Best Jacob Darling Podcasts (2025)

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Spotlight Thirteen Video Preview - The New Imagination: Generative AI and Humanity’s Next Artistic Revolution with René Schulte and Philipp Schweidler 3:31

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The Reply AI Film Festival 2025 in Venice spotlighted a creative shift with 2,500 submissions from 67 countries, it revealed how AI is reshaping film and storytelling. Not as a passive tool, but as a co-creator challenging long-held ideas of authorship and originality. Returning guest René Schulte, Expert in Physical AI, GenAI, XR & Digital Humans …

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Spotlight Thirteen - The New Imagination: Generative AI and Humanity’s Next Artistic Revolution with René Schulte and Philipp Schweidler 3:24

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The Reply AI Film Festival 2025 in Venice spotlighted a creative shift with 2,500 submissions from 67 countries, it revealed how AI is reshaping film and storytelling. Not as a passive tool, but as a co-creator challenging long-held ideas of authorship and originality. Returning guest René Schulte, Expert in Physical AI, GenAI, XR & Digital Humans …

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Jacob Ward - A World Without Choices - Jacob Ward on AI, Agency and The Architecture of Choice 29:59

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In this Redefining AI Episode, we introduce Jacob Ward and the conversation that Lauren Hawker Zafer had with him on AI, Agency and the Architecture of Choice. Jacob Ward is a journalist and correspondent with two decades of experience uncovering how innovation shapes society — and how it quietly shapes us. Jacob has served as technology correspond…

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Spotlight Twelve Video Preview - Jacob Ward - A World Without Choices - Jacob Ward on AI, Agency and The Architecture of Choice 1:56

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In this Redefining AI Episode, we introduce Jacob Ward and the conversation that Lauren Hawker Zafer had with him on AI, Agency and the Architecture of Choice. Jacob Ward is a journalist and correspondent with two decades of experience uncovering how innovation shapes society — and how it quietly shapes us. Jacob has served as technology correspond…

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070: Rebels And Outliers: Real Stories Of The American West by John M. Glionna 50:15

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John M. Glionna discusses and reads from Rebels And Outliers: Real Stories Of The American West (University Of Nevada Press, 2025), a collection of pieces written while a roving reporter for the LA Times and others, detailing often overlooked corners of the West and the unique, resilient people who occupy them. https://www.johnglionna.com/ john.gli…

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Spotlight Twelve: A World Without Choices - Jacob Ward on AI, Agency and The Architecture of Choice 2:19

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In this Redefining AI Spotlight, we introduce Jacob Ward and the conversation that Lauren Hawker Zafer had with him on AI, Agency and the Architecture of Choice. Jacob Ward is a journalist and correspondent with two decades of experience uncovering how innovation shapes society — and how it quietly shapes us. Jacob has served as technology correspo…

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069: The Whyte Python World Tour by Travis Kennedy 31:24

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Travis Kennedy discusses and reads from his debut novel, The Whyte Python World Tour (Doubleday, 2025), wherein the CIA exploits a glam metal band as part of a psy-op to destabilize communist countries during the cold war. https://traviskennedy.com/ [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_author …

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Dr. Jack McCallum - Outsourcing Cognition - How AI is Physically Changing Our Minds 25:56

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In this Redefining AI episode, host Lauren Hawker Zafer welcomes Dr. Jack McCallum: neurosurgeon, historian, and AI entrepreneur for one of the most fascinating conversations yet. With his rare blend of medical, historical, and technical expertise, Dr. McCallum explores how artificial intelligence isn’t just transforming our tools, but rewiring our…

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Spotlight Eleven - Outsourcing Cognition - How AI Is Physically Changing Our Minds with Dr. Jack McCallum (MD PhD) 4:59

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In this Redefining AI Spotlight episode, host Lauren Hawker Zafer welcomes Dr. Jack McCallum — neurosurgeon, historian, and AI entrepreneur for one of the most fascinating conversations yet. With his rare blend of medical, historical, and technical expertise, Dr. McCallum explores how artificial intelligence isn’t just transforming our tools, but r…

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068: Infernulls: The Golden Letter by Zeggy 57:43

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Zeggy discusses and reads from Infernulls: The Golden Letter (Zeggy, 2025), a light novel homage to anime, role playing games, and classic fantasy, following the adventures of Lamya Cade and an unlikely party of companions that become an even more unlikely group of friends. https://infernulls.com/ [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsaut…

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067: Refraction: An Arctic Memoir by Bruce Rettig 49:26

