Do you want to bring nature to your backyard, grow food, and help heal our living world? Join Daron Williams—restoration ecologist, permaculture enthusiast, and lifelong gardener—for concrete steps you can take at home to cultivate abundance for people, plants and wildlife. Tune in, grab a shovel, and make the living world around you come alive.
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Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by An Army of Normal Folks just deciding “hey, I can help.” Hosted by Coach Bill Courtney from the Oscar-winning Undefeated, this podcast is building the Army and celebrating its extraordinary members. New episodes are released every Tuesday.
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In our podcast, Your Undivided Attention, co-hosts Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin and Daniel Barcay explore the unprecedented power of emerging technologies: how they fit into our lives, and how they fit into a humane future. Join us every other Thursday as we confront challenges and explore solutions with a wide range of thought leaders and change-makers — like Audrey Tang on digital democracy, neurotechnology with Nita Farahany, getting beyond dystopia with Yuval Noah Harari, and Esther Perel ...
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Yuri Williams: The Superhero Doing 50 State Tours (Pt 1)
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After losing his mom to cancer, Yuri was depressed and strangely enough found hope when he created an Instagram account. Posts from Army members Officer Tommy Norman and Rodney Smith lifted his spirits, and he even badgered Rodney to join one of his 50 state tours. Next thing you know these guys have gone on 5 Christmas tours together, with Yuri dr…
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Yuri Williams: The Superhero Doing 50 State Tours (Pt 2)
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After losing his mom to cancer, Yuri was depressed and strangely enough found hope when he created an Instagram account. Posts from Army members Officer Tommy Norman and Rodney Smith lifted his spirits, and he even badgered Rodney to join one of his 50 state tours. Next thing you know these guys have gone on 5 Christmas tours together, with Yuri dr…
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67% of America's students aren't reading at grade level. What is An Army of Normal Folks going to do about it? Coach Bill's latest Shop Talk. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Decoding Our DNA: How AI Supercharges Medical Breakthroughs and Biological Threats with Kevin Esvelt
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AI has been a powerful accelerant for biological research, rapidly opening up new frontiers in medicine and public health. But that progress can also make it easier for bad actors to manufacture new biological threats. In this episode, Tristan and Daniel sit down with biologist Kevin Esvelt to discuss why AI has been such a boon for biologists and …
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Daron Babcock: The Urban Farm That’s Cultivating People (Pt 1)
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After the loss of his wife, Daron spiraled out of control and into brawls & cocaine. He found redemption in rehab and eventually dedicated his life to helping others write their redemption stories. Today, Bonton Farms is one of the largest urban farms in the country, but produce is far from its most important fruit. Support the show: https://www.no…
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Daron Babcock: The Urban Farm That’s Cultivating People (Pt 2)
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After the loss of his wife, Daron spiraled out of control and into brawls & cocaine. He found redemption in rehab and eventually dedicated his life to helping others write their redemption stories. Today, Bonton Farms is one of the largest urban farms in the country, but produce is far from its most important fruit. Support the show: https://www.no…
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Like normal people. So said Coach Bill's daughter... and just wait until you hear his response on the latest Shop Talk. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Susan Ramirez: Foster Families Need Angels Too (Pt 1)
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Susan knew almost nothing about foster care. And when the blinders came off at 27 years old, her whole life completely changed. She started what is now National Angels, whose 19 chapters have volunteers doing life with 3,000 kids experiencing foster care and their foster parents! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.c…
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Susan Ramirez: Foster Families Need Angels Too (Pt 2)
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What Are We Going To Do With These Kids?
