Suzette Kent, Former CIO for the United States Government joins the show to discuss her legacy and some of the things she wants to see accomplished with her successor. We also talk some technologies she sees becoming mainstream soon, her love of all things LSU sports, and her advice for the next Federal CIO.
NBN Book of the Day - Thomas Borstelmann, “Just Like Us: The American Struggle to Understand Foreigners” (Columbia UP, 2020)
The American attitude towards outsiders has always been ambivalent. The United States, it is commonly said, is a nation of immigrants; today, it’s the most demographically diverse great power. But on the other side of that spectrum have been anxiety about and hatred for the foreign. And there’s no shortage of this: from the English-only movements of the 1980s and 90s to the continued power of America First.
Thomas Borstelmann, E.N. and Katherine Thompson Professor of Modern World History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has tried to sort out that ambivalence in his thoughtful and thought-provoking new book Just Like Us: The American Struggle to Understand Foreigners (Columbia University Press, 2020).
The book entertains its readers with examples pulled from the unlikeliest of places (Chef Boyardee and Captain America make appearances). But it also provokes us to think about the US’ relationship with the foreign in a much more complicated way.
Dexter Fergie is a PhD student of US and global history at Northwestern University. He is currently researching the 20th-century geopolitical history of information and communications networks. He can be reached by email at dexter.fergie@u.northwestern.edu or on Twitter @DexterFergie.
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CBS News Roundup - CBS World News Roundup: 08/06
Early problems in schools that have reopened amid the coronavirus pandemic. Facebook nixes President Trump's take on kids and COVID-19. 75 years -- since the world's first atomic attack. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for August 6, 2020.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - A broken system, a broken city: Beirut
Some 300,000 people are homeless after an explosion of unthinkable size. The culprit appears to be sheer negligence, brought on by a broken system of governance. The Economist’s data team has updated its excess-death tracker, giving ever-better insight into just how deadly covid-19 is. And the tricky trade-offs for both bosses and workers as they return to the office. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S3 Bonus: Shawn Frayne, Looking Glass Factory
Shawn Frayne grew up dreaming of being an inventor. His heroes were the inventors of yore, like Thomas Edison and Tesla. Growing up, he was inspired by TV shows and movies, like Beyond 2000 and Back to the Future 2 - specifically, when Marty McFly gets eaten by the holographic shark. Believe it or not, to kick back and relax - he likes to have a cold beer and think about inventing other things... though he is fine with cheap beer, and has even been lovingly called Frugal Frayne by his team. Shawn recalls that Edison once said, All you need to invent is an imagination and a pile of junk - and he lives by that, with the added part of having his kids around in the mix. He studied physics at MIT, and post graduation, while everyone was heading to Silicon Valley, he was curious if anyone could still be an inventor. He decided to pursue this dream, and eventually cycled back to the inspiration from back to the future - the hologram. This is the creation story of Looking Glass Factory.
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Bay Curious - Getting Naked in San Francisco: A History
The state of California has indecent exposure laws, making it illegal if someone is naked with the intent of being sexual (like masturbating in public), or intentionally offensive (like flashing someone). If you’re just hanging out naked minding your own business, California leaves that up to local governments. Today on the show, we're bring back an episode that first ran in 2017 ... that traces the fascinating history of being naked in San Francisco.
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Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz and Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde.
Nice White Parents - 3: ‘This Is Our School, How Dare You?’
Chana Joffe-Walt explores how white parents can shape a school — even when they aren’t there.
She traces the history of I.S. 293, now the Boerum Hill School for International Studies, from the 1980s through the modern education reforms of the 2000s. In the process, Chana talks to alumni who loved their school and never questioned why it was on the edge of a white neighborhood. To them, it was just where everyone went. But she also speaks to some who watched the school change over the years and questioned whether a local community school board was secretly plotting against 293.
Village SquareCast - Equality in Life, part 2: Business and Growth
Our Local Color Project 2019-20 season is made possible by the generous support of Bank of America.
As our beloved community joins others around the nation in the important unfinished work to make the promise of equality a reality, constructive conversation helps to illuminate the path to progress and meaningful change. In that spirit, a group of community leaders share diverse perspectives about critical and relevant issues in a special series of Town Hall presentations — presented by The Village Square in partnership with Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, and Sachs Media Group.
Part 2 in our series focuses on “Equality in Life: Business and Growth,” facilitated by Heidi Otway, President of SalterMitchell PR.
Joining the conversation: Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox, Tallahassee City Commission Commissioner Bryan Desloge, Leon County Chair Beth Corum, Chair of the Board, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Katrina Tuggerson, Capital City Chamber of Commerce Antonio Jefferson, President, Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce Peter Boulware, Owner, Legacy Toyota Dominick Ard’is, Founder & CEO at ACT House, INC Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud, Dean, FAMU School of Business and Industry
The Phil Ferguson Show - 351 US Congressman Jared Huffman – Freethought Caucus
Interview with Jared Huffman. Mr. Huffman is the congressman representing California's 2nd District. We talk about the harm caused by the mixing of religion and politics. We also discuss the Freethough Caucus and how its members are trying to make America better for everyone.
Investing Skeptically: The Polaris Plan Part 1 - The overview. Stocks vs Bonds, The Cusion, Budgets, planning for retirement.
Investing Skeptically: The Polaris Plan Part 1 - The overview. Stocks vs Bonds, The Cusion, Budgets, planning for retirement.
Tech Won't Save Us - How to Defeat an Apple Store w/ Tania Davidge
Paris Marx is joined by Tania Davidge to discuss the campaign to stop Apple from building a store in the middle of Melbourne’s Federation Square and how the company’s vision of a town square differs from what a true public space should be.
Tania Davidge is architect, artist, educator, writer, and researcher. She is the president of Citizens for Melbourne, a public space advocacy group, and the co-founder of the architectural research practice OoPLA. She recently wrote about the need to preserve Melbourne’s Federation Square as a key public gathering space. Follow Tania on Twitter as @taniadavidge.
Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.