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Swim Chats22. Fit & Abel's Dan Abel on building trust, water confidence, and swim adventuresDan Abel is a former competitive swimmer, an ultra-marathon swimmer (including the English Channel and Cook Strait), and the founder of swim company Fit & Abel, which offers pool and open water swim coaching, swim safety and accessibility advice, and 'RealSwim Adventures' in NZ's South Island. With a lifelong history of swimming Dan brings a lot of passion and dedication to his role, with a strong belief in giving people not just technical swim skills but also "environmental confidence" – the ability to enjoy swimming outdoors in nature.In this episode we talk about:Dan's career pa...
2025-09-091h 06
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)International Consensus Guidance for the Management of Glucocorticoid Related Complications in Neuromuscular DiseasesDr. Kelly Gwathmey interviews Dr. Corey Bacher from the University of Toronto, Dr. Charles Kassardjian from the University of Toronto, both in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We also have Dr. Ruple Laughlin from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Dr. Puspha Narayanswami from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. They will all be discussing recommendations for monitoring and managing glucocorticoid related systemic complications from the recently published: “International Consensus Guidance for the Management of Glucocorticoid Related Complications in Neuromuscular Disease."
2025-05-1225 min
Arizona PodcastWhat Will The Tri-State Podcast Be?In this introductory episode, Chris Tuttle, Host of Arizona Podcast, sets the stage for what you can expect in his new show "Tri-State Podcast" with insightful explorations into what makes this area so special for both residents and visitors. Forget boring lectures and dry statistics! Chris aims to create conversations that feel like eavesdropping on fascinating discussions at your local cafe, covering everything from historical landmarks like Route 66 and ghost towns like Amboy and Kelso, to the natural beauty of the Mojave Desert, the Black Mountains, and the stunning Colorado River.
Get ready to discover:
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2025-04-1222 min
New Books in ReligionMeditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, with Miguel FariasIn today’s episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant.If you want to hear scholars and pr...
2025-04-091h 15
New Books in PsychologyMeditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, with Miguel FariasIn today’s episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant.If you want to hear scholars and pr...
2025-04-091h 15
New Books in Buddhist StudiesMeditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, with Miguel FariasIn today’s episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant.If you want to hear scholars and pr...
2025-04-091h 13
New Books in Spiritual Practice and MindfulnessMeditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, with Miguel FariasIn today’s episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant.If you want to hear scholars and pr...
2025-04-091h 13
Black BerylMeditation Side-Effects and Other Altered States, with Miguel FariasToday I sit down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant.If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations...
2025-04-021h 09
Soap Opera News - DailySoap Opera Secrets Unleashed: Dramatic Twists, Forbidden Romances, and Shocking Revelations in Todays Top Daytime DramasLadies and gentlemen, pull up your plush divans, grab your finest crystalline flutes of bubbly, and get ready for today’s giddy whirlwind of glitz and glamor in the kaleidoscopic world of soap operas! Think Robin Leach’s posh panache meets Cindy Adams' gossip flair, with a dash of Joan Rivers’ champagne wit. Darling listeners, here's your daily digest from the top five soap operas gracing American TV screens today. **The Bold and the Beautiful:** A veritable rollercoaster in Los Angeles’ fashion mecca, the Forresters' universe delivers an unparalleled odyssey into tangled hearts and designer dreams. The fabulously firework...
2025-03-0703 min
acting like an actorhow to know when to pivot in your acting career with Chas LaughlinThis week we have actor, writer, director, and producer Charles Laughlin, aka, Chas. Chas in known for starring in a childrens comedic television show as well as amassing 1+ million Tiktok followers through his comedic content. Recently, Chas has double downed on creating his own projects, as well as writing his book "The 5 Ways People Become Famous". You're not gonna wanna miss this episode and all of the wisdom Chas has to offer.
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2025-02-0455 min
Truth WantedTruth Wanted 07.51 with ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Jon the SkeptickIn today’s final 2024 episode of Truth Wanted, ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Jon the Skeptic go to Antarctica and hang out in seminary school to find that the death of Jesus was stolen before spinning in Roman manufactured circles that spiraled them straight to Mars where tiny creatures roam. Race Bannon in Texas calls to talk about The Final Experiment that happened this week where a bunch of people visited Antarctica to prove that the sun does not set. Have we finally put this silly argument to rest? A lot of flat earthers are also you...
2024-12-211h 36
Chachi Loves EverybodyEp. 65 TJ TaorminaEPISODE SUMMARY: TJ is the host of the TJ Show which is syndicated on over 75 stations nationwide. He shares his journey from high school radio fan to successful radio host and more.On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to TJ about:Becoming obsessed with radio while growing up in New Jersey and working at his first station, WFDU.Getting to intern at Z100 in New York right out of high school and what he learned at the biggest CHR station in the U.S.Getting to produce and co-host with Elvis Duran and...
2024-11-261h 31
News Commentary from EuropeEugenics: War against the WeakEdwin Black’s War Against the Weak explores the history of the eugenics movement, a pseudoscientific ideology that sought to improve the human race by selectively breeding out undesirable traits. The book traces the origins of eugenics in England, where intellectuals like Francis Galton advocated for controlling reproduction to eliminate social problems. Black then examines the American eugenics movement, focusing on the work of Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin, who established the Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor, New York. The book details how American eugenicists promoted forced sterilization and immigration restrictions based on racial and social classifications, even...
2024-11-2015 min
React Round UpSpeech Commands and Speech Recognition in React featuring Chris Laughlin - RRU 266Chris Laughlin joins the round up to discuss how to use the WebKit Speech Recognition API to interact with your react applications. This opens up a wide range of capabilities for web and React applications.LinksAdding Voice Search to a React ApplicationUsing the Web Speech APIGitHub | streamich/react-useRecutDescriptSvelteNetlifyGithub Co-pilotGitHub: Chris Laughlin ( chrislaughlin )PicksCarl- Subscribing to different newslettersChris- Script Kit by John LindquistJack- GitHub | solidjs/solidPaige- Logitech Wireless MX KeyboardTJ- Manfrotto Magic ArmBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/react-round-up--6102072/support.
2024-09-0446 minReact Round UpSpeech Commands and Speech Recognition in React featuring Chris Laughlin - RRU 261Chris Laughlin joins the round up to discuss how to use the WebKit Speech Recognition API to interact with your react applications. This opens up a wide range of capabilities for web and React applications.LinksAdding Voice Search to a React ApplicationUsing the Web Speech APIGitHub | streamich/react-useRecutDescriptSvelteNetlifyGithub Co-pilotGitHub: Chris Laughlin ( chrislaughlin )PicksCarl- Subscribing to different newslettersChris- Script Kit by John LindquistJack- GitHub | solidjs/solidPaige- Logitech Wireless MX KeyboardTJ- Manfrotto Magic ArmBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/react-round-up--6102072/support.
2024-06-1246 min
CabbagesOpen Mike Eagle on Paid In FullCABBAGES' Rapper Movie Season welcomes very special guest Open Mike Eagle for a very special episode about a very special film. This week, the Los Angeles-based rapper, podcast mogul, and all-around entertainer joins the show to assess the Roc-A-Fella crime tale Paid In Full (2002, dir. Charles Stone III, starring Wood Harris and Cam'ron.)For bonus podcast episodes and newsletters, subscribe to CABBAGES at cabbageshiphop.com Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Height Keech.
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2024-04-171h 01
The CFISFM ArchivesAfter Nine Tuesday Match 5thn 2024Host - Allan Wishart
Segment 1 - Odelia Krenz, ECRA St. Patrick's Day
Segments 2 and 3 - Ted Price and Anne Laughlin, Miracle Theatre
Segments 4 and 5 - Bradley Charles, UNBC Musical Productions
2024-03-0557 min
The Non-ProphetsEthical Concerns Over Artificial EmbryosScientists created a human embryo without sperm or an egg. We should be disgusted—and worried., America Magazine, By Charles C. Camosy|Joe Vukov, September 18, 2023 https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/09/18/biotech-reproduction-embryo-246107 The Non-Prophets, Episode 22.39.4 featuring Phoebe Rose, Jonathan Roudabush, Infidel64 and Kelley LaughlinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-non-prophets--3254964/support.
2023-10-0716 min
Rebel x Saint Podcast026: [Un]natural Talent (Art & Fear, Part 2)In a follow-up to last week’s conversation about the struggle to create art (influenced by Bayles and Orland’s Art & Fear),
Alex and Andrew discuss natural gifting and artistic drive—and accidentally discover that they are both poets. Learn about the importance of honest feedback, creative habits, crises of talent, the 80-20 Rule, and why you should keep on creating art. Plus, Andrew gives a free lesson about poetic meter.
Notes and Links:
•Discover Alex’s knack for music and Andrew’s not-so-secret writing habits.
•Alex spoils Rudy! Andrew horrifies and baffles Alex with the revelation that Rocky is slow and borin...
2023-08-221h 00
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Ep. 38: "The 5 Trillion Dollar Credit Gap" with Jia CEO Zach MarksDuda is a website builder trusted by more than 20,000 agencies and SaaS platforms worldwide. Every 17 seconds a new website is created on Duda. Partner with Duda to build high-performing websites at scale while reaching higher productivity with a customizable platform designed for agencies and SaaS companies.Please write to Mitul Patel (Mitul@duda.co) to begin a conversation with Duda.The BIG5D Podcast is back and this episode features an engaging and informative conversation with Zach Marks, the Co-founder and CEO of blockchain-based fintech Jia. The company, formed in 2022, provides access to...
2023-07-1232 min
TV Guidance CounselorTV Guidance Counselor Episode 589: Jason KlammMay 14-20, 1994 This week Ken welcomes comedian, podcaster and author of the upcoming new book about 90s US Sketch Comedy (which you can and SHOULD purchase at sketchcomedybook.com), Jason Klamm. Ken and Jason discuss podcasting, not making money with your art, The Vacant Lot, Exit 57, Amy Sedaris, getting turned down by a person's "people", Almost Live, The Bert Fershners, the nicest millionaire you know, Adam McKay, 9 Lives, UCB, Phil Hartman, Newsradio, history being written by the victors, sending flowers, FTD, Mrs. Doubtfire, weird places you got VHS tapes from, Star Trek The Next Generation...
2023-07-101h 48
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Ep. 37: "Automating Digital Marketing for SMEs" with AdBot Founder & CEO Michelle GeereDuda is a website builder trusted by more than 20,000 agencies and SaaS platforms worldwide. Every 17 seconds a new website is created on Duda. Please write to Mitul Patel (Mitul@duda.co) to begin a conversation with Duda.Episode 37 of the Big5D Podcast delves into how AI can move the needle for small business digital marketing in Africa. Our guest is Michelle Geere, the founder & CEO of AdBot.AdBot is a Cape Town-based start-up that uses AI and machine learning to automate the process of advertising on Google and Bing for small businesses. ...
2023-05-0841 min
CabbagesICE-Tuesdays: Surviving The Game [UNLOCKED]We just unlocked this paywalled episode as a free preview for all subscribers. Check it out and become a paid subscriber at https://www.cabbageshiphop.com/#/portal/signup/"CABBAGES Special Projects presents: ICE-Tuesdays! Gary and Jeff launch this series celebrating Ice-T's filmography with Surviving The Game (1994, dir. Ernest R. Dickerson). Arguably featuring his biggest on-screen leading role, the nihilistic manhunt thriller co-stars Rutger Hauer, Charles S. Dutton, and Gary Busey."Theme and interstitial music produced and provided by Steel Tipped Dove.
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2023-05-0241 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 36: "Smart Asset Financing" with Untapped Global's Caitlin CraigEpisode 36 of BigFive Digital’s BIG5D Podcast features another speaker from the recent BigFive Digital Summit in Cape Town (aka “Africa’s Leading Small-business Technology Event”). Our guest, Caitlin Craig, is head of private capital markets for Untapped Global, which she describes as a “Global investment company focused on emerging markets, specifically Africa. We're trying to reshape how profitable investing is done.”Untapped follows a revenue-based financing model. What does this mean, exactly?Caitlin says that revenue-based financing “allows us to track the health of the assets and the health of the businesses we...
2023-04-0425 min
The Afterburn Podcast#63 Joseph “Croc” Atherton | F-16 Fighter Pilot - President Guns Garin Memorial FoundationJoin us at Sun n Fun 2023. GGMF attendees get 60% off the ticket price! https://bit.ly/GGMF_SNF
"Croc" is a viper driver and the President of the Gun Garin Memorial Foundation (GGMF). He attended jet pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in 2010 and was a pilot training instructor in the T-6A from 2010-2015. He transitioned to the F-16 Viper in 2016, earning top graduate honors from the Basic Qualifications Course. He has multiple combat deployments in support of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. He also has a career in commercial aviation and is a F...
2023-02-191h 23
DiscoveryBad Blood: You will not replace us"You will not replace us" was the battle cry of white supremacists at a rally in Charlottesville in 2017. They were expressing an old fear - the idea that immigrants and people of colour will out-breed and replace the dominant white 'race'. Exactly the same idea suffused American culture in the first decades of the 1900s, as millions of immigrants arrived at Ellis island from southern and eastern Europe.The 'old-stock' Americans - the white elite who ruled industry and government - latched on to replacement theory and the eugenic idea of 'race suicide'. It's all there in...
2023-01-2327 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 34: 'Building the Future in Real Time' with CV VC's Brenton NaickerWe are excited to return this week with the BIG5D Podcast. Our latest guest is Brenton Naicker, who is the Director of Capital Formation and Growth at CV VC, which is a Swiss blockchain-focused venture capital firm that is now actively investing in Africa. We reached out to Brenton to discuss two broad topics. The first was to understand what the heck is going on in crypto, notably in the wake of the collapse of FTX and an overall very bad past year or so for the industry. “I think it really is...
2023-01-2035 min
Seriously...Bad Blood - 2. You Will Not Replace Us"You will not replace us" was the battle cry of white supremacists at a rally in Charlottesville in 2017. They were expressing an old fear - the idea that immigrants and people of colour will out-breed and replace the dominant white 'race'. Exactly the same idea suffused American culture in the first decades of the 1900s, as millions of immigrants arrived at Ellis island from southern and eastern Europe. The 'old-stock' Americans - the white elite who ruled industry and government - latched on to replacement theory and the eugenic idea of 'race suicide'. It's all there in...
2022-12-2329 min
The BIG5D PodcastBig5D Podcast Episode 33: 'Save Now, Buy Later' with LayUp Technologies' Andrew KatzwinkelSouth African Andrew Katzwinkel, our latest guest on the BIG5D Podcast, is trying to shake up buy now, pay later with a relatively new alternative payments model called “save now, buy later” or SNBL for those fond of acronyms.For those few of you not yet in the know, BNPL lets consumers take immediate possession of goods they will pay for later through installments. SNBL is BNPL’s stern, responsible cousin. SNBL still facilitates buying cool things like furniture and jewelry. But you have to make your last payment before you can take possession of the chair...
2022-12-1336 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 32: 'A Super App for Retailers' with MarketForce's Tyler KarahaliosWe are excited to return this week with the BIG5D Podcast. We apologize for the unplanned hiatus we have taken over the past few months with the podcast and newsletter. The pause was due to a health challenge on our team that required taking extensive time off to recover. We are now back to creating unique content about B2B tech in Africa and the Middle East. We are also well into planning our 2023 BigFive Summit, which returns to Cape Town on 15-16 March at the Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel. Please add “Africa’s leading small busi...
2022-12-0128 min
The Non-ProphetsThe Non-Prophets 21.45 11-06-2022 with Kelley Laughlin, Blatant Blatheist, Phoebe Rose, and Scott DickieThe Non-Prophets, Episode 21.45 airing Sunday, 11-6-2022 featuring Kelley Laughlin, Blatant Blatheist , Scott Dickie and Phoebe RoseBlathering Blatherskite! Behold Blatant Blatheists broadcasts bodaciously! Who writes these things?! Watch them all on this Sunday’s Non-Prophets now premiering an hour later! Because of Daylight Savings ending. Still 3:00 PM Central. Let’s get into the segments!Whew this is an article packed episode. Don't even have enough room for the "amazing write up!" That's ok you can find the full write up at tiny.cc/fbnp. So short descriptions will have to do it for YouTube. Hey YouT...
2022-11-061h 14
EXOPOLITICS TODAY with Dr. Michael SallaThe Journey from UFO research to Exopolitics PioneerPaola Harris, M.Ed., is an investigative journalist who became interested in UFO research in 1978 when she began working with the legendary astronomer Dr. Allen Hynek, who needed assistance in translating Italian UFO cases into English for his Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS). In 1997, during a conference held for the 50th anniversary of the famous Roswell UFO crash incident, she met Lt. Colonel Philip Corso whose best selling book, The Day After Roswell (1997), had stirred much public interest and also controversy within the UFO movement.
She found Col Corso's whistleblower revelations to be so compelling that she...
2022-10-171h 24
Twitch of the Death NerveTWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE EPISODE 28: BILLY JACK
Twitch of the Death Nerve are back from a brief hiatus! For this episode, which just happened to be recorded on the 4th of July, Samm INSISTED on doing a deep dive into Billy Jack. We cover the many hours of cinema writer, director, and star Tom Laughlin devoted to the character over four films: The Born Losers (1967), Billy Jack (1971), The Trial of Billy Jack (1974), and Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977).
Charles and Jon may not love the series as much as Samm (it could be hard to compete), but we still manage to talk about everything from liberal vengeance...
2022-07-151h 12
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 29: 'Buy Now, Pay Later' with Mobicred CEO Jason SiveThis episode of the BIG5D Podcast is brought to you by MatchcraftJason Sive is lumped in with the buy now, pay later space via his company, Mobicred. But he resists this grouping, noting that what his company really offers is a virtual credit facility. And this bears more similarity to traditional revolving credit than the no interest, no fees “pay in four” structure that most of us associate with buy now, pay later.Mobicred, which was recently acquired by RCS, offers a virtual credit facility and partners with retailers to offer at the poin...
2022-05-2421 min
Justice TalksThe use of technology to enhance jail safetyIn our previous CNA Justice Talks podcast, we discussed the use of analytical tools to improve police departments' use of their body-worn camera footage. In this episode, Dr. Chip Coldren leads a discussion with Dr. Brittany Cunningham, Charles Stephenson, and Commander Shawn Laughlin about the use of technology in jails. Coldren, Cunningham, Stephenson, and Laughlin discuss how technology can improve safety concerns, act as a force multiplier for staff, the use of artificial intelligence in jails, and privacy concerns.
2022-05-0944 min
Chasing ConsciousnessDavid Luke PHD - THE SCIENCE OF ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESSIn this episode we have the challenging job of getting our head around the psychology of altered states of consciousness or ‘exceptional human experiences’ as today’s specialist calls them. Are they mere illusions of the mind? Does their ability to radically change our world view and sense of meaning in the world give them a special status in psychology and mental health? And how do we talk scientifically about significant similarities between such experiences across different times and cultures that appear to imply the existence of an alternative kind of ‘reality’ what ever ‘reality’ is.
Fortunately, to navigate th...
2022-05-011h 30
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 28: South Africa Shark Vinny LinghamThis episode of the BIG5D Podcast is brought to you by MatchcraftVinny Lingham is currently CEO of the video conferencing startup Waitroom. But he is best known for his side gig as a Shark on South Africa’s version of the reality show Shark Tank. For the uninitiated, Shark Tank is the show where entrepreneurs try to convince a panel of hard-nosed investors like Vinny to put money into their businesses.Shark Tank pitches tend to spring from the personal needs or passions of the entrepreneurs. Hence they’re heavy on products involving kids...
2022-04-2532 min
GeoPoll TalksThe Africa MSME PULSE: A survey of how small businesses in Africa were affected and are bouncing back from COVID, tech uptake, marketing channels, financing and moreGeoPoll's John Paul Murunga joins Africa 118's Ezana Raswork and BigFive Digital's Charles Laughlin to discuss a joint survey conducted by GeoPoll and Africa 118 to assess the health and outlook of MSMEs in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The survey addressed a number of regionally and globally important topics, including:
The impact of COVID-19 on small businesses
Changes in employment and workplace dynamics
Supply chain disruptions
Optimism for the future
Reliance and investment in technology
SaaS adoption
Preferred online marketing channels and platforms
Planned marketing spend
SME financing sources
The detailed report is free to download, here...
2022-03-2549 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 27: CV VC Managing Director, Africa, Gideon Greaves (Free Version)This episode of the BIG5D Podcast is brought to you by MatchcraftOur latest podcast guest Gideon Greaves is MD, Africa for CV Vc, a Swiss investment firm that is all blockchain, all the time.Greaves, who joined the firm last year, is charged with finding and investing in blockchain-based startups in Africa. But in order to achieve that objective, his Swiss-based firm CV VC, also sees its role as creating an ecosystem that will help make these startups more successful.In fact, his firm’s origins are in hosting startup competitions an...
2022-03-0430 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 26: Orda Co-Founder & CEO Guy Futi (Free Version)This episode of the BIG5D Podcast is brought to you by MatchcraftGuy Futi is a born entrepreneur. The Congolese founder of food tech SaaS platform Orda was born in Gabon and raised in Canada, and educated at some of the world’s finest schools. He later honed his management chops at Jumia, one of Africa’s tech unicorns.One of Guy’s many childhood business ventures involved burning CDs off Napster downloads and selling them for walking around money. Fast forward a few years, he and his wife created and produced a reality show f...
2022-02-2831 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 25: Ukheshe Co-Founder & CFO Mike SmitsEpisode 25 of the BIG5D Podcast features a conversation with Mike Smits, who is co-founder and CFO of Ukheshe, a South African fintech that operates largely in the background of Africa’s financial services ecosystem. Ukheshe was founded in 2018 as a B2C digital banking application with a mission to promote small business financial inclusions in Africa.But the Johannesburg-based company quickly realized that becoming a platform for other companies to build fintech products was a better path to scale than building a consumer-facing product. The latter would require raising a lot of money and po...
2021-10-2527 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 24: Africa 118/Taskmoby Founder Ezana RasworkEpisode 24 of the BIG5D Podcast features Ezana Raswork, founder and CEO of Africa 118, an East African local search platform, and of Taskmoby, an on-demand home services marketplace platform based in Ethiopia. Taskmoby connects consumers with vetted service providers, including domestic workers, plumbers, electricians, with more categories coming. Taskmoby made news recently when it was named as one of 50 startups receiving investments from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund in Africa. This is a meaningful award. Google has invested $3 million in the fund, which translates into non-dilutive cash investments up to $100,000. The...
2021-10-1829 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 23: Postpay Founder and CEO Tariq SheikhEpisode 23 of the BIG5D Podcast features Tariq Sheikh, founder and CEO of Postpay, A Dubai-based buy now, pay later platform. This is a branch of eCommerce and fintech that allows consumers to pay for purchases in installments, often interest-free. The model is popular worldwide, in particular among younger consumers. Postpay was formed in 2019 by Sheikh, a former management consultant, and his co-founder Dani Molina, who was previously co-founder and CTO of Spanish BNPL Aplazme. Sheikh and Molina launched their product in 2020. Around the same time, several other companies did the same thing in the...
2021-09-1340 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 22: Omnibiz Africa Founder and CEO Deepankar RustagiEpisode 22 of the BIG5D Podcast features Deepankar Rustagi, CEO of Omnibiz Africa.Deepankar founded Lagos-based Omnibiz in 2020 to help small FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) retailers run their businesses more efficiently. Omnibiz has a solution for each link in the local FMCG value chain — retailers, field agents, suppliers, and drivers. Omnibiz offers agents, suppliers, and drives revenue opportunities. The company recently raised a $3 million seed round to build out its product and pursue international expansion. The company has raised $4 million since its inception. And Deepankar believes Omnibiz will need to raise $50 million in or...
2021-09-0831 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 21: Kune Food Managing Director Kennedy KamauEpisode 21 of the BIG5D Podcast features an interview with Kune Food Managing Director Kennedy Kamau. Kune Food is an interesting company in many ways. The Kenyan food tech startup’s model sits at the intersection of cloud kitchens, delivery apps, virtual restaurants, home meal kits, and more. Following a pilot in Nairobi earlier this year, Kune is now gearing up to fully roll out a concept where it prepares either hot, on-demand meals or packaged ready-to-heat-and-eat meals in its own cloud kitchen, which it calls a “factory”. The company currently is in the pr...
2021-08-2631 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 20: Sky.Garden CEO Martin MajlundThis episode is supported by Matchcraft, a global martech company powering local search, social, and display campaigns. Matchcraft has introduced “Powered By”, a solution that productizes its suite of APIs, giving third-party platforms access to the technology behind its flagship AdVantage platform. Visit Matchcraft.com for more.Episode 20 of the BIG5D Podcast features an interview with Sky.Garden CEO Martin Majlund. Sky.Garden is a Kenyan mobile-first SaaS company that provides an eCommerce platform for small merchants. The company sees itself as a Shopify-like solution for merchants in East Africa (and perhaps soon, West Africa...
2021-08-0342 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 19: SmartWage CEO Simon EllisIn its latest episode, the Big5D Podcast features Simon Ellis, the Co-founder and CEO of SmartWage. We asked Simon detailed questions about his company, which fits broadly into the financial inclusion space. SmartWage was founded in 2019 as an earned wage access platform for South African employers and workers. Essentially it allows workers to tap into wages they have already earned for a small fee, which is either paid by them or their employer.Why is this important? Far too many South African workers run out of money before their next payday. This is most ac...
2021-07-2639 min
React Round UpSpeech Commands and Speech Recognition in React featuring Chris Laughlin - RRU 147Chris Laughlin joins the round up to discuss how to use the WebKit Speech Recognition API to interact with your react applications. This opens up a wide range of capabilities for web and React applications. Panel Carl MungaziJack HerringtonPaige NiedringhausTJ VanToll Guest Chris Laughlin Sponsors React Error and Performance Monitoring | SentryDev Influencers Accelerator Links Adding Voice Search to a React ApplicationUsing the Web Speech APIGitHub | streamich/react-useRecutDescriptSvelteNetlifyGithub Co-pilotGitHub: Chris Laughlin ( chrislaughlin ) Picks Carl- Subscribing to different newslettersChris- Script Kit by John LindquistJack- GitHub | solidjs/solidPaige- Logitech Wireless MX KeyboardTJ- Manfrotto Magic Arm Contact Carl: GitHub: Carl Mungazi ( CarlMungazi )Twitter: Carl M...
2021-07-1449 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 18: Grubtech CEO Mohamed Al FayedThis week the BIG5D Podcast welcomes grubtech Co-founder and CEO Mohamed Al Fayed. Grubtech is emerging as a key infrastructure player in the UAE’s exploding ghost kitchen scene.Dubai-based grubtech (founded in 2019) doesn’t operate virtual restaurants. The company has built an operating system to address the friction points arising from running a high-volume food delivery business. Its software provides the efficiency needed to serve multiple delivery-only brands from a single location.“Our key takeaway from studying the space was that there was no out of the box or native built technology to power these...
2021-06-1139 min
The BIG5D PodcastThe BIG5D Podcast Episode 17: Tori Samples, CTO, Leaf Global FintechThis week’s podcast features an interview with Tori Samples. She is the co-founder and CTO of Leaf Global Fintech. Founded in 2017, Leaf is leveraging blockchain technology to offer a digital wallet to underserved populations in Africa. Notably, refugees, migrant workers, and small traders operating across borders. The company is based in Kigali and operates in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. We got right into it with Tori on some of the tougher questions that come up when you’re talking to the founder of an impact-driven business. For example, Can you scale a busines...
2021-05-2736 min
The BIG5D PodcastBIG5D Podcast Episode 16: Firas Ahmad, AzamPayThis week’s podcast features an interview originally aired at our virtual BigFive Small Business Fintech Summit. Firas Ahmad is the Co-founder and Group CEO of AzamPay, a payments platform based in East Africa that is a division of Azam Group, a major East African industrial conglomerate.Firas is a deep thinker about fintech in Africa and our conversation centered around his views on mobile money. Firas argues that the success of mobile money on the continent is also in some respects a curse because there isn’t sufficient incentive to innovate. And the lack of con...
2021-05-0422 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode 15: Katharine Budd, NOW MoneyThis week The BIG5D Podcast talks to Katharine Budd about NOW Money, the Dubai-based company she co-founded in 2016. Kat, a former data analyst and banking executive, launched NOW Money in 2016 with her former university classmate Ian Dillon, who was working as an investment banker in Dubai.Kat and Ian saw a huge opportunity in helping the overwhelming number of migrant workers in the Gulf region gain access to banking services. And in the process of giving migrant workers access to financial services, NOW Money gains the ability to earn fees off of the Gulf...
2021-04-2735 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode 14: Brett White, ZapperWe engage Zapper CEO Brett White on the state of small business in South Africa one year into the pandemic. We also discuss innovation, fintechs vs banks, and the technologies that will drive the payments space in the years to come.Here are some excerpts from the episode. On banks v fintechs“There are regulations and there are limitation in terms of what the systems allow for. And the fintechs are always going to push those limits to do exactly those things that are limited…And the reality is a lot of t...
2021-04-1324 min
Out Of The Cave PodcastSeason 2: Episode 15In this episode we discuss:· Happy Easter!· We revisit the challenges of how the media handles stories about race.· Charles Barkley speaks his mind about how politicians use race to maintain their grip on money and power.· New study cites AOC as least effective member of U.S. Congress.· Why Junior and Captain would never enter the political scene.· Lil Nas X drops the Satan sneakers.· Christianity still under attack.· Paige Spiranac not taken seriously because of her looks and prevented from helping the needy.· The Tina Turner...
2021-04-041h 03
FedSoc EventsPanel II: A Cleaner Missouri? Redistricting: What We Can ExpectOn March 8, 2021, the Federalist Society's Missouri lawyers chapters held a statewide conference via webinar. The second panel discussed "A Cleaner Missouri? Redistricting: What We Can Expect."This panel covered timing issues, local community districting, committee members, federal civil rights issues, and partisan gerrymandering as a constitutional consideration.Featuring: Marc H. Ellinger, Ellinger and Associates LLCCharles W. Hatfield, Stinson LLPState Sen. Cindy O' Laughlin, Missouri State Senate (MO-18)Moderator: Edward D. Greim, Graves Garrett LLC*******As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy...
2021-03-2656 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode 11: Dana Buys, CEO, Cloudone.mobiDana Buys is a longtime software entrepreneur who had a vision for creating a technology that allows restaurant owners to manage their businesses through a mobile device. Cloudone's TallOrder point of sale solution is designed for a mobile-first present and self-service future in the retail, dining, and hospitality industries. His company's newest product VerPay, adds a needed trust layer to take payments over a voice call. This episode also features a discussion of the battered state of South Africa's hospitality industry in the wake of the pandemic and how the industry will change permanently...
2021-02-1845 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode 10: Meghan McCormick, Co-founder & CEO, OZÉThis is the first in the BIG5D Podcast's Fintech Founders Series, This episode features OZÉ CEO Meghan McCormick. Meghan explains her journey from American Peace Corp veteran and management consultant to founding a small-business fintech based in Ghana that helps SMMEs get organized with SaaS tools and get access to capital on fair terms.Meghan comes to everything with a core mission of creating jobs by helping small businesses thrive. This episode is sponsored by Mono Solutions. (https://www.monosolutions.com/) This is a public episode. If you’d like to dis...
2021-01-2037 min
Rock N Roll ArchaeologyEpisode 20: OhioRock N Roll as the First Draft Of HistoryWe begin in the midwest college town of Kent, Ohio, in the late spring of 1970. We’ll meet three future rockers--students at Kent State University, barely out of their teens--who will be changed forever by what they witness. We’ll check in on Motown, where the fluffy pop “Sound of Young America” is still alive, but there's a big change coming, a movement towards a tougher, more topical sound. We’ll foreshadow that just a little--lots more to come in a later chapter. Rock N Roll is now Rock, and it...
2021-01-1555 min
Rock N Roll ArchaeologyOhioRock N Roll as the First Draft Of HistoryWe begin in the midwest college town of Kent, Ohio, in the late spring of 1970. We’ll meet three future rockers--students at Kent State University, barely out of their teens--who will be changed forever by what they witness. We’ll check in on Motown, where the fluffy pop “Sound of Young America” is still alive, but there's a big change coming, a movement towards a tougher, more topical sound. We’ll foreshadow that just a little--lots more to come in a later chapter. Rock N Roll is now Rock, and it...
2021-01-1556 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode Nine: Kartik Taneja, Head of B2B Solutions, EMEA, UberThe pandemic has created challenges for the region’s logistics players — ride-hailing services, food delivery apps, and others. But there is also a tremendous emerging opportunity to offer an ever-widening array of services. We will explore this landscape with Uber’s Kartik Taneja.Episode sponsored by MatchCraft (www.matchcraft.com) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ctlaughlin.substack.com/subscribe
2021-01-1119 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode Eight: Samantha Naidu, Volt AfricaThis episode of BIG5D.TV features an interview with Samantha Naidu, CEO of Volt Africa. We discuss the optimal digital solution set for African SMEs, particularly in times of crisis.This episode was sponsored by Duda: https://www.duda.co/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ctlaughlin.substack.com/subscribe
2020-12-3018 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode Seven: Colin Timmis, XeroToday’s guest is Colin Timmis, the South Africa country manager for Xero -- the global cloud accounting platform.We had a great conversation about what it takes to get SMMEs to overcome their anxiety about technology and use it to their advantage.This episode is sponsored by Duda This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ctlaughlin.substack.com/subscribe
2020-12-1519 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode 6: Grant GreeffCape Town entrepreneur Grant Greeff shares his experience of trying to save one company, EHire, while launching another, OpenRoute, in the midst of a global pandemic. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ctlaughlin.substack.com/subscribe
2020-09-1923 min
The BIG5D PodcastEpisode 5: Featuring Wayne Bischoff & George LeithThis is the podcast version of the BIG5D.TV video series. This episode features a conversation about sales during the COVID-19 pandemic with Wayne Bischoff, CEO of Mediamark, a media sales house in South Africa, and George Lieth, EVP Sales at Vendasta, a Canadian martech company. The original interview was conducted in July 2020. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ctlaughlin.substack.com/subscribe
2020-09-0233 min
Yoel's Hang Outs PodcastRace Questions no one wants to answer ft Jalen Jones-Haines, Logan Kunde & Charles LaughlinThe fact that we are all good friends with mutual respect, I thought it would be nice to have an open forum so that we can talk about some race issues in America. I hope you liked it. Let me know what your thoughts are. You can reach me @yoelaynalem on instagram and aynalemyoel@gmail.com
2020-08-022h 02
Prosperity Through Multifamily Real Estate InvestingApplying Lessons Learned with Charles SeamanLearning from past experiences and mistakes can make us better entrepreneurs. Today's guest is Charles Seaman-Managing Member and Senior Acquisitions Manager of Three Oaks Management, LLC. Charles has found his success from applying lessons learned from past experiences to improve is business. As entrepreneurs, we are guaranteed to make mistakes along our journey. Learning from those mistakes only makes us smarter and better investors. Charles faced his own mistakes and leveraged those experiences to make him a smarter operator. Not selecting a target market was his first challenge to overcome. He began his dea...
2020-05-0136 min
Yoel's Hang Outs PodcastReading or Audiobook? Meditation & Concentration ft. Jalen HainesYoel Aynalem and Jalen Haines discuss their perspectives on why reading hard copies may be better than audiobooks. They talk about their direct message strategy or lack thereof, and also Charles Laughlin and Logan Kunde guest appear.
2020-03-1559 min
ALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastCarmen LopezKen learns why "leadership is motion" with Carmen Lopez, Executive Director of College Horizons, a national educational non-profit serving American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native students in their transition to college and graduate school.Shout-outs & LinksClaudio Sanchez's NPR story on College Horizons recorded at Lawrence University: How Native Students Can Succeed in College: "Be As Tough As the Land That Made You"Shout-outs to:Whitney Laughlin (founder of College Horizons) and Christine Suina, College Horizons program coordinatorDr. Robert Binswanger of Dartmouth, an early mentorDr. Adrienne Keene, author of Native Appropriations and co-host...
2020-02-0657 min
Yoel's Hang Outs PodcastOur ideal girl, Are Aliens real & How do we define success ft. Charles Laughlin, Will Talavera & Stephen RawdingIn this episode, we discuss what we look for when choosing a potential mate. We also debate the existence of aliens and toasters on other planets. We also each share our different definitions of success.
2019-11-1433 min
Yoel's Hang Outs PodcastAlbums of the year, bar fights & Super Bowl halftime show w/ Charles Laughlin & Naod AynalemIn this season two premiere, we discuss our various journeys with mental health. We name our favorite albums of the year and discuss Naod's recent altercation at a bowling alley bar.
2019-01-0756 min
Conquer Local Podcast213: Tech Adoption & the Future of Sales | with Charles LaughlinIs there a future that doesn't require salespeople?
Charles Laughlin, producer and host of the Above the Cloud Podcast at the Local Search Association, joins us to discuss the implications of tech adoption around the globe. Charles also delivers his insights into what the future might look like for salespeople.
Listen now and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes goo.gl/8vPm1B and Google Play goo.gl/uyDsij
2018-10-2524 min
Yoel's Hang Outs Podcast*rough audio* The secrets about LA and how to get started in entertainment ft Charles Laughlin, Aaron Cheng, Jalen HainesYoel Aynalem sat down with some hometown buddies who have made their way to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. My besty Charles Laughlin and buddies Jalen Haines and Aaron Cheng share their perspective on LA people, how people change and how they've grown from different perspectives of the industry.
2018-06-2250 min
NoCinéAvengers: Infinity War, le Marvel de la rupture(Attention SPOILER)Les studios Marvel qui nous avaient habitués à toujours plus de médiocrité parviennent cette fois-ci à nous surprendre. Juste un peu. “Avengers: Infinity War” rassemble tous les héros de la franchise des dix dernières années qui s’unissent pour arrêter le terrible Thanos, bien décidé à décimer la moitié de l’Univers. Un parti pris de départ pas évident donc, mais les frères Russo déjà aux manettes des deux derniers opus de “Captain America” s’en sortent relativement bien. Marvel s’autorise enfin à quitter le registre de l’humour et du pur entertainment pour se laisser a...
2018-04-2729 min
NoCinéAvengers: Infinity War, le Marvel de la rupture(Attention SPOILER)Les studios Marvel qui nous avaient habitués à toujours plus de médiocrité parviennent cette fois-ci à nous surprendre. Juste un peu. “Avengers: Infinity War” rassemble tous les héros de la franchise des dix dernières années qui s’unissent pour arrêter le terrible Thanos, bien décidé à décimer la moitié de l’Univers. Un parti pris de départ pas évident donc, mais les frères Russo déjà aux manettes des deux derniers opus de “Captain America” s’en sortent relativement bien. Marvel s’autorise enfin à quitter le registre de l’humour et du pur entertainment pour se laisse...
2018-04-2729 min
NoCinéAvengers: Infinity War, le Marvel de la rupture(Attention SPOILER)Les studios Marvel qui nous avaient habitués à toujours plus de médiocrité parviennent cette fois-ci à nous surprendre. Juste un peu. “Avengers: Infinity War” rassemble tous les héros de la franchise des dix dernières années qui s’unissent pour arrêter le terrible Thanos, bien décidé à décimer la moitié de l’Univers. Un parti pris de départ pas évident donc, mais les frères Russo déjà aux manettes des deux derniers opus de “Captain America” s’en sortent relativement bien. Marvel s’autorise enfin à quitter le registre de l’humour et du pur entertainment pour se laisser a...
2018-04-2729 min
Últimos programasMardi Gras, la fiesta sin fin I en CIUDAD CRIOLLA de Miquel BotellaEl 4 de marzo tendrá lugar en Nueva Orleans el célebre Mardi Gras. Calentamos motores con la primera de las dos sesiones dedicadas a uno de los carnavales más espectaculares. Ponte la máscara… ¡y a bailar!PLAYLIST:1. Al Johnson - Carnival Time2. Harry Connick Jr. – Here Comes The Big Parade3. Eddie Bo – I Know You Mardi Gras4. Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias – I Know You Mardi Gras5. Charmaine Neville – Don’t Stop The Carnival6...
2015-04-2155 minCiudad CriollaMardi Gras, la fiesta sin fin I en CIUDAD CRIOLLA de Miquel BotellaEl 4 de marzo tendrá lugar en Nueva Orleans el célebre Mardi Gras. Calentamos motores con la primera de las dos sesiones dedicadas a uno de los carnavales más espectaculares. Ponte la máscara… ¡y a bailar!PLAYLIST:1. Al Johnson - Carnival Time2. Harry Connick Jr. – Here Comes The Big Parade3. Eddie Bo – I Know You Mardi Gras4. Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias – I Know You Mardi Gras5. Charmaine Neville – Don’t Stop The Carnival6. Cubanismo – Mardi Gras Mambo7.
2015-04-2155 min
JBB's Final ThoughtsJBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 22: This Ain’t Goodbye: Edward “Creagan” Charles McConnell 1958-2015
JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 22: This Ain’t Goodbye: Edward “Creagan” Charles McConnell 1958-2015. Podcasts can be in-the-moment reflections. But there are some things that will probably take me the rest of my life to grasp. My friendship with Creagan McConnell will probably be one of those things..
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2015-04-0415 min