Best B&M Productions Podcasts (2025)

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682 - Italy Was Cancelled. My Staycation With My Husband 20:04

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12h ago20:04

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I know, I'm full of shocking news lately. Yes, we cancelled Italy again! I started to feel like we were really pushing this trip through and it was causing a lot of anxiety. Plan B became a staycation. I can't wait to tell you what we did! Cancellation Reasons Everyone encouraged me to not cancel the trip. Four days before we were supposed to leave…

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"The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency" with Admiral Thomas B Fargo 1:07:42

2d ago1:07:42

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"The Weight of Command: The Ehime Maru Tragedy and the Case for Transparency" with Admiral Thomas B Fargo Welcome to Episode 29, Season 9 of A CEO's Virtual Mentor® In this compelling episode of Leadership Lyceum: A CEO's Virtual Mentor®, we are joined by a distinguished leader whose career has been defined by service, responsibility, and command a…

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Creating a winning growth culture | Gary Corless 32:32

2d ago32:32

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In this episode of In the Mind of a Distributor, Benj sits down with Gary Corless, former CEO of PSS World Medical (now McKesson Medical-Surgical), to unpack how the company scaled from a $15M startup pulling orders in shopping carts to a $2B industry leader. The key to that growth was a rich company-wide culture where everyone (not just sales) own…

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Disco's Revenge 59:02

2d ago59:02

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In the wake of Disco Demolition Night in 1979—a cultural bonfire that seemed to signal the end of disco—something unexpected began to rise from Chicago’s underground. This episode traces the story of Frankie Knuckles, the Bronx-born DJ who became known as the “Godfather of House.” After the backlash against disco pushed the genre out of the mainstr…

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Finale of “The Hidden Cost of Clutter” 16:28

3d ago16:28

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In this season finale, TakillaRene, The Life Organizing Strategist, takes you on a reflective journey through Season 2 of The Hidden Cost of Clutter. From uncovering how clutter is more common than we think, to exploring how toxic relationships, shifting life seasons, and emotional overload impact our spaces, this episode ties it all together. Taki…

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Joshua Clark Davis, "Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back" (Princeton UP, 2025) 1:25:36

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Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back (Princeton UP, 2025) shatters one of the most pernicious myths about the 1960s: thast the civil rights movement endured police violence without fighting it. Instead, as Joshua Clark Davis shows, activists from the Congress of Racial Equality and…

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Amanda Laury Kleintop, "Counting the Cost of Freedom: The Fight Over Compensated Emancipation After the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2025) 1:00:00

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During the Civil War, the U.S. federal government abolished slavery without reimbursing enslavers, diminishing the white South’s wealth by nearly 50 percent. After the Confederacy’s defeat, white Southerners demanded federal compensation for the financial value of formerly enslaved people and fought for other policies that would recognize abolition…

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Javier Wallace, "Basketball Trafficking: Stolen Black Panamanian Dreams" (Duke UP, 2025) 1:06:41

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Every year, hundreds of international student athletes arrive in the U.S. chasing their basketball dreams — many on F-1 student visas. But for some their journey turns into exploitation. Basketball Trafficking: Stolen Black Panamanian Dreams (Duke University Press, 2025) uncovers how dreams are sold, manipulated, and in some cases stolen — especial…

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Patrick Parr, "Malcolm Before X" (U Massachusetts Press, 2024) 26:16

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Drawing upon interviews, correspondence, and nearly 2000 pages of never-before-used prison records, Malcolm Before X is the definitive examination of the prison years of civil rights icon Malcolm X. The book was a Kirkus Nonfiction Book of the Year for 2024, a Spectator best book of the year, and a finalist for the 2025 ASALH book prize. In Februar…

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Ashley D. Farmer, "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore" (Pantheon, 2025) 25:50

6d ago25:50

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In the world of Black radical politics, the name Audley Moore commands unquestioned respect. Across the nine decades of her life, Queen Mother Moore distinguished herself as a leading progenitor of Black Nationalism, the founder of the modern reparations movement, and, from her Philadelphia and Harlem homes, a mentor to some of America's most influ…

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How Wonder Studio Turns Filmmakers Into Tech Founders 49:22

7d ago49:22

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Xavier Collins, CEO of Wonder Studios, discusses their $12M seed round and acquisition of Playbook with co-founder JD LeRoy. They explain their community-led approach to AI filmmaking and how they're enabling creators to bring projects to life that would never have been possible before. -- The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the pe…

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681 - 4 Ways I Will Plan From Now to the End of the Year. Holiday Blitz, Holiday Blitz Mini Planning Day, Seasonal Sanity Savers and New Year Planning Days 41:17

8d ago41:17

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Sometimes I get wary of sharing how much I plan. But because I plan I get to be more purposeful and present in my life which gives me peace. I'm sharing the 3 phases I go through to plan. I dream. I contemplate allllllllll the possibilities. Then I choose what I want to do from all dreams I came up with. And then I plan it and confidently run that …

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Adobe Acquires Invoke.ai + Launches Custom Model Service 43:51

8d ago43:51

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Adobe makes major AI moves with their new Foundry service and Invoke.ai acquisition. Addy and Joey break down how Amazon's 'House of David' series used AI for 253 shots, saving months of production time and potentially changing how TV is made. Plus, Runway's strategic pivot to industrial applications, and key insights from LA Tech Week where top ex…

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Mining Engineer on Using Data & Vision to Transform Africa | Impact Masters Podcast 2:50:59

10d ago2:50:59

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Let us know how we are doing A story of motion becomes a blueprint for momentum. From a childhood crisscrossing Botswana and Zimbabwe to rugby fields, rain-soaked pools, and a first blast on a copper pit, Dzikamai Gangaizo learned agility the hard way—and then used it to rewire a very traditional industry with data, discipline, and a continental vi…

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Part 9 of “The Hidden Cost of Clutter” w/Robyn Reynolds on Organization Saves! 43:56

10d ago43:56

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In Part 9 of The Hidden Cost of Clutter: Organization Saves, I’m joined by a very special guest, Certified Professional Organizer, Robyn Reynolds and founder of Organize 2 Harmonize, to discuss her new book What Is Clutter Costing You? Together, they unpack the financial, emotional, and lifestyle costs of clutter, and how simple S.Y.S.T.E.M.s can t…

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Coffee Chat - The 2025 Holiday Blitz is Here! 2:50

11d ago2:50

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This is your friendly reminder to get registered for the Holiday Blitz…it's FREE! A great gift to yourself for the holidays would be some sanity. This blitz is designed to help you be present and enjoy the holidays too. We are where the holidays come from. But did you ever stop to ask your family if everything you are doing is meeting their holiday…

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Michael W. Twitty, "Recipes from the American South" (Phaidon Press, 2025) 41:56

10d ago41:56

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The views expressed by the guest are their own and do not reflect those of the New Books Network or its hosts. This episode contains some content that listeners may find controversial. A home cook's guide to one of America's most diverse - and delicious - cuisines, from James Beard Award-winning author and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty 'Our …

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Peter D. Blackmer, "Unleashing Black Power: Grassroots Organizing in Harlem and the Advent of the Long, Hot Summers" (UVA Press, 2025) 1:21:23

10d ago1:21:23

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Unleashing Black Power: Grassroots Organizing in Harlem and the Advent of the Long, Hot Summers (UVA Press, 2025) explores the local dynamics, national connections, and global context of the Black freedom movement in Harlem from 1954 to 1964, illuminating how activists, organizers, and ordinary people mounted their resistance to systemic racism in …

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680 - (Re-Air) The Future of Housework Research. Where Organize 365 is Going. 41:36

12d ago41:36

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I really love Lillian Gilbreth's focus on efficiency for the American home. I'd like to think I'm picking up where she left off. After the war, "men took back their jobs." But did it ever occur to you that women worked at these factories and there were dual income homes before the war? It had not occurred to me. I wanted to be home but some women w…

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Friday Workbox Farewell FAQs 27:44

12d ago27:44

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Last Friday I announced the Friday Workbox® and all related work products will only be available for purchase till December 31st or while supplies last. But I don't think I explained it very well so I wanted to record this episode to address concerns and reiterate what is going on at Organize 365®. No One is Going Anywhere… Please do not worry, no …

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Peter C. Zimmerman, "The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight" (UP of Mississippi, 2021) 56:05

11d ago56:05

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The Jazz Masters: Setting the Record Straight (UP of Mississippi, 2021) is a celebration of jazz and the men and women who created and transformed it. In the twenty-one conversations contained in this engaging and highly accessible book, we hear from the musicians themselves, in their own words, direct and unfiltered. Peter Zimmerman’s interviewing…

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Bill V. Mullen, "James Baldwin: Living in Fire" (Pluto Press, 2019) 59:58

12d ago59:58

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In the first major biography of Baldwin in more than a decade, James Baldwin: Living in Fire (Pluto Press, 2019), Bill V. Mullen celebrates the personal and political life of the great African-American writer who changed the face of Western politics and culture. As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist, Baldwin (1924-1987)…

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Why Veo 3.1's New Insert Feature Changes Everything 22:48

13d ago22:48

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Addy and Joey dissect major updates to Google's Veo 3.1, including ingredients to video, video markup tools, and improved frame extension. They also examine Runway's new specialized apps for VFX, Netflix Eyeline's research on video reasoning, and NVIDIA's new DGX Spark. -- The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the personal views of t…

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680 - The future of Housework Research. Where Organize 365® is going 41:36

