Insight with Emma

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INSIGHT is the first Armenian-English language power and culture podcast in the United States. Hosted by Emma Sargsyan - media founder, PR strategist, and owner of an Armenian-language platforms with 30 million monthly readers , INSIGHT brings you long-form conversations with extraordinary guests at the intersection of business, identity, leadership and culture. Each episode goes beyond the résumé. Beyond the highlight reel. Into the real story - what it actually cost, what it actually took, and what the person sitting across from Emma learned that they could not have learned any other way. Guests include Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Marine veterans, fashion designers who kept their dreams secret through military deployments, Freemasons, political activists, financial economists who survived war and revolution, and the builders — seen and unseen — who are shaping the Armenian diaspora and the broader world. INSIGHT is distributed globally and amplified through Tribune.am's editorial reach across Los Angeles, Yerevan, Moscow, Beirut, Paris and the Armenian diaspora on four continents. New episodes every week. If you have ever built something from nothing — or wanted to — this show is for you.

  1. 3d ago

    How the Dead Get Their Names Back | Forensic Dentist Explains

    Let us know what you think! Forensic dentist Dr. Mehran Daoudian helps give the dead their names. I asked him the question nobody asks: how many innocent people has his profession helped convict? In this conversation: the ways a body gets identified (dental X-rays, DNA and fingerprints), what a mouth can tell a stranger, how accurate a dental age estimate really is, the Keith Harward case and the bite-mark controversy, what dentists should do to protect patients, and what it does to a person to do this work. Dr. Daoudian runs the American Dental & Medical Institute in Pasadena. Everything he says about his career is his own account. CONTENT NOTE: this episode includes the death of a child and autopsy work (36:55 to 38:15). This is general information, not dental or medical advice. Opinions are the guest's own. Sources: INTERPOL's Disaster Victim Identification Guide; NBC News (January 2024) on bite-mark analysis; Full Fact on dental age estimates. CHAPTERS 00:00 The car, and the father who passed the exam 00:34 How many innocent people has your profession helped convict? 01:51 How teeth identify people 02:36 Burned bodies and how identification works 04:49 Armenia 2020: families waiting for answers 07:38 His aunt, and the models he made at ten 09:17 Paul Revere and the first dental identification 10:17 How many ways can you name a body? 13:48 What a mouth tells a stranger 14:43 How accurate is dental age? 16:18 Bite marks and the Keith Harward case 18:30 The bite that changed 20:30 Should teeth decide whether someone is a child? 22:12 The four-weekend dental assisting school 26:25 The secret his field doesn't tell patients 27:40 When your dentist should send you to a specialist 29:50 Is medicine just a big business? 31:35 Reviews, Yelp and what to check before you book 35:05 Why he does forensic work 36:55 The hardest cases 38:15 Going home after an autopsy 39:10 Would you believe "a scientific certainty"? 39:45 Foreign-trained dentists: starting over 40:15 Never too late: the father and the son 41:40 The name that stays with him INSIGHT is hosted by Emma Sargsyan. New episodes Saturdays 1pm PT. Partnerships and guest suggestions: emma@emmasargsyan.com #forensics #dentistry #truecrime #INSIGHT Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    How the Dead Get Their Names Back | Forensic Dentist Explains

