Best Nate Valentin Podcasts (2025)

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234: Professor Mike Baer | How to Gain Trust, and Its Blessing and Burden 24:03

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Mike Baer is an award-winning business professor at Arizona State University, where he researches trust, justice, and impression management. Mike has published his research in top academic journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personnel Psychology, and Mike is currently the Editor-in-Chief at one …

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233: Sébastien Page, Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price on the Psychology of Leadership 18:00

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Sébastien Page is the Chief Investment Officer at T. Rowe Price, one of the world’s largest investment management firms. Sebastien oversees a team of investment professionals who manage more than $500 billion in assets, and he rose from a non-English-speaking intern to the C-suite. Sébastien is also the author of the book, The Psychology of Leaders…

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First Gmail (1997) 1:40:25

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It's time to dive into the history of Gmail... but it didn't start with Google at all... In fact, it started very differently... Purrfectly, some might say. On this episode we discuss the strange phenomenon of Garfield Mail, the original Gmail. Then we pitch some ideas for making email better, reminisce about products from Google's past, get into m…

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232: Ian Williamson, Dean of The UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business | The Case for Long-Term Leadership 16:46

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Ian Williamson is dean of The UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business. Prior to joining the Merage School, he served as pro vice-chancellor and dean of commerce at the Wellington School of Business and Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Ian has also served as a faculty member in business schools in Australia, Switzerland…

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231: Elyce Arons, Founder of Kate Spade and Frances Valentine | What Elyce Always Tells Her Daughters 11:41

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Elyce Arons is a cofounder of Kate Spade and the cofounder and CEO of Frances Valentine. Elyce grew up on a cattle farm in Kansas before attending the University of Kansas where she met her lifelong best friend, Katy Brosnahan. Together they helped launch the multibillion-dollar bag company Kate Spade, with Katy’s eventual husband Andy Spade and Pa…

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First Film Directed by Cameron Crowe (1983) 1:54:26

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Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked this podcast around some! This episode we're talking about Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, the 1983 directorial debut for Cameron Crowe, and lovely artifact of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the earliest moments of MTV. Join us as we relish in Petty's charming humanity, Crowe's youthful film…

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230: Take Back Your Financial Power | Steph Wagner 26:22

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Steph Wagner is the National Director of Women & Wealth at Northern Trust, where she leads the firm’s Elevating Women platform focused on building financial literacy. She is the author of the book, Fly!: A Woman's Guide to Financial Freedom and Building a Life You Love, and her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Ti…

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229: Breaking Out of Codependency | Claude Silver, CHO at VaynerX 20:52

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Claude Silver is the Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX and partners with CEO Gary Vaynerchuk to drive their success. Claude has earned Campaign US's Female Frontier Award and AdWeek's Changing the Game Award and is a sought after speaker at companies including Meta, Google, US Government agencies, and the US Armed Forces. She has been featured in The …

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First Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960) 2:03:54

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You've heard of stars in the sky... but stars in the S I D E W A L K!? What!? We explore the origins of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and dig into the subject of its first star. Also, Chelsea's back, baaaaaayyyyybeeeeee! Don't miss a movie filled MouthGarf Report, and a Hollywood historical I See What You Did There! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/…

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228: Beliefs That Hold Us Back | Muriel Wilkins, Author and Executive Coach 21:23

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Muriel Wilkins is founder and CEO of Paravis Partners and advisor and coach to C-suite executives. She is also the author of Leadership Unblocked and host of the Harvard Business Review podcast Coaching Real Leaders. In this episode we discuss the following: What often holds us back as leaders isn’t the ability to grasp some new tactic. Rather it’s…

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227: Make Yourself Hard To Kill | How Bryan Porter Engineers Elite Health and Resilience 1:42:34

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Bryan Porter is launching an AI company after serving as a Portfolio Manager at the hedge fund MIG Capital. Earlier in his career, he worked at The Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs, and earned his MBA from Stanford. But before all of that, Bryan was working at McDonald’s and sleeping on couches, in closets, and in cars. In Episode 138 of this podcas…

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First Credit Card (1950) 2:01:35

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Imagine, you've taken your clients out to an unforgettable luncheon and... *pat* *pat* *pat*... you don't have your wallet, or any cash, or even your checkbook! How mortifying!? Whatever will you do? Well... you invent a new way to pay that fundamentally alters the economy and complicates everyone's lives... FOREVER. We're talking about the FIRST C…

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226: How To Get Lucky | Wharton Professor Judd Kessler 28:27

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Judd Kessler is a Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. A leading scholar of market design, he was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for his groundbreaking work on organ allocation and received the Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize for his pioneering research. His insights ha…

