined not just by regulation and litigation, but also by implementation, incentives, and private-public partnerships?In this episode of People, Places, Planet, host Sebastian Duque Rios is joined by Roger Martella (Chief Corporate Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer at GE Vernova), Mike Vandenbergh (Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University), and Linda Breggin (Senior Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute) to examine how climate and environmental governance is evolving amid political gridlock and regulatory uncertainty.Building on Martella's 2024 law review article, the panel traces three eras of environmental law and explores the growing role of private environmental governance—driven by corporate investment, supply chains, investor pressure, and accountability to employees and customers. They discuss the risks and realities of greenwashing, what this shift means for environmental professionals, and how large-scale capital deployment is shaping the energy transition and climate action today. Join us for a forward-looking conversation for environmental professionals navigating the future of environmental law and policy.A new era of environmental law? (05:04)From government-led action to private environmental governance (11:24)What this means for environmental practitioners and students (17:43)Private action in energy and the global climate strategy (21:06)Motivating private sector leadership (33:06)Supply chains as governance tools (36:26) ★ Support this podcast ★

For part 8 of 12 on “What is the Nicene Creed?” we unpack these lines:he ascended into heaven            and is seated at the right hand of the Father He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,        and his kingdom will have no end.Ok so Jesus was born (Christmas), lived and did ministry and healed and taught and stuff, then was killed (Good Friday), and rose again (Easter) before he ... ascended into heaven. It's a big deal, but probably the most confusing part of his story on earth? So we called our most-listened to guest, our brilliant friend, the Rev. (future-Dr.!) Kelli Joyce, to unpack this for us. (Her previous episode with us, "What is Confession?" remains our #1 episode ever!) The Rev. Kelli Joyce is an Episcopal priest and a PhD student at Vanderbilt University.More of her work is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAcZY-jo5lEhttps://www.christiancentury.org/contributor/kelli-joyce +++Like what you hear? We are an entirely crowd-sourced, you-funded project. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/AndAlsoWithYouPodcastThere's all kinds of perks including un-aired live episodes, Zoom retreats, and mailbag episodes for our Patreons!+++Our Website: https://andalsowithyoupod.comOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andalsowithyoupodcast/++++MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/and-also-with-you-the-podcast/++++More about Father Lizzie:BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762683/god-didnt-make-us-to-hate-us-by-rev-lizzie-mcmanus-dail/RevLizzie.comhttps://www.instagram.com/rev.lizzie/https://www.tiktok.com/@rev.lizzieJubilee Episcopal Church in Austin, TX - JubileeATX.org ++++More about Mother Laura:https://www.instagram.com/laura.peaches/https://www.tiktok.com/@mother_peachesSt. Paul's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, PA++++Theme music:"On Our Own Again" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).New episodes drop Mondays at 7am EST/6am CST! 

Lost Girl No More: Have you owned your story? w/Tamara FykeA Creator & Connector who fosters hope & healing through art, music, storytelling & communityTamara is a Creator & Connector with an undeniable gift for inviting others into Community.  She focuses on fostering hope, community, and belonging through art and teaching, inspiring a joy that transforms hearts and mindsets.Tamara is a creative entrepreneur passionate about kids, families, and communities. Through her work as the founder of Love In A Big World, her impact is evident across the US and beyond. With a Master's degree in education from Vanderbilt University, she has devoted over thirty years of service as an educator and program developer. As a seasoned leader of both nonprofit and for-profit businesses, she models community support and engagement. With an unwavering commitment to making a positive difference in the world, she has persevered through life's ups and downs. Through her writings, songs, and paintings, she shares her story of finding her voice. Her healing journey inspires others to seek wholeness. Tamara lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is the proud mother of three adopted adult children.Links:https://www.tamaracreates.com/https://www.instagram.com/tamaracreatesTagsArtist,Author,Child Advocate,Founder,Kids & Family,Motivational Speaker,Positive Childhood Experience,Singer,Women Empowerment,Women Owned Business,Live Video Podcast Interview,Podcast,Phantom Electric Ghost Podcast,Interview,PodmatchSupport PEG by checking out our Sponsors:Download and use Newsly for free now from www.newsly.me or from the link in the description, and use promo code “GHOST” and receive a 1-month free premium subscription.The best tool for getting podcast guests:https://podmatch.com/signup/phantomelectricghostSubscribe to our Instagram for exclusive content:https://www.instagram.com/expansive_sound_experiments/Subscribe to our YouTube https://youtube.com/@phantomelectricghost?si=rEyT56WQvDsAoRprRSShttps://anchor.fm/s/3b31908/podcast/rssSubstackhttps://substack.com/@phantomelectricghost?utm_source=edit-profile-page

In this interview I'm joined by Dr. Stephen Haynes to discuss the life, thought, and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We pay special attention to the way he has been co-opted by radically different groups, each seeking to draw on portions of his thought to justify their own ends. Stephen R. Haynes holds a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from Emory University, the M. Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary, an M. A. from Florida State University, and a B. A. from Vanderbilt University. Professor Haynes has been at Rhodes since 1989 and offers courses on the Holocaust, the Bible and its reception, mass incarceration, and religion and addiction. Read the Book: The Battle for Bonhoeffer: https://amzn.to/46mHAkUWant to support the channel? Here's how!Give monthly: https://patreon.com/gospelsimplicity  Make a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/gospelsimplicityBook a meeting: https://calendly.com/gospelsimplicity/meet-with-austinRead my writings: https://austinsuggs.substack.com/Support the show

Have you ever recalled a story only to have someone point out "that's not how it went"? Well, what happens when what we misrepresent are our historical narratives? David Ikard is a Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. In this episode, he talks about the societal and personal dangers of inaccurate history knowledge, and uncovers the real story of one of history's most iconic figures. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judith L. Bishop is Associate Professor of History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Alice Andrews Quigley Chair in Women's Studies at Mills College at Northeastern University. She earned her BA from Baylor University, MA from Vanderbilt University, and her PhD from the Graduate Theological Union. Her research interests include: women in world religions; theoretical approaches to gender, body, and sexuality; and religion in public discourse. Visit Sacred Writes: https://www.sacred-writes.org/2025-carpenter-cohorts-august  

Rev. Dean W. Bucalos is the former executive director of Mission Behind Bars and Beyond, an ecumenical re-entry program that trains faith-based groups to work with returning citizens upon their release from prison. In addition, he is the founding pastor of New Life in Christ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a congregation he began inside Dismas Charities-Diersen, a women's re-entry facility in Louisville, Kentucky. He served as a part-time mission specialist for prison and jail ministries with the National Benevolent Association of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rev. Bucalos was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1994. He has served as the pastor of congregations in Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, The University of Kentucky College of Law and Lexington Theological Seminary. Prior to his ordination, Rev. Bucalos practiced law in Ashland and Lexington, Kentucky. He has served as an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville, where he taught classes on Christianity and Social Justice. In retirement, he has continued his ministry by facilitating several contemplative dialogue groups, both on-line and in person.

