Best Duke Engineering Podcasts (2025)

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Transform Your Holidays: Destress in 15 Minutes or Less with Amy Stark 43:52

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What if calming your nervous system through emotional freedom techniques and meditation is the missing link between chronic illness, anxiety reduction, and lasting health transformation? Dr. Regina Druz talks with Amy Stark, PhD, about how emotional freedom techniques, EFT, and meditation support emotional well-being and real healing at the nervous…

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Brown University Shooting Circus, Redacted Epstein Files Released 36:28

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The Brown University shooting gave an example of a botched investigation. Failure to call it a terrorist act prevents the FBI from investigating and leaves it to the local municipalities to investigate, in which has limited resources. At first they had no witnesses and could not find the shooter. Probably because they sent everyone home before aski…

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Justin McRoberts: Mortality, Meaning, and Giving Away Everything You've Got 48:13

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Justin McRoberts, musician, pastor, and author of "It's What You Make of It," shares how confronting death early in life shaped his approach to creativity and faith. Having attended over 20 funerals by age 25, McRoberts explains why understanding mortality is essential to living fully and why the cultural narrative of imperviousness keeps people fr…

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New Digital Economy of Trump, Christian Zionist Alliance with Israel, Charlie Kirk Suspicions 29:33

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Accusations about the Charlie kirk assassination continues as Candace Owens keeps fueling the fire. Does she have anything more? She claims to be a target of a killing contract. 1000 pastors follow the lead to Israel to defend it against antisemitism. A new Trump digital economy in the making? According to reports the administration has in play a w…

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Combining AI With Operations Research To Advance Biomanufacturing With Tinglong Dai, Ph.D., and Tugce Martagan, Ph.D. 35:28

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In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Tinglong Dai, Ph.D., Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business at Johns Hopkins University, and Tugce Martagan, Ph.D., associate professor at Northeastern University, to talk about the potential advancements that can be made in biomanufacturing by combining AI with operations…

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Commentary: Trump Reacts to Rob Reiner Death 6:58

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Trump, an enemy of Rob Reiner, commented on the stabbing death of Rob and his wife in the most insensitive manner. We may be opposed to Rob's ideology, but it goes a little too far when you make derogatory statements about him so near his death date.By Jim Duke

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Update: Judicial Watch Suing DOJ over Epstein Files 6:22

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The group known as Judicial Wacth have petitoned a FOIA to release the Epstein files to the public. They claim their previous requests have been ignored and now taking matters into further action that the public deserves to have these files disclosed.By Jim Duke

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From Bias to Breakthrough: Transforming Healthcare Conversations 41:25

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Heart care becomes deeply human as Dr. Regina Druz and internist Dr. Sara Tariq talk about patient-centered care for people who carry heavy histories of adverse childhood experiences and chronic stress. They connect landmark ACE data with functional medicine and integrative medicine to explain how long-term stress shapes the heart, and they show ho…

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Gaza Peace Treaty Path to Global Governance 35:51

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Some sat the peace deal in Gaza has hint to a precursor for global governance. A plan for peace initiated by Trump and agreed to by 10 nations, including mutiple Muslin nations has some speculating a 10 Nation Confederacy and worse a 10 king set up for Antichrist as it initiates the Beast system. That's what conspiracy prophecies claim. That's keep…

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Jeff Wald: Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Why Personal Responsibility Defines the Future of Work 51:27

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Jeff Wald, author of The End of Jobs and CEO of WorkMarket, examines how robots and AI are creating the fourth industrial revolution—a massive power shift from workers to companies that mirrors past technological upheavals. Drawing from labor history, on-demand platforms, and regulatory battles like California Prop 22, Wald reveals why the lifetime…

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Jeff Spencer: The Champion Blueprint and the Eight Inevitable Steps to Peak Performance 42:41

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Jeff Spencer, former Olympic cyclist and performance coach to Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, and Olympic gold medalists, breaks down the precise architecture of champion-level achievement. From losing his father at age 10 to competing in the Munich Olympics to coaching nine Tour de France victories, Jeff reveals the eight sequential steps every prol…

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Jason Naylor: The Psychology of Color and Why Bright Hues Unlock Positivity, Memory, and Human Connection 49:27

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Jason Naylor, artist and author of Live Life Colorfully, shares how growing up as the second of seven children in a Mormon family in Salt Lake City shaped his caretaker personality and his eventual escape to New York where he discovered creative liberation. Naylor reveals the symbiotic relationship between color and messaging in his work—the more p…

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Beware of Scams 11:55

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This is the heghtened season for buying. With it comes heightened thieves who want to steal your money. They do it in the form of online scams. They'll send you an email to get you to click their link and give them sensitive information claiming to be a recognized vendor, but are thieves hiding behind a keyboard. Some scammers text you to call thei…

