Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation teaches you conversational Persian in a fun and casual manner in weekly lessons of about 15-20 minutes each. Check out our website chaiandconversation.com for more information.
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Chai And Conversation Podcasts
Contact Chai is Mishkan Chicago’s podcast feed, where you can hear our Shabbat sermons, Morning Minyans, interviews with Jewish thought leaders, and more.
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Just the audio ramblings and ponderings of a growing person
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Welcome to GiveWell’s podcast sharing the latest updates on our work. Tune in for conversations with GiveWell staff members discussing current priorities of our Research team and recent developments in the global health landscape.
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A soulful exploration of the hospitality industry through the eyes of celebrated restaurateur and author Steve Palmer. Combining the richness of grace—a pre-meal tradition in the South, a gift freely given, and a timeless virtue—with the transformative journey of hospitality, this podcast dives deep into the stories behind the industry. With heartfelt conversations, Palmer uncovers personal journeys of resilience, mental health breakthroughs, and sources of inspiration, showcasing how lives ...
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Warm Intro is what happens when you sit down at a dinner party and fall into the best conversation in the room. Not an interview. A conversation. Honest, human, and sometimes weird conversation with interesting people doing big things. Entrepreneurs, artists, politicians and chefs open up about their childhoods, hot takes and insecurities — with honesty, humor, and heart. Presented by Wefunder. Hosted by Chai Mishra. Views are our own.
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“Chai & Chronicles with Kirti” is where conversations flow like a warm cup of chai- comforting, bold, and full of flavor! From traditions and modern dilemmas to everyday experiences and cultural shifts, nothing is off the table. In each episode, Kirti dives into thought-provoking topics, challenging norms and sparking meaningful discussions—sometimes over chai, sometimes over controversy.
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I’m Shai, having a cup of chai, here to talk about varied subjects. Season 1 contained an extremely cringe-worthy storytelling of my diary from younger years. Season 2 moves to current times and my journey through the egg freezing process. Follow for new episodes!
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Interactions between a Yoga professional and a non-yoga person covering a range of topics from yoga (of course!), wellness, health, nutrition, mindfullness and meditation. It is friendly and interactive and completely jargon-free (we hate jargons!). You can ask questions, share your experiences and be a part of this journey!Archna Mohan is a practising yoga professional for 10+ years, having earned her degree from Yoga Alliance, UK and trained under various gurus across Europe and Americas. ...
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A little bit of everything podcast where I, Anjana talk about all things that make my life adventurous! Right from my journey as a parent to discovering myself again, this podcast is like having chai with a friend!
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In under 30 minutes, join Wize Grazette as he connects with podcasters to uncover their unique stories behind the mic. Each episode spotlights creators sharing their personal journeys, creative passions, and the moments that inspired them on their journey. Whether you're into trending podcasts or exploring new perspectives, this series is perfect for a quick listen on the go. Listen to our guest's favorite songs on our Spotify or YouTube, B-Sides Track of the week playlist. Add our playlist ...
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The official podcast for City Lights Publishers & Booksellers in San Francisco. Featuring readings and archives. Hosted by City Lights events coordinator Peter Maravelis.
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An opinionated humanitarian, a pensive bibliophile and a creative idealist- All stuck in the mediocre 20s life. Shares their mid-life crisis, misadventures, reflections, unheard and unpopular opinions and many more over a cup of Chai. If you are someone who misses chai time chat with your friends, this might interest you! Call us One Tea Ones or Irene, Akhil and Nicky. ;) Also Featuring: Kannan and Bharat. Hope you enjoy our stories. Cheers. Peace Out!
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MODERN MINORITIES is about minority voices for ALL OUR majority ears. That's right, solving racism with a podcast. Since 2019, we've been uncovering the stories, perspectives, and often unspoken truths about how all of us uniquely experience the world. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, the color of your skin, or who you love - this is a show about all of you, for all of us. Created by Raman Sehgal and Sharon Lee Thony, with lots of love and support from our many FrieMMds of the Pod - himo ...
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Women of Faith in Leadership | Leading with integrity, Leadership Self-doubt, Christian Leadership, Leading with confidence, Teamwork
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Ranked Top 2.5% Globally Do you wish that you could lead your team in a way that honours and glorifies God? Are you struggling to overcome self-doubt as a leader and have a desire to be more confident in your role? Do you want the courage to deal with difficult people but don’t want to upset anyone? Well, you’re in the right place! On this podcast, I’ll teach you how to lead like Jesus, even if you’re not allowed to speak of your faith in your workplace. You’ll learn to become bold and confi ...
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On Trailblazers, we dive deep into the journeys of trailblazing South Asians. To date, Simi Shah, our founder and host, has welcomed ClassPass Founder Payal Kadakia, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, 49ers President Paraag Marathe, and other world-renowned South Asian trailblazers. Learn more at southasiantrailblazers.com.
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Conversations with Purrr sees Pauline Nguyen interview the outliers of the world - the misfits, the creative thinkers, those that push the boundaries, those that are open to all possibilities, the rebels, the mavericks and the extraordinary. Pauline skillfully navigates the conversation to get to the very essence of the interviewee - what makes them tick, what makes them successful at this thing called life, what have they learned on the journey. These attributes combined, set the stage for ...
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Tune in to RADIANT GENIUS PODCAST, with creative strategist Elsa Mehary, leading you through the art of business adventure and healing transformation during modern chaotic times. *This podcast* is a soothing balm for the overwhelmed entrepreneur from wellness tips to tech trends plus actionable steps to keep you aligned on an authentic life journey. Grab your favorite chai and let's go!** Want to learn more about Radiant Genius Podcast and host Elsa Mehary. Follow on IG @radiantgeniuspod or ...
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This is a podcast for lifestyle lolitas by a lifestyle lolita. If you enjoy lolita fashion, this may be the podcast for you!
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Hey, I’m Cara and I'm an English listening skills coach who brings together adventurous expats and intrepid travellers to watch and discuss movies in English so they can understand native speakers, themselves and the world around them better. To receive my bi-monthly "Chai Latte Letters" in your inbox and get announcements about events like watch parties, download my free guide below, "Understand Movies in English" which will teach you how to understand fast-talking native speakers using you ...
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Behind the scenes with today's top business leaders to understand how they are digitally transforming their company: Which technology tools they're using, where they're seeing success, biggest challenges, how they run their team, dealing with changing customer behaviour, top leadership and life/career lessons and more. Hosted by Danny Levy
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The Australia India Institute Podcast examines key questions facing contemporary India and the Australia-India relationship. The Australia India Institute podcast is brought to you in association with the Australia India Institute @ Delhi and founding partners La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.
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Spilling Our Tea explores the nuances of being Asian and female in today’s world. Each episode features vibrant Asian women from around the globe discussing family, work, relationships, cultural pressures, and, most likely, food. By addressing topics often left unspoken in the Asian community, we aim to unravel Asian womanhood and normalize mental health conversations—one conversation at a time. Hosted by Sandy Kusano. Email Sandy with ideas for future episodes: [email protected] www. ...
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A never ending conversation between best friends talking about life, travel, media, food, business, and everything in between. Slide into our Instagram DMs @isandsesh or email us at [email protected] because we want you to talk to us too!
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Listen to Mahfuz's ramblings in between his long drives (don't worry, the mic is safely attached)! Mahfuz shares valuable insights on Personal Development, Growth Mindset, and day-to-day thoughts of a motivated millennial.
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In this lesson, we learn some more expressions for expressing thanks, particularly in the context of visiting a jewelry store or other shop and making arrangements in advance.By Chai & Conversation
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EP 1: A Conversation with Meherwan and Molly Irani of Chai Pani Restaurant Group
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Meherwan and Molly Irani are the husband-and-wife duo behind Chai Pani Restaurant Group and Spicewalla. Since opening the flagship Chai Pani location in Asheville, NC in 2009, Molly, Chief Hospitality Officer, and Meherwan, Chef and CEO, have grown Chai Pani into a nationally celebrated brand with a team of over 300 people, seven restaurants across…
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Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Days 5 and 6
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Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the behind-the-scenes experience of a GiveWell site visit through real-time reflections and clips of conversations. On day five, the GiveWell team visited a school in L…
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From the Tumultuous Waters to a World on Fire (Audio Fixed)
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Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Want to support what we do? Become a Builder or donate today! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-…
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EP 3: A Conversation with Chef John Fleer
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A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Asheville-based Chef John Fleer has earned critical acclaim for the way he transforms local ingredients into world-class dishes. The unique "foothills cuisine" he helped establish at Tennessee's Blackberry Farm walked the line between refined and rugged; fancy and familiar. The "freestyle American" cuisine he later br…
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Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on October 24th. Chicago has been laid siege by federal forces. The America they are building, one of dehumanizing borders between nations, peoples, and neighbors, has a lot in common with that most infamous building in Jewish lore — the Tower of Babel. How can we build another America, another wor…
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AFRICON 2025 Day Two - How the Diaspora is shaping the Creative future (Part 2 of 2)
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Africon 2025 was more than an event, it was proof that the diaspora is shaping the creative future. In this episode, I continue my Africon recap with part two of my conversation with Anna and Odessa on the power of unity across the global Black community. Then I share highlights from my mentorship circle, where young creators explored how podcastin…
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135 | [Guest] Faithful Leadership Starts with Obedience with Debbie Simmons
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In this heartfelt and powerful episode, I’m joined by Debbie Simmons — author, speaker, and founder of Anchor Point, a Christ-centered organization empowering families through education, pregnancy services, and trauma-informed support. Debbie shares how her journey through grief, motherhood, and ministry shaped her leadership philosophy rooted in h…
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The Startup Founder Running For Governor Of California
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Ethan Agarwal is the youngest and strangest candidate running for Governor. Ethan’s not a politician, he’s a founder. And a very successful one. He grew his first company to $100M in revenue, and then sold it. He then raised $50M for a second company — which he then also sold in 2025 Within months of that exit, he launched a run for governor as a p…
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Zohran Mamdani - NYC's mayoral candidate - delivers a tearful speech on his Muslim faith — "the dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as every New Yorker." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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EP 2: A Conversation with Graham House, Sean McMullen, and Sarah Charles Hereford of Luminosa
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Executive Chef Graham House, Chef de Cuisine Sean McMullen, and Director of Food & Beverage Sarah Charles Hereford are the talented trio behind beloved restaurant Luminosa at The Flat Iron Hotel in Asheville. Known for its elegant yet approachable take on Italian cuisine, Luminosa celebrates the spirit of the mountains through local ingredients, se…
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Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Want to support what we do? Become a Builder or donate today! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-…
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Interview | Growing Up Irooni - Nilo Tabrizy on the Cost of Telling Iran’s Story
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In this episode of Growing Up Irooni, journalist Nilo Tabrizy joins Leyla Shams to talk about her groundbreaking book For the Sun After Long Nights — The Story of Iran’s Women-Led Uprising, recently long-listed for the National Book Award. Nilo reflects on what it means to love a country she can no longer return to, the emotional toll of reporting …
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The night before a contingent of Mishkanites joined the massive October 18th, 2025 No Kings March, Rabbi Lizzi gave us some framing for the longstanding Jewish rejection of the idea that any person or people is greater than another. In the beginning, there were no kings. So, how did we end up in this mess? And what can we do about it? Produced by M…
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134 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About Part 3 - Work/life balance
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I’ll be honest — sometimes leadership feels like a never-ending tug-of-war. Between the meetings, the emails, the family dinners, and the ministry commitments… it can feel like there’s never enough of you to go around. You love your work. You love your people. You love your family. But there are moments you quietly wonder, “Can I really do it all w…
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In this lesson, we learn some other tārof-related expressions for expressing thanks, especially when talking to people at a party or other social gathering.By Chai & Conversation
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AFRICON 2025 Day One with Anna, Odessa & DJ Obi (Part 1 of 2)
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On this episode, I take you inside AFRICON 2025, recorded live at REVOLT Studios Atlanta with Anna from First Gems and Odessa from Reasonings with Odessa. We talk about the energy, panels, and connections that made this year’s AFRICON a powerful experience linking the African and Caribbean diaspora. From the opening night at The Gathering Spot to i…
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The Tech Founder Who Became America’s Best Chocolate Maker
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Todd Masonis makes the best chocolate in America—but he took an unexpected path to get there. Todd co-founded a startup with Sean Parker (yes, that Sean Parker from The Social Network). After selling it for over $150 million, he walked away from Silicon Valley to make chocolate in his friend’s garage. Seventeen years later, that experiment became D…
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Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Day 4
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Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the behind-the-scenes experience of a GiveWell site visit through real-time reflections and clips of conversations. On day four, the GiveWell team visited community pro…
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Inés Hernández-Ávila and Molly McGlennen in conversation with Casandra López
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City Lights celebrates the publication of Indigenous Poetics, edited by Inés Hernández-Ávila and Molly McGlennen, published by Michigan State University Press.You can purchase copies of Indigenous Poetics directly from City Lights here: https://citylights.com/poetry-criticism-biographies/indigenous-poetics/Originally broadcast via Zoom on Monday, A…
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Talib Jasir on Building Afros & Audio and the Power of Community in Podcasting
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In this episode of Behind the Mic, host Wize Grazette sits down with Talib Jasir, founder of the Afros & Audio Podcast Festival, to explore how one man’s vision reshaped the landscape for Black podcasters across the nation. Talib shares how his passion for storytelling and audio fiction led to the creation of a thriving national community for indep…
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133 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About Part 2 - Hard Conversations
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Most leaders would rather do anything than have a difficult conversation. But avoiding the hard stuff doesn’t build peace — it delays it. In this episode of Women of Faith in Leadership, we continue our series Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About with a conversation about what it really means to handle conflict and correction as a Christian …
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Speak Lesson 68 | Talking with a Neighbor
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In this lesson, we learn a few more tārof-related expressions useful when talking with neighbors and also learn some useful phrases about gardening.By Chai & Conversation
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The Street Artist Who Took Over An Entire City
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fnnch is San Francisco's Banksy; the most loved and hated artist in the city. People who love him believe that he made the city a more joyous, beautiful place to be. His haters think he is an outsider who helped gentrify the city. One thing is for sure — fnnch is opinionated and controversial. He is also thoughtful, whip-smart and incredibly prolif…
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MMreads: Babel’s (magic) translation & colonization
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“Translation — it's listening and understanding. It's trying to understand each other, trying to find some common ground, but understanding that there is a gap and that's okay, because we're all different.” There’s this really good book about a kid in England who gets into an elite school to learn the magic that can literally change the world. Ther…
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Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Day 3
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Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the behind-the-scenes experience of a GiveWell site visit through real-time reflections and clips of conversations. On day three, the GiveWell team visited a rural heal…
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132 | [Series] Leadership Struggles Women Don’t Talk About - Part 1: Imposter Syndrome
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By Rika Whelan | Christian Leadership Coach
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Speak Lesson 67 | How to Talk About School
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In this lesson, we learn how to talk a little bit about school.By Chai & Conversation
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Lady Dentaa on GUBA Awards, Ghana, and Reclaiming Our Atlantic Destiny
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Season two of Behind the Mic opens with a powerhouse conversation between host Wize Grazette and Lady Dentaa Amoateng, the Founder and President of GUBA Enterprise. Known for her mission to Grow, Unite, Build Africa, Lady Dentaa has spent over 16 years creating opportunities that connect Africans across the diaspora. This episode dives into the upc…
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“The Philippines isn't the president, it isn't the government. The Philippines is the people. Our role as Filipino Americans living in the diaspora is to stand with them. Tama na. Enough.” Politics is divided, institutions are fragile, and truth feels up for sale. Sounds familiar? Here’s the twist — we’re not talking about America, we’re talking ab…
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A Case For Joy — R' Lizzi Yom Kippur 5786
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This sermon was delivered at our 5786 Yom Kippur service. Support our work by donating to our High Holiday Pledge Campaign: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/mishkan-chicago/mishkan-high-holidays-2025-5786 Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript…
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Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Day 2
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Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the behind-the-scenes experience of a GiveWell site visit through real-time reflections and clips of conversations. On day two, the GiveWell team met with district heal…
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The Founder Helping People Buy Their First Homes
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How do you find a mission actually worth spending your life on? Are most startup “mission statements” complete BS? Niles Lichtenstein wants everyone to own a home and he’s dedicating his career to making it possible. Niles lost his dad at 13. His mom rented out rooms to make ends meet. As a result, he grew up with a revolving circus of people livin…
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We Have To Care About What Other People Think — R' Steven Kol Nidre 5786
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This sermon was delivered at our 5786 Kol Nidre service. Support our work by donating to our High Holiday Pledge Campaign: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/mishkan-chicago/mishkan-high-holidays-2025-5786 Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript…
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131 | [Guest] Restructuring Teams Without the Drama with Dan Tocchini
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What if the breakthrough your team needs isn’t about working harder or chasing the latest trend, but about leaning into courageous, authentic leadership? In this episode, I sit down with leadership expert Dan Tocchini, who has spent more than 35 years helping leaders and teams transform. From executive boards at ESPN and Interstate Batteries to non…
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Season 2 of Behind the Mic: Hosted by Wize Grazette is here! This new season expands the vision bringing you interviews not just with REVOLT hosts but also with cultural curators, allies, and creators shaping the future of the creator economy. Expect full interviews, narrated episodes, limited series, and audio-only drops that keep the essence of p…
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Speak Lesson 66 | Tārof When Welcoming Guests
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In this lesson, we continue to explore examples of tārof relevant in situations where we have guests at our houses.By Chai & Conversation
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Noise vs. Leadership, Quantum-Safe Cryptography, and Why the Right Conversation Changes Everything w/ Camilla Bullock
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This week, Camilla Bullock, CEO of the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA), joins Danny for a wide-ranging, no-BS conversation that cuts through the noise. The Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA) is the peak industry body representing and supporting the APAC payments ecosystem. Danny and Camilla get into: Why true leadership isn’t about…
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