Podcasts about Vocativ

IT'S COMPLICATED—If Teen Vogue's editorial still surprises you, it might be time to admit that this says more about you than it does about Teen Vogue. And also, perhaps, that you haven't been paying attention. Teen Vogue is not the first magazine aimed at “the young” of course, and it's not the first one to address multiple issues. But…Teen Vogue is the first, perhaps, to make a certain kind of noise.Since well before the Trump presidency, but certainly turbocharged during it, Teen Vogue has mixed tips on fashion and beauty, profiles about the latest girl groups from Korea, and the scoop on the stars of Bridgerton, with political analysis and opinion, stories about identity and social justice, and an election primmer that is maybe one of the most thorough you'll find anywhere.Versha Sharma has been editor since 2021 and has not only maintained all the pillars that make up Teen Vogue but enhanced them. She came to Teen Vogue from overtly political media like Talking Points Memo, NowThis, Vocativ, and MSNBC. And she says she's landed her dream job.Sharma and her team are unabashed and unapologetic about what they do—and know that they are serving a large community of very active young women (65% of the readership) who follow the brand on every social channel imaginable, visit the website by the millions, and attend Teen Vogue Summits—in person!—to listen to their favorite influencers, singers, entrepreneurs, actors and activists talk shop.Sharma feels like the luckiest editor in the industry. But one thing is missing: paper. Teen Vogue  discontinued its print edition more than seven  years ago. Her new dream? Convincing her bosses at Condé Nast to bring it back. Print Is Dead (Long Live Print!) is a production of Magazeum LLC & MO.D ©2021–2024

IT'S COMPLICATED—If Teen Vogue's editorial still surprises you, it might be time to admit that this says more about you than it does about Teen Vogue. And also, perhaps, that you haven't been paying attention. Teen Vogue is not the first magazine aimed at “the young” of course, and it's not the first one to address multiple issues. But…Teen Vogue is the first, perhaps, to make a certain kind of noise.Since well before the Trump presidency, but certainly turbocharged during it, Teen Vogue has mixed tips on fashion and beauty, profiles about the latest girl groups from Korea, and the scoop on the stars of Bridgerton, with political analysis and opinion, stories about identity and social justice, and an election primmer that is maybe one of the most thorough you'll find anywhere.Versha Sharma has been editor since 2021 and has not only maintained all the pillars that make up Teen Vogue but enhanced them. She came to Teen Vogue from overtly political media like Talking Points Memo, NowThis, Vocativ, and MSNBC. And she says she's landed her dream job.Sharma and her team are unabashed and unapologetic about what they do—and know that they are serving a large community of very active young women (65% of the readership) who follow the brand on every social channel imaginable, visit the website by the millions, and attend Teen Vogue Summits—in person!—to listen to their favorite influencers, singers, entrepreneurs, actors and activists talk shop.Sharma feels like the luckiest editor in the industry. But one thing is missing: paper. Teen Vogue discontinued its print edition more than seven years ago. Her new dream? Convincing her bosses at Condé Nast to bring it back. ©2024 The Full-Bleed Podcast is a production of Magazeum & MO.D. Visit magazeum.co for more information.

Ernie Sander is a VP at Pioneering Collective, where he works with C-suite executives and other leaders to build and amplify their personal brands through content and communications, from written thought leadership and podcasts to books and speaking appearances. Ernie spent a decade as an editor at the Wall Street Journal, managing teams of reporters and launching new products. He spent another decade leading content strategy at digital media startups like GigaOM, Vocativ, and News Picks. Ernie also hosts the podcast “You Said What?”, where he unpacks his guests' most memorable conversations and written exchanges to explore their impact.In this episode:Ernie shared his experience in the media industry Ernie's podcast called "You Said What?" explores written interchanges in people's livesLeadership experience gained from working at established companies such as the Wall Street JournalKey takeaways:The importance of brand and telling a story was also discussedBuilding their brand in order to have a profile that transcends accomplishmentsAuthentic values are important for connecting with customers, employees, and partnersHappiness and business success can coexist - it is possible to accommodate employees while still having successQuotes:"Sometimes there are moments where you don't necessarily think anything's gonna happen, and suddenly something happens and stays with you for years." - Ernie Sander"It's not something that you can really do overnight, but it's really rewarding when you do it and when you can actually build that profile." - Ernie SanderConnect with Ernie:Website: https://www.pioneeringcollective.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/erniesander Connect with Denis: Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/ Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/

Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC interviews Ernie Sander. Ernie is a senior strategist at Pioneering Collective, a communications agency that provides executive PR, thought leadership, coaching and networking to transform leaders' hard-earned wisdom into heavyweight impact. How can executives use storytelling to better connect with their audiences? What are three personal stories that all leaders need to be able to tell about themselves? Once you start building your personal brand, how do you amplify that work? What are the components of a robust social strategy for a leader? Why are podcasts an important outlet for executives? Ernie Sander Ernie Sander is a former media executive who has worked at big, legacy publications as well as startups, and across different types of digital media. Ernie spent a decade as an editor at the Wall Street Journal, managing teams of reporters and coverage areas. He also helped launch two new sections of the WSJ. After leaving the WSJ, he worked at digital-media startups like GigaOM, Vocativ and NewsPicks, leading content strategy. He has worked in Japan and Hong Kong, and currently lives in New York City. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. We would love for you to leave a review. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself by scheduling a discovery session with Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

Meet Ori Manor Zuckerman, serial entrepreneur, born & raised in Israel. Served in a special Naval Intelligence unit in the IDF. Founded several companies including Valueshine Ventures, DiscoverCloud, Dadaviz (acquired by Vocativ) and Unomy (acquired by WeWork). Today he's leading SubStrata a nonverbal communication AI startup that helps dealmakers get a unique advantage in complex deals (through innovative social signal processing technology).

Tzvia Bader and TrialJectory Tzvia Bader is the CEO and Co-Founder of TrialJectory. She is an experienced entrepreneur with decades of experience in business development, product marketing and strategy. Prior to TrialJectory, Tzvia headed the global business unit at Amdoc building new product strategy. She was the founder and CEO of KIDDOapp, and IOS and Android based family scheduling technology strategy and Vocativ, a start-up aiming to identify fake news in social media using advanced analytics. Tzvia holds a Msc (Masters of Science) degree from the University of Nottingham, Nottingham,UK. TrialJectory - Matching Cancer Patients to Clinical Trials With a diagnosis of malignant melanoma in hand, for Tzvia Bader this was not a battle that she could lose. Having been a technology executive for many years, she did what she knew best and turned to the internet. In her mind she had pictured a scenario similar to searching for a new house, like Zillow. Tzvia quickly discovered that this did not exist. Tzvia learned that the process for patients to gain access to advanced treatments through clinical trials was completely broken. She mentioned this to her husband. His response: build one. And so Tzvia went about building TrialJectory. TrialJectory is democratizing access to advanced cancer treatment. Tzvia built an AI-Powered decision support platform empowering patients to own their own cancer journey. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) system helps patients understand all treatment options. In addition, it gives pharmaceutical companies transparency into patients' needs and wants. And allows them to effectively design and recruit for clinical trials. A very informative and hopeful conversation with Tzvia: The cancer diagnosis and one oncologist ‘Zillow' like search and the broken findings  A caring oncologist and his limitations Clinical trials making choices Owning your journey Breaking through the boundaries of fear The formation of TrialJectory Opening doors for patients Research, technology and access to real data Access and cost of clinical trials – it's not what you think

This episode features Versha Sharma, the Managing Editor and Senior Correspondent at NowThis. NowThis News is a progressive social media-focused news organisation. Versha started her career after university on the Obama campaign trail and quickly went on to work for the likes of MSNBC and Vocativ before joining NowThis. Versha and I delve into millennials consuming news and the business models new media organisations are using to remain profitable. We chat about Mitesh Patel fighting for his dad's murderer's life to be spared while on death row in Texas and we also talk about Versha's time in Russia conducting a very surreal interview with Pussy Riot, the feminist protest punk rock, in the back of a taxi.

