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Occasion of the SeasonNovemberI talked through the November eclogue with Conor Wilcox-Mahon, from the English department at UCL in London, who has thought hard about this poem in terms of conceptions of nature, and time, and what death means in these contexts. You’ll also hear sounds from All Saints Day (November 1st) at the Basilica of St Francis in Assissi, in Umbria.This episode is, thrillingly, the world premier of a song written especially for us in response to the November eclogue, by two extremely talented musicians based in New York: Alexandra Lily Cohen and Edward Lyle Barton. They ar...2024-11-291h 27
Occasion of the SeasonAugustThis month I spoke to Professor Jeff Dolven, at Princeton University. He reframed the August eclogue for me as an exploration of the playfulness, comradeship, shame and uncertainty of growing up, and a virtuosic experiment in poetic forms. I am also delighted to introduce actress Helen Schlesinger, reading the part of Cuddie, the third shepherd in this eclogue. Helen had to rush off immediately after recording this to her matinee/evening job: playing The Duke of Buckingham in Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe. There are some sounds in this episode gathered from Brighton’s anti-racism protest early in Augu...2024-08-231h 21
This Week in Fintech's PodcastTWIF News Briefing - 1st MarchIn just 10 minutes host Helen Femi Williams provided a concise overview of the dynamic fintech sector, reflecting on an insightful conversation between Benjamin Verschuere, Co-Founder and CIO of Treasure, and interviewer Dez. The dialogue, which spanned topics such as the challenges of distinguishing oneself in the crowded fintech landscape of 2024, modernising the CFO tech stack, and navigating the complexities of Embedded Fintech 2.0, was distilled into a 10-minute segment. This analysis delved into the strategic innovations essential for fintech companies to flourish. Furthermore, the briefing touched upon the concept of fractional investing, emphasizing its role in making investment more accessible...2024-02-2909 minThis Week in Fintech's PodcastTWIF News Briefing - 16th FebruaryIn this week's episode of our fintech news briefing, hosted by Helen Femi Williams, we delve into the latest and most impactful developments across the fintech landscape in a concise 10-minute format. We kick off with a roundup of notable product launches, highlighting Visa's significant enhancement of its B2B digital wallet capabilities and an array of innovative fintech offerings, including a dating app for those with good to excellent credit scores, a new savings account by Wealthify, and Revolut's expansion into travel eSIM phone plans in the UK. Our coverage extends to pivotal news stories, such as...2024-02-1510 minThis Week in Fintech's PodcastTWIF News Briefing - 2nd FebruaryIn this week's captivating episode by Helen Femi Williams, we dove deep into the intricacies of the fintech world, with a thought-provoking discussion on the phenomenon of idea recycling within the fintech industry, highlighted by insights from Nik Milanović's latest piece. We followed up with our educational "Fintechionary" segment, demystifying 'C' for Cryptocurrency and connecting its concepts to recent news, including India's tax stance and Visa's expansion in crypto services. The episode also spotlighted an exciting job opportunity at Coast, a startup revolutionizing the U.S. B2B card payments infrastructure, seeking early sales hires to drive their m...2024-02-0110 min
Beyond Two PercentBeyond Two Percent: The Male PerspectiveBeyond Two Percent analyzes the critical questions, issues, and dynamics that affect people differently by gender - and the intersection of those dynamics with finance. In this week's season finale, we're lucky to be joined by Shamir Karkal, Co-Founder of Sila, and our very own Nik Milanovic, Founder of TWIF.
