Best Devin Lucas Podcasts (2026)

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1975 - The Oddball Movies 3:02:38

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Devin & James are back in the Den one more time in 2025 for our final 50th Anniversary celebration of the films of 1975! This time we focus on the ODDBALL MOVIES of '75, those that are too wild or weird to easily fit into the other categories in our series. We begin with a couple of moody films written by Thomas McGuaine: Stoner cowboys Jeff Bridge…

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1975 - The Exploitation Films 3:32:59

22d ago3:32:59

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Devin & James are back in the Den for another look back at the year in cinema that was 1975, this time focusing on THE EXPLOITATION FILMS of 75! This episode is not for the easily offended. We start with the blaxploitation classic BUCKTOWN, starring Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Thalmus Rasulala. Then we pivot to the bizarre indie WELCOME HOME, B…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Rachel Dailey Goodwin (S6E2) 35:45

1M ago35:45

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This episode, I speak with Rachel Goodwin, Assistant Professor of Management at Syracuse University in the Whitman School of Management. In this episode, we dig into her recent AMJ article on perfectionism, based on a compelling study of professional ballet - a context where the stakes are high, the standards are exacting, and pressure to be flawle…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Nan Jia (S6E1) 39:26

2M ago39:26

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This episode, I speak with Nan Jia, Professor of Strategic Management at University of Southern California. In our conversation, I talk with Nan about her recent award winning paper recently published in AMJ about how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance employee creativity. This paper explores how artificial intelligence can enhance employee c…

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Halloween Special: Slashers Without Sequels 3:25:23

2M ago3:25:23

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Devin & James are back in the Den, and they're handing out full-sized candy bars to all the trick or treaters! Friend of the show Casey O'Connor returns to help us celebrate Halloween with a discussion of 1980s stand-alone SLASHER MOVIES that never became sequels or franchises (sorry, Freddy, Jason, Michael, and Chucky). We start by getting aboard …

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1975 - The Horror Movies 4:05:44

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Devin & James are back in the Den to start Spooky Season with a 50th anniversary celebration of the HORROR MOVIES OF 1975! We begin by rediscovering the nihilistic classic THE STEPFORD WIVES. Next, we debate if the masterpiece PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and the underseen THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD are even technically horror movies, or rather fil…

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1975 - The Tough Guy Movies 3:55:41

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The incorrect file was uploaded yesterday, 9/18. This is the corrected file. Sorry for any confusion. Devin & James are back in the Den! And we're celebrating more 50th anniversaries for the iconic year of 1975. This time we're covering 1975's TOUGH GUY MOVIES! Ranging from over-the-top action to gritty neo-noir, some of our greatest movie stars of…

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1975 - Gangsters, Monsters, and Kung Fu: Films From Asia 2:48:56

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Devin & James are back in the Den to celebrate the 50th anniversary of some fantastic and influential films coming from Asia in 1975! We start with one of our favorite monsters in the Kaiju classic THE TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA! We then take to the streets with Kinji Kukasaku's brutal yakuza tale COPS VS. THUGS. Then things get more kung fu classical…

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1975 - The Big Films 3:19:39

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Devin & James are back, and they're gonna need a bigger podcast. That's why they've brought back special guest CASEY O'CONNOR to discuss the blockbusters and award nominees of 1975! We start with a little film called JAWS, which some of you may have heard of before. We then move on to the Best Picture winner, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, follow…

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1975 - The Cult Films 2:59:09

6M ago2:59:09

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Devin & James are back in the Den with special returning guest star, CASEY O'CONNOR!! We needed an extra hand to take on the first episode of a new ongoing series about the cinema of 1975, with our first deep dive being into all the huge CULT FILMS of '75, celebrating their 50th anniversary this year! We start at the top with the iconic ROCKY HORRO…

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Unlocking Real Estate Tax Strategies: A Guide to Capital Gains, Gifting, 121 exclusions, and Beyond 1:00:28

7M ago1:00:28

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Join real estate attorney, broker, and REALTOR® Devin Lucas for a fast-paced, practical deep dive into today’s most important real estate tax strategies. Whether you are a seller or trustee, or work with trustees, investors, or families planning wealth transfers, this session delivers actionable insights from the legal and tax front lines. Join us …

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Gene Hackman - Part Two 2:26:38

7M ago2:26:38

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Devin & James are back in the DEN to conclude their discussion about one of the greatest American actors ever to hit the screen, GENE HACKMAN! This time around, we reach into some slightly more obscure territory. We get into his early Western work, in THE HUNTING PARTY and BITE THE BULLET. We also discuss two films he made with a frequent collabora…

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Gene Hackman - Part One 2:27:12

9M ago2:27:12

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Devin & James are back in the DEN to pay tribute to one of the greatest performers of all time, GENE HACKMAN! Gene Hackman may have retired from acting 20 years before his unfortunate passing earlier this year, but in his five decades of filmmaking, he created a filmography that's impossible to match. In fact, we had to extend this out to two episo…

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Real Estate Mediations and Compliance with the Residential Purchase Agreement Mediation Requirement 17:52

9M ago17:52

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Join Real Estate Attorney, Real Estate Mediator and Real Estate Broker, Devin Lucas, discuss Real Estate Mediations and Compliance with the requirement for pre-litigation mediation under the California Association of REALTORS® Residential Purchase Agreement ("RPA"). This is a LOT of information, normally an hour-long in-person presentation (even th…

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California’s Price Gouging Laws: What Landlords in Newport Beach & Costa Mesa Need to Know! 27:05

9M ago27:05

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📢 Landlords, are you prepared for California’s price gouging laws during emergencies? 🏠🔥 CRITICAL UPDATE – As with many laws, this topic is evolving. On February 4, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-17-25, which modifies California’s price gouging protections and changes two key topics in the article below: 1) “Housing” now appli…

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2025 California Landlord-Tenant Law Updates | Screening Fees, Security Deposits & More! 38:45

9M ago38:45

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New landlord-tenant laws take effect in California in 2025, bringing significant changes that landlords, property managers, and realtors need to know. This video is part of a presentation given by Devin Lucas on January 29, 2025, to a group of realtors, covering these critical updates in detail. 🏡 Topics Covered: ✅ New rules on application screenin…

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Understanding Capital Gains Taxes in Real Estate & IRS Section 121 Exclusion 32:40

9M ago32:40

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Questions about Capital Gains in real estate, calculations, rates, and potential exclusions? Selling your home? Learn how you could qualify for a $250,000 or $500,000 tax exclusion on capital gains under IRS Section 121—but only if you meet the two-part test! ✅ In this episode, we break down: ✔️ What are capital gains taxes on real estate? ✔️ How t…

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Off-Brand Draculas 2:30:22

10M ago2:30:22

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Devin & James are back in the Den, and it's full of bats! In this episode, we are covering a very specific type of vampire... OFF-BRAND DRACULAS! These vampires may have castles in Transylvania, look hot in a cape, or have an unnatural interest in foreign real estate, but they all owe their cinematic existence to the literary existence of Bram Stok…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Winnie Jiang (S5E2) 35:31

10M ago35:31

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The guest this episode is Winnie Jiang, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD. I talk with Winnie about her recent paper in AMJ that explores how entrepreneurs manage identity conflicts as they attempt to be a “boss” despite coming from humble beginnings. We discuss the emotional work necessary to become a successful entrepreneu…

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Tour of Italy: Poliziotteschi Eurocrime 3:23:18

10M ago3:23:18

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Devin & James are back in the Den to bid a final "ciao" to the TOUR OF ITALY series with a look at the violent world of POLIZIOTTESCHI movies! (or Eurocrime, for the pronunciation challenged.) Italy had a special touch with crime thrillers during their politically tumultuous "Years of Lead," and we go over some of the genre's highest points, starti…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Martin Kilduff (S5E1) 36:30

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In this episode, I chat with Martin Kilduff, Professor of Organizational Behavior at UCL, about his latest AMJ paper on workplace rivalries. We break down how rivalries form in social networks, why they push people to compete harder (for better or worse), and what that means for careers. Who’s your biggest rival? And is that a good thing? Let’s fin…

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Tour of Italy: The Knock-Offs 3:02:19

1y ago3:02:19

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Devin & James are back in the Den with their penultimate visit to Italy! This time we shift from focusing on one genre to examining a type of film that is not uniquely Italian, but they sure put their own style on: THE KNOCK-OFF. Low-budget films ripping off box office hits has always been a popular way for Producers to make a buck. Still, the film…

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Tour of Italy: Science Fiction 2:46:40

1y ago2:46:40

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Devin & James are back in the Den, and are go for launch! As we return to our Tour of Italy, this time the action will take us right into the stratosphere with ITALIAN SCIENCE FICTION! We start with the doomed visitors to Mario Bava's PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES, a still underappreciated film that inspired a generation of Sci-Fi writers and directors. W…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Christy Shropshire (S4E3) 36:36

1y ago36:36

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This episode I speak with Christy Shropshire, an associate professor of management and entrepreneurship in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Recently, Christy published a paper about the role of displayed anger and happiness in corporate board meetings. In our conversation, we discuss the findings in the paper, and how…

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Halloween PODcast: Invasion of the Body Snatchers ('56, '78, '93, & '07) 3:03:35

