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Where We Go Next124: Resisting the Arrogance of Certainty, with Andy MillsIf you listen to podcasts, you’re probably familiar with Andy Mills' work. He was a co-creator of The Daily, the award-winning podcast for the New York Times that attracts millions of listeners each week. He’s also created, produced, and edited Rabbit Hole, Caliphate, and The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, among others. Andy is a deeply thoughtful, intentionally curious human, and that is readily apparent in his newest show, Reflector, co-created with Matthew Boll. We get into a lot in this conversation, like why has storytelling become increasingly political over the last decade? What happe...
2025-02-121h 27Where We Go Next123: A Field Manual for Veterans, with Rob Sarver & Alex GendzierRob Sarver is a former Navy SEAL. Assigned to SEAL Team 3, he completed seven deployments during his service. Rob's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with a combat "V" device and oak leaf cluster and the Combat Action Ribbon with a gold star device. Rob is the Co-Founder of Servius Group and serves as the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of The Heroes Journey. Alex Gendzier is a partner at a top law firm, where he is involved in veteran’s affairs. At his prior firm, he acted as a senior advisor to the VALOR Group, which provid...
2025-01-2847 minWhere We Go Next122: Striving for a Life of Service, with Danny MirandaDanny Miranda is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast and cofounder of Alignment Academy.David Perell Interviews Me | The Danny Miranda Podcast 305 - YouTubeLiving In Alignment With Nick Sweeney (Danny's return to the podcast) - YouTubeFollow Danny on X: @heydannymirandaFollow Dany on Instagram: @heydannymiranda----------If you liked this episode, consider sharing it with someone you think might like it too.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast
2025-01-141h 11Where We Go NextThe 3rd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay ShapiroThis is the 3rd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode of Where We Go Next, with longtime friend of the show Jay Shapiro. We discuss:• What Jay's been up to in Madrid over the last year• Jay's new book• The upcoming addition to the Callahan family• Jay & Michael's holiday traditions• What we like in a good horror film• Jay's Horror Film Recommendation: Funny Games (1997)• Michael's Horror Film Recommendation: The Thing (1982)• Our shared resolution for 2025• ...and more!Chasing History and When My World Changed - Dilemma Podcast (YouTube)
2024-12-261h 40Where We Go NextA Welcome RespiteTo get the most out of The 3rd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode, watch The Thing (1982) and Funny Games (1997) by December 26th.Thanks for sticking around.Very Special Boxing Day Episodes:The 2nd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay ShapiroA Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay Shapiro----------If you like this podcast, consider sharing it with someone you think might like it too.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast
2024-12-0302 minWhere We Go NextA Brief Hiatus (Returning December 3rd)Where We Go Next will return on December 3rd. There are many great conversations to come, and (though I'm biased) I think you're gonna love 'em.Until then, please check out the work of two good friends of mine:Angel Eduardo:angeleduardo.comStar-Manning7: Challenging the Ethics of ”Cancel Culture,” with Angel Eduardo - Where We Go NextXavier Bonilla:Converging DialoguesA Very Special Crossover Episode with the Converging Dialogues Podcast - Where We Go NextFollow Angel on X: @StrangelEdweirdFollow Xavier on X...
2024-10-3003 minWhere We Go NextRe-Release: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy LapsaAndy Lapsa is the co-founder of Stoke Space, a reusable rocket company started in 2019 with the knowledge that fully and rapidly reusable rockets represent the inevitable and necessary future of the space industry. Prior to founding Stoke, Andy was one of the original three members of Blue Origin’s BE-4 team, where he held architecture, design, analysis, and development test leadership roles.Stoke SpaceStoke Space Aims to Build Rapidly Reusable Rocket With a Completely Novel Design - Ars TechnicaFirst-Of-Its-Kind Rocket Engine Nears First Flight Test - FreethinkHow Stoke Spac...