15d ago41:36

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I really love Lillian Gilbreth's focus on efficiency for the American home. I'd like to think I'm picking up where she left off. After the war, "men took back their jobs." But did it ever occur to you that women worked at these factories and there were dual income homes before the war? It had not occurred to me. I wanted to be home but some women w…

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The Topaz AI Workflow That Turns 8-bit AI Into 16-bit Cinema Quality 36:53

15d ago36:53

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Joey takes you inside Infinity Fest’s panel on Gaussian Splats and AI in virtual production. Learn how this technology enables lighter, faster 3D environments and how ETC upscales AI outputs to 16-bit EXR files. Plus, Addy and Joey compare AI tools like Nano Banana and Seedream for consistent image generation. -- The views and opinions expressed in…

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Part 8 of “The Hidden Cost of Clutter” w/Naeemah Ford Goldson on When Clutter Pushes You! 36:06

17d ago36:06

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In Part 8 of The Hidden Cost of Clutter: When Clutter Pushes You, I talk with Certified Professional Organizer Naeemah Ford Goldson, founding member of NABPO. We explore how clutter steals peace and productivity—and how decluttering and organizing systems can help you push back and reclaim your life. Naeemah’s Bio Naeemah Ford Goldson is a Certifie…

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Coffee Chat - Going All In On Household Management 24:24

18d ago24:24

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Are you sitting down? I have some very exciting news and I have some shocking news but I am here to explain myself. What do you want first? The exciting news or shocking news? I'm dying to let the cat out of the bag so be prepared to be shocked! Organize 365® will no longer be supporting work. This decision was not made lightly and I'm still nervou…

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Darren Mueller, "At the Vanguard of Vinyl: A Cultural History of the Long-Playing Record in Jazz" (Duke UP, 2024) 1:14:40

20d ago1:14:40

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In At the Vanguard of Vinyl, Darren Mueller examines how the advent of the long-playing record (LP) in 1948 revolutionized the recording and production of jazz in the 1950s. The LP’s increased fidelity and playback capacity allowed lengthy compositions and extended improvisations to fit onto a single record, ushering in a period of artistic explora…

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Melissa M. Matthes, "When Sorrow Comes: The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter" (Harvard UP, 2021) 1:07:46

21d ago1:07:46

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Since World War II, Protestant sermons have been an influential tool for defining American citizenship in the wake of national crises. In the aftermath of national tragedies, Americans often turn to churches for solace. Because even secular citizens attend these services, they are also significant opportunities for the Protestant religious majority…

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679 - Lillian Gilbreth, First Female Applied Psychology Phd, Cheaper By The Dozen 35:38

22d ago35:38

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In the last episode we talked about Maria Montessori, her becoming the first female doctor in Italy and her impact on alternative learning methods. Today I'm talking about Lillian Gilbreth who was the first female to get her psychological doctorate in industrial organizational psychology. Lillian is the original "Cheaper By the Dozen" mom who exemp…

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Claire Whitlinger, "Between Remembrance and Repair: Commemorating Racial Violence in Philadelphia, Mississippi" (UNC Press, 2020) 35:35

22d ago35:35

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Few places are more notorious for civil rights–era violence than Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the 1964 “Mississippi Burning” murders. Yet in a striking turn of events, Philadelphia has become a beacon in Mississippi’s racial reckoning in the decades since. In Between Remembrance and Repair: Commemorating Racial Violence in Philadelphia, M…

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John Minton, "Folk Music and Song in the WPA Ex-Slave Narratives" (UP of Mississippi, 2025) 1:03:20

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In the late 1930s, fieldworkers with the Works Progress Administration interviewed about 3,500 formerly enslaved people resulting in approximately 20,000 pages of unedited typescripts. This collection of oral histories is arguably the single greatest body of African American folklore extant, and a significant portion is devoted to folk music and so…

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Sora's Copyright U-Turn 41:06

24d ago41:06

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By VP Land

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Merchandising massive product catalogs | Brian Walker 21:41

24d ago21:41

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In this episode, Benj sits down with Brian Walker, Chief Product Officer at Grainger, to unpack how one of the largest distributors in the world approaches merchandising at scale. With over 2 million SKUs in their core business and an endless assortment model through Zoro, Grainger’s merchandising strategy is anything but simple. Brian explains how…

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Part 7 of “The Hidden Cost of Clutter” w/Naeemah Ford Goldson on The Other Side of Clutter 32:34

25d ago32:34

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By TakillaRene

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Zara Anishanslin, "The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution" (Harvard UP, 2025) 49:59

24d ago49:59

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By New Books Network

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The Evolution of Partnerships and Experiential Marketing with Sam Kimmel, Senior Director of Co-Marketing Partnerships at Hello Sunshine 47:29

24d ago47:29

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By [email protected] (David A. Yovanno and Todd Crawford)

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Marion Orr, "House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr." (UNC Press, 2025) 59:46

26d ago59:46

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At the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (1922-1998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigan's first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till's killers, worked behind the scenes with Martin Luther King Jr., and founded the…

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Meredith L. Roman, "The Black Panthers and the Soviets: A Comparative History of Human Rights Movements" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 54:10

27d ago54:10

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The contemporaneous movements for human rights that Soviet rights defenders and the Black Panthers waged during the 1960s are analysed in a comparative fashion here for the very first time. The book also examines the extra-legal measures that both the KGB and FBI employed to destroy them. The Black Panthers and the Soviets: A Comparative History of…

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Why Sora 2 Launched a Social Media App 38:02

27d ago38:02

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OpenAI's Sora 2 launches as both a powerful video model and controversial social app. In this episode, Joey and Addy dive deep into how Sora 2 handles IP permissions with its opt-out approach, test its uncanny ability to generate likenesses, and examine the innovative Cameos feature that lets users put themselves into AI-generated scenes. They also…

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678 - Integrating Home & School in the Montessori Method - Maria Montessori 46:00

29d ago46:00

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Maria Montessori has made a huge impression on me and influenced who I am and how I run Organize 365®. Maria was born in 1870, in Italy. She was a very curious person and wanted to pursue a medical degree despite her parents guiding her towards a teaching degree. She is a great example of someone who worked hard and followed her passions - I love t…

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Transformation with Trish K. 54:26

1M ago54:26

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In this episode, I introduce you to Trish K. who lives with her adult daughter and grandson. On long car drive home, Trish was listening to her older sister tell her about this thing called the Sunday Basket®. When Trish got home, she hopped on the website and got a Sunday Basket®. It just made sense to her, one place for all the paper and a system…

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Tilly Norwood Signing, Runway's Lionsgate Issues, AI VFX Wins 41:56

1M ago41:56

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Addy and Joey analyze three stories at the intersection of AI and filmmaking: the potential talent agency signing of AI actress Tilly Norwood, the technical challenges in the Runway-Lionsgate partnership, and how VFX professionals are combining AI with traditional compositing tools. -- The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the person…

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Part 6 of “The Hidden Cost of Clutter”Amy Chang speaks on What to Do When Life is “Lifing???” 35:24

1M ago35:24

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In Part 6 of The Hidden Cost of Clutter series, Amy Chang returns to talk about what it really means to stay organized when life is “lifing.” From unexpected challenges to everyday stressors, clutter has a way of creeping back in when life feels overwhelming. Amy shares how she navigates these moments, the lessons she’s learned along the way, and t…

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CC - Breast Cancer and ADHD Awareness Month 8:58

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October is awareness month for Breast Cancer and ADHD. Ok yes the blush pink Sunday Basket® color is back in stock (while supplies last). BUT, I want to suggest that you use this Sunday Basket® as a way to remind you of people in your community that have lost someone to breast cancer, are facing a breast cancer diagnosis, are supporting someone in …

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Ashleigh Wade on How Black Girls Use Social Media 1:20:13

1M ago1:20:13

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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Ashleigh Greene Wade, Assistant Professor of Digital Studies with a joint appointment in Media Studies and African American Studies at the University of Virginia, about her book, Black Girl Autopoetics: Agency and Possibility in Everyday Digital Practice. The book examines how black girls use social med…

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Wan 2.5 Brings Talking AI Video 43:03

1M ago43:03

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Alibaba unveils Wan 2.5, an AI model competing with Veo 3 that generates video with integrated audio and speech in a single output. In this week's AI Roundup, Joey and Addy analyze the flurry of new AI models and tools transforming media production, including Qwen-Image-Edit-2509, Google's Mixboard, Topaz's new upscaling models, Nano Banana's integ…

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677 - Household Management in the Titans of Industry's Homes 34:33

1M ago34:33

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Bonus Stop: Edzel Ford's home, son of Henry Ford! After touring Greenfield Village I decided I wanted to go to a bonus stop instead of another day at Greenfield Village. I was stunned by the outward aesthetic similarities of the Stan Hywet mansion. My wheels were spinning and memories flooded my mind from all the visits I had going to Stan Hywet fr…

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Mary E. Hicks, "Captive Cosmopolitans: Black Mariners and the World of South Atlantic Slavery" (Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2025) 1:06:43

1M ago1:06:43

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From the bustling ports of Lisbon to the coastal inlets of the Bight of Benin to the vibrant waterways of Bahia, Black mariners were integral to every space of the commercial South Atlantic. Navigating this kaleidoscopic world required a remarkable cosmopolitanism--the chameleonlike ability to adapt to new surroundings by developing sophisticated m…

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Ever Closer To A New Beginning 6:50

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17 more days!