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Incredible guests color their industry with the unscripted character of their unique experiences.
Lydia Bulas, career criminal investigator, tells her story of stopping drug-running operations for Pablo Escobar's cartel through an undercover sting.
Episode 28
Exploring the Philly Music Scene
Dan Drago, producer of 25 O’ Clock, a Philadelphia music podcast, and former touring musician with over 20 years in the Philadelphia music community, shares his wealth of experience and stories.
Episode 29
Bridging Hip Hop to Academia
Dr. A.D. Carson, a pioneering academic from Decatur, Illinois, shares how his passion for hip hop shaped his innovative approach to education and its cultural impact on students and communities.
Dr. Anthony Feinstein, renowned author, professor, and journalism advocate, discusses how journalists respond to continuous psychological trauma experienced in warzones.
Dr. Liesel Sharabi discusses her research into how communication technologies are used for mate selection, how to maximize your use of these apps, and the effect of these apps on long-term romantic happiness.
Episode 26
Welcome to Zoomers 2 Boomers
Zoomers 2 Boomers is a podcast where Paige, a tech-savvy Zoomer, and her dad, a classic car-loving Boomer, bridge the generational gap through engaging conversations.
"Journalists who are going to the world's worst places in terms of danger are doing it voluntarily year after year, and their cumulative exposure to trauma is remarkable."
— Dr. Anthony Feinstein (Episode 24)
Episode 21
BANI vs. VUCA: The Art of Future-Proofing
Jamais Cascio, Foreign Policy magazine's Top 100 Global Thinker, challenges the Defense Department's VUCA worldview with the new BANI model.
Houston Bernard, prolific independent country musician, speaks to his country roots, what inspires him, and how he experiments with new sound.
Episode 23
Exploring Human Rituals
Dimitris Xygalatas, trailblazing anthropologist and author of Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living, tells us how high-intensity rituals are universal expressions that link us together.
Episode 18
The Heart & Soul of Modern Country Music
Jay Knowles, renowned country musician and songwriter, speaks to his incredible career & the future trends he is seeing in the country music genre.
Episode 19
Native Voices: Osage Representation in Film
Joel Robinson, writer and citizen of the Osage Nation, joins us to share his perspective on why Killers of the Flower Moon is not the movie an Osage would have made.
Episode 20
Navigating Technology in Business
Mark Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer at Information Professionals Group, joins the show to discuss where strategy, management, and data collide.
"Screen use is like candy. Candy is delicious, and it provides a lot of energy. But if it’s our only food source, we will have problems. It’s the same with video games."
— Jeremy Edge, Addiction Counselor (Episode 12)
Episode 17
The Politics of Sound
Dr. Jada Watson, a renowned author and humanities award winner, speaks up about equity in country music, as well as how she's measured misrepresentation in country music playlists.
Episode 16
The New Age Weapons Deterrence
Leonor Tomero, Commissioner of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, discusses the state of US deterrence strategy, why it's stuck in the 20th-century, and how we could incorporate AI.
Episode 15
FBI Undercover and Negotiating Career
Melissa Fortunato, former FBI hostage negotiator, dives into her 23-year career as a Crisis Negotiator and Undercover Agent, including her success in resolving hostage ransoms, political kidnappings, and off-kilter abductions.
Episode 12
RESPONSIBLE ONLINE GAMBLING AND GAMING
Jeremy Edge, a Certified Addiction Counselor, joins David and Paige to elucidate the distinction between recreational gambling and addiction, and how loot boxes may be introducing children to gambling.
Dr. Sarah Nutter, weight stigma researcher and influential voice in the body positivity movement, dives into the impact of beauty and body ideals, the harmful effects of T.V & social media, and more.
Episode 14
Cyber Criminals at the Beach
Rich LaTulip, former Secret Service Agent, shares his unique experience understanding cybersecurity threats from the inside.
"We're missing those glorious moments of really connecting with people and having that exhilaration of collaboration and cooperation."
— Professor Elizabeth Keating, Anthropologist at the University of Texas at Austin (Episode 10)
Raj Salhotra, Co-founder and Executive Director at Momentum Education, dives into what it takes to help students succeed after high school.
Episode 10
THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
Elizabeth Keating, an anthropologist at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses which critical aspects of communication are missing from the rise of work from home.
Episode 11
DEMYSTIFYING ONLINE DATING
Amy Nobile, renowned coach, author, and entrepreneur who revolutionized online dating through her coaching business, shares her views and experience of the online dating arena.
Episode 6
TURNING A CRISIS INTO SUCCESS
Gavin Kaysen, award-winning chef and culinary advocate, reveals how he turned the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity to teach great, classic recipes online.
Episode 7
How to Leverage Nonverbal Communication
Dr. Abbie Maroño, Director of Education at Social-engineer, steps through how to leverage nonverbal communication in our everyday lives.
Emma Todd, CEO of MMH Blockchain Group, shares her experience in the blockchain industry and how technology can be used to protect human rights and data security.
“It feels like the hyperlink that was supposed to lead us down the path of collaboration and knowledge creation and progress has been hijacked.”
— Ed Bice, CEO of Meedan (Episode 2)
Lisa Lind Dunbar, writer and activist, discusses the darker side of fine dining, as well as her commitment to creating equitable spaces.
Episode 4
Disrupting Infrastructure in Belarus
Yuliana Shemetovets, Activist for Cyber Partisans, shares the importance of disrupting essential infrastructure in Belarus.
Joe Saboe, retired Army vet and Founder of Team America Relief, shares how he helped orchestrate a crowdsourced evacuation.
Episode 0
Welcome to Disarming Data
Interviews with digital sector experts, covering data and privacy. Tune in now!
Adrianus Warmenhoven, Defensive Strategist and Threat Intelligence Manager at NordVPN, describes the current state of web security.
Ed Bice, CEO of Meedan, speaks about increasing the online exchange of media between Arabic and English speakers.