2024-10-221h 01Where We Go Next121: The Inner Workings and Outsized Benefits of Artificial Intelligence, with Harper CarrollHarper Carroll is an AI and Machine Learning software engineer and educator known for making complex AI concepts accessible to a wide audience. She has multiple degrees from Stanford University in Computer Science specializing in AI, and industry experience at Meta, working on augmented reality and civic integrity projects. Her online educational content has gained her a following of over 300,000 subscribers on Instagram and YouTube.Harper's 10 Days of AI BasicsAI Avatar Demonstration10 Days of AI x Nuclear: AI's Energy NeedsGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers...
2024-10-1659 minWhere We Go Next120: Hot Gossip, Hard-Nosed Reporting, and the Tabloid That Changed America, with Susan Mulcahy & Frank DigiacomoSusan Mulcahy and Frank DiGiacomo are former reporters for The New York Post and co-authors of Paper of Wreckage: The Rogues, Renegades, Wiseguys, Wankers, and Relentless Reporters Who Redefined American Media. Susan worked on Page Six from 1978 to 1985, including three years as editor. She has also written for The New Yorker and The New York Times. Frank worked as a Page Six freelancer in the late 1980s and was its editor from 1991 to 1993. He is currently an executive editor at Billboard.The Gossip Behind the Gossip, by Frank DiGiacomo for Vanity FairConfessions of a...
2024-10-081h 02Where We Go NextRe-Release: Black Culture Is Not a Monolith, with Bertrand CooperBertrand Cooper is a writer and education professional based in Los Angeles. Drawing on twenty six years of deprivation and a Master's in Education Theory and Policy, his writing explores the depictions of poverty in society.Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?, by Bertrand CooperI Escaped Poverty, But Hunger Still Haunts Me, by Bertrand CooperThe Failure of Affirmative Action, by Bertrand CooperIs it Possible for Black Creatives to Exploit the Poor? w/ Damon Young & Bertrand Cooper - Bad Faith podcastRacecraft: The Soul of...
2024-10-021h 52Where We Go Next119: The Virtues of Being a Black Sheep, with Salomé SibonexSalomé Sibonex is a writer, artist, and co-founder of The Black Sheep, a publication that frees people to take the path less traveled. She's given talks at FreedomFest and LibertyCon on how creative freedom allows us all to forge our own path—if we dare.The Black SheepGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. Subscribe through my link at https://check.ground.news/Next for 15% off your subscription.If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Nex...
2024-09-241h 26Where We Go Next118: Making Paleontology the Next TikTok Trend, with Harrison DuranHarrison Duran is a field paleontologist whose popular social media accounts document his preparation and excavation in the American West. His videography and storytelling convey the work and skill required by paleontology, as well as its significance to our understanding of the natural world. Species which he has excavated and prepared include Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex.If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:111: The Hidden Forces Driving Our Online Behavior, with Steve Rathje104: The War for Critical Minerals and Our Electrified Future, with Ernest Scheyder97: Climate Change...
2024-09-171h 08Where We Go Next116: The Unintended Consequences of Great Design, with Carissa Carter & Scott DoorleyCarissa Carter is a designer, geoscientist, and the academic director at the Stanford d.school. She's the author of The Secret Language of Maps: How to Tell Visual Stories with Data, and teaches design courses on emerging technologies, climate change, and data visualization. Her work on designing with machine learning and blockchain has earned multiple design awards, including Fast Company Innovation and Core 77 awards. Scott Doorley is a writer, designer, and the creative director at the Stanford d.school. He has overseen everything from books to workspaces to digital products and initiatives focused on the future of l...
2024-08-2857 minWhere We Go Next115: Spaceships, Silicon Valley, and Psilocybin, with Ashlee VanceAshlee Vance is a feature writer at Bloomberg Businessweek, host of the innovator-focused travel show Hello World, and the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, and most recently, When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach, which was the inspiration for his new HBO documentary Wild Wild Space. Wild Wild Space - Trailerashleevance.comGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. S...
