Tech Conversations at FIU’s Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator

We welcome back Author and Professor Dr. Amanda Lotz. Why a Third Book— After Mass Media ? In today’s streaming-driven world, audiences are engaging with content in entirely new ways, from binge-worthy originals to global titles that were once out of reach. While traditional broadcast and cable haven’t disappeared, they’re now part of a much bigger media puzzle. So how does it all fit together—and...

Beneath the surface.... sharks and more... Host Maggie Salas-Amaro sits down with Dr. Michael Heithaus, Vice Provost of Environmental Resilience and the BBC Campus at Florida international University. The conversation explores Dr. Heithaus' groundbreaking research on sharks and the innovative projects underway at the BBC campus. Together, they delve into the powerful connection between conserv...

Stephanie K. Nihon is an award winning producer and casting director at LFD Productions. Nihon is known for being the creator, co-writer and producer of the award-winning TV Series called 'Goombay Kids' that has had 4 seasons to date. 'Goombay Kids' is an island adventure series (ages 5-9yrs) airing on the Happy Kids, Roku, AmazonFire, AppleTV , YouTube Kids, Xumo, Redbox, BatteryPop, OurTV and mo...

The RA+DI presents OFF THE WALL, a limited series hosting talks on the circular economy, music creation, authors and more... In this talk Neil Ramsay, known as "The Creative Economist" and co-founding faculty at RA+DI talks with Bethanny Edwards on innovation, art, design, sustainability and more. Edited by our RA+DI fellow Daniela Zulueta.

Meet Evan Carraway, entrepreneur, owner of Caroline Hill , MOM, daughter and friend. She has been running a successful business for years along with her mom Jill and is now stepping into the next phase with more interaction and growth with their customer base. What does it take to launch a wholesale handbag business and then add clothing and accessories to this mix. This podcast was hosted by Mag...

Christopher Mitchell was born in Queens, New York, and studied at both Florida International University and Pratt Institute. He has been visiting Haiti since childhood to see family, and while he began photographing Carnival during those visits, it wasn’t until moving to Haiti full-time in 2008 that he deeply immersed himself in documenting and interviewing for  Kanaval  and  Souvenance . His work...

Meet Ana Siegel, former General Counsel and business strategist with over 25 years of experience managing global legal and business functions for Fortune 50 media companies, including Fox and NBCUniversal. In this talk we take a look at her journey and the #legallens on some of the ongoing challenges with content rights across media.  

Meet our future podcasters, Daniela and Ana Sofia! As RA+DI fellows, they have launched their own podcasts and are now focused on growing and expanding their platforms. This talk takes us through their journey of expanding their horizons, venturing beyond their shows to launch new businesses and explore innovative opportunities in the media landscape.

This episode of  Tech Conversations  at the Radcliffe Art and Design Incubator at FIU in Miami features Pedja Kovačević, musicologist, audio engineer, podcast host, producer, and founder of Soundologia. He’s also an alumnus of the FIU Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator. As RA+DI celebrates its eighth cohort, the series highlights alumni and their creative journeys. Kovačević discusses the launch of...

Its Panther Alumni week! Join us as we catch up with Leon Gomez , FIU Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator alum, who is launching an alternative social network designed to reshape online interactions. Discover what sets his platform apart, how it challenges traditional social media networking models, and how you can join this new digital movement.

In this intimate talk hosted by Ceci Velasco, Executive Director, Ocean Drive Association our audience learns more about the life and work of composer, conductor and educator Orlando Jacinto Garcia. Most recently he has been the recipient of 5 Latin Grammy nominations in the Best Contemporary Classical Composition Category (2009-11, 2015, 2021). With performances around the world at important venu...

This exclusive sit down features the author talking all things her novel ' The Apartment'. The inspiration, the characters and the apartment that carries its own baggage. Places also need time to rest, reset get ready for the next chapters.

In conversation with special guest Steve Gallon III, District 1 board member being interviewed by RA+DI research Associate and former M-DCPS Superintendent Octavio Visiedo. Topics on education, AI, community participation, funding and the future of education in Florida and throughout the nation.

