Best David Ayala Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 9 - Business Trip Sex, Tyler "The Creator" Perry, and Dating Snidley Whiplash w/ Kiva Uhuru 1:38:48

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Today, we’ve got Kiva Uhuru joining us in the Question Dome! We’re taking on some tricky topics this time, including matching with your boss on Tinder, crying during climax, and Dave coming to terms with his newly realized UNC status.By David Ayala and Travis Harrington

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Designing Equitable Workplaces 43:08

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The Harvard Kennedy School's Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi on the logic behind a systems-level approach to workplace fairness. How A-B testing and targeted interventions—incorporated in day-to-day workflow—can help organizations tap more of the talent pool.By Harvard Business School

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Ayala Fader: How Do Haredi Jews Deal With Religious Doubt? [OTD 3/3] 1:34:21

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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Ayala Fader—an anthropologist who studies American Haredi communities and their “hidden heretics”—about the personal, familial, and communal factors that pull us toward and push us away from different Jewish communities. In this episode we discuss: How should we respond to the discomfort we experie…

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Episode 8 - 1 Dollar Child Assassins, AI Gospel, and Immaculate STDs w/ Marsha Craft 1:19:13

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On this jam-packed episode of AskDave, we welcome Marsha Kraft to the studio to share her trademark wisdom with you, the listener. We discuss how much to pay a kid to beat up another kid, talk you through breaking up with your girlfriend, and even give you a taste of Marsha’s music.By David Ayala and Travis Harrington

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A Debate Between Yitzchak Blau & Itamar Rosensweig: Does Morality Exist Outside of Judaism? 1:10:08

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On June 29, Eden will be hosting a webinar to speak in detail about the vision for this project. In order to register please click here or email [email protected] to find out more. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin moderates a debate between Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig and Rabbi Yitzchak Blau on whether morality exists inde…

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Episode 7 – Juneteenth, Falling in Love With a Robot, and Cardi-B 1:13:11

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Just the two dudes here this week on AskDave. Flying solo, but there's two of us, so like solo in the show sense but like not totally solo. This isn't Hardcore History or whatever. No, this is an advice podcast and we do give some advice here for sure. You gotta listen to know what it is. But it's good. Real good. Super solid advice.…

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ETS’s Amit Sevak makes the case for continuous assessment 37:09

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The flagship firm is pushing the boundaries of testing, from K-12 through career. What are the implications for the workforce and society? And how does AI change the future of benchmarking?By Harvard Business School

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David Bashevkin & Malka Simkovich: Can Judaism Survive the AI Revolution? (Fifth Year Anniversary) 1:27:50

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On June 29, Eden will be hosting a webinar to speak in detail about the vision for this project. In order to register please click here or email [email protected] to find out more. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin and historian Malka Simkovich discuss the future of technology, AI, and the Jewish People. This episode wa…

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Episode 6 – Important Poetry, Ceiling People, and a Husband Obsessed with Destiny’s Child w/ Godmorphea 59:04

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Gee golly, it's another hot, fresh ep of AskDave! And we’ve got Godmorphea in the studio with us today tackling some big questions like: why and how! Also, you'll learn the right point in your fandom to consider getting a brain scan, what your teeth smell like, and how to lose an FWB that just can't deliver on the B part. All that and more on anoth…

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Okamoto & Bao on hepatic PKA mediating liver and pancreatic α-cell cross talk, Kowalski on the effect of small blood glucose increases on endogenous glucose production, Sweet Talk with the 2025 Outstanding ... 55:11

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Haruka Okamoto & Kehan Bao on hepatic PKA mediating liver and pancreatic α-cell cross talk, Greg Kowalski on the effect of small blood glucose increases on endogenous glucose production, and “Sweet Talk” with the 2025 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award recipient Shingo Kajimura. Welcome to the June 2025 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Dia…

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Vanguard's skills strategy for tech transformation 30:17

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Can the shareholder-owned discount brokerage giant parlay its investments in enterprise and cloud infrastructure into an AI-enabled expansion into new markets while improving productivity and service delivery? CIO Nitin Tandon explains the global workforce strategy underpinning the effort.By Harvard Business School

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Episode 5 - Why are you gay? /Catfishing Your Own Girlfriend / How to Sue the Principal w/ Matt LeGrande 1:33:52

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Today in the Ask Dave studio, we sat down with our pal Matt LeGrande and answered the questions you know only we can answer — and a few others we’re definitely not qualified to, including our notes for Quan Mills, breakup vaccines, and how to smuggle things in your butt.By David Ayala and Travis Harrington

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From Only to Many: AAPI Leaders Share Journeys of Empowerment and Belonging 48:07

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In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a dynamic group of industry leaders gathered for MediaVillage’s fourth annual AAPI Leadership Roundtable to discuss the ongoing evolution of inclusion in the media and advertising sectors. The panel featured Suzie Bao, VP Group Account Director for McDonald’s at IW Group; …

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Daniel Hagler and Aryeh Englander: Can Jews Who Stay Talk With Jews Who Left? [OTD 2/3] 2:07:44

