Podcasts about Wayne State University

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton, were honored to welcome Dr. Hussen Amen, board-certified family medicine physician and founder of Amen Family Medicine, as a guest to the show. In this important conversation, Dr. Amen joins Lance to discuss the role proactive primary care can play in helping older adults maintain their health, independence, and quality of life while safely aging in place. The discussion explores the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit and why it is different from a traditional physical, as well as some of the important health concerns primary care physicians look for as patients age. Dr. Amen shares valuable insight into fall prevention, changes in mobility, memory and cognitive concerns, medication management and polypharmacy, preventive screenings, nutrition, advance care planning, and the importance of identifying subtle health changes before they develop into a medical crisis. Lance and Dr. Amen also discuss the important role family caregivers can play as part of a loved one's healthcare team and why establishing a strong relationship with a trusted primary care physician before a crisis occurs can make a meaningful difference. For older adults and their families, proactive healthcare is about more than treating illness. It is about prevention, early detection, communication, and helping individuals remain as healthy and independent as possible. About Dr. Hussen Amen: Dr. Hussen Amen is a board-certified family medicine physician and the founder of Amen Family Medicine, an independent primary care practice in Livonia, Michigan. A Metro Detroit native who grew up in Dearborn, Dr. Amen earned his bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Food Science from Wayne State University before receiving his medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine. He completed his Family Medicine residency at Trinity Health Livonia, where he continues to maintain hospital privileges. Living with Type 1 diabetes since childhood has given Dr. Amen a unique perspective on the patient experience and the importance of preventive, relationship-centered care. His clinical interests include preventive medicine, chronic disease management, sports medicine, and point-of-care ultrasound. He is passionate about helping patients stay healthy, maintain their independence, and avoid preventable hospitalizations through proactive primary care and patient education. About Amen Family Medicine: Amen Family Medicine is an independent primary care practice located in Livonia, Michigan, founded by Dr. Hussen Amen with the mission of providing personalized, relationship-centered healthcare for patients of all ages. As a privately owned practice, Amen Family Medicine focuses on building lasting relationships with patients while delivering accessible, evidence-based care tailored to each individual's needs. The practice offers comprehensive family medicine services including preventive care, annual wellness visits, chronic disease management, same-day sick visits, women's health, pediatric care, sports medicine, and minor office procedures. Amen Family Medicine also provides in-office digital X-ray, point-of-care ultrasound, laboratory services, EKGs, and ultrasound-guided procedures, allowing many conditions to be evaluated and treated conveniently under one roof. For older adults, the practice emphasizes preventive care, medication management, fall prevention, cognitive screening, and coordination with caregivers and specialists to help patients maintain their health, independence, and quality of life. At Amen Family Medicine, the philosophy is that primary care should be proactive rather than reactive.  

September 29, 2028 ~ Marick Masters, business professor and labor expert at Wayne State University, joined Kevin Dietz to discuss President Trump's announcement of a new $15 billion steel plant in Iowa and what the investment could mean for American manufacturing, jobs, and the broader economy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 28, 2026 ~ Full Show: Kevin examined the newly announced U.S.-China trade agreement with Wayne State University's Kevin Ketels, recapped the Lions' latest win with former quarterback Eric Hipple, and discussed the growing U.S.-Canada trade dispute with Glenn Stevens of MichAuto. He also spoke with Jamie Butters about efforts to ban Chinese vehicles in the U.S., got an update on Iran and U.S. foreign policy from Rocky Raczkowski, and welcomed Lenora Hardy-Foster of the Judson Center as this week's All Talk All Star. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hey girl,In this episode, I sit down with Lisa A. Smith for a powerful conversation about eliminating stress instead of simply learning how to manage it. We talk about chronic stress, the beliefs that can keep us stuck, how our health can influence the decisions we make, and what it takes to stop living in survival mode and start making different choices in your life and relationships.BIO:Lisa A. Smith, MBA, is a stress elimination strategist, transformational speaker, coach, and founder of CLARITY™, a platform dedicated to helping gifted professionals and entrepreneurs eliminate chronic stress at the root.She is the creator of Radical Obedience®, her philosophy of complete surrender as an antidote to chronic burnout and overwhelm, and The H.E.R. Method™, a framework that helps people heal, eliminate the root causes of stress, and live with greater clarity and alignment. Lisa is currently writing a book on Radical Obedience®.Over the past decade, Lisa has helped thousands transform their health, mindset, and lives, including helping Eric Thomas, Ph.D., the #1 motivational speaker, eliminate chronic stress. She has spoken for organizations including Microsoft, Intel, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Wayne State University.Lisa holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and an MBA and is currently a student at Princeton Theological Seminary.Links Mentioned:Instagram | Facebook | Tiktok | YouTube | Website | PodcastHere are 4 ways I can help you:​ Pre-Order My Book: Girl, Get Your Guy! - Starting this July, all the way until the official book launch on February 2, 2027, when you pre-order this book, you'll get:

This week, our co-host Mary Grahame welcomes two professors she studied under during her undergrad years: Dr. Anne E. Duggan, Ph.D. (from Wayne State University) and Dr. Julie Koehler, Ph.D. (currently at Michigan State University), the co-editors of Women Writing Wonder: An Anthology of Subversive Nineteenth-Century British, French, and German Fairy Tales. We talk a lot about fairy tales, and especially about the stories collected in the anthologies they've worked on, which feature under-recognized 19th-century texts by women authors who subverted traditional fairy-tale tropes in many ways, challenging the perception that marriage is mandatory and exploring class, race, and female agency.  

Being an engineer means being a problem solver. But that's not the only skill your students need for successful careers as engineers. We sat down with Steve O'Neil to find out how you can build bridges for your students, from classroom to industry.  Steve is a mechanical engineering graduate of Wayne State University, where he began his career in the automotive industry working as both an application engineer and a machinist. Those early experiences laid the foundation for the next major chapter in his professional path: an extensive period in the biomedical field. There, he focused on studying, developing, and preparing for the manufacture of implant and instrument systems used in knee, hip, and spinal replacement procedures. For the past ten years, Stephen has applied this industry background to the education sector, teaching both secondary and post-secondary students with a strong emphasis on mechanical and architectural software design. During this time, he has helped many students at Cape Fear Community College earn Autodesk certifications in Revit, Inventor, Fusion 360, and AutoCAD at both the user and professional levels. In this episode, we talked with Steve about all things engineering. Listen to find out:  Key skills your students need as engineers Projects you can use to help students build important capabilities Tools your students need to master The impact of AI on engineering It doesn't matter what area of engineering you teach. Steve's advice will show you how to help your students bridge the gap between classroom and career.  Learn more about Autodesk certifications here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Certifications/Autodesk/Certifications/Overview.  Connect with your fellow educators, like Steve, in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.     Don't miss your chance to learn about our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference at https://www.pearsonvue.com/certified.  

What if one of the most important skills we can teach isn't academics—but curiosity, kindness, and how to get back to center? I sat down with Hamsa Yaqo and Paul Spiegelman, co-founders of Kintsugi Village, a unique early childhood learning community in Detroit focused on curiosity, creativity, life skills, and community. 3 Takeaways: 1. Curiosity is a superpower. The best learning starts with questions. 2. Life skills matter as much as academics. Kindness, communication, and emotional intelligence are foundational skills. 3. Everyone needs a calm corner. The ability to pause, reset, and recalibrate is a lifelong advantage. In a world moving faster than ever, getting back to center may be one of the most important skills we can develop. We dive into that and much more in my conversation with Hamsa and Paul.   --- Hamsa Yaqo is a purpose-driven business leader and co-founder of Kintsugi Village, a community-centered hub in Detroit focused on early childhood education, the arts, food, and connection. With a background spanning higher education, tech, and mission-driven organizations, she is passionate about building strong teams, thoughtful processes, and meaningful impact. Hamsa holds a degree in Mathematics from Wayne State University and an MBA from Walsh College. Outside of work, Hamsa loves cooking, playing Scrabble, exploring cities like a local, and spending time with her family. Paul Spiegelman is the co-founder of Kintsugi Village. He is also the founder of BerylHealth, The Beryl Institute, and the Small Giants Community. He is a New York Times best-selling author and has been honored with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. His thoughts have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Inc. Magazine. Paul practiced law for two years prior to founding BerylHealth. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from UCLA and a law degree from Southwestern University. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family, playing tennis and traveling." Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Hamsa and Paul: Website: www.kintsugivillage.org  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kintsugivillagedetroit/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kintsugi-village-detroit    *E - explicit language may be used in this podcast.

