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Making the Museum “Serious Fun” at First Americans Museum, with Shoshana Wasserman, Kimberly Rodriguez, and Bill SmithHow do you design for all ages at the same time?What is “serious fun”? Does nature ever go out of style? How do you create content for both Native and non-Native audiences? What do education staff do when a gallery has no text panels? What are “Native sensibilities”? Why is Blue Deer blue?Shoshana Wasserman (Deputy Director) and Kimberly Rodriguez (New Media Specialist) from First Americans Museum, and Bill Smith (Principal, Storyline Studio) discuss “Serious Fun at the First Americans Museum” with MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners | The Exhibition and Experience D...

2026-02-031h 18

Making the Museum What Is Sustainable Exhibition Design? with Douglas FlandroHow can we make our exhibitions more sustainable — in every way?Where do we start? What can museum teams learn from sustainability advancements in architecture? What’s a “red list?” What is the difference between embodied and operational carbon? What does it mean to do “design for deconstruction?” And when can we all buy the upcoming “Sustainable Museum Exhibition Handbook?”Douglas Flandro (Exhibition Designer & Director of Sustainability, CambridgeSeven) discusses “What is Sustainable Exhibition Design?” with MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners | The Exhibition and Experience Design Studio).Along the way: museum egos, dark sk...

2025-12-021h 09

Making the Museum Inclusive Design Will Change the World, with Sina Bahram & Corey TimpsonOne in four people has a disability. Why aren’t we designing museums better for them?What is inclusive design? How does it relate to universal design, or the ADA? Which disciplines and departments have to get involved to make a museum truly inclusive? What happened when the military tried to design for the “average” jet pilot? If we design for better accessibility, are we designing for our own future selves?Sina Bahram and Corey Timpson (Principals, Prime Access Consulting) join host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Inclusive Design Will Change the Worl...

2025-11-051h 05

CTRM Radio How AI Manages Risk in Back Office Operations - CTRMRadio 63Dr. Irina Reitgruber leads a discussion on AI and how it can be used to manage risks in the back office with Michelle Bruce of Optimus and Jonathan Alger of ClearDox. This is a fascinating dive into how AI is being deployed across the commodities space and why. Our thanks to the participants. CTRMRadio is the podcast of ComTech Advisory (www.comtechadvisory.com), hosted on CTRMCenter (www.ctrmcenter.com) and ETTCenter (www.ETTCenter.net). The ComTech AI Report mentioned in this podcast is a free download from CTRMCenter at https://www.ctrmcenter.com/publications/reports/ai-in-energy-and-commodities/

2025-11-0323 min

CTRM Radio The Role of Data Management in Solution Ecosystems - CTRMRadio 62ComTech's Dr. Irina Reitgruber talks data management with a panel of experts that included Ellen Stars of CubeLogic, Jonathan Alger of ClearDox and Alexander Regnault of RadarRadar. Our thanks to the participants. www.ctrmcenter.com for everything CTRM www.ettcenter.net for energy transition tech updates CTRMRadio is brought to you by Commodity Technology Advisory. Please do subscribe, like and share.

2025-10-2721 min

Making the Museum A Collaborative Approach to Exhibition Making (The New Book), with Emily Saich & Joey Noelle ScottIs there a better way to collaborate?What’s the secret to good feedback? How do you manage 40 people in a room? Are group facilitators ever truly neutral? Should you tell your teammates their responsibilities, or have them tell you? What’s a RACI chart? If collaboration is so important, why hasn’t there been a book about it — until now?Emily Saich (Vice President of Exhibitions) and Joey Noelle Scott (Director of Exhibition Projects) from the Monterey Bay Aquarium discuss their new book “A Collaborative Approach to Exhibition Making” with host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G...

2025-10-081h 02

Making the Museum Making the Medal of Honor Museum, with Bassam KomatiIs a museum where experiences happen — or is the museum the experience?Can a museum be designed to inspire? What is the Medal of Honor? What role does a bold design idea have in making a project happen? Does the mission of a museum inspire the people who make it? Can everyone have a mission?Bassam Komati, AIA OEAB (Partner, Viñoly Architects) discusses “Making the Medal of Honor Museum” with host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners | The Exhibition and Experience Design Studio).Along the way: floating blocks, extra helicopters, and going a...

2025-09-0951 min

Making the Museum Mission: Collaboration, with Barbara Miller and Danae ColomerWhat are the (top) secrets of better collaboration?Is collaboration like a game of ping pong? Or more like ballroom dancing? Is there a better way to disagree? Does having constraints make design ... better? How is an exhibition like a film? And what happens when your project feels — in this case, even literally — like “Mission: Impossible”?Barbara Miller (Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, Museum of the Moving Image) and Danae Colomer (Director of Exhibition Management and Design, Museum of the Moving Image) discuss “Mission: Collaboration” with host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners | The Exhibition a...

2025-06-1857 min

The I-5 Corridor The Traffic Report: Mark Helfrich in the HOF?We’re still a little more than two months away from the start of the 2025 college football season, but we’ve hit the part of the offseason where folks are feeling a bit celebratory. For Oregon, that means it’s Hall of Fame season. Nationally, former Oregon running back Jonathan Stewart has been selected to be on the 2025 National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Locally, Oregon has released its own list of honorees, with Marcus Mariota and Hroniss Grasu leading the class of athletes to be inducted into the Oregon Hall of Fame t...

2025-06-111h 38

Making the Museum The Art of Choosing a Museum Architect, with Susanna SirefmanHow do you choose the right architect for your museum?Is architecture about more than a building? Is architect selection about more than architecture? What is a design “brief”? Why are museum projects on “elephant time”? Are anonymous open design competitions a good thing? What comes after “good design is good business”?Susanna Sirefman (President, Dovetail Design Strategists) discusses “The Art of Choosing a Museum Architect” with host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners | The Exhibition and Experience Design Studio).Along the way: cello studies, Winston Churchill, and two lions named Patience and Fortitude.

2025-05-2156 min

Making the Museum Think Like a Children's Museum, with Edwin LinkWhat if every museum were more like ... a children’s museum?Why is play “agnostic”? Can you design an entire museum for every generation, all at the same time? How are children’s museums like (and not like) other museums? How did they get that way? Wait, could we make an entire exhibition out of nothing but cardboard boxes? What is “co-learning”? And why don’t more museum people visit … other people’s museums?Along the way: teaching artists, art teachers, and what we really mean by “caregiver.”Talking Points:1. Children’s museums, th...

2025-05-071h 10

Making the Museum A Museum Transformed with AI, with Kimberly Beaudin & Geoff ThatcherWhat can we learn from one of the most complex AI projects in any museum today? What is the history of AI in museums? Can we add AI to our experiences without a complete renovation? How do you teach an AI about 775 different football teams? How can AI put visitors literally into a story? Is AI accurate enough for a museum? What about bias? Doesn’t AI take away jobs? And how do you specify exactly what shade of college football orange you want to an AI — if you can only use words? Ki...

