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The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. MarshallTom Vanderbilt: The Beginner's MindWhen did you last learn to do something totally and utterly new? Tom Vanderbilt, author of Beginners: the Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning, was awestruck by his young daughter’s insatiable need to know how to do almost everything. He was inspired by her to embark on a year of learning purely for its own sake.
Tom had a truly unique year - a circuitous journey of learning, in which he attempted to learn chess, singing, surfing, drawing and juggling. These skills were chosen on the basis of difficulty and lack of marketability.
Tom...2025-04-2843 min
Digital SquaredFrom Classroom to Congress: Examining AI's Societal ImpactOn this episode of Digital Squared, Tom is talking to Dr. Jules White, a Professor of Computer Science and Special Advisor to the Chancellor on Generative AI at Vanderbilt University. Dr. White is at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence into higher education, leading initiatives to democratize AI access across campus and developing popular courses on prompt engineering. With his unique blend of technical expertise and visionary thinking, Dr. White offers invaluable insights into how AI is reshaping education, careers, and society at large.2025-02-1833 min
The Tom Dupree ShowThe Power of Productivity: From Carnegie’s Steel to Modern InnovationFebruary 08, 2025Show Notes:The Tom Dupree Show Financial Hour Episode OverviewJoin Tom Dupree and Mike Johnson for an insightful discussion about productivity, wealth creation, and the evolving nature of business innovation. From historical examples to modern-day applications, this episode explores how true productivity drives both business success and personal fulfillment.Key Timestamps00:00 – Opening remarks and discussion of migration03:45 – Analysis of capitalism vs. business terminology...2025-02-0944 minThe Tom Dupree ShowThe Power of Productivity: From Carnegie’s Steel to Modern InnovationShow Notes:
The Tom Dupree Show Financial Hour
Episode Overview
Join Tom Dupree and Mike Johnson for an insightful discussion about productivity, wealth creation, and the evolving nature of business innovation. From historical examples to modern-day applications, this episode explores how true productivity drives both business success and personal fulfillment.
Key Timestamps
00:00 – Opening remarks and discussion of migration
03:45 – Analysis of capitalism vs. business terminology
07:15 – Andrew Carnegie’s business evolution and steel innovation
12:30 – Impact of technology on price reduction
15:45 – Discussion of modern wealth creation (Elon Musk example)
20:30 – Ro...2025-02-0800 min
The Heart-Led Business ShowMind Bending Neurological Insights with Dr. Kenneth SharlinSend us a textWhat if the key to transforming healthcare lies in truly listening to the patient? In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Sharlin takes us on a captivating journey from his roots in traditional neurology to founding a holistic, patient-centered institute. With a perfect blend of humor and professionalism, he reveals his dissatisfaction with conventional healthcare and the powerful impact of focusing on patients' stories and lifestyle changes. Dr. Sharlin discusses his journey of combining narrative and science to revolutionize cognitive disease treatment. 🎧Tune in now for key insights at the crossroads of healthcare, busi...2024-12-1029 min
A Couple of SquaresTEXAS A&M DELIVERS ON THE WILDEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR!The boys are back from College Station, Texas to recap the weekend that was at Texas A&M! Everything from Midnight Yell to the game itself, a full review of the Aggieland experience. This also ended up being the craziest weekend of games all season as four Top 10 teams go down, including #1 Alabama losing to Vanderbilt for the first time in 40 years! A conference standings update as we head into a loaded two week stretch of games caps off a great one!2024-10-081h 52
The Lakers Exceptionalism PodcastSetting ExpectationsTom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball discuss the recent comments from Jeanie Buss about giving JJ Redick some patience, "because this is not going to be easy for him", while reacting to some unconfirmed reports that Jarred Vanderbilt may not be ready for the Preseason. Later, they unpack how the Vando news could affect the rotation early in the season and how getting off to a strong start will be crucial for the teams' success.Check us out on Playback!Outro music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about...2024-09-071h 06
The Bowery Boys: New York City History#437 Haarlem, Breukelen, Utrecht: Exploring New York's Dutch RootsFollow along with Greg and Tom in this stand-alone travelogue episode as they visit several historic cities and towns in the Netherlands -- Utrecht, De Bilt, Breukelen and Haarlem -- wandering through cafe-filled streets and old cobblestone alleyways, the air ringing with church bells and street music.But of course, their mission remains the same as the past three episodes. For there are traces of Dutch culture and history all over New York City -- through the names of boroughs, neighborhoods, streets and parks.From Spuyten Duyvil Creek flowing into the Harlem River along the...2024-07-051h 27
Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy"Living Like a Rock Star": Chris Kelly, Founder/Lead Singer, EdgehillThis is a first for Stock and Hicksy. They spoke with an actual rock star! Chris Kelly, whom you may know from his popular alternative rock band, Edgehill talks about how he got started in the music business.
