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Do you have 4 hours to spare? Khyati P., Pranay Kotasthane and I make an appearance on Amit Varma's The Seen and the Unseen podcast and talk about public policy and economics. We share our ideas about learning, teaching, and disseminating ideas in public policy. Of course, we also spoke about our book "We, the Citizens". Listen in. https://lnkd.in/g9pRqXQz

I did my very-first-ever podcast with Dr. Miranda Melcher at New Books Network about Growing Up in the Gutter! 🔈🔈 https://lnkd.in/dDQ9hnCJ 🔈🔈 I hope my enthusiasm for coming-of-age novels comes across! It's about an hour long and you can tell I was so nervous haha Here's their mega-generous description of the episode/book: "Dr. Quintana-Vallejo delves into several important themes: how the coming-of-age genre can be used to study adulthood, how displacement and international or global heritage are fundamental experiences, how multi-diasporic approaches foreground lived experiences, and how queerness opens narratives of development to the study of adulthood as fundamentally diverse and nonconforming to social norms. Dr. Quintana-Vallejo shows how openness enables belonging among chosen families and, perhaps most importantly, freedom to disidentify. And, finally, how contemporary authors writing for the instruction of BIPOC children (and children otherwise affected by diaspora and displacement) use the didactic power of the coming-of-age genre, combined with the hybrid language of graphic narratives, to teach difficult topics in accessible ways."

Great to speak with Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo, Ph.D. on the New Books Network! We discussed what it means for a narrative to be #comingofage in today's world and what possibilities are further opened by bringing in new voices and techniques from #comics . A fun and passionate conversation for anyone interested in the stories we tell about #identity, #politics, #family, #memory and more!

Episode #188 "Finding the Wealth of Well-Being" With Meir Statman | Professor | Author | Behavioural Finance 3.0: Moving to a Wealth of Well-Being What a pleasure it was to discuss the holistic view of wealth and well-being with the renowned Professor Meir Statman. It was enjoyable to explore his money story, from childhood influences to the evolution of his money story. In this episode, we also discuss insights from his latest book, "A Wealth of Well-Being: A Holistic Approach to Behavioral Finance. Check out the episode here: https://bit.ly/4cIpjj3 #BehaviouralFinance #WellBeing #MoneyStory #HolisticApproach

From Annatar to the Lord of Gifts: Celebrimbor's Witty Arc in The Rings of Power. It begs the question if every fantasy book needs to be adapted for television. Read the full story on Sseditorial. #TheRingsofPower #Culture https://lnkd.in/epVXjEGx

Excellent podcast on uncertainty and how to frame communication during change: - here’s what we know - here’s what we don’t yet know - here’s what you can do whilst we find out - our advice might change https://lnkd.in/eePghD3U

Playing with Google NotebookLM has been quite fun. Its ability to turn a document into a natural-sounding podcast is amazing. I'm curious to see how we can use this in creative ways. I started with a discussion about my upcoming book, "To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower's History of Sword Swallowing," co-written by Dan Meyer: https://lnkd.in/egrJmi5S

Why do you act, think, and choose the way you do? For #nationalreading month, we’re highlighting science journalist and Alliance Ambasador Council member David McRaney’s book “You Are Not So Smart.” In it, McRaney explores how our decisions can sometimes be driven by cognitive biases, heuristics, and logical fallacies. Check out his blog and podcast to learn more about the psychology of reasoning, decision-making, and judgment. https://lnkd.in/gdekwpF

🎙️ Exciting News! Our latest episode with Camile Sardina is now live! She is a seasoned digital nomad, publicist, and acclaimed author. Don’t miss this insightful conversation with the mastermind behind Evolist Media - https://lnkd.in/em_DTKnj #PublicRelations #DigitalNomad #SparkandIgniteYourMarketing #MarketingPodcast #SmallBusiness

How often do our self-defeating beliefs and behaviors interfere with our intentions, hopes and plans? I was honored to be able to interview, Rick Carson on The Gremlin Taming Method. Rick's book, Taming Your Gremlin has been a acclaimed classic work for over 30 years that helps its readers apply methods to gain freedom from the gremlins within who undermine and sabotage us. Rick shares his wisdom on Taming Your Gremlin, you will not want to miss this episode. https://lnkd.in/gkfMEDrJ