2025-04-231h 06

Matters of Experience What If It Doesn't Work? (And What If It Does?)What does it mean to design for dialogue—not just display? In this episode of Matters of Experience, Abigail Honor and Brenda Cowan sit down with Jonathan Alger, founding partner at C&G Partners and a leading voice in exhibition and experience design.Jonathan shares how designing with empathy, navigating creative discomfort, and embracing uncertainty can lead to deeper, more inclusive storytelling. From his work with museums and nonprofits to projects for NASA, Jonathan discusses how personal testimony, collaboration, and trust shape impactful experiences that resonate across boundaries.Whether you’re a creative leader, designer, or s...

2025-04-0226 min

Making the Museum Creating Effective Museum Experiences, with Lynda Roscoe HartiganWhat if the secret to better museums was … neuroscience? How can museums inspire human creativity? How much media should be in a gallery — or should there be any? How soon should you get feedback on your exhibition ideas? Can museums help us all “escape the algorithm”? What does knitting have to do with visitor satisfaction? In this episode, we’ll learn some unexpected tricks of the trade from a renowned museum leader. Lynda Roscoe Hartigan (The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Executive Director and CEO of the Peabody Essex Museum) discusses “Creating Effec...

2025-03-261h 04

Making the Museum Museum as Lab, with Ann NeumannWhat if a museum were more like a laboratory? What if our exhibits were experiments? What if our galleries were more about questions, rather than answers? What if we didn’t fear failure as much? What if scientists, artists, and technologists all created exhibitions together? What happens when you edit an exhibit about editing DNA? Should every project have a post-opening contingency — in addition to the normal kind? Ann Neumann (Director of Galleries and Exhibitions, MIT Museum) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Museum as Lab.” ...

2025-03-1158 min

Making the Museum Community Engagement Misconceptions, with Nu GotehWhat if we're doing community engagement … wrong? How long should the process really take for a museum or exhibition? What’s the difference between demographics and psychographics? What does it mean to “move at the pace of community”? Why do community engagement experts sometimes cringe when they hear the word “charrette”? And what exactly does “community” mean?Nu Goteh (Founder and Principal of ROOM FOR MAGIC, and Co-Founder of Deem Journal) joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Community Engagement Misconceptions.” Along the way: Red Bull, lived experienc...

2025-02-1951 min

Making the Museum Playful Engagement, with Ed RodleyWhat if we combined immersion, emotion, storytelling — and games? We all want “engagement” … but what is engagement? How can our projects create it? What are the elements that go into it? Can game theory and play teach us how to make our experiences better? What is “narrative transportation”? Why are emotions key to memory creation? And what do Renaissance fairs have to do with museums? Ed Rodley (Co-Founder and Principal, The Experience Alchemists), joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Playful Engagement.” Along the way: holodecks, Sleep No More, portmantea...

2025-02-0458 min

Making the Museum Sculpting History, with Ivan SchwartzCan a statue change American history?How do we decide who gets a statue? What happens when you realize how many people deserve a statue but never got one? What’s the difference between a “forensic sculpture” for an interpretive exhibition, and one you’d put in a fine art show? Why are some museums just not complete without a bronze statue of the main characters? Are there “statues of limitations”?Ivan Schwartz (Founder and Director of StudioEIS), joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Sculpting History.” Along the way: ha...

2025-01-2257 min

Making the Museum Secrets of Museum Display Case Design, with Stéphanie BilodeauHow do you make a museum display case disappear?This episode is a masterclass in museum display case design. To the untrained eye, museum display cases look like what you’d find in a gift shop. But under the hood, they couldn’t be more different — and they are 100% unique to the museum world. Secrets we’ll reveal: art envelopes, non-offgassing, air exchange rates, and how glass is never, ever just glass. How can a display case be sealed, yet also designed to leak? What exactly makes a museum display case conservation grade? How do those little packets...

2025-01-0755 min

Making the Museum Story-Based Design, with Alan ReedCan a building tell a story?How do you design a glass wall to be ... mist? What if architecture, landscape, and exhibitions were all thought of as one thing? What changes when you etch barbed wire into a handrail? How can the floor plan of an entire museum relate to a nautilus shell? What does “A.D.R.O.I.T.” stand for? We’re going to find out, so notebooks at the ready.Alan Reed, FAIA, LEED AP (President and Design Principal of GWWO Architects), joins MtM host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Part...

2024-12-0352 min

Making the Museum Designing with Animals, with Jacqueline BershadHow would you design an exhibit — if an animal’s life depended on it?What is the number one reason people come to the National Aquarium? When should you take ego out of design? What is a “machine for living”? Which is right: “know-feel-do” or “feel-know-do”? (Hint: might not be the first one.) Why would an aquarium visitor want to hear from the people who take care of the animals? What happens when you float an entire Chesapeake wetland on top of the ocean, in the middle of Baltimore Harbor? How have kitchens and exhibits had a similar evolutio...

2024-11-1956 min

Making the Museum Making a Memorial Museum, with Alice GreenwaldHow do you make an institution that's both a museum and a memorial — at the same time?How are exhibitions like theater? Is a museum a group experience, or a personal one — or is that a trick question? When is it time to trust your gut? Why is collaboration so important? When is a single milk can the most important object in a museum? How can one single, simple philosophy inform everyone’s work, from the curators to the team making mounts for the artifacts? How are the principles of making a memorial museum different from other types...

2024-10-291h 04

Making the Museum A New Community for the Exhibition Field, with Cybelle Jones, Steven Rosen, and George MayerIs there an organization for the exhibition field? A new initiative is picking up steam. The exhibition community in the US, some say, has recently gone from having “nearly one” professional organization — to none at all. That’s because of the unexpected 2023 dissolution of NAME, the National Association for Museum Exhibition, a group within the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). But now a new effort is rising at SEGD, an international organization headquartered in the US. It takes the form of a PPG, or professional practice group, specific to exhibition practitioners. How can everyone in the field...

2024-09-1040 min

Making the Museum The Client Side of Major Projects, with Amy Weisser“The client’s role is not to solve the problem — it’s to state the problem.”What’s the client’s perspective in major cultural projects? What are “client user groups?” What’s the difference between advocating for the client, and advocating for the project? How do you “inhabit your project?” How might a single gender-inclusive restroom project change an entire institution? Should every project have a “super contingency” in the budget?Amy Weisser (Deputy Director for Strategic Planning and Projects at Storm King Art Center) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “The Client Side...

2024-08-271h 06

Making the Museum Scrappy PR for Museums, with Sarah MaiellanoCan you get big press with a small budget? (Hint: Yes.) For museums, small firms, and independent consultants, this episode is packed with literally dozens of ideas from a master of scrappy PR. What is the #1 tip about PR, if you forgot all the others? How do you get a journalist’s attention? How do you get in the news without something new? Who should be your spokesperson? Is press actually about the topic — or is it about just being in the news? Once you get an article, what do you do wit...