  2. Oct 24

    He Couldn't Keep Telling Women They Had A Problem | Ron Arnold

    Let us know what you think! Ron B. Arnold spent decades writing ads for brands including Saab, Just For Men and Vagisil. At 74, he makes fine art by hand and uses AI every day. I asked him which of those fears he believed about himself. In this conversation: why an ad you know is manipulation still works, the Saab "car head" ad that made the company's president furious, why he says AI will never have scars, where his hand-made work ends and AI begins, and the AI-generated images he says were used to win approval for a development on Block Island. He also talks about the years he stopped working, and why he decided not to keep them secret. The claims about the Block Island development are Ron's own account. What he says about his health and medication is his personal experience, not medical advice. Don't change any medication without speaking to a doctor. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 in the US. CHAPTERS 00:00 Which fear did you believe about yourself? 01:42 Art Center, 1974: who said drawing was a real job 03:05 Doyle Dane Bernbach and the three-martini lunch 04:52 Mad Men: what's true, what's invented 06:31 The B in Ron B. Arnold, and the other Ron Arnold 08:55 The one promise every ad makes 10:40 Why an ad you know is manipulation still works 14:09 Ads then and ads now 16:30 Volkswagen and breaking the pattern 18:37 The Saab "car head" ad 21:40 Selling fear: Just For Men 24:40 AI is a tool 26:45 Will AI take over? 28:11 "Lessons are scars" 28:42 Hand-made or AI: where one ends and the other begins 31:10 A relic who's better suited to work with AI 33:16 The gap in the CV 35:18 What he'd say to someone who is struggling 36:04 The bucket in the Atlantic 36:56 Why he shares it 37:31 Block Island and the AI-generated images 40:42 One sentence for anyone in their hardest year INSIGHT is hosted by Emma Sargsyan. New episodes Saturdays 1pm PT. Partnerships and guest suggestions: emma@emmasargsyan.com #advertising #AI #creativity #INSIGHT Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    He Couldn't Keep Telling Women They Had A Problem | Ron Arnold

  3. Oct 19

    Watch This Before You Spend Money To Look Rich | Insight with Bedros Keuilian

    Let us know what you think! He says he went from government housing and food stamps to a $200 million net worth. I asked him how much he could wire me by Monday. Bedros Keuilian, founder of Fit Body Boot Camp, gives his three signs a franchise is a bad deal, explains why he thinks "average" is a choice, and tells the story of the day his own CEO moved him out of the visionary seat. The figures in this conversation are the guest's own. Franchise disclosure documents are public records. Statements about named companies and about health are opinions, not medical advice. CHAPTERS 00:00 The $200 million question 02:25 Section 8 and "no kids" apartments 04:45 Excuses, and the story you tell yourself 06:59 One thing about Armenia that isn't communism 09:08 Never spend money to look rich 12:01 Is it true for women too? 16:24 The story he's told too many times to feel 18:26 The hidden genius behind big brands: three names 21:33 Defining "the wrong woman" 33:57 Men, crying and emotional discipline 36:51 "My CEO moved me out of my own company" 41:10 The anti-franchise franchise 43:01 Three signs a franchise is a bad deal 46:12 What if I buy a gym and want out? 47:52 Why people skip the gym 51:46 "Average is the enemy" 54:26 Peptides, testosterone and GLPs (opinions, not medical advice) 58:31 Loyalty and lifestyle inflation INSIGHT is hosted by Emma Sargsyan. New episodes Saturdays 1pm PT. Partnerships and guest suggestions: emma@emmasargsyan.com #franchise #entrepreneurship #Armenian #INSIGHT Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    Watch This Before You Spend Money To Look Rich | Insight with Bedros Keuilian

  4. Oct 3

    It's Entertaining Propaganda — A Documentary Director Tells the Truth. Jason Aron

    Let us know what you think! His name wasn't always Jason. Before he was directing documentaries with Steven Spielberg and running the Mayweather vs. McGregor press tour, he was a kid in Teaneck, New Jersey named Noam. In this conversation, Jason Aron explains what a documentary actually is once the cameras stop rolling — "entertaining propaganda," in his own words — and what it's like to build the most-watched moments in someone else's story while quietly editing your own. We talk about the bar mitzvah video that accidentally became a film starring Spielberg and Michael J. Fox, what was real and what wasn't backstage at Mayweather vs. McGregor, and the one scene from his own life he'd cut if he could. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — "At some point, you became Jason" 01:30 Yavneh, TABC, and the criminal justice degree his parents wanted 04:30 The bar mitzvah video that led to Spielberg 08:15 The Kickstarter, and the call from "Adam Goldberg" 20:58 The Read 22:11 "Is it accurate?" 30:53 Mayweather vs. McGregor — real or theater? 35:52 "Is a documentary journalism, or a product?" 40:15 Define "unfiltered" 49:50 The moment he'd fight to cut from his own life 🎧 New INSIGHT episodes every Saturday, 1pm PT Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US Follow INSIGHT:  Instagram.com/ emmasargsyan       https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   #documentary #Netflix #INSIGHT #podcast Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    It's Entertaining Propaganda — A Documentary Director Tells the Truth. Jason Aron

  5. Sep 27

    FBI's Top Polygraph Examiner Reveals The Only 5 Lies That Exist

    Let us know what you think! He spent 22 years in the FBI. For over two decades of it, he decided whether people were telling the truth. George Olivo became an FBI-certified polygraph examiner in 2012, and was later promoted to Senior Polygraph Examiner for the FBI's Los Angeles Division, managing the polygraph program for the second-largest office in the country. His colleagues called him the Gatekeeper. In this conversation, he explains the only five lies that actually exist, why he treats every person in that chair like a hundred-dollar bill, and the exact moment — he calls it the point of surrender — where nearly every confession happens. He tells the story of a night in an abandoned house in Englewood that changed the course of his life. And near the end, he says something about the Casey Anthony case he's never said publicly before. Since retiring from the Bureau, George has conducted polygraph examinations for A&E's Lie Detector series, including George and Cindy Anthony and Shannon Price, and appears regularly on FBI-focused podcasts including The Consult and FBI Case File Review. He now runs George Olivo & Associates, a private practice offering federally certified polygraph examinations in all fifty states. Learn more or book a consultation: https://georgeolivo.com He also runs Operation DREAM, a nonprofit providing food and support to orphans in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 🎧 New INSIGHT episodes every Saturday, 1pm PT Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US Follow INSIGHT:    / emmasargsyan       https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   This is a long one. Worth all of it. TIMESTAMPS 00:00  "how many innocent people have you called liars?" 02:05 Can I tell if you're lying right now? 04:20 The only five lies that exist 09:40 The house he grew up in 12:50 From the FBI to a small room with one chair 14:50 The Read 17:20 Inside the pre-test interview 24:10 Building rapport — treating people like a $100 bill 28:00 The mirror — a story that changed his life 34:00 The 10/80/10 rule and the point of surrender 39:30 The gatekeeper, corrected 42:00 Karina Sanchez — Harbor Division 54:00 Can you actually beat a polygraph? 1:01:30 What his critics get right 1:10:00 "In God we trust, everyone else we polygraph" 1:11:20 Operation Dream 1:19:40 The one he's still not sure about — and Casey Anthony Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    FBI's Top Polygraph Examiner Reveals The Only 5 Lies That Exist

  6. Sep 21

    $1.2 Million In 11 Days. For Children Who Can't Get A Transplant.

    Let us know what you think! "People look at a picture from outside and they picture it differently. It's a beautiful picture. I wake up, I put on my makeup, I have a smile on my face. But people don't know the inside." 🎟️ Seed of Life Gala — September 30. Donate here:  https://www.wctf.org/how-to-help/  All proceeds support the World Children's Transplant Fund. Louise Gill chairs a foundation that gives children in countries without the medical infrastructure a chance at a transplant. A diagnosis that's survivable here is a death sentence there. On September 30 she's trying to raise $1.2 million toward a fund in Armenia. She has almost no presence online, and that's deliberate. This is the first long conversation she's given. In this episode: — the mother in Argentina whose dying request started the whole organisation — what the money actually pays for, and where it goes — what she learned from her mother, who helped resettle Armenian refugees for decades — being on a police commission and what she's had to say from that seat — what she says to one person who thinks they're not enough — why she believes being humble is the highest form of integrity TIMESTAMPS 00:00 "People see the picture" 00:33 When helping children became the thing she's here for 02:20 Her mother, ANCHA, and 68,000 refugees 04:20 The mother in Argentina whose dying wish started it 06:10 Why Armenia, and why now 08:30 What September 30 actually looks like 09:40 The two people being honoured 12:30 What the money does 13:50 "There's nothing about me on the internet" 16:20 "We're lacking the unity" 21:29 Taking care of other people's children 22:20 Three years 25:05 "People don't know the inside" 26:39 The ones who want the photo 31:53 To anyone who feels like just one person INSIGHT is a long-form interview show about the stories behind the headlines, hosted by Emma Sargsyan. New episodes Saturdays 1pm PT. Partnerships and guest suggestions: emma@emmasargsyan.com #SeedOfLife #WCTF #philanthropy #Armenian #Burbank #INSIGHT Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    $1.2 Million In 11 Days. For Children Who Can't Get A Transplant.