In this sponsored interview, Casey Ellis chats to Edward Wu, founder of Dropzone AI about a recent Vanderbilt University report that reveals that foreign adversaries' resources are growing. Edward says AI capabilities are critical to the future of cyber defence, because the west can't hire itself out of the shortfall. Show notes Dominating the Digital Space: A Whole-of-Society Strategy for Securing the United States from Cyber Aggression

Is Antizionism a Soviet invention for persecuting Jews?Dan is joined by Shaul Kelner, professor of Jewish studies and sociology at Vanderbilt University, to examine the rarely-told history of Antizionism. Kelner explains how a framework designed to deny Jewish life under Soviet rule has resurfaced in the West long before October 7 and why many American Jews were unprepared for its scale and intensity.In this episode...08:00: The Soviet roots of Antizionism15:00: How Antizionism entered the West21:00 Marxism and ideological monoculture in American universities28:00 Why American Jews are seduced by Antizionism32:00: Stop debating semanticsThis episode was sponsored by SAPIR: Sign up for the SAPIR journal at sapirjournal.org/CallMeBackFrom the episode:- Shaul Kelner's book, A Cold War Exodus: How Americans Activists Mobilized to Free Soviet Jews- Shaul Kelner's article on American Antizionism- Attend The State of World Jewry Address at the 92nd Street YMore Ark Media:Want to join Ark Media? Check out our careers page for new openings.Subscribe to Inside Call me BackListen to For Heaven's SakeListen to What's Your Number?Watch Call me Back on YouTubeNewsletters | Ark Media | Amit Segal | Nadav EyalInstagram | Ark Media | DanX | DanDan Senor & Saul Singer's book, The Genius of IsraelGet in touchCredits: Ilan Benatar, Adaam James Levin-Areddy, Brittany Cohen, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Patricio Spadavecchia, Yuval Semo 

Is Antizionism a Soviet invention for persecuting Jews? Dan is joined by Shaul Kelner, professor of Jewish studies and sociology at Vanderbilt University, to examine the rarely-told history of Antizionism. Kelner explains how a framework designed to deny Jewish life under Soviet rule has resurfaced in the West long before October 7 and why many […]

In this episode of the MyHeart.net podcast, Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses the interplay between Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, or HFpEF, and obesity with Dr. Michelle Kittleson, Director of Heart Failure Research at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.Learn more about the diagnosis, challenges, and management of this condition by exploring our article, Managing Obesity in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).About the TeamDr. Alain Bouchard is a clinical cardiologist at Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham, AL. He is a native of Quebec, Canada and trained in Internal Medicine at McGill University in Montreal. He continued as a Research Fellow at the Montreal Heart Institute. He did a clinical cardiology fellowship at the University of California in San Francisco. He joined the faculty at the University of Alabama Birmingham from 1986 to 1990. He worked at CardiologyPC and Baptist Medical Center at Princeton from 1990-2019. He is now part of the Cardiology Specialists of Birmingham at UAB Medicine.Dr. Philip Johnson is originally from Selma, AL. Philip began his studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, where he double majored in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering. After a year in the “real world” working for his father as a machine design engineer, he went to graduate school at UAB in Birmingham, AL, where he completed a Masters and PhD in Biomedical Engineering before becoming a research assistant professor in Biomedical Engineering. After a short stint in academics, he continued his education at UAB in Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency, and is currently a cardiology fellow in training with a special interest in cardiac electrophysiology.Medical DisclaimerThe contents of the MyHeart.net podcast, including as textual content, graphical content, images, and any other content contained in the Podcast (“Content”) are purely for informational purposes. The Content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or heard on the Podcast!If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. MyHeart.net does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the Podcast. Reliance on any information provided by MyHeart.net, MyHeart.net employees, others appearing on the Podcast at the invitation of MyHeart.net, or other visitors to the Podcast is solely at your own risk.The Podcast and the Content are provided on an “as is” basis.

Tune in to hear Head of School, Dr. Mark Carleton, chat with Brandon Walker, Head of Middle School, about his journey from an independent school student to a teacher, administrator, and parent. Brandon's life and career trajectory was altered by independent school educators who saw his promise and had the capacity and desire to invest in his growth. Their belief in him, coupled with access to rigorous academics and meaningful mentorship, not only changed his life but inspired his commitment to doing the same for others. This episode is now live and available for download on our People of PS Podcast. Brandon holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Statistics from Purdue University and a Master of Education in Independent School Leadership from Vanderbilt University. His leadership is rooted in the conviction that schools are more than academic institutions; they are places where students are known, challenged, and empowered. He considers it both a privilege and a calling to help shape an environment where adults invest in students' potential and every student flourishes. Outside of school, Brandon enjoys reading, journaling, camping/hiking, and spending time with his family.

Dr. Joyce Ohm is an Associate Professor of Oncology in the Department of Cancer Genetics and Genomics at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Joyce's research examines the epigenomics involved in development and disease, particularly in cancer. Epigenomics is the study of how your cells package and store the information in your genome. Individual cells within your body package the genome differently to be able to most efficiently use the genes they need. This is important during development, but there are also problems with the epigenome in cancer. In her free time, Joyce enjoys cycling, as well as hiking and kayaking with her two adorable dogs. She was awarded her PhD in Cancer Biology from Vanderbilt University. Afterwards, Joyce conducted postdoctoral research in oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty at Roswell Park, she served on the faculty at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In our interview Joyce tells us more about her life and science.

Join Dr. Aimee and leading endometriosis researcher Dr. Kevin Osteen from Vanderbilt University as they explore the hidden connection between environmental toxicants and reproductive health. Discover how dioxin exposure can impact fertility across multiple generations—and what you can do about it. In This Episode: • How environmental toxicants like dioxin affect endometriosis and fertility • The science behind transgenerational health risks (your grandmother's exposure may affect you) • Organ-on-a-chip technology revolutionizing reproductive research • Why both maternal AND paternal toxicant history matters for pregnancy outcomes • Anti-inflammatory diet strategies to protect your fertility • Practical tips to reduce toxicant exposure in daily life Perfect for: Women with endometriosis, couples planning pregnancy, IVF patients, and anyone concerned about environmental impacts on reproductive health. About Dr. Kevin Osteen: Professor of OB/GYN at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Director of the International Endometriosis Association Research Program, pioneering researcher in environmental endocrine disruptors and fertility. Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Learn more about Dr. Osteen here. Do you have questions about IVF? Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class. The next live class call is on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 4 pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and Egg Freezing, and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom. Other ways to follow Dr. Aimee: Visit my YouTube channel for more fertility tipsSubscribe to the newsletter to get updatesJoin The Egg Whisperer SchoolRequest a Consultation with Dr. Aimee  Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well‑known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby‑making gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org. Topics: Endometriosis | Reproductive Health | Environmental Toxicants | Dioxin | Fertility | Epigenetics | Transgenerational Health | IVF | Preterm Birth | Anti-Inflammatory Diet | Progesterone Resistance | Organ-on-a-Chip | Women's Health | Pregnancy Planning

Last week, students, faculty, staff and alumni at the California College of the Arts learned that their school will be closing after the 2026-27 school year. Replacing it will be a new campus, run by Vanderbilt University. The arts community is now mourning the loss of Northern California's last nonprofit art school, which has served the region for 119 years. Links: What We Will Lose When California College of the Arts Closes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