September 16, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson and Jamie Edmonds discuss term limits with Dr. Lyke Thompson, Wayne State University professor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everyone's posting. What's actually landing?This week we're asking what moves a student versus what's just noise we're all making at each other ... the polish-versus-authenticity question, who should be holding the account, and whether anyone under 18 cares when a building was built.Influencer guest: Horzy Genao, college counselor at The Franklin School in Jersey City, New Jersey.Practitioner guest: Adanna Smith, admissions counselor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and president of Michigan ACAC.Join us for the most productive lunch meeting you'll take all week.Sponsors: · Caylor Solutions, caylor-solutions.com · Square One Consulting, squareoneky.com · College Board Strategic Advisory Services, strategicadvisory@collegeboard.org

The automotive industry has spent decades perfecting the physical supply chain. The data underneath it still doesn't line up, and the people walking in the door right now spot it in their first month.In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast, Jan and Tom Roberts sit down with Wayne State University supply chain students Mia Bustamante and Daniel Kuzniar to hear what the working world looks like from the entry point. Both landed on live problems immediately. Mia's worked on automotive, consulting, finance, and healthcare projects, focusing on cost optimization, launch readiness, and data analysis. Daniel spent his first year of a tier one co-op on tariffs and supply chain mapping.Data is the first thing they name. In school, the set is clean, and the answer's already known. At work, the first job is finding where the data lives: one system here, another team's version there, an Excel tracker somebody built ten years ago and never explained.Daniel saw the same problem from the tariff side. Seven good forms from seven good teams, each right for its own purpose, none able to line up against the others. His ask of the industry is cross-functional data standardization, which is another way of saying you can't ask AI to make sense of silos you haven't broken.Leadership is where both land next, and they use the same word for it: context. Tell a young employee what decision the work supports and who'll use it, and the work comes back better. Give them something to own, and they stay. When his manager was out for a week, Daniel ran daily meetings for a group of co-ops and built the agenda himself. He'd never done anything like it, and the culture made it safe to try.This conversation challenges leaders to stop treating early-career talent as a pipeline problem for later. The people asking why a report exists are asking the right question, and the companies that bring them into the room early, with context and real ownership, will move faster than those still saying, "go get it done."Themes Discussed in This EpisodeWhy clean classroom data sets don't prepare students for automotiveData standardization as a cross-functional problem, not an IT projectContext as a leadership requirementGiving early-career talent real ownershipWhat a year in a co-op teaches about culture and psychological safetyAI in the classroom and on the job: use it, then verify itBringing younger employees into the room where decisions get madeWhy industry voices belong inside academiaThis podcast is powered by QAD RedZone.Featured GuestName: Mia BustamanteTitle: Supply Chain Management and Finance Student, Wayne State UniversityAbout: Mia is a student at Wayne State University's Mike Ilitch School of Business, pursuing a double major in Global Supply Chain Management and Finance. Through internships, consulting projects, and case competitions, she has gained experience across purchasing, supply chain, finance, and automotive operations. She is passionate about technology, leadership, collaboration, and the evolving future of the supply chain industry.Connect: LinkedInName: Daniel KuzniarTitle: Honors Global Supply Chain Management Student, Wayne State UniversityAbout: Daniel is the president of Wayne State University's GSCMA (Global Supply Chain Management Association) & a procurement co-op focusing on tariffs for a tier one automotive supplier. Daniel works to coordinate and standardize all types of tariff information to be simple and understandable from the top level, and as accurate as going through each entry & invoice form.Connect: LinkedInAbout Your HostsJan GriffithsJan is the host and producer of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and The Automotive Leaders Podcast. A former automotive manufacturing and supply chain executive, Jan is recognized as a Champion for Culture Change in the automotive industry. She brings direct, grounded conversations to leaders navigating execution, disruption, and transformation across the global automotive ecosystem.Tom Roberts (Co-host)Tom is Co-host of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and Vice President of Strategic Industry Development at QAD. He works closely with automotive and industrial manufacturers to close the gap between insight and execution, helping leaders move from visibility to systems of action that drive real operational outcomes.Episode Highlights[02:13] Straight Into the Deep End: Mia's worked across four industries before finishing her degree, and Daniel's first year at a tier one supplier put him on tariffs and supply chain mapping, two of the least settled areas in the business.[06:34] There's No Clean Data: Mia's biggest surprise wasn't the analysis. It was discovering that finding the data comes first, and that nobody agrees on where it lives.[08:23] Standardizing While the Rules Change: Daniel built forms and processes for tariff data while the tariffs themselves kept moving, and suppliers didn't always fill them in the same way.[11:59] Context Beats Instructions: Mia explains what separates the leaders she learned from: they say what decision the work supports and who's going to use it.[14:49] Trusted for a Week: With his manager out, Daniel ran daily meetings for a group of co-ops, handed them ownership of the calls, and learned what's possible when a culture makes it safe to try.[17:55] Verify Before You Trust It: Daniel limits AI while he's still building the skill; Mia uses it daily and checks it against a professor or a textbook. Tom makes the case that a degree without AI fluency is worth less than it should be.[22:32] Seven Forms That Don't Talk: Daniel's answer on what the industry should fix is cross-functional data standardization, and Tom traces the mess back to growth by acquisition and system convergence nobody ever finished.[24:32] Bring Them Into the Room: Mia asks leaders for the one thing a training video can't deliver: a seat in the meeting where experienced people think a problem through out loud.Top Quotes[07:11] Mia Bustamante: "School teaches you how to analyze that data, but work really teaches you how to find the data first."[14:25] Tom Roberts: "(Empowerment) gives you tools and context and removes obstacles for you and lets you do the work."[15:31] Daniel Kuzniar: "The most important thing is to empower co-ops, interns, allow them to have ownership over certain things so that they understand that responsibility going into the workforce."If this episode resonated, share it with a fellow automotive leader and subscribe to the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast, where we're closing the gap between insight and action across the global automotive supply chain.Follow the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast for real conversations with leaders who are making hard choices, focusing their bets, and leading with intent.

Chris Holman speaks with Ned Staebler, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference. Chris Holman of the Michigan Business Network interviews Ned Staebler, VP for Economic Development at Wayne State University and President/CEO of TechTown Detroit, at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's Mackinac Policy Conference. Staebler highlights TechTown's significant impact, having worked with over 9,000 entrepreneurs in eight years who collectively raised more than $500 million in startup capital, and notes the success of their retail boot camp program, where 85% of participating businesses remain open today. He explains that TechTown has diversified its funding to roughly equal thirds of grant funding, philanthropy, and earned income, the latter including a back-office services program called Ops+ that has grown to about 60 clients in just one year. Staebler also describes the close but financially independent relationship between TechTown and Wayne State, including a program called Warrior Impact that connects Wayne State students with early-stage companies for meaningful work experience funded through federal work study dollars. » Visit MBN website: http://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: http://www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: http://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

The World Comes to Detroit—and Detroit Goes Out to the WorldOn this episode we explore the powerful, often overlooked impact of citizen diplomacy and international exchange with Fareed Shalhout of Wayne State University and Marian Reich of Global Ties Detroit. They examine how international relationships and people-to-people exchanges strengthen the Detroit region. From students and educators to entrepreneurs and community leaders, international relationships can lead to greater understanding, collaboration, investment and long-term economic connections. 

