Best Right Click Design Podcasts (2025)

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How do we develop and maintain authenticity throughout our lives? 22:54

21h ago22:54

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As our world becomes increasingly complex, the need for genuine self-development and "inner work" grows more important. Dr Kerstin Liesenfeld and colleagues at the Liesenfeld Research Institute explore how people develop and maintain authenticity throughout their lives. Their research reveals that authentic development follows distinct patterns and…

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From Firefighting Foams to Molecular Mysteries: A Surfactant’s Unexpected Journey 11:05

2d ago11:05

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Scientific discovery often unfolds in unexpected ways. What begins as a search for solutions to real-world challenges can lead researchers into unexplored scientific territory, where unconventional ideas emerge and spark debate. This dynamic was at the heart of research by Dr. Arthur W. Snow and Dr. Ramagopal Ananth in the Chemistry Division of the…

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678: $300k Worth of BBQ Rub on the Side 1:00:10

2d ago1:00:10

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What if you could turn someone else's proven product into a six-figure side hustle by simply adding your own story and marketing magic? Chris Gray from BaldBuck.com is doing exactly that with his barbecue seasoning business, generating around $300,000 annually selling a product he didn't create — he just white-labeled it with his own branding and m…

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Prithwiraj Choudhury, "The World Is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation" (Harvard Business Review Press, 2025) 1:00:00

2d ago1:00:00

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As the debate around remote versus in-office work rages on, leaders in a wide range of industries continue to implement radically flexible work practices. Though there has been some pushback, many employers are still allowing most, if not all, of their employees to work from anywhere. The reason is that they understand that geographic flexibility o…

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Atinuke O. Adediran, "Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 33:46

2d ago33:46

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The 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked mass protests that challenged many institutions, including large for-profit companies, to reflect on how to address racial inequality. Large corporations began making systematic public statements to show alignment with causes that impact people of color. These statements were also used to protect corporate re…

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A Silent Struggle: Understanding Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic 7:41

3d ago7:41

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In early 2020, the world changed almost overnight. As COVID-19 swept across the world, homes were repurposed as schools, playgrounds and classrooms were abandoned, and family routines changed utterly or vanished. People were forced to adapt to remote working, many lost their jobs, and a significant proportion of us experienced anxiety about the vir…

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The Essence of Team Spirit: Why Helping Others in a Group Can Be More Motivating Than Helping Yourself 6:46

4d ago6:46

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Are we primarily motivated by self-interest, or can activities that advance the progress of others provide similar or even greater levels of motivation? Logically, it would seem that people are most motivated to achieve specific goals when they are doing things that benefit themselves. Examples include studying for an exam, doing regular physical e…

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8 Ways to Use AI to Make More Money 50:29

5d ago50:29

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How are real side hustlers and entrepreneurs are using AI to work smarter, save time, and make more money? Last month, I asked Side Hustle Nation email subscribers: "How are you using AI in your business?" The responses were awesome, revealing 8 key categories where entrepreneurs are leveraging artificial intelligence to scale their side hustles. L…

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AI Unlocked: Elevate Your Social Media Game 5:21

8d ago5:21

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Unlocking the Future: AI in Social Media Marketing Ever wondered how businesses seem to have a sixth sense about what customers crave? Welcome to the transformative world of AI in social media marketing. Join Greg Tresler as he demystifies this secret weapon, taking you on a captivating exploration of how AI can revolutionize your marketing strateg…

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From Clicks to Customers: Mastering Your Digital Domination Strategy 5:51

8d ago5:51

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Ready to transform your online presence and attract loyal customers? In this episode, host Greg Tresler reveals the essential strategies to enhance your digital marketing efforts and achieve measurable results. Discover the importance of mobile optimization to ensure your site captivates users on any device. Learn how long-tail keywords can pinpoin…

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From Scroll-Stopping Quizzes to Trust-Building Testimonials: Mastering Lead Generation in the Digital Age 5:04

