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S3E1 - The Mother’s Name
Season 3 Episode 1
Season 3 opens with Chauncey Zalkin talking burnout, perfectionism in grad school, and finally giving her kids her last name. She then sits down with publishing veteran and writer Cindy DiTiberio (Th…
Published on 11 hours ago
S2E19 - An End to Stupid Work
Season 2 Episode 19
Are we really getting work done, or just pretending en masse? We're working ourselves to death & getting little done. How do we fix it? Interview with former Washington Post reporter and director of …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
S2E18 - Running VFX at a Major Studio and the Future of Visual Storytelling
Season 2 Episode 18
From developing custom tools to create over 200 VFX shots on his own award-winning indie to supervising globally at major studios like DreamWorks and Sony Animation where he is now, hear Chris Browne…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
S2E17 - Elite Women’s Networks: Do They Work?
Season 2 Episode 17
Are women’s networks working? What’s right about them and what can be improved? And why can't we always connect the way we intend to? Host Chauncey Zalkin reflects on these questions before diving in…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
S2E16- The Origins of Brit Cool and The Creative Community We Need Now
Season 2 Episode 16
Welcome to a conversation with a true pioneer in elevating the best design in the world. Piers Roberts offers profound reflections on the distance we've fallen from conscious consumerism and where to…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
S2E15 - Bro Show: The Question of Men
Season 2 Episode 15
Welcome to an imperfect episode about imperfect times. You can call it the 'Boys to Men Episode', 'The Man Show', 'How The Boys Will Thrive 2025', or 'The Bro Show'. It's a musing on boys and men fro…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
S2E14 - Moral Injury in Healthcare and the Entire Nation
Season 2 Episode 14
Chauncey Zalkin sits down with Dr. Jennie Byrne, a psychiatrist working with clinicians who sees a painful trend in healthcare but first Chauncey explores why she thinks the wound has spread to the e…
Published on 6 months ago
S2E13 - Creative Agency and the Youth Fallacy
Season 2 Episode 13
An ad agency called Geezer is flipping the 50 plus narrative on its head to something more accurate. It's about time. Join us for a conversation with Founder, Karen McKinley, CEO, Brent Rivard, and …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
S2E12 - A Vision for The Next-Gen Economy through the lens of Essentialist Design
Season 2 Episode 12
Each creative discipline offers a piece of the puzzle of human creativity. In this episode, host Chauncey Zalkin sits down with three time "International Designer of the Year" award winner and Fast C…
Published on 7 months ago
S2E11 - Blue Bracelets, Pussyhats, and Other Good Intentions: Where We Go from Here
Season 2 Episode 11
In this episode Chauncey Zalkin sits down with guest and advocate for Black women in the workplace, Jessica Pharm, to take an unflinching look at the complexities of race, gender, and trust for liber…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago