Best David Wheatley Podcasts (2025)

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A Leap into the Darkness: The Relationship of Artists and Galleries, with David Ericson and Justin Wheatley 27:22

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Most people are unaware of the symbiotic relationship between artists and the gallerists who represent them. How does a gallery support, encourage, and market an artist's work? And how does an artist rely on the expertise of a gallerist when they are starting out, in mid-career, and when they want to defy expectation with something new? This interv…

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How to Market Your Nonfiction Book with Mr. Ernest Owens 52:17

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When is the right time to start planning your nonfiction book launch? The answer is yesterday, but you can also start today after listening to this masterclass on book promotion with journalist and author, Ernest Owens. Ernest Owens is an award-winning journalist and CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC. He is the Editor of Eater Philly, Political Write…

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2025 Artists Residency: 6 Artists and 3 Short Questions 39:33

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The Artists Residency at the Center concludes its 2025 cohort and asks the artists--Alexandra Mackenzie Johns (UK/Utah, literature & drama), David Jones (Oregon, music composition), Thayer Jonutz (Michigan, choreography), Zinta Jaunitis (United Kingdom, visual art), Jackie Leishman (California, visual art) and Daniel Martinez (Uruguay, visual art)-…

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Ep222: Leading Through Turbulence 38:29

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David Wheatley, Judy Brown, and Rick Eigenbrod discuss the challenges of leadership in times of turbulence, emphasizing the need for new approaches. They highlight the concept of "BANI" (Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible) as a replacement for VUCA, noting the familiarity and ineffectiveness of traditional terms. The conversation unders…

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Season 6 Trailer: The How to Be a Famous Author Era 13:31

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Welcome to Season Six of the Your BIPoC Writing Coach podcast. On this short intro episode, we’re sharing why we changed the name of the podcast, what you can expect this season on the show (Think, Famous Author Era!), and a quick pep talk for the moment we’re in right now. Press play to get inspired and get ready for another season of your favorit…

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Ep.221 TrueSuccess Blueprint - Creating Greater Good & Financial Freedom: Leading with Purpose and Sustainability 24:08

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How do you build a business that does good, and does well? In this episode, Mimi, John, and David discuss how Humanergy has balanced social impact with financial responsibility. They share real-world stories of choosing purpose over profit, and how financial freedom fuels long-term vision. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.co…

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Ep220 Accountability in Action - First Friday 15:56

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Accountability that actually gets work done. In this First Friday session, Humanergy coach Quay Eady shows how to turn good intentions into consistent results using FACET: Focus, Accountability, Compelling Motivation, Easier to Do, and Tracking. Learn to coach one clear priority, create owner-led commitments, tie work to purpose and recognition, re…

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Ep219: Introducing the TrueSuccess Blueprint: The 8 Goals That Guide Humanergy’s Growth 28:42

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What drives long-term business success that’s both profitable and purposeful? In this series kickoff episode, host Mimi is joined by Humanergy co-founders John Barrett and David Wheatley to introduce the 8 TrueSuccess Goals—a practical, values-based framework that’s powered their boutique leadership firm for over 25 years. You’ll hear the origin st…

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Music, Technology, and Memory: Award-winning Art from Argentina 30:08

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Winners of the Ariel Bybee Endowment Prize, Gonzalo and Susana Silva speak about their new exhibition, Instrumentos de silencio (Instruments of Silence). The 15-piece show at Sargent's Daughters gallery in New York (and later traveling to the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California) plays with ideas of musical instruments and history, bu…

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Walter Rane: A Life of Painting 59:59

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His paintings are in nearly every Latter-day Saint meetinghouse and in many temples in the world. The beloved artist Walter Rane discusses in this podcast his life as a painter, insights he has discovered about himself through the freedom of creating, and why he loves painting now more than ever. Music: "Please Only Tell Me Good News” by Stephen An…

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From Wartime to Story Time: Two Spanish Speaking Literary Activists You Should Know 23:48

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Episode 58 is the final episode of our special Behind the Book season. And we're going out with an inspirational bang. In order to inspire you to rise up in defense of the book, we're sharing two exciting examples of literary activists from history. We're going from Civil War era Spain, to the island of Puerto Rico. We're going from wartime, to sto…

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Behind the Book with Literary Agent Regina Brooks: Owner of the Largest African-American Literary Agency in the US 46:41