On this episode, we meet with freelance journalist Aliide Naylor who joins us for our first Zoom interview from London to discuss her experiences in Russia, Ukraine, and her newly released book on Putin and the Baltics. This is our 80th episode, and we want tthank you for listening wherever you are in the world. We hope you enjoy! ABOUT THE GUEST: Aliide Naylor https://0.academia-photos.com/360830/12370189/13770105/s200_aliide.naylor.png Aliide Naylor is a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and eastern Europe. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, POLITICO Europe, frieze, openDemocracy, New Eastern Europe and Vocativ, among others. Naylor has travelled to all corners of the Baltic states and has also lived in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, where she served as Arts Editor at The Moscow Times. Read an interview with her here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/07/the-shadow-in-the-east-a69554 Check out her new book The Shadow in the East: Vladimir Putin and the New Baltic Front, now available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-East-Vladimir-Putin-Baltic-ebook/dp/B083QZWNMH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=shadow+in+the+east&qid=1585854228&sr=8-2): https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81WnRcZ832L.jpg TO ALL LISTENERS GLOBALLY: If you'd like to join the conversation through Zoom to let us know how you're coping with COVID-19 whether you're an academic or student or journalist or small business owner, please reach out to us via our contact page (https://www.slavxradio.com/contact) or on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/slavxradio/). We would love to hear from you! NOTE: This episode was recorded on March 31st, 2020 via Zoom. Thanks for listening and if you like us and support open academic programming, please take a second to rate the show on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or on our Facebook page. We so appreciate your support!! CREDITS Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist) Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew) Assistant Producer: Cullan Bendig Associate Producer: Lera Toropin Associate Producer: Samantha Farmer Associate Producer: Milena D-K Supervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate Development Assistant: Luis Camarena Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin. Special Guest: Aliide Naylor.

In this episode, we talk with Janelle Jimenez, best known as a Product Manager/Producer for Riot Games and most notably the product lead for some of League of Legends' most successful skin lines, such as the K-pop inspired "K/DA" release. Janelle has taken a winding road to get into the games industry, rolling through such places as JET, Vocativ, High 5 Games, and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. We chat about Janelle's globe-traveling journey of self-discovery that led her to games, catch up on old times from her and Frank's past when they went to University together, and talk extensively about what it means to be a product manager and lead in the industry.

Employee of the Day: Hasan Piker, The Young Turks NetworkBio:Alejandro Alba is a writer, producer, and host currently at NowThis. A few fun things to know about him: loves tech, traveling, boxing, all-things-horror, and bison. A native of El Paso, Texas. Alejandro has now been living in NYC for nearly 5 years, having headlines in places such as BuzzFeed, New York Daily News, and Vocativ. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John and Steve discuss Phil Jackson's departure and what Steve Mills does now. The guys also interview Robert Silverman of Vocativ.com and Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

Mati Kochavi is the Israeli tech entrepreneur who created the Showtime docu-series Dark Net, which explores the mysterious world of the deep web and how technology is changing our lives for better and for worse. Today, he talks about the dark web, home of illegal arms sales, sex trafficking, drug deals, and chat rooms for hackers, terrorists, and other illicit communities. He discusses how his interest in the deep web began with the our failure to predict the Arab Spring and what the deep web can reveal about our changing society. Plus Mr. Kochavi shares how we may be the last generation to enjoy privacy and why technology may soon make human love obsolete. Season 2 of Dark Net premieres Thursday, April 6, at 10PM Eastern on Showtime, or you can watch it whenever you want with a subscription to Showtime Anytime. For more information visit www.showtime.com. You check out Mati Kochavi’s news site Vocativ at www.vocativ.com. Today's podcast is sponsored by GoDaddy. Visit www.godaddy.com and enter our promo code "KICK30" to get 30% off a new domain.   Please subscribe to Kickass News on iTunes and take a moment to take our listener survey at www.podsurvey.com/KICK. And support the show by donating at www.gofundme.com/kickassnews. Visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff.

Host Maureen O'Connor tries VR porn for the first time and is horrified. She's not the only one— the technical demands of the new medium has male performers struggling to stay turned on, too. But here's the weirdest part: VR porn fans aren't that into the hardcore stuff. They just want to cuddle with their virtual porn-star girlfriends. Vocativ senior staff writer Tracy Clark-Flory explains how virtual reality is changing the very nature of pornography. Call 646-494-3590 to join the conversation. 

To honor the presidential inauguration, Sex Lives assembles a panel of politically thoughtful (and sexually perverse) minds to reflect on the sexual absurdity of Donald Trump and modern politics. Daily Beast senior editor Erin Gloria Ryan and Vocativ editorial director Ben Reininga consider: Do you believe Donald Trump's pee rumor? Would you pee on a president? Could a sloppy night with Mike Pence help to achieve world peace? Meanwhile, host Maureen O'Connor admits her boyfriend is registered as a Republican. Call 646-494-3590 with your thoughts.

Ricochet Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel and Heatstreet contributor Stephen Miller welcome Erin Gloria Ryan to talk about her trip at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Erin is a senior editor at the Daily Beast and appears on truTV’s “Greatest Ever.” She previously served as the Managing Editor of Jezebel and Deputy Editor at Vocativ, as well as a writer for VH1’s “Best Week Ever. Source

Ricochet Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel and Heatstreet contributor Stephen Miller welcome Erin Gloria Ryan to talk about her trip at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Erin is a senior editor at the Daily Beast and appears on truTV's “Greatest Ever.” She previously served as the Managing Editor of Jezebel and Deputy Editor at Vocativ, as well as a writer for VH1's “Best Week Ever. Source

When it comes to penis size, some men will show their full potential from the start, while others have the ability to grow to unexpected heights. Could the same be true for falling in love? Vocativ deputy editor Erin Gloria Ryan and NYMag.com writer Jason Chen discuss men who grow better with age, how "benching" became the new "ghosting," and the wisdom (or cruelty) of romantic holding patterns. With Maureen O'Connor and David Wallace-Wells.

Matt and Andrew talk to Erin Gloria Ryan (editor/writer at Jezebel, Vocativ) about her grammar pet peeves, ordering lunch to your desk, and the wonders of the Minnesota State Fair.

Writer and Reporter for Texas Monthly, Vice Sports, Vocativ, and author of the upcoming book "Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape", Jessica Luther joins the podcast to discuss her reporting on Baylor University, the departures of Art Briles and Ken Starr, the broader problem of sexual violence on college campuses, and the challenges of reconciling sports fandom with the ugly underbelly of the games we love.

Hello! Welcome to this week's edition of the Hammertime Podcast, where we talk about Sports, Society, and Stuff! This week, we're talking about sexual assault in sports with Jessica Luther, an author who's been published on outlets like Vice, Texas Monthly, ESPN and Vocativ. You can check her book, Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape, right here - http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/unsportsmanlike-conduct/. It comes out on September 6th. Feel free to follow along at Playmaker Mentality! - http://playmakermentality.com/ Download and rate the podcast on iTunes here! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hammertime-podcast/id1066111350?mt=2 Sports - What made Jessica a sports fan, her happiest sports moments, her experiences at FSU and Texas, her best Texas tutoring tales Society (17:30) - We talk about sexual assault in college sports, who enables it, how it's reported, the Duke lacrosse case, and how to be an ally to those who are sexually assaults - empathy matters, friends Stuff (57:00) - Romance novels, the city of Austin, miscellany

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our sixth episode, our guest is The Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden sits between Norway and Finland and is the third largest nation in the European Union by area. This Scandinavian country is home to nearly 10 million people. Allow me to explain: A week ago, I stumbled upon an article by Leslie Horn on Vocativ (later in the podcast I wrongly call it “Vo-active”) with the headline, “I Spent My Morning Calling Random Swedes (And They Loved It.)” Here are the first few paragraphs of that story: “I spent my morning in an an unexpected way: on the phone with several Swedish strangers. Thanks to the the Swedish Tourist Association, there is a phone number, called the Swedish Number, that will connect you with random Swedes. So I called it. It's a little bit odd to hop on the phone with someone you've never met before. But that's exactly the point. “Calling Sweden. Soon you will be connected with a random Swede,” is the automated message you hear when you dial the number. It's either +46 771 793 336 internationally or 301-276-0600 for local rates if you're calling from the U.S." I then visited the official website for the project, theswedishnumber.com, where I found this introduction: "250 years ago, in 1766, Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce a constitutional law to abolish censorship. To honour this anniversary, Sweden is now the first country in the world to introduce its own phone number. Call today and get connected to a random Swede, anywhere in Sweden and talk about anything you want.” According to the most current statistics on the website, more than 82,271 calls from 173 countries have come in since the line opened April 6, and callers have spent more than 161 days total on the phone, with two minutes and 50 seconds being the average call time. Almost a third of the calls are from America, while the United Kingdom, Turkey, The Netherlands, China, Australia and Russia round out the top seven calling countries. On a personal note, I want to thank all the Swedes who took the time to speak with with me. I would highly suggest calling The Swedish Number to anyone. You'll hear one of the Swedes ask if I have a YouTube channel, and at the time I said “no.” Since then I've started one, which you can like and subscribe to at: tinyurl.com/therobburgessshowyoutube. Thank you to everyone who went to iTunes and subscribed to, rated and reviewed The Rob Burgess Show. You can find it at tinyurl.com/therobburgessshow and once you're signed in to iTunes, hit "Subscribe." Click the tab on the iTunes page near the top that says "Ratings and Reviews." From there, please leave a star rating (hopefully five stars) and click "Write a Review" to leave a review. Thanks again for the support! You can now also find The Rob Burgess Show on: Stitcher at: www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-rob-burgess-show. Google Play Music at: tinyurl.com/therobburgessshowgoogleplay. And TuneIn at tinyurl.com/therobburgessshowtunein. You can also subscribe directly to the RSS feed at tinyurl.com/therobburgessshowrss. If you're an Android user and you're still not sure how to listen, you can also visit the website subscribeonandroid.com/tinyurl.com/therobburgessshowrss and if you have a one click supported app on your Android device, the app will load automatically. You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com. The official website for The Rob Burgess Show is www.therobburgessshow.com. Follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/robburgessshow. Like the page on Facebook at facebook.com/therobburgessshow. Follow on SoundCloud at soundcloud.com/the-rob-burgess-show. The email for the show is: therobburgessshow@gmail.com.

This week we're joined by Mandy Stadtmiller (immediately-legendary author of "Move Over Butt Stuff, Hand Jobs Are Back") and Ben Reininga of Vocativ to give the world's least-respected sex act something like its proper due. With Maureen O'Connor and David Wallace-Wells

On this week’s special episode, Jolie celebrates the fifth anniversary of Ask a Clean Person! Jessica Coen of Vocativ joins her for a walk down memory lane, discussing where Ask a Clean Person started, where it is now, and what the future holds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"The Bachelor" had some unlikely overlaps with the Iowa Caucuses during episode 5. Co-host Claire Fallon is joined by guest Erin Gloria Ryan, deputy editor at Vocativ, to discuss the aforementioned overlap, Ben's magnetic pull toward classroom settings, and Jubilee's untimely exit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode of Race Wars, Kurt and Sherrod are joined by comics Dan Naturman, Kareem Green, and Edward Ferrell, and Vocativ deputy editor, Erin Gloria Ryan, to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Edward getting punched at an open mic for using the N-word in a joke, Cleopatra's race, The Friend Zone, Twitter hate, and a lot more. Check it out. http://comedyvoices.com

**Summary:** In Episode #183 Ari interviews Tero Isokauppila of [Four Sigma Foods](http://www.foursigmafoods.com/), a company dedicated to making medicinal mushrooms more popular in the United States. Listen as Ari and Tero take a deep-dive in the fun and surprisingly healthy world of fungi. **Special Announcements:** ## [Freeing Finland](http://www.biohackersummit.com) Come watch Ari and a collection of other well-renowned biohackers free the people of Finland from their bodily limitations at the 2015 Biohacker Summit being held in Helsinki, Finland from September 23rd through September 24th. Those interested in attending can [buy tickets here](http://biohackersummit.com/#pl_areauf9k2sm). ## [Leave Us a Review!](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ari-meisel-less-doing/id605938952?mt=2&uo=6) Hey Less Doing Podcast Listeners, we want to hear from YOU! Visit us on iTunes and leave a review or subscribe to the podcast if you're not already a dedicated follower. **Time Stamped Show Notes:** - 13:42 – Introduction of Tero Isokauppila of [Four Sigma Foods](http://www.foursigmafoods.com/), a company that makes dietary supplements using mushroom extracts - 14:02 – Tero talks about the Nordic history with foraging mushrooms and berries - 15:00 – Why people (at least in the United States) aren't overly interested in mushrooms - 15:30 – People are scared of fungi just like they're scared of bacteria because there has been an excessive focus on the negative rather than positive properties - 16:30 – Half of the best selling drugs in the world are based on fungi - 16:45 – The healthiest mushrooms are tree mushrooms which are bitter - 18:07 – There are 6x more variety of fungi on the planet than plants - 18:55 – Almost all poisonous mushrooms are ground mushrooms - 19:25 – Medicinal (tree mushrooms) versus Nutritional/Culinary (ground mushrooms) - 21:21 – The Four Sigma Foods extraction method—mushrooms consist of water soluble compounds and fat soluble compounds - 23:05 – Reishi is the most popular medicinal mushroom—“The Queen of the Mushrooms” - 23:25 – Well known for its ability to improve the microbiome and act as an anti-histamine - 24:19 – Lion's Mane is also a great mushroom to try—it acts as a nootropic - 24:46 – Mushroom Coffee - 25:57 – Micro-toxins are actually mushrooms themselves - 28:25 – Temperature as related to drinking mushroom based drinks - 31:25 – Mushrooms Four Sigma Foods would like to add to their inventory in the future - 32:30 – Turkey Tail Mushrooms are the easiest to find in the US and are anti-viral and anti-inflammatory - 33:22 – Tero's _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective_: - 33:33 – Hydration - 34:10 – Breathing - 34:58 – Constantly try one new thing - 35:50 – [www.FourSigmaFoods.com](http://www.FourSigmaFoods.com) **5 Key Points:** 1. Mushrooms have astounding anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and positive microbial properties. 2. Microtoxins are actually mushrooms. 3. The Turkey Tail Mushroom is the most prevalent mushroom in the United States and has a variety of positive properties. 4. Much like bacteria, fungi have gotten a bad rap—people focus on the negative without considering the positive. 5. When it comes to safety and medicinal relevance, tree mushrooms (as opposed to ground) can't be beaten. **Resources Mentioned:** - [All the Rooms](http://alltherooms.com/?utm_content=buffer30866&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer) – Searches all the different types of places one can stay—essentially a Kayak for rooms - [World's Strongest Man](http://www.vocativ.com/news/226436/the-worlds-strongest-man-eats-7360-more-calories-than-you-do/) – An article in Vocativ talking about World's Strongest Man, Brian Shaw's, diet - [Gatekeeper](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gatekeeper/nmppodcjnnmchdnllnkddkmmneghcggf?ref=producthunt) – A Chrome Extension for filtering Facebook feeds - [Pipetop](https://pipetop.com/?ref=producthu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lessdoing/message