2024-08-061h 04

Making the Museum Six Keys for Unlocking Your Most Playful, Creative Work, with Jonathan Goldstein and Kyle TalbottHave we lost a sense of playfulness in our work … and could we get it back?In museums for children, why does “analog usually beat digital?” What’s a “climbing structure”? What are design metaphors, and why should planners beware of them? How can exhibition teams better empathize with one another’s fears and concerns? Why should a museum professional or designer “hyper-specialize”?Jonathan Goldstein and Kyle Talbott (Principals, Skyhouse Studio) join host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Six Keys for Unlocking Your Most Playful, Creative Work.”Along the way: ancient trees, va...

2024-07-2349 min

Making the Museum The Money Pie Chart, with Amy KaufmanHow do new museums make money — really?In this episode, we lift the veil on new museum projects and money. What is “the peril of the bicycle wheel”? Is it bad to rely on “anchor funding”? How many kinds of revenue should a new museum project have? What happens if you have the wrong number? (Hint: eh, not so good.) How much money do endowments make? And what’s so magical about thirds?Amy Kaufman (Principal, Amy Kaufman Cultural Planning) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “The Money Pie Chart”.Along the w...

2024-06-2551 min

Making the Museum Circus Lessons for Museum Professionals, with Jennifer Lemmer PoseyWhat’s the role of wonder in experience design? What can the circus teach us to make our exhibitions better? (Spoiler alert: a lot.) Could being “with it and for it” be the secret to success for museum projects? How much technology is too much? Can we really design for all five senses? Can an exhibition be a high-wire act — literally? Jennifer Lemmer Posey (Tibbals Curator of Circus at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to teach some inspirational “Circus Lessons for...

2024-06-1150 min

Making the Museum Beyond “Exit Through the Gift Shop”, with David FrankeDo museum stores actually make any money? What are they really for? Can a store act like an exhibition? What does “cap rate” mean? How big should a museum store be? What percentage of visitors go into one, and how many of them buy something? Why should you get an expert to design your store, and what happens when you don’t?David Franke (museum store architect) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discover what’s “Beyond ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’”.Along the way: rubber snakes, oysters, onions, and Mona Lisa as...

2024-06-0457 min

Making the Museum An Economic Planner's Advice to Museums, with James StevensWhy is economic planning so vital to any new museum project?What happens if you don’t do it? What is “dark tourism”? Why do economists think about audiences? Can a museum have “ROI”? Which is more important, a profitable museum event, or one that advances a museum’s mission? What can economics teach us about how to make our projects better?James Stevens, AICP (Vice President, ConsultEcon, Inc.) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “An Economic Planner’s Advice to Museums”.Along the way: double-edged swords, vocal impersonations, an...

2024-05-0749 min

Making the Museum A Guitar That Teaches Civil Rights, with Michele Y. SmithWhat is the “humanities gap” — and why is it a huge opportunity for museums?Why can’t everybody be a philanthropist for the day? What does “cultural literacy” mean, and how can it unlock new approaches to the collections we put on display? Why could a shortfall in humanities funding suggest new ways for museums to be relevant? Why shouldn’t a museum buy products and services from its own community?Michele Y. Smith (CEO, Museum of Popular Culture) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to talk about “A Guitar That Teaches Civil Rights”.

2024-04-3044 min

Making the Museum The Questions You Have to Ask Before the Project, with Carolynne Harris (Remastered April 2024)We might think a design concept is the first step — but it’s not. What do you need to ask yourself, before you even start? What does your community want from your new museum, and how can you find out? What happens when you have funding for 10 staff, but you design a museum that will take 25 staff to operate? What’s more important, the cost of creating the museum, or the later costs of operating it? What’s “noblesse oblige”? What’s a “civic entrepreneur”?Carolynne Harris (Museum Planner, Carolynne Harris Consulting) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Par...

2024-04-2334 min

Making the Museum Rethinking Climate Control in Museums, with Roger ChangWhy is “70/50” the gold standard? Should it be? Who decided? Does every gallery really need to be 70 degrees, plus/minus two? Does every storage space really need to be 50% humidity, plus/minus five? Is that a reasonable goal for most museums? At what cost? What’s the difference between “AA” climate control, and just “A”? How much energy could we all save, just by switching down one grade? Are artifact loan agreement climate requirements consistent, or is there room for improvement? Roger Chang (Principal, Buro Happold) joins host Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Re...

2024-04-1650 min

Making the Museum Embracing Chaos, with Jon MaassWhat if chaos in cultural projects is something to embrace, not fear? Can chaos theory give us new insights about how to manage complex work? Are we advocates for the owner of a project, or for the project itself? What are the three things upon which the success or failure of a project depends? Sometimes, is it better to let a few things change, rather than fight those changes for even longer? Museum staff are rarely experts in managing building projects or large exhibition productions. Why would we expect them to be? And how can w...

2024-04-0959 min

Making the Museum The New Louis Armstrong Center, with Regina Bain and Sara CaplesWhat’s the secret to success, when a project lasts years longer than planned? What keeps us going when our work takes more time? How does the subject matter of a project relate to the form of a project? Why should we be thinking equally about the budget for what happens after a project opens? What is the “architecture of delight”? Why do “reverberations matter”? Which is more important: patience, or pushing? (Hint: it’s a trick question.) And most importantly, why should everybody visit the house of Louis and Lucille Armstrong in Queens, New York? ...

2024-04-0246 min

The I-5 Corridor The Traffic Report: Welcome to the MadnessIt’s March 20, and in this episode we’re previewing Oregon’s first-round opponent in the NCAA Tournament. Just like we all expected, right? OK, so before diving into the brackets for the Oregon men and the Oregon State women, Tyson and Shane take a moment to try and figure out how, exactly, we ended up in the most unexpectedly-expected place yet. The Ducks tip Thursday against South Carolina at 1 p.m. The Beavers begin Friday against Eastern Washington at 5 p.m. Join us for some talk about the hoops...

2024-03-2039 min

Making the Museum Flourishing in Museums (New Book), with Dr. Kiersten F. Latham and Professor Brenda CowanWhat is a “growth mindset” — and why is it more important than ever for our industry?What happens when we combine museology with the fast-growing field of positive psychology? How do exhibition teams get through projects with tough subject matter? Why should we always “put our own oxygen mask on first”? What’s the opposite of love (hint: not hate)? What’s contemplative science? How can we learn from the latest news about the Rubin Museum? Do we sometimes all take ourselves … too seriously?Dr. Kiersten F. Latham (President & CEO, Sauder Village) and Professor Brenda Cowan (Graduate...

2024-02-2755 min

Making the Museum The Real Bilbao Effect, with Andy KlemmerCan an eye-catching museum revitalize a city? The answer might surprise you. Getting the right designer is vital. If you don’t like a painting you can put it away, but if you don’t like a building, you can’t take it down. Why is it important to have the goals of a complex museum project fit in a mantra of a few words? What comes first in museum architecture, practicality or creative genius? Should you choose your designers by design competition? If not, what’s the alternative? What are the three things a designer...

2024-02-2058 min

Making the Museum Raising the Voices of People of Color in Museums and Exhibitions, with Sierra Van Ryck deGroot and Jinelle ThompsonHow can we raise the voices of people of color in museums and exhibitions — and what stands in the way?What is Museum Hue? What constitutes a sustainable museum job, a sustainable career? What percentage of staff at museums are folks of color, and what roles do they have? What do we see happening in the exhibitions that museums create? Many cultural organizations began their DEI initiatives after the tragic events of 2020; how are those programs doing now? Could exhibitions be one of the best places to make visible change happen?Sierra Van Ryck DeGroot (Dep...

2024-02-131h 08

Making the Museum The Near Future of Experience Design, with Neil ReddingWhat do technologies like the Apple Vision Pro mean for exhibitions and experiences? For people who create cultural destinations, the pace of technology has now become so fast it’s hard to keep up. AR, VR, AI. What’s happening in the “near future” of the technologies that will define our field for years to come? What is spatial computing? Are projection mapping and Pepper’s Ghosts early forms of augmented reality? Is the extreme personalization of all digital content causing problems we don’t even understand yet? Are museums a potential antidote? Neil Redd...

2024-02-061h 00

Making the Museum Assembling a Collaborative Project Team, with Beth Van WhyGreat projects happen because of great teams. But how do you build that team in the first place?Who should a museum hire first, to start a major project? How do you decide whether internal staff should run a big project, or if you need help from outside? Should you hire an architect before you hire an exhibition designer, or vice versa? Who else do you need, and when? Where can a museum find firms they might like to work with? What’s an “owner’s rep” anyway?Beth Van Why (Senior Project Manager, Becker...

2024-01-301h 06

Making the Museum 5 Secrets of Digital Experience Design, with Patrick SneeHow can we make digital experiences work for all visitors — whether kids or grandparents? Hint: it has to do with recognizing “diverse digital literacies.” When should you bring in a creative technologist? Why should you aim for the strong verbs? What is “sneaky attract mode”? How do you do paper prototyping? Are a lot of digital experiences in museums essentially “sexy browsing”? Are touch tables a trend that will never die?Patrick Snee (Creative Technologist) joins Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to reveal “5 Secrets of Digital Experience Design”. Along...

2024-01-2357 min

Making the Museum Start With "Who's It For?", with Liza RawsonWhat’s the very first question we should ask — before we start our projects? Should we start designing … by designing? How do we make sure we understand our audience, before we start making experiences for them? Why is prototyping so important? How many of our ideas should we expect to survive the creative process? And what does microbiology art have to do with your sense of balance? (Hint: they’re both topics at a certain well-known venue.) Liza Rawson (Head of Exhibitions, Liberty Science Center) joins Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners...

2024-01-091h 13

Le pitch était presque parfait 12 - LE COMPTOIR TIME MACHINE - DÉCEMBRE 2023Inscrivez-vous à la newsletter pour participer aux concours et recevoir des épisodes spéciaux : 👉 https://podcast.ausha.co/le-pitch-etait-presque-parfait?s=1 Bienvenue, Prends un tabouret et pose-toi ! Tu es au ciné du commerce.Un podcast où on parle de ciné au comptoir avec une suze qu'on a payé avec la petite monnaie.Xad et Quentin te proposent une nuit d'ivresse cinématographique. Si tu as écouté les premiers épisodes, tu connais LE COMPTOIR TIME MACHINE. Chaque mois, nous ferons un tou...

2023-12-2811 min

Making the Museum Museum Research: Big Data Meets Thick Data, with Elena Kazlas and Adaheid MestadCultural projects should be data-driven — but which *kind* of data?What’s the difference between the “big data” we all know — and “thick data”? Which is more important? (Hint: trick question.) What does cell phone data have to do with sculpture gardens? What’s a “two-hour ring”? What if we just recorded visitors narrating their entire experience — out loud?Elena Kazlas (Founder, Elevativ) and Adaheid Mestad (Design Anthropologist, HGA) join Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to discuss “Museum Research: Big Data Meets Thick Data”.Along the way: drawing polygons, the odd truth of Connecticut a...

2023-12-121h 04

Making the Museum How to Build a Museum, with David Greenbaum, FAIAWhat if there were just five important things to remember when you build a museum? What if the most important one of them all — had nothing to do with architecture? Which costs more in the end: building the museum, or operating the building? (The answer might surprise you.) Is it better to be bold, or to be subtle? What’s the difference between how design teams experience a museum project — and how visitors experience it in the end? Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) is joined by David Greenbaum, FAIA (museum architect...

2023-12-0557 min

Masters of Moments Building an Experiential Hospitality Investment and Management Company w/ Jonathan Wang - Founder & CEO of EOS InvestorsAn active investor for 20 years, Jonathan has been involved in over $10 billion of real estate transactions worldwide in the hospitality, office, and residential sectors, focusing on hotels. Prior to founding EOS in 2017, he was with Northwood Investors from 2007 to 2016, where he served as a Managing Director from 2009 to 2016, overseeing the acquisition and asset management of its hotel portfolio. Jonathan oversaw the hotel investment process for Northwood Investors, which included over $940.0 million of equity.On this episode, Jake and Jonathan discuss: Finding and structuring deals Gauging risk Debt strategies Rate ceilings Strategy sessions Building...

2023-11-291h 19

The I-5 Corridor The Traffic Report: It's time for the rematchThe Ducks are 11-1. The Huskies are 12-0. On Friday, the two teams meet in Las Vegas with a (probable) spot in the College Football Playoff on the line. Tyson and Shane preview the Oregon/Washington rematch, review Friday’s win over Oregon State and talk about Jonathan Smith’s departure from Corvallis in this week’s Traffic Report. For more, listen to this podcast in the player above or find us over on Apple or Spotify.— Tyson Alger, The I-5 CorridorThe I-5 Corridor is a reader...

2023-11-2839 min

The I-5 Corridor The Traffic Report: The final days of a rivalryWell, folks, we’ve avoided this long enough. For much of the season, as the Ducks and Beavers kept winning, it didn’t feel like the end would get here. The football was too good. Things were too fun. But on Friday, Oregon and Oregon State will meet for the final time on equal footing. Maybe they’ll play again in a distant September, but i’ll never be quite like this again. In this week’s Traffic Report, Tyson and Shane talk about the game, Jonathan Smith’s future and Oregon’s playoff chance...

2023-11-2240 min

Making the Museum Experiential Tech Insights, with Will BullinsWhat’s the #1 thing to know about experiential technology? How long do LED walls last? (The answer will surprise you.) Is a project done when it opens, or are growing pains normal? What happens when you use technology just to have technology? What’s an “integrator”? Is sustainability a thing in experiential tech? How? What missteps waste money, ruin the experience, and let content go stale? Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) is joined by Will Bullins (Executive Consultant, Electrosonic) to go over six Experiential Tech Insights you’ll want to remember....

2023-11-211h 07

The Human Performance Edge 24 - Not Being a Victim to Your Circumstances and Building Resilience to Overcome Challenges, with Ed HajimIn this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Ed Hajim about not being a victim to your circumstances and building resilience to overcome challenges.Ed Hajim (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-hajim-bba1a7204/) is a seasoned Wall Street executive with more than 50 years of investment experience. He has held senior management positions with the Capital Group, E.F. Hutton, and Lehman Brothers before becoming chairman and CEO of Furman Selz. Hajim has been the co-chairman of ING Barings, Americas Region; chairman and CEO of ING Aeltus Group and ING Furman Selz Asset Management; and chairman...

2023-11-1328 min

The HCI Executive Edge 18 - Not Being a Victim to Your Circumstances and Building Resilience to Overcome Challenges, with Ed HajimIn this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Ed Hajim about not being a victim to your circumstances and building resilience to overcome challenges.Ed Hajim (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-hajim-bba1a7204/) is a seasoned Wall Street executive with more than 50 years of investment experience. He has held senior management positions with the Capital Group, E.F. Hutton, and Lehman Brothers before becoming chairman and CEO of Furman Selz. Hajim has been the co-chairman of ING Barings, Americas Region; chairman and CEO of ING Aeltus Group and ING Furman Selz Asset Management; and chairman...

2023-11-0628 min

Making the Museum "Rapid Experience Design", with Clare BrownWhat if there were a better way? Are the normal exhibition planning and design methods actually way too risky — and is there a way to “de-risk” them? Are our concepts not good enough, because we’re not developing enough of them, fast enough? What would happen if we merged effective web techniques like “Agile” with established physical development processes like “Waterfall”? Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) is joined by Clare Brown (PhD candidate and Creative Director at G&A) to explore “Rapid Experience Design”, a new approach to the typical development process that Clare is...

2023-10-101h 01

Human Capital Leadership S47E23 - Not Being a Victim to Your Circumstances and Building Resilience to Overcome Challenges, with Ed HajimIn this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Ed Hajim about not being a victim to your circumstances and building resilience to overcome challenges. Ed Hajim (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-hajim-bba1a7204/) is a seasoned Wall Street executive with more than 50 years of investment experience. He has held senior management positions with the Capital Group, E.F. Hutton, and Lehman Brothers before becoming chairman and CEO of Furman Selz. Hajim has been the co-chairman of ING Barings, Americas Region; chairman and CEO of ING Aeltus Group and ING Furman Selz Asset Management; and chairman...

2023-10-0923 min

Making the Museum DEAI: Meeting ADA Standards Isn’t Enough, with Beth Ziebarth & Jan MajewskiWhat’s the A in DEAI, and why are the ADA guidelines not enough anymore? What’s intersectionality? What’s a “user expert”? If ADA isn’t our goal, what comes after? This is a must-listen episode, featuring two of the most important voices in museum accessibility today. Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) is joined by Beth Ziebarth (Smithsonian head diversity officer and director of Access Smithsonian) and Jan Majewski (Director, Inclusive Cultural and Educational Projects, IHCD) to talk “DEAI: Meeting ADA Isn’t Enough”.Along the way: when mentors become...

2023-10-031h 08

Making the Museum "Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook", with Dr. Dori TunstallHow can exhibition teams help to decolonize design? What are the pitfalls cultural organizations should watch out for in their DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives? What’s a supertoken and why are cluster hires a better strategy? And what does it mean to approach the process indigenous-first? The new book, “Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Guidebook” offers answers to all these questions and more, thanks to author Dr. Dori Tunstall. Now starting her own consulting firm, Dori was previously the dean of the faculty of design at OCAD in Toronto. She was also the first b...

2023-09-261h 09

Making the Museum The Visitor Engagement Lifecycle, with Samir BitarWhat if the best way to market an exhibition — wasn't marketing?What do we need to do better to help visitors find us in the first place? When they do, how do we engage them? When visitors arrive at our institutions, do they know where to go? What happens to the visitor's experience when we haven't thought enough about the restrooms, the stairs, or the endless line to get something to eat? Why do cultural institutions struggle with following up with visitors after they visit?Visitor experience expert Samir Bitar (The Art of Consulting) joins ho...

2023-08-081h 09

Making the Museum Learning from "Matters of Experience", with Abigail Honor and Brenda CowanThree podcast hosts join forces in a single show to discuss the latest in experience design. It’s a fast-paced three-way session covering half a dozen broad themes, and countless smaller ones. What are we hearing out there? How can we apply it to the work of cultural institutions? Is the biggest creative trend of them all the resurgence of … empathy? Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) is joined by the co-hosts of “Matters of Experience,” Brenda Cowan (Professor at SUNY FIT) and Abigail Honor (Founding Partner of Lorem Ipsum Corp) — who share what t...

2023-07-2559 min

Making the Museum Behind the Scenes at "Exhibition" Journal, with Ian KerriganWhat if there were a high-quality, peer-reviewed journal for the whole exhibition community? What if it featured the leading organizations, practitioners and ideas that shape the whole industry? What if back issues for the past 30 years were available — for free to see online, right now?“Exhibition,” the Journal of Exhibition Theory & Practice, published by the American Alliance of Museums, is all those things. But who makes it? What has it taught us? And what’s coming next? Ian Kerrigan (Managing Editor of “Exhibition” and Senior Vice President for Exhibitions at National September 11 Memorial & Museum) joins...

2023-07-181h 00

The EdUp Experience 660: The Engaged University - with Jonathan Alger, President of James Madison UniversityIt’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, President Series #227 YOUR guest is Jonathan Alger, President of James Madison University YOUR guest cohost is Laura Ipsen, President & CEO of Ellucian YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio & YOUR sponsors are Anthology Together 2023 & Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!⁠ What does it mean to be an engaged university? What is the Valley Scholars program all about & how is it a great example of how higher education can PartnerUp? What does Jonathan see a...

2023-07-1052 min

Making the Museum We Are All Temporarily Enabled, with Phillip TiongsonWhat if accessible design was for everybody, starting with … ourselves? What if we are all only temporarily enabled? How can a broader philosophy of access benefit every visitor? What does a WWII veteran have in common with a mom carrying a baby? Could TikTok and the rise of “quiet social media” teach us something we missed? Phillip Tiongson (Potion) joins host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) to discuss the realization that “We Are All Temporarily Enabled”. Along the way: interactive cinema, a change of heart, and the story of a tippy boat.