September 9, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Wayne State University's Senior Director of Admissions, Ericka Matthews-Jackson about Wayne State's Freshman class and why it's bigger than other freshman classes around the country. What is WSU doing better than anyone else? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders—and it's not just something to worry about "when you're older." In this episode, Dr. Arfaat Khan, a cardiac electrophysiologist, explains what AFib is, the symptoms you shouldn't ignore, who may be at risk, and why catching and treating it early can make a real difference. We also talk about catheter ablation, a minimally invasive treatment that can help restore a normal heart rhythm, and why more patients may benefit from knowing this option exists. For more information about what Dr. Khan discussed in this episode, go to GetSmartAboutAFib.com  Transcript: 06:14:16 --> 06:14:19 Dr. Arfaat Khan: Hi Marijo, thank you for having me on the show. 06:14:18 --> 06:14:23 Marijo Tinlin: Hey, thank you. Absolutely. Let me get started here. 06:14:27 --> 06:14:48 Marijo Tinlin: Hello, this is Marijo Tinlin from the Teaching Your Toddler show. Today we have a great episode. We are recording in September, which is the beginning of AFib Awareness Month, and we have a special guest, Dr. Arfaat Khan, is with us to talk to us about that. So, first of all, doctor, welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit. What is AFib? 06:14:48 --> 06:14:59 Dr. Arfaat Khan: So, thank you, Marijo, for having me on the show today. So, atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is a very common heart rhythm disorder in which the top chambers of the heart start to beat periodically. 06:14:59 --> 06:15:10 Dr. Arfaat Khan: It's a very common condition. Over 55 million people globally are affected by it, and if left untreated, it can lead to serious complications. 06:15:10 --> 06:15:14 Marijo Tinlin: Oh, wow. So how do you know that you have it? 06:15:14 --> 06:15:23 Dr. Arfaat Khan: So, patients can present with different types of symptoms. You can have anxiety, palpitations, feeling your heart skipping beats. 06:15:23 --> 06:15:31 Dr. Arfaat Khan: Uh, feeling tired, short of breath, basically having difficulty carrying on the normal routines that you're able to do without any problem. 06:15:31 --> 06:15:44 Dr. Arfaat Khan: You have to understand that AFib is a progressive condition. It starts out in the early stage and then can later progress down to the point where you can't get rid of it, so that's why it's very, very important to identify it and treat it early. 06:15:44 --> 06:15:58 Dr. Arfaat Khan: And it's also important that if you are diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, that you should be referred to a cardiac electrophysiologist, which is actually a specialized cardiologist who are specially trained to identify and manage the different aspects of atrial fibrillation. 06:16:00 --> 06:16:06 Marijo Tinlin: What? Can you explain what an electrophysiologist is? That's you. 06:16:05 --> 06:16:18 Dr. Arfaat Khan: Yeah, so I'm an electrophysiologist, so an electrophysiologist is basically a physician that's actually a cardiologist, but has advanced training in managing different heart rhythm disorders, and AFib is actually one of the most common heart rhythm disorders. 06:16:17 --> 06:16:26 Marijo Tinlin: Oh, wow. Okay, so how old do you tend to see your patients, or how early should a patient start to think about this? 06:16:26 --> 06:16:41 Dr. Arfaat Khan: So, recent studies show that the earlier you diagnose AFib and treat it, the better the outcomes, because AFib is a progressive condition. Um, so within, you know, a month to at least within a year of treatment of AFib actually leads to better patient outcomes. 06:16:42 --> 06:16:47 Marijo Tinlin: Are there any pre-existing conditions that you tend to see with patients? 06:16:47 --> 06:16:58 Dr. Arfaat Khan: So some patients can have, like, hypertension, diabetes, you know, history of heart failure, but generally, the older you get, these are the more common risk factors of development of AFib. 06:16:59 --> 06:17:04 Marijo Tinlin: And so, there are some new options for treatment that you're going to tell us about. 06:17:04 --> 06:17:19 Dr. Arfaat Khan: Yeah, although there are different, many treatment options available, catheter ablation is a very safe, minimally invasive procedure in which we go into the heart and help identify where the faulty electrical signals are, target them, and help restore normal rhythm. 06:17:19 --> 06:17:33 Dr. Arfaat Khan: It's an outpatient procedure. Um, as I said, it's minimally invasive. Most patients are able to go home that same day. They have little to no discomfort after the procedure, and typically they resume their normal activities within a few days after the procedure is done. 06:17:33 --> 06:17:48 Dr. Arfaat Khan: I personally use the Cardo 3D electroanatomical mapping system, and this mapping system helps me reconstruct the patient's heart's anatomy, and also helps me localize where the faulty electrical signals are, so that I can specifically tailor each therapy. 06:17:48 --> 06:17:54 Dr. Arfaat Khan: individual to the patient. And that actually leads to improved patient success and improved patient outcomes. 06:17:54 --> 06:18:05 Dr. Arfaat Khan: But it's important to understand that although 55 million people globally are affected by atrial fibrillation, only 5% of eligible patients are actually getting this catheter ablation procedure done. 06:18:05 --> 06:18:13 Marijo Tinlin: Is that just because they don't know or is it because doctors don't know to refer this or what's causing that? 06:18:12 --> 06:18:26 Dr. Arfaat Khan: I think it's a common, you know, it's a multitude of different things, right? With September being AFib Awareness Month, our goal is to help increase awareness about what AFib is, and what therapies are actually available to treat atrial fibrillation, such as catheter ablation. 06:18:26 --> 06:18:32 Marijo Tinlin: Excellent. So is it usually referred from a PCP then? Sorry, a primary care physician? 06:18:32 --> 06:18:49 Dr. Arfaat Khan: Yeah, primary care physician, ER physicians, cardiologists, anyone can actually refer to a cardiac electrophysiologist. But as a patient, there are multiple different resources available too. So if you think you have AFib, Johnson & Johnson actually has a website called GetSmartAboutAFib.com. 06:18:49 --> 06:18:57 Dr. Arfaat Khan: Which actually has a lot of educational videos, testimonials, and even a questionnaire to see if you qualify for a catheter ablation procedure. 06:18:57 --> 06:19:12 Marijo Tinlin: Oh, excellent. Well, thank you. Of course, I was going to ask you for more information, so we'll make sure that that link is available for the listeners. Thank you so much. This is a fascinating topic, and I'm glad that you brought it. And thank you so much for joining us today. 06:19:11 --> 06:19:14 Dr. Arfaat Khan: Thank you very much for having me. Appreciate it. 06:19:13 --> 06:19:15 Marijo Tinlin: Absolutely.   Dr. Arfaat Khan's biography:  Dr. Arfaat Khan is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders, including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac device implantation, and complex catheter ablation procedures. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University and Michigan State University, where he is actively involved in teaching the next generation of physicians.

Please enjoy this Summer Salon Series episode of Breaking Form Selects: Ai Support Breaking Form by reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts here.Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is available from Bridwell Press. James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.  Notes:Toi Derricotte was born in Hamtramck, Michigan, on April 12, 1941. She earned her BA in special education from Wayne State University and her MA in English literature from New York University. Derricotte's books of poetry include I: New & Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019), which was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry; The Undertaker's Daughter (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011); and Tender (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997). She is also the author of a literary memoir, The Black Notebooks (W. W. Norton, 1997), which won the 1998 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction.Together with Cornelius Eady, Derricotte cofounded the Cave Canem Foundation in 1996, a national poetry organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets.For more about Derricotte (and her poems) go here and here. Watch Toi Derricotte give a reading here (2015; ~30 min)Watch Toi Derricotte talk about reading and writing long poems here. Read excerpts in Kenyon Review from Derricotte's Black Notebooks here.Read this Bettina Judd essay on Derricotte (from Poetry Northwest).Poems we read include:"Not Forgotten""In Knowledge of Young Boys""Touching/Not Touching: My Mother""The Undertaker's Daughter"

The Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast is taking a short break this week. To listeners in the US, Jan and Tom Roberts wish you a Happy Labor Day.The next episode releases on September 14, and it turns the microphone toward the people the industry keeps saying it needs: two supply chain students from Wayne State University who have already spent time inside the workplace. Jan and Tom wanted to know what these students expected when they walked in, whether the reality matched, and how they handled the data, leadership, and the culture they found on the job. Their answers give manufacturing leaders a rare, unfiltered look at how the next generation sees the organizations they are about to join.This podcast is powered by QAD RedZone.About Your HostsJan GriffithsJan is the host and producer of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and The Automotive Leaders Podcast. A former automotive manufacturing and supply chain executive, Jan is recognized as a Champion for Culture Change in the automotive industry. She brings direct, grounded conversations to leaders navigating execution, disruption, and transformation across the global automotive ecosystem.Tom Roberts (Co-host)Tom is Co-host of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and Vice President of Strategic Industry Development at QAD. He works closely with automotive and industrial manufacturers to close the gap between insight and execution, helping leaders move from visibility to systems of action that drive real operational outcomes.Follow the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast for real conversations with leaders who are making hard choices, focusing their bets, and leading with intent.