1y ago3:03:35

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Devin & James are back, and we've brought fun size candy! We're taking a short detour from our Tour of Italy to celebrate Halloween, and what better way than by running a movie marathon? We take on one of the most unique series in film history: All four of the INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS films! The pod people first invade in 1956, then make an e…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Devin Rapp (S4E2) 30:36

1y ago30:36

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This episode, I speak with Devin Rapp who is an Assistant Professor of Management at Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University. In our conversation, I talk with Devin about his recent paper in AMJ about Dirty Heroes - people who work in stigmatized jobs but are also publicly celebrated. The paper explores how workers manage perceptio…

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Tour of Italy: Supernatural Horror 2:54:38

1+ y ago2:54:38

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Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN, and it's getting a little spooky in here as we continue our TOUR OF ITALY. This time we are taking on SUPERNATURAL HORROR. There were a lot of ghouls, goblins, ghosts, and witches lurking around Italy during their classic horror period, and we get things started with one of the first: Mario Bava's iconic BL…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Tim Kundro & Nancy Rothbard (S4E1) 40:20

1+ y ago40:20

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To kick off the 4th season, I have two esteemed guests this episode, Tim Kundro and Nancy Rothbard, co-authors of the 'Best Paper' published in AMJ in 2023. In our conversation, we talk we talk about Tim and Nancy’s recent award winning paper recently published in AMJ which explores how power can protect moral objectors in organizations, but shows …

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Tour of Italy: Spaghetti Westerns 2:35:39

1+ y ago2:35:39

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Devin & James are back in the saddle for another roundup of Italian flicks. A sampling of the cultiest of all cult genres, the SPAGHETTI WESTERNS! When Clint Eastwood rode through Spain and called it Mexico in 1964's Fistful of Dollars, it started a legit European phenomenon that would produce over 600 titles in barely over ten years! Whereas the A…

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Tour of Italy: Religious Horror 2:40:30

1+ y ago2:40:30

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Devin & James are back in the Den for more Italian scares! This time our focus is on RELIGIOUS HORROR, which has been possessing Italian horror since nearly the beginning of the genre during the sound era. We start with the immortal masterpiece, Mario Bava's BLACK SUNDAY (without which Tim Burton movies would have been very different). We then move…

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Tour of Italy: Post-Apocalypse 2:42:51

1+ y ago2:42:51

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Devin & James are back in the Den, and this time they brought their leather vests and switchblade boots cause they're ready for the Italian POST-APOCALYPSE. The post-atomic wasteland became all the rage globally after the success of films like Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Escape from New York, and clever (and not-so-clever) copycats began to pop…

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Tour of Italy: Cannibals & Zombies 2:45:01

1+ y ago2:45:01

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Devin and James are back in the Den, and ready to take you on an Italian picnic! (If you can stomach it.) As we continue our sampling of Italian genre films, we finally hit on a few legit Video Nasties with two of the most popular and trigger warning-worthy subgenres, CANNIBALS and ZOMBIES. We start things off with scandal right away in Ruggero Deo…

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Tour of Italy: Sword & Sandal & Sorcery 2:11:41

1+ y ago2:11:41

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Devin & James are back in the Den, and the Den is still in Italy! In our second Tour of Italy episode, we are going back to the roots of the Italian genre/cult film era with the SWORD & SANDAL films of the 1950s and 60s, introducing film fans to the hero Hercules for the first time, and giving us our first film of the evening, Mario Bava's colorful…

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Tour of Italy: Giallo 2:23:13

1+ y ago2:23:13

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Devin & James are back in the Den with a new topic! We are taking a TOUR OF ITALY, an 8-episode long series, each featuring a different sub-genre created or perfected by Italian filmmakers. We begin with a journey through the shadowy dream territory of GIALLO films. These films are highly stylized murder mysteries, most with a heaping helping of go…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Scott Sonenshein (S3E4) 29:32

1+ y ago29:32

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This episode, I speak with Scott Sonenshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management in the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. In our conversation, we talk about a recent paper he published in AMJ, with co-author, Kristen Nault, about organizational resilience. The paper explores the different ways that firms approach …

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Wes Craven: The Scream Years 2:23:04

1+ y ago2:23:04

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DO YOU LIKE SCARY MOVIES? Devin & James are back in THE DEN to finish their four-part series on the career of WES CRAVEN! We review the final films we ever got from him as a director, deep dive into CURSED and RED EYE, and top it all off with a discussion on his second major franchise, the SCREAM series. A lot of highs and lows in this period, and …

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Wes Craven: The Lost Years 2:00:38