2024-08-211h 02Where We Go Next114: Our Complicated Relationship with the First Amendment, with Jonathan TurleyJonathan Turley is a law professor, columnist, television analyst, and litigator. Since 1998, he has held the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School. He has served as counsel in some of the most notable cases in the last two decades, representing members of Congress, judges, whistleblowers, five former Attorney Generals, accused spies and terrorists, journalists, protesters, and workers at Area 51. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, and has worked as a legal analyst for CBS, NBC, BBC, and Fox.The Indispensable Right...
2024-08-131h 11Where We Go Next113: Freethinkers Only, Please, with Meghan DaumMeghan Daum is the host of The Unspeakable Podcast, co-host of A Special Place in Hell, the author of six books, and the founder of The Unspeakeasy, a community for free-thinking women who crave honest conversations about subjects that don’t come with easy solutions.I Wasn’t Canceled. I Was Problematized.Who Killed Creative Writing?Was Alice Munro An Art Monster?The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture WarsGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias expl...
2024-08-061h 08Where We Go Next112: 40% of Kids Don't Live with Married Parents and Why It Matters, with Melissa KearneyMelissa Kearney is the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland. She is also Director of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling BehindGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. Subscribe through my link at https://check.ground.news/Next for 15% off your subscription.If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably...
2024-07-301h 02Where We Go Next111: The Hidden Forces Driving Our Online Behavior, with Steve RathjeSteve Rathje is a postdoctoral researcher in social psychology at New York University. Broadly, he studies the psychology of technology, and explores how polarization and intergroup conflict interact with social media and artificial intelligence. He is also a science communicator with over one million followers on his psychology TikTok channel.steverathje.comThe Global Social Media ExperimentSocial Identity & Morality LabHeineken: Worlds ApartPsychology Experiment on Conformity - Steve's TikTokGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias...
2024-07-231h 09Where We Go Next110: The Mounting Evidence That COVID-19 Leaked from a Lab, with Alina ChanAlina Chan is a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, and a co-author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19. She was a member of the Pathogens Project, which the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists organized to generate new thinking on responsible, high-risk pathogen research.Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points, by Alina Chan for the New York TimesJon Stewart on Vaccine Science and the Wuhan Lab Theory - The Late Show with Stephen ColbertGround News gathers news coverage...
2024-07-161h 21Where We Go Next109: Bringing the World’s First Solar-Powered EV to Market, with Steve FambroSteve Fambro is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Aptera Motors, which is aiming to deliver the world’s first mass market solar-powered electric vehicle.Aptera MotorsGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. Subscribe through my link at https://check.ground.news/Next for 15% off your subscription.If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:83: Building Autonomous Vehicles to Clean Up Outer Space, with Trevor Bennett74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Ag...
2024-07-0959 minWhere We Go NextI’m Looking for a Producer (And the Show Returns July 9th)Where We Go Next will return July 9th.If you'd like to interview for the role of producer, distribute flyers in your town, or just say hello, email michael@wherewegonext.com.See you in two weeks. Thanks for sticking around.
2024-06-2503 minWhere We Go Next108: Investigative Journalism Is in Jeopardy, with Nancy RommelmannNancy Rommelmann is an investigative journalist, columnist, and author. Her on-the-ground reporting includes covering the war in Ukraine, the fight over abortion rights in Kansas City, and Donald Trump’s New York trial. Her work appears in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reason Magazine, and elsewhere, and she posts on her Substack - titled “Make More Pie” about “Portland, New York, media, murder, culture, and pie - both literal and figurative.” She also co-hosts the Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em podcast with Sarah Hepola.Make More Pie - Nancy's SubstackSmoke 'Em If You Got 'Em...
2024-06-181h 08Where We Go Next107: We're Getting "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" All Wrong, with Chloé ValdaryChloé Valdary is an American writer and entrepreneur whose company “Theory of Enchantment” teaches social and emotional learning in schools and diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies.Theory of EnchantmentEnchanted DojoTED: How Love Can Help Repair Social Inequality, with Chloé ValdaryIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga80: The Black British Experience Is Not an American One, with Tomiwa Owolade48: The Classics Belong to Everyone, with Dr. Anika Prathe...