Our second episode from the "Public Bugets, Public Good" workshop, hosted by Wayne State University and co-sponsored by Labor@Wayne⁠, ⁠AAUP⁠, ⁠HELU⁠, and Public Good U features Christopher Newfields "AI & The Public Good," followed by a lengthy Q&A [21:00], then the Bluestone Labor Workshop helps us make the most of FOIA requests [45:00].Cast (in order of appearance): Elizabeth Faue, Jamie McQuaid, Christopher Newfield, Bruce Simon, Brian Deyo, Matt Seybold, Sean O'Brien, Sofya Aptekar, Yasmeen Hishmeh, Justin Flores, Stephen Hastings-KingDate Recorded: April 30, 2026Music: Danny Weiss Quartet, Moby

100% Hustle Podcast Managing the Business of a Busy Family In this episode of 100% Hustle, Vicki Hamilton talks with Alec Bantel, founder of ACTIQO, about using technology to simplify the hidden workload behind managing a busy family. They explore how better coordination and data-driven insights can help parents assess the true value of activities and make more informed decisions about where to invest their family's time, energy, and resources, particularly when our most important assets, our children, are at the center of those decisions. A practical and insightful conversation busy parents won't want to miss. Bio Alec Bantel is the founder of ACTIQO, a family activity intelligence and coordination platform for parents managing children's sports, lessons, clubs, and other extracurricular activities. ACTIQO helps families coordinate schedules, preparation, transportation, responsibilities, and caregiver handoffs while better understanding whether each activity remains worth the time, cost, energy, and family workload. Alec is a Metro Detroit product leader, entrepreneur, and father of three. He earned his MBA from Wayne State University's Mike Ilitch School of Business and is building ACTIQO to reduce the invisible work surrounding children's activities and help families make more confident, sustainable decisions. Learn more about ACTIQO at https://getactiqo.com ACTIQO Website: https://getactiqo.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/actiqo Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACTIQO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getactiqo X: https://x.com/actiqo Alec Bantel X: https://x.com/Alec_Bantel ACTIQO founder Alec Bantel shares how technology can help busy families manage activities, time, costs, and the hidden workload of parenting. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: X.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

In this episode, Boris Pasche, MD, PhD, FACP, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Oncology Department Chair at Wayne State University, joins the podcast to discuss navigating uncertainty in today's healthcare environment. He shares insights on evolving therapy services and highlights emerging breakthroughs in oncology that are shaping the future of cancer care.

This mini-series on Behind the Knife will delve into the technical aspects of the Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery, developed through the American College of Surgeons Cancer Research Program. This third episode highlights the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary cancer operative standard.Hosts:Eliza W. Beal, MD, FACS (X: @ElizaWBealMD) is a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. She is also an associate professor of Oncology and Surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine.Morgan Jackson, MD is a general surgery resident at the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.Daniel Nelson, MD, FACS, FSSO (X: @DWNelsonHPB) is a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Chattanooga.Hop Sanderson Tran Cao, MD, FACS (X: @HopSTranCao) is a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Guest:Alice Wei, MD is a Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering and associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell School of Medicine. Dr. Wei contributed to the development of the operative standards for HPB surgery. Learning Objectives: The goals of this podcast are to provide education about the standards, generate discussion, and offer technical pearls to both oncologic specialists and general surgeons, to all of whom these standards apply. In this podcast we discuss the operative standards for liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, which includes that the surgeon should: (1) perform a thorough inspection of the liver and abdomen, either laparoscopically or open, including performing liver ultrasound, and (2) should resect all lesions to macroscopically negative margins, preferably with an anatomic resection. Our guest Dr. Wei also provides technical tips, pearls for improving skills performing and interpreting liver ultrasound, and discusses the role of lymphadenectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. References: Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery, Volume 3: Sarcoma, Adrenal, Neuroendocrine, Peritoneal, Urothelial, Hepatobiliary https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer-programs/cancer-surgery-standards-program/operative-standards-for-cancer-surgery/purchase/ Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://behindtheknife.org/listenBehind the Knife Premium: https://behindtheknife.org/premiumOral Board Review: https://behindtheknife.org/oral-boardOral Board Simulator: https://behindtheknife.org/oral-board/simulatorGeneral Surgery Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/general-surgery-oral-board-reviewTrauma Surgery Video Atlas: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/trauma-surgery-video-atlasDominate Surgery: A High-Yield Guide to Your Surgery Clerkship: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/dominate-surgery-a-high-yield-guide-to-your-surgery-clerkshipDominate Surgery for APPs: A High-Yield Guide to Your Surgery Rotation: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/dominate-surgery-for-apps-a-high-yield-guide-to-your-surgery-rotationVascular Surgery Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/vascular-surgery-oral-board-reviewColorectal Surgery Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/colorectal-surgery-oral-board-reviewSurgical Oncology Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/surgical-oncology-oral-board-reviewCardiothoracic Oral Board Review Course: https://behindtheknife.org/premium/cardiothoracic-surgery-oral-board-reviewOBGYN Oral Board Review Coures: https://behindtheknife.org/course/obgyn-oral-board-reviewEPA Playbook: https://behindtheknife.org/course/epa-playbookSurgical Instrument Flashcards: https://behindtheknife.org/course/surgical-instrument-flashcardsABSITE Review: https://behindtheknife.org/course/absite-2026-exam-reviewDownload our App:Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/behind-the-knife/id1672420049Android/Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.btk.app&hl=en_US

August 19, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson check in with Saeed Khan, Associate Professor of Teaching in Near East Studies at Wayne State University, about reports coming out of Washington that President Trump has threatened the country of Oman, if they 'get in his way'. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

August 18, 2026 ~ Fabrice Smieliauskas, assistant professor in the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Economics at Wayne State University, joins Kevin to explain why prescription drug prices are falling for some consumers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

August 18, 2026 ~ Kevin chats with Andy Arena, Executive Director of the Detroit Crime Commission, about how new drone threats require a new defense system, Fabrice Smieliauskas, assistant professor in the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Economics at Wayne State University about why prescription drug costs are plunging, and Attorney Steve Haney, about the revision of charges against the Palisades fire arson. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Day Break | Flock Surveillance Spreads, Socialism Surges & Trump Pushes for Peace --- 00:00 - Monologue 19:12 – Eric Metaxas, author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including his million-selling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Metaxas discusses his forthcoming book, REVOLUTION: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World, exploring America's founding, the revolutionary principles behind the nation, and why that history remains relevant today. 28:12 – Dr. Michael Hutchison, inventor of the NeuroGuard+. Dr. Hutchison discusses the NeuroGuard+ mouthguard and its approach to concussion prevention and sports safety. He highlights testing conducted at Michigan State University and Wayne State University and explains the technology behind the product and its potential benefits for athletes. Learn more at NeuroGuardPlus.com. 38:23 - Monologue Featuring Ivey Gruber 47:25 – Rey “R.T.” Trevino, oil and gas expert and operator of Pecos Country Energy, a privately owned exploration and production company headquartered in Fort Worth. Trevino discusses reports that the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1983, examining what that means for American energy security, oil markets, and the country's ability to respond to future supply disruptions. 57:37 – Joshua Philipp, award-winning journalist and Senior Investigative Reporter at The Epoch Times, as well as host of The Joshua Philipp Show and Crossroads. Philipp discusses “crypto communism,” examining how communist ideology can evolve, operate under different labels, and influence modern political and cultural movements. 1:06:33 – Scott Greer, author, writer, and podcaster. Greer discusses his book Whitepill: The Online Right and the Making of Trump's America, exploring the evolution of the online right, its relationship with Donald Trump's political movement, and the role internet culture has played in reshaping American politics. 1:16:43 - Monologue 1:25:44 – Michael Letts, law enforcement veteran with more than 30 years of experience and Founder, President, and CEO of InVest USA. Letts discusses reports that ICE could spend up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves, examining the technology, its potential law-enforcement applications, and questions surrounding officer and detainee safety. 1:35:58 – Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch. Engelhart discusses reports of lactation in steers at conventional feedlots, examining available data and the questions the phenomenon raises about growth implants, livestock management, and modern agricultural practices. 1:44:52 – Ivey Gruber, President of the Michigan Talk Network. Gruber joins Steve for their regular conversation and commentary on the latest news, culture, and stories of the day. --- Check out our brand new podcast, 'Forgotten America'... Episode 24 is live NOW at Steve Gruber on YouTube! Link below: https://youtu.be/UrGZQdE62jA

TOPIC: Labor Issues PANEL: Marick Masters, Wayne State University; Kalea Hall, Reuters; Gary Vasilash, shinymetalboxes.net; John McElroy, Autoline.tv

