Best Startup Cornell Podcasts (2025)

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1869, Ep. 167 w/ Robyn Klingler-Vidra & Ramon Pacheco Pardo, authors of Startup Capitalism 34:54

9d ago34:54

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Learn more about Startup Capitalism (and use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501781391/startup-capitalism/Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/Tmx6NA_VRaCB-WSUO1lIHbWfO9c?utm_source=copy_urlRobyn Klingler-Vidra is Reader in Entrepreneurship and Sustainability at King's Business School, King's College London.Ram…

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Episode 44: Van Hamilton Barbeau boosts healthcare startups 31:31

16d ago31:31

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Our new episode features Van Hamilton Barbeau, AVP at Ochsner Ventures, the venture capital arm of Ochsner Health, which invests in healthcare companies from seed-stage to growth-stage. He has spent his career building, advising and investing in healthcare companies. Barbeau earned his undergrad degree from Cornell in 2011, where he studied politic…

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Lina Pinto-García, "Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia" (U Chicago Press, 2025) 1:04:34

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In Maraña: War and Disease in the Jungles of Colombia (University of Chicago Press, 2025), Lina Pinto-García delves into the relationship between war and disease, focusing on Colombian armed conflict and the skin disease known as cutaneous leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is transmitted through the bite of female sandflies. The most common manifestatio…

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Make Money with Multifamily and Private Equity | Bronson Hill 29:48

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Bronson Hill is a leading expert in passive income and wealth psychology, known for his ability to break down the habits and strategies of the ultra-wealthy. As the founder and CEO of Bronson Equity and host of the Mailbox Money Show, Bronson has interviewed over 2,500 millionaires, uncovering the mindsets and investment tactics that separate every…

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Maya Mayblin "Vote of Faith: Democracy, Desire, and the Turbulent Lives of Priest Politicians" (Fordham UP, 2024) 1:23:46

1d ago1:23:46

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A richly cinematic and compelling look at priest-politicians in Brazil and their religious and secular entanglements, Vote of Faith: Democracy, Desire, and the Turbulent Lives of Priest Politicians (Fordham UP, 2024) explores the complex intersection of democracy, patriarchy, and religiosity in Brazil. For over a hundred years, Catholic priests hav…

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Make Money with AI Automation | Alexander Harmsen 41:40

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Alexander Harmsen is a serial tech entrepreneur with a passion for AI, finance, and autonomy. He is the founder of PortfolioPilot.com, an AI-powered financial adviser platform managing over $30 billion in assets. Previously, Alexander founded and sold Iris Automation, contributed to NASA’s Mars helicopter project, and completed the prestigious Y Co…

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Make Money Reviewing Mattresses | Derek Hales 29:59

2d ago29:59

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Derek Hales is the founder and editor-in-chief of NapLab, a leading platform for mattress reviews and sleep product testing. With over a decade of experience and more than 410 mattresses tested, Derek has become a trusted authority in the sleep industry. What sets him apart is his commitment to objective, data-driven testing and his ability to dist…

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Make Money by Diversifying: From the Navy to Franchises with Marcus Musa Norman 30:20

3d ago30:20

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Marcus Musa Norman is a dynamic serial entrepreneur, podcast host, and U.S. Navy veteran who brings a unique blend of discipline, innovation, and passion to every venture he touches. Hailing from St. Croix in the Caribbean and now based in Virginia Beach, Marcus is the co-owner and operations manager of Lifeologie Counseling Hampton Roads, a rapidl…

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Make Money Salsa Dancing | David Schafran 31:20

4d ago31:20

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David Schafran is a serial entrepreneur, dancer, and passionate advocate for empowering others through embodied experiences. After co-founding a global healthcare company that helped over 5 million people in 130+ countries, David burned out and radically changed his life by immersing himself in salsa dancing in Medellín, Colombia. Now, he runs Somo…

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Dmitri N. Shalin, "Erving Manuel Goffman: Biographical Sources of Sociological Imagination" (Routledge, 2024) 2:44:13

5d ago2:44:13

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We have long lacked a biography of Erving Goffman. Partly this can be explained by Goffman’s direction for his papers not to be opened to researchers after his death. This meant those who may wish to write Goffman’s biography had a lack of material to draw upon. Dmirti Shalin, author of Erving Manuel Goffman: Biographical Sources of Sociological Im…

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Make Money by Building a Fitness Franchise | Devan Gonzalez 30:04

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Devan Gonzalez is a mindset-driven entrepreneur, CEO of Strive 111 Fitness, host of the Mindset Cafe podcast, and best-selling author of Money Muscle Mindset: The Underground Playbook for Aspiring Gym Owners. As a leader and franchise visionary in the fitness industry, Devan has transformed Strive 111 Fitness into a thriving brand, helping aspiring…

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Greta Lynn Uehling, "Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025) 53:32

6d ago53:32

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In Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025), anthropologist Dr. Greta Lynn Uehling illuminates the untold stories of Russia’s occupation of Crimea from 2014 to the present, revealing the traumas of colonization, foreign occupation, and population displacement. Drawing upon extensive …

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Make Money by Marketing Books Like a Pro | Alex Strathdee 26:33

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Alex Strathdee is the founder of Shelf Life, a company he started at age 22 to fix the scam-filled book marketing world. Now 28, Alex leads a team of 17 from San Diego, generating over $1 million a year and working with top authors like Dan Heath, Nir Eyal, Lewis Howes, Reid Hoffman, and Carrie Bentley. After leaving a six-figure software job, Alex…

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Camilla Annerfeldt, "Clothing and Identity in Early Modern Rome" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 30:22

7d ago30:22

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Camilla Annerfeldt joins to discuss Clothing and Identity in Early Modern Rome (Bloomsbury, 2025). This is the first book-length exploration of the clothes worn in early modern Rome and provides novel insights into the city of Rome during one of its most fascinating periods. It also challenges the notion – well-established in dress historical resea…

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Toine van Teeffelen, "The Birthplace of Jesus Is in Palestine: A Memoir" (Wipf and Stock, 2024) 1:03:20

7d ago1:03:20

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The Birthplace of Jesus Is in Palestine: A Memoir (Wipf and Stock, 2024) is a narrative of a Christian family in Bethlehem in the West Bank. Based on diary entries and interviews from 2000 to 2023, the Dutch author--an anthropologist and peace activist--chronicles the spontaneous reactions of his Palestinian children and wife navigating the challen…

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Make Money with Unbiased Journalism | Mosheh Oinounou 34:54

7d ago34:54

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Mosheh Oinounou is an Emmy, Murrow, and Webby Award-winning executive producer with a distinguished career leading teams at Fox News, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, and CBS. In 2020, he launched Mo News, a platform dedicated to delivering verified, balanced news without the sensationalism or heavy-handed opinion that dominates much of today’s media. Mosheh’s …

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Make Money with Stock Options | Jason Brown 42:58

9d ago42:58

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Visit GoHighLevel.com/Travis to try the ultimate all-in-one CRM platform. Jason Brown is a self-made millionaire, stock market expert, and founder of a leading online education platform for traders. Growing up in Detroit in challenging circumstances, Jason’s journey from selling candy at school to making $400,000 in a single trade is a testament to…

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Michelle H. S. Ho, "Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo's Pink Economies" (Duke UP, 2025) 41:28

8d ago41:28

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In Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo's Pink Economies (Duke UP, 2025), Michelle H. S. Ho traces the genders manifesting alongside Japanese popular culture in Akihabara, an area in Tokyo renowned for the fandom and consumption of anime, manga, and games. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in josō and dansō cafe-and-bars, establishments wher…

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Make Money with HighLevel: How the Co-Founders Built a Platform for Entrepreneurs 28:30

10d ago28:30

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Visit GoHighLevel.com/Travis to try the ultimate all-in-one CRM platform. On this episode of the Travis Makes Money podcast, Travis sits down with Shaun Clark (CEO), Varun Vairavan (CTO), and Robin Alex (COO), the co-founders of HighLevel. These three entrepreneurs have transformed the digital marketing landscape by creating an all-in-one CRM and b…

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Make Money by Building Recurring Revenue with Amanda Northcutt 25:33

11d ago25:33

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Amanda Northcutt is a six-time executive with more than 20 years of experience building and optimizing recurring revenue businesses. After leaving her Silicon Valley executive role, Amanda founded Level Up Creators, where she helps consultants and coaches create sustainable, predictable income streams. In just 18 months, Amanda and her team scaled …

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Andrew Ofstehage, "Welcome to Soylandia: Transnational Farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado" (Cornell UP, 2025) 46:19

11d ago46:19

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Following a group of US Midwest farmers who purchased tracts of land in the tropical savanna of eastern Brazil, Welcome to Soylandia: Transnational Farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado (Cornell University Press, 2025) by Dr. Andrew Ofstehage investigates industrial farming in the modern developing world. Seeking adventure and profit, the transplanted f…

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M. Myrta Leslie Santana, Transformismo: Performing Trans/Queer Cuba" (U Michigan Press, 2025) 58:47

11d ago58:47

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In Transformismo, M. Myrta Leslie Santana draws on years of embedded research within Cuban trans/queer communities to analyze how transformistas, or drag performers, understand their roles in the social transformation of the island. Once banned and censored in Cuba, transformismo, or drag performance, is now state-sponsored events. Transformismo su…

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Make Money by Thinking Like a Biohacker | Dave Asprey 30:53

12d ago30:53

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Dave Asprey joins Travis on this episode of the Travis Makes Money podcast. Widely known as the "Father of Biohacking," Dave is a pioneering entrepreneur, four-time New York Times bestselling author, and the creator of Bulletproof Coffee. He’s built and scaled multiple brands—most notably in the health and longevity space—generating hundreds of mil…

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Kai Shmushko, "Multiple Liminalities of Lay Buddhism in Contemporary China: Modalities, Material Culture, and Politics" (Leiden UP, 2024) 1:04:04

12d ago1:04:04

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In the past decades, various forms of Buddhism have emerged in-between, above, and beyond conventional conceptions of religious and spiritual life in China. Multiple Liminalities of Lay Buddhism in Contemporary China: Modalities, Material Culture, and Politics (Leiden UP, 2024) is a qualitative study exploring manifestations of the massive revival …

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Make Money by Using AI to Multiply Your Team’s Impact | Robin Alex 34:01

13d ago34:01

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Visit GoHighLevel.com/Travis to try the ultimate all-in-one CRM platform. Alex is the COO and co-founder of GoHighLevel, a billion-dollar marketing and CRM platform that has transformed how agencies and local businesses operate. With a background in tech and entrepreneurship, Robin’s journey spans from running a game server company in college to le…

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Make Money Podcasting | Jess Burgio 37:01

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Jess Burgio is a podcast mentor, business coach, and the host of "Unscripted," a top 1.5% podcast where she shares raw insights on business strategy, personal growth, and audience expansion. With a background in the beauty industry as a salon owner and hair/makeup artist, Jess has successfully pivoted to helping creators build authentic personal br…

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Make Money by Leveraging the Right Technology | Varun Vairavan 46:26

15d ago46:26

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Visit GoHighLevel.com/Travis to try the ultimate all-in-one CRM platform. Varun Vairavan is the co-founder and CTO of GoHighLevel, a leading SaaS platform empowering marketing agencies and businesses to automate and scale their operations. With over a decade of experience in software engineering and product development, Varun’s journey began as a c…

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Make Money with Sober Living Facilities | Brice Hancock 25:43

16d ago25:43

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Visit GoHighLevel.com/Travis to try the ultimate all-in-one CRM platform. Brice is the executive director for Mile High Sober Living and an active member of Denver’s sober community. He believes that life is about “things to do and people to do them with”. Brice regularly exercises and goes to the gym, he plays guitar, likes music, art, spiritualit…

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Make Money Through Referrals | Brandon Barnum 31:45

17d ago31:45

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Brandon Barnum often referred to as the “King of Referrals,” is an award winning serial entrepreneur, coach, consultant, speaker, trainer, and workshop leader. He serves as CEO of HOA.COM – the #1 Referral Network for Home Service Professionals, and as the Chairman of the Board for The Champions Institute. He is also the author of four #1 best sell…

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1869, Ep. 166 with Andrew Ofstehage, author of Welcome to Soylandia 27:03

18d ago27:03

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Learn more about Welcome to Soylandia (and use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501780233/welcome-to-soylandiaTranscript: https://otter.ai/u/8TCrPkBnKy2b52Fo2o7NCxkmKfE?utm_source=copy_urlAndrew Ofstehage is Program Coordinator of the Global Academy at North Carolina State University.We spoke to Andrew abo…

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Make Money by White Labeling HighLevel's Software | Shaun Clark 41:53

18d ago41:53

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Visit GoHighLevel.com/Travis to try the ultimate all-in-one CRM platform. Shaun Clark is the CEO and co-founder of HighLevel (also known as GoHighLevel), a leading all-in-one white-label marketing and CRM platform designed to empower agencies, consultants, and businesses to automate their operations, enhance client delivery, and drive growth. Since…

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Make Money to Make Memories with Friends | John Delony 13:55

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Dr. John Delony earned his Bachelor of Arts in humanities and psychology at Lubbock Christian University and his Masters of Education in higher education administration from Texas Tech University. He went on to earn two PhDs from Texas Tech University—one in counselor education and supervision, and the other in higher education administration. Chec…

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Make Money While Being Anti-Hustle | Amina AlTai 29:17

20d ago29:17

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Amina AITai is a business and career coach, proud immigrant and chronic illness advocate. A leading coach to notable female leaders and impact-driven celebrities-Amina’s mastery is in connecting us to our brilliance and teaching us to live and lead from it each day. As a woman of color of Iraqi descent, she often works with underrepresented communi…

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Make Money Planning for Retirement | Mel Stubbs 30:18

21d ago30:18

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Mel Stubbs is a seasoned financial planner at Christy Capital Management, specializing in helping federal employees navigate the complexities of retirement. With over a decade of experience, Mel stands out for his deep expertise in federal benefits, practical financial planning, and his ability to break down complex topics for everyday listeners. B…

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Make Money by Starting a Podcast Studio | Chase Chewning 49:41

22d ago49:41

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Chase Chewning joins Travis on this episode of the Travis Makes Money podcast. Chase is an Army veteran, wellness influencer, entrepreneur, and the host of Ever Forward Radio, a podcast he launched in 2017. He’s also the founder of Operation Podcast, a Los Angeles-based podcast studio and production company that’s grown into a multiple six-figure b…

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Maron E. Greenleaf, "Forest Lost: Producing Green Capitalism in the Brazilian Amazon" (Duke UP, 2024) 49:46

21d ago49:46

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Forest Lost: Producing Green Capitalism in the Brazilian Amazon (2024) is an ethnography of forest carbon offsets and the wider effort to make the living rainforest valuable in the Brazilian Amazon. Situated in the state of Acre, which continuously had to grapple with a complex positionality between frontier and periphery, Maron E. Greenleaf explor…

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Make Money for Retirement | Steve Selengut 35:34

23d ago35:34

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Steve Selengut is a seasoned investment manager and advisor with over 40 years of experience in the financial industry. He’s managed more than 325 individual portfolios across the U.S. and internationally and is now dedicated to coaching both individuals and other advisors on creating income independence. Steve is the author of “Retirement Money Se…

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Make Money with Creativity, and AI | Donald Miller 20:44

23d ago20:44

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In this episode of the Travis Makes Money podcast, we're diving into some powerful highlights from my conversation with bestselling author and business consultant Donald Miller—originally featured on my other show, Travis Makes Friends. Donald is the author of Building a StoryBrand, one of the most influential branding books of all time. He’s worke…

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Living Right: Far Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe 1:14:22

23d ago1:14:22

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What is the growing appeal of fascist idealism for young people? Why is radical nationalism on the rise in Europe and throughout the world? In Living Right: Far Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe (Princeton UP, 2024), Dr. Agnieszka Pasieka provides an in-depth account of the ideas and practices that are driving the varied forms of far-rig…

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Make Money with a Sweaty Startup | Nick Huber 43:00

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Nick Huber is an accomplished entrepreneur and real estate investor based in Athens, Georgia. Best known for building a $30M+ annual revenue portfolio that includes 68 self-storage properties, Nick also owns companies like somewhere.com, Bolt Storage, and RE Cost Seg. He’s recognized for his no-nonsense advice on entrepreneurship, his book The Swea…

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Make Money by Optimizing Your Brain | Thoryn Stephens 37:58

26d ago37:58

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Thoryn Stephens is a leading expert in neurotechnology, longevity, and analytics, specializing in data architecture, consumer insights, and behavioral analytics. As the founder of Brain.1, Thoryn has created a pioneering brain fitness platform that offers the world’s most extensive collection of brain health microhabits and protocols. His unique bl…

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Deana Jovanović, "Staging the Promises: Everyday Future-Making in a Serbian Industrial Town" (Cornell UP, 2025) 1:23:24

25d ago1:23:24

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Built on the shifting grounds of post-Yugoslav transformation, Staging the Promises examines how the residents of Bor — a Serbian copper-mining town marked by both socialist prosperity and post-socialist decline — became spectators to the staged enactments of promised futures. Deana Jovanović traces how local authorities and the copper-processing c…

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Make Money By Eliminating Fear | Daniel Packard 44:50

27d ago44:50

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Daniel Packard is a mechanical engineer turned CEO of Full Liberation Technology, known for his groundbreaking work in permanently eliminating anxiety and the fears that hold people back from achieving their goals. After a decade-long personal struggle with anxiety and investing over $1 million in research and development, Daniel engineered a syste…

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Make Money as an Introvert in Sales | Drew Norton 32:32

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Drew Norton, known as the Everyday Sales Leader, joins Travis to share his journey from selling Halloween candy as a kid to leading large sales organizations and coaching others to sales success. As a self-development coach, sales consultant, and co-host of the Everyday Leader podcast, Drew brings a wealth of experience across sales, recruiting, le…

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

27d 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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Diana Graizbord, "Indicators of Democracy: The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise in Mexico" (Stanford UP, 2024) 52:44

29d ago52:44

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The spread of democracy across the Global South has taken many different forms, but certain features are consistent: implementing a system of elections and an overarching mission of serving the will and well-being of a country's citizens. But how do we hold politicians accountable for such a mission? How are we to understand the efficacy of the pol…

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Make Money by Thinking Like a Navy Seal | Marty Strong 38:56

29d ago38:56

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Marty Strong is a retired Navy SEAL officer, accomplished entrepreneur, CEO, and prolific author. With more than 20 years of military service and decades of business leadership, Marty currently leads multiple companies, including a major healthcare firm. He has written nine novels and three business books, most notably Be Nimble: How the Creative N…

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Make Money by Writing Books | Eric Jorgenson 38:38

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Eric Jorgenson is the CEO of Scribe Media, the industry's largest professional publishing service, dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, executives, and experts write, publish, and market their books. Eric is also the bestselling author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and The Anthology of Balaji, with over a million copies sold. Beyond his publishi…

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Lian Sinclair, "Undermining Resistance: The Governance of Participation by Multinational Mining Corporations" (Manchester UP, 2024) 36:47

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Why do multinational mining corporations use participation to undermine resistance? Do the struggles of local communities, activists and NGOs matter on a global scale? Why are there so many different global standards in mining? Undermining Resistance: The Governance of Participation by Multinational Mining Corporations (Manchester UP, 2024) develop…

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1869, Ep. 165 with Rochelle Rojas, author of Bad Christians and Hanging Toads 22:24

1M ago22:24

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Learn more about Bad Christians and Hanging Toads (and use promo code 09POD to save 30%):https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501779718/bad-christians-and-hanging-toads/Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/CnB_Cc_KV636TZN-ChfDW0A8OGw?utm_source=copy_urlRochelle Rojas is Assistant Professor of History at Kalamazoo College.We spoke to Rochelle abo…

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