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Breaking WallsBW - EP90: The Hollywood People Behind Radio’s Baby Boomer Boom (1945 - 1954) [Rewind]This episode was originally released on 4/1/2019. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes.
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In Breaking Walls episode 90 and on the second part of our western trilogy, dramatic radio goes from boom to bust in a nine year period after World War II, as a group of actors become radio legends, while the radio western grows up.
Highlights:
• William S. Paley’s Plan to Overtake NBC
• The West-Coast Hollywood Actors
• Robson, Yarborough, Lewis, and Hawk Larabee
• Escape Moves the Western Forward
• The Life and Death of Jeff Chandler
• CBS Becomes Number 1
• NBC...
2025-07-013h 54
Breaking WallsBW - EP83: Sarnoff & Paley: Tainted Friendships, Tall Tales, Talent Raids, and TV (1934 - 1952) [Rewind]This episode was originally released on 9/1/2018. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes beginning with this episode on the birth of radio.
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In Breaking Walls Episode 83, we focus the radio industry of the 1930s and 40s—especially on the career of David Sarnoff, as RCA’s network, NBC begins to lose its grip on the top spot in the broadcasting industry while they introduce Television. We’ll also focus on the introduction of new talent to the industry, and the CBS talent raids of 1948-1949.
Highlights:
• David Sarnoff announces the birt...
2025-05-091h 39
After Further ConsiderationBonus: After Further Consideration Pulse Check — Pt. 1Welcome to a special bonus episode of After Further Consideration, where we'll be revisiting our original "Pulse Check" episodes that published on the Higher Ed Pulse podcast in the Summer of 2024. Today we are revisiting Part 1 with Patricia McGuire, President at Trinity Washington University.Key Takeaways from Part 1:Over the past three decades, the role of the college president has transformed dramatically, necessitating extended tenures to lead impactful change in higher education.Leaders must decisively affirm their commitments to equity and inclusion to reshape the institutional culture despite opposition.Becoming an equity leader demands a sustained...
2025-01-1440 min
Advanced TV HerstoryA Trip to NYC's Paley Center: Revisiting Battle of the SexesHost Cynthia Bemis Abrams takes you to The Paley Center for Media in New York City, exploring its role in preserving television history and hosting key industry events like PaleyFest. Cynthia dives into The Paley Archive during her visit, her top destination. She recounts her observations while watching the iconic 1973 broadcast of Billie Jean King versus Bobby Riggs in the historic "Battle of the Sexes." Listen in as Cynthia unpacks the significance of the archive, her first searches in the database, and her candid reactions to Howard Cosell's commentary alongside Rosie Casals and Gene Scott. Episode Life Lessons Age, training...
2024-12-2319 min
Higher Ed PulsePulse Check: After Further Consideration — Part 1Welcome to the debut episode of this new Pulse Check series, "After Further Consideration," a DEI-focused series where hosts Dr. Cody Nielsen and Dr. Tomika Ferguson invite experienced change leaders both within and beyond higher education into conversations focused on responsive leadership, addressing campus crises, navigating institutional shifts, and fostering sustainable change all through the lens of equity and inclusion. Key Takeaways from Part 1:Over the past three decades, the role of the college president has transformed dramatically, necessitating extended tenures to lead impactful change in higher education. Leaders must decisively affirm their commitments to equity an...
2024-07-0440 min
Ian Talks ComedyFerris Butler and D.B. Frick (1980-81 SNL writer and biographer)Ferris Butler and his biographer D.B. Frick joined me to discuss his garage band version of SNL "Waste Meet News"; his love for Sid Caesar and Ernie Kovacs; Brooklyn in the 50's and 60's; his pilot for the Vintage Seltzer Hour with Michael O'Donoghue and Garrett Morris; going to NYU film school and being taught by Martin Scorsese and classmates with Billy Crystal; creating Waste Meat News; having Radames Pera on; the budget; New York Magazine says Waste Meat is being copied by SNL; getting hired by Jean Doumanian; how the crew was excited for new season. but...
2024-04-271h 03
As The Money BurnsHeart BruisedValentine’s celebrations abound, but questions remain as to where single heiresses might be found.End of January – mid-February 1933, newspapers keep track of the romantic entanglements of multiple heirs and heiresses. Foremost, Barbara Hutton’s recent romances and the love triangle with Prince Alexis Mdivani and Louise Van Alen make her the hot topic to follow for the elites, public, and press alike.Other people and subjects include: Doris Duke, Nanaline Duke, James HR Cromwell aka “Jimmy,” Eva Stotesbury, E.T. Stotesbury, John Jacob Astor VI aka “Jakey,” Princess Donna Cristina Torlonia, Prince Don Torlonia of Italy, Elsi...
2024-02-2423 min
Lead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 22 - Nate FishThis week I had the opportunity to connect with a leader in the Arts … a leader in baseball … an innovator … in a word, multitalented. Rather than a lengthy introduction, just ‘Google’ the name, Nate Fish (this week’s guest). And if you are not in the mood to search on your own, here is a head start: www.kingofjewishbaseball.com.
The conversation runs the gamut of topics and I am thrilled to add a howardism from our discussion. “The person in front of me is my mentor.”
On a side note, I don’t promote any item I cannot ful...
2023-10-2438 min
Lead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 21 - Becky ArkfeldThis week “Lead a Horse to Water” welcomes a local leader who I would call young. And as young as she is, I have known her for nearly 25 years. And now she is on the podcast ready to help me learn and boy oh boy did she bring “A” game. My new favorite "howardism" should actually be called a “beckyism" as today’s guest, Becky Arkfeld,shared, “The world was spinning faster than before.”
I asked if she would share a few of the websites for organizations she referred to in the podcast. She shared:
* www.Fit4Mom.com...
2023-10-1731 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 20 - Spiral Day #3On this episode of "Lead a Horse to Water" we spend some time reviewing our previous six guests and connect what they shared. We like to call it "Spiral Day" when we spiral our learning. This means we review what we have learned in order to deepen our learning. And when you get to the end of the podcast, stick around because the bonus this week is a performance by Driftwood Quintet. They are performing, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". (www.driftwoodquintet.com)
2023-10-1019 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 19 - Eric BeilSmart people make for great guests. This week's guest certainly fills that requirement. An earlier guest on our podcast, Lisa Barnett, spoke about our soul’s journey. This week's guest’s soul has clearly been on a journey with my soul through space and time. And in our present soul’s journey this week’s guest, Eric Beil, is my nephew. I hope this connection is as evident to our listeners as it is to Eric and I. This is the first show to produce two Howardisms. (And, by the way, the french fries were outstanding! Russet potatoes...
2023-10-0329 min
Breaking WallsBW - EP143: September 1957—Civil Rights And The Rocket AgeIn Breaking Walls episode 143 we begin a mini series on radio and the world in the fall of 1957.
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Highlights:
• LIFE and The World
• The Man from Tomorrow
• The American Forum of the Air
• Atomic Testing
• Pat Buttram and Just Entertainment on Labor Day
• Ray Bradbury and the End of X-Minus One
• Ms America
• The Hattie Cotton School Bombing
• Biography in Sound
• Howard Miller and Steve Allen
• The End of Family Theater
• The Grand Ole Opry
• Meet The Press and The Right of Self Determination
• CBS Still Doing Drama on Sundays
• Bing Crosby’s Road Show
• School Integration
• The Dodgers and Giants Leave New York
• Looking Ahead to October and Spu...
2023-09-274h 43Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio BroadcastingBW - EP143: September 1957—Civil Rights And The Rocket AgeIn Breaking Walls episode 143 we begin a mini series on radio and the world in the fall of 1957.
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Highlights:
• LIFE and The World
• The Man from Tomorrow
• The American Forum of the Air
• Atomic Testing
• Pat Buttram and Just Entertainment on Labor Day
• Ray Bradbury and the End of X-Minus One
• Ms America
• The Hattie Cotton School Bombing
• Biography in Sound
• Howard Miller and Steve Allen
• The End of Family Theater
• The Grand Ole Opry
• Meet The Press and The Right of Self Determination
• CBS Still Doing Drama on Sundays
• Bing Crosby’s Road Show
• School Integration
• The Dodgers and Giants Leave New York
• Looking Ahead to October and Spu...
2023-09-274h 43Lead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 18 - Sentari MinorI have been looking forward to this guest on the show since its inception. Sentari Minor has been a friend and colleague for more than ten years (I want to say nearly 15 years). And the show delivers … I loved so much of this show that I suggest a drinking game for the number of times I say, “I love that!”. My Howardism for the show … “Mentorship is a relationship. Leadership is a relationship. Life is a relationship.”