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Bruce Rettig discusses and reads from Refraction: An Arctic Memoir (Wayfarer Books, 2022), about three summers worked in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, home of one of the largest oilfield in America, where an inhospitable landscape and remarkable people reshaped the author's view of himself and his world. https://brucerettig.com/ [email protected] …

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066: Seven Tears Into The Sea by Terri Farley 44:31

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Terri Farley discusses and reads from Seven Tears Into The Sea (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2005), a coming-of-age novel in which seventeen-year-old Gwen revisits her seaside childhood home to learn about herself, about her family, and about a mysterious boy who just may be a mythological selkie. Plus music by Arianna Mae. https://www…

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065: O'Ceagan's Legacy by Lillian I. Wolfe 51:15

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Lillian I. Wolfe discusses and reads from O'Ceagan's Legacy (Pynhaven Press, 2016, 2025), a star-faring adventure in which the crew of a family-run cargo ship must contend with space pirates, Celtic spirits, and wormhole travel gone horribly wrong. lillianwolfe.online [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_b…

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Gaurav Bhattacharya - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya 26:05

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Unlock the secrets of hypergrowth in SaaS with Gaurav Bhattacharya in this electrifying kickoff of our podcast series, hosted by Lauren Hawker Zafer. 🧠 Dive deep as we go beyond shortcuts to reveal what actually drives scale: from battling Silicon Valley’s “optimism vs. paranoia,” tackling burnout at $5M ARR in nine months, and founder pivots when …

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064: The Mansion by Bill Brown 40:38

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Bill Brown discusses and reads from The Mansion (Lobos Coast Media, 2025), a haunted house yarn in which a team of scientists sets out to prove the existence of ghosts and find something far more terrifying in the abandoned 18th century mansion. billbrownnovels.com [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book…

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Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya 0:51

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Spotlight Ten - From Saving Lives to 5M ARR - AI Sales, Founder Psychology and the Dark Side of Speed with Gaurav Bhattacharya Spotlight ten is a truly unique and insightful dive into building a SaaS venture and the 996 culture of Silicon Valley. Who is Gaurav? Gaurav Bhattacharya is a repeat B2B SaaS founder and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who’s bu…

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063: The Darling Of The Black Rock Desert by Laura Newman 39:34

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Laura Newman discusses and reads from The Darling Of The Black Rock Desert (Delphinium Books, 2025), a collection of three novellas of the West, which explores how diverse characters forge connections, in ways that are by turn funny and tragic, informed by grief and hope. lauranewmanauthor.com [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.…

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062: The Shining Mountains by Alix Christie 48:43

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Alix Christie discusses and reads from her novel, The Shining Mountains (High Road Books, 2023), which begins in the Rocky Mountain west of the 1830s and tells the story of a Scottish fur trader and the Nez Perce woman he loves, set against a backdrop of sweeping landscapes and seismic colonial upheaval. https://alixchristie.com/ abookanditsauthor@…

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Bruno Maisonnier - Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier 23:22

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Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier. Welcome back to Redefining AI, the award winning tech podcast powered by Squirro, the Enterprise Generative AI Platform. In this pisode, Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by Bruno Maisonnier - a Pioneer in Humanoid Robotics and Visionary in Artificial Intelligence. Bruno Maiso…

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Spotlight Nine - Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier 2:48

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Spotlight Nine -Beyond LLMs - The Case for Organic, Brain-Inspired Al with Bruno Maisonnier. Welcome back to Redefining AI, the award winning tech podcast powered by Squirro, the Enterprise Generative AI Platform. In the upcoming episode, Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by Bruno Maisonnier - a Pioneer in Humanoid Robotics and Visionary in Artificial …

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Mathew Theurer - When AI Meets Physics - Sensing the Unseen with Mathew Theurer 21:38

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Welcome back to Redefining AI, the award winning tech podcast powered by Squirro, the Enterprise Generative AI Platform. Today’s episode is not just another conversation—it’s episode eight. In this episode, Lauren Hawker Zafer is joined by Matthew Theurer, a visionary technologist, entrepreneur, and now co-founder and CEO of Hyperspectral.ai. With …

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Spotlight Eight - When AI Meets Physics - Sensing the Unseen with Mathew Theurer 1:04

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Spotlight Episode: Matthew Theurer on Hyperspectral AI, Physics-Driven Intelligence & the Future of Multimodal Tech Welcome back to Redefining AI, the award winning tech podcast powered by Squirro, the Enterprise Generative AI Platform. Today’s episode is not just another conversation—it’s the spotlight of episode eight. In this episode, Lauren Haw…