2023-06-1242 min

Making the Museum 8 Principles of Traveling Exhibitions, with Carol BossertWhat is this thing we call a traveling exhibition? Do they make money? Are traveling exhibitions the same as temporary ones? How can anyone plan a project for a space they’ll never see? Carol Bossert (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service / Smithsonian Affiliations) joins host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) to reveal the “8 Principles of Traveling Exhibitions”. Along the way: thinking in whole truckloads, how to get to square two, and what happens when you have a 16-foot narwhal.Talking Points:1. Traveling exhibitions aren't temporary...

2023-06-0559 min

Making the Museum From Leading Designer to Leading a Nonprofit, with Cybelle JonesIt’s a rare moment when a leading designer swaps jobs to lead a nonprofit member organization. And then has to lead that organization through a global pandemic. What unique insights does an experience like that give you — and what can we all learn from it?Cybelle Jones (CEO of SEGD), joins host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) to discuss what she’s learned going “From Leading Designer to Leading a Nonprofit”. Along the way: finding your friendly nemesis, becoming a truffle pig, wearing the Hope Diamond — and all about the SEGD 50th Annual Meeting in Washingto...

2023-05-2256 min

Making the Museum Black Belt Cost Control Tips, with Jonathan Alger(P.S. Will you be at AAM in Denver? Drop a line if you’d like to catch up there, or see if we can find Phil & Monique at the grab-and-go café.) If a project is over budget, who does the cutting? How early should you estimate costs on a project? What should you do with expensive suggestions? How do you make your own cost estimate? Host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) goes through a list of “Black Belt Cost Control Tips.” Along the way: the beauty of modularity, poker wisdom, and ideas that will...

2023-05-1527 min

Making the Museum A Museum is a Business, with Kris CollinsWhat’s it really cost to build a museum? How can we find out if a project is financially viable — before we start? What are the most common ways museum projects get in financial trouble?Kris Collins, Managing Director of the Cultural practice group for MGAC, joins host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) to discuss “A Museum is a Business”. Along the way: projects of the heart, why you shouldn’t Google what museums cost, and what happens when your own kitchen goes over budget.Talking Points:1. A museum is a business.

2023-05-0835 min

Making the Museum Secrets of Complex Cultural Project Management, with Beth Van WhyHow do you keep a huge cultural project on track? How do you guess the future? What’s a contingency — and why is it the difference between success and failure? Project manager Beth Van Why (Becker & Frondorf) joins host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) to reveal the Secrets of Complex Cultural Project Management.Along the way: recovering architects, Gantt charts, museum benchmarking — and a Girl Scout Gold Award.Listen and subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts.Or start here: https://makingthemuseum.transistor.fmThe List: 1. How to anticipate the un...

2023-05-0155 min

Making the Museum Sneak Peek at the Upcoming “Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook”, with Tim McNeilWhat are “streakers, strollers and studiers”? How can we plan better projects using the “attract, reveal, reward” system? What’s a “wunderkammer”? What can we expect in the upcoming “Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook”? Professor, designer, and museum director Tim McNeil (UC Davis) joins host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) to preview his upcoming book, “Exhibition and Experience Design Handbook”. The eBook is available this month (April), and the hardback version is coming in May — and available for pre-order NOW. It’s not every day that a new book on exhibition and experience projects comes out. We’ll be...

2023-04-2455 min

Making the Museum L.A.T.C.H. - The Five Ways to Organize Any Content (The Podcast)What’s the best way to organize the content in our experiences? What tricks are we forgetting to try? And what if you learned there were five ways to do it — and only five? Host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) does a solo show on “L.A.T.C.H.”, the framework proposed by TED founder Richard Saul Wurman, where there are just five ways to organize any kind of information. Along the way, we’ll cover dozens of ways to apply L.A.T.C.H. to museum and experience projects, explore two surprising potential additions to the list, and...

2023-04-1635 min

Making the Museum 8 Ways to Be “Phygital”, with Alin TocmacovIs everything “phygital”? Are all our projects now neither physical nor digital, but both? How can a “phygital mindset” lead to better experience design? Exhibition designer and “phygital architect” Alin Tocmacov joins host Jonathan Alger (both partners at C&G Partners) to hash out some key principles, in “8 Ways to Be Phygital”. Stops along the way: magic portals, digital architecture, and that thing about glowing rectangles. Quotable Quotes:“Phygital is a mindset.” “Think beyond the glowing rectangle.” “A site-specific experience is unique by definition.” “Technology shouldn’t be applied to architecture, it shoul...

2023-04-101h 03

Making the Museum Revealing the Story with Light, with Steven Rosen and Ted MatherIs lighting art or science?If you’re a curator tasked with lighting design, where do you start? Is lighting about light, or about shadows? If an exhibit ain't lit, is it there? When is a lighting designer's job actually about not lighting things? Lighting designers Steven Rosen and Ted Mather (Available Light) join host Jonathan Alger (C&G Partners) on Making the Museum, the podcast, to discuss "Revealing the Story with Light". Along the way: how an exhibition is like a theatrical stage, and a reminder that design is a team sport. ...

2023-04-0357 min

Making the Museum Secrets of Creative Collaboration, with Trent OliverHow do we keep cultural projects from going off the rails, without sacrificing creativity? It’s not impossible. In fact, there are some simple secrets to unlock the process. (Except now they won’t be secrets anymore.) Media design expert Trent Oliver joins host Jonathan Alger on Making the Museum, the podcast, to discuss the Secrets of Creative Collaboration. Trent brings her theatrical experience as an equity stage manager to her work creating visitor experiences. Turns out, theater has a lot to teach us. Quotable Quotes: “Brainstorming doesn’t work, but improv doe...

2023-03-2747 min

Making the Museum Six Provocative Questions, with Matt KirchmanDo exhibits really teach? Do they really present big stories well? Is personalization really a must? Are exhibits getting ... better? Interpretive planner and designer Matt Kirchman joins me on the podcast to debate Six Provocative Questions. Listen in and see what your own answer is to each. But buckle your seat belts — these are called provocative for a reason.Quotable Quotes:“Exhibits tell great stories — but they don’t narrate very well.”“Do less, better.”“Exhibits are both Shredded Wheat and Lucky Charms.” “Exhibits aiming at customization often deliver complexity i...

2023-03-2051 min

Making the Museum Prototyping With ELVIS, with Paul OrselliPrototyping saves projects money and time, every time. But how do you do it right? Exhibition designer and prototyping expert Paul Orselli joins me to discuss his proven system: Prototyping with ELVIS. Guest Bio:Paul Orselli, POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop)For over 40 years, Paul Orselli has worked to create inventive and playful museums and exhibits. He is now the Chief Instigator at POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.) his exhibit design and development company. Paul has consulted on museum projects in North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He h...

2023-03-1347 min

Making the Museum Five Questions Fabricators Always Hear, with Cathlin BradleyExhibit fabrication expert Cathlin Bradley joins host Jonathan Alger to discuss the Five Questions Fabricators Always Hear. Guest Bio:Cathlin Bradley has worked in the museum industry for nearly 20 years, holding a variety of roles in museums and the firms that serve them. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master’s Degree in Arts Administration from the University of Cincinnati, Cathlin has developed a well-rounded perspective of what it takes to design and build an exhibit – or an entire museum...