In the latest episode of the State of the Arts podcast (@sotapod), filmmaker and writer Des Doyle sits down with acclaimed television writer, producer, and co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, Bill Prady, for a detailed chat about his new show Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, getting a second shot at a pilot, and a shared passion for comic artwork. Produced in partnership with Film Ireland and supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland through the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme, the State of the Arts series explores the creative processes, industry challenges, and new opportunities that both Irish and international creatives face in today's ever-evolving artistic landscapes.During this conversation, Bill reflects on leaving his day job as a computer programmer, fondly recalls his work with Muppets creator Jim Henson and shares skills he developed along the way – ultimately leading to the co-creation of The Big Bang Theory. Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and Amazon, or subscribe to Film Ireland wherever you get your podcasts.https://www.filmireland.net/state-of-the-arts-the-art-of-the-tv-spin-off-with-bill-prady-the-big-bang-theory-stuart-fails-to-save-the-universeBill PradyOriginally from Detroit, Michigan, Prady began his work in entertainment in 1983 at Jim Henson Productions (then Henson Associates, Inc.). This followed a brief career as a computer programmer and partner in a software company.Working with Jim Henson, Prady wrote a wide variety of projects, the last being The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, a posthumous tribute to the late puppeteer, for which he received one of his five Emmy nominations. Following his work with Henson, Prady wrote for a number of television comedy and drama series. His first produced episode of series television was an episode of Married... with Children in 1991; his first staff writing job was on the HBO series Dream On in 1995.In 1997, he joined the writing staff of Dharma & Greg, rising to executive producer and taking over as "showrunner" in 2001. In 2007, Prady co-created the hit CBS series The Big Bang Theory with television veteran Chuck Lorre. He served as an executive producer of that series until its finale in May 2019. He is now co-creator and executive producer of The Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, currently streaming on HBO Max. In addition to his Emmy nominations, Prady has received two Writers' Guild awards, a CableACE Award, and eleven People's Choice Awards for his work as both a writer and producer. He has also been nominated for two additional Writers' Guild awards and five Golden Globe Awards. For his work with NASA (a storyline on Big Bang promoting space exploration), Prady was awarded the Agency's Exceptional Public Achievement Medal, NASA's third-highest civilian honor. He is a graduate of the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and attended Wayne State University in Detroit. In the spring of 2022, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Wayne State.Des DoyleDes is a D.I.T. graduate who spent 15 years working in the Camera Department before moving into directing. He is the writer/director of the critically acclaimed feature documentary Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show, featuring JJ Abrams (Alias, Lost, Fringe), Robert & Michelle King (The Good Wife), Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica) and Bill Prady (The Big Bang Theory) amongst others. He has created a number of courses in conjunction with Screen Ireland over the last few years, which provide breakdowns of all the major US and international streaming networks and what their evolving programming needs may be. He also initiated the Pitching Programme for TV Drama and Comedy with Screen Ireland, giving a selected group of writers the opportunity to pitch directly to some of the major Irish production companies and created the LA Writers Room Placements scheme, which allowed Irish writers to travel to LA and spend time in US writers' rooms.Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Detroit is not playing around when it comes to dementia support, and we want you to see what we saw. We're pulling back the curtain on our second Parenting Up tour stop in Detroit with Wayne State University and the team that helped make this three-part run happen. Along the way, we share the little moments that make tour life feel real plus the big moments that make you rethink what “living with dementia” can look like.The theme is simple and bold: Detroit cares about dementia. We talk about why it matters to hear directly from people living with dementia, especially when so many are still working, driving, and finding ways to live fully. Their courage challenges the stigma that keeps families quiet and isolated. We also dig into dementia-friendly communities and safe public spaces, from Alzheimer's Association advocacy to faith communities building routines, training volunteers, and making everyday places feel welcoming instead of scary.We also get practical about early detection and cognitive testing. We unpack what “baseline” means, why clinics and outreach programs can help, and how inexpensive screening can give you something every caregiver needs more of: options. Knowledge really is power when you're trying to plan care, protect independence, and make decisions on your own terms.If you're a caregiver, a family member, or just trying to understand Alzheimer's awareness without the doom, come ride with us and take what works back to your own community. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more families can find us.Support the show"Alzheimer's is heavy but we ain't gotta be!"IG: https://www.instagram.com/parentingupFB: https://www.facebook.com/parentingupYT: https://www.youtube.com/@parentingupTEXT  'PODCAST"  to  +1 404 737 1449  - to give J topic ideas, feedback, say hi!Be sure to leave us a review! 

✅ The Green Impact Report Quick Take: Concrete is responsible for building nearly every community on earth—and it's also one of the biggest opportunities to reduce embodied carbon. In this episode, Kerry Sutton explains why the future isn't about finding one miracle material. It's about educating the entire industry, embracing innovation responsibly, and collaborating across every stakeholder to create resilient, lower-carbon infrastructure that lasts for generations.

In this episode, I sit down with parent Brandi "BrandiTheeMillennialManager" McGill and sociologist Dr. Ayah Waller‑Bey — along with my regular co-host Norris Howard — to talk about what started when one parent trying to get a soccer program at Denby that has snowballed into a saga that has started a lot of conversations around the Detroit Public Schools Community District. We dig into class, charter flight, black flight to the suburbs, exam schools versus neighborhood schools, and much more. It's one of the most important conversations to be had in the city of Detroit, as it's going to be very difficult to make Detroit's comeback stick without open conversations about the schools. The Detroit Public Schools Community District has undoubtedly made progress. For instance, a recent Chalkbeat Detroit report says DPSCD's high school graduation rate of 83% is now almost on par with the state average, and the highest since 2008. But a number of parents feel frustrated with what they see: a lack of equity of programs, facilities, and outcomes across the district's schools. That there feels to be a wide gap between the district's elite schools that you test into, and those in the neighborhoods for everyone else. Complicating all of this? Less than half of Detroit's children go to the Detroit Public Schools Community District. According to a Detroit PEER report in 2025, a group out of Wayne State University, only about 78,000 of the 106,000 public school students who live in Detroit (about 73%) go to school in the city. Of those, about 48,000 attend school in the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) and about 30,000 attend a Detroit charter school. The remaining 29,000 students or so (that's about 27%) go to school outside of the city, attending either a traditional public school in the suburbs through inter-district choice or a charter school located in the suburbs. There's a lot of talk about Detroit's comeback, but in order to make it stick, schools are crucial. This real conversation also includes Norris sharing his own experience with Detroit schools as a graduate, and what he's seen as an adult. We also get into the upcoming DPSCD school board election and candidates, upcoming meetings, and how showing up in person can change the direction of the district. Feedback as always - dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com or 313-789-3211.  Make sure to follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode, we explore the false dichotomy between the "Good Socialist" and the "Bad Communist." This is the idea that one can separate oneself from anti-communism by dissing communism. However, with the State Department's release of Cuba: The Capital of the 21st Century, targeting anything progressive as "domestic terrorism, it becomes clearer that everyone marginally left is a target. Historically, Black people, whether left-wing or not, are vulnerable to these types of red scares, and thus should be prepared. To help us discuss these dilemmas, we bring on a friend of the show, Dr. Charise Burden-Stelly. She is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University and the author of the book Black Scare / Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States. We discuss anti-communism, what it is, the contradictions it creates, and ways to remain principled in combating it. We also look at the way Anti-communism is weaponized to target Black radical movements.  This is part 1 of 2. For Patreon subscribers who want to listen to both parts, part 2 is available. If you're not a subscriber, please sign up.  https://www.patreon.com/c/blackmyths Dr. CBS https://www.charisseburdenstelly.com/ Myth: Communism Made Me Do It https://www.youtube.com/live/ZXuC-rPwYZ8?is=3eiIf9R9MGp34P30 Myth: Communism Made Me Do It Pt. 2 https://www.youtube.com/live/V4OSrY-tFvY?is=KkWz1ct4YzATtlsv Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism https://www.state.gov/cuba-the-capital-of-21st-century-communism NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/countering-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence/

Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, associate professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University and author of Black Scare / Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States, discusses the latest State Department report, Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism, and the state of democracy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University & author of Black Scare Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States, Charisse Burden-Stelly, returns to Bad Faith to discuss the new 100 page State Department report accusing American leftist groups of being part of a "sustained campaign of subversion" against the United States. This new Red-Scare blacklist names Code Pink, the DSA, Hasan Piker, Ben Cohen, Zohran Mamdani, and even Maxine Waters. What does this mean for left movements, & does the liberal response to these accusations, which is largely to distance "Communism" from Scandinavian-style social democracy, help or hurt the cause of the socialist left? We examine a series of Red-Scare articles, including a viral Atlantic Piece titled "The DSA Is a Parasite," along with clips from Jon Stewart, Abdul El-Sayed, & more. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

In this episode of Restorative Works!, host Claire de Mezerville López welcomes Dr. Alex Boesch, educator, higher education administrator, and organizational culture expert, for a thoughtful conversation about how restorative practices can bridge intercultural competence and social justice in higher education.  Drawing on more than 15 years of experience implementing restorative practices on college campuses, Dr. Boesch explores how circles create space for meaningful dialogue across differences. He shares real-world examples from his work at Wayne State University, including facilitating listening circles following moments of community trauma and creating spaces where students, faculty, and staff can process difficult events with care and dignity. He discusses the importance of intentional facilitation and how structures rooted in restorative practices provide emotional safety, ensuring every voice has the opportunity to be heard.  In his current role at Wayne State University, Dr. Alex Boesch leads strategic initiatives that support a positive and healthy organizational culture. He regularly designs and facilitates workshops, retreats, and learning experiences for employees. He is skilled at leading working groups to improve organizational culture. Dr. Boesch has infused restorative practices in his higher education and consulting work for 15 years. He has presented at conferences on the intersection between restorative practices, intercultural competence, and social justice.  Dr. Boesch holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Eastern Michigan University.   Tune in to discover how intentional dialogue and restorative practices can transform how we lead higher education. 