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Dr. Ja-Naé Duane and Steve Fisher - SuperShifts and Smart Synergy - Transformation in the Age of Intelligence 23:36

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024 Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. In this episode of Redefining AI, host Lauren Hawker Zafer sits down with Dr. J…

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Spotlight Seven - SuperShifts and Smart Synergy - Dr. Ja-Naé Duane and Steve Fisher - Transformation in the Age of Intelligence 3:48

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024 Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. In the upcoming episode of Redefining AI, host Lauren Hawker Zafer sits down wi…

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061: Past Crimes by John Jacob Dawson 1:12:58

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John Jacob Dawson discusses and reads from his debut novel, Past Crimes (John Jacob Dawson, 2024), which uses the development of time travel as a means of examining the ramifications of trauma, grief, and obsession, and how the pursuit of justice can shape people, for good or bad. https://linktr.ee/jjdauthor [email protected] Bluesky:@abo…

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Jenny Fielding - Venture Everywhere - Jenny Fielding on AI Start Ups, Ethical Innovation and the Future of Founders 22:14

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. In this episode of Redefining AI, host Lauren Hawker Zafer sits down with Jenn…

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Spotlight Six - Venture Everywhere - Jenny Fielding on AI Start Ups, Ethical Innovation and the Future of Founders 1:09

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. In the upcoming episode of Redefining AI, host Lauren Hawker Zafer sits down w…

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Dr. Serena Huang - AI for Good - Dr. Serena Huang on How Data is Shaping DEI & Wellbeing in the Workplace 25:35

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. In this episode of Redefining AI, host Lauren Hawker Zafer sits down with Dr. …

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Spotlight Five - AI for Good - Dr. Serena Huang on How Data is Shaping DEI and Wellbeing 1:52

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. In the upcoming episode of Redefining AI, host Lauren Hawker Zafer sits down w…

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060: Muslim Comics And Warscape Witnessing by Esra Mirze Santesso 58:03

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Esra Mirze Santesso discusses and reads from Muslim Comics And Warscape Witnessing (The Ohio University Press, 2023), which looks at the growing body of Muslim graphic narratives, and how these comics have become an increasingly potent means of visualizing a variety of Muslim perspectives and experiences. Plus music by The Discipline. https://thedi…

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059: The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way by Raymond Benson 42:36

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Raymond Benson discusses and reads from The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way (Beaufort Books, 2022), a comic mystery in the vein of the Coen Brothers thrillers, set in the strange setting of the American suburbs, in the even stranger period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus music by Raymond Benson. https://raymondbenson.com/ [email protected]…

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058: Reno's Big Gamble: Image And Reputation In The Biggest Little City by Alicia Barber 57:28

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Alicia Barber discusses and reads from Reno's Big Gamble: Image And Reputation In The Biggest Little City (University Press Of Kansas, 2008), which explores the history of this Northern Nevada city, and the unique push-and-pull between urban identity, civic pride, nonconformist reputation, and economic growth. https://aliciambarber.com/ abookandits…

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057: Bull Rider by Suzanne Morgan Williams 38:25

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Suzanne Morgan Williams discusses and reads from her YA/middle grade novel, Bull Rider (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2009), in which fourteen-year-old Cam O'Mara must face the fears of riding bulls and having to reforge a relationship with his war-wounded older brother. https://suzannemorganwilliams.com/ [email protected] Bluesky:@abookan…

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056: Naked City by Eric Drooker 1:05:44

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Eric Drooker discusses his graphic novel Naked City (Dark Horse Books, 2024), which follows a painted, a musician, and a dancer, as they ponder – and experience! – what it means to be an artist in the big city, and in the 21st century. https://www.drooker.com/ [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Twitter: @it_author In…

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Faisal Hoque - From Innovation to Impact - Faisal Hoque on Al, Business & Humanity 20:40

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying season four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Episode Four, dives deep into a conversation around: the transformative force …

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Spotlight Four - From Innovation to Impact Faisal Hoque on Al, Business & Humanity 1:34

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Spotlight Four, dives deep into a conversation around: the transformative forc…

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Clara Hawking - AI, Ethics, and the Next Generation - Clara Hawking on Shaping Minds, Safeguarding Futures 21:14

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Episode Three, dives deep into the transformative world of AI, ethics, and edu…