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The State of AI Adoption 📊 — with Matt McClernan 56:21

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Today's guest is Matt McClernan, CEO of Augment Code! With Matt, we went through the findings of our own research that we developed together with Augment, surveying more than 400 engineering teams about how they're using AI. And we went through many topics, from the differences between personal and team adoption, challenges, how documentation looks…

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Jacob Sager Weinstein: The Memory Palace Method and Why You Cannot Synthesize What You Do Not Remember 51:29

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Jacob Sager Weinstein, comedy writer for Dennis Miller and author of How to Remember Everything, shares how growing up in privileged Washington DC where the vice president's daughter was in his debate club gave him confidence to walk into any room but delayed his understanding that not everyone has equal access to opportunity until he reached Princ…

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Hillary Weiss: The Danger of Just Mindset and Why Imitation Is a Trap for Finding Your Golden Thread 53:21

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Hillary Weiss, brand strategist and positioning coach, reflects on growing up in suburban South Florida where attending the same school for 14 years meant everyone remembered who peed their pants in pre-K yet created lifelong friendships that watched her evolve from emo to punk rock to professional white woman. Weiss challenges the dangerous mindse…

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WWIII As Theater and the Rise of AI Government Control 31:43

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Is WWIII still a threat? How does AI play into war games and political banter? We analyze the theater of war and the motive behind it to draw us into a global digital financial currency.By Jim Duke

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Building An Oral Vaccine Platform With Vaxart's Sean Tucker, Ph.D. 28:12

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In this episode of “Better Biopharma,” host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Sean Tucker, Ph.D., founder and chief scientific officer at Vaxart, a company developing oral recombinant pill vaccines. They discuss Vaxart’s manufacturing process and how it differs from traditional biopharmaceutical production, as well as the regulatory considerations aro…

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Gautum Mukunda: The Paradox of Leader Selection and Why Unfiltered Presidents Are a Dangerous Gamble 58:48

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Gautum Mukunda, Harvard professor and author of Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter, reveals the paradox at the heart of leadership selection: the more effort you put into picking a leader, the less it matters who you pick. Drawing from decades of presidential history, Mukunda introduces the concept of filtered versus unfiltered leaders—Georg…

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Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: Insights from Dr. Winnie Pak 1:02:52

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Alzheimer’s Disease begins years before symptoms show, and this conversation with Dr. Winnie Pak brings that hidden timeline into clear view. She and Dr. Regina Druz discuss how neuroscience now reveals early biological changes, how the heart-brain connection shapes long-term risk, and why understanding these processes sooner gives patients a real …

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JFK: The Engineered Execution – Hidden Plots, Shadow Networks, and the Manufactured Patsy 40:27

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The time was November 22, 1963 when the President of the United States, JFK was assassinated. Traumatized by the event, many citizens became stunned by the event, too much at the time to question the incident. Since then we have been analyzing the shooting questioning the official story and blaming the CIA for orchestrating the assassination. But i…

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Cal Newport: Why Social Media Is Big Tobacco Not Big Oil and the Steam Whistle Theory of Attention 1:06:33

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Cal Newport, computer science professor and author of Digital Minimalism, argues that the better analogy for social media is not big oil that must be broken up because it's vital to society but big tobacco that must be culturally rejected because it's unhealthy and dispensable—people don't care if you tell them to leave Facebook for six months but …

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Ethan Kross: Mastering Your Inner Voice Before It Masters You 55:06

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Psychologist and bestselling author Ethan Kross breaks down the science of *chatter*—the internal voice that can either empower or paralyze us. Drawing on decades of research in neuroscience and emotion regulation, Kross explains how introspection, while powerful, can often backfire, leading to rumination, anxiety, and impaired performance.In this …

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Cal Newport: Cognitive Athleticism and Why Elite Performers Protect Their Attention 1:06:33

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Computer science professor and bestselling author Cal Newport explains why cognitive fitness matters as much as physical fitness for elite performance. Drawing from his work with NBA teams and hedge fund managers, Newport breaks down the connection between attention control and exceptional achievement. He challenges the myth that social media grows…

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How to Build Product Development Teams 🛠️ — with Rob Zuber 1:09:12

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Today's guest is Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI!With Rob, we talked about software delivery, the impact of AI, and how to build great product engineering teams. And next, we discuss trade-offs between standardization versus flexibility in software organizations, and lessons learned from our respective past mistakes.(00:00) Preview(01:22) Introduction(0…

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Eric Barker: The Science of Relationships and Why Playing Well with Others Matters More Than You Think 1:21:50

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Eric Barker, bestselling author of Barking Up the Wrong Tree and Plays Well with Others, reveals what decades of social science research says about relationships, friendship, love, and meaning. From his journey through Hollywood screenwriting to the video game industry to running one of the most-read personal development blogs, Eric explains his ob…