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18Forty is celebrating its fifth year LIVE in NYC on June 9. Reserve your seats today! In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin moderates a dialogue between Aryeh Englander—the ex-Orthodox Jew known as “Philo Judeas,” who is a moderator of the ambitious Frum/OTD Dialogue Facebook group—and Daniel Hagler, a frum surgeon and a moderato…

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Episode 4 – My Lawyer Casey Anthony, Where All the Eggs Went, and How to Get Somebody to Stop Talking to You 1:03:54

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David and Travis weigh in on Casey Anthony’s ridiculous return to TikTok—offering legal career advice and soft-launching the hashtag #CapeForCasey. We also crack the mystery of why eggs are so expensive (our working theory: raccoons), and David shares foolproof tactics for getting absolutely anyone to stop talking to you. All that, and way more, in…

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Shake Shack’s test kitchen: Developing a good jobs and automation combo 39:36

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Shake Shack Chief Growth Officer Steph So and HBS professor Chris Stanton join Bill Kerr to discuss the fast-casual chain’s digital strategy and how technology is changing the dining experience and restaurant work, from frontline to back office.By Harvard Business School

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Moshe Krakowski: Why Jews Leave Faith Behind [OTD 1/3] 1:33:35

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Receive our FREE newsletters at 18forty.org/join. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, talk to Moshe Krakowski, a professor at Yeshiva University, about his work on Attrition and Connection in American Orthodox Judaism, the OU’s study on what we crassly call “OTD.” Dr. Krakowski takes us “under the hood” of those who leave their religious commun…

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Episode 3 - Personal Helicopters, Hot Bartenders, and How to Tell You Wife You Want a Divorce w/ Amanda Romeo 1:05:35

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This week, our guest Amanda Romeo's personal helicopter circles the studio, Dave tells you how to get divorced, we learn when to ask for money from people trying to sleep with you, and more!By David Ayala and Travis Harrington

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Shulem Deen: Faith, Without Faith (OTD Series Re-Release) 59:31

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In anticipation of our upcoming series, we want to share with you our episode with Shulem Deen, originally released in June 2020. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David discusses with special guest and former member of the Ultra-Orthodox community, Shulem Deen, the struggle and importance of balancing one’s individual needs with those of the…

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Episode 2 - Jewish Batman, Avocados, Wedding Thieves w/ Sam Horwitz and Dan Duddy 1:26:21

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Jewish Batman, friends you can't trust, and more! on this episode of Ask Dave with VERY FUNNY AND IMPORTANT friends of the show, Sam Horowitz and Dan DuddyBy David Ayala and Travis Harrington

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Upwork’s Hayden Brown on bridging volatility with contingency 29:05

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"Freelance by choice" can sound like a rationalization—or putting on a brave face—but has the contract labor market improved for white-collar workers, as more, particularly younger professionals, opt in? A look at the benefits for both sides of the bargain and how AI changes the calculus.By Harvard Business School

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The Gopins: When a Child Cannot Read [Divergence 6/6] 1:25:37

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Receive our FREE newsletters at 18forty.org/join. Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. This episode is sponsored by Yeshivat Shalshelet, which gives children with language-based learning differences the confidence and skills to thrive academically, emotionally, and spiritually. Donate to its m…

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Michael Rickels on predicting metabolic outcomes through beta cell secretory capacity, Mark Atkinson on the ADA’s upcoming Scientific Sessions, and 2025 Banting Medal recipient Steven Kahn 1:15:54

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Welcome to the May 2025 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association’s podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the May 2025 issue of Diabetes. 6:25 In the first interview segment, our hosts…

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Talia Khan: A Jewish Israel Activist and Her Muslim Father [Divergence 5/6] 54:06

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Receive our FREE newsletters at 18forty.org/join. Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. This episode is sponsored by Ketubah.com. Find the perfect ketubah for your wedding at Ketubah.com—beautiful designs, halachic accuracy, and personalized guidance every step of the way. This episode is also …

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ManpowerGroup’s Jonas Prising on the new global talent equation 47:24

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The staffing giant’s chairman and CEO lays out the opportunities and risks in the fast-changing and fragmented labor market. Riding the genAI wave, addressing workers’ career development needs, RTO and flex-work, international talent flows, and the up-skilling imperative in the face growing polarization.…

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Susan Cain: A Daughter’s Bittersweet Longing for Her Mother [Divergence 4/6] 1:12:01

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Receive our FREE newsletters at 18forty.org/join. Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. This episode is sponsored by an anonymous friend who supports our mission. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to bestselling author Susan Cain about her bittersweet relationship with her mother,…

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Redrawing the map to tech careers: Per Scholas CEO Plinio Ayala on skills, mobility, and AI 34:15

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After decades preparing workers from underserved communities for well-paid tech jobs, the workforce nonprofit is expanding its training, footprint, and funding strategy for its tuition-free programs. As AI redefines positions across the org chart, can bootcamps plus training top-ups, and a mix of hard and soft skills future-proof the Per Scholas fo…

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The Dardik Family: A Child Moves Away From Zionism [Divergence 3/6] 1:47:25

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Receive our FREE newsletters at 18forty.org/join. Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. This episode is sponsored by an anonymous friend who supports our mission. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Judah, Naomi, and Aharon Akiva Dardik—an olim family whose son went to military j…