California College of the Arts' announcement last week that it would close by the end of the next academic year stunned many in the Bay Area arts community. Nashville-based Vanderbilt University plans to open a satellite location in CCA's San Francisco campus and also bought a shuttered site in Oakland. We dig into the deal and talk about what the demise of the 120 year-old CCA and expansion of a new university means for the Bay Area,  arts in our region, and higher education overall. Guests: Laura Waxmann, reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Sarah Hotchkiss, senior associate editor, KQED Arts and Culture Jeff Selingo, author, "Who Gets In & Why: A Year Inside College Admissions," "There is Life After College" and "College (Un)Bound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can disruption become a powerful tool to reshape your future? Patrick Leddin joins Kevin to discuss how leaders and individuals can reframe disruption as an opportunity for growth. Drawing on his collaboration with bestselling author James Patterson and research from hundreds of interviews, Patrick introduces the Positive Disruptor Loop (Discern, Behave, Achieve, and Refine) and explains how to apply it to personal decisions, team dynamics, and organizational challenges. Patrick and Kevin also discuss how our responses to disruption shape our success, why discernment and reflection are crucial leadership practices, and how embracing disruption can unlock both innovation and stability. Listen For 00:00 Change, resistance, and disruption 01:23 Guest introduction Patrick Leddin 03:30 Big idea of the book purpose plus disruption 04:32 COVID and the origins of the research 06:09 James Patterson and self disruption 08:15 Redefining disruption as opportunity 10:38 Disruption as a life skill and leadership skill 15:19 The Positive Disruptor Loop overview 16:17 Discernment choosing how to respond 18:11 Strengths and behavior in disruption 19:03 Achieving impact at multiple levels 20:31 Refinement and learning through reflection 22:46 Why discernment and reflection matter most 25:25 The five disruption roles explained 27:03 Context and conscious leadership choices 29:56 Resilience built through experience 32:03 Personal insights and fun 34:06 Where to learn more and final thoughts 35:45 Final challenge what action will you take   Patrick's Story: Patrick Leddin, PhD, is the co-author with James Patterson of Disrupt Everything and Win: Take Control of Your Future. He has extensive hands-on leadership experience: in the 82nd Airborne Division as an airborne ranger infantry officer and in the private sector as a senior business consultant at KPMG Consulting and FranklinCovey. He founded and built two successful companies and is a sought-after global speaker, a top-ranked podcast host, and the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The 5‑Week Leadership Challenge: 35 Action Steps to Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be. While on the faculty at Vanderbilt University, he served as director of the Program of Business Studies and led the Disruption Project, a multiyear study of success in the face of disruption. https://patrickleddin.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickleddin/ https://www.facebook.com/patrick.leddin https://www.instagram.com/patrickleddin This Episode is brought to you by... Flexible Leadership is every leader's guide to greater success in a world of increasing complexity and chaos.  Book Recommendations Disrupt Everything―and Win: Take Control of Your Future by James Patterson, Patrick Leddin PhD The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab 12 Months to Live: A Jane Smith Thriller by James Patterson, Mike Lupica Like this? Leading Through Disruption with Tony Hunter The Disruption Mindset with Charlene Li The Upside of Disruption with Terence Mauri Join Our Community If you want to view our live podcast episodes, hear about new releases, or chat with others who enjoy this podcast join one of our communities below. Join the Facebook Group Join the LinkedIn Group   Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we'd be thrilled if you'd let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here's a quick guide for posting a review. Review on Apple: https://remarkablepodcast.com/itunes   

**This episode was recorded September 29, 2025.On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Chris Coyne speaks with Amy Crockett and Erwin Dekker about how economics shapes our understanding of peace, conflict, and cooperation, drawing on the work of Kenneth Boulding and James Buchanan.First, Coyne speaks with Amy Crockett about her upcoming paper, “Addressing Peace in Undergraduate Economics Textbooks.” Crockett examines how peace is often treated as a background assumption in economics education and presents evidence from introductory and upper-level textbooks on how war, conflict, and policy responses are typically framed, highlighting missed opportunities to emphasize bottom-up, cooperative solutions.Coyne then speaks with Erwin Dekker about his paper, “Kenneth Boulding and James Buchanan on the Public Function of Economics.” Decker discusses how both thinkers understood economics as shaping the public “image” of social life, emphasizing exchange, moral foundations, and the importance of economists addressing citizens rather than policymakers.Together, these conversations show how economic ideas—whether taught in classrooms or communicated to the public—can either reinforce conflict-centered narratives or help sustain cultures of peace and cooperation.This is the fourth episode in a short series of episodes that will feature a collection of authors who contributed to the volume 1, issue 2 of the Markets & Society Journal or to a forthcoming special issue from The Review of Austrian Economics.Dr. Erwin Dekker is Senior Fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He has published numerous books, including Realizing the Values of Art (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994) and the Rise of Economic Expertise (Cambridge University Press, 2021), and The Viennese Students of Civilization: The Meaning and Context of Austrian Economics Reconsidered (Cambridge University Press, 2016).Dr. Amy Crockett is a Senior Lecturer at Vanderbilt University. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from George Mason University, an M.A. in teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education, and a B.S. in systems engineering & economics from George Mason University. She is an Alum of the Mercatus PhD Fellowship.Show Notes: Tensions in Political Economy SeriesKenneth Boulding's book, The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society (University of Michigan Press, 1956).Robert Higgs' paper, “Wartime Prosperity? A Reassessment of the U.S. Economy in the 1940s” (The Journal of Economic History, 2009).James Buchanan's paper, “Positive Economics, Welfare Economics, and Political Economy” (The Journal of Law & Economics, 1959).James M. Buchanan's Nobel Prize LectureIf you like the show, please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell others about the show! We're available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.Check out our other podcast from the Hayek Program! Virtual Sentiments is a podcast in which political theorist Kristen Collins interviews scholars and practitioners grappling with pressing problems in political economy with an eye to the past. Subscribe today!Follow the Hayek Program on Twitter: @HayekProgramFollow the Mercatus Center on Twitter: @mercatusCC Music: Twisterium

Every era runs on an economic story. For the last half-century, ours has been neoliberalism — the belief that if you free markets from constraints, prosperity will follow. This week we revisit a bracing conversation with historian Gary Gerstle about how neoliberalism took hold, why it once felt inevitable, and why it's now breaking down in plain sight. Drawing on his book The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order, Gerstle joins Nick and Goldy to trace how a seductive promise of “freedom” — economic, cultural, and political — helped neoliberalism crowd out the New Deal order, even as it hollowed out communities, deepened inequality, and set the stage for today's volatility. Along the way, they explore how economic crises create openings for new ideas, why the collapse of an old order is never smooth, and what it will take to build a post-neoliberal, middle-out economy that actually delivers for working people. Gary Gerstle is an author, historian, and scholar of American political and economic history. He is the Paul Mellon Professor of American History Emeritus at the University of Cambridge and a Professor Emeritus of History at Vanderbilt University. Social Media: @glgerstle Further reading:  Writing the History of Neoliberalism: A Comment 1984 Super Bowl APPLE MACINTOSH Ad The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com Facebook: Pitchfork Economics Podcast Bluesky: @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Threads: pitchforkeconomics TikTok: @pitchfork_econ YouTube: @pitchforkeconomics LinkedIn: Pitchfork Economics Twitter: @PitchforkEcon, @NickHanauer Substack: The Pitch

