Best ACRO Podcasts (2025)

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S3: E4 Kernels of Wisdom: What Matters Most in Clinical Trial Monitoring 41:54

5d ago41:54

41:54

What does clinical trial monitoring have in common with growing a field of corn? Amy Kroeplin (PPD™ clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific), Shailesh Madel (ICON plc), and Nicole Stansbury (Premier Research) join the podcast to discuss the importance of risk-based quality management, centralized monitoring, and strategic SDV/SDR sam…

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#246 Soaring through History with Bill Liscomb 1:23:34

19h ago1:23:34

1:23:34

This conversation delves into the rich history of hang gliding, exploring the personal journeys of the early pioneers of free flight. It highlights the evolution of hang gliding, the DIY spirit of early glider construction, and the influential eccentric figures who shaped the hang gliding community. The discussion also touches on the challenges fac…

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From the Podcast Archives: Mental Health Awareness Month with Dr. Adam Weissman 14:10

3d ago14:10

14:10

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! To commemorate the month and continue ongoing discussions of the mental health crises facing youth today, WCA is releasing a new Ground Truthing podcast episode. This time, it's an episode from our podcast archives, featuring a conversation with Dr. Adam Weissman of the Weissman Children's Foundation, and the C…

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S3: E3 Future-Proofing Drug Development: AI, Old Data, and New Rules 33:10

12d ago33:10

33:10

On this week’s episode, Lisa Moneymaker (SVP, Head of Strategic Customer Engagement, Medidata Solutions) and Adam Aten (Legislative & Regulatory Policy Lead, Verily) join the podcast to discuss how the clinical research industry must use insights from the past to better prepare our AI models and other technologies to meet the needs of patients in t…

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#245 The 100 Peaks Challenge with Nathan Longhurst 1:09:41

16d ago1:09:41

1:09:41

In this conversation, US based climber and relatively new paragliding pilot Nathan Longhurst shares his incredible journey of completing the 100 Peaks Challenge in New Zealand, combining his passion for climbing and flying. He began on 17 November 2024 and ran, rock climbed, ice climbed, bushwhacked, kayaked, cycled and paraglided his way through t…

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S3: E2 Centralized Monitoring in Action: Case Studies From the Field 21:46

19d ago21:46

21:46

On this week’s episode, host Sophia McLeod is joined by Danilo Branco (Associate Director, Risk Based Quality Management Lead, BeOne Medicines) and Amanda Coogan (Associate Director, Customer Experience, Remarque Systems) to discuss the value of centralized monitoring implementation by sharing case studies from today’s clinical trials. They dive de…

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S3 E3 | Psychology of the Customer Journey 54:18

23d ago54:18

54:18

Welcome back to Tower After Hours! Today, we’re diving into something that every marketer is feeling but few have fully wrapped their heads around: the evolving complexity of the sales funnel in the age of information overload. We’re thrilled to be joined by Tina Bartos, Director of Sales for Nook Meeting and Events, who's giving us valuable insigh…

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Spider Sugar FPV 1:05:05

24d ago1:05:05

1:05:05

Send us a text This month we get deeper into the digital microFPV web with Spider Sugar! Known for his mixture of guerilla-whooping adventures and hard-charging concrete and steel bando-bashing, Spider discusses the pros and cons of the 65mm vs 75mm O4 whoops, motor KVs that mystically appeared to him and killed the jello dragon and best of all, ho…

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S3: E1 Minimizing Impact, Maximizing Progress: Environmental Sustainability in Research 28:55

26d ago28:55

28:55

ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast is back for season 3! To kick off the season, host Sophia McLeod is joined by Clare Campbell-Cooper (Global Head, Digital Health and Innovation, Fortrea) and Michael J. Cohen (Sr. Director, Lead, Environmental Sustainability, PPD™ clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific) to discuss the continued evolution…

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#244 Grit and Growth: The Mindset of a Successful Pilot w Top Gun Ace Serge Durrant 1:25:43

28d ago1:25:43

1:25:43

Serge Durrant, a former Top Gun fighter pilot turned paraglider, discusses his journey from aviation to adventure sports. We explore themes of mentorship, risk management, and the importance of community in high-stakes environments. Serge shares insights on overcoming fear, the competitive nature of flying, and the mental techniques that have helpe…

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HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS SWORD?? (Has Anyone Seen This Sword?)((has anyone seen this sword)) 1:08:00

1M ago1:08:00

1:08:00

Played a bit more, deso is too slow. Cryst if you're killing it, but even echo bkb aghs is fine. Just get there eventually. Slowly getting the audio better. Please be nice to me, I am very difficult to work with.

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#243 Flying and the Mind: A psychological journey with Paris Williams 1:14:03

1M ago1:14:03

1:14:03

Paris has been flying hang gliders his entire life, and we’re the same age— so a long time. In this episode we explore the multifaceted nature of flying and its psychological implications. Paris has a PHD in psychology and is a practicing psychologist, and he shares his own journey from a challenging childhood and coming from a pretty dark place to…

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S3 E2 | Navigating Social Algorithms & Trends 53:06

2M ago53:06

53:06

Welcome back to another episode in our Digital Marketing Psychology season! Today, we’re diving into the ever-evolving world of social media—where trends shift overnight, algorithms keep us on our toes, and strategy is everything. If you’re a Lancaster local—or just looking for fun things to do in the city—you might have come across Decades and the…

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PizzaDaddyFPV 1:18:08

2M ago1:18:08

1:18:08

Send us a text Don’t forget to tip your delivery driver! This month we welcome PizzaDaddyFPV to the Kwadverse. He has built everything from the cinelifter to the tiny whoops and is well known for his cinematic flights in downtown Denver and the mountains and snowscapes of Colorado. He’s traveled the world with a background and passion for photograp…

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#242 Stoic, Solo Adventuring with Juraj Koreň 1:20:20

2M ago1:20:20

1:20:20

Juraj Koreň is an expert alpine climber and pilot from Slovakia who has been chasing some very extreme (often solo) adventures around the world for the last decade, including his 7 "virgin summits" attempt to climb and fly off the world's highest peaks. We begin this conversation discussing his experience in the 2019 Red Bull X-Alps and how mistake…

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Special Episode: 2025 State of the Industry 28:17

2M ago28:17

28:17

On this special episode of ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast, 2025 ACRO Chair Jim Reilly (Veeva) and Vice-Chair Sandy Kennedy (Fortrea) join the podcast to discuss the current state of the clinical research ecosystem and where our industry should focus attention to continue moving research forward in 2025. They dive deeper into the challenges and opport…

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#241- Tom De Dorlodot and Resilience 1:27:24

2M ago1:27:24

1:27:24

A year ago almost to the day professional Red Bull adventure athlete, 9 time Red Bull-Alps competitor, brainchild of "The Search" projects, professional speaker, loving father and husband Tom De Dorlodot was learning how to kite-ski in Norway for a future planned expedition across the length of Greenland when things went horribly, horribly wrong. T…

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S3 E1 | Understanding Your Audience's 'Why' 1:04:17

3M ago1:04:17

1:04:17

Welcome back to Season 3 of Tower After Hours! To kick off our new season discussing Digital Marketing Psychology we needed to start with the basics: Understanding Your Audience. Consumer decisions aren’t random—they’re shaped by emotion, logic, scarcity, authority, and more. But one of the biggest mistakes businesses make? Focusing on themselves i…

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Waxless ReduX 1:06:31

3M ago1:06:31

1:06:31

Send us a text Wax is BACK! In this redux episode, we check back in with Waxless as he's made pretty huge moves since starting in FPV, including seshing with the NYC guerrilla whoop gang, getting a feature in FlyTribe with his repair tent at Beast of the East, and just become an all-around legend for helping the micro-FPV community troubleshoot und…

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#240 A lifetime of Skydiving with Jeff Ayliffe 1:17:22

3M ago1:17:22

1:17:22

Jeff Ayliffe hails from South Africa and has been under some sort of canopy for a great deal of most of his action-packed years, beginning at the age of 5 when he became obsessed with skydiving. Jeff shares his journey from a young skydiving enthusiast to a veteran member of the national team. He recounts personal stories, including the thrill of f…

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The 2025 ACRO (Vice)Presidential Debate 58:53

3M ago58:53

58:53

Send us a text The Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host the 2025 ACRO candidates for Vice President/President-Elect in the first ever radiation oncology election debate! Well, it's more like a friendly discussion, but Simul asked them their opinions on 4 great topics. What differentiates ACRO from other radiation oncology societie…

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DOTA 7.38 PATCH REVIEW SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP SWAMP MAP 4:34:54

3M ago4:34:54

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WCA Ground Truthing - Voices Unheard: Addressing Mental Health in the Asian Community 41:52

3M ago41:52

41:52

Why are there mentions of Star Trek, the TV show “Killing Eve”, and ice skating in a WCA Ground Truthing episode about mental health in the Asian community?   Join us for a powerful conversation  with Dr. Teresa Hsu, Founder and Executive Director of SPEAK (a Supportive Place for Empowering Asian Americans and Kin), County Legislator David Imamura,…

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Come here often? 1:04:58

3M ago1:04:58

1:04:58

Sound was real bad on this one sorry team this is the only way we could get it goin.