Once you listen, here are some links to learn more about
this week’s guest:
Guest Speaker Sentari Minor - CISA Convocati...
2023-09-2622 min
Lead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 17 - Deron ShieldsWhat happens when you put two graduates from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (1983 and 1984) in the room together? You end up laughing, having a great discussion, and even learning a little something. This week Deron Shields leads the conversation, teaches us how to “walk with your eyes” – and reminds us of the importance of coaching sports.
Deron is a member of the Sea Cloud Sports Wall of Fame - Sports Wall of Fame | Foster City California. I put this in the liner notes to inspire you to look in your community at your “Sports Walls of Fame” These are th...
2023-09-0431 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 16 - Laurie DoeringThis week I got to reconnect with one of Arizona’s strong leaders, Laurie Doering. Laurie brought great energy and great
wisdom. One of my favorite moments was when she was speaking about the questions she reflects on regarding candidates when hiring. She asks:
1) Are you a positive person?
2) Are you a team player?
3) Are you coachable?
What questions help you reflect on candidates? I also want to share a few links we referenced regarding humble leadership.
Leading with Less Ego (hbr.org)
Ego Is the Enemy of Good Leadership (hbr.or...
2023-08-2924 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 15 - Ron (Ronnie) MabryEpisode 15 of our Podcast brings us ideas and thoughts from Ron (Ronnie) Mabry. Each episode brings a different vibe and a few points always stick out. One point that stands out in today's podcast is Rotary International's "The Four Way Test (of the things we think, say or do)":
I. Is it the truth?
II. Is it fair to all concerned?
III. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
IV. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
How could you apply these concepts today? Listen to Ron (Ronnie) Mabry...
2023-08-2229 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 14 - Lisa BarnettThis week we have an amazing guest, Lisa Barnett. Lisa is an author, a teacher, a healer who helps individuals find the core truth of who we are, and to receive the messages of our soul so that we feel clear and are able to move forward and be excited about our life. When we are on purpose, life flows easier, there is greater clarity, and we are able to attract good.
Learn more about Lisa’s work at www.AkashicKnowing.com.
Lisa’s newest book, Akasha: Spiritual Experiences of Accessing the Infinite Intelligence of Our S...
2023-08-0839 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 13 - Spiral DayOn this episode of "Lead a Horse to Water" we spend some time reviewing our previous five guests and connect what they shared. We like to call it "Spiral Day". When we spiral our learning, we review what we have learned in order to deepen our learning. Two bonuses this week - a story and the full song we use on our show. Enjoy Other Desert Cities performing "I am Alive."
2023-08-0214 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 12 - Adam ZisaEach guest brings their own portfolio to the show. This week's guest brings one that includes nurse, counselor, motorcycle racer, Guiness Book of World Records holder ... and the list goes on. Spend a half an hour learning with Adam. There is a bonus story at the end.
2023-07-2426 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 11 - Jim RiceOn this week's podcast we welcome Dr. Jim Rice. Educators in Arizona will need little more to introduce this long time Arizona leader. I am beyond thrilled to sit down with Jim and learn from him again, glean mentorship strategies and ideas, and gain insight on who mentored one of my mentors.
2023-07-1730 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 10 - Mark DixThis week we welcome Mark Dix founder of the Phoenix Downtown Chamber Series (visit http://downtownchamberseries.org). Once you visit the site, head to the live shows which will remind you of the talent and beauty in our community.
And don’t call Mark just a musician as he is so much more. I hope you enjoy learning from him and how important problem solving is in the symphony, in the business world, and, of course, in our families.
2023-07-1028 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 9 - Advice from our Founding FathersThis week it is the Fourth of July, America's Independence Day. Who better to get mentorship and leadership ideas than our Founding Fathers? If advice from Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, or Abigail Adams is not enough to tickle your fancy, the podcast brings on a co-host for the first time. Joe Moreno joins the podcast and brings with his wisdom, humor and music (listen for the back-up singer). Enjoy the show!
2023-07-0426 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 8 - Liz MullaveyThis week, the podcast welcomes Liz Mullavey. Liz was a successful school principal who cared about her staff and students. She also welcomed a first-year principal (me) as I prepared for my rookie season as a principal. And now we can all learn from her on "Lead a Horse to Water".
2023-06-2722 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 7 - Jayson MatthewsOn this week's podcast we are joined by Jayson Matthews. Jayson has been making a difference statewide as he serves all Arizonans. His support has been broad from food systems and the fight against hunger to senior services to creating a culture of philanthropy. I hope you enjoy the visit as much as I did with this "fierce advocate for human services and public service".
