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Foster Care: An Unparalleled JourneyRussian Orphanage to American Adoption with Oleg Lougheed His start in life was inauspicious. At 9 years old, he relinquished his parents' rights and entered the Russian orphanage. At the age of 12, he decided to be adopted into a new family, in a new country, halfway across the world, to start a new life. At 24 years old, he began his journey of helping others live the life they have always dreamed of, despite their hardships and misfortunes by allowing them to recognize the uniqueness and worth within their own story. Oleg on the Web: Overcoming Odds Oleg's Ted...2021-05-111h 10
Learning With Lowell56: Wilderness Medicine, Space Medicine, and Achieving Your Goals with Dr. Shawna Pandya, Co-Founder of CiviGuard, Published Author, Award Winner, and Citizen-Science Astronaut-CandidateBuild consistent and persistent to achieve your ambitions, and see how one innovator, founder, scientists, doctor, and future astronaut built herself to where she is today and where she is going in the future (i.e. Space! )
Shawna Pandya, MD
Passionate about the two 'extremes' of humanity - surviving and thriving - namely furthering technological innovation and human knowledge and tackling humanity’s grandest challenges to effect positive social change.
Previously served as co-founder of CiviGuard, Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up based at NASA-Ames and incubated by Singularity University. Our mission is to save lives in crisis situations by improving co...2018-09-1854 min
The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 20 - Dr. Ted's Swan SongDr. Ted explains why there hasn't been a Podcast in over a year, and speculates about his Podcasting future. He tries to keep things upbeat but fails miserably.2017-12-1325 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 19 - Horror and Sci-Fi (The Halloween Episode)Just in time for Halloween, Shayne and I discuss the intersections between Horror and Sci-Fi and the common origins of the two sub-genres. We talk about both fictional and real-life boogeymen, including the incredibly terrifying Curse of the Technical Difficulties that caused us to lose 30 minutes worth of Podcast.2016-10-271h 02The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 18 - Great ExpectationsShayne and I discuss fan expectations in movies and video games. What obligations do creators have to their fans/customers, and conversely, when do fan expectations become unreasonable? Dr. Ted also reviews the creative and bizarre anti-adventure game Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor (SundaeMonth).2016-09-211h 06The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 17 - Let's Get Ready to RambleTed goes on a rambly rant-o-thon today, throwing caution (and the script) to the wind. In the absence of any sort of preparation, good sense, or editing, he revisits No Man's Sky (Hello Games) and discusses the recent discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri.2016-09-0150 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 16 - Summer Movie Post-MortemShayne is back once again to give a post-mortem on the summer blockbusters and not-so-blockbusters. In video games, I rant about Pokemon Go (Niantic) and review the much-anticipated No Man's Sky (Hello Games). And we say our farewells to, and reminisce about, The Tragically Hip and their final performance in Kingston, Ontario.2016-08-231h 09The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 15 - The Good, The Bad, and The InternetIn today's episode, I welcome Shayne Kempton back on the program to talk about good and bad comic book movies. We discuss what went wrong with Batman vs. Superman, and get excited about the upcoming Captain America: Civil War. We also discuss the toxicity of certain internet denizens directed at a certain upcoming movie with an all-woman main cast, and Shayne has a favour to ask.2016-05-031h 14The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 14 - Mike Vertolli on Automation and Basic IncomeIn today's episode, I welcome our new robot overlords and talk with Mike Vertolli (http://www.theworldmatrix.ca) about Automation, the Future of Employment, and Basic Income.2016-04-141h 04The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 13 - Oscars, Diversity, and the ShayniesIn today's episode, I interview local film reviewer Shayne Kempton. We talk about the Oscars, diversity in film, and Shayne's top picks for the best films of 2015, aka The Shaynie Awards. Check out Shayne's blog, The Ottawa Edge at http://ottawaedge.wordpress.com.2016-03-041h 06The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 12 - The Return of GorkemGorkem Guduk returns for a post-Force Awakens discussion, and we talk about some of the games, movies, and TV shows that we've been enjoying lately.2016-02-0554 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 11 - Happy New Year 2016It's the first episode of 2016! Dr. Ted talks about Tabletop Simulator, Nidhogg, vacuum airships, and the end of the universe, and rants about music streaming and bad driving habits in movies.2016-01-1447 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 10 - Goodbye 2015In what may be his last podcast of 2015, Dr. Ted goes on about spoilers (don't worry, he doesn't reveal any), PixelJunk Shooter, and the brave new world of VR.2015-12-1832 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 9 - (Cognitive) Science FictionIt's my first double-interview! Matthew Kelly returns, and I'm also joined by Eric Iacono to talk about science fiction. We have an in-depth discussion about different kinds of science-fiction and cognitive science themes in science-fiction.2015-12-041h 07The Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 8 - New (For Me) Games, NaNoWriMoDr. Ted took a bit of a break last week, but he's back with some video game news(ish) and an update on his progress for National Novel Writer's Month (NaNoWriMo).2015-11-2719 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 7 - Matthew Kelly on WritingOn today's episode, I sit down with Cognitive Science graduate student and fantasy author Matthew Kelly. We discuss his writing process, world-building, and talk a bit about narratives in video games.2015-11-1241 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 6 - Dr. Jim DaviesIn today's episode, I interview Dr. Jim Davies, Director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory at Carleton University. We talk about his book, Riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One With the Universe. We also discuss what makes us empathize with the robots of the Star Wars universe.2015-11-0535 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 5 - Wars Among the StarsIt's the Halloween Episode (but not really)! In this episode of the Podcast, Dr. Ted geeks out with his good friend Gorkem Guduk to talk a little bit (actually a lot) about Star Wars. We also discuss games, both video and board, and I revisit the topic of superheroes. There may be some stuff about hilariously bad politicians thrown in there.2015-10-3044 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 4 - Blimps and Board GamesIn this episode, Dr. Ted gets a bit silly. I do a bit of time travel into the past future without the help of a DeLorean, talk a bit about my preference for video games over board games, and discuss blimps to the Canadian north with my pal Andy O'Hara. Don't miss this jam-packed episode!2015-10-2239 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 3 - Elections and SuperheroesVote for Batman! I talk to my good friend Andy O'Hara about the Canadian election and Andy schools me on superheroes.2015-10-1540 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 2 - Gendered Toys and a MartianIn this episode, Dr. Ted goes on about our desire to see familiar locations in video games, rants about gendered toys, and gives a sort-of-but-not-really review of the Martian.2015-10-0814 minThe Dr. Ted PodcastEpisode 1 - Petrie Island and RidesharingIn the first ever episode of the Dr. Ted podcast, I go on about Petrie Island and talk to my good friend Andy about ridesharing.2015-10-0118 min