As always, our guests join our two fabulous hosts, Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Helen Femi Williams. We publish Beyond Two Percent monthly - if you'd be interested in joining an upcoming episode, let us know! Reach out to sponsor@thisweekinfintech.com.2023-03-2347 minBeyond Two PercentBeyond Two Percent: Finance and Technology Go Beyond “Intersectionality”Beyond Two Percent analyzes the critical questions, issues, and dynamics that affect people differently by gender - and the intersection of those dynamics with finance. This week's roundtable focuses on Intersectionality, and we're lucky to be joined by Neepa Patel, Founder and CEO of Themis and Nadia Dugal, Co-Founder of Tome
As always, our guests join our two fabulous hosts, Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Helen Femi Williams. We'll publish Beyond Two Percent monthly - if you'd be interested in joining an upcoming episode, let us know! Reach out to sponsor@thisweekinfintech.com.2023-02-1647 min
This Week in Fintech's PodcastHey Fintech Friends #14 ft Gil Akos & Nicole StillerSpeakers:
Nicole Stiller, VP Head of Domestic Payments - North America at Visa
Gil Akos, Co-Founder, and CEO at Astra
Helen Femi Williams, Fintech Journalist and Host of Hey Fintech Friends
Timestamps:
Intro
‘Fin-techionary’ of the Week: Fintech (0.59)
News (2.00)
Interview with Gil Akos (Astra) and Nicole Stiller (Visa) about payments and their current work
Quick Fire Questions with Gil and Nicole (41.29)
Signals: The FTX scandal happened because of centralization, not crypto (49.40)
Upcoming Events (47.10)
2023-02-0152 min
Beyond Two PercentBeyond Two Percent: The Ins and Outs of Angel InvestingWe're excited to announce the fourth episode release of our new podcast, Beyond Two Percent!Beyond Two Percent analyzes the critical questions, issues, and dynamics that affect people differently by gender - and the intersection of those dynamics with finance. This week's roundtable focuses on venture capital, and we're lucky to be joined by Monica Murthy, FinTech Sales & Partnerships Lead at Alloy, and Jenny Johnston Venture Partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures.As always, our guests join our two fabulous hosts, Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Helen Femi Williams. We'll publish Beyond Two Percent monthly - if you'd b...2023-01-1245 min
Beyond Two PercentBeyond Two Percent: What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Venture CapitalWe're excited to announce the third episode release of our new podcast, Beyond Two Percent!Beyond Two Percent analyzes the critical questions, issues, and dynamics that affect people differently by gender - and the intersection of those dynamics with finance. This week's roundtable focuses on venture capital, and we're lucky to be joined by Jillian Williams, Partner at Cowboy Ventures, and Ana Cristina Gadala-Maria Principal at QED Ventures.As always, our guests join our two fabulous hosts, Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Helen Femi Williams. We'll publish Beyond Two Percent monthly - if you'd be interested in jo...2022-12-1943 min
Beyond Two PercentBeyond Two Percent: Closing the Investing GapWe're excited to announce the second episode release of our new podcast, Beyond Two Percent!Beyond Two Percent analyzes the critical questions, issues, and dynamics that affect people differently by gender - and the intersection of those dynamics with finance. This week's roundtable focuses on investing, and we're lucky to be joined by Katie Perry, General Manager at Public, and Margot de Broglie, Co-Founder of Your JunoAs always, our guests join our two fabulous hosts, Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Helen Femi Williams. We'll publish Beyond Two Percent monthly - if you'd be interested in joining an...2022-11-1441 min
Beyond Two PercentBeyond Two Percent: Episode One - Navigating Motherhood and a CareerWe're excited to announce the first episode release of our new podcast, Beyond Two Percent!Beyond Two Percent analyzes the critical questions, issues, and dynamics that affect people differently by gender - and the intersection of those dynamics with finance. This week's roundtable focuses on motherhood and fintech, and we're lucky to be joined by Laura Spiekerman, Co-Founder of Alloy and Maia Bittner, Founder of Pinch and Voice of the Member at Chime. As always, our guests join our two fabulous hosts, Julie VerHage-Greenberg and Helen Femi Williams. We'll publish Beyond Two Percent monthly - if you'd be...2022-10-1447 min
letsgetliticalDECOLONISING ARTIFICAL INTELIGENCE featuring Uffa Modey and Gilles HachemeIn light of the growing body of work looking at how we in the Global North can 'decolonize', our curriculums, workspaces, and much more, it's important to point out the problems we see with AI.
In today's world, the exponential growth and universal adoption of artificial intelligence are transforming not only local and global society but what it means to be human. Are you considered civilized if you disagree with the policies or culture of tech companies? How do Black and Brown people fit into these notions when decisions are made largely in the Global North, and the South is m...2022-03-1442 min
letsgetliticalCan biometric identities protect refugees? With guests Cybelle Oliveira and Lewis MunyiIn this episode we spoke two Mozilla Festival 2022 wranglers from the Digital ID & Privacy space: Cybelle Oliveria a board member of Casa Hacker and community member of Mozilla and Lewis Munyi a passionate software developer who builds developer communities fostering the growth of the African developer ecosystem.
