Episode Notes Zach welcomes Cognizant‘s Maureen Greene James to the show, and she shares what she thinks are the biggest frustrations in the diversity and inclusion space today. In addition to speaking about her unique role as an inclusion leader who’s jointly focused on leadership development, she also offers up three points of advice for…
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JJ shares a reverse engineered version of the McCormick Swiss Steak seasoning recipe. Harvest your veggies and enjoy this great meal! Download (12.4 MB) Did you know that Swiss Steak does not mean it comes from Switzerland. Indeed! The “swiss” part refers to the act of being “swissed” by rolling or pounding before being braised in a cooking…
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Our today’s guest is Dina Nayeri. She is the author of The “Ungrateful Refugee,” Dina’s first nonfiction book. Her essay of the same name was one of the most widely shared 2017 Long Reads in The Guardian. Dina is a former refugee who…
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There has been a lot said about the Iowa Hawkeyes this week. Hell, we’ve had podcasts diving deep into (and for some, talking ish about) our offensive coordinator. We’ve had posts dishing “STRAIGHT STATS HOMIE” about BF’s scoring acumen since taking over and where that ranks next to GDGD. We’ve talked about the running game…
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I’m excited to bring to you a new limited series called BGN Politics. This series will highlight new voices of people engaged in our communities and politics. We’re living in a world where Americans are concerned about issues impacting their future and the focus of this country’s leadership. From criminal justice to student loan debt…
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Throwing the Read? | Photo By: Stitcher and Big Cartel Black Issues, LGBT Issues, Women’s Issues! Throwing the Read Crossover!? Can You Handle It? That’s right people, StickyKeys here again abusing my powers of journalistic reach, but I’m doing it to benefit us all! I listen to a lot of podcasts. From sci-fi audio dramas…
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The best thing about podcasts is that you can listen to them while you’re doing other things: Washing dishes, going for a run, coloring, and especially, driving. But there are so many podcasts these days that it’s simply impossible to keep up. There are new ones debuting all the time, and it’s hard to know whether…
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It’s Halloween month, and that means it’s time to get in the mood for mayhem. While reading scary novels and watching horror movies are obviously encouraged, there are some activities — sewing your costume, carving a pumpkin, driving to a haunted house — that lend themselves to podcasts. There are heaps to choose from, whether…
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Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via Google Podcasts | Via Stitcher The Provosts, a family of sugar-cane farmers in Louisiana, had worked the same land for generations. When it became harder and harder to keep hold of that land, June Provost and his wife, Angie, didn’t…
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Subscribe to The Last Laugh on Apple Podcasts About 25 minutes into his new stand-up special Cole Hearted, which starts streaming today on Netflix, comedian Deon Cole glances down at the piece of paper he’s removed from his pocket and asks the audience this question: “Should a dude hold a door for a dyke?” When…
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