Podcasts Featuring Fellows
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ON BEING WITH KRISTA TIPPETT | THE SOUND OF THE GENUINE: TRAVERSING 2020 WITH ‘THE MYSTIC OF THE MOVEMENT’ HOWARD THURMAN
featuring Rev. Otis Moss III (LGC Fellow since 2013)
Hear two voices — one from the last century, one from ours — who inspire inward contemplation as an essential part of meeting the challenges in the world. Howard Thurman’s book Jesus and the Disinherited, it was said, was carried by Martin Luther King Jr. alongside the Bible and the U.S. Constitution. Thurman is remembered as a philosopher and theologian, a moral anchor, a contemplative, a prophet, and pastor to the civil rights leaders. Rev. Otis Moss III, himself the son of one of those leaders, is a bridge to Thurman’s resonance in the present day, and between the Black freedom movements then and now. Listen here.
A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE PODCAST: THE ILLINOIS STATE TREASURY ON LEADING FROM THE FRONT
featuring Rodrigo Garcia (LGC Fellow since 2020)
How is the State of Illinois is embedding sustainability factors into its investment process? Host Jason Mitchell, Man Group’s Co-Head of Responsible Investment, discusses with Rodrigo Garcia, Deputy State Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer for the Illinois State Treasury, how sustainability is driving his allocation and diversification process, what the implications could be for the Department of Labor rule proposals around ESG, and why it’s vital to improve access to capital to address the disproportional socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. Listen here.
YANG SPEAKS
featuring Katherine Gehl (LGC Fellow since 2001)
Many Americans are fed up with a political process that has produced no long-term solutions to the nation’s biggest problems. Despite being told the system is “of, by, and for” them, the reality is public officials have for a long time failed to deliver on that promise. Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang spoke with former Gehl Foods CEO, author, and nonpartisan reform leader Katherine Gehl. She co-authored the groundbreaking 2017 Harvard Business School study, “Why Competition in the Politics Industry is Failing America.” She also wrote the book on the political industry and says her epiphany over the systems problem in US politics grew out of her experience running her own company - the observation that incentives that exist to ensure a competitive marketplace in most industries don’t exist in the political industry. Listen here.
JESUITICAL: INTERFAITH WORK IS CRUCIAL TO OVERCOMING OUR COUNTRY’S DIVISIONS
featuring Dr. Eboo Patel (LGC Fellow since 2004)
Dr. Eboo Patel believes that it is impossible to understand what is happening in our world—and in the 2020 election—without paying attention to and engaging with people’s diverse religious commitments. Hear Eboo discuss what lessons he has learned from his interfaith work that might help us to heal the fractures of our body politic. In 2002, Eboo founded the Interfaith Youth Core, an organization that works with colleges, governments, and social service agencies to increase interfaith cooperation. He also served on President Barack Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships Jesuitical is a podcast from the editors of America Media, hosted by Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis. Listen here.
NEVER STOP LEARNING: GILBERT VILLEGAS
featuring Gilbert Villegas (LGC Fellow since 2013)
Gilbert Villegas has been Alderman of Chicago's 36th Ward since 2015, and drives municipal innovation. As a U.S. Marine, he served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In this episode of The Crisis Cast, hosts Lissa Druss and Thom Serafin ask some tough questions about the sometimes thankless work of public service. Above all, Gil shares the wisdom of his mother and grandmother. A wisdom that shaped his need to constantly feed his brain with knowledge. Listen here.
THE CRISIS CAST: CRISIS WITHOUT CHAOS
featuring Mike Cabonargi (LGC Fellow since 2013)
Hon. Michael Cabonargi has forged a path in all three branches of government. In this episode of The Crisis Cast, he shares the lessons learned from those divergent experiences. Moderated by renowned crisis communicators Lissa Druss and Thom Serafin, the conversation explores an admiration for the American immigrant through personal biography. From tales of true ethics in politics to a stark reality about how to lead in crisis, this is discussion with some potent reckoning. The Crisis Cast is a conversational journey in business leadership during a crisis. A cast of experts review crisis management scenarios and provide resources for navigating uncharted waters. Listen here.
TIME TO ACT: THE ALLYSHIP IMPERATIVE
featuring Shannon Schuyler (LGC Fellow since 2010)
Shannon Schuyler, Chief Purpose and Inclusion Officer at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has found a passion and purpose in bridging the gender diversity gap in corporate leadership. Clarissa Clark, a director in PwC’s Risk Assurance Practice, has spent the past decade advocating for minority professionals and the challenges they face. In this episode, Shannon and Clarissa explore how mentors in the workplace can help rising minority professionals navigate pathways to success and how allies can support one another on the journey to a more equitable future. Listen here.
HOW CHICAGO CARES
featuring Anna Valencia (LGC Fellow since 2018)
In the latest episode of the How Chicago Cares’ podcast, CEO of Chicago Cares Jenné Myers interviews Anna Valencia, City Clerk of Chicago, about how her office is viewing policy through an equity lens – and working to make policy and decision-making more accessible for Chicagoans. They discuss what rebuilding trust between community and government looks like. Anna says, “I ask the question I always ask: how can I help? How can government help? […] Look around at your table and ask who is missing. We need to be very intentional about that because it is not something new. It’s just a matter of doing it.” Listen here.
BETTER EDGE: A NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PODCAST
featuring Dr. June McKoy (LGC Fellow since 2005)
June McKoy MD, MPH, JD, MBA discusses proactivity and partnership: how the geriatrics team mitigated COVID-19's impact on the nursing home. She shares the challenges for nursing staff and residents, the technologies and strategies in use in other areas of healthcare that are helping to improve care and outcomes at these nursing facilities and how she thinks learnings, such as the roll of adapting technologies, will continue to help improve the quality of nursing home care in the future. Listen here.
LAB RATS TO UNICORNS
featuring Samir Mayekar (Daniel Burnham Fellow)
This conversation dives into why Chicago is an exciting place to be for a life sciences startup company. Chicago Deputy Mayor Samir Mayekar joins host John Flavin and World Business Chicago President and CEO Michael Fassnacht to discuss Chicago's growing life sciences ecosystem. Samir is a tri-sector leader who has played executive roles in public, private and nonprofit sectors. He served in the U.S. government during the Obama administration. Prior to his work with Mayor Lori Lightfoot on economic development, Samir was CEO of NanoGraf Technologies, an international company built around battery technology. Listen here.