2023-03-0238 min

Making the Museum Six Secrets of Exhibit Technology, with Tony Warner & Bryan AbelowitzAudio visual technology experts Tony Warner and Bryan Abelowitz join Jonathan Alger to discuss the Six Secrets of Exhibit Technology. Guest Bio:Tony Warner, CTS-D, LEED AP, CDT, President, Phase Shift ConsultingTony leverages decades of project experience and industry service. Having co-managed a technology practice within a top-five global design firm, he has both a strong grasp of technology trends across market sectors and fluency across all aspects of technology in today’s built environment. A past President of Avixa and a former board member of Int...

2023-02-2842 min

Les Grands Discours Les grands discours - Episode 8 - Charles de Gaulle à AlgerVotre série les Grands discours, comme chaque mercredi. On plonge dans l’histoire franco-algérienne ce matin, avec ce discours resté très célèbre de Charles de Gaulle lorsqu'il se rend à Alger, et qu'il commence par cette phrase que l'on connait tous... « Je vous ai compris ». Mais au fond, quel était le contexte, et qu’avait-il "compris" ? Réponse avec ce nouvel épisode, une série de Marie Vancutsem, avec Jonathan Rémy à la création sonore. Merci pour votre écoute Retrouvez tous les contenus de la RTBF sur notre plateforme Auvio.be Et si vous av...

2022-05-0207 min

Death By Incarceration Justice for JonnyIn the 21st episode of DBI, Suave & Kevin speak with Danielle Dunn about her brother Jonathan Lancaster. Johnathan was a healthy 38 year old young man serving 6.5 years of his 9 year sentence when the Alger facility murdered him with dehydration, starvation in a segregation cell in Michigan's U.P. in March of 2019. Ultimately sentencing him to death by incarceration. Jonathan lost over a quarter of his body weight, strapped to a bed and was refused medical treatment that would have saved his life.Now, his sister Danielle & family fight for justice and for those responsible to be held a...

2022-04-1257 min

The Education & Empowerment Podcast How Higher Education is Changing and Should Change? President Alger PerspectiveIn this episode, Jonathan Alger was interviewed by Bakhtiyor Isoev. Jonathan Alger became the 6th president of James Madison University (JMU) on July 1, 2012. Under his leadership, this public comprehensive university in Virginia with 22,000 students developed a bold new vision to be "the national model of the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world," and a strategic plan focused on engaged learning, community engagement, and civic engagement. This plan has included the development of ambitious new programs and initiatives across the institution, such as the Valley Scholars Program (for first-generation students from local public schools), the James...

2022-01-2538 min

Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley s02e03: 2021 Assessment Institute RecapIn this special episode, we provide a recap of the 2021 Assessment Institute, the oldest and largest U.S. higher education event focused on assessment and improvement. Stephen Hundley and Caleb Keith provide an overview of the Assessment Institute, including some of the themes from this year’s program. Christine Robinson and Karen Singer-Freeman share an update on the Grand Challenges in Assessment Project. Jerry Daday, representing HIPs in the States, discusses the continued evolution of High Impact Practices. Finally, we conclude with an excerpt from the Assessment Institute’s Plenary Keynote Panel featuring Jonathan Alger, President of James Ma...

2021-12-191h 16

The I-5 Corridor Episode 4: Oh, football is backSure, the Timbers got back into the win column convincingly on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Seattle. But that takes a back seat on today’s I-5 Corridor podcast. Because, well, it’s Week 1. Tyson checks in with Jonathan Smith down in Corvallis. Aidan mics up Rob Moseley in Eugene. There’s football this week. Let’s not waste any time.Follow Aidan Schneider on Twitter. Follow Tyson Alger on Twitter.Podcast music by John Budnik Band.If you’re receiving this free podcast episode email...

2021-08-3039 min

Redhawk Radio Theater Infinitum - Part 1An organization named "Infinitum."A library of secrets within the mind of each person who works there.Jade Lux, a con man with a gift, has found himself in the midst of an ongoing struggle between other people who seem to have the same gift. They've been keeping an eye on him because of what seems to be a special ability, which they call the Sight. He's not the only one they're after - there's a person who they say can see things before they happen. But what's real? What's fake? How lo...

2021-06-0535 min

Experience by Design Keeping Emotional Responses at the Center of the DesignExperience by Design host Bryan Meszaros welcomed Jonathan Alger to the show to discuss these topics and a recent project. Alger is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder oof C&G Partners. He has an impressive career working with some of the most prominent brands in the world. Meszaros and Alger spoke about a recent installation for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “They were looking for a positive distraction art form, an environmental feature that creates positive feelings and distracts from negativity and worrisome thoughts,” Alger said. Alger and team worked on two different designs...

2021-03-0352 min

James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy Matters Episode 43: Diversity and Democracy Through Higher EducationIn this episode of Democracy Matters, we talk with Dr. Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and with Jonathan Alger, president of James Madison University, about the role of higher education in advancing diversity and democracy, and higher education's special responsibility to contribute meaningfully to the communities in which they are situated. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2020/11-12-democracy-matters-episode-43.shtml

2020-11-1244 min

dotEDU Preparing for the 2020 Election on CampusCo-hosts Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja discuss the new COVID-19 relief bill from House Democrats, keeping the government funded through the end of the year, and why the Education Department has targeted Princeton for discussing institutional racism. In Part 2, Jonathan Alger, president of James Madison University, joins the discussion to talk about promoting civic democracy and engagement on campus and how JMU is approaching the 2020 election in light of the pandemic and the extreme partisanship that has gripped the country. EPISODE NOTES Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:

2020-10-0141 min

James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy Matters Episode 19: Leadership in a Time of Global Crisis: Serving the campus, community and beyondIn this episode, we have an in-depth conversation with James Madison University President Jonathan R. Alger about what kind of leadership is needing during a global crisis and what it has been like to make important decisions on big matters with incomplete information at an unprecedented pace - from reorganizing courses for distance and online learning to responding to local community needs. See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2020/04-04-democracy-matters-episode-19.shtml

2020-04-0544 min

Maghrib in Past & Present | Podcasts Rencontre autour de l’ouvrage : La scientificité de l’empirisme en sociologie Episode 88: Rencontre autour de l’ouvrage : La scientificité de l’empirisme en sociologie Cet ouvrage collectif, qui réunit plusieurs auteurs, est le résultat des actes d’une journée d’étude qui s’est tenue le 18 octobre 2015 à l’université de Bejaïa consacrée à La méthodologie : conceptions et pratiques et au cours de laquelle l’on a eu à débattre des différentes pratiques de la méthodologie. Les textes présentés ici ont fait corps d’idées débattues, proposées et parfois opposées, mettant au jour la diversité des paradigmes que pose la pro...

