Fringe Voices James Oehler

Today we talk with Professor Keith about cryptocurrency trading/investing. He's an interesting guy and we had a good discussion. NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.

Professor Keith can be found on:
Twitter: @Carolinakeith_1
Website:  http://786unlimited.com

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Today, I’m very honored to speak with Lawrence Lessig. For those that don’t know this impressive human.
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, prior to which he founded the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, and taught at the University of Chicago. Founder of Equal Citizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons, Lessig serves on the Scientific Board of AXA Research Fund and has received numerous awards including a Webby, Free Software Foundation's Freedom Award, Scientific American 50 and Fastcase 50 Awards.
Cited by The New Yorker as “the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era,” Lessig's current work addresses “institutional corruption”—relationships which, while legal, weaken public trust in an institution—especially as that affects democracy. His books include:
They Don't Represent Us (November 2019), Fidelity & Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution (May 2019), America, Compromised (2018), Republic, Lost v2 (2015), Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It (2011) among many others. Lessig holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in philosophy from Cambridge University, and a JD from Yale.
We get in a little bit of Lawrence's personal background, why he didn't become a corporate lobbyist.

We discuss why we need to get fundraising type money out of politics.

What public campaign financing looks like and how citizens could take part in this.

We discuss civic juries, what they are and how they can be useful for our democracy.

How everyday citizens can meaningfully impact our democracy right now.

We also discuss electoral college reform and his non-profit that is working on this named Fix the College.

And some media recommendations. Namely, the The Swamp on HBO and his podcast Another Way.

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Note: the background music is by my good friend Taavi of https://bestproducer.substack.com/

Hey, its James Oehler and welcome back to the Fringe Voices show. I just want to thank Niles as a new Patreon subscriber, the new ratings on Apple podcasts and the new review from bingo4213. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. This week I’m featuring interesting friends of mine that do cool stuff.

Today we welcome Taavi Haapala, we talk about his rap group Bag Boyz, the musical colloboration project Hōi with his wife. Taavi's musical interests and influences. How Taavi approaches his music and his different styles. How Buddhism has impacted his life and art.  And just life. It's a great episode and let me know what you think and make sure to share this if you like it.

These are links to Taavi's projects:

Taavi's newsletter: THE BEST MUSIC PRODUCER™ Newsletter/Podcast
https://www.thebestmusicproducer.com/

BAG BOYZ: http://bagboyz.net/   
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bagboyz_official/
Hōi: hoimusic.love    IG: https://www.instagram.com/hoimusic/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/taavihaapala/
Nichiren Buddhism (SGI-USA) http://www.sgi-usa.org

Hey it’s James and welcome back to the Fringe Voices show. I wanted to give a shout out to 2 recent reviews on Apple Podcasts from chris3412 and gardener2591. Thanks! Again, if you’re enjoying the content of this show please subscribe, rate and review on wherever you listen to podcasts. I would definitely appreciate it!
Today I welcome a very special guest Niles Heckman. Niles is a documentary photographer & filmmaker, essayist, and speaker who's work focuses around themes of ageless wisdom for our modern times. Sharing insights in his films, spoken-word essays, podcast An Infinite Path also his productions with the films Transmutations and Shamans of the Global Village. He has also worked on multiple Academy Award-winning teams in Hollywood with New Line Cinema, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, and Marvel Studios.
Some things we discuss:
What draws you to do the work you do? You have worked in Hollywood and sometimes Hollywood can be a bit generic but your work is very unique.What was your life like growing up, what’s a bit of your background?How did your early years influence your later life?Take aways from his popular film Shamans of the Global VillageWhat’s your spiritual journey been like and what spiritualities are you drawn to and why?How Niles approaches being a parent in this modern eraNiles recommends some great media:The Master Key System (book)As a Man Thinketh (book)The Kybalion (book)The Habit Poem (Anonymous poem)Ron Fricke DocumentariesDavid Attenborough (documentarian)Finding Vivian Maier (documentary)Hearts of Darkness (documentary)Blood Road (documentary)Jiro Dreams of Sushi (documentary)Exit Through the Gift Shop (documentary)Living Myth podcastPsychedelic Salon podcastThe Higherside Chats podcast

Today, I welcome Micah Uetricht. Micah Uetricht is the deputy editor of Jacobin and host of Jacobin Radio's podcast The Vast Majority. He is the author of Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity and coauthor of Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism. Micah can also be found on Twitter.


In this episode we discuss:
What is Democratic Socialism? Isn't there socialism for big businesses and the rich in the USA? Will Democratic Socialism ever dominate US politics? A bit of Micah's personal history The Bernie Sanders campaign His newest book cowritten with Meagan Day A strategy for progressives to transform current politics The missing Joe Biden campaign A bit about Jacobin and his podcast A great historical book recommendationThanks Micah!
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Today, I spoke with Rachel Balkovec, she is the first female full time hitting coach in MLB. Rachel is extremely hard working, she has 2 Master's degrees in Human Movement Science and has played multiple sports herself. She is an amazing person and she shares her challenges to becoming the first female hitting coach in the MLB with the New York Yankees. Her stint in the Latin American league and learning Spanish to prepare for this experience. This was a long, winding journey for Rachel and it wasn't easy and there was a lot of grit, resilience and perseverance on her part. She spoke about being a waitress, working at a retail store and having an unpaid internship before being hired by the Yankees.
We also talk about the possibility of the first female baseball player, her favorite podcasts and books and her additional work helping females in their own careers through her Virtual Handshake Academy. 


Links to visit
Rachel's personal  website and Virtual Handshake Academy website that helps other females in their careers. Rachel's Twitter Rachel's podcast The Theta Wave Podcast Rachel's favorite podcasts: MindStrong Project, Finding Mastery, Laughter Permitted and The Gabby Reece Show--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fringe-voices/support