  7. Sep 6

    He Guarded 50 Cent, Bieber & Ariana Grande. Here's What Fame Really Looks Like. | Anton Kalaydjian

    Let us know what you think! The next time you see someone famous, look at the person just behind them — the one you're trained not to see. For 25 years, that was Anton Kalaydjian. He has run security for 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and more. He got his start the hard way: shot on a hip-hop world tour, taking down an active shooter — which is how he got the job for good. A teenage stockbroker who became a single father at 18, he walked away from Wall Street and built Guardian Professional Security into one of the largest celebrity protection agencies in the world. In this episode of INSIGHT, Anton opens a world almost no one gets to see: what fame actually looks like when the cameras go off, what the most famous people are truly afraid of, the 13 colleagues he's lost, and why the men who protect the powerful are "the gray man" that no one mourns. And then the story underneath it all — as the descendant of an Armenian genocide- survivor family who couldn't be protected in their own homeland, he became one of the most trusted protectors in the world. Now he's buying land in the very country his family was forced to flee. A full-circle moment, in his own words. ⏱️ CHAPTERS  00:00 The person you're trained not to see  02:47 What people get wrong about bodyguards  04:56 The sacrifices no one sees  07:32 From teenage stockbroker to single father at 18  09:33 How he got shot — and got the job  10:36 The 51/49 decision that changed his life  11:44 "Fear is a gift"  12:08 Would he take a bullet? The fireman answer  13:42 Building Guardian: 700 employees, two worlds  16:55 The power to say no to famous clients  18:35 The 13 colleagues he's lost  19:34 "The gray man" — why no one mourns them  20:08 What fame actually does to a person  21:02 Why the humble stars last, and the divas don't  27:19 What the most famous people are really afraid of  28:20 Terrorism, Manchester, and thinking like a bad guy  30:50 Guns vs. protection dogs — answering Mike Israeli  34:00 The night in Lagos he didn't think he'd survive  35:13 Lying to his mother his whole life  44:13 "Who protects you?"  45:56 An Armenian genocide-survivor family  46:49 The healthy burden of surviving  47:42 Buying land in Armenia — the full circle  49:29 The protector, and the people who couldn't be protected  51:12 His advice to anyone who wants this life  53:18 What he wants the name Kalaydjian to mean 🎧 New INSIGHT episodes every Saturday, 1pm PT Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US Follow INSIGHT:  https://www.instagram.com/emmasargsyan/     https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   ▶️ Watch next — Mike Israeli on protecting LA's wealthiest families: https://youtu.be/dC23Fm3tn78?si=TY5khBL5IWxUlMCy  — ABOUT ANTON KALAYDJIAN Anton Kalaydjian is the founder of Guardian Professional Security, one of the largest celebrity and event protection agencies in the United States, with operations in over 60 countries. Over 25 years he has led security for many of the world's biggest artists. He is the lead instructor at the Executive Protection Institute and the subject of a documentary, with a book forthcoming. ABOUT INSIGHT Hosted by Emma Sargsyan — PR strategist and founder of Saege PR — INSIGHT sits down with the people behind the headlines. New episodes Saturdays, 1pm PT. #AntonKalaydjian #Bodyguard #50Cent #JustinBieber #ArianaGrande #INSIGHTPodcast #EmmaSargsyan #celebritysecurity #Armenian #executiveprotection Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    He Guarded 50 Cent, Bieber & Ariana Grande. Here's What Fame Really Looks Like. | Anton Kalaydjian