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Spotlight Three - AI, Ethics, and the Next Generation - Clara Hawking on Shaping Minds, Safeguarding Futures 2:10

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Spotlight Three, dives deep into the transformative world of AI, ethics, and e…

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Kate O'Neill - What Matters Next: Navigating Leadership and Human-Centered Tech with Kate O’Neill 21:48

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Episode two guides us into a conversation with Kate O'Neill on What Matters Ne…

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Spotlight Two - What Matters Next: Navigating Leadership and Human-Centered Tech with Kate O’Neill 1:57

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Spotlight Two, teases us into a conversation with Kate O'Neill on What Matters…

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Greg Shove - Mastering AI Literacy - Greg Shove's Secrets to Leading the Future of Business 28:58

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Kicking off with a visionary guest, Greg Shove, we explore his incredible jour…

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Spotlight One - Mastering AI Literacy - Greg Shove's Secrets to Leading the Future of Business 1:39

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After winning the prestigious New York Digital Award in 2024, Redefining AI returns with an electrifying Season Four! Join your host Lauren Hawker Zafer, on behalf of Squirro, the Enterprise Gen AI Platform, as we embark on another season of groundbreaking conversations. Kicking off with a visionary guest, Greg Shove, we explore his incredible jour…

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055: Uncommon Allies: American Jews And Christians Uniting Against Hitler, 1933-1945 by Alan M. Shore 46:45

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Alan M. Shore discusses and reads from Uncommon Allies: American Jews And Christians Uniting Against Hitler, 1933-1945 (Syracuse University Press, 2024), which looks at the development of interfaith unity in the face Hitler's rise to power, largely manifested through a series of Madison Square Garden rallies, and how this unity helped reshape U. S.…

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054: Sync by Ellen Hopkins 34:33

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Ellen Hopkins discusses and reads from her latest YA novel in verse, Sync (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024), a story of twins, as close as they can be, until they're separated within the foster system and have to struggle through heartbreaking trauma and cling to the hope of reunion. ellenhopkinsbooks.com [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsa…

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053: Love Virus by Jacci Turner 33:30

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Jacci Turner discusses and reads from her novel, Love Virus (Tree House Books, 2024), which follows the trials of three women, from three generations, as they navigate the challenges of love, loss, and learning to connect in the time of Covid-19. www.jacciturner.com [email protected] Twitter: @it_author Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.soc…

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Dr. Imanol Schlag - Pioneering the Future of AI - Language Models and the Swiss AI Initiative 23:27

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Join host Lauren Hawker Zafer - Squirro CMO as she sits down with Dr. Imanol Schlag, a prominent researcher in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Currently serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the ETH Zurich, Dr. Schlag has made significant contributions to the development of advanced neural network architectures and reas…

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052: A Nuclear Family: Coming Of Age In Oppenheimer's Secret City by Ellen Wilder Bradbury-Reid & E. Marshall Wilder 59:28

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Ellen Wilder Bradbury-Reid & E. Marshall Wilder discuss and read from A Nuclear Family: Coming Of Age In Oppenheimer's Secret City (Bradbury-Reid & Wilder, 2023) which recounts their childhood experiences in Los Alamos, by turns normal and extraordinary, as their father worked on the intricacies of the atomic bomb. [email protected] Twitt…

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Spotlight Seventeen - Pioneering the Future of AI - Language Models and the Swiss AI Initiative 1:59

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Season Three - Spotlight Seventeen Our seventeenth spotlight of this season is a snippet of our upcoming episode: Pioneering the Future of AI - Language Models and the Swiss AI Initiative. Join host Lauren Hawker Zafer - Squirro CMO as she sits down with Dr. Imanol Schlag, a prominent researcher in the field of artificial intelligence and machine l…

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051: The Necessary Beggar by Susan Palwick 48:18

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Susan Palwick discusses her novel The Necessary Beggar (Tor, 2005, 2020) in which refugees from another dimension find themselves on the outskirts of Reno, Nevada, where they learn to be American and to navigate the country's culture and systems, and also re-learn what it means to be a family. [email protected] Twitter: @it_author Bluesky…

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Andrew Amann - Building AI Ventures - Entrepreneurial Insights 21:02

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Join host Lauren Hawker Zafer - Squirro's CMO as she sits down with Andrew Amann, the dynamic CEO and co-founder of NineTwoThree studio, a leading AI agency known for driving digital transformation and winning multiple awards. In this episode, Lauren and Andrew unpack the secrets to building thriving tech businesses, the smartest ways to use AI too…