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On episode 57 we’re going Behind the Book with legendary literary agent, Regina Brooks. Regina is the founder and CEO of Serendipity Literary Agency in New York, the largest African American–owned agency in the US. She has represented and established a diverse base of award-winning clients in adult and young adult fiction, nonfiction, and children’…

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Ep218: Summer Reading List 4:22

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David shares some great leadership books to explore this summer as the podcast takes a few months off: Don't feed the elephants by Sarah Noll Wilson CEO Excellence by Dewar, Keller & Malhotra Keep Going by Joseph Marshall III The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni Make Your Bed by William McRaven Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.hu…

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Behind the Book with Publisher Stephanie Lim: On a Mission to Bring More Asian American Stories into the World 45:13

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On episode 56 of the podcast, we’re going Behind the Book with Stephanie Lim. Stephanie is the co-founder of Third State Books, a new publishing house that amplifies the voices, stories, and issues of Asian America and the Pacific Islands. They publish fiction and nonfiction for both adults and children. Stephanie Lim is a publisher and marketing e…

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Ep217: The Leadership Pyramid 5:01

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David talks about Humanergy's Leadership Pyramid and how the best leaders are oriented to the bottom four steps... Authentic Respect, Listing, Summarizing and asking powerful questions Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.…

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The Bizarre, Unbelievable, and Miraculous Story of The Salt Lake City 14th Ward Album Quilt, 1857 55:15

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It’s like a true crime podcast, but it’s about art. An heirloom masterpiece is created, mutilated, inherited, then lost--one of the most important objects in a rich culture’s history. Over a century later, a frantic search ensues, not unlike a manhunt, with a deadline fast approaching and a forthcoming, major exhibition hanging in the balance. Can …

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Writers: Do You Have a Reading Habit or a Reading Hobby? 26:13

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We’re going Behind the Book with someone who plays a critical role in the literary ecosystem, you! On episode 55 we’re replaying my short but important pep talk about why writers need a reading habit and not just a reading hobby. Even if you heard this episode last year when it first aired, I encourage you to listen again to remind yourself why it’…

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Ep216: Helping my people with their backpack (First Friday) 16:36

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Jim Marshall shares thoughts on how to help your team when they are feeling overwhelmed. Using a framework of four levers... Prioritize, Delegate, Work smarter & harder, Delay/stop & renegotiate. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.…

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Behind the Book with Bookseller Jeannine A. Cook: Founder of Harriett's Bookshop in Philly 42:29

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On episode 54 we’re going Behind the Book with bookseller Jeannine A. Cook, founder of Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeannine A. Cook is a self-described word worker. In 2020, she opened Harriett’s Bookshop in the Fishtown section of North Philadelphia with the mission to celebrate women authors, women artists, and women activi…

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Ep215: What Great Teams Do great Issue #13 The team disagrees with the organizational direction 4:01

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David shares more from our What Great Teams Do Great series, based on the book of the same name. This time, what to do when your team disagrees with the organizational direction Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.…

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Behind the Book with David Ruggles: The First Black Man in America to Open a Bookstore 26:41

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On episode 53 of the podcast, we’re going Behind the Book and back in time, to meet David Ruggles, the first Black American to own and operate a bookstore for Black people. David Ruggles was a revolutionary thinker, a bibliophile, a healer, and a radical abolitionist who believed that reading and the written word would set his people free. He opene…

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Ep214: Being a leader during crisis - and learning how to deliver a baby 5:52

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David shares a story from his police training days about he was trained to deliver a baby and how it provides some great cues for leading in a crisis. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.By David Wheatley

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Behind the Book with Sylvia Arthur, Founder of the the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora 39:53

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On episode 52 we’re going Behind the Book with Sylvia Arthur, the founder of the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora in Accra, Ghana. Remember, for Season Five of the podcast, we’re going behind the book to talk to people whose livelihood and careers depend on the free flowing circulation of books in society. Sylvia Arthur is the Founder of …

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Ep213:What Great Teams Do Great Issue # 12 - A team member has low morale 3:13

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David talks about what to do when a member of the team has low morale and is starting to bring the others down. Part of the What Great Teams Do Great series based on our book of the same name Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.…

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Car Chases and Curses in Taiwan from Filmmaker Daniel Yen Tu 1:18:38