  8. Aug 23

    He Wrote the Book on Artsakh's Food. Two Years Later, Artsakh Was Gone. | Ara Zada

    Let us know what you think! He grew up thinking hummus was Armenian food. It took a trip to Armenia in 2015 to realize how much he didn't know — and it sent him village to village, recipe to recipe, all the way to Artsakh, documenting a cuisine right before the world changed. Ara Zada is a chef, bestselling author, and the person who arguably made Armenian food cool to people who'd never heard the word before. In this conversation, we talk about what it means to document a place and then lose access to it, the diaspora question nobody says out loud — whether he was ever told he wasn't Armenian enough — what hate actually looks like in his comment section versus his DMs, and the immigrant grit behind his grandfather's journey from doctor to janitor to business owner. He also explains why choosing joy isn't the same as avoiding grief, and gives one of the most useful, three-word philosophies on mastering anything we've heard on this show. Filmed at The Reserve Lounge, where luxury cigars, private events, and curated experiences come together, an elevated setting for conversation. Instagram.com/ reserve_lounge   This episode is presented in partnership with Garikimot, luxury lakefront vacation rentals set in the gated Terra Lago community of Indio, California, minutes from Palm Springs and Coachella. Private saltwater pools, lake and mountain views, and space for groups of up to 23. Plan your stay at garikimot.com. Instagram.com/gariki_mot Watch the full episode of INSIGHT — the first Armenian-English podcast on power and influence in the US — and follow for new episodes every week. Follow INSIGHT:  Instagram.com/ emmasargsyan    https://open.spotify.com/show/033ll3Q...  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... #ArmenianCuisine #Artsakh #INSIGHT #AraZada TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – The Book  0:38 – "Cole" Means Eat: Growing Up in the Kitchen 2:33 – Realizing It Was a Career, Not a Hobby 5:20 – Armenian Food vs. the Fitness Obsession 7:42 – The Least Healthy Cuisines, Ranked 8:53 – The First Trip to Armenia That Changed Everything 11:26 – What Is "The" Armenian Dish? 12:15 – "Have You Ever Been Told You Weren't Armenian Enough?" 13:32 – What Genocide Erased 17:14 – The Cost of Fame 18:22 – Thank Your Haters 19:24 – What Hate Actually Looks Like 20:00 – The Turkish DMs Nobody Sees 36:58 – His Grandfather: Doctor, Janitor, Immigrant 37:17 – "I'll Show You How We Make Money Cooking" 39:44 – Chef, Author, Bow Hunter, Father: Which One Is Real? 41:07 – The 365-Hour Rule 42:53 – "Cavd Tanem, Let Me Take Your Pain" 43:12 – Choosing Joy Over Sorrow 43:51 – Closing: What He Hopes People Feel Support the show Subscribe to the Youtube Channel  Follow me on Instagram

    He Wrote the Book on Artsakh's Food. Two Years Later, Artsakh Was Gone. | Ara Zada
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INSIGHT is the first Armenian-English language power and culture podcast in the United States. Hosted by Emma Sargsyan - media founder, PR strategist, and owner of an Armenian-language platforms with 30 million monthly readers , INSIGHT brings you long-form conversations with extraordinary guests at the intersection of business, identity, leadership and culture. Each episode goes beyond the résumé. Beyond the highlight reel. Into the real story - what it actually cost, what it actually took, and what the person sitting across from Emma learned that they could not have learned any other way. Guests include Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Marine veterans, fashion designers who kept their dreams secret through military deployments, Freemasons, political activists, financial economists who survived war and revolution, and the builders — seen and unseen — who are shaping the Armenian diaspora and the broader world. INSIGHT is distributed globally and amplified through Tribune.am's editorial reach across Los Angeles, Yerevan, Moscow, Beirut, Paris and the Armenian diaspora on four continents. New episodes every week. If you have ever built something from nothing — or wanted to — this show is for you.

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  • Creator
    Emma Sargsyan
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Insight with Emma
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