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225: Sahil Bloom | Do You Want this Job, or Do You Want Other People Seeing You Have This Job? 16:00

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Sahil Bloom is a writer, investor, and former collegiate athlete who is the author of the New York Times bestseller The 5 Types of Wealth. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics & Sociology and a master’s in public policy from Stanford, where he also played baseball. He also leads SRB Holdings and SRB Ventures, where he invests in early-st…

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First Independent Kesha Record / First Crossover with In Defense of Kesha (2025) with Kylan Savage and Valentine Hellman 2:36:02

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We only podcast when we're happy and we're podcasting right now! Kylan Savage and Valentine Hellman (hosts of the In Defense of Kesha podcast) guest for a special extra long ep where we experience the new Kesha album Period, which happens to be Kesha's first indie record on her own label. It's also our first crossover with In Defense of Kesha, and …

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224: Admiral James Stavridis | Underappreciated Leadership Lessons 17:47

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Admiral James Stavridis is a 4-Star Navy Admiral who served as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Following his military career, he served as Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Currently he serves as Partner and Vice Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. He also serves as C…

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223: Dartmouth Professor Scott Anthony | Every Innovation Has Heroes 16:53

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Scott D. Anthony is a clinical professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business where he researches and teaches about disruption. Scott previously spent more than 20 years at Innosight, a consultancy founded by Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, serving as Innosight’s elected managing partner. Scott has lived in the UK and Singa…

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First Baz Luhrmann Film (1992) 1:51:35

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Before Romeo + Juliet... Before Moulin Rouge!... Before Elvis... One Baz Luhrmann film started it all by being his FIRST... And that film is titled Strictly Ballroom. It's a charming and delightful ballroom dancing competition underdog finding yourself and falling in love kind of movie. Join us as we talk about it, and how it came to be! Plus, we g…

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222: Harvard Leadership Instructor Margaret Andrews | To Lead Others, We Need To Manage Ourselves 22:09

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Margaret Andrews teaches a variety of leadership courses and professional and executive programs at Harvard University and is the founder of the MYLO Center, a leadership development firm. Her MYLO course (Manage Yourself to Lead Others) has had a wait list every time it’s been taught for over a decade and has become the most popular professional d…

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221: The Best Leaders Lead From the Heart | Mark C. Crowley 21:48

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Mark C. Crowley is a bestselling author and leadership expert. With twenty-five years in the competitive financial services industry, he rose to national roles, earning Leader of the Year for his heart-centered approach. His book Lead from the Heart, challenges conventional management practices that undermine employee success. In Mark’s latest book…

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First Comedy Central Presents (1998) 1:55:09

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Comedy Central Presents ran for 15 season, amassing 283 episodes, but it all started on December 1, 1998 when Wanda Sykes(-Hall, at the time) took the stage to talk oral sex, Bill Clinton, O.J., big lies that you never stop telling, and much more. Join us as we partake in the First Comedy Central Presents and debate everything from what holds up to…

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220: Think About Tradeoffs | Notre Dame Professor Adam Wowak 16:52

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Adam Wowak is a Professor of Management & Organization in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame where he teaches strategic management to MBA and Ph.D. students. Adam's research focuses on strategic leadership and corporate governance. His work has appeared in top-tier academic journals, including Administrative Science Qua…

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219: Imagine Our Prized Cup Is Already Broken | Brad Johnson on Entrepreneurship and Dealing with Setbacks 25:43

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Brad Johnson is the Co-founder of Triad Partners, an organization that helps financial advisors grow their businesses. Before co-founding Triad, Brad spent 13 years at Advisors Excel as a VP of Advisor Development, coaching top financial advisors who managed over $1.5 billion in assets. Brad is also the host of the podcast, Do Business. Do Life, wh…

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"First," the Internet Comments Section Meme (1997) 1:57:44

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Remember the old days of the internet when you went to a website from your bookmarks, read an article or review or essay or story, and then made your way down to the comments, where a rational and considerate discussion was happening? Then, one day, people started trying to have the FIRST comment in the comment section by commenting "First!" And fr…

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218: How Vivek Viswanathan Worked His Way to the White House 1:00:48

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Vivek Viswanathan is one of the brightest, kindest, most thoughtful individuals I have ever known. A son of immigrant parents, Vivek excelled in school attending Harvard, Cambridge, and Stanford. He then excelled in business, working for McKinsey (kind of) and Kleiner Perkins. Then Vivek excelled in politics working for Governor Brown, Governor New…

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217: The Best Leaders Are Tough & Kind | Cincinnati Business School Dean Marianne Lewis on Leadership Paradoxes 16:36