Higher Ed AV PodcastEpisode 341Joe Way welcomes a packed house of HETMA leaders and volunteers to keep the pre-ISE 2026 hype rolling—this time with a full crew heading to Barcelona and a bigger presence than ever: two booths, expanded media coverage, and a brand-new stop on the itinerary, the EdTech Congress.Together, the group breaks down what attendees (and the folks following from home) can expect from ISE's massive show floor, how HETMA is curating a higher-ed experience overseas the same way it does at InfoComm, and why this year is a pivotal “bridge” year as ISE and EdTech Congress move toward deeper integration in 2027. Along the way: practical survival tips (shoes, strategy, and navigation), sponsor/content plans, community events, and—because it's HETMA—plenty of laughs.Guests FeaturedBC Hatchett — Director of Classroom Technology, Vanderbilt University; HETMA Co-FounderErin Maher-Moran — IT Manager for Classroom Technology, Johns Hopkins University; HETMA ChairTroy Powers — Support Team Lead, Northwestern University; HETMA Vice ChairDustin Myers — Manager of Technology Support, John A. Logan College; HETMA Two-Year At-Large Board MemberTeddy Murphy — AV Systems Engineer / AV Team Lead, University of Pikeville; HETMA One-Year At-LargeAtkins Fleming — Assistant Director for Learning Spaces, Texas State University; HETMA TreasurerChris Kelly — Senior IT Support Specialist, Creighton University; HETMA Advisory Board ChairRyan Gray — Joins late; shares excitement for EdTech Congress + real-time coverageWhat You'll Learn / Key Topics1) The Big Picture: Why HETMA is “Going Bigger Than Ever” at ISEFrom “backpack + lockers” guerrilla mode to a full booth presenceWhy HETMA's mission overseas is the same as at InfoComm: community, connection, and curationHow HETMA serves both audiences:the people at the showand the higher-ed community back home who can't travel2) ISE for First-Timers: What to Expect + How to NavigateISE is massive (and feels like it) — plan intentionallyPractical navigation “aha's”:the second floor as the fast routejumping outside between halls to move quickerTactical show-floor advice:Start away from the main entrance mob (Hall 8 / work backwards)Dedicate time blocks per hall (don't rely on “wandering” like smaller shows)3) EdTech Congress: Why It MattersHETMA expands beyond “just AV” to broader EdTech and learning spacesEdTech Congress is described as a “European EDUCAUSE-style” experience (in spirit)This year is a transition year: separate events/locations, but building toward a combined futureHETMA's role: bridge the gap, meet new communities, and amplify what higher ed needs4) The Next AI Event: A Bigger Conversation Than “AI Cameras”Discussion on AI thought leadership and why nobody has the whole answer yetWhy the event structure matters: leadership/ethics + technical/workshop pathsThe goal: spark real conversations and help the industry shape what comes next5) Higher Ed AV Media On-Site: How the Coverage WorksSponsor prep: collecting focus points before the show (what to look for, what's new, how to stand out)On-site interviews and content: booth sit-downs, tours, sponsor spotlightsExploring ways to expand reach (including possible multi-language coverage)The promise: if you follow the coverage all week, you'll feel like you “were there”6) Booth Experience: What to Expect When You Visit HETMATwo HETMA booths: one at EdTech Congress, one on the ISE show floorISE booth number called out in the episode: Booth 2W400What happens at the booths:meet the crew, ask questions, get pointed to the right halls/boothslive content + quick interviews + “what are you seeing?” momentsswag (and the idea of “special swag” if you visit both booths)7) Community: Why the Week Starts Before the Show StartsPre-show social time matters: it sets the tone and makes sure nobody feels aloneSaturday community kickoff options mentioned: golf + spa day vibeEnd-of-week tradition: a higher-ed-only Friday dinner to close it all out8) Barcelona: The City is Part of the ExperienceBC shares why Barcelona is a favorite: the blend of old + modern, the pace, the food, and the vibeLighthearted travel talk: language expectations, friendliness, and yes… chicken nugget debatesPractical Takeaways (ISE Survival Checklist)Bring truly comfortable shoes (and maybe backups)Don't try to “see everything” — you can't; plan your hallsUse the second floor for fast movementConsider hitting less-crowded halls first and working backwardIf you can stay later in the week, Friday is calmer for “walk the booths” timeStart your day with your people: find HETMA early (Booth 2W400 on the show floor)Notable Moments / Fun BitsTroy reveals custom HETMA sneakers for the show (loud by design)The crew jokes about HETMA “micro-planning” (aka: making Joe be organized)Swag culture: ISE has less booth swag than InfoComm… so HETMA fills the gapThe “packed house” energy: seven guests + a late cameo = classic controlled chaosCalls to Action MentionedWatch/listen and follow coverage all week—HETMA is bringing ISE to the people in real timeIf you're in town early, connect for community eventsVisit both HETMA booths (EdTech Congress + ISE show floor) for the full experienceLinks Mentioned (as spoken in the episode)HETMA & HEAV Coverage: https://HigherEdAV.com/ISE2026NEXXT: https://ise.nexxtnow.comEdTech Congress Barcelona: https://EdTechCongressBCN.comISE Booth: 2W400EdTech Congress Booth: T204Connect with Joe Way:Web: https://www.josiahway.comLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/josiahwayX (Formerly Twitter): https://www.x.com/josiahwayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/josiahway

Chris Stapleton (Traveller, Higher, Starting Over) is a multiple Grammy award winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Chris joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why he looks for silence, his unpreparedness for the academics at Vanderbilt University, and wanting to make a record his father would like after his passing. Chris and Dax talk about the formative folks that gave him a shot as a young, no-name songwriter, following the motto that ‘terms are better than money,' and the potential blindspots that can exist when you're very competent in one thing. Chris explains why there's no such thing as a country music emergency, his preference for something being right over being done, and the safety he feels in the space of a song.Follow Armchair Expert on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch new content on YouTube or listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Vanderbilt University has bought the former California College of the Arts campus in San Francisco. KCBS Radio news anchor Margie Shafer discusses what this change will bring to the city with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

On this podcast, I'm honored to welcome Dr. Marci Reiss. Marci's story begins where so many hopeful stories begin—with a future wide open. In her mid-twenties, newly married, on her way to medical school, life felt full of promise. And then, over a single Valentine's Day weekend, everything changed. What began as a headache and a walk along the beach became a medical crisis. A frightening diagnosis. A sentence that would quietly govern the next fourteen years of her life. “You have Crohn's disease,” a doctor said—and walked out of the room. With those words, Marci entered a world of hospitals, procedures, chronic pain, and relentless uncertainty. She was hospitalized 162 times. She survived sepsis twice. She watched every corner of her life—marriage, motherhood, work, identity—bend under the weight of being chronically ill. But this is not only a story about suffering. It's a story about resilience. About misdiagnosis. And about the staggering consequences of human certainty when it goes unchallenged. Fourteen years later, a world-renowned physician discovered the truth: Marci never had Crohn's disease at all. Her illness had been caused by medications prescribed for a disease she didn't have. When those medications stopped, her health returned. So what does someone do with fourteen years lost to an illness that wasn't real—but whose pain absolutely was? Marci chose to turn loss into purpose. She devoted her life to helping others still living inside that prison—people whose bodies hurt, whose voices are doubted, whose identities have been reduced to diagnoses. Her wisdom isn't born from textbooks alone, but from lived experience: helping people find clarity in chaos, reclaim identity beyond illness, and remember who they are beneath medical labels. She has helped build integrated models of care at major institutions including the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University, and the University of California San Diego—bringing mental and emotional health into spaces that once focused only on the body. This is a conversation about grief and healing. About the fragility of certainty. And about reclaiming a life after everything you thought you knew falls apart. I'm deeply grateful to share it with you. ——

On this podcast, I'm honored to welcome Dr. Marci Reiss. Marci's story begins where so many hopeful stories begin—with a future wide open. In her mid-twenties, newly married, on her way to medical school, life felt full of promise. And then, over a single Valentine's Day weekend, everything changed. What began as a headache and a walk along the beach became a medical crisis. A frightening diagnosis. A sentence that would quietly govern the next fourteen years of her life. “You have Crohn's disease,” a doctor said—and walked out of the room. With those words, Marci entered a world of hospitals, procedures, chronic pain, and relentless uncertainty. She was hospitalized 162 times. She survived sepsis twice. She watched every corner of her life—marriage, motherhood, work, identity—bend under the weight of being chronically ill. But this is not only a story about suffering. It's a story about resilience. About misdiagnosis. And about the staggering consequences of human certainty when it goes unchallenged. Fourteen years later, a world-renowned physician discovered the truth: Marci never had Crohn's disease at all. Her illness had been caused by medications prescribed for a disease she didn't have. When those medications stopped, her health returned. So what does someone do with fourteen years lost to an illness that wasn't real—but whose pain absolutely was? Marci chose to turn loss into purpose. She devoted her life to helping others still living inside that prison—people whose bodies hurt, whose voices are doubted, whose identities have been reduced to diagnoses. Her wisdom isn't born from textbooks alone, but from lived experience: helping people find clarity in chaos, reclaim identity beyond illness, and remember who they are beneath medical labels. She has helped build integrated models of care at major institutions including the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University, and the University of California San Diego—bringing mental and emotional health into spaces that once focused only on the body. This is a conversation about grief and healing. About the fragility of certainty. And about reclaiming a life after everything you thought you knew falls apart. I'm deeply grateful to share it with you. ——

S9 E8 — We're living through a season of deep division, political unrest, and global instability. Justin Giboney, political strategist and author of Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around, joins Amy Julia Becker to help us recover a moral imagination shaped by faith—one that resists polarization, refuses hatred, and offers a better way forward in public life.00:00 Guidance from the Civil Rights Generation07:18 The Black Church's Public Witness10:00 The Civil Rights Movement vs Progressive Activism13:52 Forgiveness and Redemption17:28 Navigating the Culture Wars25:39 The AND Campaign: Bridging Divides in Politics28:51 Cultivating Moral Imagination31:51 The Impact of Social Media37:52 Practices for Living Out a Moral Imagination__MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:• Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church's Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War by Justin Giboney • AND Campaign: andcampaign.org • Church Politics podcast • Amy Julia's Take the Next Step podcast: amyjuliabecker.com/step/_WATCH this conversation on YouTube: Amy Julia Becker on YouTubeSUBSCRIBE to Amy Julia's Substack: amyjuliabecker.substack.comJOIN the conversation on Instagram: @amyjuliabeckerLISTEN to more episodes: amyjuliabecker.com/shows/_ABOUT OUR GUEST:Justin Giboney (JD, Vanderbilt University) is an author, ordained minister, attorney, and political strategist. He is the founder and president of the AND Campaign, a Christian civic organization focused on raising civic literacy, promoting civic pluralism, and equipping Christians to engage politics with the love and truth of Jesus Christ. Justin is dedicated to promoting Christ-centered values as the basis for engagement in politics and social issues. BOOK: Don't Let Nobody Turn You AroundINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/justinegiboney/We want to hear your thoughts. Send us a text!Connect with me: Instagram Facebook YouTube Website Thanks for listening!

In this episode, I talk with David Dault about his book The Accessorized Bible and the ways the Bible is actually used in our churches, institutions, and public life. We wrestle with how the Bible can be taken seriously without being turned into a prop, a weapon, or a justification for harm. Our conversation moves through questions of power, responsibility, and interpretation, and keeps returning to a simple but difficult concern: whether or not our ways of using the Bible are making life more possible for the people around us.David Dault is an assistant professor of Christian spirituality in the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University of Chicago. His previous faculty appointments were at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, and at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN. He began his teaching career at American Baptist College in Nashville, TN, where he served as chair of the department of theology and biblical studies.He is the host and executive producer of Things Not Seen: Conversations about Culture and Faith, an award-winning radio show and podcast, and is the podcast editor for Commonweal magazine, the Paulist Fathers, and GIA Publications.David received his Ph.D. in religion from Vanderbilt University, and he holds an M.A in religion from Vanderbilt, as well as an M.A. in theological studies from Columbia Theological Seminary.He lives with his family in Hyde Park, a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago.David's Book:The Accessorized BibleDavid's Recommendations:Midnight MassThe Essays of James BaldwinConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@shiftingculturepodcast.comGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky or YouTubeConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link belowGet Your Sidekick Support the show

Diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis at just 10 months old, RaeAnne Lindsay has spent her life navigating disability — and transforming that lived experience into powerful advocacy. In this episode of Walk and Roll Live, host Doug Vincent sits down with Ms. Wheelchair USA 2024 to explore her remarkable journey: from nearly 18 years of childhood rehab, surgeries, and summer camps at Shriners Hospital in Chicago, to earning her Master's in Social Work, and now serving as a Research Coordinator at Vanderbilt University, focusing on Section 504 plans and accessible housing. RaeAnne opens up about the promise she made to herself as a child — that no disabled kid should ever have to endure the trauma she experienced — and how that promise fuels her advocacy today. We dive into her national platform, “Inclusive Playgrounds Are for Everyone,” what true inclusion looks like, and the emotional moments that affirmed her mission was making a real difference. This conversation also explores disability representation, leadership, pageantry, healing through advocacy, and why visibility matters — especially for disabled children who are still learning what's possible. Whether you're a parent, educator, policymaker, advocate, or someone early in your own disability journey, this episode is filled with insight, heart, and hope. Walk and Roll Live 

