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The Two PercentAaron Nesmith talks Pacers, Celtics & LeBron James "Welcome to the NBA" MomentIn this episode of The Two Percent Podcast, our friend Jon Jossell joins us as we dive deep into Aaron Nesmith's story — from his time at Vanderbilt with Coach Jerry Stackhouse to snagging that 14th spot in the 2020 NBA draft. From his time in TD Garden with the Boston Celtics to becoming a staple of the Indiana Pacers, Aaron shares insight on his college basketball days and how he transferred to the pro-mindset when he joined the Boston Celtics in 2020. Aaron spills what really counts in college basketball and the NBA —dedication and grind. Plus, hear about his move to t...
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Nuggets SrbijaWeek 16, Jokić maestro mesecaJokić uzeo nagradu najboljeg igrača meseca potpuno zasluženo i još uvek igra kao maestro na terenu, ali posle pet pobeda za redom stižu tri poraza poprilično u stiliu ove sezone, traljavo, nepotrebno i neočekivano. Pričamo o svemu, šta se dešavalo ove nedelje od dobrog do katastrofalnog.
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Higher Ed AV Podcast061: HETMA Keynote Address with Co-Founders Joe Way from USC and BC Hatchett from Vanderbilt UniversityWhat is the State of Higher Ed? The 2019 Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance Virtual (HETMA) Conference is happening this week. Co-Founders Joe Way of USC and BC Hatchett from Vanderbilt deliver the opening keynote address to discuss where we are as an AV vertical, as well as give a preview of the sessions to come. What issues are we facing today, and what do we need to be aware of in the near future? Joe and BC make predictions and take audience calls in exploring the topics to come. What do we need to know about AV-over-IP, AVaaS, eSports, vendor...
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Vanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #22 with Jami Cox and Ryan ConnorBefore Vanderbilt Student Government President Jami Cox and Vice President Ryan Connor walked across the Commencement stage, they joined Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos for one last visit as undergraduates. The conversation is the latest episode of The Zeppos Report.
When asked if they distinctly remember the first time they stepped foot on the Vanderbilt campus, Cox and Connor reply with a simultaneous “Yes!” Connor says his first moment on the Vanderbilt campus was during a visit to Belmont University for a music competition.
“I stepped onto Wyatt Lawn and was awestruck,” Connor said. “I pulled up the Wikipedia article for Vander...
2018-05-1700 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #21 with Amitav GhoshAmitav Ghosh, a best-selling author whose work puts Asia at the center of global history, culture and environmental challenges, lectured on campus April 4 as part of Vanderbilt Asian Studies' 50th anniversary. Before his talk, Ghosh joined Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on The Zeppos Report.
Ghosh, whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages, is the author of The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable. On the podcast, he discusses why people are less interested today in issues surrounding climate change than 20 years ago.
"For many years now we've taught young people that the economy will only get...
2018-04-1600 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #20 with Chris MatthewsA bestselling author and host of MSNBC's Hardball, Chris Matthews visited campus on March 27 for a Chancellor's Lecture. Before the event, he joined Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in his office for the latest edition of The Zeppos Report.
Matthews' newest bestselling book, Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit (Simon & Schuster, 2017), explores unifying characteristics of the politician during tumultuous times in history. On the podcast, he notes differences between Bobby and the rest of the Kennedy family.
“What I like about Bobby is that he rode the crossover point,” said Matthews, “He would say that we need law and order, but we...
2018-04-0200 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #19 with Carly FiorinaAfter the 2016 GOP presidential primary race, former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina refocused her energy towards equipping leaders from all walks of life.
Fiorina discusses her leadership philosophy with Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos on the latest episode on The Zeppos Report. She visited campus Feb. 20 to participate in a Chancellor’s Lecture entitled “Redefining Leadership: Crafting Civic Virtues in America.”
“Leaders don’t worry about winning or losing, leaders focus on solving problems and improving the circumstances,” Fiorina said.
On the podcast, Fiorina explains how her new project, the Unlocking Potential Foundation, strengthens the core elements of American civil society. The foundati...
2018-03-1200 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #18 with Jelani CobbProfessor and author Jelani Cobb preceded his keynote address to the Vanderbilt community with a conversation about free speech and open inquiry on college campuses.
In the latest episode of The Zeppos Report, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos engages Cobb, the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, in a discussion about the historical narratives of race in America. The two stress the importance of leaning into the tough conversations in university settings.
Cobb notes that discomfort is appropriate in the classroom when it prompts his students to discover new facets of American history.
“I show lynching im...
2018-02-2600 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #17 with Jon MeachamOn Feb. 6, a week after President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union Address, Pulitzer Prize-winner and Visiting Distinguished Professor Jon Meacham sat down to discuss the president’s first year in office on the latest episode of The Zeppos Report podcast.
“Let’s start with some general reactions to the president’s first year. … Do we have to nest him in some sort of historical context before we jump too far ahead to say there’s never been anything like this before?” Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos asked to open the conversation.
Meacham said he views the Trump presidency so fa...
2018-02-1200 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #16 with Michael Eric DysonBefore Michael Eric Dyson, University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, took the stage at Langford Auditorium for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Series, he conversed with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos about core American ideals that often emerge in the national discourse when remembering King’s legacy.
In the latest episode of The Zeppos Report, Dyson acknowledges the profound impact that King brought about in his own intellectual journey.
“When I saw him on television, it instantly attracted me to the use of words to move people,” Dyson said.
Dyson is known by many as a “hip-hop public intellectual” that disco...
2018-01-2200 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #15 with Alberto GonzalesFormer U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ commitment to public service has been actualized in varying capacities over the years.
“I quickly realized what a privilege it was to serve our country,” said Gonzales, “Although I was a poor kid from a poor family, I felt like an equal.”
In the latest episode of The Zeppos Report, Gonzales joins fellow legal scholar Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos to discuss his upbringing in a town called Humble, Tex., his current role as dean of the Belmont University College of Law, and much of the in-between.
Gonzales began working for George W. Bush in 19...
2017-12-1200 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #14 with Andrew MaranissOn the latest episode of The Zeppos Report, bestselling author and writer-in-residence Andrew Maraniss tells Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos that his journey to Vanderbilt started with a poster on the wall of a high school in Austin, Texas.
That is where he first learned about the Fred Russell–Grantland Rice scholarship—an award for Vanderbilt students interested in pursuing a career in sports journalism. He received the scholarship in 1988 and put his passion into action a year later when he first interviewed Perry Wallace, the first African American varsity athlete to play basketball in the Southeastern Conference, for a black hist...
2017-11-2700 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #13 with Jim StavridisFormer NATO Commander talks about global leadership on 'The Zeppos Report'
Before taking the stage at Ingram Hall for the Chancellor’s Lecture Series on Tuesday, Oct. 3, retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Stavridis shared about his journeys on the seas and beyond on the latest episode of The Zeppos Report.
Stavridis, who now serves as dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, conversed with Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos about the key moments in his schooling at the Naval Academy that guided him to a lifelong career at sea.
“I wish for everyone that they...
2017-10-3000 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #12 with Suzana Herculano-HouzelNeuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel grew up in Rio De Janeiro with two academics as parents. She says that “informed criticism” was highly encouraged in her household, but her father—an economist—still sometimes wonders how he produced such a “rebel” scientist.
In the latest episode of The Zeppos Report, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos delves deep into the field of neuroanatomy with Herculano-Houzel, associate professor of psychology and biological sciences. The two explore the shattered dogmas and new findings about the brain that have emerged from Herculano-Houzel’s research featured in her critically-acclaimed book, The Human Advantage.
The book seeks to answer a simple, yet...
2017-10-0900 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #11 with Sally YatesAfter joining Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos for a discussion on “The Presidency and the Rule of Law” Tuesday night, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates joined Zeppos for an episode of The Zeppos Report.
In the podcast, the two lawyers discuss the role of the Department of Justice at length, touching on topics such as the Trump administration’s controversial travel ban, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Russia investigation.
Yates, released from her role in the Trump administration after 10 days, shares the following advice: “Batten down the hatches, keep looking straight ahead, and do your job,” she said.
As...
2017-09-2800 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #10 with Megan BarryA pair of Nashville’s most influential civic leaders engage in a conversation about the dynamic city and its innovative citizenry in the 10th episode of The Zeppos Report.
Nashville mayor and Vanderbilt alumna Megan Barry sat down with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos to discuss Nashville and Vanderbilt’s shared values—and the consistent, prominent role equity, diversity and inclusion hold among them.
“We’re a diverse city, and you see that in the student body you have here at Vanderbilt and you see it reflected across our great city,” Barry said. “Diversity just gets you on the team; inclusion actually gets...
2017-09-0700 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #9 with Keivan StassunFor astrophysicists, star gazing is far from a whimsical pastime.
In the latest episode of The Zeppos Report, Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and professor of astronomy, describes his field as one that requires a mix of extraordinary patience and uninhibited curiosity.
“When I’m doing astronomy, I’m having a great time, but it’s not particularly spiritual. In fact, some of it is quite dull. But, there are those moments … those punctuated, indescribable moments,” Stassun says in an interview with Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos.
In the podcast, Zeppos asks Stassun about one of those defined moments: the...
2017-08-1600 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #8 with Holly TuckerHolly Tucker, professor of French and professor of medicine, health and society, is familiar with that “overwhelmed” feeling at the library. For her, though, it happens at specialty collections in Paris while surrounded by tomes of 17th century French manuscripts.
In the latest edition of The Zeppos Report, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interviews Tucker about the complex infrastructure of her scholarship.
“It’s a muddy mess, isn’t it?” Tucker cheerfully exclaimed.
Tucker’s latest full-length work, City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris, was released earlier this year to critical accla...
2017-08-0700 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #7 with Ken BurnsLegendary filmmaker Ken Burns talks about his enduring sense of discovery on ‘The Zeppos Report’
Just after graduating from college, Ken Burns found himself sick in bed with pneumonia. To help him pass the time, his best friend brought Burns a paperback copy of David McCullough’s classic book on the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Burns read the book “in one gulp,” then came into the living room in pajamas and bathrobe, saying: “This is it! This is our film!”
“And they all looked at me like I was crazy,” Burns told Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in an interview for t...
2017-05-3100 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #6 with Jeff RothschildWhen Facebook’s founding engineer and Vanderbilt alumnus, Jeff Rothschild, first visited the fledgling company in 2005 at the behest of a venture capital firm, he was wary of the social media space in general and didn’t expect to stay more than two weeks.
But then “I got to meet Mark (Zuckerberg) and Dustin Moskovitz and the other early members of the team and really fell in love with the vision they had for Facebook,” Rothschild told Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in an interview for his latest podcast, The Zeppos Report.
Rothschild, who earned a bachelor’s degree in psychol...
2017-05-1500 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #5 with Janette Sadik - KhanJanette Sadik-Khan discusses ‘Street Fight’ on ‘The Zeppos Report’
Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interviews Janette Sadik-Khan, one of the world’s leading voices on urban transportation policy, on his podcast, The Zeppos Report.
Zeppos and Sadik-Khan discuss the evolution of her career, the keys to her work in transforming New York City streets, and her vision for taking these lessons to the streets of Nashville and cities around the world.
Sadik-Khan served as commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 2007 to 2013. As commissioner, she led the transformation of New York City streets in the five boroughs...
2017-04-2600 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #4 with Jerry WilminkVanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interviews Jerry Wilmink, founder and CEO of WiseWear Corporation, on the fourth episode of The Zeppos Report podcast.
A Vanderbilt biomedical engineering alumnus (bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D.) and self-described “mad scientist,” Wilmink also has experience as an inventor, startup business consultant for venture capital firms and program manager for the Department of Defense’s $2 billion Small Business Innovation Research program.
The chancellor sat down with Wilmink while the engineer-turned-entrepreneur was on campus to deliver the School of Engineering’s Chambers Family Entrepreneurship Lecture.
In the podcast, Wilmink discusses with the chancellor his journey...
2017-04-1200 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #3 with Barry Friedman-- Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interviews Barry Friedman, a noted constitutional law scholar and director of a project to strengthen policing through democratic governance, on the third episode of The Zeppos Report podcast.
Friedman, the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Laws at New York University, is the author of a new book, Unwarranted: Policing without Permission (February 2017).
Friedman, who previously taught at Vanderbilt Law School, serves as founding director of the Policing Project at NYU Law School. The center is devoted to helping bring principles of democratic governance and data-driven best practices to policing.
Friedman discusses with the...
2017-03-1600 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #2 with David OwensVanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos' second podcast guest is David Owens, a leading thinker on innovation and creativity who is a professor at the Owen Graduate School of Management. He also has faculty appointments in Engineering and Medicine. Among the many companies he has consulted for include NASA, The Smithsonian, Nissan LEAF, Gibson Music and many more.
Owens talks about what it was like as the first faculty member to teach a class, 'New Product Design and Development,' in the maker space of the Wond'ry, Vanderbilt's new innovation center. He also discusses ideas that have come out of...
2017-02-1700 minVanderbilt UniversityThe Zeppos Report #1 with John GeerVanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos' first podcast guest is renowned Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer, who is also vice provost of academic and strategic affairs and co-director of the Vanderbilt Poll.
Geer offers his informed perspective on why Donald Trump won the election and how the way he ran his campaign seems to be a predictor of at least the beginning of his presidency.
Geer, author of the award-winning book, In Defense of Negativity: Attacks Ads in Presidential Campaigns, discusses why political advertising in the 2016 presidential campaign was much less important than in the past. In addition, he makes...
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