2024-06-111h 02Where We Go Next106: Making Media for the Middle Ground in an Era of Extremes, with Gen KimuraGen Kimura is a YouTube creator and documentary filmmaker tackling controversial political topics via on-the-ground reporting with average citizens and inquisitive interviews with relevant experts.Gen's YouTube ChannelBridging the Bias newsletterSquatters Invaded America. Here's How. - YouTubeIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy 101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada69: Creating a Space for Empathy on YouTube, with Gen Kimura65: Untangling Partisan N...
2024-06-0454 minWhere We Go Next105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie PoppyCarrie Poppy and Ross Blocher are the hosts of Oh No, Ross and Carrie!, an investigative podcast with over half a million downloads monthly. Whether it's joining secretive religious cults, searching for the paranormal, or experimenting with alternative medicine, they bring a skeptical yet open-minded approach to uncovering the truth.Oh No, Ross and Carrie!A Scientific Approach to the Paranormal - Carrie's TED TalkTesting the Perimeter Fences - Ross's SkeptiCamp Talk"I am, among humans, a very lucky god." A Eulogy for Ella.We miss you, Darcy.
2024-05-281h 05Where We Go Next104: The War for Critical Minerals and Our Electrified Future, with Ernest ScheyderErnest Scheyder is a senior correspondent for Reuters and the author of The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives.The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our LivesErnest Scheyder at ReutersIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada97: Climate Change Comes for Small-Town America, with Jonathan Vigliotti71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest Galante70: Making Extinction a Thing of the...
2024-05-2153 minWhere We Go Next103: Making Movies is Hard (But Worth It), with Liz ManashilLiz Manashil is a feature film writer and director, a distribution consultant for independent films, and the co-host of Making Movies is Hard, a podcast about the trials and tribulations of independent filmmaking.Bread and Butter (2014)Speed of Life (2019)Making Movies is HARD!!! Podcastlizmanashil.comIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:102: The Art and Technique of Directing Actors, with Judith Weston73: Ensemble Acting, Bilingual Comedy, and the Benefits of Being an Outsider, with Samba Schutte59: Sketch Comedy, Spoofing...
2024-05-1454 minWhere We Go Next102: The Art and Technique of Directing Actors, with Judith WestonJudith Weston is a sought-after coach and teacher to first-class filmmakers and actors around the world, and has been supporting them with workshops, consultations and books for nearly 40 years. Her first book, Directing Actors, was originally published in 1996 and a 25th Anniversary Edition came out in 2021. Her second book, The Film Director’s Intuition, was published in 2003 and the audiobook version is out now.Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and TelevisionThe Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal TechniquesThe Director Whisperer: Judith Weston Teaches Filmmakers Ho...
2024-05-071h 12Where We Go Next101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos LozadaCarlos Lozada is an opinion columnist at The New York Times and co-host of the “Matter of Opinion” podcast. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism, and is the author of What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era. His new book, The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians, is out now.The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and PoliticiansCarlos Lozada at The New York TimesIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:65: Untangling Partisan Narr...
2024-04-3055 minWhere We Go Next100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew BorygaAndrew Boryga is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. His debut novel Victim, from Doubleday Books, is out now.Victimandrewboryga.comIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:44: The Unresolvable Tension of Overlapping Identities, with Tomiwa Owolade39: Black Culture Is Not a Monolith, with Bertrand Cooper38: Curiosity Is a Skill We Can Learn, with Mónica Guzmán36: True Inclusivity Requires Moral Courage, with Irshad Manji19: Finding Commonality Across the "Racial Divide," wi...
2024-04-231h 00Where We Go Next99: How to Reset and Retrain Our Brains, with Tali SharotDr. Tali Sharot is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT and University College London, and the founder and director of the Affective Brain Lab, a cognitive neuroscience research laboratory dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the human brain. She’s the author of The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain, The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others. Her newest book, co-authored with Cass Sunstein is titled Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There.Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There...