8d ago5:04

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🎙️ Unlock the Secrets to Explosive Lead Generation! 🎙️ Join Greg Tresler in an enlightening journey into the dynamic world of marketing strategies tailored for local service businesses. In this episode, we uncover how to elevate your lead generation and boost online credibility amidst digital clutter. Discover why interactive content is more than a…

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Unlocking Hidden Gems: Revolutionize Your Marketing Strategy with AI 4:54

8d ago4:54

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Discover the secrets hidden in plain sight that can revolutionize your marketing strategy with AI-driven insights. Join Greg Tresler as he unveils how AI is reshaping the landscape for local service businesses, offering tools to streamline processes and transform business approaches. Learn how AI can turn content creation into a strategic advantage…

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676: This PE Teacher Started a $150k Side Hustle 50:40

9d ago50:40

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How do you go from gym whistles and dodgeballs to foam cannons and $150,000 in side hustle income? This elementary PE teacher discovered a unique business opportunity that lets him earn six figures during his summer break — and have a lot of fun along the way. Tim Carstensen from FoamPartyAllStars.com runs a full-service mobile foam party that brin…

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Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations That Accelerate Change 1:05:44

9d ago1:05:44

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In our fast-changing world, leaders are increasingly confronted by messy, multifaceted challenges that require collaboration to resolve. But the standard methods for tackling these challenges—meetings packed with data-drenched presentations or brainstorming sessions that circle back to nowhere—just don’t deliver. Great strategic conversations gener…

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Charles A. O'Reilly, III and Michael L. Tushman, "Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma, Second Edition" (Stanford Business Books, 2021) 1:06:23

11d ago1:06:23

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Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma Second Edition 2nd Edition by Charles A. O’Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman The second edition of this classic analyzes why mature organizations find it so difficult to innovate. This question has become ever more important as organizations face continuous disruptive changes. O’Reilly and Tush…

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Amplifying Global Voices: The Fight for Fairness in Scholarly Communication 9:02

12d ago9:02

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In our increasingly interconnected world, sharing knowledge freely and fairly is crucial for ongoing development and progress. Increasing the overall size of our store of knowledge is important in dealing with the challenges we face in the modern world, but determining who can access and add to that knowledge is a key question. Prestigious academic…

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Ep. 268 - Saul takes you along on a 'Weekend in the Life' of a gardener - where it's a double header of Garden Society meet-ups - nattering, drinking tea and buying plants are what it's all about. 28:04

13d ago28:04

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Summer in 2025 is here - and after one of the sunniest and driest Springs on record, we enter the long days and sultry nights with the garden looking glorious but always looking to the horizon for a little bit of rain to keep things looking green and lush. Herbaceous borders are set to maximum colour, vegetable beds seem to multiply in growth weekl…

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Wayfinders: It’s not a school - it’s what comes next 31:35

14d ago31:35

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Sara Hocking is back on the podcast to share her bold new vision for education, Wayfinders. It’s not a school - it’s what comes next. After years of advocating for families through her business See Beyond, Sara is building something radically different. Wayfinders is designed from the ground up to meet the needs of neurodivergent learners and child…

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Breaking Barriers in Cancer Care: How Lenvatinib Offers Hope for Resistant Thyroid Cancer 26:16

15d ago26:16

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Thyroid cancer is one of the more common cancers globally, and for most patients, the prognosis is generally favorable with timely and effective treatment. The usual course involves surgery to remove the thyroid gland, followed by radioactive iodine therapy to eliminate any remaining cancerous cells. However, for a subset of patients, the story is …

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$10k a Month Helping Babies and Toddlers Sleep (Greatest Hits) 1:05:52

16d ago1:05:52

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Jayne Havens went from being a “bored stay at home mom” to running a multi 6-figure business in just a few short years. This is a 2-for-1 episode where we’re going to learn about starting a service business from scratch and selling an online course. In Jayne’s case, the service business is coaching parents to help their babies and toddlers sleep th…

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Corporate Memory, Curated 1:08:00

16d ago1:08:00

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Stephen Chambers of the historical consulting firm The Winthrop Group earned his BA, MA, and PhD in history. Throughout graduate school, he pursued interests in applied history—often doing the opposite (his words!) of what he was supposed to be doing as a future academic. He also wrote historical fiction and science fiction as a way to reflect on t…