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For our latest Shop Talk, Coach Bill shares a fascinating perspective about these "ragged kids" coming up. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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How to Think About AI Consciousness With Anil Seth
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Will AI ever start to think by itself? If it did, how would we know, and what would it mean? In this episode, Dr. Anil Seth and Aza discuss the science, ethics, and incentives of artificial consciousness. Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and the author of Being You: A New Science of Conscious…
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Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson: Teaching 100,000 Kids Chess (Pt 1)
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And his goal is 1 million kids. But none of this would’ve happened if a high school teacher didn’t make the effort to teach Orrin chess and show him a better path than his gang life. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson: Teaching 100,000 Kids Chess (Pt 2)
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And his goal is 1 million kids. But none of this would’ve happened if a high school teacher didn’t make the effort to teach Orrin chess and show him a better path than his gang life. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Mike Rowe: Something To Stand For
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At a time when only 38% of Americans are extremely proud of being American, Mike Rowe tells us about the patriotic tour de force that is his new film "Something To Stand For", which is in theaters everywhere. Coach Bill also surprises Mike with the impact that he's had on one of our Army members. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium…
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Jim and Melinda Hollandsworth: When Dropping Off Christmas Presents Felt Yucky (Pt 1)
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When Jim and Melinda brought presents to a low-income family, they felt off and weird that the relationship would stop there. So they kept coming back to their largely immigrant mobile home park and families asked them to help their kids with homework. Today, their accidental nonprofit Path United operates community centers in 7 mobile home parks a…
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Jim and Melinda Hollandsworth: When Dropping Off Christmas Presents Felt Yucky (Pt 2)
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When Jim and Melinda brought presents to a low-income family, they felt off and weird that the relationship would stop there. So they kept coming back to their largely immigrant mobile home park and families asked them to help their kids with homework. Today, their accidental nonprofit Path United operates community centers in 7 mobile home parks a…
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Being Governed By Your Inferiors
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For our latest “Shop Talk”, Coach Bill responds to a listener who is interested in working in government and disheartened by our tagline that our country's problems won't be solved by fancy people in DC. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Why Are Migrants Becoming AI Test Subjects? With Petra Molnar
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Climate change, political instability, hunger. These are just some of the forces behind an unprecedented refugee crisis that’s expected to include over a billion people by 2050. In response to this growing crisis, wealthy governments like the US and the EU are employing novel AI and surveillance technologies to slow the influx of migrants at their …
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Dr. Rhonda Smith: I Use Your Podcast in My Classes! (Pt 1)
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Professor Rhonda has assigned listening to and reflecting on our podcast to over 400 of her college students. And just wait until you hear her story that led to an extraordinary life of purpose. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Dr. Rhonda Smith: I Use Your Podcast in My Classes! (Pt 2)
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Professor Rhonda has assigned listening to and reflecting on our podcast to over 400 of her college students. And just wait until you hear her story that led to an extraordinary life of purpose. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Coach Bill Courtney: “I Was Miserable On Father’s Day, Until…”
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Our host brings us a special short episode on his difficult and yet redemptive experience with Father’s Day. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Sparky Reardon: The Model of Servant Leadership
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For our latest “Shop Talk”, Coach Bill pays tribute to Ole Miss’ former Dean of Students who changed his life and countless others. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Don Wettrick: 21st Century Learning (Pt 1)
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Don is on the frontlines of challenging our broken 20th century education system with 21st century innovations. As a teacher, he brought unheard of things like “Genius Time” and “open-source learning” to his classroom. And his latest innovation is the StartedUp Foundation, which has helped Indiana teachers engage over 6,000 students with the most e…
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Don Wettrick: 21st Century Learning (Pt 2)
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Don is on the frontlines of challenging our broken 20th century education system with 21st century innovations. As a teacher, he brought unheard of things like “Genius Time” and “open-source learning” to his classroom. And his latest innovation is the StartedUp Foundation, which has helped Indiana teachers engage over 6,000 students with the most e…
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Former OpenAI Engineer William Saunders on Silence, Safety, and the Right to Warn
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This week, a group of current and former employees from OpenAI and Google DeepMind penned an open letter accusing the industry’s leading companies of prioritizing profits over safety. This comes after a spate of high profile departures from OpenAI, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever and senior researcher Jan Leike, as well as reports that OpenAI h…
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She taught me a whole lot about grace. For our latest “Shop Talk”, Coach Bill pays tribute to his Gram. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Carly Rice: Food, Friendship, and Life Transformation (Pt 1)
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Carly has experienced molestation, prostitution, sex trafficking, addiction, loss, homelessness on Skid Row, and almost every trauma that you could imagine. Her escape and recovery have fueled her radical empathy for the least among us, starting with welcoming the homeless gentleman who appeared in her garden one day. Today, Miss Carly's has fed th…
