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Episode 18: Lemonade from Lemons

9/4/2017

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​Amy, Kari, and Kristen discuss Hurricane Harvey and its impact followed by lighter topics on managerial challenges and micronations.  Happy Labor Day, y'all!
We've removed this episode from our hosting platform, but please check out some of our highlights here!

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WaPo: Melania Trump’s heels

Harvard Business Review: Basic Competence Can Be a Strategy

Atlas Obscura: Micronations
Republic of Molossia
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Episode 17: The Happiest Place on earth

8/21/2017

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Kari and Amy comment on Charlottesville and discuss Confederate monuments.  Planned topics for the week include a perspective on North Korea and our opinions on Disney's decisions to leave Netflix for their own streaming service.
We've removed this episode from our hosting platform, but please check out some of our highlights here!

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Southern Poverty Law Center: Whose Heritage?

Vox on YouTube: The growing North Korean nuclear threat, explained
NPR: North Korea Says It Won't Fire Missiles At Guam After All

BuzzFeed: Disney Is Ending Its Netflix Deal, Will Launch Its Own Streaming Services

Charli XCX: Boys
Ingrid Michaelson: Time Machine
Ingrid Michaelson: Girls Chase Boys
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Episode 14: Know Your Audience

7/10/2017

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Angel Perez joins us to ask:  Is it finally time to quit Uber?  Why are certain types of comedy popular?  And is Impossible Foods the future of plant-based "meat"?
We've removed this episode from our hosting platform, but please check out some of our highlights here!

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Business Insider: Uber's Bad Year
​The Guardian: Uber's sexual harassment case shines light on a startup's culture of defiance

​Impossible Foods
Vox: Why this "bloody" veggie burger may become the Tesla of food
Amy's taste test pictures below:
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The West Australian: Larissa Waters mades history by breastfeeding while moving motion in Parliament
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Episode 13: Unexpected Inspiration

6/26/2017

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​BJ Vann, CEO and Co-founder of Impact House, is our guest this week.  We discuss the idea behind BJ's start-up, the struggle that is the creative process, and ask how we feel about the Babadook as a new gay icon.
We've removed this episode from our hosting platform, but please check out some of our highlights here!

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Impact House: Where Change Goes to Work

Brain Pickings: Ira Glass on the Taste Gap

The New Yorker: The Babadook Is a Frightening, Fabulous New Gay Icon
LA Times: The Babadook as an LGBT icon makes sense. No, really

Support: Dominican Republic Service Trip benefiting Dove Missions and the Dominican Starfish Foundation
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Episode 9: Dani and/or Mark Zuckerberg for Congress

5/1/2017

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Congressional candidate Danielle Pellett joins us for a heavy science topic: are liquid fluoride thorium reactors the future of energy policy?  Also, what happens when women legislate and is Mark Zuckerberg considering a political run?
We've removed this episode from our hosting platform, but please check out some of our highlights here!

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Dani for Congress
She's Running Podcast

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YouTube: Liquid Fluorine Thorium Reactors in Five Minutes

Rutgers CAWP: American Female Officeholders in 2017
​NPR: It's The No. 1 Country For Women In Politics — But Not In Daily Life
​NYT Opinion: What Happens When Women Legislate
The Atlantic: Would Electing More Women Fix Congress?

Buzzfeed: Selling Mark Zuckerberg
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Episode 8: We Forgot a title

4/17/2017

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Kristen returns! We debate decisiveness vs. analysis, the alt-right's backlash again Trump, and what was behind Pepsi's disastrous ad?
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WaPo: Trump’s puzzling blame-Obama statement on the Syria tragedy
WaPo: Obama issues Syria a ‘red line’ warning on chemical weapons

Slate: Why the Alt-Right Hate Trump's Syria Strike
NyMag: After Trump’s Syria Air Strikes, the Alt-Right Is Not Alright

WaPo: Pepsi shows how America loves to erase black women
SNL: Pepsi Commercial
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Episode 1: We're Legit

2/14/2017

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Topics this week: Can we justify American CEO pay versus our minimum wage? Coke used consumer data collection to develop a new flavor of Sprite. And is education making liberals dumb? Also Amy effuses love for her friends so I guess that's our Valentine's Day tie-in.

Kristen Lega guests again in our first official episode.
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NYTimes: Why Are the Highly Educated so Liberal?
​Big Think: How Too Much Education Can Result in Ignorance
HBR: The Dangers of Confidence
HBR: Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
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