The large school division FBS football season began in late August as the fall semester was getting underway. Football players for the four major college football teams are still competing this week in the semifinal round of the 12-team College Football playoffs on Thursday and Friday night. Isn’t it strange that college football season is still underway long after the fall semester has ended? Don’t these young men have to attend classes in the new semester? Many colleges and universities have already started a new semester of classes in January. My review of the online academic calendars for each of the four remaining College Football Playoff teams indicated that new classes have or will start as follows: Oregon – Monday, January 5 (classes are already underway) Indiana – Monday, January 12 (starts on Monday) Miami (FL) – Monday, January 12 (ditto) Ole Miss – Tuesday, January 20 (this school apparently planned ahead anticipating to win the national title!) Two of these four teams will be eliminated after the semifinal games this week.  Players on the winning teams must wait until after the championship game on Monday night, January 19 for their football season to finally end. Who came up with this post-season schedule? (Hint – a sports media giant which pays billions of dollars for the exclusive rights to televise these games) Meanwhile, the NCAA’s Transfer Portal is now open and some players on the four remaining teams have already signed with another college football team! This college football season at Ole Miss began with redshirt sophomore quarterback Austin Simmons under center.  He injured his ankle during the Rebels’ second game and was replaced by the talented Division II transfer quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. Austin Simmons is an academic honor roll student who has already earned an Ole Miss degree in multi-disciplinary studies in May, 2025. He recently placed his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal and just signed to play football next season for the SEC’s Missouri Tigers.  By the way, Mizzou is slated to begin its spring semester on Tuesday, January 20. Questions like this are among the incredible complications facing college football today. How did we get here? The word “greed” is the rather obvious answer. The NCAA is supposed to provide the framework for college athletics, but they have effectively abdicated that role in the past few decades.  They now seem more concerned with preserving their own lucrative revenue stream than enforcing their own rules and risk being sued for every decision they make. Football already provided significant revenues for most major college programs.  For example, LSU has utilized the wealth from football revenues to support the majority of its other athletic programs on campus in Baton Rouge. The ability of college football to draw millions of television viewers on Saturday has created a relatively new problem.  Increasingly fragmented television networks are now lining up to paying billions for long-term television rights with major football conferences.  That’s because college football delivers several million mostly male viewers in the prime buying demographic (ages 25-49) every weekend from late August through early January. Don’t forget the increasing role of sports wagering, too.  There has been a dramatic rise in the number of sports wagering entities in recent years.  Billions of dollars (especially during this expanded playoff season) are being spent on major college football games every week. How can we control this NCAA Transfer Portal? The NCAA formerly required college athletes to sit-out for one year after transferring from one school to another. Not so today.  The NCAA’s wild and crazy Transfer Portal (which opened for business at midnight on January 2) now allows athletes to transfer from one school to another – just like the “average” college student can do.  As of Thursday, January 9, there were 4,500 NCAA Division 1 players who had their name in the proverbial hat trying to find a new school willing to commit to more playing time and, of course, more money. Unlike the rest of the student body, though, today’s highly recruited athletes seem to magically appear on campus at the very last moment.  His or her new coach is somehow (wink) able to pull the strings with the school’s administration to admit this new student immediately. Good luck to an average sophomore business major if he or she shows up less than a week prior to the beginning of a new semester wanting to transfer into the school! College athletes are now legally being paid – though the rules (?) are quite fuzzy The court systems now allow college athletes to receive compensation relating to their athletic accomplishments.  Since college football generates the overwhelming majority of revenue, those players want a significant share of the growing revenue pie. Would it surprise you to learn that several of the top college football quarterbacks are signing one-year NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) agreements this week for $5 million or more to play next fall at dear ol’ Wassamatta U? That is the equivalent to the NFL pay for a player selected with the 10th overall pick in the first round of last spring’s draft. It has become financially prudent for most football players to stick around and play another year of college football rather than risk being cut by an NFL team after the preseason games end next August. See also – Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia Vanderbilt’s undersized but highly successful quarterback Diego Pavia went from having zero football scholarships coming out of high school to earning millions of NIL cash this season.  The former junior college walk-on later transferred to New Mexico State and eventually to Vanderbilt University. Diego Pavia has been now been enrolled in college for six years. The soon-to-be 24-year old quarterback is about 5’10” tall and weighs 205 pounds.  He led Vanderbilt to its first 10-win season and finished as runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. Pavia is estimated to be the 11th rated quarterback if he enters next spring’s NFL draft.  He would be fortunate to be drafted before the fourth or fifth round. Diego Pavia has hired attorneys to petition the NCAA to allow the highly-effective college quarterback to return to Vanderbilt next season.  It would be his seventh year in college! He will easily earn more money playing at Vanderbilt next year than being a mid-to-late round selection in the spring NFL draft.  It’s a very smart business move. College sports seem to have become a hybrid of yesteryear’s rules and today’s professional sports It wasn’t long ago when college athletes were provided with valuable scholarships to cover the cost of their studies plus room and board in exchange for their athletic talents. Today’s total cost of attending an in-state public college is now $30,000 per year.  A private college will cost twice that amount. Let’s call the national average $40,000 per year per athlete. A recent NCAA study showed approximately 30,000 college football players participating in the FBS and FCS (smaller school) levels.  With 136 FBS schools and another 125 FCS football-playing universities, that averages to 115 football players per school. Using our $40,000 annual cost for each of the 115 football players per school, each major football school is forking out $4.6 million to cover the costs of their football team. On the revenue side, more than $3 billion is now being paid by television media companies to televise weekly football games and the playoffs.  With 136 FBS teams, that represents an average of $22 million of TV revenue per school. The players are quite aware of that remaining $17 million of TV revenue and want their share of it. How does this compare with how owners and players share revenue in the NFL? The NFL generates over $11 billion per year in television revenue.  With 32 NFL franchises, each team receives $340 million from TV alone.  The local teams also generate millions from ticket sales, parking, concessions, and merchandise. The players (like most corporate employees) are being paid about 50% of the team’s revenues. This year’s NFL salary cap was established at about $212 million per 53-player team.  That’s exactly $4 million per player. Now that we have a better handle on the numbers, it’s time to clean this mess up! A. What would the average “salary” be for major college football programs based on this year’s television revenues? Let’s use the NFL model and split the $3 billion of college football TV revenue.  The schools would receive 50% and the players can divvy-up the other 50%. The 136 FBS schools would divide their $1.5 billion.  That amounts to $11 million per school.  Schools could first utilize the money to offset the football players’ tuition/room/board annual costs of $4.6 million (as described earlier).  The remaining $6+ million could be used to support the revenue-deficient athletic programs at the university. Likewise, the other $1.5 billion could be split equally among the 115 players at each of the 136 FBS schools. Those 15,640 players would receive an average “pay” of $96,000 apiece in 2025. B. What about these NIL deals? Nothing should prohibit a top athlete from negotiating a legitimate contract based on his or her fair market value for promotional services.  Every NIL deal, though, must be approved by the school and then submitted for final review and approval by the newly appointed “Czar of College Sports” (Vote for me!). All fraudulent deals would result in an immediate suspension of the athlete for up to one year and the school being placed on probation (and loss of TV revenue) for a similar period.  The penalties must be stiff in order to prevent inevitable cheating. C. How would you fix the NCAA Transfer Portal? That’s easy!  First, let’s address the coaches. The coaches (head coaches and staff) must be retained by the school until the day following the winner of that sport’s national championship (January 19).  College coaches will have two weeks to sign with another school (or professional team) or elect to stay put during this two week period. For the players, each sport’s annual transfer portal season would begin on the day after the coaching moves occur.  The players’ transfer portal will be open for a minimum of one month and then close.  It’s “one and done” with no secondary portal seasons. D. When should colleges be allowed to sign high school athletes? It has never made sense that a high school athlete should be asked to sign a letter of intent to play in college sports before completing their final sports season as a senior.  Some kids are receiving scholarship offers coming out of the eighth grade!   Let’s change this! In our new “world”, a high school athlete may only sign a national letter of intent to play college athletics (1) during his or her senior year and (2) one week following the conclusion of his or her sport’s high school state championship game. Could changes like these happen anytime soon? Some want Congress to make new laws to cause some of these changes to happen. Good luck with that.  They can’t seem to agree on when to take a lunch break. It would be better for the conferences, schools, coaches, and players to voluntarily lock hands along with the (ugh) NCAA and establish a Czar of College Sports to make and enforce some new common-sense rules. Many of us would like to see former Alabama coach Nick Saban head this important task. His focus and passion is unmatched.  Hire that man for the job – if he really wants it! If there aren’t any applicants, though, you can reach always me at swampswamisports@gmail.com! 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In the first episode of our new series on Trust, Julia speaks with Samar Ali, a lifelong peacebuilder, about how leaders can build trust in environments where it feels most fragile. Drawing on years of experience leading peacebuilding efforts, Samar explains why trust isn't created once and for all, but built step by step through curiosity, careful listening, and naming what others may hesitate to say. She reflects how leaders can acknowledge their own struggles without losing credibility, and why this honesty helps teams do the same. The conversation also explores what happens when trust is absent inside organisations. Samar outlines the practical consequences: fewer ideas, missed opportunities, reputational harm, high stress, lawsuits, and teams unable to withstand crises. She contrasts this with what becomes possible when leaders put trust at the centre more innovation, healthier workplaces, and stronger resilience in moments of crisis. Listen to this episode to learn why building trust is not just a moral choice but a practical necessity and how peacebuilding lessons can reshape the way we lead. About the Guest: Samar S. Ali is a skilled mediator, a careful listener, and a compassionate teacher. Pulling up a chair to tables around the world, Ali engages in some of the most entrenched conflicts of our time, always with the intent of finding positive resolution through common ground. In this pursuit, Ali is a Research Professor of Political Science and Law at Vanderbilt University, the founding President and CEO of Millions of Conversations, and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy. This work places Ali right at the intersection of national security, human rights and economic development.

