Our fourth scholar in the series is Asad Tariq, who is a doctoral candidate in Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. His research focuses on the political economy of development, with a particular interest in religion, politics and public service delivery in India. We spoke about his job market paper titled, Constituencies of Change: Electoral Redistricting and Public Goods Provision in India. We talked about the 2008 delimitation exercise, especially at the state level,

Listen to the full episode → 🎧 Multigenerational Panel on Delayed Exposure to Occupational Science and Its Impact on OT Practice🌎 Reclaiming Our Collective VoiceWhen I think about the roots of occupational therapy and occupational science, I often imagine our profession as having lived under a kind of conservatorship — not unlike the cultural story of Britney Spears.For much of our history, OT in the United States was positioned under the American Medical Association, functioning almost like a

Send us a text In this episode Matt and Hannah are joined by Jonny Hoyle, care experienced social worker, and Group Manager for Leaving Care at North Yorkshire Council. This episode explores Jonny’s personal and professional experience, from being in care to working for the council, and how AI has supported social work practice in North Yorkshire. Thank you for listening to The Relational Social Work Podcast. We are always interested to learn what you thought of the episode and welcome ...

I hopped on live this week after a rich conversation in the Practical OT Facebook group (hi Chris! 🙌).Chris shared The Intentional Relationship Model — Renee Taylor’s seminal text on therapeutic use of self and the relational core of practice (and yes, the IRM lineage connects to Gary Kielhofner and MOHO).That post opened a door I care deeply about:Why do so many of us still feel hesitant—or “naughty”—bringing the psychosocial domain into “traditional” OT settings?Short answer: our systems trained

If you follow Behavioral Observations on Instagram, you might recall that I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to the 20th Annual Hawaii Association for Behavior Analysis conference to give the closing Keynote Address. I could devote an entire podcast episode to talking about all the wonderful people I met, the fun experiences I had, and the amazing sights I was able to take in. One of the biggest highlights though, was the opportunity to sneak in the following conversation I had with

Are you stuck on the financial treadmill, living paycheck to paycheck? This episode uses Dr. Ryan Anderson’s analogy of two rivers to illustrate your financial life: the chaotic Swift Stream (paycheck-to-paycheck anxiety) versus the deep Steady Flow (security and peace of mind).The core problem, according to Dr. Anderson, is the Scarcity Mindset. We discuss how constant financial worry, drawing on research by behavioral economists, hijacks your cognitive bandwidth, making long-term planning nearly

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Jane Ubell-Meyer increases brand awareness and sales by placing products in the right locationsJane Ubell Meyer is the founder of Bedside Reading, a company that increases brand awareness and sales by placing products in the right places.A seasoned media professional with experience as a producer on Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight, Jane is responsible for launching the gift bags that are now an established aspect of the entertainment award season around the world.In this episode of

What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money, work for justice, run marathons, sing in a choir, have children, travel the world? The things we care about in life—family, friendship, leisure activities, work, our moral ideals—often conflict, preventing us from doing what matters most to us. Even worse, we don’t always know what we really want, or how to define success. Blending personal stories, philosophy, and psychology, this insightful and entertaining book offers invaluable advice about

The government might be shutdown, but the hosts at Culper's Canteen Cup aren't! While you're elected officials are busy doing nothing, we're laying down another episode.You can find us on www.culperscanteencup.com, Rumble, Odysee, Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culpers-canteen-cup/id1506424751, Spotify, Amazon, your favorite podcast host, or on our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeqtSkQejOM4aC64MqauV6peSDfIwoCNRAs always, big thanks to

So, it's Halloween. A time where people put fake limbs out of their letterboxes and aren't freaked out by it. Sure, we don't understand why Halloween is taken off in Australia, but we also aren't here to yuck people's yum. Instead, we'll dive right into the hooky and the spooky and take a look at haunting, eerie, Halloween and true crime. It's the themed episode you never knew you needed, until it hit your ear holes just now. So sit back, relax and let the ghost* stories take you away. *Note: there

The Dead Internet Theory posits that since 2016, most activity occurring online is orchestrated by bots as a mean to control people and discourage organic human interaction. Rooster and Stoney discuss the theory and how bleak it is that so much of it seems to line up with real world experience on this episode of Phone It In.

In today's quick bonus episode, we break down what we know about the recent case of a mass shooting averted at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. This could have been a devastating tragedy, but it was stopped thanks to a family member seeing something concerning and reporting it. We talk about how this shooting was averted, the concept of leakage, and why it is so important that the public is educated on the warning signs of mass shooters. I close with a quick ran...

Alexis Frank shares her journey as a biracial woman, mother, hip hop dancer, and advocate for women’s empowerment.The conversation explores breaking free from systems, redefining success, and the importance of self-acceptance. Alexis and Amy reflect on personal growth, setting boundaries, and the power of choosing oneself.The episode covers parenting, body positivity, and raising children to be free from societal expectations. Marketing and business: Alexis explains her approach to ethical

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) built his philosophy step by step, starting with a central concept (the theory of the will), and adding layers of explanations. His physics, epistemology, logic and morality revolve around the theory of the will, and so do his views on the meaning of life. According to Schopenhauer, the will (“life force”) drives all living creatures to secure their survival and reproduction; at the same time, the will prompts them to seek pleasure but doesn’t pay attention to the

The key concepts in the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) connect it to Ancient Stoicism and existentialism. Let us pass review to those concepts, which Schopenhauer first outlined in “The world as will and representation,” a book that he published in 1818. Schopenhauer built his philosophy around the theory of the will (“life force”). He viewed the will as the driver of all living creatures. It is a wild, irrational, eternal driver that prompts all creatures to secure their survival and

Episode 360 of RevolutionZ has Larry Cohen, former president of the 600,000 strong Communication Workers of America and current board chair of Our Revolution who has spent five decades organizing workers and pushing democratic reforms inside and outside the Democratic Party to assess No Kings and explore possible future directions for it and of resistance to Trump's fascist agenda. Larry emphasizes the need to organize across differences, to change the rules that block action, and to deliver ...

The twentieth century has generated three serious initiatives to revive the educational philosophy put forward by Aristotle (384-322 BC), or similar to his. In essence, revival initiatives aim at prioritising the student’s individual development. Let’s review these three attempts and see the extent to which they have remained loyal to Aristotelian education. Let’s assess if they have grasped the philosophy outlined in the “Eudemian Ethics” and the “Nicomachean Ethics” by Aristotle. John Dewey

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) rejected the unshakeable optimism of his contemporaries about the power of reason. He acknowledged that all individuals are potentially able to think, but pointed out that few people make the effort to assess facts accurately and draw logical conclusions. His book “On the fourfold root of the principle of sufficient reason” (1814) defends the thesis that events can be traced to a particular cause in each case. Nothing happens by chance. Also human decisions can be

The historical influence of Aristotle (384-322 BC) rests on the labours of one man, namely, Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). I find it remarkable that Aquinas made Aristotle’s philosophy popular even though he had never intended to do so. Aquinas was an Italian Dominican monk and theologian, who aimed at spreading Christian ideals. He could not care less about Aristotelian ideas as such, but he had read Aristotle and realized that Aristotelian philosophy is true. The validity of Aristotelian philosophy