Day Break | Can America Survive What's Coming? --- 00:00 – Colonel Rob Maness, retired Air Force officer and host of The Rob Maness Show. Maness reflects on the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, discussing his decades of public service, national security leadership, recent diplomatic efforts in Ukraine, and his work alongside President Trump on key legislative priorities. The conversation also examines the known facts surrounding Graham's death before turning to the latest developments in the Tyler Robinson trial and its broader political and legal significance. 19:20 – Ken Silva, investigative journalist and author of The Trump Assassination Plots. Silva discusses his investigation into multiple assassination threats targeting President Trump, examining overlooked details from official investigations, unanswered questions, and why he believes these events continue to carry significant implications for national security and public trust. 28:18 – Dr. Michael Hutchison, inventor of the NeuroGuard+ mouthguard. Hutchison explains the science behind NeuroGuard+, discussing research conducted at Michigan State University and Wayne State University on concussion reduction, the importance of brain injury prevention, and how new technology is changing athlete safety across youth and professional sports. 38:27 - Monologue Featuring Ivey Gruber 47:32 – Theresa Payton, former White House Chief Information Officer. Payton discusses the Trump administration's approach to artificial intelligence following its support for OpenAI, examining the opportunities and risks of rapid AI development, cybersecurity concerns, and the need for clear regulatory frameworks as the technology evolves. 57:50 – Alvin Lui, President of Courage Is a Habit. Lui discusses the growing influence of democratic socialism, arguing that cultural and political movements rooted in envy and dependency are weakening families, personal responsibility, and traditional American values. 1:17:00 - Monologue 1:26:05 – Mike Cox, former Michigan Attorney General, longtime prosecutor, and candidate for Governor of Michigan. Cox recaps the latest gubernatorial debate, outlines his vision for Michigan's future, discusses key priorities including public safety and government reform, and shares his perspective on the current state of the governor's race. 1:36:21 – Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action. Meckler discusses ongoing legal and constitutional debates surrounding birthright citizenship, voter identification laws, and broader efforts to strengthen election integrity through constitutional reforms. 1:45:21 – Ivey Gruber, President of the Michigan Talk Network. Gruber reflects on the second anniversary of the attempted assassination of President Trump, discussing the lasting political impact of the event, the importance of remembering the day, and the broader conversations it continues to generate about political violence and national unity. --- Check out our brand new podcast, 'Forgotten America'... Episode 22 is live NOW at Steve Gruber on YouTube! Link below: https://youtu.be/Dfr8Z_syB-M

June 10, 2026 ~ Sayed Khan, associate professor of Near East Studies at Wayne State University, to discuss President Donald Trump claiming that the ceasefire is over, yet the peace talks are still ongoing. How will that affect the conflict with Iran? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

My conversation with Christy starts at 29 minutes Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete In July of 2025 Christy McGillivray joined Voters Not Politicians as the Executive Director. She has over twenty years of experience across the fields of education and non-partisan political and policy advocacy. Her past roles as an advocate include working as the Legislative and Political Director for Sierra Club Michigan; Organizer with the American Federation of Teachers, Michigan; and Campaigns Director and Field Manager for Michigan Clean Water Action. Christy taught Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics at Eastpointe Highschool, outdoor STEM education at the Farmington Hills Nature Center, Early American History and Literature at Lawrence Technological University, and Comparative Education Policy at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. Christy is committed to spending the rest of her life ensuring the people most affected by policies have a voice in shaping those policies, and preserving an accountability pathway for elected officials based on the policy decisions they make. In short, Christy is here to fight for our democracy. Decades of experience have made it clear to her that a healthy, functioning democracy is the best way to deliver for all Michiganders. If she's not spending her spare time hiking and paddling in the Upper Peninsula with her partner, daughter, and two dogs, Christy can probably be found in Wayne State University's Reuther archive combing through primary documents from the 1930s. Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo

Michigan Shakespeare Festival artistic director Janice L. Blixt returns to discuss MSF's new season, their first in several years, and their new home at Wayne State University in Detroit. Blixt reveals how MSF, like so many arts organizations, not only endured but survived “death by a thousand cuts;” the importance of having a supportive board of directors; putting their best foot forward in a new venue; how they embrace being a fully professional company as well as Shakespeare's sheer epic-ness; how MSF likes to mix it up with both its programming and its casting; and now everybody should be eating McClure's Pickles, the Official Pickle of the Michigan Shakespeare Festival™. (Length 20:20) (PICTURED: MSF actor Rico Bruce Wade, courtesy of Michigan Shakespeare Festival.) The post Michigan Shakes Returns appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

In "The Problem First Approach to Warehouse Automation", Joe Lynch and Vinh Tran, Managing Director of MyBull Intelligent Machinery USA, discuss how prioritizing a facility's specific operational challenges over standard tech products leads to successful automation. About Vinh Tran Vinh Tran is the Managing Director of MyBull Intelligent Machinery USA, where he spearheads the company's North and South American strategy, commercialization, and customer deployment of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) for manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics. As the company's first U.S. employee, he built the domestic organization from the ground up, establishing its engineering, sales, after-sales support, and strategic partnerships. With over 30 years of leadership experience, including executive roles at Sensata Technologies and Continental, Tran has a proven track record in autonomous mobility, ADAS, and global business expansion across North America and Asia. Today, he focuses on accelerating industrial automation by delivering practical AMR solutions that enhance safety, productivity, and operational efficiency across the automotive, logistics, and heavy equipment sectors. Tran holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, as well as an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Wayne State University. About MyBull MyBull is a global innovator in autonomous robotics and intelligent logistics systems, dedicated to redefining efficiency in warehousing, manufacturing, and supply chain operations. With a focus on AI, machine learning, and modular design, MyBull empowers enterprises worldwide to achieve sustainable, future-ready automation. For more information, please visit mybull.com. Key Takeaways: The Problem First Approach to Warehouse Automation In "The Problem First Approach to Warehouse Automation", Joe Lynch and Vinh Tran, Managing Director of MyBull Intelligent Machinery USA, discuss how prioritizing a facility's specific operational challenges over standard tech products leads to successful automation. The "Product-First" Trap: Companies often fail in automation by forcing a specific product (like a forklift or tractor) into a facility without understanding the workflow first. MyBull advocates for a "problem-first" approach, focusing on the client's biggest operational bottlenecks before selecting the equipment. The Brains Behind the Robots: While MyBull utilizes partner chassis for its physical hardware, its core innovation is the Position Navigation System (PNS) kit. This standardized "brain" utilizes LiDAR, 3D SLAM mapping, and sensorics to make forklifts, tuggers, and flatbeds fully autonomous. Bridging the Indoor-to-Outdoor Gap: While indoor autonomous solutions are highly developed, the outdoor yard remains an operational blind spot. MyBull specializes in rugged, weatherproof AMRs built with large tires and enclosed compartments that seamlessly transition from warehouse Wi-Fi to outdoor cellular networks. A "Farmer" Mindset Over a "Hunter" Mindset: Drawing from his experience living in Japan, Tran emphasizes a gradual, nurturing approach to automation (akin to Kaizen). Rather than chasing instant revenue, true success comes from a slow, deliberate integration between human operators and machine processes. Labor Displacement, Not Replacement: Automation shouldn't be viewed purely as a headcount reduction tool. Instead, it eliminates mundane, hazardous, or extreme-weather tasks—such as driving a tugger in freezing snow—allowing human workers to upskill into higher-value roles like fleet management. Exposing Process Bottlenecks: Introducing automation acts as a forcing function that immediately exposes a facility's "lack of control" or fractured workflow visibility. Once a repeatable, structured robot is introduced, operational inefficiencies and shifting bottlenecks become clearly visible. Delivering Outcomes, Not Just Technology: The ultimate goal of warehouse automation is not just owning high-tech machinery, but delivering tangible operational outcomes and maximizing throughput (the number of products successfully moving out the back door). Learn More About The Problem First Approach to Warehouse Automation Vinh Tran | Linkedin MyBull | Linkedin MyBull | YouTube MyBull Case Studies The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube

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In this episode of Why Distance Learning, your hosts talk again with Michael Barbour — the most-cited researcher in K-12 online and distance learning — about what it would actually take to fix how teachers are prepared to teach online, and why thirty years of K-12 virtual learning hasn't produced that change yet. Drawing on his 2024 paper with Charles Hodges, Michael lays out six concrete steps — two focused on building the research base, four focused on teacher preparation programs — and explains why none of it happens without explicit mandates from states and accreditation bodies. The assumption under examination: that teacher prep programs will gradually incorporate online pedagogy on their own as demand grows. The evidence suggests they won't, for the same reason they never properly integrated technology in the first place.Together, the hosts and Michael explore the structural reasons teacher preparation programs can't make room for online pedagogy without a mandate, even when they want to. They dig into a counterintuitive finding from Newfoundland and Labrador — where students with K-12 online learning experience actually performed worse in college online courses than their peers, not because online experience is harmful, but because of how that particular program's heavy synchronous structure coddled students in ways that didn't transfer. They examine what the research actually shows about online learning and mental health (short version: the modality isn't the problem, and during the pandemic, logging into school may have been the most normal part of a child's day). And they work through the affordances and tradeoffs of synchronous versus asynchronous instruction — a framework any practitioner can apply immediately. Michael closes with the two big questions currently driving his research: where is the field of K-12 online learning thirty years in, and how much of what gets regulated in the US is driven by ideology rather than evidence?Key topics:Six-step framework for reforming online teacher preparation (Barbour & Hodges, 2024)Why teacher prep programs don't change without state or accreditation mandatesThe Newfoundland counterintuitive finding: when prior online experience hurtsSite-based facilitators / e-deans and the role of on-site support in distance programsSynchronous vs. asynchronous instruction: affordances, tradeoffs, and how to chooseOnline learning and student mental health: what the research actually showsGovernance and regulation of K-12 online learning in the US vs. other jurisdictionsLinks & Resources:Michael Barbour's website: michaelbarbour.comBarbour, M. K., & Hodges, C. B. (2024). Preparing teachers to teach online: Steps for teacher education. Open Praxis. https://openpraxis.org/articles/10.55982/openpraxis.16.4.727Barbour, M. K., Moore, S., & Veletsianos, G. (2023). Online/remote learning and mental health. https://touroscholar.touro.edu/tucse-pubs/29/Digital Learning Collaborative / Community for Advancing Digital Learning (DLAC): Research agenda report and special issue of the Journal of Online Learning Research https://www.deelac.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DLAC-Research-Agenda-Phase-2-Final-1052025.pdfGuest Bio: Michael BarbourMichael Barbour is widely cited as the most prolific researcher in K-12 online and distance learning. His work spans student success and persistence in virtual environments, teacher preparation for online instruction, and the governance and regulation of K-12 online programs across jurisdictions. He is currently focused on building a research agenda for the field and examining how political ideology shapes online learning policy in the United States compared to other countries. Barbour holds a faculty position and has previously held posts at Wayne State University, among others.About the Hosts: Seth Fleischauer is the founder of Banyan Global Learning and host of Why Distance Learning. Through Banyan, he designs live virtual programs that connect K-12 classrooms to global peers and expert facilitators — building the kind of structured, human-centered distance learning the podcast explores. See https://banyangloballearning.com/programs/global-cohortsTami Moehring and Allyson Mitchell work with CILC, the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, to help educators implement high-quality live virtual learning experiences across grade levels. Discover more at CILC.org.

About this episode:   Established in 1868 as a medical school, Wayne State University has championed decades of community-engaged research and interventions in the Detroit community and throughout the state of Michigan. That work will soon take center stage with a new school of public health. In this episode: Bernard Costello, who oversees the institution's health sciences enterprise, explains why now is the right time for a devoted public health curriculum and how a university goes about starting a new school. Guest:  Bernard Costello, MD, DMD, is senior vice president for health affairs at Wayne State University, where he oversees the School of Medicine, College of Nursing, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and development of the emerging school of public health. Host:  Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department. He served as the Baltimore City Commissioner of Health from 2005 to 2009.  Show links and related content:  New public health school emerging at Wayne State University—WDET How Karmanos is Partnering with Communities Against Cancer and How You Can Get Involved—Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Healthcare Occupations—U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Transcript information: Looking for episode transcripts? Open our podcast on the Apple Podcasts app (desktop or mobile) or the Spotify mobile app to access an auto-generated transcript of any episode. Closed captioning is also available for every episode on our YouTube channel. Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Looking for a transcript? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website. Follow us: @‌PublicHealthPod on Bluesky @‌PublicHealthPod on Instagram @‌JohnsHopkinsSPH on Facebook @‌PublicHealthOnCall on YouTube Here's our RSS feed Note: These podcasts are a conversation between the participants, and do not represent the position of Johns Hopkins University.

Send us Fan MailIn the second episode of the Translational Conversations special series, we talk with Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés, a rodent researcher, and Dr. Lana Ruvolo Grasser Winters, a human researcher, about how their work in each species is important for examination of ways early life adversity influences the development of our brain and nervous system. Drs. Rincón-Cortés and Grasser Winters share how these complementary approaches help us better understand vulnerability for mental illness, discuss why translational research methods are important to incorporate from training throughout scientific careers, and emphasize the importance of advocacy and outreach to combat misinformation on animal-based biomedical research.We are grateful to Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and School of Behavioral Brain Sciences from the University of Texas-Dallas and human researcher Dr. Lana Ruvolo Grasser Winters, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Ben L. Silberstein Institute for Brain Health at Wayne State University for participating in this special series, and sharing openly their research and perspectives.Translational Conversations is made possible through support from Biomedical Research Awareness Day, a program of Americans for Medical Progress, and the American College of NeuropsychopharmacologySupport the showFollow Lab Rat Chat on X! Facebook! Instagram!https://twitter.com/thelabratchat https://www.facebook.com/labratchat https://www.instagram.com/thelabratchat All Lab Rat Chat episodes are edited by Audionauts: https://audionauts.pro/ 

If the words “dementia test” make you picture needles, scary machines, and a verdict you cannot take back, we get it. That fear keeps a lot of families stuck in delay, denial, and quiet panic. From Detroit's Rosa Parks Geriatric Center at Wayne State University, we sit down with practitioners to make dementia screening feel simple, practical, and worth doing sooner than later. We walk through what a real memory screening looks like, including the Mini-Cog: three words, a clock drawing, and a quick check that can become a baseline for your brain health. We also untangle screening versus testing, what happens if the screen shows concern, and why a full evaluation may include paper-and-pencil cognitive tests, depression screening, lab work for reversible causes like thyroid or B12 issues, and brain imaging such as MRI. Dr. Deol also explains newer Alzheimer's blood tests that look at biomarkers like tau, plus the crucial nuance: a positive marker without symptoms is not the same as a dementia diagnosis. From missed bills and medication slip-ups to personality changes, cooking hazards, and driving confusion, we share the real-world signs families notice and why “it's just aging” can be a costly myth. We also name the biggest barriers, including stigma and limited access, and point you toward support like the Alzheimer's Association and your local Area Agency on Aging. If this conversation helps you, subscribe, share it with someone you love, and leave a review so more families find it when they need it most.This is episode 3 of a 3-part series. Many thanks to the Rosa Parks Clinic, Wayne State University and everyone involved in this series. For more information about the A.G.R.E.E.D/GWEP grant, visit: https://agreed.wayne.edu/community-impactExecutive Producer/Host: J Smiles ComedyProducer: Mia Hall Director of Photography/Editor: Annelise Udoye Support the show"Alzheimer's is heavy but we ain't gotta be!"IG: https://www.instagram.com/parentingupFB: https://www.facebook.com/parentingupYT: https://www.youtube.com/@parentingupTEXT  'PODCAST"  to  +1 404 737 1449  - to give J topic ideas, feedback, say hi!Be sure to leave us a review! 

