Talks at Google

In this episode, Patrisse Cullors discusses her new book "When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir", a poetic memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and timely, her story asks us to remember that protest in the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love. Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement have been called terrorists, a threat to America. But in truth, they are...

Peter Kim is a cofounder at SBLY (formerly Shareably), a company he started with his longtime friend Kevin Chen in their apartment  living room after graduating college. SBLY, formerly known as  Shareably, has been using media and technology to build digital brands and audiences since 2015. This episode is part of a 4-part miniseries called PubCast, a series that explores the stories of website cr...

Angela Ford, is the Founder and Executive Director of The Obsidian Collection Archives, a national, non-profit organization focused on getting the works of African – American newspapers and small archives into the marketplace and onto the Internet.  Angela Ford and her team have now successfully endeavored to make over 250,000 images, articles, and other information available to the public, after...

Kevin Binkley is the CEO and Founder of NeuralPlay, a cardgame app builder that has brought together over 500,000 bridge players globally. With a passion for old-school games, Kevin has transported them into the future using AI-based gaming. Check out NeuralPlay here: https://www.neuralplay.com/ and in the Google Play Store. This episode is part of a 4-part miniseries called PubCast, a series that...

Misha Nonoo is a New York-based womenswear designer who was the first to pioneer on-demand manufacturing in a move to dramatically reduce environmental impact and improve the way scaling businesses operate. This model sees each garment cut and sewn in response to every individual order, reducing inventory waste by 90%. Every year, 80 billion pieces of new clothing are purchased globally. However,...

Doug Hexter is the CEO and Founder of WoofTrax, the walk for a dog app that supports animal organizations with every step. Since launching the app, dog walkers have contributed over 50 million walks supporting over 8,500 animal shelters. This episode is part of a 4-part miniseries called PubCast, a series that explores the stories of website creators and app developers who've turned their passions...

This episode is with Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, as he discusses "Greenlights", his new memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. For more information about the book visit greenlights.com Matthew McConaughey is an actor and producer, best known for his roles in movies such as Dazed and Confused,...

Shankar Uprety is the CEO and Founder of Hamro Patro, the most popular app in Nepal. After building the app as a side project to stay connected to Nepal, Shankar has grown Hamro Patro to 6 million Monthly Active Users and created a global Nepali community. This episode is part of a 4-part miniseries called PubCast, a series that explores the stories of website creators and app developers who've tu...

Originally recorded in January of 2014, our guest for this episode is Jon Taffer -- widely regarded as one of the greatest authorities in the food and beverage, hotel, and hospitality industries. If there's anyone who can prevent a bar or restaurant from going belly up, it's Jon Taffer. He runs the biggest trade show in the business and has turned around nearly 1,000 bars and at least that many re...

Prof. Brian Greene, the Director of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics, discusses his new book Until the End of Time which narrates the unfolding of the universe from the Big Bang in the distant past to the ultimate dissolution of all matter billions of years in the future. He explores humanity's place in the world and how we find meaning despite our evanescence. Moderated by San...

Manpreet Toor is a Bollywood/Bhangra Dance Choreographer and YouTube Star with a over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, and over 700K followers on Instagram and Facebook. She started dancing, choreographing, and teaching from the time she was young, but became famous as the result of her hit dance YouTube video, "Bollywood vs. Bhangra." Since then, she's had a string of hit videos topping a millio...

In this episode, we talk with Erika Alexander and Melonie Parker to discuss the life, legacy, and wisdom of Congressman John Lewis and explore the criticality of voting rights and voter registration - a main theme in the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble, which premiered on July 3, 2020, and is available to WATCH AT HOME by clicking this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyl-GY1_sG0 The Sea...

The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-recognized lecturer, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of death in America—heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and more—and explains how nutritional and lif...

In this episode of The Search for Racial Equity, Nascar driver Bubba Wallace opens up about his battles with depression and self-doubt, the importance of choosing love in the face of hate, and how to drive change—both on and off the race track. As people all over the world continue to grapple with the legacy of racism, there is a sense of possibility, a feeling that this moment could offer a uniqu...

Professor Sophie Scott offers a neurological and psychological point of view on the often surprising science and evolution of laughter and its role in social interactions and emotional management. She talks about why we laugh, the impact of laughing on individual well-being and her work on what makes jokes funny. Her research investigates the cognitive neuroscience of voices, speech and laughter,...

Psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Nim Tottenham highlights evidence showing how early social experiences may influence development through learning and modification of developmental pathways. These age-related changes will be discussed in terms of potential developmental sensitive periods for environmental influence. Compared to other species, human brain development is very slow, thus maximizin...

Dr. Cornel West is an American philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, and one of the most influential intellectuals of our time. With a legacy of activism dating back to his childhood and decades of scholarship on race, class and gender, Dr. Cornel West has a wealth of insight on challenging injustice and protecting the rights and freedoms of the most marginalized. As people all o...

Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer Leslie Odom Jr. discusses his meteoric rise to the top, all things Hamilton, his solo career, and the brand-new holiday album "The Christmas Album" which released on November 6th, 2020. Odom Jr. reimagines holiday favorites like "Little Drummer Boy" and "Last Christmas" along with two newly penned original tracks, "Snow" and "Heaven & Earth." This album also...

When it comes to issues as persistent and complicated as underrepresentation and systemic racism, conventional approaches to problem solving are not enough—we need fresh, useful ideas. In other words, we need innovation. For this episode we invite Harvard Business School professor and expert on leadership and innovation, Linda Hill to discuss strategies for uplifting minority voices and Bonita Ste...

Originally set for release on May 15, musical icon Jon Bon Jovi's 15th studio album, aptly titled "2020" was already a collection with breadth and depth of songwriting named after a challenging and pivotal year. Along with all of America, Jon found himself unexpectedly experiencing a world-altering coronavirus pandemic, followed quickly by the staggering events bombarding us in the news, which let...

Adam Goodes is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Widely considered to be a legend, Goodes holds an elite place in AFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representative of Australia in the International Rules...

This episode is with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, a philosopher, award-winning author of over thirty books, and respected international faith leader. He was the recipient of the 2016 Templeton Prize and served as Chief Rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. In this conversation, he discusses his latest book Morality , which traces today's crisis to our loss of a strong, shared moral cod...

This episode features Oakland-based artist and writer Jenny Odell, as she discusses her debut book "How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy". Jenny examines how, by paying a new kind of attention - our most precious and overdrawn resource - we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankind's role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of ha...

Punching the Air is a collaboration between author Ibi Zoboi and activist Dr. Yusef Salaam, one of the Exonerated Central Park Five. In this talk, Malika Saada Saar, YouTube's Global Head, Human Rights, is in conversation with the authors, and the talk is centered on the impact of hope and storytelling. Zoboi and Salaam talk about harnessing the power of art and storytelling. The Search for Racial...

Derren Brown has written several best-selling books and – a first in the history of magic – has toured with eight sell-out one-man stage shows. He wrote the brilliant and candid book "Happy," which aims to reclaim happiness and enable us to appreciate the good things in life, in all their transient glory. By taking control of the stories we tell ourselves, by remembering that 'everything's fine' e...