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The Wellbeing Balance Model: A Personalized Approach to Design Effective Wellbeing Interventions 20:54

18d ago20:54

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Research from Troy Norris at the WellBalance Institute for Positive Wellbeing reveals how a novel approach to measuring wellbeing can lead to more effective personalized interventions. The Wellbeing Balance and Lived Experiences (or WellBalance) Model and Assessment extends traditional wellbeing measures by evaluating both positive experiences and …

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675: Rating 10 Popular Passive Income Ideas with Pat Flynn 54:21

19d ago54:21

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Let's look at 10 popular passive income ideas to see which ones might actually make sense for you. To help me do it is Mr. Smart Passive Income himself, Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income. Nobody had a bigger influence on the creation and early years of Side Hustle Nation than Pat. It’s always fun to have him back on the show, especially with his …

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Ep. 267 - It's finally here! The latest episode of the Talking Heads podcast is, at last LIVE. We talk about our successes and fails in the garden - and beyond (for Saul, it was leaving his beloved Devon ... 36:22

20d ago36:22

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Spring is the season when gardeners throw off the hibernation and slumber of months of wet feet, many layers and waterproofs and are reborn anew! The stirring of life in the garden is one of the years great experiences, and makes a gardening life such a worthwhile pursuit, not only is it good for the planet to see the earth greening up, it is also …

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Amit Ron and Abraham A. Singer, "Everyone's Business: What Companies Owe Society" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 54:35

20d ago54:35

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The ethics of the company in a highly politicized time. Businesses are increasingly social actors. They fund political campaigns, take stances on social issues, and wave the flags of identity groups. As a highly polarized public demands political alignment from the businesses where they spend their money, what's a company to do? Everyone's Business…

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John Horn, "Inside the Competitor's Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success" (MIT Press, 2023) 1:45:13

21d ago1:45:13

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Inside the Competitor's Mindset: How to Predict Their Next Move and Position Yourself for Success (MIT Press, 2023) offers a roadmap to help leaders predict, understand, and react to their competitors’ moves. It is a valuable tool to help companies stay ahead of their competitors when the competition is intensifying. To make the right choice when a…

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674: How to Make $500/day as a Personal Chef 51:15

23d ago51:15

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$500/day doing work you love? Let’s talk about it. In today's topic, we'll look at the delicious business of being a personal chef, with someone who’s been doing it for 25 years and turned her skill into a six-figure solopreneur business. Jessica Leibovich, from ChefJessica.com, didn’t start off aiming for this. She was working in catering, young, …

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Gennifer Weisenfeld, "The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design, Nation, and Empire in Modern Japan" (Duke UP, 2025) 44:44

24d ago44:44

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Commercial art is more than just mass-produced publicity; it constructs social and political ideologies that impact the public’s everyday life. In The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design, Nation, and Empire in Modern Japan (Duke University Press, 2025), Gennifer Weisenfeld examines the evolution of Japanese advertising graphic desi…

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Deciding when and how checklists should be used in medicine 7:11

25d ago7:11

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While checklists are often a vital tool for medical procedures, there has so far been little guidance on how they should be designed and applied in real medical scenarios. Now, a team including Dr. Alex Chaparro, a researcher at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has developed an algorithm which can help medical experts to decide when a checklis…

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Advocating for Neurodivergent Kids in a System That’s Failing Them 45:19

28d ago45:19

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In this powerful episode, Kristy is joined by Sara Hocking, founder of See Beyond and a fierce advocate for neurodivergent children. With a background in both American and Australian education systems, Sara shares her eye-opening experience navigating Australian schools and the alarming systemic gaps in support for children with learning disabiliti…

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Ep. 266 - It's the time in the middle of May where everyone talks about one thing in horticulture - The RHS Chelsea Flower Show - and so Lucy and Saul give you the highlights of their visit to this gardening ... 37:17

