Shows
POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistNorth Korea With Jean LeeToday’s guest is Jean Lee, one of the world’s foremost experts on North Korea and a journalist whose reporting has reshaped how we understand one of the most secretive countries on earth.Jean co-hosted the BBC World Service’s acclaimed podcast The Lazarus Heist, the gripping true-crime investigation into the billion-dollar cyberattacks tied to North Korea — from the Sony Pictures hack to global financial crime rings and crypto-gangsters.She led The Associated Press coverage of the Korean Peninsula as bureau chief from 2008 to 2013, and in 2012 became the first American reporter to join Pyongyang’s foreign pre...
2025-12-0555 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistThe Geopolitics of Rare Earths & the Shadow War for Global Tech SupremacySusan MacTavish Best interviews Jim Kennedy, President at ThREE Consulting & Caldera Holding LLC. Susan and Jim discuss the economic, national security and geopolitical ramifications of China’s rare earth monopoly. Live music from Queen Esther and Firas Zreik.
2025-09-171h 13POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistRobots Amongst Us - A Salon DiscussionSusan MacTavish Best interviews Ali Kashani, CEO and co-founder of last mile robot delivery company Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV). Musicians Queen Esther and friends perform live. About Ali Kashani: Dr. Ali Kashani is the co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics, the maker of Level 4 autonomous sidewalk delivery robots that has received investments from Uber and NVIDIA. Founded in 2017 as the robotics division of Postmates, Serve has completed tens of thousands of deliveries for enterprise partners such as Uber Eats and 7-Eleven.Ali is a serial founder with multiple exits, including smart-home hardware maker Neurio (sold to...
2025-05-261h 12POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistThe Current State of Journalism with Hind HassanI'll be speaking with Hind Hassan, the 2024 winner of The Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism. We'll be discussing her life, experiences, and views on the current state of journalism.
With live performances from Posthoc's artist in residence, Queen Esther & pianist Sharp Radway.
2024-12-071h 04POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistWorld on the Brink with Dmitri AlperovitchI'll be speaking with national security expert and geopolitical thinker Dmitri Alperovitch. Dmitri recently published World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century. With live performances from Posthoc's artist in residence, Queen Esther.
2024-09-261h 24POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistA Brief History of Intelligence with Max BennettThe History of Intelligence with Max Bennett. Max is the author of The Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains, and is the cofounder & CEO of Alby, an AI company based in NYC. This salon features music by Queen Esther & Friends and is supported by a grant Posthoc received from Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF). Templeton World Charity Foundation’s Diverse Intelligence (DI) initiative seeks to break down disciplinary boundaries and build a new scientific community. DI is a multiyear, global effort to understand a world alive with brilliance in many forms. Its mission i...
2024-07-311h 03
At Large with Scott Norton#3: Susan MacTavish Best - Hosting A Rave for the IntellectShe’s been called Martha Stewart meets the Royal Tenenbaums, and the facts of Susan’s life story rival characters from fiction.After schooling in a Scottish castle and gaining a toe-hold as a journalist, she founded Best PR, representing technology companies through the rise and fall of the first dot-com bubble. That put her at the center of technology, business, and culture, and an offline matchmaker in an increasingly online world.A natural and generous connector, Susan led a renaissance in the lost art of salons, connecting fascinating people to each other around food, drin...
2024-07-1052 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistEthics of AI Chatbots, Religion, and Robot Love with Neil McArthurProfessor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba. Neil is a specialist in the philosophy of human rights, philosophy and technology, sexual ethics, and research on alternative sexualities. He is the co-editor of Robot Sex: Social and Ethical Implications (MIT Press) and Fragile Freedoms: The Global Struggle for Human Rights (Oxford University Press). He is particularly interested in the intersection of sex and technology and is the co-author of “The Rise of Digisexuality: Therapeutic Challenges and Possibilities" where the authors argue a new sexual identity is emerging: digisexuality. Digisexuals are peop...
2024-07-0154 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistTrial Verdict & the Trail to the White House - Reporting on the Frontlines w Lisa FerriPosthoc Salons founder, Susan MacTavish Best, interviews Lisa Ferri about her experiences covering the Trump trial, the verdict, and what she sees ahead in the media landscape in the run up to the Presidential election.
Lisa is an Emmy award-winning journalist who's spent three decades covering politics and culture inside some of America's most storied newsrooms: 60 Minutes, MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show and Deadline White House, ABC's Good Morning America and World News Tonight.
2024-06-091h 32POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistDoes Consciousness Matter? With David ChalmersDoes Consciousness Matter? A conversation w/philosopher David Chalmers in SoHo for evening filled with conversation, live music, homemade food and our warm NYC Posthoc community. The salon is supported by a grant Posthoc received from Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF). TWCF funds grants that are accelerating research on consciousness, and David is a fellow grantee of TWCF.
2024-04-2954 min
More of ThatSusan Mactavish Best (POSTHOC Salons): Igniting belonging through intimate eventsIn this episode, we explore the artful world of intimate gatherings and deep connections with Susan McTavish Best, the mastermind behind POSTHOC salons. With a background as a silicon-valley PR maestro and city guide writer she has woven together communities from the ground up, one meal and conversation at a time.This episode explores and celebrates the salon, an age-old tradition reimagined by Susan, where a carefully selected guest list and the warmth of homemade food set the stage for deep conversations and connection. As we wrap up, the conversation shifts to societal issues around connection, from t...
2024-03-141h 09POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistNARCAS: An Interview With Deborah Bonello on Female-Led Organized CrimeIn this episode of the POSTHOC Digital Podcast, Susan interviews Deborah Bonello, former Head VICE News Latin America and author of NARCAS: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels. Deborah made the journey to the POSTHOC LA warehouse all the way from Mexico City to discuss her reporting on female-led organized crime that ultimately led to writing NARCAS.
2024-01-3033 min
Lactation Business Coaching with Annie and Leah86 | Listener QuestionsYou have questions, we have answers!In today’s episode, we are answering listener questions. Everything from burnout, internships, and patient privacy.We also talk about financial strategies for your private practice, because we know that money matters.The most important thing is to stay focused on your own journey and remember we're here to cheer you on every step of the way.“I got a lot of friends out there going through the same things that I am and figuring this out too...
2024-01-0955 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistEconomics & Human Flourishing with Hilda Ochoa-BrillembourgFor our last Posthoc salon of 2023 we invited economist Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg into our living room for an evening of conversation and music. Hilda is an entrepreneur, investor, author and philanthropist. She is the founder and chairman of Strategic Investment Group, an independent investment management firm. For a dozen years, Hilda was the Chief Investment Officer (Pensions) at The World Bank. She’s served on the board of numerous public companies (US Airways, McGraw-Hill, Harvard Management, General Mills etc) and nonprofits (National Opera, National Symphony). She is the founder of Orchestra of the Americas which finds diverse musical talent in underse...
2024-01-0559 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistSubstack SalonWe hosted a salon with Substack in LA to celebrate their community of writers and creators, and to meet the company's co-founder Hamish McKenzie, whose interview you're about to hear. We discussed the origins of the company, Hamish's own background as a writer and what about the platform fosters such a unique relationship between creators and subscribers.
2023-12-0423 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistThe Age of Prediction with Igor Tulchinsky, Chris Mason and Alyssa GoodmanThe Age of Prediction salon was co-hosted with Amy Brand, Publisher, MIT Press celebrating the publication of the new book The Age of Prediction: Algorithms, AI, and the Shifting Shadows of Risk by MIT Press authors Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher Mason. Igor is the Founder/CEO of WorldQuant, a quantitative investment firm. Christopher is Professor of Genomics, Physiology, and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Director of the WorldQuant Initiative for Quantitative Prediction. Alyssa Goodman, Professor of Astronomy at Harvard, co-moderates the conversation with POSTHOC founder and CEO, Susan MacTavish Best.
On the music front, F...
2023-10-301h 06POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistNo Time To Panic with Matt GutmanIn this week's edition of the Posthoc podcast we're interviewing Matt Gutman in Los Angeles about his life, experiences and his new book. Matt is ABC News' Chief National Correspondent and his book No Time to Panic came out this week and is currently featured in Oprah's book club. We'll also hear a musical performance from Queen Esther who flew in from NYC for her very first performance in LA - enjoy!
2023-10-021h 05POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistFrom Crisis to Compassion: Emma Cherniavsky, CEO of UNHCR (UK) on RefugeesYou're listening to the Posthoc Salon Podcast and in this episode we'll be speaking with Emma Cherniavsky, CEO of UNHCR (UK), the UK arm of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. We'll here music from pianist Maria Angel Garcia, who won first prizes and has been a semi- finalist in well renowned national and international piano competitions. This salon is supported by a grant Posthoc received from Templeton World Charity Foundation.
2023-09-211h 11POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistEmma Cherniavsky on RefugeesYou're listening to the Posthoc Salon Podcast and in this episode we'll be speaking with Emma Cherniavsky, CEO of UNHCR (UK), the UK arm of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. We'll here music from pianist Maria Angel Garcia, who won first prizes and has been a semi- finalist in well renowned national and international piano competitions. This salon is supported by a grant Posthoc received from Templeton World Charity Foundation.
2023-09-2053 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistEmbracing the Future of Humanity with Art & ScienceEmbracing the Future of Humanity with Art & Science - This salon, tackling the rapid evolution of our relationship with technology, was co-hosted in London with Templeton World Charity Foundation and co-moderated by TWCF President Andrew Serazin.Our guest interviewees will include artist Agnieszka Pilat, who paints large-scale portraits of technology with the help of AI-powered painting-assistant robots. We’ll also be speaking to Michael Muthukrishna, Associate Professor of Economic Psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of the forthcoming book - A Theory of Everyone: The New Science of How We Got Here and Where We'r...
2023-08-1551 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistJustin Garcia on The State of Sex, Love, Gender and Well-BeingIn this episode of the Posthoc podcast, Susan will be doing her third interview with Justin Garcia, Executive Director of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University about The State of Sex, Love, Gender and Well-Being in 2023 in Los Angeles and Beyond. This is POSTHOC's second salon with Justin; our last one was a public salon in the fall of 2022 with New York Public Radio at WNYC's Greene Space. While that salon primarily focused on New Yorkers, this time around Justin and I will dig in on West Coast data and beyond about the state of love, sex and relationships. Our artist in...
2023-07-2653 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistForgiveness with Ev WorthingtonPosthoc's latest salon on forgiveness was co-hosted w/ Templeton World Charity Foundation, surrounding their participation in Harvard University's conference “Forgiveness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives." We invited Templeton grantee, psychologist Ev Worthington who has been studying the science of forgiveness for over 30 years and in addition to being a renowned researcher on the subject. His interview with Susan and Templeton President Andrew Serazin is woven into musical performances on the subject of forgiveness by Queen Esther and Ben Arthur of SongWriter Podcast.
2023-05-021h 09POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistSTFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut With Dan LyonsIn this episode of the Posthoc podcast, Susan interviews Dan Lyons, a New York Times best-selling author who has also written for the HBO hit series Silicon Valley, served as senior editor at Forbes, and has been published in virtually every major outlet from The Economist, NYT and Wall Street Journal to Wired, NPR, BBC and The Guardian. Dan's latest book STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in a World That Won't Stop Talking, was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in February.
This salon is supported by a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation a...
2023-03-231h 07POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistFoolproof: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity with Sander van der LindenOn this week's edition of the Posthoc podcast, you'll hear our conversation with Templeton World Charity Foundation grantee Sander van der Linden, Professor of Social Psychology in Society in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab. Sander's book Foolproof: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity will be coming out in February so this will be a sneak-peek into the book.
Posthoc artist-in-residence Grace Weber will perform songs from her forthcoming album as well. Grace is an LA-based singer-songwriter, producer and such a very multi-tal...
2023-01-271h 08POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistDana Cowin, Founder of Speaking Broadly, and Grace Weber, Artist in ResidenceOn this episode of the Posthoc podcast, Susan interviews longtime former Editor of Food & Wine, and founder of Speaking Broadly DANA COWIN. This salon was co-hosted with OLIVER ZAHN, astrophysicist and cofounder of data science company Climax Foods. After 3 years of rigorous research and development by top food scientists, Climax revealed at this salon for the first time four varieties of luxurious, sustainable, plant-based cheeses. We were also joined by Grammy award-winner Grace Weber, Posthoc's new artist-in-residence, for a very special performance which we've included here on the podcast - enjoy.
