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  Lawrence talks in this interview about mystery, context, the fear of failure, wonder and the ”business” of art making. He speaks about obstacles to good living, how are is life giving and why philosophy matters more now than ever. Biography   Lawrence Hass, Ph.D., is Professor of Humanities at Austin College and the Associate Dean of the McBride Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas. In 2010 he retired early from college teaching to pursue magic full-time as a performer, teacher, author, and publisher. Lawrence Hass creates magic shows that combine astonishing, artistic magic with ideas that lift the spirit. He performs at theaters, nightclubs, universities, art museums, private parties, medical schools, public conferences, and corporate events all across America and internationally. He performs regularly in Las Vegas and at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. Dr. Hass has also won multiple awards both as a writer and an inspirational teacher of magic. His expertise in teaching and directing magic

Gavin is a social entrepreneur and talks about opportunities in the global South, the luck iron fish bio medics, the importance of research and ‎the interconnected like nature of it all.  Biography Gavin Armstrong is a dedicated impact entrepreneur who believes that businesses have the resources and power to solve some of the world’s most critical challenges. He is the Founder and President of the Lucky Iron Fish, a social enterprise dedicated to reducing iron deficiency rates around the world using a simple technology. In commercializing the Lucky Iron Fish Gavin took the simple idea of cooking with a piece of iron and turned it into an international success. He has raised over two million dollars in scale-up money for his enterprise, has won numerous awards including the Clinton Hunger leadership Award, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, Edison Foundation Innovation Award, and the Michaelle Jean Emergency Relief Award. He has also developed a commercial model following the ‘buy 1 give 1’ plan that has resulted in ove

 David recently launched his “#No Hair Selfie” campaign to raise funds for Cancer research. Today we talk about magic, “perfect editorial judgement”, what if questions, creativity, uncertainty and his fascination with paradox. Read about the campaign here and check out the video here. And don’t forget to check out the blog here about the initiative. BiographyDavid was born March 5, 1961 and raised in Toronto, Canada. His interest in magic began after receiving the book, The Stein and Day Handbook of Magic by Marvin Kaye from his father in 1973. Ben's childhood interest turned into a lifelong passion after he watched the television special 'Doug Henning's World of Magic (1975). Ben became a frequent visitor to the Arcade Magic and Novelty Company in Toronto, and then Morrissey Magic Ltd. While in high school, Ben worked part-time at Morrissey Magic, learning the craft from store founder and Canadian magician, Herb Morrissey.In 1978, Ben acquired the book The Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram and in 1979, throu

 Alan talks about his new film Hurt about Steve Fonyo. It’s a fascinating, beautiful and tragic story. Alan talks about the project, cognitive dissonance, brokenness and why he made the film. Film SynopsisFirst, Terry Fox turned personal tragedy into triumph, and then back into tragedy, with his 1980 “Marathon of Hope.”  That was followed by Steve Fonyo’s coast-to-coast 1984/85 “Journey for Lives” that kept the spirit alive. Three decades later, we are left with an inspiring memory, a tarnished hero, and a thriving charitable foundation.The stories of Fox and Hansen have been told and retold with no detail left unpolished. Steve Fonyo is different.  He is the discredited hero who kinder souls refer to as the “Canadian Icarus.” Other characterizations are equally vivid, but far less charitable. His step-by-step fall from national grace has been widely documented in the news with all the charm of a police report.But the decline ironically started much earlier, back before his first run.At that time he was a bur

Listen as TJ talks about making a difference, Zimbabwe, the Trillion-dollar bill, the extraordinary versus the ordinary and unexpected outcomes within international development.BiographyTJ Grant has a passion for working with the poor, the lost and the broken and seeking to bring hope and transformation to people’s lives. TJ has worked with World Vision for the past 8+ years in a variety of different roles including Advocacy and Education where he developed World Vision’s Youth Ambassador program and Marketing where he managed the 30 Hour Famine campaign which was the largest youth fundraising and engagement program in Canada.More recently, TJ worked with World Vision’s Zimbabwe office where he led their grants acquisition and management working with donors such as the UN, Global Fund, DFID, etc.  TJ is currently working with World Vision Canada as the Regional Program Manager for Southern Africa. TJ has an Undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo in English and Religious Studies and a Master’s de

Caroline and I talk about her beautiful new film, the complexities of relationships, boundaries and why so many of us are quick to jump to the wrong conclusions.Film SynopsisBeneath The SpaceshipTrailerIMDBThis deeply insightful drama traces the events of one sweltering Swedish summer, when the bond between an adolescent girl and her older neighbour frays as their relationship comes under the scrutiny of those who can’t understand what they share.   BiographyCaroline Ingvarsson is a Swedish filmmaker. She studied at the Sydney Film School and earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from City University in London. She directed the documentary shorts The Dogwalker, I Met a Real Streety Once, and the fiction short Beneath the Spaceship. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel and Emmanuel talk about their new film Je suis Charlie and about the Charlie Hedbo massacre. We touch on issues of freedom, critique ideologies, the truth and chat a great deal about asking better questions.Je Suis CharlieFilm SynopsisTrailerIMDBThis new documentary by the father-and-son directing team of Daniel and Emmanuel Leconte pays tribute to the 11 journalists of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo who were killed in the January 2015 attack by radical Islamic extremists.Audio Player   00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.   The January 2015 attacks on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were appalling in their brutality. But they were not a singular event. In the next two days, eight more people were killed in four separate incidents, one of them involving a Jewish grocery store. In total, twenty people were killed. Paris, and much of the world, was in shock. But the events galvanized a country and fostered a spontaneous outburst of col

