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Work Won't Save UsEp 012: Season 1 Recap with Chanté + Nicole✨Szn 1 Recap + Reflection! ✨
Join us for Season 1 recap + reflection between our host, Chanté Martinez Thurmond, and beloved collaborator, Nicole Tay!
Topics include:
✴️ Entanglement with work + capitalism 🕸️
✴️ Defining “good work” 👍🏾
✴️ Questioning the ubiquity of "work" ❓
✴️ Growth + lessons learned thus far 🦉
✴️ What to expect in Szn 2! 🔮
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LINKS TO NICOLE’S CONTENT
Connect with Nicole on TikTok | LinkedIn | Films
LINKS TO CHANTÉ’S CONTENT
TDH Website
Connect with Chanté on Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, o...2024-11-2254 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 011: Zaiden Sowle✨In this week’s episode, we are so excited to be joined by WWSU assistant producer, Zaiden Sowle!! TOPICS INCLUDE:✴️ Ableism + Disability INjustice✴️ Disclosing when you have a disability ✴️ Our complicated relationship with assistive tech✴️ Reliance on work for health benefits✨Zaiden Sowle (she/they) is a Chicago-based queer, trans* woman, and neuro-emergent youth educator. As a current FoW Fellow at The Darkest Horse + Assistant Podcast Producer at WWSU, she is passionate about helping to make the workplace, and world, a more equita...2024-11-1553 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 010: Malaika Jabali✨In this week’s episode, we are so excited to be joined by Malaika Jabli!! TOPICS INCLUDE:✴️ Journey to becoming a socialist ✊🏾✴️ Malaika’s Book: “It's Not You, It's Capitalism” 💁🏾♀️✴️ Capitalist propaganda + U.S. politics 🇺🇲✴️ Ways we can start to divest from capitalism 📉✨Malaika Jabali is a journalist + author whose writing has appeared in The Guardian, where she was a columnist, Teen Vogue, The New Republic, Vox, Very Smart Brothas, The Intercept, and ESSENCE, where she served as Senior News and Politics Editor.✨Her debut book, “It’...2024-11-081h 02
Work Won't Save UsEp 009: Manish Jain✨In this week’s episode, we are grateful to be joined by Manish Jain!! TOPICS INCLUDE:✴️ Seva: Work as Worship 🙏🏾✨✴️ 🧟Deadlihoods vs. 🤗Alivelihoods ✴️ Unlearning + Unschooling 🙃✴️ The shadow side of globalism 🌐✨ Manish Jain, is a social innovator and leader in the global deschooling + unlearning movement. Over the last 25+ years, he has dedicated himself to developing community-centered, regenerative ways of learning + being.✨ He is the co-founder of some of the world’s most innovative educational experiments, including Shikshantar, Swaraj University, and The Ecoversities Alliance...2024-11-011h 06
Work Won't Save UsEp 008: Dr. Resmaa Menakem✨In this week’s episode, we are deeply grateful to be joined by Dr. Resmaa Menakem!! Topics Include✴️Somatic Abolition 🧘🏾♀️✴️Rest as a biological imperative 😴✴️The challenges of “DEI” ⚠️✴️Slavery didn’t die, it evolved ♻️✴️Planting seeds for the future 🌱✨Dr. Resmaa Menakem (MSW, LICSW, SEP) is a Minneapolis-based therapist, best-selling author, and founder of Justice Leadership Solutions and the Cultural Somatics Institute. As the originator of Somatic Abolitionism, an embodied antiracist practice, he is dedicated to healing racialized trauma + building resilient communities. Working at the int...2024-10-251h 04
Work Won't Save UsEp 007: Dr. Mary L. Gray✨In this week’s episode, we are grateful to be joined by Dr. Mary L. Gray, PhD! Topics include:✴️ How AI technology is shaping work 🤖✴️ Ghost Work: millions of hidden jobs that fuel the tech industry 👻✴️ Queer identity + care in the face of capitalism 🦄✴️ The future of collaboration + data trusts✨Dr. Gray is Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. She maintains a faculty position in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing...2024-10-221h 05
Work Won't Save UsEp 006: Mid-Season Reflection✨Mid-Szn Reflection! ✨Join us for a special mid-season chat between our host, Chanté Martinez Thurmond, and collaborator, yasmin marrero!Topics include:✴️ What has resonated so far 💗✴️ The interconnectedness of it all ♾️✴️ Accepting the invitation to be reflective 🪞✴️ How to share what’s coming up for YOU as a listener! 💌*****LINKS TO YASMIN’S CONTENTyasmin’s websiteConnect with yasmin on Instagram, Threads, or LinkedIn*****LINKS TO CHANTÉ’S...2024-10-1151 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 005: Ila Malhotra Gregory✨In this week’s episode, we are grateful to be joined by ila malhotra gregory!!
Topics include:
✴️ Loving labor
✴️ Distinction between schooling vs education
✴️ How school has been a site of oppression and site of liberation
✴️ Weaving as a process, a role and way of being
✴️ The power of youth wisdom + their POV in building liberated futures
✨Ila Malhotra Gregory is an Ecosystem Weaver and Gardener at YouthxYouth. They are exploring how we might organize, in ways that are both effective and beautiful, by growing meaningful relation...2024-10-0455 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 005: Ila Malhotra Gregory✨In this week’s episode, we are grateful to be joined by Ila Malhotra Gregory!! Topics include:✴️ Loving labor✴️ Distinction between schooling vs education ✴️ How school has been a site of oppression and site of liberation✴️ Weaving as a process, a role and way of being✴️ The power of youth wisdom + their POV in building liberated futures✨Ila Malhotra Gregory is an Ecosystem Weaver and Gardener at YouthxYouth. They are exploring how we might organize, in ways that are both effective and beautiful, b...2024-10-0455 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 004: Dr. Breeze Harper✨In this week’s episode, we are delighted to be joined by Dr. Breeze Harper, PhD! Topics include:✴️ The lasting impacts of racialized agricultural capitalism and food sovereignty 🌾✴️ How work, food, and motherhood influence each other today 🔁✴️ Our entangled history and co-dependence of endorphinated caffeinated capitalism ☕✴️ People + practices that inspire us 🤩✨Breeze holds a PhD in Cultural Geography along with an MA in Educational/Instructional technologies. She is the Founder of Black Zephyr. She’s also an author + editor of the highly acclaimed anthology, Sistah...2024-09-2756 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 003: Dr. Nicole Truesdell✨In this week’s episode, we are excited + honored to be joined by Dr. Nicole Truesdell, PhD!Topics include: ✴️ Identity, social location and the history of racialized capitalism 🌐✴️ Spiritual warfare, colonialism and work 🛡️✴️ Work, as an institution, relies upon individualism, consumerism and commodification [of our bodies] 🛒✴️ Sense of self + the power of seeing beyond ourselves 💞 ✨Dr. Truesdell holds a doctorate in Socio-Cultural Anthropology along with an M.A. in Biological/Forensic Anthropology. She is the Founder of Truesdell & Associates, a boutique Executive Strategy Firm based in Chica...2024-09-2051 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 002: Douglas Rushkoff✨In this week’s episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Douglas Rushkoff, PhD!!Topics include:✴️ Late stage capitalism: how the hell did we get here? 🧐✴️ The history of employment 🌍 ✴️ Digital Manifest Destiny 💻✴️ The importance of returning back home…to ourselves, each other and our communities-----LINKS TO DOUGLAS' CONTENTRushkoff.comBioOrder his most recent book: Survival of the RichestConnect on SubstackListen to Team Human2024-09-0648 min
Work Won't Save UsEp 001: Intro to WWSU with Chanté + Rada✨ Intro episode to Work Won't Save Us (WWSU)✨Join us for our debut episode where we intentionally take a moment to introduce you to, and interview, our host Chanté Martinez Thurmond. Rada Yovovich, co-founder and dear friend to Chanté, serves as our interviewer and special guest host!Together, the two of them discuss:✴️ Social Location as a practice + ritual 🌱✴️ Our definition(s) of work + our relationship(s) to it 💻✴️ Intro to WWSU 🧡✴️ The Darkest Horse (TDH) 🦄✴️ What to expect in our 1st se...2024-08-301h 08
Greater Than Code272: People First – Self-Awareness and Being Excellent To Each Other with Ashleigh Wilson02:14 - Ashleigh’s Superpower: Ability To See “The Vision”
The Queen’s Gambit
03:35 - Intentionality: “People First”
Call Me Out: Intention vs Impact
“This Doesn’t Make Sense” Log
Emotional Fitness Surveys
“Dare To Lead” Book Club
10:55 - Listen
Digging in to Defensiveness / Uncomfortableness
Little Things Add Up
Building Connections and Relationships
15:10 - Building Trust – Why is vulnerability not professional?
Alleviating Fear
North Star: Being Excellent To Each Other
Self Awareness & Emotional Intelligence
Discernment
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
21:02 - Personal Growth and Development
Brené Brown
Glennon Doyle
Morning Pages
The Holistic Psychologist...2022-02-2354 min
Decoding Healthcare Innovation#18: Embedding diversity and inclusion into both product and culture in the digital health space What you’ll get out of this episodeIn this longer episode Rebecca digs into the intersections of radical inclusion and health tech with The Darkest Horse cofounders Chanté Martínez Thurmond and Rada Yovovich. This conversation will expand your view of DEIA and how it relates to your company culture, your products, the organizations you sell into, and more.You’ll discover:What is DEIA (that “A” may be new to you)How to distinguish “leading metrics” and “lagging metrics” when it comes to DEIA work and evaluating resultsWhy fosteri...2022-02-0350 minGreater Than Code269: Being Your Authentic Self – Turning Adversity Into Power with Nikema Prophet00:51 - Nikema’s Superpower: Connecting To People Through Authenticity & Vulnerability
Background in Dancing
The Ailey School
Shift to Tech
Having Babies
ADHD Diagnosis (Neurodivergence)
Masking
28:02 - Seeing People For Their Whole Selves; Facilitating Safe Spaces
Nikema’s Founder Journey
Remote Work & Homeschooling
Pop Schools
School Can Be Damaging to Children
The Purpose of School
Self-Directive Education
51:38 - Impostor Syndrome Isn’t Natural; The Tech Underclass
Bias & Discrimination
Equity & Accessibility
Reflections:
Damien: Connecting through authenticity.
Arty: Even when you’re scared, stand up and speak.
Chanté: Our youth is our fu...2022-02-021h 07Greater Than Code264: #BlackTechTwitter and Black Tech Pipeline with Pariss Athena00:54 - Pariss’ Superpower: Being Vocal and Transparent
#BlackTechTwitter
The Villian Origin Story
Deadpool
08:01 - #BlackTechTwitter & Black Tech Pipeline
Job Board
Labor Compensation
15:56 - Being Okay with Losing Opportunities
Announcing Success
Criticism & Privilege
The Great Resignation
Generational Wealth
Hustle Culture
Hustle Culture: Why Is Everyone Working Too Hard?
28:57 - UX Design vs Software Engineering (What would you do if you weren’t in tech?)
Thinking About Vulnerable Communities
Coding For Work
Foley Artist; Working Behind the Scenes
Tech Supporting People’s Real Passions
35:11 - Pariss’ Passion for Acting & Being On Set
Behind-t...2021-12-2259 min
THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep25: Inclusive Return to Work Strategies 🔁The Darkest Horse is proud to continue its monthly YouTube Livestream! Each month, TDH brings a timely topic to discuss, dissect, and engage with! In August we hosted a live conversation to explore “Inclusive Return to Work Strategies”, and how to make them inclusive in a mid-COVID reality.
August Contributors include TDH Co-founder, Rada Yovovich; TDH collaborator Maya Toussaint and TDH Collaborator/Client Suzi Lilley. The group discussed how they each felt personally and professionally about #ReturnToOffice, the effective (or ineffective) RTW strategies they've seen in practice and how to be supportive during this unique time.
If...2021-09-1651 minGreater Than Code245: Hacking Reality with Rony Abovitz03:03 - Rony’s Superpower: Being a Space Cadet: Free-Willing Imagination, Insight, and Intuition
06:54 - Becoming Interested in Technology
Science + Art
Star Wars
Solar Power
10:30 - Unstructured Play and Maintaining a Sense of Wonder and Free-Spiritedness
Geoffrey West on Scaling, Open-Ended Growth, and Accelerating Crisis/Innovation Cycles: Transcenden
15:15 - Power Structures and Hierarchies
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Order vs. Disorder
Greater Than Code Episode 125: Everything is Communication with Sam Aaron
35:04 - Using Technology to Decentralize Social Structures: Is it possible?
Hacking Reality
Enlightenment and Transcendence
So...2021-08-111h 20
THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep24: Nation, Citizenship + Place 🌎The Darkest Horse returns with our second YouTube Livestream event recorded on July 29th, 2021.
Our July event was titled "Nation, Citizenship and Place" hosted by The Darkest Horse Co-founder, Chanté Martinez Thurmond, TDH teammate fahad punjawni and new TDH collaborator, Hanna Kim. The trio explored the impacts of nationality, citizenship, place (and belonging) on the shaping of identities + lived experiences at work and in our greater communities.
Important questions explored in this episode:
How are you showing up/arriving in this space?
How have you developed a sense of belonging with respect to place?
W...2021-08-1048 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep 23: Authentic Solidarity (Celebrating Juneteenth + Pride) ✊🏾🏳️🌈The Darkest Horse kicked off our new monthly YouTube Livestream series on June 17th, 2021!
Each month, we’ll bring a timely topic that we’re getting repeatedly asked about, thinking about, or that’s a growth edge for us. We’re very excited about it and hope you are too 🤗!
Our first Livestream was "Authentic Solidarity: Celebrating Juneteenth + Pride" hosted by our Co-founder, Rada Yovovich and TDH collaborator, Erycka Montoya, where they discussed the value of celebrating both holidays (together) and how we can show up as allies in respectful and affirming ways.
In this epi...2021-07-0148 minGreater Than Code230: Using Tech + Policy For Good with Corey Ponder01:55 - Corey’s Superpower: Empathy
Finding Voice: You Are Not a Statistic
What does it mean to support Black lives?
Authentic Self
Having Conversations Around Allyship
Owning Vulnerability
09:06 - Having People Hear Your Stories
“How are you doing?”
“Me Too” Movement – learned something about self and blind spots in the process and the feedback was helpful
13:01 - Allyship Best Practices
Growth Mindset
Trusted Sidekicks; Augmenting Journies
Invisible Knapsack: How to recognize your white privilege — and use it to fight inequality (Peggy McIntosh)
19:04 - Developing Empathy
Watch Hamilton! When it comes to leadership, Aaron Burr was...2021-04-141h 10Greater Than Code224: Better Allies with Karen Catlin02:31 - Karen’s Superpower: The Ability to Simplify Things
Simplifying in a Team Context
05:55 - Better Allies – Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces; Triaging and Curating Research
@BetterAllies
Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces (Book)
The Better Allies™ Approach to Hiring (Book)
Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking (Book)
14:15 - Maintaining Anonyminity (at first); Prove It Again Bias
Channeling White Men; Men Listening to Other Men
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Book)
[Podcast] 'Whistling Vivaldi' And Beating Stereotypes
Reduce the influence of unconscious bias w...2021-03-031h 09Greater Than Code208: Who Tells Your Story? with Janeen Uzzell01:42 - Janeen’s Superpower: Storytelling
The Importance of Who Tells Your Story
Accountability
Generalizations Are Harmful
Responsibility
07:56 - The Wikimedia Foundation
Trust and Safety Team
Thriving Movement
11:04 - Empowering Communities To Tell Their Stories
Citations
Edit-a-thons
19:53 - Creating a Wikipedia Page
22:07 - Approaching and Engaging Youth
27:10 - Staying Connected As An Organization
Cultivating Great Leadership
Mentorship/Sponsorship
Finding Samuel Lowe: China, Jamaica, Harlem by Paula Williams Madison
Paula’s Instagram
Dr. Imani's Instagram (Paula's Daughter)
34:56 - Remote Working and Fostering/Maintaining Community
39:11 - Encouraging and Infl...2020-11-1157 minGreater Than Code203: Algorithmic Auditing and Accountability with Matthew Zhou01:54 - Matt’s Superpower: Letting Things Go Easily
Nonattachment and Immigration
08:35 - Matt’s Journey From Anthropology to Tech
The Intersection of Technology and Social Science
13:42 - Algorithmic Auditing and Accountability
Internal vs External Audits
Identifying Affected Parties
Waze Hijacked L.A. in the Name of Convenience. Can Anyone Put the Genie Back in the Bottle?
Participation in Machine Learning
People as Constituents – Not Resources
29:38 - Data Surveillance: Gathering Enough Data vs Gathering Too Much Data (and particularly the effect on Black and Brown people)
Data & Society – Ruha Benjamin presents Race After Technolo...2020-10-071h 02THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep22: What is DEIA + Belonging?BONUS episode featuring co-hosts, @NamasteChante and @Rada_y, who discuss The Darkest Horse's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEIA) and Belonging Framework.
Leaders, be sure to listen to this episode from start to finish to learn why we prefer to rearrange the order of the acronym and why we tell our partners and clients that “diversity” is actually a lagging metric!
#TheDarkestHorse #RadicalInclusion #TheFutureOfWork #HumanPotential #DiversityAndInclusion #Inclusion #Equity #Accessibility #DEIA #Belonging #DIB #DEIB #EmployeeEngagement #NPS #NetPromoterScore #EmployeeSentiment #WorkforceWellness #InclusionMatters #DiversityMatters #WomenAtWork #WorkingFromHome #WFH #WomenOwned
TOPICS COVERED:
Diversity, Equity, Incl...2020-10-0624 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep21: COVID-19 🗣️💁🏾♀️Panel DiscussionSpecial bonus episode featuring two guests, Ariel McGrew (CEO of Tactful Disruption) and MK Getler (Director of Customer Marketing at Alyce), who join TDH Podcast co-hosts Chanté & Rada, for a deeper discussion about *how* COVID-19 impacts us in our personal and professional lives AND practical ways we can take action!
TOPICS WE COVER:
Concentric Circles of Self
How COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus) is blurring the lines between 9-to-5 and #5to9 (s/o to MK for this great reference!)
Leveraging technology during this pandemic to offer FREE telebehavioral health services (available courtesy of Tactful Disruption)
An early prediction that 2020 is the Year of t...2020-04-2144 minGreater Than Code178: Data Science and Sponsorship with Emily RobinsonManning Publications has been kind enough to give our listeners a discount code. They're giving listeners of the show a permanent 40% discount, which is good for all products in all formats for everyone. Again, this is a PERMANENT discount code for all Greater Than Code listeners. Use the code PODGREAT20 every time you shop Manning.
02:30 - Emily’s Superpower: Finding all the dogs to pet.
05:05 - Emily’s Data Science Journey
Organization Behavior
Qualitative / Quantitative
Research: Women in STEM Fields
08:21 - The Idea of Passion
Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing
Gatekeeping
10...2020-04-1559 minGreater Than CodeSpecial Edition: COVID-19Content warnings for discussion of pandemic and sickness, American politics, and mental health issues.
In this special episode of Greater Than Code, several of our panelists have a candid conversation about the current COVID-19 situation, how it has been affecting them personally, and how they believe it will affect the tech industry as a whole. Discussion topics include how it feels both to be working and unemployed during the pandemic, productivity while quarantined, the effect on WFH and conference culture, the current political climate, and human resiliency in the face of the unknown.
Links Mentioned:2020-04-0953 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep20: COVID-19 🦠 + The Future of Work (BONUS)We're back with a bonus episode to talk about COVID-19 and the various ways it's impacting our lives -- personally, professionally, spiritually, etc.
So far, we've learned that pandemics are great catalysts for exponential growth and change. Tune in as TDH co-hosts, Chanté & Rada, discuss a myriad of topics and questions related to the #FutureOfWork and the opportunity we have to embrace new ways of working!
TOPICS WE COVER:
The Impact of COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus)
Social Distancing
Eight Dimensions of Well-Being (and Social Determinants of Health)
Intersectionality
Inclusion, Equity and Accessibility and the impacts of...2020-04-0733 minGreater Than Code176: Career Karma with Ruben Harris01:44 - Ruben’s Superpower: Believing in people more than they believe in themselves and helping people to meet their potential.
03:00 - How Ruben Developed His Superpower
Natural Belief In Self
Father and Mother’s Example
06:35 - Benefits Of Being Underestimated
Conquering Challenges
Career Karma Coaches And Squads
11:15 - Career Karma Success Story
13:50 - Fires Lit Inside
15:03 - Origin Of Career Karma
App Launched January 2019
CareerKarma.com/schools
Learn And Experience The Companies
Breaking into Startups
The Reality of Breaking Into Startups: The First Product You Build Is Yourself
18...2020-04-0152 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep19: Q&A (part 2)Part 2 of our Q&A session featuring a very special guest, Zaiden Sowle (she/her), who is also our intern and editor of The Darkest Horse podcast!
This week we decided to #MakeSpace rather than #TakeSpace as we hosted a conversation about #Accessibility. Instead of answer questions ourselves, we invited our guest of honor to help us out. Tune in to learn more about Zaiden, how she advocates for herself while being a college student at #SimmonsCollege and how she has turned this part of her intersectional identity into a source of empowerment!
TDH Co-hosts, C...2020-03-2424 minGreater Than Code174: Resilience01:38 - What Does Resilience Mean To The Panelists?
John - [It’s] Like A Flexible Tree That Can Bend With The Wind Or Environment - It Does Not Resist Or Break
Chanté - Tenacity And Grit And Being Able To Cope Or Withstand Something That You Didn’t Foresee - It Doesn’t Break You, It Makes You Stronger
Antifragile
Rein - [It’s] About Unforeseen Surprises
03:36 - Thoughts On David Woods - Four Concepts for Resilience
Resilience As Rebound
Resilience As Robustness
Resilience As The Opposite Of Brittleness
Resilience As Sustained Adaptability
04:49 - Applying Resilienc...2020-03-1841 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep18: Q&A (part 1)This week we're sharing another a bonus episode and taking time to answer thoughtful questions submitted by our listeners (thanks to all who sent them our way!!).
Follow along this short & sweet episode as we discuss what we've learned since starting our podcast, our definition of "radical inclusion", why identity matters (especially at work), how to spot inclusive and tolerant workplaces while you're job hunting, the importance of showing up to work as your whole self at work, cultural intelligence and so much more!
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The Network Effect Video Podcast by NokiaNamaste TechnologyWho are we without our technology? Chanté Thurmond of The Darkest Horse discusses how we can raise our consciousness and use technology for radical inclusion in an age of individualism fueled by smartphones, social media, and the sense of self. IoT: Your family’s new love language https://ftr.bz/IoTfamily/pod Preparing our kids for a tech-focused future https://ftr.bz/kidstech/pod2020-02-2030 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep17: Black History Month (BONUS)This week we’re recognizing Black History Month (BHM) and we’re doing it TDH-style! Join co-hosts, Chanté + Rada, for their perspective on such an important topic.
In this episode we discuss:
The history of BHM Things we love and hate about BHM
Creating sacred and shared space
#BlackPride
Inclusion is a lifestyle
Cultural Appreciation, Cultural Appropriation and Tokenization!
The value of stopping to ask WHY?! Why do you/your company want to celebrate BHM and what is the significance of celebrating?
Tips and best practices on how we can all to observe BHM in a respectful an...2020-02-1130 minGreater Than Code168: Appolition with Dr. Kortney Ziegler01:06 - Kortney’s Superpower: Being a visionary. Seeing things that aren’t necessarily there.
01:50 - How Appolition Came to Be
Grassroots Company Crowdfunding Money for Incarcerated Black Mothers
Tweeted About Using the Change Round Up Model
Educating Those in Tech About What Bail Is
Gaining Trust
07:20 - Kortney’s Professional Background
Building Things in Technological Space
PhD in 2011 - difficulty finding substantial employment
Filmmaker, Scholar
Encountered a lot of discrimination in professional career
Became Entrepreneur in 2012/2013
Attended Filmmakers Hackathon
Launched Trans*H4CK
Appolition
13:10 - Appolition Specifics
Bail is Predatory
Educate Yourself About...2020-02-051h 01Greater Than Code166: From Software Engineer to Management with Phil Wheeler01:10 - Phil’s Superpower: Putting Himself in Others’ Shoes.
02:03/09:14 From Software Engineer to Management
Empathy Through The Career Shift
The Learning Curve
Making a Conscious Choice To Switch
Gaining Leadership Skills
Making Your Own Opportunities
03:34 - How Phil Came Into The Greater Than Code Community
Found Through Twitter
Codemania
05:54 - Commonalities Between Issues Between USA and NZ
Inclusion, Equality in Technology
07:05 - Life Science Software Experience
Cloud Based, LT
Awareness of Accessibility
16:45 - To Get Into Management or Not
It’s Not For Everyone
Impostor Syndrome
18:55 - The Pa...2020-01-221h 02THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep16: Greater Than Code #161 (BONUS)This week we’re rebroadcasting an interview featuring Bärí Williams on the Greater Than Code podcast!
About Greater Than Code (GTC): For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital...2020-01-211h 18THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep15: Greater Than Code #133 (BONUS)This week we’re rebroadcasting an interview featuring yours truly (Chanté) on the Greater Than Code podcast! (**Originally published on June 5th, 2019**)
About Greater Than Code (GTC): For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Tha...2020-01-141h 24Greater Than Code163: Cause A Scene with Kim Crayton01:24 - Kim’s Superpower: Being a Black Woman in Tech with a Strategy and a Platform.
02:21 - Continuously Validating Your Space as a Black Woman
Technical vs. Technology
Kamala Harris Suspending Her Campaign
Inclusion, Diversity, and Business Strategy
08:10 - The System was Built to Harm and Oppress Black Women
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
Stacey Abrams
F*ck Civility
White People are on a Spectrum of Racist
Ibram Kendi: How To Be an Antiracist
Black People Cannot be Racist
15:42 - The Only Power Black People Have is the Power Whiteness Has Given Them...2020-01-011h 04Greater Than Code161: Making Space with Bärí A. Williams01:48 - Bärí’s Superpower: Being a Black Woman
05:20/22:50 - Admitting and Knowing What You Don’t Know
Intersectionality and Culture
10:00 - Born and Raised in Oakland
Gentrification
What is the Deficit of the City
Being Connected to Your Roots
19:30 - Unintended Consequences
Building Algorithms That Fact Check
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Facts Are Not Facts Anymore
Tutorial to Boy Scouts About Getting Stopped by Police
Keeping the Kids Alive
33:15 - Where is the Light (In the Technology)
Technology is the Mirror of the People Creating I...2019-12-181h 27THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep14: Political Party Live Interview (bonus!)Special Bonus Episode featuring TDH co-hosts, Chanté Thurmond & Rada Yovovich (Co-founders of The Darkest Horse) being interviewed on Political Party Live for a warm-up to their live interview with Senator Cory Booker, recorded in June 2019 in Iowa City, IA.
This was the 6th caucus episode of Political Party Live carried by CSPAN to a national audience. PPL is a progressively-leaning, millennial inspired live podcast series co-hosted and co-produced by Stacey Walker, the first African-American to serve as a Linn County Supervisor (Iowa) and his friends Simeon Talley, Veronica Tessler (and Misty Rebik).
Political Party Live i...2019-12-1740 minGreater Than Code160: Thermodynamics of the Twitterverse01:50 - Getting Sucked into Twitter Vortexes
03:06 - Dynamics of Human Emotion
Willem Larsen Episode
Prometheus Rising
05:36 - Creating Safe Spaces for Emotionally Charged Conversations
07:57 - Radical Inclusion
Shared Conversation About Humanity
09:49 - Overidentification/Over Attachment to Tribalism
Race and Ethnicity are Socially Constructed (yes!)
12:15 - Digital Activism
Retweeting What We Agree With, Not What We Disagree With (How it’s Taken)
Encouraging Good Faith Disagreements
15:22 - Tribal Dynamics
16:45 - People From Oppressed Groups Have the Right to Rage
Being an Advocate
Making Space
24:30...2019-12-1142 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep13: That's a Wrap [Season #1]Co-hosts turned Co-founders, Chanté + Rada, are finally ready to wrap up Season #1 of The Darkest Horse podcast.
#TuneIn to this short & bittersweet episode to hear a review of our work so far, reflections and a glimpse into what’s to come here at TDH as we prepare for our transition into Season #2.
As we transition into 2020 we’ll be making some big change to the show. Next year we’re going to change the format of the show which will allow us to dive really deep into TDH’s four domain areas: #RadicalInclusion, #EmergingTech, #TheFutureOfWork and #Health, #Wellbeing & #HumanPotential. We’ll also be e...2019-12-1016 minGreater Than CodeThe Universal Declaration of Human RightsOn this day in Paris in 1948, the United Nations issued the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that sets out the fundamental rights and privileges of all people and all nations. In honor of the anniversary of this document, the panelists of Greater Than Code have come together to share their reading of the document with all of you.Support Greater Than Code2019-12-1012 minGreater Than Code159: Bias in AI with Lauren Maffeo02:26 - Lauren’s Superpower: Remembering Useful Yet Sentimental Facts About People
03:57 - Lauren’s Professional Background
07:35 - Bias in the Downsides of AI
Automation vs. Augmentation
Meredith Broussard
11:15 - Media and AI/How the Media Affects People’s Perception of AI
14:32 - Concerns of Small and Midsize Businesses Pertaining to AI
18:37 - How to Mitigate Bias in AI
22:23 - Ethics in AI
Loomis v. Wisconsin
25:39 - Defining Bias in AI
Georgetown University Law Center
Unconscious Bias
Harvard Implicit Bias Test
32:04 - Fairness vs. Accura...2019-12-0459 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep12: Cyberneticist and Biotech Supermind - Dr. Hugo Caicedo (MIT Innovation + Strategy Fellow)In this episode Chanté interviews one of the smartest humans on the plant, Dr. Hugo Caicedo (Ph.D.), who works at Massachusetts Insititute of Technology in the Center for Collective Intelligence. Hugo’s work and expertise is at the intersection of biomedical engineering & technology, healthcare, emerging tech and innovation. He serves as a practitioner, scholar, speaker, consultant, advisor, and mentor at renown institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Yale and several others across the globe.
Most recently Hugo earned a professional graduate certification in Corporate Sustainability and Innovation from Harvard University. Immediately prior to this he gained interdisciplinary bio...2019-12-031h 24THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep11: Jonathon Feit (Co-founder + CEO) | The Guy Behind The GuyJonathon S. Feit, MBA, MA, is Co-founder & CEO of Beyond Lucid Technologies (BLT). an award-winning health technology company that connects emergency responders with care facilities even prior to a patient’s arrival. Prior to co-founding BLT, Jonathon served in the White House OMB. Before that, he founded and published Citizen Culture Magazine, the world’s first all-digital print form magazine. From 2004-2008 he was the youngest member of the American Society of Magazine Editors, and served on the faculty of Boston University’s College of Communication (Department of Journalism). Jonathon has Tourette’s Syndrome and is passionate about advocating on behal...2019-11-2651 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep10: Flying Around the World ✈️ with Thomas Negrit (CEO of flywallet)Have you ever wanted to travel around the world but didn't have the means to? Well, today our special guest, Thomas Negrit (CEO of flywallet) will share how his company is working on a solution that will make that a reality!
Thomas (aka Mr. International) grew up in Paris, lived in London, attended college in the U.S. and worked for the United Nations! Growing up in a multicultural and multilingual family inspired this young man and his cofounders to created the ultimate #TravelHack ✈️.
This episode is packed with lots of gems:
07:22 - BARACK OBAM...2019-11-191h 00THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep09: Heather McGowan | The Future of WorkHeather McGowan is an international thought leader, author, speaker, educator, LinkedIn Top Influencer and expert on #TheFutureOfWork👩💻💼 and #TheFutureofLearning 📚. She’s an innovation strategist who works with people and orgs on the Future Industrial Revolution; clients include Autodesk, BD Medical, AARP, The World Bank, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, etc.
Her academic work has included roles at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD); Becker College, where she created the Agile Mindset learning framework; and then at Jefferson University, where she was the strategic architect of the first undergraduate college focused exclusively on innovation. Heather is the co-author of "The Adaptation Ad...2019-11-1252 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep08: Meet Manu "Swish" Goswami...The Ultimate Multi-Hyphenate! 🌟In this episode, we resurrect a #LostFile of our interview with Manu "Swish" Goswami (this is long overdue).
Listen to his interview to find out the secret to being a young, #TwentySomething, #SuccessfulEntrepreneur! He's a TedX Speaker, Former UN Youth Ambassador, Serial Entrepreneur, Forbes 20 Under 20, etc and Founder/CEO of Trufan. In other words, Swish is the #RealDeal!!
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Things we cover in this interview:
+ Swish has the "It Factor"
+ Don't underestimate the power and influence of a Gen Z'er!
+ Learn what a typical day in the life of Swish looks/sounds like
+ Find out who he considers his mentors...(we'll giv...2019-11-0529 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep 07: Back in Action! 🎉 📶🦄Guess who's back?! 🙋🏾♀️🙋🏻♀️ We are!
Yeah, we know we've been M.I.A. but we hope you'll forgive us because we're back and here to stay! #TuneIn to this episode to learn what co-hosts and co-founders, Chanté Thurmond & Rada Yovovich, have been up to!
In this episode we discuss:
What we've been up to (we'll give a hint...we've been hustlin' and focused on earning money so we can make bigger impact!)
Client Engagements
Partnerships: s/o to Launchways; Happy Spectacular/Happy At Work; Blacks In Tech and a few more that we promise to share in the weeks to come...2019-11-0511 minGreater Than Code152: Embracing Mathematics with Philip Wadler02:35 - Philip’s Superpower: Being Not Afraid of Mathematics
04:07 - Programming Language Foundations in Agda
Propositions as Types
Isomorphism
Software Foundations by Benjamin C. Pierce
The Coq Proof Assistant
15:32 - Using a Proof Assistant
22:57 - Human Creativity + Insight
QuickCheck
CompCert
30:02 - Specifications
Use of Formal Methods at Amazon Web Services
The Evolution of Testing Methodology at AWS: From Status Quo to Formal Methods with TLA+
How Amazon web services uses formal methods
...2019-10-1649 minGreater Than Code151: Off Meta with Amir Rajan02:27 - Amir’s Superpower: Sensitivity to Development Pain
A Picture of Amir’s Keyboard and Battlestation
Eye Tracker
06:59 - Developer Productivity and Breaking Constraints
Magic Leap
16:58 - Idea Flow
21:00 - Building an Environment That Enables You
File Watching
Automating Leverage
28:18 - Optimizing Local Maxima
Bret Victor: The Future of Programming
Delta Time
41:01 - Questioning Fundamental Assumptions
Continuity of Design™️
Gradual Stiffening
46:55 - Game Development
Unity
56:05 - Extremeness and Pushing Boundaries: Being a Weirdo/Being an Outlier...2019-10-091h 10Greater Than Code148: Floober and Cognitive Outsourcing with Jacob Stoebel00:43 - Jacob’s Superpower: Being Obsessive Re: Specificity; Allergic to Ambiguity on Teams
02:09 - Talking About Neurodiversity in Workspaces
Self-diagnosis
“Masking”
Jacob’s Background and Intro to Software Development
13:49 - Driving Desire to Learn About Things
22:04 - Automating Boring Work
Personal Automation
Cognitive Outsourcing
34:41 - “Floober Feature”
36:07 - Passing On Strategies and Data Organization
CodeStream
47:37 - Storycrafting and Succession Planning
Reflections:
Jessica: Consult a human when you don’t know, but often from the context of what directory you’re in and what branch...2019-09-1858 minGreater Than Code146: Self.conference with Amber Conville00:50 - Amber’s Superpower: Adaptability
01:48 - Self.conference -- Coming again next year in early June!
Background/Origin
Evolution of Diversity
Transparency of Metrics
Partnering with Organizations
Focusing on the Detroit Area
10:29 - The Detroit Tech Community
tech[inclusive]
Detroit Speaker Group
12:50 - The Future of Self.
Self.learn
Self.work
Conf Conf
14:35 - title of conf - An Upcoming Musical Conference!
Aisha Blake
15:48 - Navigating the Conference Organization World
Advice
Cost
19:41 - Attending the Conference
Sponsor Support
23:13 - Human Potential + Emerging Technology + The Future of...2019-09-0437 min
Political Party LiveEp. 19 - The Warm-up w/ The Darkest HorseIn this special episode, the crew sits down with Chanté Thurmond and Rada Yovovich, the founders of The Darkest Horse – the woman-owned consultancy that explores the intersections of radical inclusion, emerging tech, the future of work, and health, well-being, and human potential – for a conversation spanning a range of topics ahead of a visit by New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. The crew recorded this episode live at The Graduate Hotel near the campus of the University of Iowa.2019-08-2130 minGreater Than Code141: Navigating Blame02:37 - Interpersonal Neurobiology and Emotionally Meaningful Experiences + Feelings Working on Software
Code Smells
05:42 - Postmortems and Incident Reviews
09:05 - Blaming People / Blamelessness
From Safety-I to Safety-II: A White Paper
15:25 - Systems Are Benign: Equalizing Humans and What They Can Do to What Our Systems and Machines Can Do
22:47 - Survival Rules
27:37 - Perspectives on Blame
The Agile Prime Directive
35:44 - Survival Rules (Cont’d)
Personal Iceberg Metaphor of the Satir Model
37:48 - Gaining EQ and Inward Exploration...2019-07-3148 minGreater Than Code135: Intentional Learning with Saron Yitbarek01:24 - Saron’s Superpower: Being able to figure out what people need + read people.
02:26 - Codeland Conference
July 22nd, 2019 in New York City!
Episode 026: Codeland, Capitalism, and Creating Inclusive Spaces with Saron Yitbarek
03:23 - Offering Free Onsite Childcare at Conferences
07:02 - CodeNewbie
Base.cs Podcast
The CodeNewbie Podcast
08:18 - Expertise in Newbie-ism
14:55 - Learning and Teaching
Conversation Theory
Virtual Reality
Oculus
22:27 - Encouraging Asking, Psychological Safety, and Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
29:48 - Building a Su...2019-06-191h 04Greater Than Code133: Dark Horses with Chanté Thurmond01:56 - Chanté’s Superpower: Spotting Talent (Dark Horses)
05:33 - Perceiving Talent/Potential
Essentialism
09:15 - Confronting Biases and Societal Categorization/Division/Labeling
18:54 - Identity as a Feedback Loop
25:04 - Health and Wellness and Human Potential
27:00 - Privilege vs Potential
Actuality, Capability, Potentiality
Brain of the Firm by Stafford Beer
Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis
36:31 - Framing; Framing as Related to Coaching
Matt Ringel: Whiteboarding 101
Functional Fixedness
RailsConf 2019 - Keynote: The Stories We Tell Our Children by Ariel...2019-06-051h 06
Greater Than Code133: Dark Horses with Chanté Thurmond01:56 - Chanté’s Superpower: Spotting Talent (Dark Horses)
05:33 - Perceiving Talent/Potential
Essentialism
09:15 - Confronting Biases and Societal Categorization/Division/Labeling
18:54 - Identity as a Feedback Loop
25:04 - Health and Wellness and Human Potential
27:00 - Privilege vs Potential
Actuality, Capability, Potentiality
Brain of the Firm by Stafford Beer
Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis
36:31 - Framing; Framing as Related to Coaching
Matt Ringel: Whiteboarding 101
Functional Fixedness
RailsConf 2019 - Keynote: The Stories We Tell Our Children by Ariel...2019-06-051h 06THE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep06: (Part 2) Healthcare Innovation + Leadership with Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella(Part 2)
From India 🇮🇳 to NYC🗽, this physician 👩🏻⚕️ is taking health tech to the next level!
The Darkest Horse Podcast 🦄 welcomes renown Healthcare Innovation Leader & Futurist 🚀, Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella. As the former SVP of Innovation at UnitedHealthcare, Vidya shares her thoughts on the most transformative emerging technologies in healthcare 🚑 🏥.
*🚨SPOILER ALERT🚨: the solution could be in the palm of our hands!📲*
Ever the trailblazer, Vidya immigrated ✈️🌏 from India 🇮🇳 to attend Columbia University 🎒 and earn her Master's in Healthcare Administration (MHA). But her journey was far from easy: despite being the #valedictorian 🎓 of her program, she struggled to find the perfect job. Tune in and listen to her timeless advice for those who may b...2018-10-2626 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep05: Meet Healthcare Innovator, Vidya Raman-Tangella (Part 1)From India 🇮🇳 to NYC🗽, this physician 👩🏻⚕️ is taking health tech to the next level!
The Darkest Horse Podcast 🦄 welcomes renown Healthcare Innovation Leader & Futurist 🚀, Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella. As the former SVP of Innovation at UnitedHealthcare, Vidya shares her thoughts on the most transformative emerging technologies in healthcare 🚑 🏥.
*🚨SPOILER ALERT🚨: the solution could be in the palm of our hands!📲*
Ever the trailblazer, Vidya immigrated ✈️🌏 from India 🇮🇳 to attend Columbia University 🎒 and earn her Master's in Healthcare Administration (MHA). But her journey was far from easy: despite being the #valedictorian 🎓 of her program, she struggled to find the perfect job. Tune in and listen to her timeless advice for those who may be in...2018-10-2632 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep04: (Part 2) Kat Kuzmeskas "Queen of the Blockchain"#TuneIn to hear part 2 of this dark horse story featuring Kat Kuzmeskas, CEO & Cofounder of SimplyVital Health (aka 👑 Queen of the Blockchain⛓).
This dynamic #FemaleFounder was raised by a #SingleMother who taught her that perseverance and hard work really do pay off. Kat is a proud Texan and #TeachForAmerica Alum at the helm of a new digital health blockchain startup, SimplyVital Health (HQ in Boston).
Find out how she went from teaching kids in the Rio Grande Valley to earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) from UConn to Hospital Administer at Yale New Haven to Blockchain Leader.
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Want to jo...2018-09-2230 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Ep03: Kat Kuzmeskas "Queen of the Blockchain" (Part 1)#TuneIn to this part 1 of our conversation with Katherine Kuzmeskas, CEO & Cofounder of SimplyVital Health (aka 👑 Queen of the Blockchain⛓).
This dynamic #FemaleFounder was raised by a #SingleMother who taught her that perseverance and hard work really do pay off. Kat is a proud Texan and #TeachForAmerica Alum at the helm of a new digital health blockchain startup, SimplyVital Health (HQ in Boston).
Find out how she went from teaching kids in the Rio Grande Valley to earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) from UConn to Hospital Administer at Yale New Haven to Blockchain Leader.
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Want to join the c...2018-09-2236 minTHE DARKEST HORSEGreetings From Our Hosts: Chante Thurmond + Rada Yovovich#TuneIn to this ✨Special Episode✨ to learn all about #TheDarkestHorsePodcast and meet our very own Dark Horses, 🦄 Chanté Thurmond (Founder + Host) and 🦄 Rada Yovovich (Co-Host).
Start with this episode if you'l like to learn more about our Co-Hosts and TDH origin story!
Want to join the convo? Drop us a line 📨, send a question/comment via Anchor's 🗣 voice msg feature OR go 🗳 nominate someone you think would be a great guest for our show (yourself included)! www.thedarkesthorse.com
💬 GET IN TOUCH WITH US!
Email: hello@thedarkesthorse.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TDHCast
Facebook: @TheDarkestHorseCast
Founder + Host: Chanté Thurmond
Co-Host: Rada Yovovich
#BeatingTheOdds #Diversit...2018-09-1422 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Episode 02: Patrick Connally (PART 2)#TuneIn and listen to (Part 2) our debut episode of The Darkest Horse Podcast. Our first guest is Patrick Connally - a successful Engagement & Managing Consulting Director at Teradata.
Patrick happens to be a #BlackManInTech who was raised by a #SingleMother in Denver, CO; has earned 2 advanced degrees; is an exemplary #SingleDad and mentor to other young men.
We talk about his journey into #IT #BigData, #DiversityInTech and his overall experience working at multiple top consulting firms (Deloitte, PwC, Accenture, CapGemini). In this episode we dive into his personal life and how he navigates being a father.
PATRICK'S CONTACT INFO:
email...2018-08-2427 minTHE DARKEST HORSETDH Episode 01: Meet Patrick Connally, Our 1st Dark Horse (PART 1)#TuneIn and listen to (Part 1) our debut episode of The Darkest Horse Podcast. Our first guest is Patrick Connally - a successful Engagement & Managing Consulting Director at Teradata.
Patrick happens to be a #BlackManInTech who was raised by a #SingleMother in Denver, CO; has earned 2 advanced degrees; is an exemplary #SingleDad and mentor to other young men.
We talk about his journey into #IT #BigData, #DiversityInTech and his overall experience working at multiple top consulting firms (Deloitte, PwC, Accenture, CapGemini). This episode he talks about the power of data, especially from a #DiversityandInclusion perspective.
PATRICK'S CONTACT INFO:
email: patrick@patricknconnally...2018-08-2428 min