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Professor Anita Hill has devoted her life to combating gender based violence. She is a lawyer, an educator, and was at this year’s Webby Awards to accept the Best Public Service and Activism Webby on behalf of Pineapple Street Media and The Meteor for the Podcast, Because of Anita.In 1991, she bravely traveled to Washington and testified to the US Senate that then Supreme Court Nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her. 30 years later, that pivotal moment continues to shape our country and how we deal with gender-based violence, on a social, political and cultural level.Professor Hill joins the Webby Awards Podcast to talk about her career, how she stays grounded, and her own Podcast, Getting Even With Anita Hill. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Adam Scott isn't just a podcast pioneer and award-winning actor, most recently in Apple+'s Severance. He's also the 26th Annual Webby Awards Best Actor Winner. In Severance, Adam Scott plays Mark an employee of Lumon Industries who agrees to a "severance" program in which his non-work memories are separated from his work memories and his gradual discovery of what is really happening at Lumon and in his life. Adam joins the Webby Awards Podcast to talk about music, his philosophy toward acting, and his stunning performance in Severance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Host David-Michel Davies is joined by Claire Graves, President of The Webby Media Group and Steve Marchese, Webby Awards Chief Production Officer to discuss a few of their favorite Webby Winners ahead of the 26th Annual Webby Awards, happening Monday May 16th. Check out all of this year's winners at https://winners.webbyawards.com/winnersWinners mentioned in this episode:Accidentally Wes AndersonPlanned Parenthood's Text ChatbotPost ReportsFingerspelling.xyzFootprints on ExtinctionThe Simpsons BalenciagaAdam Scott A Hotdog is a Sandwich Garbage Day See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Hans Jørgen Wiberg is the founder of the Be My Eyes App, which connects blind and low-vision users with fully-sighted volunteers to help with daily tasks. Hans joins us to talk about the app's origin story, how they connect their surplus of volunteers to users in need of help, and their new employment initiative to get blind and low-vision people hired. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Chani Nicholas is one of today’s most prominent astrologers, a Webby Award winner, and best-selling author. She’s also the founder of the CHANI app, which helps downloaders use astrology for radical self-acceptance. There, in addition to guiding the apps’ users on their personal journeys, she’s also building an equitable tech company. Chani spoke to us about astrology's resurgence through social media, launching her astrology newsletter and website in the early aughts, and her journey into astrology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Season 9 of The Webby Podcast kicks off with a special roundtable on the 26th Annual Webby Awards Nominees. Host David-Michel Davies is joined by Claire Graves, President of The Webby Media Group and Steve Marchese, Webby Awards Chief Production Officer to discuss a few of their favorite Webby Nominees.Vote for your favorite nominees in the Webby People’s Voice through April 21 atvote.webbyawards.comNominees mentioned in this episode:Spotify 2021 Wrapped by SpotifyThe Lost Class by Leo Burnett ChicagoHow Normal Am I? by Pineapplejazz DesignThe New Normal by Schema Design, LLCLast Day: Trauma by Lemonada MediaThe Queen of Basketball by Breakwater StudiosWayfinder The National Film Board of CanadaEffin’ Birds by Effin’ BirdsSmartless by Wondery See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is a food writer, and chef and cook of over 20 years. He’s behind the New York Times Best Seller The Food Lab, the website Serious Eats, and a YouTube channel that offers science-proven methods for home cooking.Kenji spoke to us about everything fromcooking techniques to his journey starting Serious Eats and writing The Food Lab, to how he thinks the Internet changed food and his upcoming book The Wok: Recipes and Techniques, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen to the first event in our series UNPCKD: Essentials for an Inclusive Internet, in partnership with the NAACP. A discussion on misinformation and disinformation campaigns that target AAPI and Black communities, featuring XiXi Yang, award-winning journalist and founder of XYZ Media, and Vanessa Mbonu, VP of Digital Marketing and Communications, NAACP.More information about the NAACP’s fight against COVID-19 misinformation athttps://naacp.org/campaigns/covid-know-more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jad Finck is the vice president of Innovation & Sustainability at Allbirds. In 2014, the sneaker company started as a kickstarter to build running shoes using merino wool. Now, Allbirds has blossomed into both a full brand, and a mission-driven company that puts sustainability at the forefront.In June, Jad became a judge for the inaugural Anthem Awards - the Webby's new initiative for mission and purpose-driven work - and will help review our Sustainability, Environment & Climate entries this year.More information is atallbirds.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Eliot Higgins is a citizen journalist and founder & executive director of Bellingcat, an international collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists. They use the Internet — information available in maps, videos, social media and much more — to investigate and break some of the biggest stories about international conflicts, from smuggling operations, airstrikes, weapons trading and more.To learn more about what they do, visit Bellingcat.com. Read Eliot's book at https://www.bellingcat.com/book/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.