1+ y ago2:00:38

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Devin & James are back in the Den with the third in their series on the career of writer/director Wes Craven. This time they turn their focus to the period between Freddy and Ghostface (1985-1995). We discuss all of his theatrical films during this era but put a spotlight on THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, SHOCKER, and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS. Not…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Gurneeta Vasudeva (S3E3) 36:45

1+ y ago36:45

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This episode, I speak with Gurneeta Vasudeva, an Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In our conversation, we talk about her AMJ paper about how public-private collaborations can contribute to the success of socially beneficial innovation. We discuss the…

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Wes Craven: A Nightmare on Elm Street (The Nancy Trilogy) 2:35:43

2y ago2:35:43

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Devin & James are back in the Den for the second episode in their series on WES CRAVEN, and this time we are taking on one of the most influential villains of all time... Freddy Krueger from A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. We are focusing on the series installments that Craven participated in, covering the story arc of his ultimate Final Girl, Nancy (pl…

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Wes Craven: The Grindhouse Years 2:46:23

2y ago2:46:23

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Devin and James are back in the Den with a new topic! This time we'll explore the career of horror pioneer WES CRAVEN! And, of course, we are starting at the beginning with Craven's roughest films, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and THE HILLS HAVE EYES. (TRIGGER WARNING: These films are very graphic.) Then we follow the course of his career into writin…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | David Lucas (S3E2) 29:34

2y ago29:34

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This episode, I speak with David Lucas, the Edward Pettinella Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University and a Research Fellow with the Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society. In our conversation today, we talk about a recent paper he published in AMJ, with co-authors, Matthew Grimes and Joe…

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1994: The Oddballs 2:59:04

2y ago2:59:04

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Devin & James are back in the DEN OF CIN to wrap up their series on the year in cinema that was 1994. This time we take a more personal approach. Rather than one theme tying them together, Devin & James have each picked 2 movies from 1994 that they want to discuss... just because. James gives us a backstory on why 1994 was such an important year fo…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Jeff Bednar (S3E1) 37:35

2y ago37:35

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This episode, I speak with Jeff Bednar, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources in the BYU Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University. In the pod, we talk Jeff's recent article (with Jacob Brown, Ph.D.) looking at Organizational Ghosts, which is when leaders continue to influence behaviors and emotions within…

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1994: Jim Carrey, Movie Star 1:37:41

2y ago1:37:41

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Devin & James are back in the Den of Cin for another installment of our series on the year 1994! And there is no way to discuss this year without bringing up the rising star of Jim Carrey! Not only was he still the hot comic from In Living Color on TV, but he was having one of those "best year ever" scenarios on the silver screen as well, with giga…

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1994: The Best Picture Losers 1:56:42

2y ago1:56:42

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Devin & James are back in the Den to take another look at the films of 1994! 1994 gave us some of the most notable contenders for the Oscar race we've ever seen. This week, we take a look specifically at the Best Picture race at the Academy Awards. Forrest Gump took the top award, but we dive into some of the other films that were nominated and did…

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1994: The Indie Darlings 2:36:39

2y ago2:36:39

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Devin & James are back with something new for 2024! In our FIRST of FOUR episodes covering the year in cinema that was 1994, we are taking on a handful of the indie films that changed the cinematic world forever: Kevin Smith's CLERKS, Terry Zwigoff's CRUMB, and Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION! It's a great way to ring in the new year with some mov…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Ron Burt (S2E4) 37:10

2y ago37:10

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This episode, I speak with Ron Burt, the Charles M. Harper Leadership Professor of Sociology and Strategy at the University of Chicago and Distinguished Professor at Bocconi University in Milan. In our conversation, we talk about a recent AMJ paper, with co-author, Song Wang, about 'bridge supervision' in organizations, which occurs when a manager …

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Matt Semadeni (S2E3) 31:40

2y ago31:40

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This episode, I speak with Matt Semadeni, Professor of Strategy and Dean’s Council Distinguished Scholar at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. In our conversation today, we talk about CEO political ideology. We discuss how political activism has shaped corporate leadership, strategy, and investing - which pulls the conv…

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Horror Sequels 2:32:56

2y ago2:32:56

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Happy Halloween and Merry Friday the 13th! To celebrate the rare occasion of double horror holidays this October, Devin & James have invited pal Casey O'Connor back to the show to discuss some of their favorite scary two-fers, three-fers, and... you get the idea. From the classic Universal Monster days, through the slasher and splatstick evolutions…

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The Lit Review: An AMJ Podcast | Hatim Rahman (S2E2) 31:24

2y ago31:24

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This episode, I speak with Hatim Rahman, an Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. In our conversation today, we talk about a recent paper he published in AMJ, with co-authors, about digital labor platforms and how experimentation by platform designers can impact worker autonom…