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722: Michael Forsythe: When McKinsey Comes to Town
Episode 722
When I started business school at Columbia, I hadn't heard of McKinsey. The Firm recruited heavily there, so I found out about them, but little, since they were so secretive. I learned more from my c…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
721: Jim Burke, part 1: The Most Beautiful Street in New York City?
Episode 721
After reading about 34th Avenue in Queens and watching the video linked below, I had to ride to see it. Over a mile of a once congested street was transformed into safer, quieter places people enjoye…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
720: Maya Van Rossum, part 2: You Don't Have a Right to a Clean Environment. You Have to Work for It.
Episode 720
Do you think government should protect people's life, liberty, and property? What if it turned out it didn't, if it said other people could destroy your life, liberty, and property, and would help th…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
719: David Blight, part 1: From Abolitionism to Sustainability
Episode 719
Regular listeners and blog readers know my developing abolitionism as a role model for a sustainability movement. I've hosted several top scholars on the history of abolitionism in England and Americ…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
718: Albert Garcia-Romeu, part 2: Psychedelics and Appreciating Nature Where You Are
Episode 718
I couldn't help asking question about the field of psychedelics research beyond our last conversation. He's a professional at the top of the field and well-connected. I started by asking him about co…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
717: Pamela Paul: Writing on Controversial Subjects With Confidence
Episode 717
I met Pamela Paul after she mentioned previous guest John Sargent in a piece, There's More Than One Way to Ban a Book. I found her column covered issues others shy away from. I was curious what motiv…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
716: Arnold Leitner, part 2: How much energy and power do you need to be happy?
Episode 716
How do we affect others and how does it relate to what brings meaning to life? I'm surprised it took this long for one of my conversations to cover the meaning of life, but I'm not surprised it came …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
715: My mom, Marie Spodek, part 3: Starting a food coop and making ends meet as a single mom in a food desert with three kids
Episode 715
I've written about how people act like food coops don't work for people without resources like time and money or who have kids. It took me a long time to realize they didn't see food coops being star…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
714: Adam Hochschild, part 3: King Leopold's Ghost
Episode 714
Adam's book Bury the Chains inspired me to see British abolitionism as a role model movement for sustainability. The writing was simple and clear. The subject inspirational and relevant. We talked ab…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
713: Matthew Matern, part 3: A trial lawyer's view
Episode 713
Matt and I talk about his commitment and how it affected him. I talk about the Spodek Method in general and other leadership tools like creating role models. Matt talked about his hopes and expectati…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago