MichMash

Dr. James Carrington and I discuss plant science, food security, carbon, improving the human condition, feeding the world, soil science, learning solutions that plants have already invented, epigenetics and molecular decorations.

Travis Mossotti and I discuss Marlin Perkins, saving wolves, field study, thesaurus, petrichor, awareness as a mode of living, magic shops and dive bars and the finer things in life.

Medici Media Space's Brian Lunt, Josh Levey and I discuss serendipity, magic, magnets, recovering banker, group genius, finding unique abilities (and delegating the rest), all boats rise and Top Gun.

House of Genius' Whitney Kenter, Celeste Dorewaldt and Valerie Rasche and I discuss biz growing pains, being a world leader, anonymity, how to pivot to be successful, +1 and -1, and we all need a Valerie.

Max and I talk about Oculus, Pixar, the next generation's big leap forward in storytelling, virtual worlds, giving you agency, emotional arcs, teleporting, winning an Emmy and this is only the beginning

Casey and I talk about conscious decisions to be a butcher, bacon wrapped bacon, being a meat nerd, ginger bear, gooey butter burnt corners, goat is popular worldwide, eat like a viking, fermented shark and smoked puffin breast.

Jim and I talk about letting your ideas run wild, believing you are part of the process, laying face down on a roller coaster, never being bored, kids eyes light up and meeting with animal lovers, historians, engineers and show people.

Norm and I discuss racial equity, allostatic load, shut it down project, developmental criminology, resource quilt, Jonathan Kozol and how dividing the pie is not always the right decision.

Devon, Gene and I talk about how an emotion evoked leads to a lyrical theme, greasy honky-tonk, channeling angst and anger through metal, The Pixies, Blondie, being born into the wrong generation, and water

Dr TR Kidder and I talk about getting paid to play in the dirt, multidimensional puzzles, Confucians won and civilization lost, bottom up movements, mitigation vs adaptation and today is not as bad as people think (hooray for optimism!)

Marilu and I talk about the electric air of STL, public spaces, the world does not come to Canada, American myths, how lawns separate and cultural landscapes

Dr. Dave and I talk about it starts with your feet, concussions and the many causes of, older adults need to know, should you call the helicopter and the ultra-resilient

Raven and I talk about Native American Indian names, SOHK, DJs, energy of the universe, rap and rap sheets and painting with light.

Mallory and I talk about taking stage to street, going pants-less, pillow fights, play, flash meditation and transaction/interaction.

Ed and I talk about storyteling, improv, acting, futurist, Disneyland, Disneyworld, llamas or is it alpacas? Disney World, Disney Land, Fame, we get wacky so watch out!

Diana and I talk about finding your inner St. Louisan, campus ambassadors, what do you want to be when you grow up, beef and a toast, what's up with that cheese, go get ice cream

Theresa and I talk about the ripple effect of prosperity wages, connecting with people in the furthest reaches of our world, United Nations Innovation, and guess where these sounds come from.

Mary and I talk about farming on a roof (how do they get soil and water up there?), plants bounce back, architecture (and recovering from), serendipity and gateway veggies.

Mary and I talk about putting Kimmswick on the map, restaurant visitors from around the world, people we miss :(, PokemonGo meets antiques and pies, pies, pies of course!

Ed and I talk about a magic number, STL and 2 degrees of separation, cherish the river, mythical invisible rings, Theodore Roosevelt and his likes and dislikes of St. Louis and some of its people - which makes me want to say - the views expressed here do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Mich :)

Frank and I talk about the blues legends, the National Blues Museum, MMA for the Olympics, musician's faces you can touch and Homesick James

Leah, Thomas and I discuss a 15th century French word that's making a comeback, how all your various ways of communication combine and align, the value of the pause, TED Talk Tips (for you future speakers out there) and something to "consider."

Marisa and I talk about Instagram pressure, Facetune for clothing, blurred out belly buttons, tents (not for camping) and digitizing your wardrobe.

Brian and I talk about the end of dressing up for work, not your parents chamber, The Grateful Dead, and Tinder for Chamber members ???

Millennial Max and I talk Millenials (of course!), Oregon, CMO.com, Netflix bingeing, Snapchat and the challenge of when to make a phone call (voice calls, shudder!).