Episodes

Kathryn interviews Author Cornelius Grove PhD.Since 1970, students from East Asia have outscored their U.S. counterparts on every international student comparative test. Every test over 50 years; no exceptions. “Why is this always true?” asked Dr. Cornelius Grove. Now he has answers. Immersing himself in hundreds of research reports concerning East Asian children’s learning advantages, he uncovered the historical and cultural factors behind East Asians repeated successes. Dr. Grove explores the ...

Kathryn interviews Author, CEO of Ericho Communications Eric Yaverbaum.Hate speech already saw an uptick on Twitter since Elon Musk’s recent takeover. Not to mention that Musk is now “cleaning shop”, with plenty of layoffs planned at the company. From a delay in censoring hate-filled words to layoffs en masse, what will Twitter’s reputation become? If this continues, how can we anticipate our view of Twitter to change? Will it still keep its spot as a mainstream communications town square, or wi...

Kathryn interviews Author, CEO of Ericho Communications Eric Yaverbaum.Hate speech already saw an uptick on Twitter since Elon Musk’s recent takeover. Not to mention that Musk is now “cleaning shop”, with plenty of layoffs planned at the company. From a delay in censoring hate-filled words to layoffs en masse, what will Twitter’s reputation become? If this continues, how can we anticipate our view of Twitter to change? Will it still keep its spot as a mainstream communications town square, or wi...

Kathryn interviews Author Joey Cofone.Creative thinking—humankind’s unique ability to combine unrelated and abstract ideas—has been utilized in countless ways since the dawn of humanity. Every day, people in creative and non-creative fields take advantage of creative thinking to reach all kinds of goals, personally and professionally. Joey Cofone brings us a revealing and practical exploration of creativity: what it is, how it works, and how you can harness it in your everyday life. He demystifi...

Kathryn interviews Author Joey Cofone.Creative thinking—humankind’s unique ability to combine unrelated and abstract ideas—has been utilized in countless ways since the dawn of humanity. Every day, people in creative and non-creative fields take advantage of creative thinking to reach all kinds of goals, personally and professionally. Joey Cofone brings us a revealing and practical exploration of creativity: what it is, how it works, and how you can harness it in your everyday life. He demystifi...

Kathryn interviews Author Beth Hendler-Grunt.Job openings are near record highs, and unemployment is close to a generational low. But recent college grads face their own unique challenges. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released data that the jobless rate for those ages 22 to 27 with a bachelor’s degree has surpassed the national average every month since January 2021. What does this mean for parents of new grads? What can these young adults do to prove their worth to prospective employers...

Kathryn interviews Author Beth Hendler-Grunt.Job openings are near record highs, and unemployment is close to a generational low. But recent college grads face their own unique challenges. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released data that the jobless rate for those ages 22 to 27 with a bachelor’s degree has surpassed the national average every month since January 2021. What does this mean for parents of new grads? What can these young adults do to prove their worth to prospective employers...

Kathryn interviews Author Rosemary Schmidt.Like clams finding nourishment from filter feeding, Rosemary Schmidt derives strength from taking in the bits and bytes of information swirling all around her and weaving it into a cohesive mosaic. Putting thoughts and ideas into a logical sequence that tells a story helps her make sense of a sometimes senseless world. Weaving research from the fields of sociology, psychology and neurology with deeply personal, relatable anecdotes, Schmidt contemplates ...

Kathryn interviews Author Rosemary Schmidt.Like clams finding nourishment from filter feeding, Rosemary Schmidt derives strength from taking in the bits and bytes of information swirling all around her and weaving it into a cohesive mosaic. Putting thoughts and ideas into a logical sequence that tells a story helps her make sense of a sometimes senseless world. Weaving research from the fields of sociology, psychology and neurology with deeply personal, relatable anecdotes, Schmidt contemplates ...

Kathryn interviews Author Judy L. Mandel.Raising the white flag is a universal symbol of surrender, a symbol of the hope that our vulnerability will be shielded from further harm and we can finally lay down our burden. What separates those who summon the inner strength to ask for help from those who can never unfurl their banner? These are the questions that haunt Judy L. Mandel in her searingly honest memoir about loss and addiction. She shares this further exploration of her family so movingly...

Kathryn interviews Author Tracey Marks MD.We hardly need to be reminded that anxiety is at an all-time high. School shootings, the never-ending covid train, politically charged divisiveness and climate change are in our face daily, and we’re expected to remain sane, calm and go about our lives. General and forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Tracey Marks, has written the book to help us navigate this 'new normal’. With expertise in perhaps the most newsworthy subject pervading our lives both personally a...

Kathryn interviews Author Tracey Marks MD.We hardly need to be reminded that anxiety is at an all-time high. School shootings, the never-ending covid train, politically charged divisiveness and climate change are in our face daily, and we’re expected to remain sane, calm and go about our lives. General and forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Tracey Marks, has written the book to help us navigate this 'new normal’. With expertise in perhaps the most newsworthy subject pervading our lives both personally a...

Kathryn interviews Author Nanci A. Smith.Do you want an amicable divorce? Do you think your spouse would want an amicable divorce? Are you willing to ask for a different type of divorce process and stand up to pressure from friends and family about how you should handle divorce in an adversarial way? If so, consider collaborative divorce, a relatively new process that is fully legal, radically supportive, and downright practical. You may not know anyone who has done this before, but the times ar...

Kathryn interviews Author Nanci A. Smith.Do you want an amicable divorce? Do you think your spouse would want an amicable divorce? Are you willing to ask for a different type of divorce process and stand up to pressure from friends and family about how you should handle divorce in an adversarial way? If so, consider collaborative divorce, a relatively new process that is fully legal, radically supportive, and downright practical. You may not know anyone who has done this before, but the times ar...

Kathryn interviews Author David Tabatsky.Naïve young attorney Ryan Coleman jumps feet first into the hedonist world of wealth and power at the core of class-action law and finds himself in way over his head in a satirical legal thriller filled with scenarios loosely based on real-world interactions with lawyers, judges and plaintiffs. Included in the cast of colorful characters is Eugenia “Gene” Cauley, a female shark in the male-dominated legal world whose life spirals tragically out of control...

Kathryn interviews Author David Tabatsky.Naïve young attorney Ryan Coleman jumps feet first into the hedonist world of wealth and power at the core of class-action law and finds himself in way over his head in a satirical legal thriller filled with scenarios loosely based on real-world interactions with lawyers, judges and plaintiffs. Included in the cast of colorful characters is Eugenia “Gene” Cauley, a female shark in the male-dominated legal world whose life spirals tragically out of control...

Kathryn interviews Editor/Fast Company Julia Herbst. Everything that we’ve always hated about middle managers remains true. They don’t get to make big decisions but have to inspire or even force employees to execute on them. Yet mid-level employees are now facing the Great Resignation and Great Reentry, caring for employees’ physical and mental wellbeing, rolling out DEI training, and implementing hybrid workflow processes, all with limited resources. In a recent Fast Company article, Work Life ...

Kathryn interviews Editor/Fast Company Julia Herbst. Everything that we’ve always hated about middle managers remains true. They don’t get to make big decisions but have to inspire or even force employees to execute on them. Yet mid-level employees are now facing the Great Resignation and Great Reentry, caring for employees’ physical and mental wellbeing, rolling out DEI training, and implementing hybrid workflow processes, all with limited resources. In a recent Fast Company article, Work Life ...

Kathryn interviews social media influencer Nick Pfeifer. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. Suicide can often be the result of an untreated mental health condition. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Depression and anxiety rose during the pandemic.Many teens and young adults spend all day on their phones, only to find negative news an...

Kathryn interviews social media influencer Nick Pfeifer. Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. Suicide can often be the result of an untreated mental health condition. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Depression and anxiety rose during the pandemic.Many teens and young adults spend all day on their phones, only to find negative news an...

Kathryn interviews Author Tamara Rosier PhD. When someone has ADHD, their brain is legitimately wired differently and focuses on different things than someone would expect them to. This difference in circuitry is not somehow wrong, incomplete, lazy, or shameful. However, it does present those diagnosed with ADHD with significant challenges around typical things that others do with ease. Time management, organization skills, forgetfulness, trouble completing tasks, mood swings, and relationship p...

Kathryn interviews Author Tamara Rosier PhD. When someone has ADHD, their brain is legitimately wired differently and focuses on different things than someone would expect them to. This difference in circuitry is not somehow wrong, incomplete, lazy, or shameful. However, it does present those diagnosed with ADHD with significant challenges around typical things that others do with ease. Time management, organization skills, forgetfulness, trouble completing tasks, mood swings, and relationship p...

Kathryn interviews Author Jeffrey Breslow.Starting with a literal bang, Jeffrey Breslow tells the gripping account of how the inventor held his company together after an employee opened fire in the Marvin Glass and Associates conference room in 1976. The gunman killed two of the Chicago firm’s partners and an employee and critically wounded two more employees before killing himself. He missed taking a bullet only because the gunman didn't see him. The gunman left behind a hit list of fourteen na...

Kathryn interviews Author Jeffrey Breslow.Starting with a literal bang, Jeffrey Breslow tells the gripping account of how the inventor held his company together after an employee opened fire in the Marvin Glass and Associates conference room in 1976. The gunman killed two of the Chicago firm’s partners and an employee and critically wounded two more employees before killing himself. He missed taking a bullet only because the gunman didn't see him. The gunman left behind a hit list of fourteen na...