Disruption Now

By Rob Richardson

Join us on the Disruption Now podcast as we challenge the status quo and advocate for digital equity, ownership, and responsible technology.... more

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The podcast currently has 191 episodes available.

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March 21, 2019 EP: 6 - What to do with Gentrification
Growth in urban communities has been accelerating in the last decade. Areas that were for years considered unattractive and crime ridden have become the areas of economic growth and activity. This has had the unintended consequence (or intended consequences depending on your perspective) of dislocating poorer black and brown communities who have been there for decades. Our Disruptor of the week Terry Booty discusses how his company, Urban Farmers tackles the issues. Urban Farmers seeks to successfully bridge the gap between corporate objectives and community needs by focusing on workforce housing and sustainable community development.
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53min
March 18, 2019 EP: 5 - Rigging the System in College
We are used to hearing scandals involving the recruitment of NCAA athletes. However, I have never heard of a scandal involving students posing as athletes. That is until actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, along with multiple wealthy parents, paid a middleman (through a fake non profit) over 25 million dollars to bribe admissions officers and coaches to admit their kids as student athletes. Colleges will often admit athletes and lower the standards providing often sub par educational opportunities while exploiting the college athletes.
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1h
March 12, 2019 Surviving R. Kelly and Donald Trump pt. 2
The age of Trump has changed conversations within workplaces, Hollywood and even Hip Hop and R&B. It may not seem like it on first glance but Donald Trump and R. Kelly have a lot in common. They both have multiple credible accounts of sexual misconduct, they both have a limited vocabulary and they both have a loyal following that will attack the victims while ignoring the facts. With that in mind, have we grown accustomed to the extreme? When it comes to matter of politics and policy it seems we have arrived at a point where if you find yourself on the opposite side of policies or politics you must be enemies. Does the climate of our country allow us to come together to resolve our differences and improve our government? Or will we collectively bring our country down with extremism?
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44min
March 01, 2019 Are You Serious - Identity Politics
Tucker Carlson says identity politics is scam used to divide us and distract us from real issues? I actually believe he is right on this but once again fails to see his own bias.
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6min
March 01, 2019 EP: 4 - Jussie Smollett, Bill Maher, Robert Kraft and Social Media Bias
The human brain is wired to be bias. The science is clear, everyone is bias without exception. Our minds tend to default to what we think know or what makes sense to us versus exploring the facts of each situation. While more information is available to us than ever before, society’s focus on insta twitter and instagram news allows everyone to conclude they are right without exception. Exploration, investigation and due process become secondary and all the while social media through programming and artificial intelligence continues to confirm our own biases. How do we break this cycle?
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47min
February 23, 2019 EP: 3 - Socialism, Capitalism, All Out Skepticism
The fear of socialism is nothing new in America; But beyond the name what actually is socialism? How did the word socialism become such a tainted word? Now with Bernie Sanders and AOC socialism gaining in popularity. The ideas and the concepts around some so-claims have been around and are even part of the American fabric just as capitalism is. This current socialist scare isn't about socialism, it's about challenging the status quo.
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1h 16min
February 15, 2019 EP: 2 - Allegations, Accusations, Publications, and our Nation
How do accusations of racism and assault affect us all? From pics of black faces to threats from publications, this past week has been quite the show for politicians, actors, and billionaires alike.
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1h 7min
February 06, 2019 EP: 1 - Dr. King: Dreamer or Disruptor with Jawanza Colvin

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34min
January 29, 2019 Trump's Worst Week Ever
Trump's Worst Week Ever: After having his close associate, Roger Stone, indicted and losing to Nancy Pelosi on the Wall; Is this the beginning of the end for Trump? After a lot of talk and promises, Trump has been left with no wall and fewer options. Will he compromise or continue the chaos?
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22min
January 24, 2019 Shutdown Drama
Nancy P, Anne C, Cardi B, All Agree; This is Crazy.
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42min

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