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Carly Rice: Food, Friendship, and Life Transformation (Pt 2)
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Carly has experienced molestation, prostitution, sex trafficking, addiction, loss, homelessness on Skid Row, and almost every trauma that you could imagine. Her escape and recovery have fueled her radical empathy for the least among us, starting with welcoming the homeless gentleman who appeared in her garden one day. Today, Miss Carly's has fed th…
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Not well enough at least. For "Shop Talk," Coach Bill Courtney gets vulnerable. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Ronda Paulson: Kids Should Never Sleep in Offices (Pt 1)
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When Ronda Paulson found out that kids entering foster care slept in government offices while they waited to be placed, she got mad at God and heard ‘These are my children, what are you going to do?’ What Ronda did is build a beautiful home to welcome them into and there's now 22 of these Isaiah 117 Houses around the country. And they've loved on o…
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Ronda Paulson: Kids Should Never Sleep in Offices (Pt 2)
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When Ronda Paulson found out that kids entering foster care slept in government offices while they waited to be placed, she got mad at God and heard ‘These are my children, what are you going to do?’ What Ronda did is build a beautiful home to welcome them into and there's now 22 of these Isaiah 117 Houses around the country. And they've loved on o…
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Flagging Parents for Parental Interference
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For our "Shop Talk" series, Coach Bill Courtney gives his hot take on a topic that a listener recommended he address... travel youth sports. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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War is a Laboratory for AI with Paul Scharre
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Right now, militaries around the globe are investing heavily in the use of AI weapons and drones. From Ukraine to Gaza, weapons systems with increasing levels of autonomy are being used to kill people and destroy infrastructure and the development of fully autonomous weapons shows little signs of slowing down. What does this mean for the future of …
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Robert Hill: Friends After 5pm (Pt 1)
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Robert was the beneficiary of older black men who assigned him to a church, placed him in a job, bought him $2,200 worth of professional clothing, and mentored him. They challenged him to do the same for the next generation and he's doing just that through his initiative called Friends After 5, which hosts happy hours to fix the sad reality that no…
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Robert Hill: Friends After 5pm (Pt 2)
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Robert was the beneficiary of older black men who assigned him to a church, placed him in a job, bought him $2,200 worth of professional clothing, and mentored him. They challenged him to do the same for the next generation and he's doing just that through his initiative called Friends After 5, which hosts happy hours to fix the sad reality that no…
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For our "Shop Talk" series, Coach Bill Courtney talks about why he calls his kids delicious. And promises that he's not into cannibalism. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Hakki Akdeniz: The Once Homeless Immigrant Who's Donated 200k Slices of Pizza (Pt 1)
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Turkish immigrant Hakki Akdeniz ended up homeless in New York City after a friend didn't keep his promise to help him settle there. Through hard work and a ton of normal folks supporting his greatness, Hakki has built a food empire with 20 restaurants that includes Champion's Pizza and frozen pizza that's in 1,600 stores! This walking billboard of …
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Hakki Akdeniz: The Once Homeless Immigrant Who's Donated 200k Slices of Pizza (Pt 2)
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Turkish immigrant Hakki Akdeniz ended up homeless in New York City after a friend didn't keep his promise to help him settle there. Through hard work and a ton of normal folks supporting his greatness, Hakki has built a food empire with 20 restaurants that includes Champion's Pizza and frozen pizza that's in 1,600 stores! This walking billboard of …
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For our "Shop Talk" series, Coach Bill pontificates on vacuums and when they can hurt you. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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AI and Jobs: How to Make AI Work With Us, Not Against Us With Daron Acemoglu
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Tech companies say that AI will lead to massive economic productivity gains. But as we know from the first digital revolution, that’s not what happened. Can we do better this time around? RECOMMENDED MEDIA Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson Professor Acemoglu co-authored a bold reinterpretation of economics and history that will…
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Dr. Scott Morris: Serving 80,000 Underinsured Americans (Pt 1)
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Scott is the founder of Church Health, the largest faith-based privately funded health clinic in the country. Over 1,000 doctors volunteer to serve 80,000 underinsured patients in Memphis! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Dr. Scott Morris: Serving 80,000 Underinsured Americans (Pt 2)
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Scott is the founder of Church Health, the largest faith-based privately funded health clinic in the country. Over 1,000 doctors volunteer to serve 80,000 underinsured patients in Memphis! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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For our “Shop Talk” series, Coach Bill tells the inspirational story of Paralympic gold medalist Katie Holloway. And what we can all learn from her. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Oleh iHeartPodcasts
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Jeff Deskovic: The Wrongfully Convicted Man Freeing Others Just Like Himself (Pt 1)
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At 16 years old, Jeff was wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering a classmate. And after sixteen years in prison, he was finally exonerated. Rather than being dominated by victimhood that no one would have blamed him for, Jeff went to work fighting to free others who’ve been wrongly convicted and he's already freed 11 folks! Support the show: …
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