Chris, a Charlottesville, VA native, came from a musical family. He was inspired by Radiohead and John Mayer. After leaving high school, he met fellow band member, Jake Zimmerman, at Vanderbilt University. They soon became a part of the Indy (independent) scene in Nashville.
They signed with a record label and acquired a large following on YouTube...2024-07-0234 minThe Bowery Boys: New York City History#431 Park Avenue: History with a Penthouse ViewThe story of a filthy and dangerous train ditch that became one of the swankiest addresses in the world -- Park Avenue. For over 100 years, a Park Avenue address meant wealth, glamour and the high life. The Fred Astaire version of the Irving Berlin classic "Puttin' on the Ritz" revised the lyrics to pay tribute to Park Avenue: "High hats and Arrow collars/White spats and lots of dollars/Spending every dime for a wonderful time."By the 1950s, the avenue was considered the backbone of New York City with corporations setting up glittering new of...2024-04-261h 19
The AnchorVanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame - Whit Taylor, Tom GalbierzKevin talks with recent Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame inductees Whit Taylor and Tom Galbierz. Listen to Vanderbilt Athletics on the Vanderbilt Sports Network from Learfield. Available in Nashville on 102.5 The Game and 94.9 The Fan. Also streaming on the Vanderbilt Athletics app.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2024-03-2031 minThe Lakers Exceptionalism PodcastVando's Back + Indiana IST PreviewTom Zayas and Cranjis McBasketball discuss how the Lakers have looked since Jarred Vanderbilt has returned from injury, including how he's fit in on offense and defense and where his strengths were missed the most. Later, they discuss the matchup with the Indiana Pacers in the In-Season Tournament Final and how LA can hope to slow down Tyrese Haliburton.Outro Music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Check out the Lakers Exceptionalism Discord here!2023-12-0951 min
All Secure with Tom and Jen SatterlyKaLea LehmanKaLea Lehman is the Executive Director and Founder of the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative (MSOFC). KaLea grew up in rural Missouri and learned to cook as a young child at home and more formally through required home economics classes in high school. She took this homegrown spirit to Washington, D.C., where she’s been a longtime advocate for health education, research, and policy. KaLea earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from George Washington University in 2007, shortly after marrying her husband of nearly 20 years. In 2018, she earned her Master of Education from Vanderbilt University and founded MSOFC to a...2023-12-0655 min
On The Ball with Andrew MaranissEpisode 26: Tom Lee and Matt HoltTom Lee, vice chair of the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council, and Matt Holt, president and founder of US Integrity, discuss the state of sports gambling in Tennessee and nationwide. Are the risks of addiction, harassment of players, coaches, and officials, and performance-fixing outweighed by revenue, greater fan interest, and the fun of this $150+ billion dollar vice?2023-11-0239 min
Emerging Litigation PodcastPFAS Regulation, Litigation, and Differentiation with David Marmins and Morgan HarrisonThe PFAS family of man-made compounds are found in countless consumer products, as well as medical devices and firefighting foam. The incredibly strong carbon-fluorine bond that make PFAS so useful also makes them incredibly persistent. They are so ubiquitous that PFAS can be found in the blood of every human on earth and rainwater throughout the world. In this episode we are going to give you some history of the compounds, discuss some important differences, review what litigation we're seeing (including the various claims and defenses), note what we can learn from recent settlement structures, f...2023-10-3159 minThe Bowery Boys: New York City HistoryRewind: The Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth AvenueSo we don't know if you’ve heard, but New York City is an expensive place to live these days. So we thought it might be time to revisit the tale of the city’s most famous district of luxury — Fifth Avenue. For about a hundred years, this avenue was mostly residential -- but residences of the most extravagant kind.At the heart of New York’s Gilded Age — the late 19th-century era of unprecedented American wealth and excess — were families with the names Astor, Waldorf, Schermerhorn, and Vanderbilt, alongside power players like A.T. Stewart, Jay Gould and Wil...2023-10-271h 30
The Next Big Idea DailyS31 E5: “Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning” by Tom VanderbiltTo write "Beginners," Tom Vanderbilt embarked on a yearlong quest of learning just for the sake of it. Along the way, he interviewed dozens of experts about the psychology and science behind the benefits of becoming an adult beginner. Today, he joins us to explain how anyone can get better at beginning again — and why it's worth it.2023-09-0813 minThe Lakers Exceptionalism PodcastWing Logjam?Tom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball dive deeper into the Wing Rotation for 2024... Is there a logjam or should they keep everyone for depth & versatility? We discuss LeBron's minutes load, how Prince can stay on the court with LBJ & AD, if Rui can keep up the 3 AND the D, and whether or not Vanderbilt can improve enough to be better than his role last season.Music by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Check out the Lakers Exceptionalism Discord here!2023-07-1845 minEmerging Litigation PodcastThe Light and Dark Sides of Auto-GPT with Jason EpsteinAuto-GPT is a new generative artificial intelligence application which autonomously “self-prompts” to engage beyond a human-chatbot discussion. This takes us into a realm of AI self-prompted actions that do not need additional human inputs. It also potentially puts the “traditional” GPT models on a fast track to further reduce human interaction. The number of use cases as well as the number of legal and ethical questions is inevitable. For that reason, it's becoming increasingly important for businesses to understand how Auto-GPT technologies use data, the potential for biased results, and how to responsibly leverage these powerful...2023-07-161h 05
Not Sorry Art PodcastSummer Book Club Pt. 1: "You May Also Like" by Tom VanderbiltSari is joined by Megan Collins (@VirgoLikeBeyonce on TikTok/@themanicuredshelf on IG) to discuss June's pick for the Summer Book Club, "You May Also Like" by Tom Vanderbilt. The book dives into how taste and preferences are developed and how it impacts so much of what we do. Sari and Megan share what they liked about the book, what they didn't, and what the author's conclusions say about modern arts and culture.Stay tuned for next month's book club selection, Chromaphobia by David Batchelor.This show is sponsored by Not Sorry Art School and Not...2023-06-3052 min
Tom Talks CollegeEpisode 18 - Estimating College Costs with Net Price CalculatorsPart 3 of our College + Money series digs into a tool you can find on (almost) any college website called a Net Price Calculator. The best versions help you estimate merit and need-based aid, and I'll show you how to spot the good, the bad, and the potentially game-changing ones. As with parts 1 and 2, you can access key information on our blog and get an added bonus of "why my fictitious third son is going to Vanderbilt on a sweet deal". 2023-05-0836 minThe Lakers Exceptionalism PodcastUnstoppable Force Meets Chargeble ObjectTom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball hop on to discuss the Lakers big Game 4 Win, including how the Offense adjusted to Vanderbilt's negative spacing, the guards attacking in double-drag actions, why Tim might be ready for a starting lineup change, and much more!Follow us on Playback and watch the games with us LIVEMusic by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Check out the Lakers Exceptionalism Discord here!2023-04-261h 09
Talking To Teens: Expert Tips for Parenting TeenagersEp 238: The Advantages of Being a BeginnerTom Vanderbilt, author of Beginners, discusses with us how parents can inspire their teenagers to be more confident in trying new things by being lifelong learners themselves. Turns out, being an expert beginner has its advantages!Full show notes As parents, it's easy to get into a rut of only doing things we're already good at, or activities we've been doing for years. Yet our teens are essentially beginners at everything. And sometimes it becomes difficult to encourage them to try new things. Being a beginner can get old quickly—it’s hard work!2023-04-2327 min
Talking to Teens TeasersEp 238: The Advantages of Being a BeginnerTom Vanderbilt, author of Beginners, discusses with us how parents can inspire their teenagers to be more confident in trying new things by being lifelong learners themselves. Turns out, being an expert beginner has its advantages!Full show notes As parents, it's easy to get into a rut of only doing things we're already good at, or activities we've been doing for years. Yet our teens are essentially beginners at everything. And sometimes it becomes difficult to encourage them to try new things. Being a beginner can get old quickly—it’s hard work!...2023-03-2604 min
Pediatric Sports Medicine PodcastNational Athletic Training Month 2023: “Vanderbilt Edition”It is March 2023, and it is National Athletic Training Month again. We are in year three of doing a special episode highlighting athletic trainers. Today on the podcast, I am joined by three athletic trainers who knew me at the very start of my career during my fellowship training at Vanderbilt. Today is the Vanderbilt Edition of our Athletic Training Episode.
