Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 232, dated October 29, 2019. A company, for art and profit. The last time I kept tabs on Kaitlin Prest — the Canadian creator of The Heart, known for her work around the complicated contours of intimacy — it was on the occasion of…
Read MoreEpisode Notes Zach has the pleasure of speaking with Glenn Newman, VMware’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager, in this episode focused around all things D&I. Glenn is a professional with over seven years of diversity and inclusion, campus recruitment, and talent management experience. In his current role at VMware, Glenn is working to take…
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Kulsoom Abdullah is a Data Scientist. She has a Masters and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and if this wasn’t enough, she is also a Pakistani American Weightlifter who competed in the 2011 World Championship. Kulsoom represents…
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Spotify announced today that it beat expectations for third-quarter revenue and posted an operating profit of €54 million (about $60 million). This marks the third time in its history that the company has turned a profit, but one of those profits was the result of a tax windfall in 2018 that pushed it into the…
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Catch Hang Up and Listen live at the Hamilton in D.C. on Dec. 3. More information and tickets for purchase are available here. In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer discusses the Houston Astros’ massive World Series comeback. Deadspin’s Laura Wagner then joins to talk about the…
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One of the best ways to celebrate Halloween is to spend an entire month scaring the pants off yourself. It’s hard to explain why, exactly, we enjoy terrifying ourselves during October every single year, but it’s also hard to deny how fun it can be. As entertaining as it is to re-watch your favorite horror…
Read MorePerky Perspectives Radio 10.27 Hey everyone this is Perky of Perky Perspectives and I am coming to you live from the West SIde of the After Party. This is my first show on the After Party Radio but not my first time at the rodeo. Thank you to everyone that has been tuning in Live…
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By Matt Levin | CalMatters [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/698305393″ params=”color=ff5500&hide_related=true&show_comments=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Please subscribe to the Gimme Shelter podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Google Play, Spotify or Overcast Cities and homeowner groups — often reluctant to allow the building of denser housing in their backyards — are frequently blamed for California’s soaring housing costs. But advocates for…
Read MoreAs an engineering manager at Abstract, Dee Tuck juggles a lot. But whether it’s overseeing teams or recruiting and retaining talent, Dee makes sure that diversity and inclusion are a crucial element of her work from day to day. That’s where we began our conversation, but wait…there’s more! Dee talked about her time attending the…
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