Month: July 2021

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S5 E7: Kristen Buchanan, Edify

Kristen Buchanan live in Portland, Oregon with her husband, cats and dog. She went to school for museum education, with a minor in art history - note the non-technical background. She was a kid who loved archeology and anthropology, and though she was going to be spending her time in museums. Personally, she loves teaching and sharing new things with people - yet, never wanted to be a teacher.

Her hobbies center around learning new things and being outside, She loves to read, and used to dig into the relics in the library stacks at her school. An interesting fact, when studying the art of wax painting in an old latin book, she found a note that someone had passed their friend in latin class - from the 1950's. She is also a big DIY'er and gardener, enjoying the engineering in both of those things. In fact, she highlighted that there is a lot of math and engineering within the world of creating clothing.

In 2015, she started her own business to offer learning & development services, and specializing in software engineering onboarding. She was challenged by a mentor to turn this into a software solution, and after some reflection time, she decided to do just that.

This is the creation story of Edify.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Alight in Tunisia: a democracy in crisis

The president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament. It is clear that the country needed a shake-up in its hidebound politics—but is this the right way? A sprawling trial starting today involving the most senior Catholic-church official ever indicted is sure to cast light on the Vatican’s murky finances. And how climate change is already changing winemaking.

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The Best One Yet - 🛍️ “Not PrimeCoin” — Amazon’s Bitcoin drama. Hasbro’s secret movie. Lucid’s semi-zucking.

Bitcoin just jumped 15% after a PFWTM mentioned that Amazon will accept Bitcoin and then launch its own crypto… but then everything changed at 4:55pm. Hasbro shares jumped 12% on My Little Pony love, but the surprise is its secretive movie studio. And Tesla just announced earnings, but we’re focusing on Lucid Motors — which zucked Tesla. $LCID $TSLA $BTC $HAS $MAT $AMZN $CCIV Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Got a SnackFact for the pod? We got a form for that too: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe64VKtvMNDPGSncHDRF07W34cPMDO3N8Y4DpmNP_kweC58tw/viewform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - So… What Is COVID Now?

The delta variant is now the most-prevalent strain of COVID-19, causing a handful of so-called “breakthrough” infections in fully-vaccinated people. Unvaccinated people account for 97% of severe cases of the virus. How worried should you be about infections as the delta variant continues to dominate? And is it time to mask up again?


Guest: Susan Matthews, Slate’s news director. 


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Everything Everywhere Daily - Timothy Dexter: Sometimes It’s Better To Be Lucky

You’ve probably heard the stories of many titans of industry. People like John D. Rockefeller, Sam Walton, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos grew their companies to become large enterprises and then became fantastically wealthy. To be sure, having intelligence, skill and foresight can certainly lead to success in business. But sometimes, it is far better to be lucky than good, and no one embodies this more than Lord Timothy Dexter.

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Ologies with Alie Ward - Lampyridology (FIREFLIES) aka Sparklebuttology with Sara Lewis

We’re BACK! With a fresh new episode to light up your life and butt. World renowned firefly expert Dr. Sara Lewis of Tufts University joins to share her love of a bug that many think is merely a mythological delight. Learn how these tiny animals illuminate the night, the dos and don’ts of firefly observation, how to take good firefly photos, femme fatales, pink glowworms, secret languages, artificial lights, what’s up with their population numbers, why Western states can chill out with their lightning bug envy, and how you can ensure the world stays aglow with these beloved bugs. Also: nuptial gifts, both human and lampyridological.

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NBN Book of the Day - Alison K. Smith, “Cabbage and Caviar: A History of Food in Russia” (Reaktion Books, 2021)

When people think of Russian food, they generally think either of the opulent luxury of the tsarist aristocracy or of post-Soviet elites, signified above all by caviar, or on the other hand of poverty and hunger--of cabbage and potatoes and porridge. Both of these visions have a basis in reality, but both are incomplete. The history of food and drink in Russia includes fasts and feasts, scarcity and, for some, at least, abundance. It includes dishes that came out of the northern, forested regions and ones that incorporate foods from the wider Russian Empire and later from the Soviet Union. Cabbage and Caviar: A History of Food in Russia (Reaktion Books, 2021) places Russian food and drink in the context of Russian history and shows off the incredible (and largely unknown) variety of Russian food.

Alison Smith is Professor and Chair of History at the University of Toronto. 

Steven Seegel is Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.

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What A Day - 50 First Mandates

Federal public health officials are considering updating mask mandates even for vaccinated Americans as we reach another critical point in the pandemic. 

But some localities are going above and beyond that with vaccine mandates. New York City, for example, will require all city employees to be vaccinated, and California announced a vaccine requirement for all state employees and health care workers, too. Private businesses like United Airlines and Morgan Stanley have also started to mandate vaccination for employees. Then in cities like L.A., San Francisco, and New York, many bars and live events require customers to show proof of vaccination.

And in headlines: Biden formally announces the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, a tobacco company wants to ban cigarettes, and Kanye will stay in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium until his album is finished.


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NYT: “Where Covid-19 Hospitalizations Are Rising in the U.S.” – https://nyti.ms/3BGSWiS

PC Mag: “How to Carry Your Vaccination Card on Your Phone” – https://bit.ly/3zBB0nY


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The NewsWorthy - New Vaccine Mandates, Jet Fuel Shortages & College Sports Shakeup – Tuesday, July 27th, 2021

The news to know for Tuesday, July 27th, 2021!

We have updates about new vaccine mandates. Where millions more Americans, including teachers, police officers, and healthcare workers, now have to get a vaccine or face frequent COVID-19 testing.

Also, a turning point for Americans in both Afghanistan and Iraq. We'll explain.

Plus, why more flights include layovers these days, how the landscape of college sports seems to be changing, and which pop star is supporting athletes who refused to wear skimpy uniforms.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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