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Dylan Beynon: Building Mindbloom and the Science of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy 54:09

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Dylan Beynon, founder of Mindbloom, shares the deeply personal story behind building the first at-home ketamine therapy platform. After losing his mother and sister to severe mental illness, Dylan became determined to bring psychedelic medicine into mainstream healthcare. He explains the neuroscience of how ketamine creates neuroplasticity—allowing…

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Brea Starmer: Redefining Work Around Highest and Best Use, Not Hours Logged 45:18

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Brea Starmer, founder of Lions and Tigers, challenges the outdated workplace model that measures face time over impact. Drawing from her experience as a mother of three running a company during COVID-19, she introduces the concept of "highest and best use"—a real estate framework adapted to human potential that prioritizes outcomes over hours logge…

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Special: Epstein Files will be released… will they? 8:02

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Congress voted to release the long awaited Epstein Files after years of going back and forth. Will we see the true contents or will it be a redacted version? When it comes to control you can be sure they master the streams of information going to the public and what we will be left with are the crumbs.…

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Bill Gates Reverses Emphasis on Climate Change, COP30 Conference 2025 in Brazil 39:34

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Did Bill Gates reverse his position on Climate Change? The 190 countries signed onto the Climate Change agenda met in Brazil for the COP30 Climate Change Conference in which they discus the concerns over the environment and colaborate on how to handle it. They expect 1.3 trillion dollars to address the crisis. To them we are in a dangerous catastro…

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Lessons In Scaling Regenerative Medicine Manufacturing With Organogenesis's Patrick Bilbo 43:32

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In this episode of "Better Biopharma," Tyler Menichiello is joined by Patrick Bilbo, chief operating officer at Organogenesis, a regenerative medicine company developing and manufacturing advanced wound care products. They discuss the construction of Organogenesis's new facility in Rhode Island, as well as how the industry has changed in the compan…

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Douglass Vigliotti: Wrestling with Conviction and Why Creative Work Demands Uncomfortable Honesty 57:05

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Douglass Vigliotti, author and creative, explores the tension between doubt and conviction that defines the creative process. Drawing from his parents, his father relentless drive and his mother empathy, Douglass reflects on what it means to pursue creative work when society constantly asks if you want more. This conversation examines the uncomfort…

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Donny Jackson: The Internalized Stains of Slavery and Why Empathy Cannot Develop Without Interaction Across Racial Lines 51:58

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Donny Jackson, poet and psychologist, reflects on growing up as a working-class black kid in Pittsburgh where his father was a postal worker for 35 years and his mother was a nurse's aide—parents who instilled work ethic, integrity, and honor while navigating a world not built for young black children. Jackson traces the roots of American racism to…

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Bjorn Ryan-Gorman: Coming Out as Gay in the Snowboarding World and Reclaiming Masculinity on Your Own Terms 45:23

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Bjorn Ryan-Gorman, professional snowskater and LGBTQ+ advocate, shares his journey from hiding his sexuality behind aggressive board sports to building a life of authenticity in Portland. Growing up in Montana as a sponsored snow athlete, Ryan-Gorman used snowboarding and skateboarding as outlets for self-hatred and denial, pushing himself to dange…

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David Epstein: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World 51:45

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David Epstein, author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, dismantles the myth that early specialization is the only path to excellence. Drawing from research on elite athletes, musicians, and scientists, David reveals how individual variability in learning means there is no one-size-fits-all approach to skill development. He r…

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Midlife Metamorphosis: Embrace Your Power, Discover Your Freedom 44:59

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Midlife can feel like an ending, but what if it’s actually the moment everything starts to make sense? What if the same body you’ve spent years trying to fix is the one that’s been carrying the wisdom you’ve needed all along? Dr. Regina Druz sits down with Mindy Gorman-Plutzer, a certified health coach and functional nutrition practitioner, for a c…

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Ayelet Fishbach: The Science of Motivation, Why Fantasies Fail, and Balancing Abstract Goals with Concrete Plans 1:07:21

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Ayelet Fishbach, motivation researcher at University of Chicago, dismantles the fantasy-driven approach to New Year's resolutions and goal-setting. Drawing from data spanning multiple years, she reveals that while temporal landmarks like New Year work for initiating goals, only 20% of people still pursue them by November—the difference comes down t…

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Daniel Stillman: The Architecture of Conversations and Why Every Interface Shapes What We Say 1:18:27

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Daniel Stillman, author of Good Talk: How to Design Conversations That Matter, reveals how conversations are designed—whether we realize it or not. Drawing from his background in design thinking and facilitation, Daniel breaks down the components of conversational architecture: openings, turns, power dynamics, and interfaces. He explains why physic…

