Beste Megan Emerson podcaster (2024)

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Bonus! Interview with Luna (Joan's Dog) about the Book 8:44

13d ago8:44

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Summary In this light-hearted and bonus episode, Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek introduces her dog Luna as a special guest to discuss her book, 'Your AI Roadmap.' The conversation explores themes of career resilience, the impact of AI on jobs, and the importance of financial literacy, all through the playful lens of a dog interview. Buy the Book: YourAI…

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BONUS! Introducing "AI Tools I Love" 1:35

18d ago1:35

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New episode type! "AI Tools I Love" In this episode of Your AI Roadmap, host Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek introduces a new episode format focused on AI tools. In addition to featuring interviews with AI professionals and book discussions, the podcast will now showcase tools that Joan uses and loves. Examples: ⏳💼 Save 4 hours per week 📸✨ Get incredible…

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From NVIDIA to Gen AI Data Privacy with Dr. Eiman Ebrahimi of Protopia.ai 25:38

20d ago25:38

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Dr. Eiman Ebrahimi, CEO and co-founder of Protopia AI, joins Your AI Roadmap to discuss how his company is revolutionizing the safe use of private data in enterprises. After a decade at NVIDIA, he co-founded Protopia AI. Protopia focuses on enabling secure data utilization for machine learning and generative AI applications, ensuring sensitive info…

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5 Keys to Amazon Alexa's Conversational AI with Emerson Sklar 35:47

27d ago35:47

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Emerson Sklar, Chief Evangelist of Amazon Alexa, joins host Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek on Your AI Roadmap to discuss the 5 Keys to Amazon Alexa's Conversational AI. Emerson explores how large language models (LLMs) are enhancing Alexa’s ability to be more conversational, useful, personalized, trustworthy, and engaging. He also delves into the evolut…

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Bonus! How and Why I Published Wiley Book “Your AI Roadmap" 35:23

1M ago35:23

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Told she had a 1% chance of publishing this book.... but she did! In this bonus episode, Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek discusses publishing her upcoming book "Your AI Roadmap: Actions to Expand Your Career, Money, and Joy," detailing her journey of writing, the challenges of the publishing process, and the importance of inclusivity throughout her work.…

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Season 2 Trailer! 5:17

1M ago5:17

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Your AI Roadmap Season 2 launches! Enjoy a trailer of Season 2 Some guests of this season include: Emerson Sklar, Chief Evangelist, Amazon Alexa Catalina Herrera, Field Chief Data Officer, Dataiku Eiman Ebrahimi, Chief Executive Officer, Protopia AI, Inc. Lindsay Richman, Co-Founder, Innerverse AI Kristina Hloptsidis, Chief Innovation Officer, Si…

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Early Reader! Gabby Bajorek on Wiley Book: Fun, Relatable, Actionable 27:13

1M ago27:13

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"Real, relevant, and relatable. Your AI Roadmap gives a kick a** approach to personal finances & career planning in the era of AI. " Gabby Bajorek, Testimonial for "Your AI Roadmap" Book 🔥 In this bonus episode, Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek and Gabby Bajorek (Joan's cousin!) discuss "Your AI Roadmap: Actions to Expand Your Career, Money, and Joy" sinc…

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Bonus! Your AI Roadmap Table of Contents. Sneak Peek of Wiley Book 20:55

1M ago20:55

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In this bonus episode, host Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek introduces her upcoming book, 'Your AI Roadmap: Actions to Expand Your Career, Money, and Income,' and shares details about the freebies available for pre-sales. She reads the table of contents and gives an overview of the chapters and topics covered in the book. The book is divided into two par…

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Season 1 Finale! Recap, Retrospective, and What's Next at Your AI Roadmap with Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek 26:38

2M ago26:38

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In the season finale of Your AI Roadmap podcast, host Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek reflects on the success of the first season, thanking the team and listeners for their support. The podcast has gained international traction, with listeners from 40 countries and 200+ cities. Throughout the season, episodes explored topics like multimodal AI, speech re…

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Computer Vision and Poker: Megan Gray of Moment AI Talks Large Vision Models 55:46

2M ago55:46

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Megan Gray, CEO and Founder of Moment AI, explores how large vision models revolutionize sectors like healthcare, mobility, retail, and government security. She explains how Moment AI uses proprietary data and computer vision to tackle data scarcity and enhance situational awareness. Megan recounts her journey from experiencing seizures and playing…

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Satellite Data and Conservation: Gracie Ermi on Land Use, AI, and Protecting the Planet 41:25

3M ago41:25

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Gracie Ermi, Machine Learning Scientist at Impact Observatory, highlights how AI and satellite data transform land use mapping and environmental protection. By analyzing satellite imagery with machine learning, she improves data analysis efficiency and accuracy. Gracie discusses AI's impact on wildlife conservation, interdisciplinary challenges, an…

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AI in Hiring: From Microsoft to Humanly's Recruitment Solutions 1:02:21

3M ago1:02:21

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Prem Kumar, CEO and co-founder of Humanly, shares how the company helps hiring teams screen, schedule, and interview candidates efficiently and equitably. Focusing on early hiring stages, Humanly aims to address biases and improve the candidate experience. Kumar shares insights from building the company, highlighting the importance of responsible A…

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Creativity, Art, and AI: Dive into Digital Tooling with Adobe's Daniel Robbins 51:30

3M ago51:30

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Daniel Robbins, Principal Designer at Adobe, delves into his work in 3D and generative AI, discussing how Adobe democratizes 3D creation. He highlights the combination of 3D technology and generative AI to generate 3D images from simple object guides, making these tools accessible to a wider audience. Robbins addresses challenges such as job displa…

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Smart Glasses, AI, and AR: Inside Brilliant Labs with Bobak Tavangar 54:15

3M ago54:15

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Bobak Tavangar, CEO of Brilliant Labs, shares his journey of building a company at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR). Brilliant Labs develops AI agents and smart glasses that merge AR and AI into a lightweight, user-friendly device. Bobak discusses challenges and surprises along the way, reflecting on the i…

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AI in Law: Revolutionizing the Legal Field with Peter Geovanes 46:18

4M ago46:18

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Peter Geovanes, Chief Innovation and AI Officer at McGuireWoods LLP, discusses AI's transformative impact on the legal sector. He emphasizes AI tools like ChatGPT-4 for enhancing efficiency, competitive advantage, and prompt engineering. Highlighting data privacy and ethical use, he advocates a "trust but verify" approach. Geovanes also stresses th…

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Inside Upwork: Lauren Dycus on AI and Market Differentiation 48:06

4M ago48:06

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Lauren Dycus, Director of Product Management at Upwork, details her role and the company's mission. She focuses on work management, which streamlines processes from user onboarding to contract finalization. Upwork, the world's largest work marketplace, supports freelancers with specialized skills, enabling personal and company growth. Dycus emphasi…

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Generative AI for Enterprise with Noelle Russell of AI Leadership Institute 46:12

4M ago46:12

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Noelle Russell, founder of the AI Leadership Institute, shares her experience in AI, highlighting responsible AI, challenges in implementation, and the potential of generative AI in customer service. She emphasizes collaboration, flexibility, and aligning values with partners. Russell discusses harnessing team knowledge with LLMs, the role of certi…

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Crafting Copilot's AI with Stephanie Blucker of Microsoft 38:25

4M ago38:25

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Stephanie Blucker, a senior content design manager at Microsoft, shares insights into her team's work on AI integrations across products like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Loop, Planner, & the M365 app. She explains the evolution of content design from UX writing to a more integrated role, emphasizing content designers' importance in creating u…

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Transforming Speech Recognition with Miguel Jetté of Rev.com 37:47

5M ago37:47

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Miguel Jetté, VP of AI at Rev.com, shares insights into the evolution and impact of AI in transcription and speech recognition. Rev started as a platform offering transcription, captions, and subtitles, heavily relying on AI to improve its tools and products. Miguel's journey began eight years ago, focusing on building speech recognition capabiliti…

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Decoding Viral Trends with Chelsie Hall of ViralMoment 36:18

5M ago36:18

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Chelsie Hall, CEO + Co-founder of AI startup ViralMoment, discusses the power of short-form video analytics with Joan. ViralMoment specializes in AI-powered, machine learning-driven B2B SaaS social intelligence, focusing on platforms like TikTok. They analyze video content beyond hashtags, uncovering its impact on audience beliefs, behaviors, and p…

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Emotional AI: Building Better Human Connections with Rana Gujral, Behavioral Signals 47:54

5M ago47:54

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Rana Gujral, CEO of Behavioral Signals, joins Joan to discuss his company's groundbreaking work in emotional AI. Behavioral Signals extracts nuanced emotional, behavioral, and mental states from conversational tones, essential for developing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Their technology identifies emotions and behaviors from voice signals…

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BONUS Episode! Joan Interviewed by Jennie Stenhouse, CTO of Clarity AI 1:13:38

5M ago1:13:38

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In this engaging BONUS episode, hosted by Joan Bajorek and featuring special guest interviewer Jennie Stenhouse, CTO of Clarity AI, listeners gain exclusive insights into Joan's dynamic career journey. They delve into practical AI applications and productivity tools, exploring AI's impact in sectors like agriculture and discussing entrepreneurship …

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Show 194: The End 1:30:32

6M ago1:30:32

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Nine years ago, almost to the day, we recorded our first episode of the Beervana Podcast. All things must end, and it is with deep gratitude and appreciation that we announce this is our last show. If you'd like to read a bit more of a formal obit, we have one here.https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2024/5/2/old-podcasts-dont-dieThanks for every…

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Behind the Scenes of MailChimp and TurboTax: AI Literacy with Nicolle Merrill of Intuit 42:22

6M ago42:22

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In this conversation, guest Nicolle Merrill (she/her), Principal Conversation Designer at Intuit, discusses her role in designing conversational AI experiences and prompt engineering for generative AI products. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the problem being solved and setting clear boundaries for the AI solution. Nicolle also high…

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Building an Inclusive AI with John Pasmore of Latimer.ai, "BlackGPT" 41:40

6M ago41:40

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John Pasmore (he/him), CEO & Founder of Latimer.ai, collaborates with Joan to explore the importance of an inclusive LLM. Latimer.ai, an AI-driven B2B SaaS platform, enhance the representation of Black & Brown histories & cultures in LLMs. The goal is to provide a more accurate & bias-free reflection of diverse cultures & histories. John shares his…

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LLMs and Multimodal AI with Stefania Druga of Google 48:25

6M ago48:25

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In this episode, Dr. Stefania Druga (she/her), Research Scientist on the Bard (now Gemini) team at Google, shares insights into her work on developing multimodal AI applications. She explains how Bard, a LLM, is trained on a massive amount of internet data, enabling it to understand and generate text, summarize content, and interact with images. Th…

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Season 1 Trailer 3:00

6M ago3:00

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Your AI Roadmap launches next week! Enjoy a trailer of Season 1 featuring: Stefania Druga, Research Scientist, Google Gemini AI, John Pasmore, CEO, Latimer.ai, Nicolle Merrill, Founder, Boring AI and Principal Conversation Designer, Intuit, Noelle Russell, Founder and Chief AI Officer, AI Leadership Institute, Prem Kumar, CEO and Co-Founder, Humanl…

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Show 193: Polish Brewer Marek Kamiński on Grodziskie 1:12:20

8M ago1:12:20

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At this year’s Central European Brewers Festival, Polish brewer Marek Kamiński gave a presentation on the briefly extinct style of Grodziskie that has been making a comeback in its homeland. Jeff and Marek later sat down to discuss this fascinating style, its history, and how it’s doing today. We have that interview, along with the news and mailbag…

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Show 192: Czechia and Central Europe 1:02:27

9M ago1:02:27

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Today we’re going to go to Prague and Budapest, where Jeff recently spent ten days. He was there to speak at the Central European Brewers Conference, and had a chance to get caught up on the beer scenes in the region. The countries there have very diverse brewing backgrounds, from the Czechia, with local intact traditions dating back centuries, to …

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Creating the Holiday you Desire 12:40

11M ago12:40

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It's holiday season, are you dreading it or are you excited. Join Tracy as she helps you create the holiday that you want, regardless of what that looks like. We often carry on traditions simply because they exist. In this epiosde we want you to challenge those traditions and maybe come up with some new ones. If you want to have a coaching session …

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Show 191: Is the Era of “Next Big Thing” Over? 1:05:13

11M ago1:05:13

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Not long ago, we received a very interesting email in the mailbag. It came from Pete Hoppins of Portland’s British-influenced brewery, Away Days. It was the length of a short article and came with a color-coded graph. The essence of the email boiled down to a pithy question he posed about the viability of small breweries today. Pete asked: “Do you …

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Audioblog: Singha Beer, Don't Ask No Questions 8:08

11M ago8:08

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Audioblog: Singha Beer, Don't Ask No Questions by Jeff Alworth & Patrick EmersonAv Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson

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Kindness 15:00

11M ago15:00

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Join Meg and Tracy as they discuss how we can get a little more kindness into our life. How we can spread more kindness, be present to more kindness and make kindness something that is a year long activity, not just for the holidays. If you want to have a coaching session with either Meg or Tracy use this link: https://calendly.com/d/g6p-d8c-pvm…

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Show 190: Ryan Wagner and Megan Schwarz of Guinness Chicago 56:47

12M ago56:47

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In September, Dublin's Guinness Brewery opened its second American site, this time in Chicago. Jeff went to the Windy City to check it out and while he was there, sat down with Ryan Wagner, who helped see the project over the finish line, and brewer Megan Schwarz.Av Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson

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Unwanted Change 28:38

12M ago28:38

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What do you do when you are faced with unwanted change. The kind of change that is non negotiable, it has to happen because it is happening and you can't change it anyway. How do you deal with those emotions that rise up and make you feel disappointed, frustrated, maybe even angry. Meg i in the thick of unwanted change at the moment and she shares …

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Celebrating 150 30:57

12M ago30:57

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Cue the Confetti!! Join Meg and Tracy as they celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast. Today they reflect on how they have grown and invite you to do the same thing. Most importantly they want to thank each and every one of you who listen to the podcast. Thank you for being with us on this amazing journey. We can't wait to see where the next 150 epis…

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Show 189: The Problem With Style 1:04:45

12M ago1:04:45

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When we think of different beers, our minds almost immediately frame them in terms of “style.” IPAs and witbiers and Czech dark lagers: this is how we’ve come to understand beer. Today we get philosophical and ask the question: what if styles aren’t the only way to think about beer? What if, rather than illuminating something essential about beer, …

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Meditation Myths and How to Start 25:16

12M ago25:16

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Do you know you only need 30 seconds to meditate. If you think meditation is sitting on a cushion in front of a candle humming then this episode is for you. Today we bust the myths around meditation. How movement is also apart of meditation and having a quiet mind is not necessary. If you want to have a coaching session with either Meg or Tracy use…

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Choosing Compassion in Polarized Conversations 20:11

1y ago20:11

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Meg and Tracy dive into a difficult topic in this weeks episode. We talk about polorized conversation and we hope that it can help anyone out there who is experiencing difficult emotions and they don't know how to navigate them. We do not talk about world events or provide political opinion but rather provide options for yourself when you are in a …

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Show 188: The Business of Hops with Max Coleman 1:06:11

1y ago1:06:11

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Today we are joined by hop grower Max Coleman for a special edition of Beeronomics. Hops are a very unusual crop, sold only to a single industry for one purpose. How does this business relationship work? We’re going to ask Max how he knows which hops to grow and how many, and how the market for hops works.Photo: Max enveloped by a field of Mosaic h…

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Interview with Lianne The Spiritual Shiftworker 34:34

1y ago34:34

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In this weeks episode I interview Lianne McAughey. Lianne is a Police Officer currently working in the investigation unit. We discuss what it is like to be a Shiftworker. Lianne also has a podcast and was recently featured in LA Weekly for her podcast. She helps debunk the myths of meditation for us to create a practice that is unique for you. Lian…

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Audioblog: Pumpkin Ales Are Fun — And They’re Making a Quiet Return 5:11

1y ago5:11

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Several years ago, beer experienced its “tulip mania” moment in the form of a pumpkin ale bubble. Many of those were bad—but that was the breweries’ fault, not the style’s. These should function like fun autumnal rituals. The new crop may bring you back.Av Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson

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Your Mental Health An Interview with Sarah Rose 26:20

1y ago26:20

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We have a special gues on today's podcast. We would like to introduce you to Sarah Rose. She is a life coach and a mental health advocate. Sarah shares her story with Tracy and they discuss why mental health should be given the same arena as physical health. Sarah has thousands of hours logged as a life coach and her expertise is second to none. If…

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Show 187: Autumnal Beeronomics 1:05:12

1y ago1:05:12

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Today we are pulling out our green eyeshades and squinting at some data—it’s another episode of Beeronomics. Our intrepid economist is going to walk us through some numbers. Inflation, draft numbers, taprooms—we’re digging deep so you don’t have to.Cover photo: Midjourney (prompt: beer economics) Beer Tasting: Buoy Festbier…

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Asking for Help 11:45

1y ago11:45

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How hard is it for you to ask for Help? What are you missing out on when you don't ask for help? In today's episode Tracy dives into why she finds it so hard to ask for help. Childhood teachings and watching other people shapes our experiences and our beliefs. Listen in and see how you can learn to easily ask for help. If you want to have a coachin…

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Who Are You 14:16

1y ago14:16

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When someone asks you, tell me about you, how do you answer? Do you tell them what you do for a living? Do you tell them you have a partner or kids or that your single? Do you tell them your hobbies? We are so much more than all of that. Join Tracy as she guides you through discovering your story and discovering who you are. If you want to have a c…

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Show 186: The Hop Harvest 56:47

1y ago56:47

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For the second year in a row, we have decamped to Loyal Legion, a local pub that reliably has one of the best selections of fresh hop beers in town. As we sit here and turn our tongues green, we’re going to discuss the hop harvest. Patrick and Jeff went down to Coleman Farms a few weeks back to witness it, and we’re going to walk you through the pr…

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The Ebb and Flow of Friendships 16:14

1y ago16:14

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Join Tracy and Meg in this conversation about friendships. This was brought about because Tracy spoke to a work friend that she had not been in touch with pre pandemic. It's a reflection on friendships how they come into our life how they leave our lives and how we are not taught this as children. Not all friendships will be permanent. Grab a coffe…

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Audioblog: Fresh Hop Beer Report 7:05

1y ago7:05

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After screwing around on the margins for a while, this week I really plunged into the fresh hop marketplace. What I've discovered has been both unusual and enlightening. Here's an early-season report.Av Jeff Alworth & Patrick Emerson