2023-06-1934 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 6 - Spiral Day
On this episode of "Lead a Horse to Water" we spend some time reviewing what our guests have shared and connect our learning. We like to call it "Spiral Day". When we spiral our learning we review what we have learned and look to deepen our learning.
Each Spiral Day will feature "Story Time" - a chance for your host, Howard Paley, to share a story to bring everything together.
2023-06-1307 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 5 - Mady PaleyThis week's podcast we learn from Mady Paley, my daughter. She currently works in higher education and is smart and insightful. Not only has she been one of my mentors (don't we all learn from our children) but she is the person who motivated me to start a podcast.
2023-06-0515 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 4 - Jason BonderOn this episode of "Lead a Horse to Water" we meet with Jason Bonder, Rabbi, writer, and left-handed pitcher. He shares his wisdom and insight and it is really a treat to talk with him and learn from him.
2023-05-2917 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 3 - Marjaneh Gilpatrick
This week we welcome Marjaneh Gilpatrick to the podcast. Marjaneh has been a leader for teachers across the State of Arizona. She supports Future Teachers of Arizona, The Arizona Educational Foundation and so much more. Marjaneh reminds us that mentorship and leadership is also about building a network. And Marjaneh Gilpatrick is a connector.
2023-05-2320 minLead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 2 - Jon GomezThis week we welcome Jon Gomez to the podcast. Jon has done so much for music and musicians in Arizona and across the country. He is truly a leader and mentor. No one understands the importance of "team" more than a conductor.
2023-05-1621 min
Lead a Horse to WaterLead a Horse to Water - Episode 1Today is our premiere! The first episode of "Lead a Horse to Water". Our guest today is one of the key mentors in my life and the best way to introduce the podcast - my wife, Sharon Paley.
2023-05-0912 min
Popculture InclusiveEp 7 (1/3) - Star Wars & l'esclavage : république, esclavage et êtres sentientsPour clôturer 2021 en beauté, quoi de mieux que de se plonger dans une œuvre majeure qui a construit notre enfance et celle de tant d’autres ? On a donc décidé de s’attaquer à Star Wars, rien que ça.La saga de George Lucas étant explicitement rattachée à une critique de l’impérialisme et de la dictature, nous avons décidé de l’étudier sous l’angle de son rapport à l’esclavage. En effet, si cet élément donne du grain à moudre aux principales problématiques de l’œuvre, la réflexion sous-jacente n’est en rien évidente, comme nous allons tent...
2021-12-2855 min
Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim DalyRob AutonRob Auton is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor, poet and podcaster. He is a veteran of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having performed a show there each year since 2012. He is also a poet and illustrator, with his work having been published in a series of books by Burning Eye Books and is a member of Bang Said The Gun, and as part of the 2014 Glastonbury Festival, Auton was given the position of poet-in-residence
He has has performed stand-up on shows including The Russell Howard Hour and Stand Up Central, and made his acting debut in 2018 as part...
2021-11-301h 29
Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim DalyKerry HowardKerry Howard is an actress and writer, known for her roles in Him and Her, Reggie Perrin and more recently HBO's Two Weeks to Live.
We talked to Kerry about paint swatches, moving in lockdown, her relationship with social media and her grandfather who always believed she'd become an actress.
PLUS we have extra chat with Kerry just for our Patreons at patreon.com/blankpodcast
Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's...
2021-10-121h 25
Interleaved: A Talmudic PodcastYoma No.2: Most High ResolutionCW// ViolenceWhat can Rabbinic and other Jewish legal sources teach us about conflict resolution? And what can we gain from studying conflict?Rabbi Dr. Howard Kaminsky is an independent researcher. He has served as a research fellow at the Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution, and as a mediator for Community Mediation Services in Queens, NY. He holds an EdD in religion and education from Teachers College, Columbia University and rabbinic ordination from Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem. He is the author of Fundamentals of Jewish Conflict Resolution: Traditional Jewish Perspectives on Resolving Interpersonal...
2021-05-0330 min
El cantor de cineEl cantor de cine - Músicos y grupos de Pop componiendo Músicas de Cine (1998-2013) - 01/03/21Sintonía: "Bookstore", extraída de la BSO de "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" ("Olvídate de mí", Michel Gondry, 2004); música compuesta por Jon Brion. "Kirikou", extraída de la BSO de "Kirikou et la sorciere" ("Kirikú y la bruja", Michel Ocelot, 1998). "Belleville rendez-vous", extraída de la BSO de "Les tripletes de Belleville" ("Bienvenidos a Belleville", Sylvain Chomet, 2003); música compuesta por Benoit Charest. "Sita in Space", "Sita Regal", "Sita Flute" e "Intermission", extraídas de la BSO de "Sita Sings The Blues" (Nina Paley, 2008); música compuesta por Todd Michaelsen. "Theme", "Collecting Things", "Sidewalk Flight", "Howard Make...
2021-03-0159 min
Old Time Radio ListenerBreaking Walls - EP83: Sarnoff & Paley: Tainted Friendships, Tall Tales, Talent Raids, and TV (1934 - 1952)Breaking Walls is a once-per-month audio documentary on the history of American Network Radio Broadcasting, focusing on people, places, and events from the Golden Age of Radio.
http://thewallbreakers.com/breaking-walls/
To find out more about James Scully:
http://thewallbreakers.com/jamesscully/
I personally recommend listening to episodes in this order to get the full story of the beginning of Radio Wave, and the beginning of the three major networks NBC, CBS, ABC.
EP75: We Are Echoes—The Birth Of Radio (1887 - 1912)
EP76: Over There—The War for...
2020-10-011h 39Old Time Radio ListenerBreaking Walls - EP76: Over There—The War for Radio’s Airwaves (1912 - 1922)Breaking Walls is a once-per-month audio documentary on the history of American Network Radio Broadcasting, focusing on people, places, and events from the Golden Age of Radio.
http://thewallbreakers.com/
To find out more about James Scully:
http://thewallbreakers.com/jamesscully/
I personally recommend listening to episodes in this order to get the full story of the beginning of Radio Wave, and the beginning of the three major networks NBC, CBS, ABC.
EP75: We Are Echoes—The Birth Of Radio (1887 - 1912)
EP76: Over There—The War for Radi...
2020-09-201h 06
One Heat Minute ProductionsAll The President's Minutes - Minute 94 with Clarke WolfeAll the President's Minutes is a podcast where conversations about movies, journalism, politics and history meet. Each show we use the seminal and increasingly prescient 1976 film All The President's Men as a portal, to engage with the themes and the warnings of the film resonating since its release. For minute 94, I join actor, entertainment host, producer, podcaster and movie nerd, Clarke Wolfe. Clarke and I have a sprawling conversation through pop culture, experiencing COVID-19 in different US states and go long on the fact that denial does not mean something didn't happen.
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2020-09-121h 05
One Heat Minute ProductionsAll The President's Minutes - Minute 94 with Clarke WolfeAll the President's Minutes is a podcast where conversations about movies, journalism, politics and history meet. Each show we use the seminal and increasingly prescient 1976 film All The President's Men as a portal, to engage with the themes and the warnings of the film resonating since its release. For minute 94, I join actor, entertainment host, producer, podcaster and movie nerd, Clarke Wolfe. Clarke and I have a sprawling conversation through pop culture, experiencing COVID-19 in different US states and go long on the fact that denial does not mean something didn't happen. About Clarke Wolf...
2020-09-121h 05
GunsmokeGunsmoke 61-06-04 (478) Cows and CribsIn the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, a fan of the Philip Marlowe radio series, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a hardboiled Western series, a show about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West". Robinson instructed his West Coast CBS Vice President, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series, to take on the task. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" based on one of their Michael Shayne radio scripts, "The Case of the Crooked Wheel" from the summer...
2020-09-0621 min
GunsmokeGunsmoke 61-06-04 (478) Cows and CribsIn the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, a fan of the Philip Marlowe radio series, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a hardboiled Western series, a show about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West". Robinson instructed his West Coast CBS Vice President, Harry Ackerman, who had developed the Philip Marlowe series, to take on the task. Ackerman and his scriptwriters, Mort Fine and David Friedkin, created an audition script called "Mark Dillon Goes to Gouge Eye" based on one of their Michael Shayne radio scripts, "The Case of the Crooked Wheel" from the summer...
2020-09-0621 min
Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim DalyProfessor David WilsonProfessor David Wilson is a former prison governor, known for his work as a criminologist specialising in serial killers through his work with various British police forces, academic publications, books, and media appearances.