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Marianne Lewis is dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Business, and she previously served as dean of Bayes Business School at City, University of London. Marianne researches organizational paradoxes, including the tensions surrounding leadership and innovation. She has been recognized among the world’s most-cited researchers in her fiel…

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First James Gunn Superman Movie (2025) 2:07:56

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a podcast! We burst into the feed with a special episode on the First James Gunn Superman Movie, 2025's Superman! We also want to know what you've done with the dog! Then it's all talk of hunks, kindness, quality acting, cuteness, good jokes, earnest people, and controversies in our quest to embrace the punk rock nat…

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216: NIL Attorney Darren Heitner | Continually Challenge Yourself to Be a Student 18:07

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Darren Heitner is a nationally recognized attorney who specializes in sports and entertainment law. And most recently Darren has become one of the nation’s experts on NIL (name, image, and likeness). His client list is a who’s who of professional sports, including athletes and coaches such as Terrell Owens, Johnny Manziel, Randy Moss, Tyreek Hill, …

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215: “The More Elite the Player, The More Coaching They Get” | Martin Dubin on Leadership and Self-Awareness 25:43

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Martin Dubin is a clinical psychologist, serial entrepreneur, business coach, and adviser to C-suite executives and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Marty is also the author of the book Blindspotting: How To See What’s Holding You Back as a Leader. In this episode we discuss the following: It’s interesting to hear Marty describe how leaders’ weaknesse…

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First Anime Film to Win an Oscar (2001) with Matt Mayes 2:17:07

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Don't. Eat. Their. Food. Who doesn't love an abandoned amusement park? What's so stinky about a stink spirit? When will No Face find a friend? Can Chihiro make it back home or will she remain, forever... SPIRITED AWAY? On this ep, we dig into Hayao Miyazaki's unparalleled perfect film, and the first ever anime film to win an Academy Award. Join us …

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214: National Surfing Champion Saxon Baltzer | Sacrifice, Persistence, & Passion 31:34

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Saxon Baltzer, from Huntington Beach California, is a surfer, musician, and skateboarder. And Saxon recently won the National Scholastic Surfing Association Championship. In this episode we discuss the following: I’m truly inspired by Saxon’s drive and commitment. Though he started to surf at age two, it was his commitment in high school that set h…

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213: Becoming a Better Listener Every Day of Our Life | Professor Avi Kluger 33:00

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Avi Kluger is a professor of Organizational Behavior at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Avi was born in Tel Aviv to Holocaust survivors and is married with three children. And he is also a grandfather. In this episode we discuss the following: I was touched by Avi’s vulnerability in sharing how listening has saved his life—twice. After his daughter…

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First Baseball Walk-Up Song (1970, 1992) 1:44:50

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For generations, the only sounds at a Major League ballpark were the crowd, the crack of the bat, or the slap of a ball smacking a glove. Then in 1941, we got organs, and an historical journey began. With music, fans were more engaged than ever... and in 1970, one woman joined the Chicago White Sox and brought her musical skill and razor wit to the…

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212: Moving to China with Five Children | Professor David Hunsaker 45:47

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Dave Hunsaker is a business professor at Indiana University in the Kelley School of Business where he researches negotiation, teams, and leadership. Dave earned his PhD from the University of Utah and both an MPA and BA from Brigham Young University. In this episode we discuss the following: How impressed I am with Dave and Melissa and their abilit…

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32. Built to Endure: Importance of Men's Health, Jeeps, and Independence 35:20

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In this episode, we explore what it really means to maintain your mental health as a man, no fluff, no autopilot. We kick things off with why Men’s Mental Health Month matters, break down the silent epidemic of depression and suicide, and then shift into low gear with a metaphor that hits home: your mind isn’t a Tesla—it’s a Jeep.We talk grit, gear…

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211: How to Use Both/And Thinking | Professor Wendy Smith 21:06

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Wendy Smith is an award-winning business professor at the University of Delaware, where she also serves as Co-director of the Women’s Leadership Initiative. Wendy’s research focuses on strategic paradoxes – how leaders and senior teams effectively respond to contradictory agendas. Her research has been published in top-tier academic journals and he…

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First Roddy Piper Lead Movie Role (1988) 2:00:37

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It began with a disagreement, and it led to the near total decimation of life on Earth. Those who survived hoped to rebuild society, but they faced foes in the forms of sterility and mutant frogpeople. Then came Sam Hell, and where he came was to Frogtown, and we won't touch the other obvious play on that verb. We're talking about the First Roddy P…

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210: How to Get Employees to Speak Up | Professor Ethan Burris 18:22

