News August 9, 2022

News Stories

• Four Days of Being Fed Penguins

  SPEAKER: Paul Nicklen

  Antarctica is truly the last great continent. Always so full of grandeur, legend, mystery, and mind-bending beauty, being in her presence is my addiction. During a National Geographic assignment in South Georgia, Antarctica, I encountered a beautiful leopard seal who loved to blow bubbles in my face. My guess is she was challenging the other […]

• (Podcast) – Doug “DJ” Sandler – Speaker, Trainer, Best Selling Author, Top Ranked Podcast Host of The Nice Guys on Business Podcast. Learn how to create a “CULTURE OF NICE”

  SPEAKER: John Foley

  (The High performance Podcast) – Doug points out that praise for a job well done is a much more powerful motivator for employees than criticism of their mistakes. So, as a small business owner, he describes how he likes to make a habit of catching his team members in the process of doing something right and finding opportunities to praise them for their performance.

• Paulson and Geithner Are Among Ex-Treasury Chiefs Backing Inflation Act

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  A bipartisan group of five former Treasury secretaries endorsed the tax, climate and spending bill that Democrats hope will salvage key parts of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. The group, which includes former secretaries Henry Paulson, who served under George W. Bush, and Timothy Geithner, under Barack Obama, added their voices to debate of the […]

• Esri scientist dives to the deepest point in the ocean

  SPEAKER: Victor Vescovo

  Esri’s Dawn Wright successfully dove Challenger Deep at 10,909 meters, nearly 7 miles, with Explorer Victor Vescovo. The expedition to the deepest point on Earth will collect images and data advancing marine science and conservation. Dawn Wright, chief scientist at Esri, successfully completed a descent to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in […]

• Osterholm updates on monkeypox vaccine dearth, who should be vaccinated

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (CBS) – Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, joined CBS Mornings on Wednesday to discuss where the cases are occurring and the issues with supplying vaccines.

• (Podcast) Living in a Dream World

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Chasing Life) – Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to neuroscientist and dream expert, Sidarta Ribeiro, about the importance of dreaming, what goes on in our bodies while we’re dreaming, and how to take control of our dream world.

• Gingrich, last House speaker to visit Taiwan, downplays China threats

  SPEAKER: Newt Gingrich

  (Washington Post) – China’s threats are largely “bluff,” Gingrich said.

• How China could retaliate after Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (GZERO) – Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

• Michael Pillsbury: The Chinese think that the ‘One China’ policy is going to be modified

  SPEAKER: Michael Pillsbury

  (FOX) – Michael Pillsbury talks China’s threats towards Taiwan.

• Ready to Bet on Success? Follow Molly Bloom’s Playbook

  SPEAKER: Molly Bloom

  (NCSL) – Author and entrepreneur Molly Bloom on reinvention: “One thing I know is when you don’t like the way a story is going, you can rewrite it.”

• “Why I love being a Viking godmother”

  SPEAKER: Lady Fiona Carnarvon

  Lady Fiona Carnarvon manages affairs at Highclere Castle, recognised worldwide as Downton Abbey. She’s a writer, broadcaster and godmother to two Viking cruise ships.

• (Podcast) – The Paradigm Shift Episode 71 With David Meltzer Featuring Dr. Steven Gundry

  SPEAKER: Craig Siegel

  (Craig Siegel Podcast) – Dr. Gundry illustrates the misconceptions about the ketogenic diet and the difference between brown white and beige fats.

• Dr. Sanjay Gupta: While monkeypox cases rise, why are we waiting for the cavalry to rescue us?

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (CNN) – There is no doubt we are capable, and we are prepared. The question is will we use all those remarkable resources and respond, or we will wait and suffer until the cavalry has to rescue us once again?

• Monkeypox Is About to Become the Next Public Health Failure

  SPEAKER: Scott Gottlieb

  (New York Times) – But it wasn’t until late June that the C‌enters for Disease Control and Prevention expanded testing for monkeypox to large commercial labs like Quest Diagnostics and Labcorp for more capacity and access.

• The Four Mysteries of Pelosi’s Troublesome Taiwan Trip

  SPEAKER: Niall Ferguson

  (Bloomberg) – Tensions over the island haven’t been this high since 1996, and a visit by the House speaker could push China to the brink.

• (Podcast) – John “RAMER” Ramstead – Navy Combat Fighter Pilot / Fortune 500 Manager / Serial Entrepreneur who had a near death experience and changed his life forever on this important lesson to know Thyself before anything else!

  SPEAKER: John Foley

  (The High Performance Zone) – John contrasts the command and control and servant leadership models and explains how to create a culture of excellence and integrity through training people to have the knowledge, experience, and tools to do their jobs effectively.

• An Air of Gentle Romanticism

  SPEAKER: Paul Nicklen

  (Born Wild) – Graced with streaks, splashes, and countless shades of gray, a gray whale’s scarring and natural pigmentation make the perfect ocean camouflage.

• NASA Announces Astronaut Shane Kimbrough to Retire

  SPEAKER: Shane Kimbrough

  (NASA) – NASA’s Shane Kimbrough is retiring after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His last day with the agency is Sunday, July 31.

• (Podcast) Chasing Life – Learning to Live After Loss

  SPEAKER: Sanjay Gupta

  (Chasing Life) – Time heals all wounds, so the saying goes. But that’s not always the case.

• (Podcast) – Rafael Mangual on Crime in America

  SPEAKER: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

  (Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast) – How do we remind Americans of the inherent good of America?

• (Podcast) – Former FDIC Chair on Crypto, The Fed, and Student Debt

  SPEAKER: Sheila Bair

  (Motley Fool Money) – Former FDIC Chair on Crypto, The Fed, and Student Debt

• Monkeypox concern level is a 10 out of 10, HHS Secretary says

  SPEAKER: Poppy Harlow

  CNN’s Poppy Harlow presses US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra over his concern level of the monkeypox outbreak and why the Biden administration has yet to declare a public health emergency.

• Saudi Arabia’s repressive power politics

  SPEAKER: Ian Bremmer

  (GZERO) – On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks to Haykel, a Saudi expert, who discusses how MBS consolidated power and more.

• Why scrapping the corporation tax rise is a no-brainer

  SPEAKER: Tyler Goodspeed

  (Cap X) – Economic policymaking is about tradeoffs.

• Pence to offer roadmap for conservatives in DC speech ahead of Trump’s return to the nation’s capital

  SPEAKER: Mike Pence

  (CNN) – What remains unclear is whether Pence’s approach to winning friends within the Republican tent is helping him influence the direction of the party whose base voters remain in the thrall of Trump.

• Pence’s former chief of staff Marc Short appears before January 6 grand jury

  SPEAKER: Marc Short

  (CNN) — Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, confirmed Monday that he testified last week in front of a grand jury investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

• Former CDC director rejects COVID natural-occurrence theory pushed by Fauci

  SPEAKER: Robert Redfield

  (FOX) – Redfield said he supports objective analysis of COVID’s origin.

• Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader

  SPEAKER: Stephen Harper

  (The Globe and Mail) – Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has endorsed Pierre Poilievre to be the party’s next leader.

• Stephen Harper says Pierre Poilievre has the best chance to win the next federal election

  SPEAKER: Stephen Harper

  (CBC) – The former prime minister has never endorsed a candidate during a leadership race

• How to Live With Covid When You Are Tired of Living With Covid

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (New York Times) – The BA.5 surge is a reminder that we need to take precautions to avoid illness, slow the relentless cycle of new variants and minimize the disruption to our daily lives.

• New price transparency regulations for hospitals, insurers empower patients

  SPEAKER: Seema Verma

  (STAT) – For too long, we have been left in the dark when it comes to the cost of medical treatments and procedures.

• Finding Myself In Photography

  SPEAKER: Paul Nicklen

  (Born Wild) – Antarctica is my favorite place on the planet for many reasons: it has a staggering impact on regulating systems that stretch around the globe, is home to some of the most remarkable species ever to have existed, and is the only continent dedicated to peace and science.

• Goldman Sachs CEO: Public safety is the fabric of our existence

  SPEAKER: Poppy Harlow

  (CNN) – Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow that people need to “prepare for an environment … of higher inflation.”

• Acting AG Rosen stepping down as Trump administration ends

  SPEAKER: Jeffrey Rosen

  (Reuters) – Rosen, 62, a former deputy transportation secretary under President Donald Trump who was sworn in as deputy attorney general in May 2019, took the reins of the Justice Department after Bill Barr announced he would step down on Dec. 23.

• Welcome, Dr. Kevin Pho! – KevinMD.com, Social media’s leading physician voice

  SPEAKER: Kevin Pho, MD

  (Jillian Rigert) – Dr. Pho is a board-certified internal medicine physician, a national media commentator, co-author of the book, Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices, and an acclaimed keynote speaker.

• (Podcast) – Historical lessons to improve health care today

  SPEAKER: Kevin Pho, MD

  (Kevin Pho Podcast) – Medical advances can often stir up ethical issues, which ripple into two courts: the court of law and the court of public opinion.

• 6 affordable summer wines for beaching and barbecuing

  SPEAKER: Leslie Sbrocco

  (Today) – Bring these wallet-friendly wines — from dry pinks to succulent reds — to any summer soiree.

• Using inquiry-based stress reduction to treat medical malpractice stress syndrome

  SPEAKER: Kevin Pho, MD

  (Kevin Pho Podcast) – We tell ourselves that our anxiety is a small price to pay for all this success. Sometimes it takes a life-changing event to see that the truths we hold so close are not helping us. We are successful despite our anxiety, not because of it.

• Our Health Workers Are Still in Crisis. Something Must Change.

  SPEAKER: Dave Chokshi

  (Aspen Ideas) – After two devastating years fighting the pandemic, how do we rebuild and support stronger health care and public health workforces? Dave Chokshi, who helped lead New York City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, shares his thoughts with Aspen Ideas: Health.

• The Future is Blue – Born Wild

  SPEAKER: Paul Nicklen

  (Born Wild) – The ocean is a precious global resource. Having a real, positive impact on our oceans will require hard work and innovation, but the potential rewards, for business and the planet alike, may well be incalculable.

• (Podcast) Straight Talk with Hank Paulson Episode 67: Sara Menker

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  (Straight Talk) – Sara Menker (Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence) joins Hank on Straight Talk.

• (Podcast) Straight Talk with Hank Paulson – Sarah Menker

  SPEAKER: Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

  (Straight Talk with hank Paulson) – Sara Menker (Founder and CEO, Gro Intelligence) joins Hank on Straight Talk to discuss the impact growing up in Africa had on her, global food security and climate change, and founding Gro Intelligence to address the fundamental flaws in our food system.

• ‘This is a stay-tuned moment’: Dr. Michael Osterholm on omicron uptick

  SPEAKER: Michael Osterholm

  (Becker’s Hospital Review) – Dr. Osterholm said there have been cases of reinfection between different omicron subvariants — adding that he thinks the current situation is a “stay-tuned moment.”

• How Robert Herjavec’s summer stacking boxes shaped his future in business

  SPEAKER: Robert Herjavec

  (Financial Post) – Long before Shark Tank and Dragons’ Den, investor and entrepreneur Robert Herjavec was an aimless teenager considering if and when he should pursue higher education. In the meantime, Herjavec’s father — a blue-collar Croatian immigrant who worked long hard hours at Toronto grocery store Dominion — pulled a string to get his son a summer job. Here’s what stacking boxes taught the chief executive of Cyderes about his future in business. As told to Rosemary Counter.

• PBA helps Olympian Johnny Quinn drive a bus for the first time

  SPEAKER: Johnny Quinn

  If you can drive a bobsled, you can drive a bus. At least that appears to be the case with Olympian Johnny Quinn. When the American bobsledder said yes to an invitation to deliver the keynote to the Pennsylvania Bus Association (PBA), he didn’t realize he would have the opportunity to fulfill a dream of getting behind the […]

• The power of *not* doing things

  SPEAKER: Rachel Botsman

  (ReThink With Rachel) –  When guilt comes up, it’s giving us an important message. It’s a guide to when our actions and choices are misaligned with our values: how we want to be working and living.

• Capturing “The Moment” in the Wild

  SPEAKER: Paul Nicklen

  (Born Wild) – The best camera is always the one you can afford, which includes your smartphone. The lenses and sensors in today’s devices are excellent, so everything you need to shoot wide-angle, night photography, and more might already be at your fingertips for no extra cost.

• Your questions about covid-19, answered by Dr. Leana Wen

  SPEAKER: Leana Wen

  (Washington Post) – Public health expert Leana S. Wen answers reader questions about covid-19 every week in her newsletter, The Checkup With Dr. Wen, and in occasional Q&As with readers.

• ‘Torched’ Podcast Returns for Second Season With Host Molly Bloom

  SPEAKER: Molly Bloom

  (Variety) – “I’m absolutely honored to keep telling stories from these athletes who have made so many sacrifices to achieve greatness,” says Bloom.

• Is it time for a national public health system?

  SPEAKER: Leana Wen

  (Washington Post) – A blue-ribbon commission assembled by the Commonwealth Fund has issued a report with a rather provocative conclusion: The United States needs a national public health system.