Federica and I have a wonderful time together chatting about politics, relationships, “common sense”, art and why she’s not shy of controversy.Film SynopsisExit/Entrance or TrasumanarIMDBA flow of words and images portrays an artist’s journey through a variety of Italian landscapes and interiors, evoking an eminently modern strain of melancholy: the feeling of belonging to two places and being fully at home in neither.   BiographyFederica Foglia was born in Naples and lives in Toronto. She was Deepa Mehta’s assistant on Beeba Boys, playing this year’s Festival. Exit/​Entrance or Trasumanar is her directorial debut.For more info about her look here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jared talks about leadership development, possibilities, why words matter and why the “content is more important than the container.”BiographyJared spent over a decade as a teaching pastor and professor near Philadelphia, teaching courses and developing curricula in philosophy, ethics, & biblical studies before launching a creative communications company in 2011.In 2013 had the opportunity to partner with a friend to launch Experience Institute, an experience-based graduate school in Chicago. He is currently a lead adviser at DVFBC, a business education and consulting firm north of Philadelphia.Jared is the co-author of Genesis for Normal People (Patheos Press, 2012) with Peter Enns and continues to speak and teach on a variety of topics around creativity, Christianity, & communication.He and his wife, Sarah, are the proud parents of 4 children, Augustine, Tov, Elletheia, and Exodus who constantly help them both see the world with wonder and possibility.Check out his blog here. See acast.com/privacy f

Paul Katis talks about Kilo Two Bravo, why we’re all potentially heroes and why he didn’t start out to make an anti war film.Film SynopsisKilo Two BravoIMDBTrailerRotten TomatoesA patrol of British paratroopers in Afghanistan find themselves caught in the middle of a deathtrap in this remarkable, fact-based war drama from first-time feature director Paul Katis.Director Paul Katis’ extraordinary, based-on-fact first feature is one of the most rigorous, haunting, and riveting war films in recent memory. In the mountains of Afghanistan in 2006, a British platoon is sent to man a hilltop outpost in the country’s rugged interior. While a detachment is on patrol in a local valley, one of the company is injured by a land mine left over from the Soviet-Afghan War nearly two decades previously. Surrounded by mines and the invisible threat of encroaching Taliban fighters, the soldiers struggle to keep their wounded — and themselves — alive as casualties mount and the valley transforms into a deathtrap.“Effectively tens

Pablo and I spoke about Argentina, critiques of power, finding life in death and about how film doesn’t pass judgment.   Eva Doesn’t Sleep - Film SynopsisIMDBGael García Bernal gives a supremely creepy performance in the new film from visionary Argentinean director Pablo Agüero, which tells the unbelievable true story of the transport of the embalmed body of the country’s beloved First Lady Eva Perón.The strangest thing about this story is that it’s true. With Eva Doesn’t Sleep, Argentine filmmaker Pablo Agüero takes an unbelievable chapter of his country’s history and transforms it into a deeply strange cinema experience.In 1952, Argentina’s beloved First Lady, Eva Perón, died of cancer at the age of thirty-three. A renowned embalmer was commissioned by the grieving Juan Perón to preserve her body for display, and Argentines flocked to be near “Evita.” Three years later, when his government was overthrown by a military coup, Perón fled the country before he could make arrangements for the transportation of h

Join in as we talk about Tonje’s new important film Drone, truth, Sun Tzu’s Art of War and how it’s been misunderstood, the greater good, freedom, choice and responsibility.Drone – Film SynopsisIMDBTrailerInside the secret CIA drone war. Intimate stories from the war on terror. People living under drones in Pakistan and drone pilots struggling with killing through joysticks in the US. Recruitment of young pilots at gaming conventions, the re-definition of going to war, the moral stance of engineers behind the technology, world leaders giving the secret “greenlight” to one of the biggest targeted killing programs in history and people fighting for transparency, accountability and justice. This is just the beginning. In the midst of fast advancement of technology and lagging international legislation the film shows how drones change wars and possibly our future.DRONE is a documentary about the covert CIA drone war. Through voices on both sides of this new technology, DRONE reveals crucial information about the

Amos talked about his new film, about Israel not being a monolithic culture, peace, and why the “other” should exist.Film SynopsisRabin, The Last DayIMDBTrailer  Lauded director Amos Gitaï (Kippur) delves into the prelude and aftermath of the 1995 assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in this gripping docudrama.For many Israelis, the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995 marked a grim turning point for their country. In the words of the commission set up to investigate the murder, “Israeli society [would] never be the same again. As a democracy, political assassination was not part of our culture.” In the eyes of even more people, the murder ended all hope for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process through the Oslo Accords and altered the course of history. But, as Amos Gitaï sets out to prove in his brave and provocative new film, Rabin’s assassination was not just the act of one fanatic; it was the culmination of a hate campaign that emanated from the rabbis and public figures