2023-01-181h 03POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistWhat is the Role of the CEO Today? With David GellesOn this episode of the Posthoc podcast, we interview author and journalist David Gelles. David is the author of the new book "The Man Who Broke Capitalism," a dive into the tumultuous legacy left behind by Jack Welch. David is a reporter on the Climate desk at The New York Times and has profiled many CEOS as the Corner Office columnist.
2022-10-1138 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistAn Evening w/ Naturalist & Wildlife Filmmaker Paul Rosolie for Templeton World Charity FoundationPaul Rosolie is the wildlife director of JungleKeepers, an organization that protects some of the world's most crucial rainforest habitat. Along with running a conservation project called Tamandua Expeditions that uses tourism to support rainforest conservation, Paul’s work has taken him to some of the last dark places on the map: For the past 16 years he has specialized in threatened ecosystems and species in countries like Indonesia, Brazil, India, and Peru. This salon is part of our ongoing series with Templeton World Charity Foundation, follow them on Instagram to learn more about their work @templetonworld
2022-10-1049 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistHuman Flourishing in the Pray.com CommunityThis salon with Pray.com is part of our ongoing series on human flourishing with Templeton World Charity Foundation. In 2021 TWCF launched a five-year initiative which has included expanding our scientific understanding of how the practice of spiritual and religious exercises are linked to outcomes that are associated with human flourishing. Pray.com was founded in 2016 in California. It's a top 10 grossing lifestyle app in more than 125 countries and it is the world's #1 app for daily prayer and faith-based content. The pandemic brought about a surge of use in mental and spiritual apps, and Pray.com has been at the...
2022-07-1353 min
POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistAwe, Wonder and Decision-Making with Frank KeilWelcome to our first digital salon in a series that is presented by healthcare company GALILEO (www.galileo.io). In this salon, Susan MacTavish Best (Posthoc) and Carolyn Manning (Galileo) will be speaking to Professor Frank Keil about his new book WONDER. Frank Keil is Psychology & Linguistics Professor at Yale University. For the past 40 years, he has studied how adults and children learn and reason about the physical world around them. In Spring 2022, he came out with a new book called WONDER where he explores how we can re-tap into that sense of awe and wonder we felt as...
2022-05-2347 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistNot So Sweet Insulin Prices, a health equity-focused conversation with Galileo CEO Tom Lee and Olympic champion swimmer Gary Hall Jr.Not So Sweet Insulin Prices, a health equity-focused conversation with Galileo CEO Tom Lee and Olympic champion swimmer Gary Hall Jr.
This salon is part of a series we are producing with healthcare company GALILEO.
Who's Galileo? Many of you have met Galileo's founder Tom Lee at past salons. Galileo is a modern medical group operating across all 50 states, designed to improve the quality and affordability of care for diverse and complex populations. Galileo was founded by Tom Lee, MD, the physician and pioneer behind One Medical and Epocrates.
2022-05-1854 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistDecision Making With Jacob WardSusan talks with Jacob Ward, author of “The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back” about how unconscious instincts drive our decision making process.
This salon is part of a series we are producing with healthcare company GALILEO.
Who's Galileo? Many of you have met Galileo's founder Tom Lee at past salons. Galileo is a modern medical group operating across all 50 states, designed to improve the quality and affordability of care for diverse and complex populations. Galileo was founded by Tom Lee, MD, the physician and pioneer behind One Medical an...
2022-03-2352 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the Zeitgeist2/17 Florence Williams SalonThis salon is the first in a series we are hosting with healthcare company GALILEO. I'll be speaking to journalist Florence Williams. Florence is the author of Heartbreak, a personal and scientific journey which has just come this week. (Pick it up here.). During Covid, I interviewed her about her prior book, The Nature Fix, why we need nature in our lives to make us happy. Florence is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, The New York Review of Books, Slate, Mother Jones and numerous ot...
2022-03-0741 min
POSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the Zeitgeist2/13 Erich Schwartzel SalonKicking off the 2022 Posthoc salon season we have a hot topic based on a just-released book, HOLLYWOOD, CHINA, AND THE GLOBAL BATTLE FOR CULTURAL SUPREMACY Salon with Erich Schwartzel. Erich is a reporter covering the film industry at The Wall Street Journal and author of RED CARPET, just featured on the front page of the NYT Book Review Sunday edition paper. Dig in to learn more about China and Hollywood's complicated relationship, and why a break-up may be imminent or already occurring.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host salons that connect p...
2022-03-0253 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistDoes God Need an R&D Department with Casper ter KuileToday’s salon, “Does God Need an R&D Department,” is cohosted by POSTHOC and Templeton World Charity Foundation. The co-interviewer today is TWCF president Andrew Serazin.
Our guest today is Casper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and author of The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocS...
2022-01-1055 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistMatters of the Heart with Sandeep JauharMatters of the Heart with Sandeep Jauhar
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2021-12-1450 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistBurning Man comes to Soho - Boundless Space with Sotheby'sFirst it was a show at the Smithsonian, this year it's an auction at Sotheby's. Art created for Burning Man is on fire, and it's coming to NYC. And to celebrate that, Ana Roth and I are hosting a little shindig, a Burning Man inspired art salon at my loft in Soho. I'll be throwing out 5 questions to artist Fab 5 Freddy - NYC’s cultural curator and courier.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for t...
2021-11-0132 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistThe Science of Happiness (Live in NYC, 9-22-21)Is happiness genetic? Are some corners of USA happier than others? After dark periods, does happiness taste better? Why do we get happier with age? Will we see an uptick in the business of happiness? So much to discuss.
I'll be throwing out some questions to one of the world's foremost happiness experts, author and researcher, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., who is Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Sonja is the author of best-selling books The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want and The M...
2021-10-2546 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistLiving with Type 1 Diabetes and Winning Olympic Gold Medals - Speaking to swimmer Gary Hall Jr.POSTHOC SALON - Susan MacTavish Best speaks w/ Olympic Hall of Fame Swimmer & Diabetes Patient Advocate Gary Hall Jr.
Gary Hall, Jr. is a three-time Olympian and 10-time Olympic medalist. He held two world records in relay events throughout his career. Born in Cincinnati, Hall was introduced to swimming by his father, Gary Hall, Sr., who competed in three Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, Hall won two individual silver medals and two team relay gold medals. His Olympic success continued at the Sydney 2000 Games, winning his first individual gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle, while al...
2021-03-1240 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistGardening for Mental Health with Sue Stuart-SmithSue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of The Well Gardened Mind, a Sunday Times Bestseller, listed as one of the 37 best books of 2020 by The Times and gardening book of the year by The Sunday Times. It is available now in audiobook format as well.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Fa...
2021-02-2637 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistHow We Spend Our TimeWhat's your relationship with WORK like? Do you feel guilty if you don't "work hard enough"? What is hard enough? -- Susan MacTavish Best and Andrew Serazin speak to anthropologist James Suzman. His book WORK - A History of How We Spend Our Time has just come out in North America. He is also the author of Affluence Without Abundance. Since the 90's, he has lived and worked with every major Bushman group in southern Africa. James is the founder of Anthropos, and has advised a range of Government, NGO and Commercial clients.
2021-02-0544 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistHow to Make Decisions With Maria KonnikovaWhat is your relationship with uncertainty, risk and decision-making? Covid has certainly tested it! Susan MacTavish Best, Posthoc, cohosted with Andrew Serazin, Templeton World Charity Foundation, speak to Maria Konnikova- author, journalist and poker player. Maria Konnikova is the author most recently, of The Biggest Bluff, a New York Times bestseller and Editors’ Choice. Her previous books are the bestsellers The Confidence Game, winner of the 2016 Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking, and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, an Anthony and Agatha Award finalist. Maria is a regularly contributing writer for the New Yorker, whose writing ha...
2021-02-0228 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistWill Our World Disintegrate Into Deaths of Despair?Anne Case & Angus Deaton are two Princeton Economists. Their new book is called Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2021-01-2945 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistThe Self-Delusion: The Surprising Science of How We Are Connected And Why It MattersSusan MacTavish Best and Andrew Serazin speak to Professor Tom Oliver about his latest book The Self-Delusion. This salon is cohosted by Templeton World Charity Foundation and Posthoc. It is Part 1 in a series on Human Flourishing.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2021-01-2656 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistWhere is the Fashion Industry Headed in 2021?Susan speaks to fashion and culture writer Christina Binkley. Christina writes about the business of culture and is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal and WSJ. Magazine. Formerly a staff writer and columnist for this newspaper, and a frequent on-air commentator, she is the author of the New York Times bestseller Winner Takes All. She has critiqued fashion runways from New York to Milan and Paris, and often takes readers behind fashion's velvet curtains, with frequent forays into the arts and entertainment and the many quirky characters who set the pace for popular culture.
POSTHOC...
2020-12-1747 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistLos Angeles Reimagined - City at the Edge of ForeverWhat is our Los Angeles of today? There is so much more than meets the eye in LA. Susan speaks to Peter Lunenfeld, author of the urban portrait of LA called City at the Edge of Forever. Lunenfeld weaves together the alchemical city's art, architecture and design; juxtaposes its entertainment and literary histories; and moves from restaurant kitchens to recording studios to ultrasecret research and dev labs. Peter Lunenfeld is the vice chair of UCLA's Department of Design Media Arts and a faculty member in the Urban and Digital Humanities programs. He writes about the ways in which art...
2020-11-2755 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the Zeitgeist10 Questions for Farrah Storr (Editor in Chief of Elle, Author of The Discomfort Zone)10 Questions for Farrah Storr. Farrah is author of The Discomfort Zone and the EIC of Elle.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2020-11-2050 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistHow Athletes, Artists and Actors Hacked Silicon Valley with Zach GreenburgCelebrities investing in the world of startups - that is the topic we'll be discussing with writer Zack Greenburg who has been covering Hollywood and the entertainment industry as an editor at Forbes. If you're interested in venture capital and angel investing, entrepreneurism, Hollywood, Silicon Valley and how these all converge at times .. tune in as we speak about Zack's latest book. “Exciting, well-researched chronicle of how a group of actors, athletes and artists have emerged as mega-successful venture capitalists. Their stories underscore the inspiring truth that great entrepreneurs can emerge from the most unlikely backgrounds … an un-putdown-able masterpiece.” —Steve Fo...
2020-11-1336 min
Had I KnownSusan MacTavish Best, Entrepreneur/Salon HostSend us a textThis week we learn about the path Susan MacTavish Best took to become the party planner every tech CEO wants to work with and how she’s evolved what she does during the pandemic. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
2020-10-1853 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistConversation with Trend Spotter and Economist Pippa MalmgrenPippa is a trend spotter who advises investors and governments about macroeconomic policy and investment strategy. She is ranked in the top 25 Most Influential Economists in the World and one of the top 10 of global experts on Geopolitics and she was ranked in the top 5 on the Most Powerful Women in Finance list, all in 2017. She is a former Presidential Advisor who served on The National Economic Council in the White House.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that...
2020-10-0858 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistSongwriting Your Way to the Grammys with David Pramik and Brett BassockDiscussing the world of songwriting with Grammy-nominated producer David Pramik (Selena Gomez, Mae Muller, Lauren Jauregui) and Brett Bassock (Founder, Renegade Songs, working with ARTY, Mae Muller and David Pramik).
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2020-10-0840 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistRESILIENCE.. How's Yours Right Now? Strategies for Nurturing Resilience in Our Kids and OurselvesDr. Robert Brooks, psychologist, author and frequent commentator on resilience, motivation, school climate, a positive work environment, and family relationships. Dr. Brooks has written 18 books including The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2020-10-0852 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistThe How of Happiness With Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D.Our guest today is the queen of happiness research. If you have a book on happiness, she probably wrote it. Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Lyubomirsky currently teaches courses in social psychology and positive psychology and serves as the Department of Psychology’s Vice Chair. Lyubomirsky’s best-selling The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want (Penguin Press) is now translated and published in 23 countries, and The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, But Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You H...
2020-10-0837 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistA History of Solitude with Social Historian Professor David Vincent" The most succinct definition of loneliness is failed solitude." - Prof. David Vincent
Susan MacTavish Best speaks to Investigative Reporter at the Financial Times, Erika Solomon. POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2020-10-0843 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistDaniel Handler, AKA Lemony SnicketSusan MacTavish Best talks with Daniel Handler, creator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions, published under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2020-10-0831 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistSusan MacTavish Best Talks to Ultra Runner Dean KarnazesSusan MacTavish Best speaks to ultra runner Dean Karnazes.
POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2020-10-0848 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistCompetitive Berlin Drug Dealers Adapt to Corona PandemicSusan MacTavish Best speaks to Investigative Reporter at the Financial Times, Erika Solomon. POSTHOC is a petri dish for ideas & thought-leaders. We host invite-only salons that connect people and spread ideas. We create unique and intimate experiences that stir the senses—a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas and conversations.
#salon #drugdealers #economics #berlin #finance #interview #pandemic #covid19
Instagram: @posthocpictura
Twitter: @PosthocSalons
LinkedIn: Posthoc
Facebook: @Posthocpictura
2020-10-0721 minPOSTHOC Salons LIVE w/ Susan MacTavish Best - Intimate Conversations on Topics of the ZeitgeistPOSTHOC Summer Series TrailerNow more than ever, we’re craving connection.
POSTHOC Digital Salons bring provocative conversations and intelligent insights on the topics of the day to people curious about the trends impacting their world.
We're bringing our Digital Salon series to your mobile devices, so you'll always be a click away from thought provoking discussions. Some of our favorite conversations from this summer are available immediately, with new episodes from our Fall Salon series releasing soon.
2020-10-0700 min
This is Your Life in Silicon ValleyWill it Take a Natural Disaster for People to Like Silicon Valley Again? (Guest: Susan MacTavish Best)Susan MacTavish Best is a San Francisco cultural icon. Originally from Scotland and Canada, MacTavish worked in the PR business and got to know some of technology's top executives since the 90s. MacTavish now splits time between San Francisco, New York and London, and has a starkly unique perspective on how life in the Bay Area has changed in recent decades.
Susan talks about her time in San Francisco in the 90s, her move to India, and her view of life in San Francisco vs. New York vs. LA vs. London. Susan is famous for her dinner...
2019-05-1534 min
Take Out With Ashley and RobynEpisode 118 with Guest Susan MacTavish BestSusan MacTavish Best is the founder & CEO of Living MacTavish. She hosts salons around the world on a diverse range of topics bringing together an eclectic array of influencers she knows into one room. At these salons Susan mixes cocktails and cooks for all of her guests, then interviews an expert or two on a specific topic followed by a live music performance. In an era of always-on one’s phone, always connected to technology, Susan brings people together informally and imperfectly, and encourages them to look each other in the eye and have a spirited conversation all the while tic...
2018-03-2935 min
The Food Startups PodcastEp120- Pro Tips from the All-Stars of FoodHappy thanksgiving to all! In this episode we pay thanks to and learn from the all-stars of food. Learnings from five of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the game: Tim Joseph of Maple Hill Creamery (episode link) Tim Heydon of Shenandoah Farms (episode link) Susan MacTavish Best of Living MacTavish (episode link) Andrew Chae of YinYang Naturals (episode link) Seth Goldman of Honest Tea (episode link) Selected links from the episode: The War of Art and Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield:
2016-11-2407 minThe Food Startups PodcastEp113- The Timeless Art of Social Dynamics - Susan MacTavish Best"I've made a lot of people wealthy, but what about me? What do l love to do?" Susan MacTavish Best creates interesting and engaging salons that have brought together some of the most creative minds of this century, from Tim Ferriss to Michael Pollan to food companies like Hampton Creek. The salons cover topics ranging from LSD to the future of death, and more. Susan also has an all-encompassing lifestyle brand, Living MacTavish. It is not unlike Martha Stewart, but well, more accessible. And not a perfectionist. Martha Stewart meets the Royal Tennenbaums. T...
2016-10-0640 min