However, the Salter Harris I fibular fracture makes a clinical assumption the way we talk about it. But what does the research say about this injury? Today on the podcast, my guest may change your approach entirely to this...2023-03-151h 12The Lakers Exceptionalism Podcast3 New FacesTim digs into the debut from DLo, Vanderbilt, & Beasley with the Lakers against the Warriors!Check out the link in Tim's Twitter bio for Discord informationWatch Lakers games with us at: Playback.tv/LakersWatchPartyOutro music via @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Check out the Lakers Exceptionalism Discord here!2023-02-1441 minThe Lakers Exceptionalism PodcastA Russell In, A Russell OutTom Zayas & Cranjis McBasketball talk about acquiring D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt, including the strengths/weaknesses for LA's new players, give the FO its flowers, talk skill fits, rotations, next trade options, & say goodbye to Russ/JTA/Jones...Outro music 'SensaWalk' by @sleepyghostmp3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After the JAG Corps: Navigating Your Career Progression55. "It Was a Rough Slog" - Matt Schultz About Continuing Career Progression in an Unfamiliar CityAs you will hear in this episode, Matt Schultz and his wife made the decision to leave the Navy and move to Nashville, TN, where she landed a job at Vanderbilt University. Matt discovered that finding work as a non-native out-of-state lawyer was "a rough slog." While he did have interviews, those interviews never resulted in an offer. Nonetheless, he found the JAG alumni network to be considerably helpful and unselfish with plenty of local former JAGs taking the time to speak with him. Ultimately, he found work with the State of Tennessee Attorney General's Office before moving onto T...2023-01-2127 min
Writers Group TherapySession #144 - Interview with “Scream” screenwriter James VanderbiltThis session, we’re excited to have with us James Vanderbilt, a screenwriter and producer with over 20 years of major feature film experience including blockbusters such as White House Down, The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2, and, one of Tom’s favorites, The Rundown. He is also the Chief Content Officer of Project X Entertainment.
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James on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jamesthevan
Project X Entertainment: https://www.projectxentertainment.com
Scream movie website: https://www.screammovie.com2022-02-0123 min
ArtsvilleGrovewood Village + Gallery: A Handmade Legacy with Tom AndersIn today’s episode, we’re taking a dive into the history behind how Asheville became Artsville, with Tom Anders from Grovewood Gallery! Located in the historic Grovewood Village, which once housed the weaving and woodworking operations of Biltmore Industries, Grovewood Gallery is nationally recognized for its dedication to fine American art and craft. With 9,000 square feet of artisan-made jewelry, textiles, pottery, glass, and more, Grovewood highlights the important contributions of over 400 artists and craftspeople from across the United States. Tuning in, you’ll learn about the important contributions that the Vanderbilt family made to the artistic hub that Ashevil...2022-01-281h 02
Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education#69: Tom Vanderbilt — Author of “Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning”Is it possible to learn anything?
Maybe, but only if you’re really young, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” as the saying goes, right?
As an author, speaker, and academic for institutions such as NYU, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and the Design Trust for Public Space, Tom Vanderbilt wanted to understand why so many adults simply stop trying to learn new things.
Vanderbilt was inspired by a simple question from his daughter to get to the bottom of why so many adults stop learning new skills. Well into his fort...2021-12-2328 min
CTQ SmartcastHow to Become A Learning Machine? with Tom VanderbiltTom Vanderbilt is an American journalist, blogger and author. Apart from writing for publications like The Financial Times, Wired, Slate and New York Times Magazine, he has authored several books like Survival City: Adventures among the Ruins of Atomic America, Traffic and Beginners, a book that goes deeply into learning. In this Smartcast (hosted by BV Harish Kumar), we speak about the mindset required to become a good learner and what roles curiosity, feedback, and mentoring play in the learning process and how leaders can build a continuous learning organization.