2024-04-1654 minWhere We Go Next98: The Corrosive Costs of Vulture Capitalism, with Grace BlakeleyGrace Blakeley is an economist, journalist, and political commentator. She is the author of Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialization, The Corona Crash: How the Pandemic will Change Capitalism, and her newest: Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom.Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of FreedomGraceBlakeley.co.ukIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:50: America Has Failed Its Working Poor, with Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox37: A Better Way to Police Communities...
2024-04-0953 minWhere We Go Next97: Climate Change Comes for Small-Town America, with Jonathan VigliottiJonathan Vigliotti is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award–winning CBS News national correspondent and the author of Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America.Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town AmericaIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:13: Nuclear Energy Can Save the World, with Nick Touran17: The Conservative Case for Solving Climate Change, with Quill Robinson70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past, with Ben Lamm & George Church71: Rescuing An...
2024-04-021h 00Where We Go NextA Very Special Crossover Episode with the Converging Dialogues PodcastThis is a Very Special Crossover Episode with Xavier Bonilla, host of Converging Dialogues - a podcast focused on honest conversations about philosophy, psychology, politics, and important social issues.Listen to Converging DialoguesWhere We Go Next will return as a weekly show on April 2nd!----------Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast
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Converging Dialogues#320 - The Art of Public Conversation: A Crossover Episode with Where We Go NextIn this episode, Xavier Bonilla and Michael Callahan have a discussion about their respective podcasts. They discuss why they decided to do this crossover episode, how Converging Dialogues started, how Where We Go Next started, and how they treat guests. They discuss their process for asking questions, motivations for interviews, importance of active listening, their process for each episode, legacy of the podcast, and many more topics. Where We Go Next is a podcast focused on in-depth conversations with the people changing the ways we think, create, and live. Host Michael Callahan engages with visionary founders, best-selling...
2024-03-191h 11Where We Go Next96: America's Broken Primaries are Tearing Us Apart, with Nick TroianoNick Troiano is the founding executive director of Unite America, a philanthropic venture fund that invests in nonpartisan election reform to foster a more representative and functional government. Since 2019, Unite America has invested over $50 million to help win three major statewide ballot initiatives and over a dozen state legislative and municipal policy victories. In 2014, Troiano ran for the US House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 10th District and was both the youngest candidate of the cycle and the most competitive independent Congressional candidate nationally in over two decades. His new book, The Primary Solution: Rescuing Our Democracy from the Fr...
2024-03-0539 minWhere We Go Next95: The Government Is Seizing Innocent People’s Property, with Billy BinionBilly Binion is an associate editor at Reason magazine, where he writes about criminal justice and government accountability. He has been published in Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, HuffPost, The Saturday Evening Post, and the Washington Examiner, among other publications, and his work has been cited by The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Review, Fox News, and CNN.Billy's Writing for ReasonIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:90: In Defense of an Eternally Radical Idea, with Greg Lukianoff91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People...
2024-02-2052 minWhere We Go Next94: Helping Millennials Build Healthy, Loving Relationships, with Dre SmithDre Smith is the founder and CEO of Relationship Restored, a podcast network that delves into all things related to establishing and maintaining healthy romantic relationships. He's also the Executive Podcast Producer & Head of Podcasting at Urban One and the Co-Founder of All About It Social Media & Branding.Relationship RestoredFollow Dre on Instagram: @itsdresmith----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast
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The Local Maximum with Max SklarEp. 312 - Michael Callahan: Interaction, Identity and IdeologyMichael Callahan, host of "Where We Go Next" (wherewegonext.com) comes onto the Local Maximum to share what he's learned about hosting open conversations about Identity and Ideas. Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe
2024-01-2443 minWhere We Go Next93: Solving the Childhood Independence Crisis, with Lenore SkenazyLenore Skenazy started the Free-Range Kids movement and wrote the book, “Free-Range Kids.” Now she is cofounder and president of Let Grow, the national nonprofit promoting childhood independence. Lenore says our kids are smarter, safer, and stronger than our culture gives them credit for.‘Old Enough’ Generates Parenting Debate, Latest Netflix Sensation (Featuring Lenore!) - YouTube 50% of Parents Won’t Let Their Kids Go to Another Aisle in Grocery: Poll - Free Range KidsLet GrowThe Let Grow ProjectIndependence KitLet Grow Play ClubFree Range KidsRaising Independent Kids - Face...