He is professor of criminology at Birmingham City University has published widely on the criminal justice system generally and prisons specifically, and was the Editor of the Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (2000–2015), and is the author of more than 15 books.
Prof David spoke to Giles and Jim over Zoom about some of the darker aspects of his...
2020-06-091h 23
Tech Deciphered#6 – The value of an idea, how you should pitch VCs and the truth about product managementWe discuss whether you can figure out if your idea is worth 1 Bn or not in advance (spoiler alert: NO), analyse several frameworks that are still useful in that analyses, why not being a lemming makes sense in the investment space, and why founders and CEOs shouldn’t waste time arguing with VCs. We go into the more nit gritty elements of product management and product portfolio management, including what one can learn from dead Google projects. Finally, we go into the new Mac Pro, including its $400 (!!!) wheels, why YouTubers like MKBHD (Fanboy alert) and iJustine matter so much, an...
2020-03-1553 min
Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim DalyRachel ParrisRachel Parris is a multi-talented comedian, musician, improviser and presenter who stars in The Mash Report on BBC Two and is a regular member of the improv theatre group Austentatious.
She has made several appearances on BBC Radio 4 and BBC 6 Music, most recently in The Now Show, and on TV, she appeared in the highly anticipated IT Crowd Special on Channel 4, which was nominated in the Bafta Awards. Rachel presented the Game of Thrones fanshow, Thronecast on Sky Atlantic and she has appeared in BBC2's Murder in Successful, Russell Howard's Good News, satirical sketch...
2019-05-151h 17
Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio BroadcastingBW - EP90: The Hollywood People Behind Radio’s Baby Boomer Boom (1945 - 1954)In Breaking Walls episode 90 and on the second part of our western trilogy, dramatic radio goes from boom to bust in a nine year period after World War II, as a group of actors become radio legends, while the radio western grows up.
Highlights:
• William S. Paley’s Plan to Overtake NBC
• The West-Coast Hollywood Actors
• Robson, Yarborough, Lewis, and Hawk Larabee
• Escape Moves the Western Forward
• The Life and Death of Jeff Chandler
• CBS Becomes Number 1
• NBC Fires Back with New Western Shows
• Elliott Lewis, Suspense, On Stage, and Crime Classics
• The Birth of Gunsmoke
• Jack Johnstone, Jimmy Stewart, and The Six Shooter
•...
2019-03-313h 54
The Tracey Coates ShowTips for Unrepresented Parties in Domestic Matters With Guest Bibi BerryThe Divorce Chronicles Episode 6 Tips for Unrepresented Parties in Domestic Matters With Guest Bibi BerryFamily magistrate Bibi Berry is here today. Before joining the judiciary, Magistrate Berry was a principal member and my former partner at the law firm of Paley Rothman in Bethesda, Maryland. She devoted most of her legal career to the practice of family law. She is a dear friend and a very smart and experienced family law practitioner.She received her undergraduate degree from Howard University and her law degree from G...
2018-09-1847 min
Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio BroadcastingBW - EP83: Sarnoff & Paley: Tainted Friendships, Tall Tales, Talent Raids, and TV (1934 - 1952)In Breaking Walls Episode 83, we focus the radio industry of the 1930s and 40s—especially on the career of David Sarnoff, as RCA’s network, NBC begins to lose its grip on the top spot in the broadcasting industry while they introduce Television. We’ll also focus on the introduction of new talent to the industry, and the CBS talent raids of 1948-1949.
Highlights:
• David Sarnoff announces the birth of TV at The 1939 World’s Fair
• Edwin Howard Armstrong Invents FM
• Television Experiments in the 1920s and 1930s
• Sarnoff and Armstrong’s Crumbling Friendship
• How World War II Stopped Television’s Commercial Expansion
• Wi...
2018-09-011h 39
PEN AmericaOpen Reading for PEN MembersIn this event, speakers have 10 minutes each to read excerpts of their work. The first segment of the event features Gay Talese, Erika Duncan, Daniela Gioseffi, Jaime Manrique, Fran Manushkin, and Isabella Leitner; Maureen Howard acts as moderator. In addition to reading her own poems, Gioseffi also reads the poem "On a Japanese Beach" by Nina Cassian. In the second segment of the event, Grace Paley begins by reading from her own work, and then introduces the next speakers. Jean Marzollo, David Lifson, Armand Schwerner, Ilsa Gilbert, and Helen Duberstein are the featured writers. After this, Galway Kinnell reads from...
2017-01-063h 21