Rich Conversations
“Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari with Sanchit Arvind
Sanchit Arvind joins the show to discuss the book “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari. In this episode, we’ll summarize the four parts of the book/human history. 1. Cognitive Revolution 2. Agricultural Revolution 3. Unification of Humankind 4. Scientific Revolution This is the first of two episodes we’re recording on Harari’s…
Read MorePaleontologist Tim James on America’s Southwest History and the Importance of Competition in Science
Paleontologist/Archeologist Tim James returns to the show. We talk about the expedition process, uncovering artifacts to learn more about indigenous peoples’ culture and history. I ask him questions from listeners like “How do you find a fossil?” and “How did the dinosaurs go extinct?” We discuss the importance of an increased field of competition in…
Read MoreJennifer 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…
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