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The Local Maximum with Max SklarEp. 311 - Where We Go NextMax appears on the podcast Where We Go Next with Michael Callahan to talk about technology’s effects on the health of society.https://wherewegonext.com/episodes/max-sklar Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe
2024-01-101h 01Where We Go Next92: Bayesian Thinking and the Future of Artificial Intelligence, with Max SklarMax Sklar is the creator of the Local Maximum, a weekly podcast exploring current topics in tech, math, and political philosophy. Over the past five years, he has hosted many discussions and debates with top engineers, authors, and entrepreneurs. While working at Foursquare he wrote their city guide rating system, and he's currently working on an open-source database system (Newmap.ai) that is attempting to rethink from the ground up how engineers and scientists build data stores, algorithms, and artificial intelligence.The Local MaximumToward a New Great Compromise A Constitutional Plan to Promote Liberty...
2024-01-091h 00Where We Go NextThe 2nd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay ShapiroThis is the 2nd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode of Where We Go Next, with longtime friend of the show Jay Shapiro. We discuss Jay's move to Madrid (hasta luego, Mexico City!), what Jay's been up to with the Dilemma Podcast, and we analyze The Green Knight, the 2021 film adaptation of the 14th century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.whatjaythinks.comS03E09: Israel and Palestine - Malevolent Machinery - Dilemma PodcastS03E10: Antisemitism and the Future of Analysis - Dilemma PodcastS03E11: Monsters and Distance...
2023-12-2650 minWhere We Go Next91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat RosenfieldKat Rosenfield is a culture writer, a columnist for Unherd, the co-host of the Feminine Chaos podcast, and the author of five novels. Her latest is called You Must Remember This, a Knives-out style whodunnit, which is now available in paperback.You Shouldn’t Be Fired for Being a Jerk, by Kat Rosenfield for The Washington Postkatrosenfield.comKat's Unherd EssaysBlackface Incident at Post Cartoonist’s 2018 Halloween Party Resurfaces Amid Protests - The Washington PostA Letter on Justice and Open Debate - Harper's MagazineA Ra...
2023-12-191h 11Where We Go Next90: In Defense of Free Speech, the Eternally Radical Idea, with Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff is the President & CEO of The Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression. He is the author of Unlearning Liberty and Freedom from Speech and co-authored the 2018 New York Times bestseller, The Coddling of the American Mind with Jonathan Haidt. Most recently, he co-authored The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There is a Solution with Rikki Schlott.FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression2024 College Free Speech Rankings - FIRE2024 College Free Speech Rankings: Student Survey - FIREFree Speech Is in Tr...
2023-12-0552 minWhere We Go Next89: Harnessing the Revolutionary Power of Nuclear Energy, with Nick TouranNick Touran is a Ph.D. nuclear engineer with expertise in new nuclear reactor development and old reactor history. He's worked on new reactors professionally for over 15 years, and has run the public education website, whatisnuclear.com since 2006. He believes that nuclear energy can help the world decarbonize rapidly, and enjoys discussing this with anyone and everyone.whatisnuclear.com13: Nuclear Energy Can Save the World, with Nick Touran - Where We Go NextIf You Liked This Conversation, You May Also Enjoy:74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again...