2020-03-301h 09

Maghrib in Past & Present | Podcasts Workshop sur « Écriture, mémoire et histoire »: Écrire ses mémoires ou comment parler de soi ?Episode 77: Workshop sur: « Écriture, mémoire et histoire » Écrire ses mémoires ou comment parler de soi ? Elaine Mokhtefi est une écrivaine et peintre américaine. Elle est issue d’une famille de la classe ouvrière américaine de New York. La lutte pour l’indépendance l’a conduite à vivre douze ans en Algérie où elle a travaillé comme journaliste et traductrice. Elle s’est mariée à un ancien membre de l’Armée de libération nationale algérienne (ALN) devenu écrivain lui aussi, Mokhtar Mokhtefi, décédé en 2015, auteur de mémoires très rem...

2019-11-271h 04

AGB Trusteeship Podcast In Support of Civil EducationIn April 2019, AGB released a new advisory statement, "Reclaiming Higher Education's Leadership in Support of Civil Education." In this episode of AGB's Trusteeship Podcast, Jonathan Alger, president of James Madison University, and Kristin Hodge-Clark, former AGB vice president for best practice and innovation and a trustee at the College of Saint Benedict, share examples of how civil education works on their campuses, in the classroom and the board room.

2019-09-0927 min

Mormon Discussion Podcast Mormon Discussion: 342: Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness LetterThere are multiple examples of Joseph Smith’s manipulation of vulnerable women in order to pressure them into a polygamous relationships. The Partridge sisters, Lucy Walker, Fanny Alger, The Lawrence Sisters. Today we share the story of Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter. Nancy, Daughter of Early Church Leader Sidney Rigdon is a prime example of the mechanisms and manipulation that Joseph Smith would use on Young girls in order to pressure them into an intimate relationship. Joining me are Chris Smith and Jonathan Streeter as they run us through the data and help us get the full context of thi...

2019-08-212h 35

Mormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel Mormon Discussion: 342: Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness LetterThere are multiple examples of Joseph Smith’s manipulation of vulnerable women in order to pressure them into a polygamous relationships. The Partridge sisters, Lucy Walker, Fanny Alger, The Lawrence Sisters. Today we share the story of Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter. Nancy, Daughter of Early Church Leader Sidney Rigdon is a prime example of the mechanisms and manipulation that Joseph Smith would use on Young girls in order to pressure them into an intimate relationship. Joining me are Chris Smith and Jonathan Streeter as they run us through the data and help us get the full context of thi...

2019-08-212h 35

Mormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup Mormon Discussion: 342: Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness LetterThere are multiple examples of Joseph Smith’s manipulation of vulnerable women in order to pressure them into a polygamous relationships. The Partridge sisters, Lucy Walker, Fanny Alger, The Lawrence Sisters. Today we share the story of Nancy Rigdon and the Happiness Letter. Nancy, Daughter of Early Church Leader Sidney Rigdon is a prime example of the mechanisms and manipulation that Joseph Smith would use on Young girls in order to pressure them into an intimate relationship. Joining me are Chris Smith and Jonathan Streeter as they run us through the data and help us get the full context of thi...

2019-08-212h 35 $Ben Franklin\'s World$

Ben Franklin's World 112 The Tea Crisis of 1773 (Doing History)On December 16, 1773, the colonists of Boston threw 342 chests of English East India Company tea into Boston Harbor, an act we remember as the “Boston Tea Party.” Have you ever wondered what drove the Bostonians to destroy the tea? Or whether they considered any other less destructive options for their protest? Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History at Cornell University, takes us through the Tea Crisis of 1773. About the Series Episodes in the “Doing History: To the Revolution” series explore the American Revolution and how what we k...

2016-12-1347 min

Naked Mormonism Podcast Ep 33 – Ancient Papyri and Joe Tappin' Dat FannyOn this episode, we jump back into the historical timeline! We start off with the wiles of a Michael H. Chandler, and how he made $2400 off Joe's fascination with ancient artifacts, then, the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants are voted in as scripture by every member of the church. After that, Big Daddy Cheese is given a living stipend and fees for giving patriarchal blessings, and we talk about another first vision account, only this one is taken from Joe's own diary. To finish out the episode, we read a couple of autobiographical accounts covering the end of 1835, and leading into 1836...

2016-05-2700 min

Nixon Now Podcast Irv Gellman on the Alger Hiss Case68 years ago, first-term Congressman Richard Nixon presided over the prosecution of Alger Hiss, a Harvard trained and high-ranking member of the Federal Government accused of Soviet espionage. Joining the Nixon Now Podcast to discuss the case that brought Richard Nixon to the national political stage is biographer and historian Irv Gellman. Gellman, who has been featured on our podcast in the past, is a writer of several books, including two about Richard Nixon, “The Contender” which chronicles the future president’s years in Congress, and his latest book “The President and the Apprentice,” about RN’s years as vice president. Interview by...

2016-05-0531 min

Radio America News Rafael Cruz to Pastors: Be Biblically Correct, Not Politically CorrectThe father of presidential hopeful Ted Cruz says our most fundamental freedoms are under assault and pastors need to engage believers to fight for our most cherished rights, including the freedom to preach the gospel. Rafael Cruz, an ordained minister, is also author of "A Time for Action: Empowering the Faithful to Reclaim America." The story of the elder Cruz is one that his son has told many times on the campaign trail: how he escaped from Batista-ruled Cuba in the 1950's with just $100 and the clothes on his back and worked as a dishwasher until he...

2016-02-1715 min

Your Weekly Constitutional A Conversation with the Quiz PrezPresident Jonathan Alger of James Madison University recently invited Stewart to give the first presentation in this year's Madison Vision Series at JMU. Stewart spent two days on JMU's campus, meeting faculty and students, giving his presentation and, most notably, recording some Constitutional Quizzes with President Alger. The first of those quizzes appears in this episode, which features a fascinating conversation with the man we affectionately call "The Quiz Prez."

2015-10-2354 min

Your Weekly Constitutional Talking Affirmative Action with the PresidentNo, not that President. Another president, and one who knows a great deal about the subject: Jonathan R. Alger, the new President of James Madison University. In his old job as Assistant General Counsel at the University of Michigan, President Alger oversaw two of the most important affirmative action cases in U.S. history. Those two cases - Grutter and Gratz - emphasized the importance of diversity in higher education. And those two cases might get reversed this term. Is educational diversity a constitutional basis for affirmative action programs in college and university admissions...

2012-12-0759 min

Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Drama The Darlings: A Novel by Cristina AlgerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200812 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darlings: A Novel Author: Cristina Alger Narrator: Jonathan Fried Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 21 minutes Release date: February 16, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A sophisticated page-turner about a wealthy New York family embroiled in a financial scandal with cataclysmic consequences. Now that he's married to Merrill Darling, daughter of billionaire financier Carter Darling, attorney Paul Ross has grown accustomed to New York society and all of its luxuries: a Park Avenue apartment, weekends in the Hamptons, bespoke...

2012-02-1605 min