You might also like Podcast episode The Fifth Estate Defence policy in the age of ISIS / Defence, military & war 23 Oct 2014 As the reach of ISIS continues to unfurl, key strategic cities in Syria and Iraq have fallen to the group and a number of Australians (most often young or vulnerable) have been drawn into its networks. While media attention has focused primarily on the spectacle of ISIS – the beheadings and immolations – and the organisation's sophisticated online recruitment strategies, true and measured insight has sometimes proven elusive. What are we failing to comprehend about the workings and the ambitions of the group? Not five years since the optimistic first stirrings of the Arab Spring, how did we get here – to talk of an apocalyptic showdown – so quickly? Sally Warhaft is joined by award-winning journalist Sally Neighbour, author of two books on terrorism and Islamic extremism, and Jamie Tarabay, senior editor of national security and tech at Vocativ, to discuss the growing influence of ISIS and, more generally, the challenges of reporting on global conflict today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the Minnesota Orchestra locked out its musicians in a season-long labor dispute, the orchestra's administration had already locked down a large number of domain names – buying up at least a dozen website addresses that were variations on "Save Our Minnesota Orchestra." The bulk purchase was uncovered by Emily Hogstad, a Wisconsin-based blogger who was trying to set up a website to rally support for locked-out musicians. She quickly discovered that many of the obvious URLs had already been taken — several months before the lockout began, by the orchestra itself. (She eventually found one, which launched this week.) The incident is the latest example of political-style web advocacy that's moved into the realm of classical music and the arts. In this podcast, we get three views on the trend, including that of Hogstad, who writes the blog Song of the Lark. A Minnesota Orchestra spokesperson told NPR Music's Anastasia Tsioulcas that the organization reserved the URLs to protect the orchestra's name, knowing well that the labor talks would be contentious. Such purchases are a standard business practice, although they're usually masked by a third-party buyer so that it's not quite so obvious what's taking place. Even so, the revelation drew a wave of negative commentary and the orchestra had to acknowledge Hogstad's blog, which she said it had previously ignored. Tsioulcas believes the rise of "save our symphony" advocacy websites signifies a new level of audience empowerment, giving fans "a foot in the discussion," as she put it. "It used to be that for a ticket buyer, a fan, really the only agency they had was: would they buy tickets or not?" She further notes that the musicians themselves had bought up their own domain name two years earlier. Ryan J. Davis is a vice president of the new-media start up Vocativ, and has worked on social media at Blue State Digital and the 2004 Howard Dean campaign. He notes that arts organizations have been generally slow to understand social media. However, he said, "we're seeing this shift from the power of institutions to dictate policy and the top-down way they’ve been doing for generations for an ability for people to using social media to express their opinions and filter information up." Another recent example of fan-driven advocacy involves an online petition aimed at pressuring the Metropolitan Opera to dedicate its opening night gala to the gay community. The gala features the two stars – Anna Netrebko and Valery Gergiev – who are supporters of Vladimir Putin, who recently passed anti-gay legislation in Russia. Davis believes that whether or not the petition can influence Met policy, it has succeeded in stimulating a conversation about the issue of gay rights. "It's just another piece of bad P.R. for Russia," he said. Arts organizations must also learn better ways to harness social media, and not only from a defensive stance, said Tsioulcas. Two years ago, it was enough to stage a flashmob and that would spawn a viral YouTube video. "That’s not quite enough," Tsioulcas said. "They really have to spend the time and effort and learn how to spread them. "It's a multi-way conversation. It's not there as a megaphone to broadcast your next press release." Weigh in: How can the Internet give fans a greater voice in performing arts companies? Listen to the full discussion above and share your thoughts below.