The Stack Overflow Podcast - Team analytics: Less creepy, more empowering

Multitudes helps managers and CTOs create happier, higher-performing teams, using data they already have. Multitudes is focused on software development teams to start, but their bigger vision is to make it easier for any manager to understand and improve their teams’ culture and performance.

“Developers in our audience have expressed skepticism or dismay in the past about software that tracks performance or output,” Lauren explains. Multitudes’ approach is to break down an organization’s approach to ethical team analytics in order to balance delivering value to management with respect and support for the individual developers whose work is being measured. How does that work? Read Lauren’s blog post about data ethics.

Lauren founded Multitudes based on insights she acquired running Ally Skills NZ, which supports organizations in building equitable, inclusive teams. Before that, she worked with high-performance, fast-growth companies in Silicon Valley, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and New Zealand. A Stanford grad, Lauren is passionate about making equity the default both at work and in the wider world.

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Short Wave - TASTE BUDDIES: Umami And The Redemption Of MSG

We're continuing our celebration of taste with another episode in our "Taste Buddies" series. Today: Umami.

In the early 1900s a Japanese chemist identified umami, but it took a century for his work to be translated into English. In this encore episode, Short Wave host Emily Kwong talks with producer Chloee Weiner about why it took so long for umami to be recognized as the fifth taste.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘X’ portrays dystopian reality among the marginalized where they are exported

The setting for today's book could be an "alternate version of right now," according to author Davey Davis. He spoke with Anna Sale in an interview for It's Been a Minute about how 'X' looks into a dystopian reality where sex workers, immigrants and trans people are exported out of the U.S. And the book tells the story of what life is like for those in hiding.

It Could Happen Here - The First Days of the Spanish Civil War, Part 2

James, Margaret, Robert and Garrison continue their discussion of the coup and the Catalan revolution, and learn about the first art therapy program for children traumatized by conflict.

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Read Me a Poem - “I, Lover” by Elsa Gidlow

Amanda Holmes reads Elsa Gidlow’s poem “I, Lover.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.

 

This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.



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Chapo Trap House - 648 – No More Targets feat. Brendan James & Noah Kulwin (7/25/22)

It's Blowback Season 3 Day! The boys are joined by Traitor Brendan James the occluded producer and his comprador running dog Noah Kulwin to talk Korea, the forgotten war. Topics include: why Korea is forgotten while Vietnam never goes away, popular misconceptions of the North Korean people and government, the fruitiness of American general Douglas MacArthur, allegations of the American use of bio-weapons during the Korean War, and much, much more. For all things Blowback go to: blowback.supportingcast.fm For all our upcoming live show dates + tickets, go to: chapotraphouse.com/live

The Gist - Civil War: Possible Or Probable?

When the question arises: When is the right time for political violence? The answer, of course, is “never.” Strangely, though, when researchers and pollsters ask that question of the American populace, “never” has yet to be the result. We talk with Malcolm Nance about his new book, They Want To Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency.

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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Focus on Africa - Russia on a charm offensive to Africa amid war with Ukraine

In  the shadow of the war in Ukraine, Russia's foreign minister is on a  charm offensive in Africa.

Also in today's podcast:  We'll hear from marginalised women contenders vying for office in Kenya's upcoming elections.

And an Africa Eye investigation into the causes of the lethal gangland terror in Nigeria's Zamfara State.

Consider This from NPR - With Inflation Soaring, The Fed Weighs Another Interest Rate Hike

Food, gas, rent — prices are climbing across the board. As inflation hit a 40-year high last month, millions of Americans are adjusting their spending and looking for ways to stretch their budgets.

The Federal Reserve is taking action, too. Policy makers are meeting this week to consider whether and how much to raise interest rates in an effort to curb inflation.

We talk to NPR's chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley and business correspondent David Gura.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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