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Jennifer Bruin & Lahari Basu on cisplatin exposure and the dysregulation of insulin, Amit Majithia on AF-1 domain inhibition as an insulin sensitization target, and a Sweet Talk special remembrance with ... 1:12:02

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Welcome to the April 2025 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association’s podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the April 2025 issue of Diabetes. 6:30 In the first interview segment, our h…

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The Samter Family: American Parents With Israeli Sons Fighting in Gaza [Divergence 2/6] 1:23:23

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Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. This episode is sponsored by an anonymous friend who supports our mission. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Yehuda, Bayla, Elisha, and Avi Samter—members of a family that made aliyah from the comfortable Five Towns life a decade ago—about …

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Leading with Purpose in the Age of AI: Lessons from LinkedIn’s Matt Derella - Profiles in Leadership 37:18

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What defines effective leadership in an era of rapid technological change? For Matt Derella, Vice President of LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, it begins with clarity of purpose, valuing learning, and empowering individuals to lead at every level. In a recent episode of Profiles in Leadership with host Jack Myers, Derella shared career insights, leade…

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Erik Brynjolfsson on how AI is rewriting the rules of the economy 36:00

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The Stanford economist unpacks AI’s impact on work and productivity, its limitations, and wider implications. He also lays out what organizations can do to get more out of the technology as they invest in the transformation. And he updates his longstanding research into augmenting traditional GDP metrics to capture the value of digital goods and se…

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Empowering Women in Media: Insights from Industry Leaders -- WomenAdvancing 40:21

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, WomenAdvancing host E.B. Moss is joined by an insightful panel of industry leaders for a special roundtable discussion. Joining us is Nafeesa Bratcher, Director of Customer Success at Optimum Media; Liz Rave, Vice President of Marketing at OUTFRONT Media; and Stephanie Versichelli, Senior Vice President of A…

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Sylvia and Simon Jacobson: How Different Generations Talk About Jewish Life [Divergence 1/6] 1:49:02

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Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel. This episode is sponsored by an anonymous friend who supports our mission. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Simon Jacobson—a leading rabbi in the internet age who previously worked closely with the Lubavitcher Rebbe—and his mother, S…

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Joseph Jaffe on Leadership, Innovation, Happiness, and the Future of Business - Profiles in Leadership 43:15

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Joseph Jaffe has never been one to pull punches. A seasoned marketing strategist, author, and business thinker, Jaffe has built a career on challenging conventional wisdom. In a compelling Profiles in Leadership conversation with Jack Myers, Jaffe unflinchingly dives into the fate of corporations, the role of AI, the dangers of fear-based leadershi…

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Luisa Diaz Discusses the Power of Leadership and Compassion - Profiles in Leadership 33:02

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Luisa Diaz stands as a beacon of kindness, resilience, and leadership in a world that often rewards power over empathy and competition over connection. As the founder of the Luisa Diaz Foundation and the visionary behind the Mi Amor Gala, she has made it her life’s mission to uplift survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, offering the…

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Eitan Hersh: Can the Jewish Left Talk With the Jewish Right? [Outreach: Bonus] 1:12:05

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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Eitan Hersh, a professor of political science at Tufts University, about teaching students of radically different political and religious views how to speak to one another. College campuses have been a hotbed of contentious conversations, especially on issues around Israel, and Prof. Hersh is someo…

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Cal Newport on slow productivity and next-wave AI 40:53

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Joe Fuller welcomes back the Georgetown computer scientist and leading observer of knowledge work, who reprises his argument against busyness as the default mode. Also, cracking the productivity code, parsing AI's potential, and better work-life balance.By Harvard Business School

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David Bashevkin: 5 Things SNL Taught Me About Life (Purim Special) 43:01

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Subscribe to our email list here. In this Purim episode of the 18Forty Podcast, David Bashevkin talks about what Saturday Night Live has taught him about life, creativity, and running an organization. Prompted by the show’s 50th anniversary, we’re reflecting on lessons from five decades of laughter. In this episode we discuss: How did Lorne Michael…

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Anne Gresch & Martina Düfer on resolving spatiotemporal electrical signaling within the islet, Delnaz Roshandel on the genetics of C-peptide and age, and a Sweet Talk history lesson with Jeffrey Flier ... 1:06:37

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Welcome to the March 2025 episode of DiabetesBio—the American Diabetes Association’s podcast for its flagship research publication, Diabetes. In this episode of DiabetesBio, Drs. Kirk Habegger, Darleen Sandoval, and Kevin Williams discuss the latest and greatest content in the March 2025 issue of Diabetes. 3:20 In the first interview segment, our h…

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Ken Brodkin: A Shul Becomes Orthodox [Outreach 5/5] 1:54:38

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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Rabbi Ken Brodkin, rabbi of New Jersey’s Congregation B’nai Israel, about how he helped turn it into “the Orthodox synagogue for all Jews.” We also speak with Eli Kramer—a congregant instrumental in helping the shul affiliate as fully Orthodox—and Emily Appledorf, one of the newer members the shul …