For shownotes, go to http://choosetothinq.com...2021-12-151h 06
We the People Convention News & OpinionWe the People Convention News & Opinion 9-25-21NEW: Send us Your Comments!This Week’s Topics:Prayer for Political Prisoners 3:00Justice for J6 Recap 6:30AZ Senate Election Report 13:00Criminal Acts in AZ Election 21:30Milley Must be Courtmartialed 36:00Radical Dem Plans Failing 43:30Hypocrite Koch Groups 49:30We Lit up the Banks! 54:00Biden is a Tax Cheat 57:00Why No FED GDP reports? 59:00Border Invasion Grows 63:00Horse “Whipping” Story a Diversion 66:00How to Fight Afghan Resettlement 70:00Ted Cruz “Kids in Biden Ca...2021-09-251h 51
St. Louis on the Air‘The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning’ With Tom VanderbiltIn this encore presentation, author Tom Vanderbilt talks about his new book, "Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning," which highlights his year-long experience tackling new skills.2021-09-1619 min
2 Pages with MBS40. How to be a Beginner: Tom Vanderbilt, author of ‘Beginners’ [reads] Epstein’s ‘Range’Tom Vanderbuilt reading from David Epstein’s Range and discussing the art of beginning and learning new skills.There’s a New Yorker story called The Dolt by Donald Bartheleme. The final sentence reads thus: ‘Endings are elusive, middles are nowhere to be found, but worst of all is to begin, to begin, to begin.’ Tom Vanderbilt, journalist, and author, calls himself a perpetual beginner. He has written a little about a lot of things and has repeatedly been put in interesting positions. This has enabled him to write his most...2021-08-2641 min
Talks at GoogleEp170 - Tom Vanderbilt | Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We DoTom Vanderbilt is an author who writes about design, technology, science, and culture for Wired, Slate, The New York Times, and many other publications. His book entitled “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)" is based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic officials around the globe. The book gets under the hood of the everyday activity of driving to uncover the surprisingly complex web of physical, psychological, and technical factors that explain how traffic works, why we drive the way we do, and what our driving says about us...2021-08-1356 minTalks at GoogleTom Vanderbilt | Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We DoTom Vanderbilt is an author who writes about design, technology, science, and culture for Wired, Slate, The New York Times, and many other publications. His book entitled “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)" is based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic officials around the globe. The book gets under the hood of the everyday activity of driving to uncover the surprisingly complex web of physical, psychological, and technical factors that explain how traffic works, why we drive the way we do, and what our driving says about us...2021-08-1356 min
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'LearyJoys Lifelong Learning with Tom VanderbiltTom Vanderbilt, New York Times bestselling author of Traffic, is known for writing about the mundane to the obscure, shedding light on surprising patterns of human behavior. Through his extensive research + first-hand experience, Tom shares the remarkable benefits of pursuing new skills and hobbies, the pressure-free approach we had as children and its transformative impact on our lives. Whether you're 17 or 70, today's conversation will inspire you to take the next right step in unlocking the joys that come with starting something new. SHOW NOTES: While at University of Wisconsin – Madison, Tom dropped out...2021-08-0543 min
That's What She Said with Sarah SpainBeginners: Tom VanderbiltSarah talks to Tom Vanderbilt about how his daughter's desire to learn how to play chess led him to do the same as well as to try surfing, juggling, and singing in a choir, all of which he chronicled in his book Beginners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-08-031h 10
The Audacious Living PodcastEpisode #48: Learn Like A Beginner featuring Tom Vanderbilt“I really wanted to kind of rehabilitate the word beginners, I think it has for many people has kind of a negative connotation. It's like, its this awkward stage, you have to get through when you start something new.”
Why do so many of us stop learning new skills as adults? Are we afraid to fail? Have we forgotten the sheer pleasure of being a beginner? Or is it simply a fact that you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
Tom Vanderbilt is a journalist, blogger, and author of the book, “Beginners: The Joy and Transf...2021-07-2831 min
Play to Potential Podcast76.00 Tom Vanderbilt on his book - Beginners: Embracing challenges and the joy of learning at any ageGUEST
For many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We live in an age which reveres expertise but looks down on the beginner. Upon entering adulthood and middle age, we begin to shy away from trying new things, instead preferring to stay nestled firmly in our comfort zones.
Beginners asks the question: why are children the only ones allowed to experience the inherent fun of facing daily challenges? And could we benefit from embracing new skills, even if we're initially hopeless? Bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt sets out to find...2021-07-081h 33
Retire Sooner with Wes MossWhy Lifelong Learning Is Important, Even As An Adult with Tom VanderbiltWhen learning how to walk, infants fail up to 70 times an hour yet, they still keep trying. So why can we as adults be so afraid to fail when trying something new? As we get older and deeper into adulthood, we sometimes forget what it feels like to begin again.Inspired by his young daughter's insatiable need to know how to do almost everything, and challenged by his own rut of mid-career competence, blogger, journalist, and best-selling author, Tom Vanderbilt took a year-long journey to master five new skills. In today’s...2021-06-1449 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlancThe Benefits of Lifelong Learning feat. Tom VanderbiltWhen was the last time you learned a new skill? Maybe you’ve always wanted to teach yourself how to rollerblade, to speak French, or to woodwork. What’s stopping you?Today, we speak with journalist and author Tom Vanderbilt. His most recent book is called Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning. Inspired by his daughter, Tom tries to learn how to sing, surf, juggle and draw. Along the way, he attempts to figure out why adults stop learning for learning’s sake.In this episode, we’ll hear more from Tom about th...2021-05-1040 min