Welcome to FIU’s RA+DI Tech Conversations! This talk is hosted by Ratcliffe fellow, Daniela Zulueta hosted this podcast with guest Leonardo Jaques, from a duet music group called “FariLeo” in Mexico. FariLeo  consists of two friends, Farid Aldama and Leonardo Jaques. Jaques shares his story on how Aldama and him began their journey in the music industry in the streets of Mexico and the process the...

La periodista que no oye pero escucha con Adriana Mocciola En esta conversacion tenemos a la periodista y autora Adriana Mocciola, nacida en Argentina que actualmente forma parte de Telemundo 51 y NBC 6 en Miami, Florida . En su carrera gano el prestigioso premio Edward Murrow , 18 premios Emmys del Suncoast chapter, 19 Florida Associated Press Broadcast Awards y 7 Sunshine State Awards.  La palab...

Meet Karen Comas, a tech executive who was there from the early days of Facebook, now Meta. Karen shares her unique journey, starting when social media platforms first emerged, and how she became the sole partnerships lead for Latin America at Facebook. She also co-hosts a podcast called Motherish , inspired by her experiences as a mother.

The podcast continues to highlight Hispanic Heritage Month with Maria Luisa Rossel, Press Secretary for Spanish language media at NWF. This episode was hosted by our podcast producer, co host and mentor, Maggie Salas-Amaro. In this conversation we touch upon how technology and nature must work together for a sustainable future. Did you know about the ongoing project of the 'Wallis- Annenberg Wildl...

As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month we feature a returning guest artist, Rodolfo Peraza. Rodolfo Peraza is an internet-focused artist, using XR interfaces as medium, exploring the social and power dynamics between digital and physical realms. Pereza is also the founder and director of MUD Foundation Inc. This talk was hosted by our producer, co-host and mentor, Maggie Salas-Amaro Castellon.

What a great way to kick off Hispanic Heritage month featuring Lily Hagen, CEO and Founder of Lingo Plaza and the creator of Plaza Aventuras a new bilingual format for kids and family to learn English and Spanish. This talk was hosted by producer, co host and mentor, Maggie Salas-Amaro. Raising multicultural kids, we quickly recognized the need for engaging and innovative tools to support the Span...

Welcome to Elise and Katie the creative entrepreneurs behind EK the Boutique in Texas. Do you know what it takes to launch a boutique business? They started their business with graphic tees and evolved their business to EK The Boutique offering not only clothing but a sense of community.

In this talk hosted by Neil Ramsay we welcome, Keanan Duffty. Keanan Duffty is an award-winning British fashion designer, musician, and educator. He is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the author of The Fashion Entrepreneur (Hachette/Laurence King, 2024) and co-author of Rebel Rebel: Anti-Style (with Paul Gorman, Rizzoli/Universe, 2009). Duffty graduated from Central Sai...

In this episode, Our host Jacek Kolasinski is talking with Amanda Bradley about her latest project at the Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum. Bradley explores identity and belonging through environmental imagery, using embossed lettering to challenge legibility. Her photography captures the lushness and density of her home country, Belize. http://amandabradley.studio/ Amanda Bradley is a Belizea...

In this talk we feature Carlos Ponce, MD, PhD , Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School hosted by Dr. Jacek Kolasinski. What is the Ponce Lab? How do we gather and process information? Ponce Lab led the first effort that linked these image generators to the activity of living neurons in the macaque brain, allowing neurons to guide the synthesis of their preferred visual stimu...

Celebrating Haitian Heritage month we have guest host Noelle F. Laforest in conversation with Nicolas Andre and Nyya Toussaint. In this talk we feature Nicolas André and Nyya Toussaint about their project to develop a Haitian Creole class for English speakers as part of a fellowship at FIU. They discussed publishing the course on Duolingo, the learning platform itself, the experience of learning H...

En esta conversación parte de nuestra serie 'En Español' hablamos sobre los desafíos de la mis información en las comunidades Hispanas. Tamoa Calzadilla nos habla de cómo identificar y responsablemente detectar esas imágenes, audios y datos que podrian ser reales o falsos Pero como detectar? Factchequeado es una herramienta para verificar imágenes, datos, etc., a través de un CHATBOT por W...