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Jay Acunzo, host of Unthinkable Nov 17, 2019

Show notes

In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Jay Acunzo, the host of the Unthinkable podcast. The theme for the October PBC playlist was “Disruption” and we listened to an episode of Unthinkable titled “How to Reinvent Live Music,” which highlights Sofar Sounds as a new way to experience music.

Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about:

Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Disruption
Sofar Sounds
Hidden Connection podcast, a new podcast from Tallie Gabriel, about hidden, but genuine moments in business and life
Marketing Showrunners
Jay’s podcast picks:
- The Coup: a “wildly entertaining” podcast by Ron Tite that goes inside the revolutions happening in business (on the Frequency Podcast Network)
- Savvy Psychologist: a podcast from Quick and Dirty Tips that explores “life challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.”

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

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Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)
Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts

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Disruption Listening List Roundup Nov 08, 2019

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Adela and Sara discuss the Disruption listening list, which explored the concept of disruption in both the business and the personal realms.

This is what we talked about:

Disruption podcast listening list
“Disruptive Innovation” Wikipedia article
Episode where Adela interviews Whitney Johnson
Sound Education conference
The Allusionist live shows
Lyceum – a revolution in audio learning
Moonface – audiofiction about a young Korean man who wants to come out to his mother, but can’t.
Last Day – about opioid addiction seen through the lens of family members who have lost someone to addiction
The Paris Review – audio version of the magazine by the same name.
Free Will podcast listening list for Podcast Brunch Club in November 2019

This month’s playlist was sponsored by the Odd Ball podcast.

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

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The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)
Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting

Podcast Brunch Club podcast: Whitney Johnson, host of Disrupt Yourself — **Whitney Johnson, host of Disrupt Yourself** Oct 22, 2019
Show notes

In this interview, Adela chats with Whitney Johnson, the host of the *Disrupt Yourself* podcast. The theme for the October PBC playlist was “Disruption” and we listened to an episode of *Disrupt Yourself with Whitney Johnson* titled “#100: Take the Right Kinds of Risks.”

Whitney is an absolute powerhouse. She is ranked on the Thinkers50 list, which is a global ranking of the 50 leading management thinkers and she’s an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption, a framework she developed after co-founding the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. She’s written a number of critically-acclaimed books on the power of disruption in both the business and the personal realms.

Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about:

Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Disruption

Adela’s interview on the *Disrupt Yourself* podcast

Loss aversion theory: “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman

Whitney’s interview with:

Brené Brown: Called to Courage

Adam Grant: Give and Take

James Clear: Just One Percent Better

7 accelerants of personal disruption (see episode #80: “Disrupt Your Self Today”):

Take the right kinds of risks/play where no one else is playing (see episode #100)

Play to your distinctive strengths (see episode #120)

Embrace your constraints

Battle our sense of entitlement

Step back to grow

Give failure its due

Be driven by discovery

Whitney has written three critically-acclaimed books:

“Disrupt Yourself: Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve”

“Build an A-Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve”

“Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream”

Whitney’s book recommendations:

“Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell” by Eric Schmidt

“Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box” by the Arbinger Institute

“Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.” by Brené Brown

“DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action Through Story” by Nancy Duarte

“24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week” by Tiffany Shlain

Find Whitney Johnson on her website, com. Email Whitney at wj@whitneyjohnson.com.

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

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Current Supporters include:

Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting

The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts

Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo

Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”

Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”

Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking

Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)

Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it

Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”

Roundup of the Radiolab G Series Sep 28, 2019

Show notes

Adela and Sara discuss the G series from Radiolab, which explored the concept of intelligence. They then diverge, as usual, to talk about other podcast recommendations.

This is what we talked about:

Radiolab G series podcast listening list
Sara’s Audible Feast newsletter is back!
Passenger List: audio fiction from Radiotopia that tells the story of a woman whose brother is on a plane that disappears over the ocean and tries to find out what happened
Still Processing launched their new season with a review of the democratic candidates for the US 2020 election
Confronting OJ Simpson: a true crime podcast in which the sister of murder victim Ron Goldman examines “the vicious crime that changed her life, and many others, forever”
1865: historical audio fiction podcast from Wondery that tells the story of the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination from the perspective of Edward Stanton, the secretary of the War Department
The Clearing: a true crime podcast about a serial killer told by his daughter. We also posted an interview with the host and producer of The Clearing, Josh Dean, on the PBC website.
An article about the Bleeped podcast, a podcast about censorship and the fight against it.
Inside Podcasting – a podcast by Skye Pillsbury, the writer of the Inside Podcasting newsletter. In each episode she interviews a podcaster about their craft. We featured her interview with Ian Chillag on our feed.

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club

Current Supporters include:

Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)
Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it

Bonus episode: Crossover with Inside Podcasting Sep 24, 2019

Show notes

This is a special bonus episode that features the first episode of the Inside Podcasting podcast. Skye Pillsbury, the writer of the Inside Podcasting newsletter, is now the host of their new podcast. We’re featuring the entirety of their first episode, which is an interview with Ian Chillag, the host of Everything is Alive.

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club

Current Supporters include:

Bullhorn – podcast listening any way you want it
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)

Roundup of Secrets Listening List Sep 04, 2019

Show notes

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Secrets, which included episodes from TED Radio Hour, The Tip Off, Family Secrets, and Showcase from Radiotopia. The playlist was curated by Becca Bryers, who hosts a podcast Multi Story.

We talked about:

Secrets podcast listening list
Stevie’s interview with Maeve McClenaghan, the host of The Tip Off, in which she recommends another episode, “Burnt,” which tells the story of a reporter who follows a tip about a person involved in terrorism.
Adela’s interview with Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, who was featured in the TED Radio Hour episode we listened to.
We went to Podcast Movement. Other upcoming conferences include Sound Education and She Podcasts.
Sara is listening/excited about listening to:
- Land of the Giants from Vox, which tells the story of the world’s biggest companies in miniseries format. The podcast is currently covering Amazon.
- Room 20, which is a documentary about the search for the identity of a man who was found unconscious and has been kept alive for 15+ years. Email Sara at audiblefeast@gmail.com if you want to share your own thoughts.
- 1619, a podcast hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones and produced by the New York Times about the history of slavery in the United States.
Adela has been listening to:
- Unravel Storytelling (recommended by Shannon from our Shanghai chapter) is a storytelling podcast covering their live shows in Shanghai.
- Podyssey.fm (a new organizational partner) invited Adela to put together a playlist for Women’s Equality Day. With Sara’s help, she put together a playlist called “The Struggle for Women’s Equality in All Aspects of Life.”

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club

Current Supporters include:

Podyssey – an online community for podcast lovers (aka “the Goodreads for podcasts”)
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking

Mohamed El Abed, creator of the Secrets Series on Showcase from Radiotopia Aug 28, 2019

Show notes

In this interview, Stevie chats with the creator behind Secrets series that appeared on the Showcase from Radiotopia podcast, Mohamed El Abed. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to the first episode in the Secrets series that ran on Showcase as part of our podcast listening list on the theme of Secrets. The episode, entitled “Secrets #1 – Discover a Secret,” begins to tell the story of Mohamed’s search to connect with his half-sister, who had been kept a secret for decades. The six-part series weaves this story throughout all of its episodes, but also uses each episode to tell the standalone story of another person’s secret.

Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about:

Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Secrets
Secrets series of Showcase by Radiotopia
Mohamed’s podcast picks:
- Running from Cops – “investigates COPS – the longest running reality show in TV history – and its cultural impact on policing in America.”
- Mystery Show – the now canceled show from Gimlet Media
Get in touch with Mohamed:
- Mohamed’s Instagram: @mohamedelabed
- Mohamed’s Twitter: @mohamedelabed
- Soundtelling.com – Mohamed’s production studio

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club

Current Supporters include:

Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”

The Tip Off creator, Maeve McClenaghan Aug 22, 2019

Show notes

In this interview, Stevie (PBC chapter leader in Minneapolis) chats with the creator behind The Tip Off, Maeve McClenaghan. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to an episode of The Tip Off as part of our podcast listening list on the theme of Secrets. The episode, entitled “Ep. 18 All the President’s Club Men,” tells the story of Madison Marriage, a journalist for the Financial Times, who went undercover at an exclusive fundraising event to expose its sleazy underbelly.

Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about:

Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Secrets
The Tip Off episode about the exposé of R Kelly
The Tip Off episode, “Burnt,” which tells the story of a journalist who was following the lead on a terrorism story when everything fell apart.
Maeve’s podcast picks:
- In the Dark, Season 2 (the story of Curtis Flowers, who was tried for the same crime six times)
- Criminal
- Off Menu (two comedians talking to people about their favorite meal)
Get in touch with Maeve & The Tip Off:
- Maeve’s Twitter: @MaeveMCC
- The Tip Off Twitter: @TipOffPodcast
- Email: tipoffpodcast@gmail.com

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club

Current Supporters include:

Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”

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Roundup of the Breaking the News playlist Aug 10, 2019

Show notes

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Breaking the News, which included episodes from Crazy/Genius, After the Fact, Recode Decode, and The NewsWorthy.

We talked about:

Breaking the News podcast listening list
PBC Virtual Chapter meets by videoconference every month
Lantigua Williams & Co is a new sponsor and produces some amazing podcasts including
- 70 Million: a documentary podcast that tells the stories of how locals are addressing the role of jails in their communities
- Feeling My Flo: a reported podcast where menstruation is an event that happens to all types of bodies across the gender spectrum.
- Latina to Latina: an interview series hosted by Alicia Menendez who talks to remarkable Latinas.
The Venn Media (another PBC sponsor) puts out a weekly nonpartisan podcast playlist about the issues surrounding the 2020 US election
Pod Save America’s democratic candidate interviews
Embedded mini-series on Mitch McConnell
Soul Music episode “Back to Black” about Amy Winehouse’s song Back to Black
Little Tiny podcast: 10 minute episodes that explore world history via the small things that have shaped it
60-Second Science from Scientific American: quick reports and commentaries on the world of science
Overheard at National Geographic: conversations with National Geographic’s explorers, photographers, and scientists
The Wild: explores wildlife and the complex web of ecosystems they inhabit and tells the stories of people working in and protecting the wild around us

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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club

Current Supporters include:

Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo

PostSecret Founder, Frank Warren Aug 01, 2019

Show notes

In this interview, Adela chats with the founder of PostSecret, Frank Warren. PostSecret is a project that allows people to send in anonymous, decorated postcards with a secret on it. Frank gave a TED Talk in 2012 called “Half a Million Secrets,” which told the story of the PostSecret project and the impact of sharing a secret with a stranger. The TED Talk was featured on a recent TED Radio Hour episode called “Keeping Secrets” which the Podcast Brunch Club community is listening to as part of the podcast listening list on Secrets.

Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about:

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Audio editing and production by Steve Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.

Support Podcast Brunch Club! Current Supporters include:

Lantigua Williams & Co – the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
The Venn – a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts

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