Dr. Tyrone A. Holmes is a professional speaker, coach, and content creator who has spent three decades teaching people to build powerful relationships in diverse settings. Why have we seen an increase in workplace incivility? How do you define uncivil behavior? What is the business cost of this incivility? What types of incivility are most common? What steps can leaders take to increase civility in the workplace? How has AI affected engagement in the workplace? Dr. Tyrone A. Holmes Dr. Holmes served as a full-time faculty member at Eastern Michigan University in the Department of Leadership and Counseling and at Wayne State University in the Department of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations. He is certified as a Level 1 (Advanced) coach through USA Cycling and is a Past President of the Arizona Chapter of the National Speakers Association. Dr. Holmes has worked with hundreds of clients like Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen of America, and Boise Cascade, for example. He has also helped dozens of entrepreneurs build successful coaching, speaking, and consulting businesses. Dr. Holmes has earned the designation of eSpeakers Certified Virtual Presenter, Certified Virtual Host, and most recently, Certified Virtual Master Presenter. 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, which 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 Excellent Executive Coaching, a company that specializes in leadership development.

This week's show looks at powering EVs, space manufacturing, drones at the FIFA world cup, and more from the Engineering Careers Tour at Detroit's Wayne State University.

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Dementia doesn't show up with a warning label, and it definitely doesn't erase the person sitting right in front of you. We're back in Detroit to hear directly from people living with dementia and the care partners walking beside them and the honesty is refreshing, specific, and sometimes even funny in the middle of the hard stuff.First, we talk with Dick and John (with Gerry bringing the real talk as a spouse and support system) about what made them finally say, “Something isn't quite right.” They describe early signs like repeating themselves, word-finding issues, speech clarity problems, and the tension those changes can create at home. Then we dig into what happened after diagnosis: the relief of naming the problem, the power of telling family instead of keeping secrets, and how early testing can open doors to planning and medical options.We also get into Alzheimer's treatment realities, including infusion therapy and what it feels like to pursue treatment with a trusted care team. Just as important, we unpack why some people with dementia symptoms won't qualify for Alzheimer's infusions if the biomarkers aren't there, and what it's like to keep searching for answers. Then members of the National Council of Dementia Minds join virtually to share a wider view: executive function decline at work, REM sleep behavior disorder, getting lost close to home, misdiagnoses, and the exhausting maze of specialists and tests.You'll leave with practical strategies that actually help: whiteboards, calendars, lists, timers, note-taking, safety planning around driving, and staying social so life stays bigger than the diagnosis. If this conversation helps you, subscribe, share it with someone who's worried about cognitive changes, and leave a review so more families can find it.Many thanks to Council of Dementia Minds and Wayne State University. For more information, visit: https://agreed.wayne.edu/community-impactExecutive Producer/Host: J Smiles ComedyProducer: Mia HallVideographer/Editor: Annelise UdoyeSupport the show"Alzheimer's is heavy but we ain't gotta be!"IG: https://www.instagram.com/parentingupFB: https://www.facebook.com/parentingupYT: https://www.youtube.com/@parentingupTEXT  'PODCAST"  to  +1 404 737 1449  - to give J topic ideas, feedback, say hi!Be sure to leave us a review! 

The automotive industry spends a lot of time talking about supply chains, but not nearly enough time talking about the people who make them work.In this episode of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast, Jan Griffiths and Tom Roberts are joined by Leah Wolf, retired General Motors supply chain executive and professor at Central Michigan University, for a conversation about one of the industry's most important and often overlooked challenges: developing the next generation of supply chain talent.After spending 33 years leading supply chain operations at General Motors, Leah now brings real-world experience into the classroom, helping students bridge the gap between theory and execution. From case competitions and plant tours to supplier strategy and inventory management, she shares how universities can prepare students for the realities of today's manufacturing environment.The conversation explores how the skills required for supply chain success are evolving. Technical knowledge remains important, but leadership, teamwork, adaptability, and problem-solving skills continue to set great supply chain professionals apart from the rest. As AI and automation reshape the industry, Leah and Tom discuss why technology will amplify human capability rather than replace it.This conversation challenges supply chain leaders to rethink their talent pipeline. The organizations that build strong partnerships with universities, invest in experiential learning, and engage future talent early will be better positioned to navigate disruption and lead the next era of automotive supply chain excellence.Themes Discussed in This EpisodeBuilding the automotive supply chain talent pipelineBridging academia and industry experienceWhy real-world learning matters in supply chain educationThe evolving role of AI in supply chain careersLeadership, teamwork, and problem-solving under pressureDeveloping future-ready supply chain professionalsUniversity partnerships and talent development strategiesThis podcast is powered by QAD RedZone.Featured GuestName: Leah Wolf Title: Professor of Supply Chain Management, Central Michigan University; Retired General Motors Supply Chain ExecutiveAbout: Professor Leah Wolf spent 33 years with General Motors, primarily serving in global supply chain leadership roles across North America and Europe. Since retiring from GM in 2016, she has focused on developing the next generation of supply chain professionals, teaching graduate and undergraduate supply chain management courses at Central Michigan University and Wayne State University while bringing decades of real-world industry experience into the classroom.Connect: LinkedInAbout Your HostsJan GriffithsJan is the host and producer of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and The Automotive Leaders Podcast. A former automotive manufacturing and supply chain executive, Jan is recognized as a Champion for Culture Change in the automotive industry. She brings direct, grounded conversations to leaders navigating execution, disruption, and transformation across the global automotive ecosystem.Tom Roberts (Co-host)Tom is Co-host of the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast and Vice President of Strategic Industry Development at QAD. He works closely with automotive and industrial manufacturers to close the gap between insight and execution, helping leaders move from visibility to systems of action that drive real operational outcomes.Episode Highlights[02:43] From the Plant Floor to Global Supply Chain: Leah reflects on her 33-year career at General Motors, beginning as a production supervisor and eventually leading supply chain operations across multiple countries and cultures.[04:28] Learning Beyond the Classroom: Students gain hands-on experience through case competitions, trade shows, plant tours, and real-world consulting projects before entering the workforce.[08:53] The Total Enterprise Cost Lesson: Jan and Leah discuss why great supply chain decisions require balancing piece price, inventory, logistics, quality, and supplier relationships rather than focusing on a single metric.[12:19] Teaching Real-World Problem Solving: Leah explains how she challenges students with current supply chain issues and forces them to think through implementation, execution, and business outcomes.[14:22] Making Supply Chain Exciting: Plant tours, warehouse visits, and real manufacturing environments help students understand the fast-paced and dynamic nature of supply chain careers.[18:28] The Skills That Never Go Out of Style: A sense of urgency, leadership, transparency, teamwork, and strong interpersonal relationships remain foundational skills for supply chain success.[19:46] The Blackout That Tested a Team: Leah shares a memorable story from the Northeast Blackout and how a highly engaged team found creative ways to keep production running.[22:31] Why AI Changes the Game: Tom and Leah explore how AI, automation, predictive analytics, and risk mapping are transforming supply chain operations and decision-making.[25:01] Preparing Students for an AI-Powered Future: Students are increasingly exposed to AI applications that automate routine processes and help supply chain professionals make faster, more informed decisions.[26:55] Building a Stronger Talent Pipeline: Leah encourages supply chain leaders to engage with universities early, support internships and experiential learning, and build relationships with future talent before graduation.Top Quotes[10:23] Leah Wolf: “Total enterprise cost is key, and I teach that all day long. You've got to run the numbers, and you've got to do the business case.”[15:18] Leah Wolf: "I would go into work every day thinking I've seen it all. And then, I'd go to work the next day, and something else that I'd never even dreamed would've happened would've happened. "[24:47] Leah Wolf: "Everything you just mentioned, I've done manually, and it's very difficult, and sometimes you can't get all the answers, and maybe until it's too late. But with AI, it's going to change all that. It's just gonna be amazing."Follow the Auto Supply Chain Champions Podcast for real conversations with leaders who are making hard choices, focusing their bets, and leading with intent.

Prediction market sites allow users to put money on everything from the war in Iran to the winner of the Super Bowl. But where did these markets come from? And what can that history tell us about where they might be going? Today on the show, how betting on popes and presidents long ago planted a seed for a “terrorism market” in the early 2000s, and how those early prediction markets shaped the industry that has taken hold today.Guests:Koleman Strumpf, economics professor at Wake Forest UniversityPaul Rhode, economic historian at the University of Michigan.Robin Hanson, Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and systems architect for the Policy Analysis MarketRobert Forsythe, Professor of Finance at Wayne State University and co-founder of the Iowa Political Stock MarketTo access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy