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On this episode of Human Code, Abigail chats with Sanaa Hamri, a renowned film, television, music video, and commercial director from Tangier, Morocco. She is currently in an overall deal with Amazon Television Studios. She is directing S2 of their "Lord of the Rings" show coming off of their tentpole series S2 of "The Wheel of Time" as EP/Director. Hamri was previously Executive Producer/Director of the blockbuster series "Empire" on Fox Broadcasting from 2015 to 2020, overseeing all aesthetic aspects of the show including episodic directors, production design, music, art direction, and hair/wardrobe. She also had a first look deal with 20th Television during that time.

Hamri began her career as an editor under the mentorship of Malik Sayeed and within a few years, she began directing music videos. As an acclaimed music video director, Hamri's prolific career boasts collaborations with high profile hip hop/R&B musicians including Prince, Common, Lenny Kravitz, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, and Mary J. Blige. Her work has been celebrated by award nominations and wins for some of the industry's highest honors, including and NAACP Image Award for India Arie's 2003 "Little Things" as well as an MTV VMA for Nicki Minaj's 2010 blockbuster hit "Super Bass," which generated an online viewership of over one billion worldwide hits. Hamri also directed Mariah Carey's sold-out live arena concert documentary, "The Adventures of Mimi," which she shot in high-definition using 14 cameras.

Hamri's past episodic work includes directorial credits on some of TV's most watched programming: "Shameless" (on Showtime), "Rectify," "Nashville," "Elementary," "Glee," and "Desperate Housewives." She also shot the pilot for VH1's successful series "Hit The Floor," which is currently in its third season.

Hamri made her feature directorial debut in 2006 with the Focus Features romantic comedy "Something New." She has since directed the sequel to the Warner Bros hit "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," as well as the Fox Searchlight romantic comedy "Just Wright," starring Queen Latifah, Common and Paula Patton, released in Summer 2010.

On this episode of Human Code, Abigail chats with author and executive communications coach, Alan Eagle, who is known for helping leaders and companies shape and tell their stories. He 16 years at Google in exec comms and sales, and is co-author of NYT bestsellers "How Google Works" and "Trillion Dollar Coach," and of upcoming Learned Excellence. Founder of TDC Network, a non-profit providing executive coaching to social impact leaders.

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In this episode of Huiman Code, Abigail chats with Public Policy Lead at Google, Former Airbnb executive, cooking show host, and gaming culture expert, Sofia Gkiousou ( @Sofiagk )

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In this episode of Human Code, Abigail Posner sits down with Songwriting Hall of Famer, Kent Blazy, as they discuss the culture of songwriting, music, and the effect of technology on this craft and Kent's illustrious career.

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Kent Blazy (born in Lexington, Kentucky) is a renown country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks (including Brooks' first number one hit, "If Tomorrow Never Comes"), as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young. Blazy has a total of seven No. 1 hits to his credit.

Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky. At an early age, he played rhythm guitar and sang in various local bands, citing The Byrds, Rodney Crowell and Joe Ely as influences. He later played for Canadian singer Ian Tyson.[1] Later on, Blazy met former Exile member Mark Gray, who suggested that Blazy move to Nashville, Tennessee. Eventually, he signed to a publishing contract, but the publishing company closed; despite the loss of contract, Gary Morris sent Blazy's "Headed for a Heartache" into top 5 on the country charts.

By the late 1980s, Blazy met with a then-unknown Garth Brooks, who gave him the idea for a song entitled "If Tomorrow Never Comes." He and Brooks co-wrote the song, which went on to become Brooks' first number one hit. Brooks continued to record Blazy's material throughout the 1990s, including the singles "a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_Goin%27_Down_(%27Til_the_Sun_Comes_Up)"...

On this episode of Human Code Abigail Posner sits down with celebrity chef and influencer extraordinaire, Dan Souza. Dan Souza is editor-in-chief of Cook's Illustrated magazine, a cast member on the Emmy wining TV show "America's Test Kitchen" @AmericasTestKitchen and host of his own program, "What's Eating Dan" - You can find him on IG and X (Twitter) @TestCook

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On this episode of Human Code, Abigail sits down with veteran Screenwriter DAVID AARON COHEN has been working in Hollywood for over 30 years. Among his many credits: THE DEVIL’S OWN, starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, starring Billy Bob Thorton, and AMERICAN UNDERDOG, with Zachary Levi and Anna Paquin. In the course of his prolific career, Cohen has written studio and independent films, television pilots, and limited series. He currently has two tv shows in development at Sony and Lionsgate and just finished adapting the international best-seller MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING, by Viktor Frankl. His one-of-a-kind master class, NAVIGATING HOLLYWOOD, will give a select group of students the practical, real-life tools they need to build and steer a writing career in the entertainment industry, all within a live Zoom classroom setting.

David and Abigail talk about the culture of screenwriting and technology's effect and implications regarding AI and the WGA writers strike.

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