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UK Desk for Arts ExpressUK Desk for Arts Express 11-05-25: David Lidz and the legacy of BaltimoreWhat is a co-operative?We throw the word around like it’s a trendy café or a startup with a conscience, but in Baltimore, David Lidz and his team at WaterBottle Co-op are proving it’s something far more radical, a way of reclaiming power from the few and putting it back in the hands of the people who actually graft. Worker-owners, not shareholders. Community control, not corporate spin. We talk about ownership, democracy, and what Baltimore can teach Britain about building from the ground up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
2025-11-0626 min
The Purpose Profit ShiftHow a $6.5M Worker Co-Op Transformed Real Estate for Impact Leaders to Build EquityIn this episode of Purpose Profit Shift, host Rachel Bernier Green speaks with David Lidz, founder of Appalachian Field Services (AFS) Builds and co-founder of WaterBottle Co‑Op, a worker-owned real estate cooperative revitalizing West Baltimore through equitable, community-centered housing. David shares his powerful journey from government relations in D.C. to homelessness and recovery, and ultimately to building a social enterprise rooted in worker ownership and shared equity.David Lidz is the founder of AFS Builds and co-founder/CEO of WaterBottle Co‑Op, where he leads community-centered real estate development that empowers workers and addresses systemic ineq...
2025-09-121h 01
The Mindful Marketplace with Joel SkeneTransforming Economies with Human-Centered InvestmentsDiscover the transformative power of investing in each other as we tackle market and social problems head-on. This episode kicks off with Elias Krim, who proposes a radical "third way" in economics through social co-ops emphasizing human-scale economies and community engagement. We’ll also uncover the environmental and social repercussions of PetroPeru's oil and gas activities in the Amazon, driven by financial instability, and explore Connecticut's innovative debt relief program designed to combat healthcare worker shortages and burnout. In a compelling discussion, we’ll also dissect the significance of divestment, particularly in light of student protests against university investments in m...
2024-06-1823 min
Security MattersEP 42 - Year in Review 2023: Unleashing AI, Securing IdentitiesIn this year-end Trust Issues podcast episode, host David Puner takes listeners on a retrospective jaunt through some of the show’s 2023 highlights. The episode features insightful snippets from various cybersecurity experts and thought leaders, each discussing crucial aspects of the ever-evolving cyber landscape. From discussions on the dynamic nature of threat actors and the need for agile security approaches to insights on identity security challenges in the cloud and the intricacies of safeguarding data, the episode encapsulates a wealth of knowledge shared by industry professionals. With diverse perspectives on generative AI, risk management, cloud security, DevSecOps – and even a pe...
2023-12-2735 min
Curiosity WeeklyPsychedelic Brain Health, Giant Dinosaur, Donkey Family TreeToday you’ll learn about how psychedelics may be making their way to the States, the longest necked animal that we know of, and how donkeys have been helping humanity for longer than we previously knew. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/psychedelic-brain-health-giant-dinosaur-donkey-family-treePsychedelic Brain Health “Destigmatizing the Medical Use of Psychedelics” by Eugene Rubinhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/demystifying-psychiatry/202303/destigmatizing-the-medical-use-of-psychedelics“Brain Wellness “Spas”—Anticipating the Off-label Promotion of Psychedelics” by Anna Wexler (FULL TEXT NOT FREE TILL 08/01/2023)https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2793902“Psychedelic ‘brain spas’ may flourish in Denver” by Davi...
2023-06-1516 min
Security MattersEP 25 - Cisco CX Cloud CISO on the Language of RiskWe all accept a certain degree of risk in our lives. So, to varying degrees, we’re all operating – to use cybersecurity parlance – with an assume breach mindset. Meaning, we accept that attacks are inevitable and, as such, we focus time and effort on protecting the assets that matter most. In short, we buckle up for safety. And risk is something that today’s guest Larry Lidz, who’s Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Cisco CX Cloud, thinks about a lot. On today’s episode, host David Puner talks with...
2023-04-1323 min
The Ownership EconomyEpisode 028 - Sharing Wealth by Realigning Incentives in Real Estate, with David Lidz of StreetWellIn this episode, Martin & Jahed sat down with David Lidz, an entrepreneur building an impact real estate company that employs those in recovery and convicts looking for their way back into society. David has managed to innovate at the intersection of real estate, technology, and social / political realms by finding a way to give people upside in restoration and ownership of properties in the cooperative, co-design governance and share distribution with the stakeholders, and address the consequences of redlining and other discriminatory practices in historically marginalized communities in the US.
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2022-08-191h 01