The critical problem in cyberspace is knowing with whom one is interacting with we’ve even seen how relevant this issue is with documentaries like the Tinder Swindler.Using static identifiers such as password and email there are no ways to precisely determine the identity of a person in digital space, because this in...2022-03-0126 min
letsgetliticalDoes AI have a seat in government? Featuring Borhane Blili-Hamelin and Umut PajaroWe are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI. This is our third episode of the Mozilla Festival series and in this episode, we will be discussing rethinking power and ethics with two Wranglers at this Space at MozFest 2022.
In this episode we speak to Borhane Blili-Hamelin an academic researcher and Umut Pajaro Velasquez a Black Latinx Caribbean queer researcher on how we can expand, shift, and rethink power and how we engage with the intersection of power, and harms, values, rights and democracy in tech.
Despite...2022-02-1431 min
letsgetliticalIs the Internet a human right featuring Soledad Magnone & Joseph Thomas?We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI. This is our second episode of the Mozilla Festival series and in this episode, we will be discussing Youth & Futures with two Wranglers from this space at MozFest 2022. We spoke to Joseph Thomas who has been a Mozfest Wrangler since 2018 and is currently a Software Engineer and Soledad Magnone a sociologist Director at JAAKLAC initiative, an organisation that broaden the participation in the governance of the digital ecosystem, particularly for younger generations.
For more information on this subject pl...2022-01-3139 min
letsgetlitical“Google tell me about gender & AI?” Do the gender stereotypes offline replicate themselves online featuring Sapni GK & Garnett Achieng [Mozfest]We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Mozilla Foundation, to bring together an incredible podcast series on AI. This is our first episode of the Mozilla Festival series and in this episode, we will be discussing gender, tech and intersectionality with two Wranglers of the Gender, Teach and Intersectionality Space at MozFest 2022.
In 2022 no country can say their society is equal when it comes to gender equality and intersectionality. The pandemic has only exacerbated these issues women being disproportionately affected when it comes to the loss of livelihood, unpaid childcare and on and offline violence. In...2022-01-1737 min
letsgetliticalWith the ever-changing responsible media, is street art the only way to keep governments accountable?This week we talk to Plastic Jesus, the street artist journalist talking to us about his art on President Trump, the BBC, that downing street Christmas party and how art is consumed. We absolutely loved recording this episode so join us for 40 minutes and take it all in.
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Lets get litical!2021-12-2242 min
letsgetliticalAfter 40 years of Neoliberalism and Global Warming can we save the world featuring Natalie Bennet?1.35: ITS LIT
The Sewage amendment
Whether campaigning actually works
Horomode replacement therapy
Sterotypes of women in politics in the Muslim world
7.28 DEAD MATE
Cuts to universal credit
What is universal basic income and what could it be like?
Our scarasicty mindset in understanding universal basic income and society
19.46 DEEP DIVE
Building something new after 40 years of neoliberalism
Reality of social media politics
Do we need less or more government intervention for green politics
The current great resignation
What are bs jobs?
Do some countries have more of a responsibility to climate change due to historical industrialisation?
43.19 THINGS WE WONT CARE...2021-12-1546 min
letsgetliticalAre young Conservatives unfairly discriminated against featuring Monika from Global Ponderings?Today we sit down with one of the most engaging guests so far. Monika Užkalnytė also known as @GlobalPonderings on Instagram talks to us about, the NHS, whether using the state to create freedom is 'realistic' and why she believes we should not limit free speech even if it's harmful.
Monika is a Modern History and Politics BA student, her vision is for a world where young Conservatives can be treated with just as much respect as the left-wing views.2021-11-2442 min
The GlobalGirl Media UK PodcastAppreciation vs Appropriation (with Banseka Kayembe, Helen Femi Williams and Amy Freeman)To honour Black History Month, this episode is longer than usual. Our hosts, Dila and Danielle, spoke to three incredible guests who are activists for Black rights: Banseka Kayembe, Helen Femi Williams and Amy Freeman. We talk about the line between appropriation and appreciation, blackfishing and racial fetishisation.2020-10-3148 min