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“Look, This Treatment Works”: Bobby and Mudit on LDRT and Benign Indications 46:36

3M ago46:36

46:36

Send us a text Accelerators co-host Dr. Matt Spraker is joined by radiation oncologists Drs. Bobby Koneru and Mudit Chowdhary for an update on low dose radiotherapy for osteoarthritis! Dr. Koneru is a radiation oncologist in Freeport, IL and prolific social media educator on benign indications. Dr. Chowdhary is a radiation oncologist at Northside H…

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Greenville University Gymnastics Head Coach | Anique Grenier 19:02

3M ago19:02

19:02

In this episode, you'll hear: How she didn't really think she wanted to be a college gymnast and what changed. What she loves about team (college) gymnastics and how it's different than club. When she wants athletes to reach out and what her recruiting timeline is like. Why she feels like more contact is better--reach out often! What stands out whe…

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#239 The thrill of a lifetime of flying with Eddie Colfox 1:15:01

3M ago1:15:01

1:15:01

Eddie Colfox has an unbelievable history with paragliding, beginning in 1991 at home in the UK and later across India, Pakistan, and Morocco. In this show Eddie discusses the evolution of the flying community, the connections formed through shared experiences, and the challenges faced in high-altitude flying. Eddie shares personal anecdotes, includ…

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#238 Acro, Test flying, SIV, Instruction, Meteo and Comps with Karlis Jaunpetrovics 1:33:01

4M ago1:33:01

1:33:01

In this episode we talk about his journey to becoming an instructor, the challenges and intricacies of test piloting, his passion for acrobatics, his experiences flying in Taiwan, and the vibrant paragliding community he has encountered along the way. Karlis shares his passion for cross-country flying and the importance of mentorship in paragliding…

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VirginFPV 1:04:40

4M ago1:04:40

1:04:40

Send us a text This month we welcome VirginFPV to the Kwadverse. A super creative, full send adventure FPV pilot who just happens to have a passion for micro-FPV tinys, as he calls them. From late nights on Google Maps scouting the greatest waterfalls, mountains and seaside cliffs France has to offer, to hitting the spots in real life with full aba…

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“I Care About You as a Fellow Human”: In Conversation With Dr. Stacy Wentworth 58:30

4M ago58:30

58:30

Send us a text The Accelerators (Drs. Matt Spraker and Simul Parikh) host Dr. Stacy Wentworth, Radiation Oncologist, Author, and Podcaster! We discuss her career and how she developed her voice as a physician content creator. Do not miss her Less Radical narrative podcast about the life of Bernie Fisher, it is a masterpiece! In this episode, we cov…

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Special Episode: RBQM: A Case for Centralized Monitoring 21:46

4M ago21:46

21:46

This week, ACRO’s Good Clinical Podcast returns for a special episode! Lauren Garson (Veeva), Nicole Stansbury (Premier Research) and Jennifer Stewart (Premier Research) join the podcast to discuss the ACRO RBQM Working Group’s latest paper, “Risk-based Quality Management: A Case for Centralized Monitoring," available to download at https://www.acr…

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University of Montevallo Acrobatics & Tumbling Head Coach | Kati Horstmann 30:55

4M ago30:55

30:55

In this episode, you’ll hear: How she looks for “good humans” and athletes who fit in with their culture. How she finds many of her recruits on Instagram and how she likes going to gyms to observe practices to see how recruits interact with coaches and teammates. Things she’s seen recruits do at practice that show her an athlete isn’t recruitable. …

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#237- Removing the Anxiety of Vol Biv with Tim Pentreath 55:25

4M ago55:25

55:25

Four years ago almost to the day we released a podcast with veteran UK pilot/adventurer Tim Pentreath that explored his "Gumball Rally"- a vol biv adventure open to anyone in the Alps every summer. At that time Tim and his friends were just getting getting started. This show is a follow up with Tim to find out how it's been going. The answer- quite…

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West Liberty University Acrobatics & Tumbling Head Coach | Kelsey Kyle 32:42

5M ago32:42

32:42

In this episode, you'll hear: How DII recruiting rules are different and how she plans to contact athletes earlier. Why there is so much room for development and growth once an athlete is on an A&T team. How athletics are highly supported at West Liberty. How an athlete's willingness to try new things is absolutely KEY in A&T. That is possible to g…

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#236 Soaring through History with Butch Peachy 51:26

5M ago51:26

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In this continuing series on legends in the sport I sit down with Butch Peachy to discuss his over 40 years of flying hang gliders and his continued passion today. We begin with Butch's early days in hang gliding, his unique adventures including being (likely) the first to vol-biv with a hang glider, and the evolution of the sport. Butch shares cra…

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S2 E6 | Lamphouse: Home For The Holidays 43:27

5M ago43:27

43:27

As the year 2024 comes to an end, so does our second season of Tower After Hours. Thank you to all who have listened along the way and heard from our amazing guests this season. We hope you were just as inspired as all of us here at TAH. This final episode we're joined by an incredible guest who brings all the holiday cheer. Josh Henry, Co-Owner of…

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