Microsoft's Central U.S. Director of Citizenship and Public Affairs Raamel Mitchell sits down with Ryan and Shawn at the company's sprawling Irving campus. They discuss cybersecurity, gaming, virtual reality and community investment.

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This week Ryan and Shawn speak with Dorsey Standish, the Chief Operations Officer of Mastermind, the region’s first “gym” for your brain. Dorsey has nearly ten years of experience practicing and teaching mindfulness.

Dorsey has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently working on earning a M.S. in Applied Cognition & Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas.

In 2016, Dorsey left the tech industry to pursue a career in teaching mindfulness, where she teaches high performers how to harness greater equanimity and depth of focus through mindfulness-based brain health.

Mastermind is a mindfulness-based meditation resource offering a regular classes in locations throughout Dallas, workshops, custom events and corporate mindfulness events and programs.

http://mastermindmeditate.com

Many businesses have found that mindfulness is helpful for their employees.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-big-companies-who-swear-mindfulness-henry-stewart/

Ryan and Shawn share their experiences with mediation and mindfulness and also discuss the viral "Walmart Boy Yodeling" video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cteUDkurv7E

Ryan and Shawn speak with 13 term Texas House Member Helen Giddings about her legislative career and her friendship with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Our guest Douglas Newby of dallasarchitectureblog.com makes the case that Trinity Groves in Dallas would make a great home for Amazon HQ2. According to Doug " it was innovators and visionaries who created Trinity Groves", and their ideas on development mesh well with what Amazon is looking for in a second home. Doug also talks about how close Trinity Groves is to other Dallas landmarks:

.9 miles to the Design District
.9 miles to Union Station
.9 miles to American Airlines Center
1.2 miles to Klyde Warren Park
1.2 miles to Kessler Park
1.4 miles to Stevens Park Golf Course
1.4 miles to the Perot Museum
1.5 miles to the Arts District
2.8 miles to the Bishop Arts District
3.7 miles to Fair Park
4.9 miles to SMU

Dallas Neighborhood and Preservation specialist Douglas Newby talks about how the views on neighborhoods has changed, his early memories on the Trinity River Corridor Project, and what makes Trinity Groves such a great Dallas location.

Scott Braddock talks about the surge in early turnout versus primary voting in 2014. Scott discusses statewide races as well as contested primaries in the Dallas area. Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin, Texas.

Dallas City Councilmember Adam McGough (District 10) talks about his fight to move forward with improvements and expansion to the Interstate 635 East Project. CM McGough hosted a meeting with more than 300 concerned citizens and traveled to Austin to advocate for the issue.

SMU Director of Community Relations Suzanne Massey talks about various happenings on campus from their graduate level gaming program to the university's annual civil rights pilgrimage.

Paul Quinn College Michael Sorrell discusses the significance of Marvel's Black Panther to his students and gives an update on great things happening with the Quinnite Nation.

Walmart hosted a free pre-screening of Black Panther at Studio Movie Grill and Shawn and Ryan talk to Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell about the significance of the film and the Dallas screening.