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Taiwanese Australian filmmaker Daniel Yen Tu tells about a new book project and screenplay, '93 Castrol which is the fast-paced story of siblings, a stolen race car, and a search for redemption from self-described low-lifery. The discussion of this limited edition artists book contains something even bigger--an emerging artist discovering identity,…

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Behind the Book with Bad-Ass Bibliophile Arturo Schomburg 34:20

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For Season Five of the podcast, we’re going behind the book and talking to people and reviewing the lives of our literary ancestors whose livelihood and life missions require(d) the free circulation of books in society. On episode 51, we’re going back in time to talk about literary ancestor, Arturo Schomburg. Schomburg was a bad-ass bibliophile who…

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Ep212: What is the letter that only you can write? 33:35

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David is joined by Judy Brown and Rick Eigenbrod to build on Dr. Martin Luther King's letter from a Birmingham jail - and to ask what is the letter that only you can write? At the heart of the chat we ask what do you have to say to the world and challenge you to think about what you don't think about Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.h…

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Behind the Book with Bibliotherapist Emely Rumble 31:56

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For Season Five of the podcast, we’re going behind the book to talk to people whose livelihood and careers depend on the free flowing circulation of books in society. On episode 50, our guest is Emely Rumble, LCSW. Emely is a distinguished licensed clinical social worker, school social worker, and a bibliotherapist. Committed to making mental healt…

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Ep211: Managing your 'backpack' and your Personal Board of Directors (First Friday) 11:21

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David Wheatley presents to Humanergy's First Friday work session about how a Personal Board of Directors can help when you are feeling overwhelmed. Continuing the metaphor of our backpack being full, David looks at how coaches, mentors, sponsors and friends can help, if only you'd ask Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Joi…

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Get Ready for Something New! On Season 5 We're Going Behind the Book 17:39

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Welcome to Season 5 of the Podcast! On this brief episode, Loril will provide a quick recap about her time living in a library in Ghana, followed by a sneak peek into what we have planned for this special season of the podcast. For Season 5, we’re going Behind the Book, bringing you interviews and stories about people who depend on the free circula…

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Ep210: Introducing Quay Eady, Humanergy Coach 21:13

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Mimi Mitrius introduces the newest Humanergist Quay Eady and digs into her coaching style, her history and what brings her to Humanergy Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.By David Wheatley

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Ep209: Family Business Best Practices - Erin Tolefree, Baldwin Richardson Foods 39:52

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Humanergy's David Wheatley talks with Erin Tolefree, CEO & President of Baldwin Richardson Foods. They discuss: What is is like to be both second and third generation in family business leadership The lessons learned from her father and grandfather What set her up for success Best practices she has learned along the way Learn more about Humanergy's…

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The New York City Ballet, Balanchine and Robbins: Dance Memories of Lisa Hess Jones 1:20:40

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Lisa Hess moved to New York at the age of 16 and a year later was asked to join the company of the New York City Ballet. That began an adventure with some of the great choreographers and dancers of the century, in a golden age of dance in America. Hess worked with the legendary George Balanchine in his final decade of life, frequently with Jerome R…

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Ep208: Using AI to help take a load from our busyness backpack (First Friday) 20:31

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John Barrett talks about how we can use Artificial Intelligence to help when we are feeling overwhelmed and our virtual backpack is overloaded. Among his suggestions are: Think of AI as a super-smart, literal and naive intern, who can’t read your mind but who has unlimited time and access to information. And who will provide you exactly what you as…

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Ep207: What Great Teams Do Great Issue #11 - How to help the leader with accountability 4:49

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Humanergy's Chief Questions Asker, David Wheatley, takes a look at another of our What Great Teams Do Great issues - this time, what to do if the team leader is struggling to keep focused on success and holding the team accountable. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for ou…

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Ep206: What Great Teams Do Great Issue #10 - Our team meetings aren't productive 5:47

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Humanergy's Chief Questions Asker, David Wheatley, takes a look at another of our What Great Teams Do Great issues - this time, what to do if the team meetings are not as productive as they could or should be... one solution is to stop having meetings! Listen in to find out what he suggests you replace them with Learn more about Humanergy's work: h…

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Ep205: Prioritization (First Friday) 13:40

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Jeannette Stawski shares some thoughts on Prioritization and how we can get a handle on our busyness including the power of the Eisenhower Matrix Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.By David Wheatley

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Ep204: My backpack is overflowing - doing more with less (First Friday) 16:11

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Humanergy's Lance Satterthwaite talks about how to manage when you are pushed to do more with less. This is part of our First Friday work sessions. He covers three strategies... Strategy 1 - Let things spill over: Be wise about what will and won’t get done. Strategy 2 - Get a larger bucket: Increase efficiencies where possible. Ask for help, delega…

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Valerie Atkisson de Moura and Art from Ancestry 52:57

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After an emerging-artist blitz of 26 New York exhibitions in just 7 years, the award-winning visual artist Valerie Atkisson de Moura hit a wall. Adrift and depressed in a new home, she received a medical diagnosis of an incurable disease and discovered that her mother had the same disease but had kept it secret from the family. Then, in a horrible …

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Ep203: Managing your 'backpack' through a role transition (First Friday) 16:35

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Humanergy's Jim Marshall takes the backpack analogy and applies it to how we feel loaded down during any role transition - and what we can do to stay fit, lessen the load and ensure the smoothest transition Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshop…

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Ep202: Simple structures for one-on-one meetings with direct reports 4:19

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David shares some thoughts for when you are having one-on-one meetings with your direct reports and how a simple one not document and a prioritization structure can make them more efficient and effective Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.…

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Ben Behunin and the Hunt for Creativity 1:09:34

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Potter Ben Behunin has created a body of work that includes message-driven ceramics exhibited in museums and galleries. He is also an author, and the subject of this interview is his field guide, “How to Seduce a Sasquatch,” which includes tips to jumpstart creativity and related theories. Send us a text about the podcast.…

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What's Happening with the Reed, Write, & Create Podcast in 2025? 11:09

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Tune in to this brief episode for updates about the Reed, Write, and Create podcast, and some exciting news from host, Lori L. Tharps. Links for more resources and information. The Reed, Write, and Create Website Find Out More about The Reed, Write, & Create Sanctuary for BIPOC women writers. Apply to The Sanctuary HERE The Blog Post About Lori's U…

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Kate Monson on Dancing, Aging, and Connecting 55:55

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Dancer, choreographer, and teacher Kate Monson describes her work at Brigham Young University, where approximately 5,000 students each semester take dance classes. She describes the dance-friendly LDS culture, how all of us are dancers, and how, as a dancer's career progresses, it is impacted by ageism. Finally, Monson draws connections between her…

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The Art of Collaboration with Jackie Leishman and Steven L. Peck 57:57

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This interview with visual artist Jackie Leishman and poet Steven L. Peck unwinds the process of creative minds meeting, finding common passions, and then making inter-disciplinary art together. The podcast celebrates the artists' latest published work, a chine-collé print, Sound of a broken wing. Send us a text about the podcast.…

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Ignore the Experts: You Can Write All the Things with Jabari Asim 53:39

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On episode 46 of the podcast, I’m replaying my inspiring, 2023 conversation with award-winning author, journalist, professor, and poet, Jabari Asim. Jabari Asim is the Distinguished Professor of Multi-Disciplinary Letters at Emerson College. He is the author of 23 books, including Yonder, the essay collection We Can’t Breathe, and Preaching to the …

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Telling Black Women's Stories across Platforms with Rebecca Carroll 53:21

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This is our last episode of Season 4! On episode 46 of the podcast, I am so excited to share my conversation with Rebecca Carroll, whose new book, I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like: The Voice & Vision of Black Women Writers (Haymarket) was re-released on December 3, 2024. Rebecca is a writer, cultural critic, and host of the podcasts Come Through…

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Ep201: Powerful Questions (First Friday) 17:21

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Corey Fernandez, as part of Humanergy's First Friday work sessions, talks about what makes a powerful questions and how they are particularly valuable in the world of leadership Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.…

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Write Yourself Into History with Arturo Schomburg 34:58

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On episode 45 of the podcast, I’m giving you a pep talk about writing as resistance. About how you can push back against oppressive systems, defy stereotypes and limitations, and leave a lasting legacy, all with the power of the written word. And I will be using the life and work of literary ancestor, Arturo Schomburg as my source material. Arturo …

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Ep200: The Humanergy Leadership Podcast 16:40

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Mimi Mitrius interviews the Humanergy Leadership Podcast host and founder, David Wheatley to celebrate episode 200. What made him start a podcast, what he has learned and what we can expect in the future. Learn more about Humanergy's work: https://www.humanergy.com Join the Humanergy community on LinkedIn. Sign up for our FREE leadership workshops.…