Lee Riedinger, Ph.D., knows the history of Oak Ridge and its connections to the University of Tennessee like he knows the back of his hand. His book, “Critical Connections: The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge from the Dawn of the Atomic Age to the Present,” explores the connections that exist between UT, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORAU and other key stakeholders. In this episode of Further Together, Riedinger talks to hosts Michael Holtz and Amber Davis about ORAU's role in the Oak Ridge story, including how ORNL may not have remained open were it not for the efforts of William Pollard, ORAU's founder, Kay (Katherine) Way, a UT physics professor, and others to open up what was then Clinton Laboratories to a consortia of universities. Additionally, Riedinger explains that ORAU was instrumental in the creation of the UT-Battelle partnership that now manages ORNL. Check out this fascinating discussion of Riedinger's career, his book, and ORAU's vital role in keeping Oak Ridge at the forefront of science. Lee Riedinger is an emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, on the faculty since 1971 and retired in 2019, and also served as the founding Director of the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education from 2010 to 2019. He received a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1968. His field of research was experimental nuclear physics, emphasizing properties of high-spin states in deformed nuclei. He is an author of 200 refereed publications, has given 60 invited talks at conferences and workshops, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His research was funded by the Department of Energy for 30 years from 1976 and was focused on experiments at accelerators at U.S. national labs (Oak Ridge, Argonne, Berkeley, Brookhaven) and abroad. Various sabbatical leaves were spent at the Niels Bohr Institute in Denmark. He served as the elected chair of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS in 1996 and the chair of the Southeastern Section of the APS in 2004. In 1983-84, he was the science advisor to Tennessee Senator Howard Baker, who was then the majority leader of the U.S. Senate. He received the UT Chancellor's Research Scholar Award in 1983, the 2005 Francis G. Slack Award from the Southeastern Section of the APS, the 2008-9 Macebearer award (the top UT faculty honor), the Chancellor's Medal in 2012, the L.R. Hesler Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service in 2013, and the Graduate Director of the Year in 2017 from the UT Graduate Student Senate. In addition to teaching and research, he has served in a number of administrative leadership positions at the university: 1988-91, director of the Science Alliance Center of Excellence, a program devoted to building joint research between UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); 1991-95, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research; 1996–2000, head of the Physics Department; 2006-7 and again 2012, Vice Chancellor for Research. From 1993 to 1996, he was the first chair of the Tennessee Science and Technology Advisory Council, which advised the Governor and the Legislature on technical priorities for the state. In 1999 he was one of the leaders of the successful UT effort to choose a partner (Battelle) and bid on the ORNL management contract. From 2000 to 2004, he served as the ORNL Deputy Director for Science and Technology and from 2004 to 2006 as the Associate Laboratory Director for University Partnerships. UT-Battelle LLC has managed ORNL since 2000. Upon his return to the university in 2006, he led various efforts to develop a greater focus on energy teaching and research at UT. In September of 2010 he was appointed to be the first director of the UT-ORNL Bredesen Center, which is the academic home of a new doctoral program in energy science and engineering. In this role he taught the core two-semester graduate energy technology course and led all aspects of this interdisciplinary energy PhD program. A second interdisciplinary doctorate in data science and engineering between UT and ORNL started in August of 2017. He retired from UT at the end of 2019 and has written a book on the long history of the partnership between UT and Oak Ridge: Critical Connections: The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge from the Dawn of the Atomic Age to the Present, published by UT Press in 2024. To learn more about the book, visit https://utpress.org/title/critical-connections/

In this episode, podcast co-hosts Dr. Dwight Stoll and Dr. James Grinias talk with Professor Kelly Hines. Dr. Hines is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Georgia in Athens. She received her B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Florida, and then completed the Ph.D. in Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. Her doctoral studies focused on monitoring biomolecular signatures of disease via ion mobility and mass spectrometry techniques, and then she moved on to post-doctoral experiences at two different institutions. The first stop was at the metabolomics resource core at the Mayo Clinic, and the second stop was in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. Kelly has won several awards in the field of chemical analysis, including recognition as a Female Role Model in Analytical Chemistry by Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, as an Emerging Investigator by the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, an ASMS Research Award (which is one of the top honors that young investigators in MS can receive), and very recently was named as the Chemist of the Year by the Northeast Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. In a wide-ranging conversation, we discuss the early origins of Kelly's interest in science rooted in her opportunity to explore the plant nursery managed by her father, and then her turn from civil engineering to analytical chemistry inspired by an early undergraduate course “Chemistry for Engineers”. We discuss Hines' recent and ongoing work involving the use of ion mobility mass spectrometry (IMS-MS), with pre-separation using chromatography when appropriate, for multi-omics studies, aimed at deeper understanding of the biochemistry of organisms at the metabolite level. We also discuss Kelly's positive experiences developing peer networks through regular attendance at conferences, particularly the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) annual meeting, experiences in her second post-doctoral position that inspired her to pursue an academic position, and her approach to mentoring graduate students who show up in her laboratory with diverse backgrounds, interests, and abilities.

Dr. Randy Blakely is a Professor of Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University and Executive Director of the Florida Atlantic University Brain Institute. Randy is examining how neurons control neurotransmitter signaling, as well as how medicinal drugs and drugs of abuse impact neurotransmitters. He is interested in how normal neurotransmitter regulation and changes in neurotransmission due to drugs ultimately impact behavior. Randy lives in beautiful South Florida near the Everglades, and he likes to spend is free time enjoying nature and observing the local wildlife. While commuting between campuses, Randy listens to a variety of audiobooks, and he is also a big fan of Americana and folk music. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Emory University and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He next conducted postdoctoral research at the Yale/Howard Hughes Medical Institute Center for Molecular Neuroscience. Randy was an investigator and faculty member at Emory University and Vanderbilt University before accepting his current position at Florida Atlantic University. Randy is the recipient of numerous awards and honors for his research and mentorship. He was awarded the Daniel Efron Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, two Distinguished Investigator Awards from the Brain and Behavioral Research Foundation, a MERIT Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, a Zenith Award from the Alzheimer's Association, the Delores C. Shockley Partnership Award in recognition of minority trainee mentorship, as well as the Astellas Award in Translational Pharmacology and the Julius Axelrod Award both from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. Randy joins us in this episode to talk more about his life and science.

