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Arlan’s Coronavirus update, Saturday March 21 Mar 21, 2020

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I now listen to 16 daily podcasts about the state of the world and coronavirus, and am going to be breaking down some of my learnings in these episodes so you don’t have to listen to 16!! :) NPR, CNN, BBC, VOX, Pod Save, Politico, Trevor Noah, Maddow, WSJ, NYT, The Economist, all shaken up and stirred with my non-expert, non-journalistic takes.

COVID-19 - #7: Tuesday - Singer @Janine provides some positivity + your voicemail Mar 18, 2020

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Visit @Janine on Instagram and Twitter

COVID-19 - #6: Monday - Who’s taking care of the caretakers? Mar 16, 2020

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This morning I wanted to focus on the people who are not only their family’s caretaker, but are running a company at this time of great uncertainty. Let’s discuss how we take care of them and ourselves.

COVID-19 - #5: Sunday plea for social distancing + YOUR voicemails! Mar 15, 2020

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The facts don’t lie. We are putting others in danger if we don’t take social distancing seriously *now*. Let’s take care of each other. + you sent in your voice messages and I’ll continue to air some of them!

COVID-19 - #4: Saturday live phone call re: coronavirus with listeners Mar 14, 2020

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The experimentation rolls on. Today I tried anchor.fm’s feature that lets you add listeners to your recording for a dialogue. Quickly posted on twitter to join in, and had 3 amazing conversations that I think are super relatable in these times. Hear from Atlanta, Vancouver, and Abuja, Nigeria.

A special voicemail from Oxford! Mar 14, 2020

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These are the times for experimentation and getting back to basics. In this case my tinkering around with the anchor.fm app today helped me find a buried voicemail that made my day:) - Arlan

COVID-19 - #3: Friday Q&A about the Coronavirus Mar 13, 2020

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COVID-19 - #3: Friday Q&A about the Coronavirus

COVID-19 - #2: Thursday Q&A about the Coronavirus Mar 12, 2020

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Q&A about the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19. I answer 3 questions:

1. How are you personally affected by events being cancelled and postponed, and how are you preparing personally?

2. How does one navigate promoting their work during a crisis?

3. What have you heard from founders who are currently raising about how COVID-19 is affecting them? Is investing now scary or more appealing to investors?

COVID-19 - #1: Arlan's thoughts re: concern, hope, & opportunity Mar 12, 2020

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An impromptu episode about the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19. Let's virtual hug it out!

34. Nashlie Sephus, PhD - homegrown Jackson, MS millionaire Mar 08, 2020

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Dr. Nashlie H. Sephus sits down with Arlan in LA to discuss how she and her teammates—including YFM alum Jewel Burks-Solomon— turned their highly technical startup into a successful exit to Amazon in just a few short years. Today, Nashlie leads the Amazon Visual Search & AR team-Atlanta. She received her PhD from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology and her BS in ECE from Mississippi State University. Her core research area is Artificial Intelligence.
This native of Jackson, MS, recently became founder of The Bean Path non-profit which assists individuals with technical expertise/ guidance.

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Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)

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