2023-11-211h 23Where We Go Next88: Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in Education, with Daniel ScogginDr. Daniel Scoggin is the co-founder of Great Hearts Academies. Over twenty years ago, he started as the headmaster of a classical, liberal arts academy in Tempe, AZ. In 2004, Dan authored the original Great Hearts business plan. Great Hearts now serves 26,000 students at 42 schools in Phoenix, San Antonio, and North Texas, with immediate plans to expand into Louisiana and Florida. In addition to serving on the Great Hearts America board, Dan is the Academies Officer, overseeing school operations and improvement as well as further brick-and-mortar expansion nationally.Great Hearts AcademiesGreat Hearts, Great Minds...
2023-11-071h 08Where We Go Next87: Mentoring Kids Without Fathers as "The Internet's Dad," with Rob KenneyRob Kenney is the creator and host of the YouTube Channel, "Dad, How Do I?" offering technical, practical, and fatherly advice about all aspects of life. His channel has grown to 4.5 million subscribers since launching in April of 2020, and he has come to be known affectionally as "The Internet's Dad."Dad, How Do I? - YouTubeDad, How Do I?: Practical "Dadvice" for Everyday Tasks and Successful Living, by Rob Kenney68: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men, with Richard Reeves - Where We Go Next76: Helping Young Men Find Meaning...
2023-10-171h 12Where We Go Next85: Crafting Beer and Community in Small-Town America, with Gary FishGary Fish founded Deschutes Brewery in downtown Bend, Oregon in 1988. It began as a small pub that focused on handcrafted food, house-brewed beer and the purpose of bringing people together. Under Gary’s leadership, Deschutes Brewery has grown to become the 10th-largest craft brewery in the United States.Deschutes BreweryOld Mill District in BendFlagship on the River: A Deschutes Brewery Documentary - YouTubeBowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, by Robert PutnamThe Third Place - WikipediaGary Fish Interview - Beer Ad...
2023-09-2053 minWhere We Go Next84: Understanding Testosterone: The Most Controversial Hormone, with Carole HoovenCarole Hooven is the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us. From 2002 until 2023 she was a Lecturer in the department of Human Evolutionary Biology, and served for many years as the department's Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies. Her "Hormones and Behavior" class was named one of Harvard Crimson's "top ten tried and true" courses. She is now an associate in the Harvard Department of Psychology.carolehooven.comT: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us, by Carole Hooven74: Going to Space, Reusing the...
2023-09-0558 minWhere We Go Next83: Building Autonomous Vehicles to Clean Up Outer Space, with Trevor BennettTrevor Bennett is the co-founder of Starfish Space, a fully autonomous satellite servicing company. He earned a PhD from the University of Colorado where he was a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow and one of Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties. Trevor has worked at both NASA Goddard and JPL on robotic missions and also at Blue Origin on New Glenn. He has broad technical expertise in Guidance, Navigation and Control, with a particular focus on rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking.starfishspace.comOtter Pup by Starfish Space - YouTube74: Going to Space, Reusing the En...
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Impossibly UnremarkableWhere We Go Next PodcastIn a very special episode of 'Impossibly Unremarkable', Elliott and Jonathon sit down with Michael Callahan, the host of the 'Where We Go Next' podcast. His podcast is focused on in-depth conversations with accomplished guests about the topics they're passionate about. Michael's voice is smooth like butter and his wisdom knows no bounds. This was a ton of fun and we hope you enjoy!Find 'Where We Go Next' on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and WhereWeGoNext.comFind us on our social media! Instagram YouTube Twitter Facebook Thanks for listening! Don’t...
2023-03-211h 11Where We Go Next71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest GalanteForrest Galante is a conservationist, wildlife biologist, and public advocate for endangered species. He's been called "The Indiana Jones of Biology" and is especially passionate about finding and preserving animals once thought to be extinct. He is the host of Extinct or Alive on Animal Planet, as well as the series Mysterious Creatures. He's hosted multiple Shark Week shows across the years, and been featured on many other broadcast, digital, and independent shows. His book Still Alive: A Wild Life of Rediscovery - part memoir, part biological adventure - was published in 2021. And he's recently been doing work with C...
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