This week we're revisiting our conversation with Marlee Liss from January 18, 2024! Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Marlee Liss to the Restorative Works! Podcast. Marlee speaks with us about her experiences as a survivor of sexual assault. Her case made history as the first in North America to conclude with restorative justice processes through the courts. She describes her experience in the traditional court system as one where her voice, needs, and ability to make decisions in her best interest were dismissed. Concerning the use of restorative justice processes, Marlee emphasizes how imperative it is to engage with fully prepared, skillful, humane, trauma-informed, and attentive individuals who are striving to meet the needs of survivors. She provides examples of centering and identifying survivor's needs and making space to hear directly from them. Marlee Liss is a somatic educator, award-winning speaker, author, restorative justice advocate and lesbian Jewish feminist. She has supported thousands of women and non-binary folk in healing shame, transforming trauma, and bridging healing with justice. Marlee's work has been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, Buzzfeed, the Mel Robbins Show, and more. As an award-winning speaker, she's delivered talks for: The US Military SAPRO, Vanderbilt University, Fordham University, Trauma & Recovery Conference, Women's Mental Health Conference at Yale, National Sexual Assault Conference, and more. Marlee was 1 of 25 survivors on an elite panel for the National Action Plan to End Gender Based Violence informing federal policy, and her story was made into a documentary directed by Kelsey Darragh, The Limits of Forgiveness, which premiered on December 17, 2025! Tune in to learn more about Marlee's perspective on the future of restorative justice and the potential of continued healing for survivors and offenders of violent crimes.

Support the show to get full episodes, full archive, and join the Discord community. The Transmitter is an online publication that aims to deliver useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research. Visit thetransmitter.org to explore the latest neuroscience news and perspectives, written by journalists and scientists. Read more about our partnership. Sign up for Brain Inspired email alerts to be notified every time a new Brain Inspired episode is released. To explore more neuroscience news and perspectives, visit thetransmitter.org. Alex is an associate professor of psychology at Vanderbilt University where he heads the Maier Lab. His work in neuroscience spans vision, visual perception, and cognition, studying the neurophysiology of cortical columns, and other related topics. Today, he is here to discuss where his focus has shifted over the past few years, the neuroscience of consciousness. I should say shifted back, since that was his original love, which you'll hear about. I've known Alex since my own time at Vanderbilt, where I was a postdoc and he was a new faculty member, and I remember being impressed with him then. I was at a talk he gave - job talk or early talk - where it was immediately obvious how passionate and articulate he is about what he does, and I remember he even showed off some of his telescope photography - good pictures of the moon, I remember. Anyway, we always had fun interactions, even if sometimes it was a quick hello as he ran up stairs and down hallways to get wherever he was going, always in a hurry. Today we discuss why Alex sees integration information theory as the most viable current prospect for explaining consciousness. That is mainly because IIT has developed a formalized mathematical account that hopes to do for consciousness what other math has done for physics, that is, give us what we know as laws of nature. So basically our discussion revolves around everything related to that, like philosophy of science, distinguishing mathematics from "the mathematical", some of the tools he is finding valuable, like category theory, and some of his work measuring the level of consciousness IIT says a whole soccer team has, not just the individuals that comprise the team. Maier Lab Astonishing Hypothesis (Alex's youtube channel) Twitter: Sensation and Perception textbook (in-the-making) Related papers Linking the Structure of Neuronal Mechanisms to the Structure of Qualia Information integration and the latent consciousness of human groups Neural mechanisms of predictive processing: a collaborative community experiment through the OpenScope program Various things Alex mentioned: “An Antiphilosophy of Mathematics,” Peter J. Freyd youtube video about "the mathematical". David Kaiser's playlist on modern physics. 0:00 - Intro 4:27 - Discovering consciousness science 11:23 - Laws of perception 15:48 - Integrated information theory and mathematical formalism 23:54 - Theories of consciousness without math 28:18 - Computation metaphor 34:44 - Formalized mathematics is the way 36:56 - Category theory 41:42 - Structuralism 51:09 - The mathematical 54:33 - Metaphysics of the mathematical 59:52 - Yoneda Lemma 1:12:05 - What's real 1:26:22 - Measuring consciousness of a soccer team 1:35:03 - Assumptions and approximations of IIT 1:43:13 - Open science

This week's Tarp Find is about a football team that went above & beyond. It's a powerful story about the Vanderbilt University football team showing teamwork, leadership, & kindness to others. Programming Note: Nothing is changing with Andrew's weekly interview episodes. Andrew's interview episodes will continue to be in your podcast feed every Thursday morning again once Season 14 launches on January 8th.

Every week This is Nashville presents The Roundabout where we bring together a panel of guests spanning the political spectrum to unpack the week's biggest news and hear directly from listeners across Middle Tennessee. For this special “Best of…” episode we revisit some of the most timely conversations, surprising moments of agreement, and thoughtful opinions.Featuring How will Vanderbilt answer Trump? with Marianna Bacallao, state legislative reporter, WPLN; Rep. Jody Barrett, state house representative; Bruce Barry, Vanderbilt professor;  Tennessee Lookout contributor Vouchers with Maryam Abolfazli, founder of Rise & Shine TN; Shaka Mitchell, Sr. Fellow for the American Federation for Children; Pat Nolan, political analyst and retired journalist The real-world economy with Molly Davis, Reporter, The Tennessean; Kara Smith, PhD, Belmont University Professor of Economics; Mandy Spears, Executive Vice President, The Sycamore Institute Southern Christians and the death penalty with Liam Adams, religion reporter, Tennessean; Russell Moore, Editor at-large of Christianity Today; Dr. Phillis Sheppard, professor of religion and psychology, Vanderbilt University

The Adversary (The Tier One Thrillers) by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson https://www.amazon.com/Adversary-Tier-One-Thrillers/dp/B0F95HK4D2 From New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & Wilson, The Adversary is the next heart-stopping installment in the Tier One series. For John Dempsey, it’s a time of uncertainty. As a new administration tries to piece together who was behind the assassination of an American president, task force Ember is a team without a target. Newly Minted POTUS, Kelso Jarvis, is haunted by strange dreams of a house on fire, and Dempsey’s son Jake–who has begun his own journey as a SEAL–can’t escape the ghost of the father he believes to be dead. But when a routine intelligence gathering mission in Taiwan goes horribly wrong and one of Ember’s own is captured, Dempsey’s frustration only grows. As Ember races to rescue their teammate before it’s too late, three of America’s strongest warriors–Dempsey, Jarvis, and Jake–must ask themselves if tomorrow’s adversary resides across the Taiwan Strait, or within themselves. About the author Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and former submarine officer. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in psychology, holds a Master’s in business from Cornell, and is a Park Leadership Fellow. He is a principal contributor at Career Authors, a site dedicated to advancing the careers of aspiring and published writers: www.careerauthors.com.

Diverticulitis, once considered a disease of aging, is now surging among adults under 50, with younger patients facing more severe and complicated cases than ever before Researchers from UCLA and Vanderbilt University found that early-onset diverticulitis hospitalizations rose sharply from 2005 to 2020, while procedures like abscess drainage more than doubled Younger adults have an 82% lower risk of death compared to older patients, but far higher odds of requiring invasive interventions — proof that the disease is becoming more disruptive, not less Processed foods, seed oils, chronic stress, and disrupted gut bacteria are key drivers of early inflammation in your colon, damaging your intestinal barrier and setting the stage for diverticulitis You can protect your gut by removing seed oils, eating easy-to-digest whole foods, rebuilding beneficial bacteria like Akkermansia, and supporting mitochondrial energy production to restore gut balance and long-term colon health

Join the Theology in the Raw community for as little as $5/month to get access to premium content. Dr. Josh Packard (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is a sociologist and cofounder of Future of Faith, which helps faith leaders expand and sustain relational ministries in today's rapidly evolving cultural landscape. He is the author of several books, including Church Refugees: Sociologists Reveal Why People Are Done with Church but Not Their Faith and his most recent book: Faithful Futures: Sacred Tools for Engaging Younger Generations, which is the topic of our conversation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.