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Ethan Burris is a senior associate dean in the business school at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of management. Ethan has helped improve operations and employee engagement for several top companies, including Fortune 500 companies in technology, financial services, casual dining, grocery, and retail sectors, along w…

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31. Father’s Day Special: Rethinking Provide & Protect 54:18

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“Provide and protect.” It’s the phrase we hear every Father’s Day but what does it really mean? In this episode, I unpack the deeper, often overlooked dimensions of fatherhood. Providing isn’t just about finances or about safety. I explore what it looks like to provide perspective, presence, and emotional vocabulary and how real protection sometime…

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209: Listening to Our Inner Voice | Professor Peter Kim 18:03

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Peter Kim is a business professor at the University of Southern California where he studies the dynamics of social misperception. His research has been published in numerous scholarly journals, received ten national/international awards, and been featured by the New York Times, Washington Post, and National Public Radio. And while not the focus of …

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First Legend of Zelda (1986) with Drew Kebbel 2:22:46

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It's dangerous to go alone... Take this podcast! But make sure you've got your boomerang, bombs, heart containers, bow and arrow, faeries, map, candle, and sword with you because the Triforce ain't just for listening to... it's for assembling! In 1986, Nintendo released a golden game that altered the very idea of home gaming and cross-over media...…

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208: Social Sustainability with Professor Ryan Fehr | Cultivating Solitude that Energizes Us 15:38

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Ryan Fehr is a business professor at the University of Washington, where he teaches courses on leadership and personal change. His research focuses on helping people build more joyful and energizing relationships, with a particular interest in gratitude, compassion, and forgiveness. His work has been featured in news outlets such as the New York Ti…

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207: Judge Bruce Smith | True Leadership Is Based on Character and Ethical Decision Making 25:30

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Judge Bruce Smith, the first judge to appear on Meikles & Dimes, served as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force for 22 years. After that, he served for more than a decade as an administrative law judge with the United States Department of homeland security. Following his time on the bench, he founded the successful business venture, Bart…

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First X-Files Episode Directed By A Woman (2000) 1:57:49

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It took seven seasons, but it finally happened with Gillian Anderson's writing and directing debut, "all things". The FIRST X-FILES EPISODE DIRECTED BY A WOMAN is a poetic meditation on coincidence, circumstance, Buddhism, transcendence and healing. It's got a soundtrack featuring 90s electronic stalwart Moby. And Mulder goes to Stonehenge in it! P…

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#8 - Fellow AI: The Meeting Tool Your Team Actually Needs 58:09

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Are your meetings wasting time or driving results? In this episode of the dataSmarts Podcast, I chat with Emily Ibanez from Fellow to explore the AI-powered meeting tool that’s transforming the way teams manage, document, and follow through on meetings. 👉 Watch a full demo of Fellow in action — including: Automatic AI note-taking & summaries Talk-t…

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206: How Innovation Really Happens | Martin Reeves and the Creation of the Like Button 17:23

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Martin Reeves is chairman of the Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute, a think tank dedicated to developing new insights from business, technology, economics, and science. He is a coauthor of several books, including his most recent book, Like, which describes the genesis of the Like button, which was created in part, by his co-author Bob …

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205: How Todd Herman Helped Kobe Bryant Become a Legend | The Alter Ego Effect 23:22

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Todd Herman works with the highest performers in sports and business to help them achieve their most ambitious goals. He has been featured on the Today Show, Inc Magazine, NFL Films, CBS, and Business Insider among others. And his professional programs are delivered to over 200,000 professionals annually in 73 countries. Todd is also the author of …

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First Roller Coaster (16th Century, 1884) 1:59:41

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What began as "Russian Mountains" evolved across Europe, and eventually, found their way to the good ol' U.S. of A... In 1884, one man wanted to use his vast fortune--NO! Not to help anyone!--to keep a recently re-unioned American population from getting too drunk, too horny, and too gambly... So he built himself a roller coaster, and with it, he m…

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204: How To Show People They Matter | Zach Mercurio 16:55

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Zach Mercurio is a researcher, author, and speaker specializing in leadership, mattering, and meaningful work. He is the author of the books The Invisible Leader and The Power of Mattering, and some of his clients include the U.S. Army, J.P. Morgan Chase, Delta Airlines, Marriott International, The Government of Canada, and The National Park Servic…

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203: Sundays With Tozer Episode 26 | Raul Rodriguez Part 2 1:12:39

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Tozer and I continue our discussion with Raul and we learn how Raul got Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, to visit Raul’s university. We also dive into the moral philosophy that Raul so effectively teaches his students.By Nate Meikle