28d ago37:17

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Spring is the season when gardeners throw off the hibernation and slumber of months of wet feet, many layers and waterproofs and are reborn anew! The stirring of life in the garden is one of the years great experiences, and makes a gardening life such a worthwhile pursuit, not only is it good for the planet to see the earth greening up, it is also …

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673: Reddit Marketing: How to Drive Traffic from Reddit 52:42

1M ago52:42

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If you notice that your traffic is dominated with AI snippets and Reddit results, here's how you can take advantage of that and learn how to drive traffic from Reddit. It really does feel like an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" situation, but we can't ignore that Reddit, the self-proclaimed front page of the internet, now shows up on the first pa…

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Lizhi Liu, "From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China" (Princeton UP, 2024) 59:37

1M ago59:37

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Alibaba. Tencent. JD. Pinduoduo. Run down the list of China’s most valuable companies and you’ll find, for the most part, that they’re all e-commerce companies—or at least facilitate e-commerce. The sector created giants: Alibaba grew from just 5.5 billion renminbi of revenue in 2010 to 280 billion last year. But how did Chinese e-commerce firms sh…

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672: 4 Types of Passive Income to Stop Trading Time for Money 53:15

1M ago53:15

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Who doesn't want passive income? Everyone dreams of having one. But how you go about getting it is the hard part. So how do you get started? It depends on your starting point, your interests, and your long-term goals. We've covered a ton of passive income in the show before (really more like time-leveraged income). But today I'll be grouping them i…

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Ep. 265 - Whilst Lucy (and the rest of the UK) performs a rain dance, Saul is experiencing his usual Devon weather - blow some our way, Saul! But his mind is rightly so on his 10-year anniversary as Stonelands ... 36:49

1M ago36:49

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Spring is the season when gardeners throw off the hibernation and slumber of months of wet feet, many layers and waterproofs and are reborn anew! The stirring of life in the garden is one of the years great experiences, and makes a gardening life such a worthwhile pursuit, not only is it good for the planet to see the earth greening up, it is also …

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671: 12 Big Ideas From 12 Years of The Side Hustle Show 49:19

1M ago49:19

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12 years. 670+ episodes. Countless side hustle success stories. It’s been a wonderful ride with The Side Hustle Show, and this week, I’m sharing 12 of the biggest side hustle ideas that have stood the test of time. The first 10 ideas originally aired in our 500th milestone episode back in 2022. And for this 2025 edition, I’ll be back at the end wit…

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Improving Hepatitis C Screening and Care: Approaches for Reaching Underserved Populations 12:01

1M ago12:01

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Research from Professor Mamta Jain at UT Southwestern Medical Center and her colleagues reveals how electronic alerts, patient navigation, and mailed outreach can significantly increase hepatitis C screening and treatment in traditionally difficult-to-reach populations. Their work demonstrates that while electronic reminders are effective, combinin…

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How the law is used to silence Human Rights Defenders 13:53

1M ago13:53

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Research from Dr Aikaterini-Christina Koula at Manchester Metropolitan University reveals how legal systems are increasingly being weaponized to silence human rights defenders, particularly in Europe. Her work introduces a taxonomy of violations perpetrated through the legal system and demonstrates how these tactics deviate from human rights standa…

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Parenting Smarter, Not Harder with Human Design 34:20

1M ago34:20

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They say that kids don't come with instruction manuals but human design advocates might disagree with that! In today’s episode, Kristy chats with Fiona Lindberg, a Human Design guide and parent, about how understanding your family's unique energetic makeup can dramatically improve relationships at home. After decades behind the camera as a photogra…

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Ep. 264 - Post Gardener's World Spring Fair, the Talking Heads pair are in recovery mode, so gardening-lite is in order - but seed sowing, potting on exotic plants and working on the herbaceous borders ... 32:25

1M ago32:25

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Spring is the season when gardeners throw off the hibernation and slumber of months of wet feet, many layers and waterproofs and are reborn anew! The stirring of life in the garden is one of the years great experiences, and makes a gardening life such a worthwhile pursuit, not only is it good for the planet to see the earth greening up, it is also …

