Posts by Rich
Jennifer Pham on Improving Ourselves to Serve Our Communities
Jennifer Pham joins the show for an inspiring episode. We discuss how it’s important to reflect on our lives so we can better understand our skills and what we want to do with out lives so we can better help our communities and make an impact. Jennifer is a great example of this. This conversation…
Read MoreJoe Anhalt on Brooklyn, Cultural Trends, and Using Digital Technology Better
Joe Anhalt returns to the pod for our 100th episode. A lot of ground is covered: living back in New York again in Brooklyn, cultural trends, using digital technology more efficiently to enhance our lives, and bringing back the iconic “Bieber Talk” and “Would You Rather” segments from their Radio DePaul for this special episode.…
Read MoreJerry Benedetto on Bringing Chicago Tavern-Style Pizza to Portland
When the pandemic started, Jerry Benedetto started making tavern-style pizzas at his house because he missed that style from the Midwest and Chicago. Now he’s making pizza for all of Portland. This episode ranges from the crazy story about how all of this came about to Chicago to pizza styles to food adventures to really…
Read MoreJustina Nguyen on Understanding the Human Experience to Create Culture
Justina Nguyen returns to the show. She discusses what she learned from 2020, how she conducts “market research,” using immersion and empathy to discover new ideas and perspectives, her current cultural influences, and what the music you listen to says about you.
Read MoreNeal Francis on Chicago and His Music and Performing Experience
In this episode, we meet up with Chicago Musician and Performer, Neal Francis. We talk about Chicago, his music and inspiration, performing and touring, and we even touch on a bit of architecture, reading, and meditation. (2:18) What Neal’s experience has been like playing music in Chicago. (8:37) Going on tour for the first time…
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