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Author: Gideon Culman

  • Holding Every Generation’s Feet to the Fire — Interview

    Anka Lee is a senior director at the Albright Stonebridge Group. In this interview we discuss how pivotal events like the Great Depression, the Vietnam War and the September 11th attacks have the power to shape the mindset of an entire generation. Questions we cover: What are the long-term policy implications of these formative events? How…

  • The Challenge of Cutting Through — Interview

    Joshua Friedlander is the head of research at the Recording Industry Association of America. In this interview we discuss shifts that the music industry has undergone in recent decades, including how new talent is identified, how sales have evolved from a strict ownership model to a more flexible model with an emphasis on access, and…

  • Playing with the Enemy — Interview

    Today survival — peace, nonviolence — really depends not just on the internal communities you belong to but the communities we can form that are global communities. — Justin Hefter Ammoun Dissi and Justin Hefter discovered that people on opposite sides of the same conflict, in regional conflicts around the world, tend to play the same…

  • Finding New Choice in Virtual Currency — Interview

    I have come to think that the word “Blockchain technology” is just a really great way to part an investor from his money. There’s a lot of buzz these days about virtual currencies and Blockchain technology. How are we to approach this tide of monetary innovation? As the range of options we have to transmit…

  • Gamifying E-Learning — Interview

    When you look at using virtual reality as an immersive environment, you will retain up to 80 or 90 percent of what you do because you’re actually doing it. Whereas if you were just reading that on a PowerPoint, you’ll retain 10 to 20 percent. Garreth Fitzsimons manages American operations for e-learning company Olive Learning.…

  • Navigating Uncharted Cryptocurrency Terrain — Interview

    Geoffrey Mason is an intellectual property lawyer who is a senior partner for the Cogent Law Group. In this interview Geoffrey discusses ways in which cryptocurrencies differ from each other and explores their role vis-à-vis the nation state. Learn how cryptocurrency is transforming our economy and what you can do to keep up with its evolution.…

  • Giving up the Idea of Professional Stability — Interview

    Adam Solomon runs the IT talent acquisition firm DC Tech Search. In this interview Adam talks about current trends into tech hiring. As artificial intelligence ushers in a wave of automation that is making even the most skilled professionals redundant, is it time to rethink society’s relationship to work? Glean ideas in this episode for what…

  • Race Prejudice, War Hysteria, and a Failure of Political Leadership — Interview

    Rose Masters is a Park Ranger specializing in oral history at Manzanar National Historic Site. In this interview Rose talks about the conditions that led to the signing of Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the eviction of ethnically Japanese Americans from the Western United States and the incarceration of nearly 70,000 American citizens. Learn how…

  • The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council — Interview

    Bob Silverman is the American Jewish Committee’s U.S. Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations. In this interview Bob discusses the doctrinal similarities between Judaism and Islam, his work forming the national Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council, and concrete actions you can take to build and maintain strong and useful interfaith bridges in your own community. Throughout our conversation Bob…

  • Being as Open as You Can — Interview

    During his 12th year in the House of Representatives, Jim Kolbe became the first Republican congressman to come out as gay. In this interview, Jim describes how it happened: first leveling with himself about his own identity and then going public after receiving notice that a magazine would out him. Listen to the interview now:…