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A genetic breakthrough for farming: editing corn inside the plant, not the lab 8:45

1M ago8:45

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Corn is a cornerstone of modern agricultural food production, particularly in North America. Humans have selectively bred such crops over generations to create better yields, improved appearance and flavor and enhanced disease resistance. However, what if we could skip these arduous rounds of selective breeding and improve a crop’s stability and re…

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Darryl Campbell, "Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software" (W. W. Norton, 2025) 1:09:28

1M ago1:09:28

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A tech insider explains how capitalism and software development make for such a dangerous mix. Software was supposed to radically improve society. Outdated mechanical systems would be easily replaced; programs like PowerPoint would make information flow more freely; social media platforms like Facebook would bring people together; and generative AI…

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From Idea to 6-Figure Side Hustle (Greatest Hits) 1:02:48

1M ago1:02:48

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Anthony and Jhanilka Hartzog erased $114k of debt in 23 months. The side hustling couple were making good money at their day jobs, but realized there's only so much you can cut from your budget. That’s when they turned to the income side of the equation and started a ton of different side hustles. They picked up second jobs at their gym, rented out…

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New Approaches to Defining and Measuring Human Trafficking 15:03

1M ago15:03

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Research from Professor Rumi Kato Price at the Washington University School of Medicine and her colleagues, Professors Sheldon Zhang and Annah Bender, reveals how research-driven, standardized indicator approaches can better identify human trafficking victims than traditional legal and prosecutorial frameworks. Their work in Cape Town, South Africa…

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Sandra Matz, "Mindmasters: The Data-Driven Science of Predicting and Changing Human Behavior" (HBRP, 2025) 41:31

2M ago41:31

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A fascinating exploration of how algorithms penetrate the most intimate aspects of our psychology—from the pioneering expert on psychological targeting. There are more pieces of digital data than there are stars in the universe. This data helps us monitor our planet, decipher our genetic code, and take a deep dive into our psychology. As algorithms…

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Ep. 263 - For the fifth year running Lucy and Saul are at BBC Gardeners World Spring Fair at the beautiful Beulieu in the New Forest - the pair are giving their usual Plant Expert Tours, selling books ... 32:27

2M ago32:27

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Spring is the season when gardeners throw off the hibernation and slumber of months of wet feet, many layers and waterproofs and are reborn anew! The stirring of life in the garden is one of the years great experiences, and makes a gardening life such a worthwhile pursuit, not only is it good for the planet to see the earth greening up, it is also …

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How Traditional Chinese Philosophy Shaped Modern Revolutionary Thought 9:09

2M ago9:09

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Research from Professor Germaine A. Hoston at the University of California, San Diego, reveals how traditional Chinese philosophical idealism influenced the development of Chinese Marxism. Her findings demonstrate that despite their rejection of China's feudal past, key Chinese Marxist theorists like Li Dazhao and Mao Zedong incorporated elements o…

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Mom Advice: 10 Life Lessons from Mom (Greatest Hits) 29:55

2M ago29:55

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With Mother's Day coming up, I wanted to share some of the best advice and lessons I got from mom growing up. Most of the time, this was pretty literal advice, but I found a lot of it has a broader application to entrepreneurship. Mom has always been probably my biggest advocate and supporter. For background, she essentially had a couple different …

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Jessica Smith on Engineering and Public Accountability in Energy Industries 1:15:56

2M ago1:15:56

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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Jessica Smith, Professor in the Engineering, Design, and Society Department and Dean’s Fellow for Earth and Society Programs of the Colorado School of Mines, about her work on engineering and public accountability in energy and mining industries. The pair discuss Smith’s long-held interests in mining and …

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Ipek A. Celik Rappas, "Filming in European Cities: The Labor of Location" (Cornell UP, 2025) 44:59

2M ago44:59

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Filming in European Cities: The Labor of Location (Cornell University Press, 2025) explores the effort behind creating screen production locations. Dr. Ipek A. Celik Rappas accounts the rising demand for original and affordable locations for screen projects due to the growth of streaming platforms. As a result, screen professionals are repeatedly t…

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