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The Colin McEnroe ShowThis show isn’t waterproof, but your raincoat might be: The history of waterproofing our tech and everyday productsHave you ever broken your phone or computer by dropping it in water or spilling a drink on it? This hour, we discuss the relationship between the ever-present technologies in our lives and the liquids that surround us. We'll learn about how waterproofing works, and what all of this can tell us about consumer responsibility and the role of technology in our world. Plus, a look at raincoats and weather-proof paper. GUESTS: Rachel Plotnick: Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies in The Media School at Indiana University Bloomington. Her new book is License to Spill: Wh...
2025-06-0549 min
Move to Tacoma PodcastTacoma Dad’s Group with Sean LeacyMarguerite hosts Sean Leacy from Tacoma Dads, a supportive group aimed at fostering connections among fathers in Tacoma. Sean talks about how the group evolved from its beginnings as a small, private Facebook group in 2016 to its current form with hundreds of members. The group organizes regular events like adventure days, game nights, and cold water plunges, providing dads with opportunities to connect with their peers, share their experiences, and receive support.
Tacoma Dad’s Group
Sean explains the importance of providing a space where dads can meet regularly and discuss their challenges. This includes pa...
2024-06-1900 min
Own Your AwkwardAwkward Fatherhood with Sean Leacy: Tacoma Dad's GroupBorn and raised in the greater Tacoma, WA area, Sean has dedicated much of his adult life to building community and encouraging dads to embrace fatherhood. Growing up in a split family, Sean saw the need for involved and engaged dads who were willing to break the cycle of past generations' detachment and indifference. As a proud father of 4 “neuro-spicy” kids, he and his wife of 15 years have put in the hard work to teach emotional maturity and empathy to their children and encourage it in the communities around them. He now organizes events for the Tacoma Dads Group which incl...
2024-06-0557 min
Dads M.O.V.E. PodcastTacoma Dads Group founder Sean LeacyJoe and Nelson sit with Sean Leacy, founder of Tacoma Dads Group and the Puget Sound affiliate of City Dads Group to talk fatherhood, growing up in Tacoma and the importance of father involvement in children's lives.
2023-06-1457 min
On the Dogwatch56. Notebooks and Paper for the Field, with Rite in the Rain's Sean LeacyWhen you head to the field with your notebook and pen in your hand–to either record the natural world or your thoughts while there–you want materials that will hold up to a wicked squall, a blizzard, or any combination of dirt, dung, misplaced hooves and paws, and even spilled coffee.Today we have the opportunity to talk with Sean Leacy about the ethos of the Rite in the Rain brand, the history of its parent organization, the JL Darling Company, what the Rite in the Rain factory is like...
2023-03-3041 min
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2020-03-021h 15
ChurchMag Podcast294 - When Private Becomes Public OnlineA few months ago, John MacAurther's "go home" comments created a lot of discussions. Audio that would have normally occurred behind closed doors and remained behind closed doors -- becomes public and spreads like wildfire.This week on the podcast we discuss how technology now enables the capture and spread of behavior far more easily than in times past. What does that mean for us? And what about all the times we personally share our thoughts on something -- only to find that we change our minds in the future?Join us with special guest...
2019-12-1914 min
ChurchMag Podcast294 - When Private Becomes Public OnlineA few months ago, John MacAurther's "go home" comments created a lot of discussions. Audio that would have normally occurred behind closed doors and remained behind closed doors -- becomes public and spreads like wildfire.This week on the podcast we discuss how technology now enables the capture and spread of behavior far more easily than in times past. What does that mean for us? And what about all the times we personally share our thoughts on something -- only to find that we change our minds in the future?Join us with special guest...
2019-12-1914 min
The Messenger#13 A Stranger in Geneva
Aziz in the snow, in Switzerland — Photo: Michael Green
'Hard to imagine. Start your life again. Have your own house, your own family.'
– Abdul Aziz Muhamat
Incredibly, Aziz is in Switzerland. And he’s just won a major international award for human rights defenders.
He’s swamped with attention and adoration, briefings and business cards. But he is only allowed to be in Geneva for three short weeks. Then he has to return to Manus Island – back to the dangerous situation he’s being celebrated for campaigning against.
In this episode, we f...
2019-12-1600 min
The Messenger#12 Flight from Manus
Aziz, in a hotel room facing onto Genève-Cornavin railway station — Photo: Michael Green
'I just feel like I left my soul back there, you know. Personally I'm here, but my heart is still in Manus.'
– Abdul Aziz Muhamat
Aziz is shortlisted for a major international prize, the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. The ceremony is in Geneva, Switzerland. Improbably, the prize’s organisers secretly arrange permission for him to leave Manus Island to attend the event.
In this episode, Aziz finally – temporarily – escapes Papua New Guinea, five and a half ye...
2019-12-1600 minChurchMag Podcast291 - The Global Impact of Technology Consumerism [Black Friday Edition - 2019]As in episodes past (in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018), we present to you the annual Black Friday ChurchMag Podcast!This year we welcome Sean Leacy to discuss technology and the global impact it has on the environment, people, and some practical things you can do to start a positive push in the right direction.This is a "no judgment" discuss -- and simply a conversation started to begin thinking about these very important things (Also coffee? Maybe, but only at the end).Jump into the conversation via Twitter @ChurchMag using #cmagcast or by email at podcast...
2019-11-2726 minChurchMag Podcast291 - The Global Impact of Technology Consumerism [Black Friday Edition - 2019]As in episodes past (in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018), we present to you the annual Black Friday ChurchMag Podcast!This year we welcome Sean Leacy to discuss technology and the global impact it has on the environment, people, and some practical things you can do to start a positive push in the right direction.This is a "no judgment" discuss -- and simply a conversation started to begin thinking about these very important things (Also coffee? Maybe, but only at the end).Jump into the conversation via Twitter @ChurchMag using #cmagcast or by email at podcast...
2019-11-2726 min