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The Practice and Power of Forgiving w/ Dr Fred Luskin Mar 24, 2022

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Kara Swisher - The Most Influential Journalist in Tech Mar 23, 2022

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How did Kara Swisher become Silicon Valley's most feared, trusted, and respected journalist?Oh not to mention media personality. Come learn! Technology has changed rapidly over Swisher's career. From the invention of the internet to the emergence of the metaverse. How does she stay on top of a rapidly changing industry? Looking back on her career, what has surprised her about where technology has gone? After a lifetime of being the main tech reporter, what's next for her? What does she have planned for Sway? About Kara Swisher: Kara Swisher is the host of “Sway,” the new twice-weekly interview podcast about power by New York Times Opinion. She has been a contributing Opinion writer since 2018. Over her career, Ms. Swisher has hosted hundreds of news making interviews, going head-to-head with prominent figures including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Rupert Murdoch, Stacey Abrams, Kim Kardashian and President Barack Obama. Her early and no-holds-barred coverage of the technology industry earned her a reputation as “Silicon Valley’s most feared and well-liked journalist.” Ms. Swisher studied at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where she wrote her first technology story for the school paper (it was in 1980 -- and the technology was pay phones). She subsequently received a graduate degree from Columbia University’s School of Journalism, became an editor at The City Paper in Washington, D.C., and interned at The Washington Post, where she worked her way up to reporter and covered nascent digital companies like America Online (a.k.a. AOL). Ms. Swisher moved to the San Francisco bureau of The Wall Street Journal in the 1990s as one of the first reporters on the internet beat and eventually began her popular “Boom Town” column. With her longtime collaborator Walt Mossberg, she was a co-producer of the technology conference “D: All Things Digital,” where they interviewed major tech figures including Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. The duo later founded Recode, which was sold to Vox in 2015. In addition to her contributions to The Times, Ms. Swisher is an editor-at-large at New York Media, host of the “Pivot” podcast and executive producer of the Code Conference. She is also the author of “aol.com: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates, Nailed the Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web” and co-author of the sequel, “There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere.” She currently lives in Washington with her fiancée, various cats and dogs, and her three children, one of whom just left to start college in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Town Hall w/ Chesa Boudin Mar 22, 2022

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Town hall meetings play a key role in our democracy. It's a time where our elected officials can hear directly from the voters. Manny's is starting a monthly town hall with elected officials from all over the city to help facilitate discussion between the people and our representatives. Our first town hall is with District Attorney Chesa Boudin, San Francisco's top prosecutor.

STACKED @ Manny's: We Are the Student Vote Mar 21, 2022

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Stacked is a student-run political action committee that is devoted to expanding the political influence of the student voting bloc. Over the years, the deck has been stacked against us and we’re now saying, “Let’s reshuffle the cards” towards a more equitable future for each of us. Students across the country have the power to influence state and federal elections in favor of a progressive student agenda. We plan to own that power. Bios of StackedPAC Panel: Jordan Harzynski - Jordan is a sophomore at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., studying Political Communication, Business, and Public Health. Over the past three years, Jordan has focused his time and efforts to engage students in the political process. While he was at George Mason University during his freshman year, Jordan helped several campaigns leading up to the 2020 election and founded a Students for Biden-Harris group on campus. Jordan recognized the importance of youth engagement for Democratic victories and wanted to do more. He saw the power of the youth vote and wanted to find ways to continue the effort of mobilizing students. It began with the recognition that the deck was stacked against the youth of today and future generations. So Jordan founded StackedPAC to ensure students are registered and mobilized for upcoming elections and is joining fellow students in reshuffling the cards in favor of a student agenda. Prameela Bartholomeusz - Prameela is StackedPAC's Senior Advisor and CEO of Tactical Strategies LLC. She has helped to build the organization, its strategic plan and the tactical strategies that StackedPAC has been setting in place. Prameela also helps to oversee fundraising and the overall operations at StackedPAC. She has spent over 20 years in the tech industry in Finance and business operations, and her involvement in the 2008 presidential election which had her crisscrossing the country, led her to continue to stay civically engaged at the local, state and national levels and making this pivot to political consulting. Prameela has served on the 2008 DNC Platform Committee, held leadership roles in CA at the the county and state party level, helped organize for two presidential campaigns and served on the DNC National Finance Committee. Jayla Allen - Jayla is a current M.A. Candidate in African American Studies at Columbia University. She graduated from Prairie View A&M University with a degree in Political Science and Legal Studies. Throughout her undergraduate tenure, Jayla entered into the world of activism and organizing. In 2018, Jayla joined alongside the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund as a student plaintiff in Allen v. Waller, a federal voting-rights lawsuit challenging discriminatory and improper voting practices against Black student voters. Now more than ever, it is important for young people to exercise their right to vote and expand political influence in all elections; StackedPAC will galvanize students across the country and show the political power that young people hold today. Ethan Choi - Ethan is an economics major at Claremont McKenna College. He was raised in the Bay Area and is the son of two immigrants. Over the past three years, Ethan has been involved in local and state-wide activism including working as a media director under Prameela Bartholomoesuz on multiple civic causes, serving as a lead intern at the Santa Clara County Democratic Party during high school, and leading his high school's activism organization as its co-president. He recognizes that working collectively and nationally is critical to electing more leaders who will represent us. Mary Harmon - Mary attends Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, studying Special Education and American Sign Language. Entering college, she was clear she wanted to get involved in both her school and the Kalamazoo community. She gained a love for activism through the College Democrats at Western Michigan University for which she is currently president and is also active with Planned Parenthood of Kalamazoo. Mary was keen to become involved with StackedPAC due to the opportunities afforded students to focus in a more structured and effective way to advocate for issues at a campus, state and national level. She believes StackedPAC has and will make a difference in elections by both mobilizing and educating people on issues we should all care about, in a way that will bring us together.

WTF Happened in Congress? w/ Dan Pfeiffer Mar 18, 2022

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We had Former Senior Advisor to Barack Obama - Dan Pfeiffer talk about the current state of Congress and what happened the previous year. How can democrats make moves to combat republican media takeover? Who do you see as the future speaker of the house? Who would bring you back to the White House? We were able to answer all these questions! Join us again for another conversation with these political all stars.

Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us w/ Rep. Ro Khanna Mar 18, 2022

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Representative Ro Khanna represents California’s 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his third term. As a legislator, Rep. Khanna is addressing the possible regulations that may impact consumer privacy, the cognitive impacts of social media, and much more.

Foraging: Where to Find Them and What to Eat w/ Owen Janson Mar 17, 2022

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Foraging has become a popular activity across the Bay Area and the nation. Where am I able to go to harvest? How do I make sure I don't die? Why has foraging become so popular lately? Foraging can be a form of self sustenance and the rejection of a consumeristic culture. In a lot of ways, it is becoming a form of resistance. Sometimes it's just an engaging activity. Be a part of the growing conversation on foraging here in the Bay Area. Join us at Manny's. About Owen: Owen is a computational biologist, aspiring ethnomycologist, and mushroom-hunter interested in all things fungal. While learning how to identify wild mushrooms as a kid growing up in the Bay Area, he became fascinated by the intersection of mushrooms, foraging, and society and culture. After graduating from college, left the US on a fellowship to study modern and traditional mushroom foraging systems in 6 countries across Eurasia. Returning home, he is excited to become a part of the growing interest in mushroom foraging that is gripping the Bay Area.

Episode 5 - AZ Mar 13, 2022

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Episode 4 - WI - Ben Wilker Mar 13, 2022

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Episode 3 - GA - Nikema Williams Mar 13, 2022

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