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Corporate Esoterica: The Occult Origins & Symbolism Behind Major Companies 46:54

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Would you ever think the logo designs behind corporate imagery comes from ancient occult symbols? Could the companies themselves have a spiritual context that lead them spiritually? The coincidence is just too similar to be accidental. We examine the symbols in some tech companies and corporate logo and an explanation what they may mean. Could the …

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Dandapani: Mastering Your Mind as an Operating System, Sexual Energy Transmutation, and the Monastic Path to Unwavering Focus 1:07:07

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Dandapani, former Hindu monk who lived monastically for 10 years, shares teachings from his guru on treating the mind as an operating system that must be understood before it can be mastered. He explains the critical distinction between a focused life (giving undivided attention to whoever/whatever you're engaged with) and a purpose-focused life (w…

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Cal Newport: Slow Productivity, Escaping Pseudo Productivity, and the Three Principles for Sustainable Knowledge Work 1:40:53

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Cal Newport unpacks his framework for Slow Productivity, built on three core principles: doing fewer things, working at a natural pace, and obsessing over quality. He introduces "pseudo productivity"—the toxic heuristic that emerged in mid-20th century knowledge work when visible activity became a proxy for useful effort because traditional product…

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Alan Stein Jr: The Performance Gap Between Knowing and Doing, and What Elite Athletes Teach Us About Execution 1:05:31

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Alan Stein Jr, former basketball performance coach to Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and other NBA superstars, reveals why knowledge without execution is worthless and how the world's highest performers bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Drawing from decades working with elite athletes, Stein explains that performance gaps…

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From Knowledge to Wisdom 🧠 — with Hywel Carver 58:32

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Today's guest is Hywel Carver! Hywel is co-founder and CEO of Skiller Whale, which provides live team coaching for software engineering teams. With Hywel, we got deep into what makes traditional developer training awful, what engineers truly learn and what they should learn. Then we explored how to measure the impact of learning and how AI may poss…

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Andrew Yang: Universal Basic Income and the Automation Crisis Remaking America 44:31

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Andrew Yang traces his path from failed entrepreneur to 2020 presidential candidate driven by a single realization: automation has already destroyed millions of American jobs, and the next wave will be exponentially worse. Through his work with Venture for America, he witnessed firsthand the economic devastation in Detroit, Ohio, and the Midwest—wh…

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Christy Tennery-Spalding: Building Political Homes and Redefining Self-Care Beyond Capitalism 48:12

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Christy Tennery-Spalding, activist and organizer, shares how growing up near Washington D.C. shaped her oppositional stance to power structures and led her to find a “political home” in San Francisco’s activist community. She introduces the concept of informed consent in organizing—ensuring participants feel safe, informed, and empowered rather tha…

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Andrew Bustamante: Inside the Mind of a Spy — Tradecraft, Trust, and the Cost of Secrecy 1:10:20

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Former CIA field operative Andrew Bustamante pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to recruit spies, run intelligence operations, and navigate a life built on secrecy, loyalty, and manipulation. In this riveting and wide-ranging conversation, Bustamante shares stories from his military training at the Air Force Academy, his time at “The Fa…

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Chris Fussell: Systems, Mindset, and Leading at the Edge 56:27

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Former Navy SEAL and leadership strategist Chris Fussell reveals how elite teams operate under pressure—and how those principles can be applied far beyond the battlefield. Drawing from years of operational experience and his work with General Stanley McChrystal, Fussell explains how systems thinking, decentralized decision-making, and shared consci…

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SHADOW PUPPETEERS: Politicians Controlled by the Illuminati 49:59

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Are our leaders elected, or are they actors on a stage controlled by shadow puppeteers? We’ll dig into the alleged shadow government, the networks operating that many call “the Illuminati” who pull the strings, and expose the hidden workers leveraged to contribute to their dark agenda. How do they control this supposed network?…

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Navigating The Complexity of Conditionally Active Biologics With Bonum Therapeutics' Diane Hollenbaugh, Ph.D., and Neela Patel, Ph.D. 47:49

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In this episode of "Better Biopharma," host Tyler Menichiello is joined by Bonum Therapeutics' chief scientific officer, Diane Hollenbaugh, Ph.D., and chief business officer, Neela Patel, Ph.D. They talk about the inherent challenges of developing complex molecules like conditionally active biologics, sharing advice on CMC strategy, analytical meth…

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Carlos Adell: From Drug Dealer to Industrial Engineer to Finding True Success Through Strategic Environment Design 52:37

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Carlos Adell shares his unconventional path from growing up in a small Spanish town with limited resources to running a six-figure drug dealing business while simultaneously working as a DJ and industrial engineer. After nearly dying from a heart attack at 29 while working in corporate, Adell discovered that he had been living other people’s dreams…