 Kay talks about why it’s too bad we’ve “stopped lamenting”, how mental illness is th silent killer and about finding purpose in one’s pain.  Biography Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church with her husband, Rick, is an international speaker, best-selling author and Bible teacher who has a passion for inspiring and motivating others to make a difference with their lives. She is best known for her 10 years as a tireless advocate for those living with HIV and AIDS, and the orphaned and vulnerable children left behind. As an advocate, she has traveled to 19 countries, calling the faith community as well as the public and private sectors to respond with prevention, care, treatment and support of people living with the virus.Kay is author of several books including her newest Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn’t Enough (Revell, April 2012), which was adapted from a Bible study she first taught at Saddleback Church in July 2011, drawing more than 5,000 women for the four-week sessions. In the book, Kay describe

 The new President of World Vision Canada has plenty to say about global development, leadership and generosity. He talks about the nuance of helping others and why he continues to remain hopeful. Biography As President and Chief Executive Officer of World Vision Canada, Michael Messenger is the head of Canada’s leading humanitarian relief, development and advocacy organization. With its Canadian operations based in Mississauga, Ontario, the Christian charity works in more than 100 countries around the world.  Prior to becoming president, Michael was the agency’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for five years, giving oversight to the senior leadership team and to all operations, including sponsorship activities that benefit over 480,000 children, emergency response in a variety of crises, and revenue of more than $415 million.  Michael travels regularly to take part in World Vision’s work around the world. This has included on-the-ground assessment during the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and

 Luc talks a great deal about leadership, freedom, choice and responsibility. He reminds us about what it means to lead and to listen.  Biography Luc is a leadership coach and coach trainer. He is co-founder of Leadership Coaching Canada and is Director of Leadership Development and Distance Education at Master’s College and Seminary.  He trains and coaches leaders across Canada to transform their organizations into collaborative and supportive networks of people that create empowering communities.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Curt talks openly about Syria, the middle-eastern crisis, refugees and why we can’t survive without others. He reminds us that every person matters, chats about trust, trauma and loss.  Biography Dr. Curt Rhodes is the founder and international director of Questscope, a non-profit, non-governmental organization working with, and on behalf of, marginalized communities and young people across the Middle East since 1988.  Curt was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the Middle East, by the Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum in 2011.  In 2014 he was awarded the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award from Tufts University. Dr. Rhodes holds an MPH degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and MS and PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. ---------- For more information about my podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site here.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Listen is as producer Mark Terry talks about the Paris climate summit, adaptation versus mitigation, hopeless data and how we need to cultivate courage with regard to the crisis we find ourselves in.  Film Synopsis The Youth Climate Report film project includes a 45-minute linear documentary film and a multi-linear documentary film project. The multi-linear documentary is represented by a Geographic Information System (GIS) map of the world and created in a beta program developed by Google called Fusion.The map shows pinpoints around the world that when clicked (or touched on a tablet or mobile device) opens up various media related to information on climate research being conducted at those coordinates. The media includes a video of the researcher and their work, a link to their organization or institution for additional reference and a link to the online profile of the researcher or climate change maker.The map is part of the PhD research being conducted by York University grad student Mark Terry. It was i

David talks about his crazy approach to raising money for education, relief and development, why his heart is in Africa and why Malawians are tired of handouts.BiographyDavid Morrison ‘Mo’ was born in Toronto, Ontario.  After high school he travelled to California on a football scholarship.  An injury took him out early, but in the process Mo found his true calling, ministering to young people.  He attendedTyndale College and Seminary while working part-time at Ontario Pioneer Camp, where he eventually became the Boys’ Camp Director.  At camp, David met his wife, Joanna. Pioneer was in fact the training ground for a call that came in 2003, when David and Joanna, together with their three young children, moved to Malawi to begin creating families for children left alone in the world. Today, there are 80 children living in 7 homes, which surround the Morrison home. David’s heart is to see children adopted into families, and established as world changers. One of the keys to transformation is education and the Dr

Dave talks about choice and responsisbility, leadership and why he believes in young people. He reminds us how they really do want to get their boots on the ground and change the world.BiographyAfter presenting leadership seminars to students, teachers and parents in schools, leadership camps and conferences that have ranged from Tennessee, the North West Territories, Singapore and all across Canada; Dave finds his toughest audience still to be his four grown children and wife at home.He is the writer and editor of three leadership books that have become the standard for leadership classroom curriculum and activities in Canada. As communications director for the Canadian Student Leadership Association, he put the first student leadership site on the Internet, one that is still a mecca for student activities and leadership ideas. His contributions to student leadership was recognized by his peers across Canada honouring him with the Barry Sharpe Award for Student Leadership.Dave writes and publishes the CSLA n